DESCRIPTION: Apply a frame twice to make a double frame using PI's trace tool.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Open your image and resize if necessary.

2. Apply the following steps to make the frame:

a. Format / Expand Canvas - Click "Expand sides equally" and type in 50 (it's set big to accommodate the double frame).

b. Magic Wand / select the white area:

c. Right click / Border and apply the following settings:

d. Edit / Trace / Selection Marquee - go with the defaults and click OK

e. Path Tool - change drop-down box from Horizontal Deform to 3D Round:

f. Click the Material Gallery icon next to the drop-down box and choose your preset (I picked Gel).

g. Right click / Merge All

Repeat the above steps:

h. Selection / All

i. Selection / Border / Border: 25; Direction: Inward

j. Edit / Trace / Selection Marquee / OK

k. Path Tool - change drop-down box from Horizontal Deform to 3D Round

l. Click the Material Gallery icon next to the drop-down box and choose your preset or go with the same one you used before.

m. Right click / Merge All

Using Gel and the wood look (Realistic material presets - I lowered the ambience in the Material / Light tab to make the outer wood frame darker):

Thank you for trying out my tutorial :). I trust you've enjoyed it.

Hillie © 2007