Step 26:
Your almost done so don't give up yet. It's now time to add some drop shadows. Make your top layer the active layer and add drop shadows of your own choice. First using positive number and then using negative number.
Step 27:
Click on any layer in the Layer control box, right click and choose Merge/Merge Visible.
Step 28:
It's time to resize your image "But again" make sure that the "All Layers" is UNchecked please. Resize it down about 75%
Step 29:
Go Adjust/Sharpness/Unsharp Mask. (using unsharp mask does and much better job than Sharpen!)
Step 30:
Make your Preset Shapes tool the active tool and choose Rectangle. Use Settings below.
Make your foreground color black and your background color Null. Starting up in the top left hand diamond corner draw out a rectangle using a Diagonal motion, going to the corner of the bottom right diamonds outside corner. You should end up with something like the below.
don't worry it's not centered you will do that now. Go Objects/Align/Center In Canvas.
Step 31:
Right click on the top layer and choose convert to raster, then move that layer to the bottom of the Layer Box.
Step 32:
Make your Magic Wand tool the active tool and touch in the center of the rectangle you just created. Using the same color, and texture that you used before, flood file the center and then add the texture.
Step 33:
With your Magic Wand touch on the outer black frame and color it white. Use the same filter/plugin you used before on your diamonds.
Step 34:
Click on any layer in the Control box and choose Merge/Merge Visible.
Step 35:
Again with your Magic Wand tool touch anywhere in the transparent area. Go Selections/Modify/Expand and type in the number 1 click ok. Now to Selections/Invert and then go Image/Crop to Selection and your done except for resizing all layers to a more manageable size for the internet.
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