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Adding
A Border To An
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We
are going to give this image a simple frame.
Right
click on the image above and save it to your hard drive - Then
open it in PSP.
Click
the Window menu and choose Duplicate. Close the original
image - we will work on the copy. (the original will have the
file name "flowers_in_cup" on its title bar) |
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On
the Color Pallet, click the background color swatch and choose
a colour that contrasts well with
your image. You need a colour that is completely
different to anything at the edge of your image. This is
so that we can select the border easily. I've selected a
bright turquoise color.
Click
the Image menu, Add Border
Make
sure the "symmetric" box is ticked, and then
enter 20 for the border size in any of the boxes. |
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Click on the
Magic Wand tool
Make the
following settings on the tool options:
Match Mode = RGB Value (to match colour)
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Click on
the border with the Magic Wand. |
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You should now
see "marching ants" around the inside and outside
edge of the border |
Click on the
Flood Fill tool 
On the
Materials Pallet, set the Foreground material to whatever
color, fill pattern or gradient you'd like to have your
border. I've used a dark green picked from the center of
the big yellow flower.
Then click
inside the selected area (the border).
If you
don't like how it looks with the image you can try a different
foreground material and fill it again.
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Now we are
going to apply a bevel to the border to make it look like a
frame.
Click
Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel
Use the
settings shown here. |
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While the
border area is selected, its possible to apply other effects,
such as a texture as well.... you can experiment if you want
to.
Click the
Selections Menu, Select None. (your marching ants disappear)
Save
the image as a .jpg ready to share your results. |
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© AnotherJo
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