TITLE:  EC Glass Ellipse Weave Frame

Goal:  

By HootyTuts© aka Doyle Allen 7/18/2003

 

Approved by the HootyTutTesters group!

See their results at the end of this tutorial!

Needed: PSP and EyeCandy 4000

http://www.alienskin.com/ec4k/ec4000_main.html

 and a Lighter Colored graphic of your choosing! Graphics with a dark edge will not show the glass border very nicely on this tut!

 

Preparation: B4 we start :::::::

Open , duplicate your graphic, resize if needed to the finished size that you want to end up with.

We will not be adding to the size of what you

start with!

Close out your original and let’s get started!

 

1 Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy/Glass .. Setting

GlassTubing

Settings shown but change the Bevel Width to 30!

 

 

2 Repeat but change the Bevel Width to

20!

 

3 Repeat but change the Bevel Width to 10!

 

 

4 Layers/Duplicate

 

5 Text Tool: Create as floating selected.

Have solid color selected and a contrasting color picked on your color palette.

I’m gonna show you how to find the center of you graphic in a sneaky way! LOL

Type an X somewhere in the center.  Apply!

 

6 Right click and select cut!

 

7 Ctrl + L  (paste as new layer)  Your X will reappear in the dead center of your graphic! Cool huh!

 

8 Selection Tool: Pick the Ellipse shape and

click on your X and drag your shape so it

extends basically to the middle border all

around the glass frame.

Just come as close as you can.

 

9 Layers/Delete 

(This removes your transparent layer)

Your 2^nd layer should be the one that is active now.

  

10 Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy  ..

Setting GlassTubing

Same as before..Bevel Width at 10!

 

11 Selections/Modify/Contract = 10

 

12 Delete  (on your keyboard) 

 

13 Effects/EyeCandy/ Cutout =Settings Matt

Cut

Settings shown:

 

14 Repeat the same Cutout again but change

the direction to 135

 

15 Click on the layer palette and make the

background layer active.  It will turn blue on the

 palette.

 

16 Effects/Plugin/EyeCandy/Weave 

(Ellipse still selected)

Settings shown:

 

17 Ctrl + D  (deselect)

 

18 Click on your 2^nd Layer on your Layers Palette to make it the active layer.

 

19 Selection Tool: Change shape to Rectangle and outline the inner edge of the square frame.  We are going to get rid of the overlapping part of the ellipse shape.

 

20 Ctrl + Shift + i   (Invert selection)

 

21 Delete  ( on your keyboard!)

 

22 Ctrl + D  (deselect)

 

23 Layers / Merge All

 

24 That is it! Pretty cool huh!

Don’t forget to Resize & watermark your creation and save as a Jpeg... I usually save at 25% optimization.