Tintype Frame 2

Tintype Frame Pg.2

To add the beading to your frame:
Paste the ellipse you have on your clipboard into the canvas.
Right click and Align>Center Both -
or move the ellipse to fit perfectly into your oval opening.

Click on the Path Drawing tool and in the Attributes toolbar/Mode menu - choose "Selection".
This step renders the green oval invisible so that you can slip a photo "behind" it later and be able to see the photo.

With your oval Selection active inside your new frame, choose the Stamp tool.
In the Attributes toolbar, you may need to change the Scale and Spacing values for your new stamp according to how large you want the beading. For now, leave it at Size 20 and Spacing 25. However, for Placement choose Trail and for Object choose Single Object.

In the main toolbar choose Effect>Creative>Paint on Edges - and your bead will be painted on the oval Selection. If the beading is not sized well for your image, simply Undo your Paint On Object and change the settings for your stamp's Size and Spacing. This is always trial and error.

In the Selection menu at the top of your screen, select "None" and then hit your Enter key on the keyboard to deselect the beads.

For this image, I made sure nothing was selected and used Edit>Fill>Magic Fill>MT09 to add a striped background. The color was adjusted using Hue & Saturation. I then added a floral object.

At this point, you can embellish your tintype frame with dingbat fonts to replicate the vintage tintype frames. Fantastic Machines Paint Engine was used to add tarnish.

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