Perfect Inspiration

Cutout Frame


Cutout Frame

Step 1


Open your image in PI and duplicate - we will work on duplicate. Right click and select all. Right click again and click on border. Make the border inward and 30 pixels wide. Click OK. Go to Edit/Trace/Selection Marquee and apply default settings. In Mode menu change Horizontal Deform to 3D round with border=3, color is not impotrant at the moment. Now click on Material icon and in the Color/Texture section click on File and find again your photo. Click OK.


step 1


Step 2


Right click and merge all. Right click again and select all - then set the border as with previos frame, but border width set on 20 pixels. Again trace selection and change for 3D. Your frame shoud appear with the same settings as first one. Just add a shadow with the same settings. Repite all once more - just set border width on 10 pixels and your image is ready!




Step 3


Select the magic wand tool with settings: mode - new (rectangle with arrow, select by area, similarity 30, check search connected pixels. Click inside the flower, blue lines will show your selected area. Now change mode for + and continue clicking on areas which are still not selected. When all the flower is selected, right click on selection convert to object. Now you can store it in your Easy Palette, you can also use it like a stamp. Here is the final result.


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Designed by Design in Reflection


Author: Sandra Bonello
Software: Ulead PhotoImpact 6
Additional filters: None
Additional files: Photo of your chose