Blinds Effect Frame

This tutorial is for my good friend Deebs!
For this tutorial you will need the art texture
plug-in. You can download it here. You will
also need Paint Engine and an image of your
choice. You can use mine if you like. Right
click and choose save picture as, and save
to your hard drive.
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Open up your image and choose Image/Add
Borders and add a border of 2 pixels. Using your
magic wand, Match Mode- RGB, Tolerance-0,
Feather-0, select the border. Next choose Effects/
Plug-in Filters/Ulead Effects/Art Texture. Click on Edit.

Now click on Palette #5.

Now click on pattern sample 5. Click OK.
Selections/Select None.

Next choose Image/Add Borders and add a
border of 18. I used color #535E57. Using the
magic wand, same settings as before, select
the border.

Now choose Effects/Plug-in Filters/Fantastic
Machines/Paint Engine. I used the following
settings. Do not deselect.

Now choose Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds and use the
following settings. Selections/Select None.

Now choose Image/Add Borders and add another
border of 2 pixels. Using the magic wand, same
settings as before, select the border. Now apply
the art texture effect again, same settings as
before. Selections/Select None. Next choose
Image/Add Borders and add a border of 15. Now
apply Paint Engine, same settings as before. Next
choose Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds and use the
following settings.

Now choose Selections/Invert, then choose
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout and use the following
settings. Add another cutout effect, same
settings, except Vertical and Horizontal -3.

Now choose Image/Add Borders and add another
border of 2 pixels. Using the magic wand, same
settings as before, select the border. Now apply
the art texture effect again, same settings as
before. Selections/Select None.
That's it...............your frame is done. I also use the
Paint Engine and Blinds effect to make backgrounds.
This is a sample of a background I made. I just love
anything that sparkles!

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