Creating a border

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the fastest ways is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color go to Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border in the foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your foreground color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke, give the size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke relative to the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer, you can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.

There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex borders. I usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a path and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes. When you make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with circles, stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

wrote in message

PSP has an easy way to create a border around a photograph but I can’t seem to find the way to do that in PS CS. Is there a way to do this? I did a help search on "border" and did not come up with anything.
Thanks

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:38 -0500, "wnor" wrote:

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the fastest ways is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color go to Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border in the foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your foreground color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke, give the size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke relative to the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer, you can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.
There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex borders. I usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a path and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes. When you make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with circles, stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

wrote in message

PSP has an easy way to create a border around a photograph but I can’t seem to find the way to do that in PS CS. Is there a way to do this? I did a help search on "border" and did not come up with anything.
Thanks

Thank you for the suggestions. I also figured out how to do a simple solid border by using the marquee tool, inverting the selection and filling with a selected color.

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 11:04:14 -0500, found
these unused words floating about:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:38 -0500, "wnor" wrote:

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the fastest ways is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color go to Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border in the foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your foreground color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke, give the size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke relative to the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer, you can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.
There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex borders. I usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a path and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes. When you make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with circles, stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

wrote in message

PSP has an easy way to create a border around a photograph but I can’t seem to find the way to do that in PS CS. Is there a way to do this? I did a help search on "border" and did not come up with anything.
Thanks

Thank you for the suggestions. I also figured out how to do a simple solid border by using the marquee tool, inverting the selection and filling with a selected color.

If you want a precise X pixel border in a solid colour, just make the background colour selection, then expand the canvas by TWICE the amount of border.

An 8 pixel border for a 1000×500 image is 1016×516. The canvas will automatically fill in the BG selected colour.

If you want a very nice border effect try this:

– flatten your image and make sure it’s on it’s own layer – decide how big you want your border (I like doing a one inch border around a 6×8 image … making a perfect 8×10) – whatever you choose, enlarge your canvas to these dimensions … you will now have transparent space around your image.
– create a new layer below your image and fill with the colour of your choice. If you want to add a texture to the ‘matte’ use layer styles – the final touch is to activate your image again and, using layer styles, add a drop shadow

Looks great! Give it try and fool around with the settings.

SB

wrote in message

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:38 -0500, "wnor" wrote:

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the fastest

ways

is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color go

to

Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border in

the

foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your

foreground

color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke, give

the

size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke relative

to

the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer, you can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.
There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex

borders. I

usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a path and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes. When

you

make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with

circles,

stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

wrote in message

PSP has an easy way to create a border around a photograph but I can’t seem to find the way to do that in PS CS. Is there a way to do this? I did a help search on "border" and did not come up with anything.
Thanks

Thank you for the suggestions. I also figured out how to do a simple solid border by using the marquee tool, inverting the selection and filling with a selected color.

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:22:55 GMT, "SJB"
wrote:

If you want a very nice border effect try this:

– flatten your image and make sure it’s on it’s own layer – decide how big you want your border (I like doing a one inch border around a 6×8 image … making a perfect 8×10) – whatever you choose, enlarge your canvas to these dimensions … you will now have transparent space around your image.
– create a new layer below your image and fill with the colour of your choice. If you want to add a texture to the ‘matte’ use layer styles – the final touch is to activate your image again and, using layer styles, add a drop shadow

Looks great! Give it try and fool around with the settings.
SB

wrote in message

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:38 -0500, "wnor" wrote:

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the fastest

ways

is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color go

to

Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border in

the

foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your

foreground

color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke, give

the

size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke relative

to

the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer, you can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.
There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex

borders. I

usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a path and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes. When

you

make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with

circles,

stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

wrote in message

PSP has an easy way to create a border around a photograph but I can’t seem to find the way to do that in PS CS. Is there a way to do this? I did a help search on "border" and did not come up with anything.
Thanks

Thank you for the suggestions. I also figured out how to do a simple solid border by using the marquee tool, inverting the selection and filling with a selected color.

I am trying this but the new layer is always created above my image, not below it. When I try to drag it below the image nothing happens. I am sure there is a simple way to get the new layer under the image but I just haven’t figured it out yet.

in article ,
wrote on 12/1/03
3:12 AM:

I just haven’t figured it out yet.

You should give up.

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 03:16:21 -0800, TheBiggestDave
wrote:

in article ,
wrote on 12/1/03
3:12 AM:

I just haven’t figured it out yet.

You should give up.

I am wondering why you would make a comment like that…..I have looked at the help files, consulted the book and still am missing basic concept and so I post for assistance.

John, if you are working on the background layer, you can’t make a layer below it. Make a copy of the background layer (Ctrl J), then hold the control key down and click on the new layer icon at the bottom of the palette. This will place the new layer beneath the copy of the background. Then finish the border.

wrote in message

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:22:55 GMT, "SJB"
wrote:

If you want a very nice border effect try this:

– flatten your image and make sure it’s on it’s own layer – decide how big you want your border (I like doing a one inch border

around

a 6×8 image … making a perfect 8×10) – whatever you choose, enlarge

your

canvas to these dimensions … you will now have transparent space around your image.
– create a new layer below your image and fill with the colour of your choice. If you want to add a texture to the ‘matte’ use layer styles – the final touch is to activate your image again and, using layer

styles,

add a drop shadow

Looks great! Give it try and fool around with the settings.
SB

wrote in message

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:38 -0500, "wnor" wrote:

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the

fastest

ways

is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color

go

to

Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border

in

the

foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your

foreground

color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke,

give

the

size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke

relative

to

the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer,

you

can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.
There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex

borders. I

usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a

path

and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes.

When

you

make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with

circles,

stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

wrote in message

PSP has an easy way to create a border around a photograph but I

can’t

seem to find the way to do that in PS CS. Is there a way to do

this?

I did a help search on "border" and did not come up with anything.
Thanks

Thank you for the suggestions. I also figured out how to do a simple solid border by using the marquee tool, inverting the selection and filling with a selected color.

I am trying this but the new layer is always created above my image, not below it. When I try to drag it below the image nothing happens. I am sure there is a simple way to get the new layer under the image but I just haven’t figured it out yet.

in article , John H. Power at
wrote on 12/1/03 8:09 AM:

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 03:16:21 -0800, TheBiggestDave
wrote:

in article ,
wrote on 12/1/03
3:12 AM:

I just haven’t figured it out yet.

You should give up.

I am wondering why you would make a comment like that.

Because you are not up to the task.

lmfao

TheBiggestDave wrote:

in article , John H. Power at
wrote on 12/1/03 8:09 AM:

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 03:16:21 -0800, TheBiggestDave
wrote:

in article ,
wrote on 12/1/03
3:12 AM:

I just haven’t figured it out yet.

You should give up.

I am wondering why you would make a comment like that.

Because you are not up to the task.

"TheBiggestDave" wrote in message

in article , John H. Power at
wrote on 12/1/03 8:09 AM:

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 03:16:21 -0800, TheBiggestDave
wrote:

in article ,
wrote on

12/1/03

3:12 AM:

I just haven’t figured it out yet.

You should give up.

I am wondering why you would make a comment like that.

Because you are not up to the task.

And obvioulsy YOU are not up to the standards of a worthwhile human being.

John double click the background layer to make it active then create a new layer then drag it under the background layer

HTH

David

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 06:12:14 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:22:55 GMT, "SJB"
wrote:

If you want a very nice border effect try this:

– flatten your image and make sure it’s on it’s own layer – decide how big you want your border (I like doing a one inch border around a 6×8 image … making a perfect 8×10) – whatever you choose, enlarge your canvas to these dimensions … you will now have transparent space around your image.
– create a new layer below your image and fill with the colour of your choice. If you want to add a texture to the ‘matte’ use layer styles – the final touch is to activate your image again and, using layer styles, add a drop shadow

Looks great! Give it try and fool around with the settings.
SB

wrote in message

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:38 -0500, "wnor" wrote:

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the fastest

ways

is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color go

to

Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border in

the

foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your

foreground

color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke, give

the

size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke relative

to

the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer, you can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.
There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex

borders. I

usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a path and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes. When

you

make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with

circles,

stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

wrote in message

PSP has an easy way to create a border around a photograph but I can’t seem to find the way to do that in PS CS. Is there a way to do this? I did a help search on "border" and did not come up with anything.
Thanks

Thank you for the suggestions. I also figured out how to do a simple solid border by using the marquee tool, inverting the selection and filling with a selected color.

I am trying this but the new layer is always created above my image, not below it. When I try to drag it below the image nothing happens. I am sure there is a simple way to get the new layer under the image but I just haven’t figured it out yet.

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 12:04:05 -0800, TheBiggestDave
wrote:

in article , John H. Power at
wrote on 12/1/03 8:09 AM:

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 03:16:21 -0800, TheBiggestDave
wrote:

in article ,
wrote on 12/1/03
3:12 AM:

I just haven’t figured it out yet.

You should give up.

I am wondering why you would make a comment like that.

Because you are not up to the task.

I have obviously run into the NG jerk.

Thanks to the others for their help

in article r5Pyb.15$, Paul E. Lehmann at
wrote on 12/1/03 2:16 PM:

And obvioulsy YOU are not up to the standards of a worthwhile human being.

You are not in a position to decide, plus I am already a wothwhile human being. You are too late to decide.

in article , David at
wrote on 12/1/03 2:40 PM:

John double click the background layer …

That will not help him… he is too ignorant.

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:40:24 +0000, David
wrote:

John double click the background layer to make it active then create a new layer then drag it under the background layer

I’ll try that but I thought you could not drag anything under the BG layer

HTH

David

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 06:12:14 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:22:55 GMT, "SJB"
wrote:

If you want a very nice border effect try this:

– flatten your image and make sure it’s on it’s own layer – decide how big you want your border (I like doing a one inch border around a 6×8 image … making a perfect 8×10) – whatever you choose, enlarge your canvas to these dimensions … you will now have transparent space around your image.
– create a new layer below your image and fill with the colour of your choice. If you want to add a texture to the ‘matte’ use layer styles – the final touch is to activate your image again and, using layer styles, add a drop shadow

Looks great! Give it try and fool around with the settings.
SB

wrote in message

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:38 -0500, "wnor" wrote:

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the fastest

ways

is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color go

to

Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border in

the

foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your

foreground

color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke, give

the

size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke relative

to

the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer, you can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.
There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex

borders. I

usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a path and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes. When

you

make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with

circles,

stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

wrote in message

PSP has an easy way to create a border around a photograph but I can’t seem to find the way to do that in PS CS. Is there a way to do this? I did a help search on "border" and did not come up with anything.
Thanks

Thank you for the suggestions. I also figured out how to do a simple solid border by using the marquee tool, inverting the selection and filling with a selected color.

I am trying this but the new layer is always created above my image, not below it. When I try to drag it below the image nothing happens. I am sure there is a simple way to get the new layer under the image but I just haven’t figured it out yet.

wrote in message

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:40:24 +0000, David
wrote:

John double click the background layer to make it active then create a new layer then drag it under the background layer

I’ll try that but I thought you could not drag anything under the BG layer

HTH

When you double-click, it will no longer be called the BG layer.

Jasper

"Jasper" wrote in message

wrote in message

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:40:24 +0000, David
wrote:

John double click the background layer to make it active then create a new layer then drag it under the background layer

I’ll try that but I thought you could not drag anything under the BG layer

HTH

When you double-click, it will no longer be called the BG layer.
Jasper

Rename the background layer to layer 0 or something, then you can drag below it. For a border, try Edit>Stroke.

Gaz.

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:22:55 GMT, "SJB"
wrote:

If you want a very nice border effect try this:

– flatten your image and make sure it’s on it’s own layer – decide how big you want your border (I like doing a one inch border around a 6×8 image … making a perfect 8×10) – whatever you choose, enlarge your canvas to these dimensions … you will now have transparent space around your image.
– create a new layer below your image and fill with the colour of your choice. If you want to add a texture to the ‘matte’ use layer styles – the final touch is to activate your image again and, using layer styles, add a drop shadow

Looks great! Give it try and fool around with the settings.
SB

wrote in message

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:38 -0500, "wnor" wrote:

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the fastest

ways

is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color go

to

Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border in

the

foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your

foreground

color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke, give

the

size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke relative

to

the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer, you can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.
There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex

borders. I

usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a path and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes. When

you

make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with

circles,

stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

I have tried to do this and I just can’t get the transparent section to fill in with the selected color. I resize, go to canvas size and make the border. I then double click the layer to make it zero. I then make a new layer, fill it with my color and move it under the zero layer…and then nothing happens. When I merge down the images I still have no color around my photo in the bordered area. I wonder what am missing here.

in article ,
wrote on 12/1/03
3:47 PM:

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:40:24 +0000, David
wrote:

John double click the background layer to make it active then create a new layer then drag it under the background layer

I’ll try that but I thought you could not drag anything under the BG layer

See, what did I tell you… too ignorant to be able to complete this task.

in article ,
wrote on 12/2/03
3:44 AM:

I have tried to do this and I just can’t get the transparent section to fill in with the selected color. I resize, go to canvas size and make the border. I then double click the layer to make it zero. I then make a new layer, fill it with my color and move it under the zero layer…and then nothing happens. When I merge down the images I still have no color around my photo in the bordered area. I wonder what am missing here.

hahahahahahaha.

See, what did I tell you. Too ignorant to complete the task.

hahahah.

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 13:40:45 -0800, TheBiggestDave
found these unused words floating about:

in article ,
wrote on 12/1/03
3:47 PM:

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:40:24 +0000, David
wrote:

John double click the background layer to make it active then create a new layer then drag it under the background layer

I’ll try that but I thought you could not drag anything under the BG layer

See, what did I tell you… too ignorant to be able to complete this task.

What is this … Mikee C’s new sue d’oh numb ???

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 15:01:50 -0800, J. A. Mc.
wrote:

See, what did I tell you… too ignorant to be able to complete this task.

What is this … Mikee C’s new sue d’oh numb ???

Whatever. Another for one the junk filter 😉

—

Hecate

veni, vidi, relinqui

in article , Hecate at
wrote on 12/2/03 5:10 PM:

Whatever. Another for one the junk filter 😉

Run away…run away.

can someone close this thread. it is becoming quite painful.

in article %juzb.1364$, Martin
Chiselwitt at wrote on 12/3/03 3:27 PM:

can someone close this thread. it is becoming quite painful.

Threads don’t get "closed" in newsgroups, dimwit.

Try to put your original on a new layer and work without the original layer. ued

wrote in message

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:22:55 GMT, "SJB"
wrote:

If you want a very nice border effect try this:

– flatten your image and make sure it’s on it’s own layer – decide how big you want your border (I like doing a one inch border

around

a 6×8 image … making a perfect 8×10) – whatever you choose, enlarge

your

canvas to these dimensions … you will now have transparent space around your image.
– create a new layer below your image and fill with the colour of your choice. If you want to add a texture to the ‘matte’ use layer styles – the final touch is to activate your image again and, using layer

styles,

add a drop shadow

Looks great! Give it try and fool around with the settings.
SB

wrote in message

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:38 -0500, "wnor" wrote:

There are several different ways of making a border. One of the

fastest

ways

is to Select All (Ctrl A), make a new layer, select a foreground color

go

to

Select>Border and give it a width. This will make a feathered border

in

the

foreground color .

Another way is to Select All again make a new layer, select your

foreground

color, select a brush size (soft or hard edged), go to Edit>Stroke,

give

the

size you want and choose inside for the position of the stroke

relative

to

the marching ants selection and hit OK. Since it is on its own layer,

you

can then add a Gaussian blur to give it some personality.
There are any number of other ways to make simple or more complex

borders. I

usually just play around with making different selections and trying different things. You could make the selection you make above into a

path

and then stroke the path with all sorts of brush shapes and sizes.

When

you

make the selection into a path, you can then stroke that path with

circles,

stars, leaves, whatever you want. Just go crazy.

wrote in message

PSP has an easy way to create a border around a photograph but I

can’t

seem to find the way to do that in PS CS. Is there a way to do

this?

I did a help search on "border" and did not come up with anything.
Thanks

Thank you for the suggestions. I also figured out how to do a simple solid border by using the marquee tool, inverting the selection and filling with a selected color.

I am trying this but the new layer is always created above my image, not below it. When I try to drag it below the image nothing happens. I am sure there is a simple way to get the new layer under the image but I just haven’t figured it out yet.

Nothing better to do???

ued

"TheBiggestDave" wrote in message

in article ,
wrote on 12/2/03
3:44 AM:

I have tried to do this and I just can’t get the transparent section to fill in with the selected color. I resize, go to canvas size and make the border. I then double click the layer to make it zero. I then make a new layer, fill it with my color and move it under the zero layer…and then nothing happens. When I merge down the images I still have no color around my photo in the bordered area. I wonder what am missing here.

hahahahahahaha.

See, what did I tell you. Too ignorant to complete the task.
hahahah.