Tutorial: AKVIS ArtSuite

Frog prince house

The author of this tutorial is Holger Gerlach.

Everything in the world has a birthday: people, buildings, cultural events... The photo was made at the 160th anniversary of the well that is shown at the image below. Let's frame this image using AKVIS ArtSuite.

Original image	Result

This tutorial was made in Adobe Photoshop, but you can work with any photo editor compatible with AKVIS plugins, or use the standalone version of AKVIS ArtSuite.

• Step 1. Open your image in the photo editor.
  
• Step 2. Call AKVIS ArtSuite from the main menu of the photo editor Filter->AKVIS->ArtSuite.
  
• Step 3. Choose Frame from the drop menu and choose the frame type Pattern.
  
• Step 4. Select a pattern from the Library.
  
• Step 5. Select a texture from the Texture Library. To open the Texture Library double-click with the left mouse button on the sample box. Let's choose a frog.
• Step 6. In the Settings panel put Frame Width to 52% and activate the check box Scale Image to Frame. Other parameters stay the same.
  
• Step 7. Press the button . The result will be shown in the After tab.
  
• Step 8. Change the color of the frame. Left-mouse ckllick on the Frame Color and set a color from the Standard Color Selection Dialog. The hemp color is more suitable for us.
  
• Step 9. Press the button . Wait for a second and our frame is ready!
  
  Press the button to apply the result and close the plugin window.