Diamond Mosaic Frame Tutorial
By Jo

Any resemblance to another tutorial is coincidental.  This has been entirely my own idea and written as I went along.

Needed Supplies
Cat126 Mask Here
Graphic of your choice
Simple Filter Here

Preparation
Save mask to your PSP files/masks
Open graphic in PSP.  Edit/Copy/Paste as new image.  Close original.
In Material Palette, choose a light color from your graphic in the foreground and a darker color in the background.

All setting will remain the same unless specified.

Let's Go

1 - Image/add borders Symmetric checked 2.  Dark color
 
2 - Image/add borders Symmetric checked 4, light color - Select border with magic wand settings - mode replace, match mode RBG value, Tolerance 0, feather 0, outside
 
3 - Effects/3D effects/inner bevel #2 settings - width 2, smoothness 20, depth 2, ambience 0, shininess 0, white, angle 315, intensity 50, elevation 30
 
4 - Deselect
 
5 - Image/add borders Symmetric checked 2.  Dark color
 
6 - Image/add borders Symmetric checked 20, light color  - Select border
 
7 - Layers/New raster layer
 
8 - Fill with dark color.
 
9 - Layers/load/save mask/load mask from disk.  Choose cat126.msk - Settings - Source Luminance checked, Fit to Canvas checked, Invert Transparancy unchecked, Hide all mask checked - Load
 
10 - Layer/merge group
 
11 - Adjust/add remove noise/add noise uniform 40, monochrome checked.
 
12 -  Effects/3D effects/inner bevel  Change width to 8
 
13 - Deselect
 
14 - Image/add borders Symmetric checked 30.  Dark color
 
15 - Select border
 
16 - Selections/invert
 
17 - Effects/3D effects/Cutout - settings V & H 2, opacity 60, blur 30
 
18 - Repeat cutout using V & H minus 2
 
19 - Selections/invert
 
20 - Effects/plugins/simple/diamonds
 
21 - Add noise
 
22 - Effects/texture effects/mosaic antique - default
 
23 - Deselect
 
24 - Image/add borders Symmetric checked 20, light color
 
25 - Select border
 
26 - Layers/new raster layer
 
27 - Fill with dark color
 
28 - Layers/load/save mask/load mask from disk.  Choose cat126.msk - Load
 
29 - Merge Group
 
30 - Effects/3D effects/inner bevel  Keep width 8
 
31 - Deselect
 
32 - Image/add borders Symmetric checked 5.  Dark color
 
33 - Select border
 
34 - Effects/3D effects/inner bevel  Change width back to 2
 
35 - Selections/invert
 
36 - Effects/3D effects/Cutout  H & V 2
 
37 - Repeat cutout H & V minus 2
 
38 - Resize if desired.
 
39 - Save header as jpg - optimized at 25%
 
40 - Open transparent new image 200 x 200
 
41 - Fill with dark color
 
42 - Layers/new raster layer
 
43 - Fill with light color
 
44 - Layers/load/save mask/load mask from disk.  Choose cat126.msk - Load
 
45 - Merge Group
 
46 - Merge All (flatten)
 
47 - Effects/texture effects/mosaic antique - default
 
48 - Effects/image effects/seamless tiling - default

49 - To tone down the background to make it more text friendly:  Add new raster layer,  Fill with your choice of color, lower the opacity to your liking.
 
50 - Save background as jpg - optimized at 25%
 
 
Thanks to Hobo Testers

Princess Tara, Laura, Lady Ann, Brenda, Kimmy. Serena, Bridget, Deb

Tut Here & Here after release