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1. Create a custom color with the values: red : 187 green : 170 blue : 114....this will be your pale gold color.
2. create a custom color with the values: red 89 green : 79 blue: 43..this is the dark gold color.
3. Open the picture you want to frame.
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4. With the pale color as background click : Image - add borders click on
symetric and value 5 (Top bottom and both sides) image 1
5. With the magic wand, select the border.
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6. Go into -Image - plugin filters - Filter factory A - Pool shadow. click ok. (image 2)
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7. go into - Image - Special effects - buttonize, edge size = 2 transparent
edges. image 3)
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8. Deselect border. Click on image - add borders = size 20 symetric. (image 4)
9. With the magic wand..select the border.
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10. with the air-bursh tool - dark color as foreground settings : size =
200 - shape = round - opacity = 101 - texture = parchment. Rapidly pass
over the entire border with the air-bursh tool. one time only. (image 5)
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11. Select Image - plugin filters - filter factory a - mirror mirror, click ok. (image 6)
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12. select white as foreground color and go into Image - special effects -
hot wax coating. (image 7)
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13. Then adjust the brightness to 12, contrast to 0.
Select image - special effects - buttonize (same settings as above)
click ok.(image 8)
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14. click on selection - invert. Add a drop shadow, color black, opacity
170 blur 36 , vertical and horizontal=0. OK. Deselect border. (image 9)
image 10
15. click Image - add borders (background should still be the pale color)
Add border = width 5 - symetric. (image 10)
image 11
16. Select border with magic wand. Select Image - plugin filters - filter
factory A - pool shadow. click ok. (image 11)
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17. click image - special effects - buttonize (same settings) (image 12)
Voila, you have a fancy gold frame for your picture.