jjglass
2007-08-02, 8:10pm
Another thread in the Bathroom, saving it before it gets flushed. Hope it helps someone:
Ok, it's not too hard so I shall splain to you Lucy :).
First of all I am using Photoshop CS2.
Anyway, start with your base image and add a layer:
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You will get a window that looks like this:
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Use the defaults and click OK. Next, choose a color for your first border. you can use either the color picker (highlighted in yellow):
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or you can use the eyedropper and sample a color from your artwork (highlighted in yellow. Nothing like using the color from your beads as the border.):
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Next, choose the rectangle tool (highlighted in yellow):
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You are essentially going to draw three rectangles, one inside of the other, inside of the other. To get started, turn off the eye next to your art so that you don't get confused. This will make your artwork "invisible" until later so you know what layer you are drawing on. You don't have to do this, but it may make it easier for you (eye highlighted in yellow):
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Next, we start drawing a rectangle. The picture you should be seeing initially will look like a checkerboard. This is fine as that means that area is transparent, or anything underneath it will show through (kind of like encasing.) Draw your first rectangle:
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Change colors and then draw your second rectangle inside the first:
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For the third rectangle, you need to go to the toolbar on the top and change the mode to clear (you need to be in the rectangle shape mode to select the Mode as Clear):
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This will make any shape you draw transparent. Now draw your third rectangle:
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Now that you have your border, click the eye on the layer palette again next to your original artwork. You now have a border around your artwork:
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This will work for text, other images etc. You can set layers upon layers upon layers. It's all up to your imagination and skill level. Hope this helps!
Ok, it's not too hard so I shall splain to you Lucy :).
First of all I am using Photoshop CS2.
Anyway, start with your base image and add a layer:
79906
You will get a window that looks like this:
79907
Use the defaults and click OK. Next, choose a color for your first border. you can use either the color picker (highlighted in yellow):
79908
or you can use the eyedropper and sample a color from your artwork (highlighted in yellow. Nothing like using the color from your beads as the border.):
79909
Next, choose the rectangle tool (highlighted in yellow):
79910
You are essentially going to draw three rectangles, one inside of the other, inside of the other. To get started, turn off the eye next to your art so that you don't get confused. This will make your artwork "invisible" until later so you know what layer you are drawing on. You don't have to do this, but it may make it easier for you (eye highlighted in yellow):
79911
Next, we start drawing a rectangle. The picture you should be seeing initially will look like a checkerboard. This is fine as that means that area is transparent, or anything underneath it will show through (kind of like encasing.) Draw your first rectangle:
79912
Change colors and then draw your second rectangle inside the first:
79913
For the third rectangle, you need to go to the toolbar on the top and change the mode to clear (you need to be in the rectangle shape mode to select the Mode as Clear):
79917
This will make any shape you draw transparent. Now draw your third rectangle:
79916
Now that you have your border, click the eye on the layer palette again next to your original artwork. You now have a border around your artwork:
79919
This will work for text, other images etc. You can set layers upon layers upon layers. It's all up to your imagination and skill level. Hope this helps!