I use this method now, and it saves me a lot of time and energy. I use the Stroke command from the Edit menu, then specify the thickness and select the "inside" option. However, this method does indeed put a border ON your image rather than AROUND it. Most of the time, this doesn't matter to me, as my borders are usually quite thin.
I use this method now, and it saves me a lot of time and energy. I use the Stroke command from the Edit menu, then specify the thickness and select the "inside" option. However, this method does indeed put a border ON your image rather than AROUND it. Most of the time, this doesn't matter to me, as my borders are usually quite thin.
If you increase the canvas size by about the width you want the border to be then it won't cut into your image.
I use this method now, and it saves me a lot of time and energy. I use the Stroke command from the Edit menu, then specify the thickness and select the "inside" option. However, this method does indeed put a border ON your image rather than AROUND it. Most of the time, this doesn't matter to me, as my borders are usually quite thin.
If you increase the canvas size by about the width you want the border to be then it won't cut into your image.
This is true, and I used to do this. But now I just don't crop as much and it saves me a step.
I do it basically the way mag described, except I use an action I recorded, and the 'Exchange Swatches' option (X key) that switches foreground and background.
So I set up the colours I want on the fore/ background swatches and run the action. Also means I can hit undo and X and rerun the action to reverse the colours and see how it looks.
I personally prefer a 1 pixel inner border, so I resize the canvas by 2 in the first step and then by 38 in the second step.
Thank you Chris for asking the question about how to make borders in PS element 2. And thank you Thiek and Magnetic 9999 for teaching me how. I learned something new today. Diana
As did I. Thank you very much!
The way I was doing it caused the frame to cover some of the photo.
I selected the photo and did "stroke". The canvas size is huge improvement.
In PS-CS after selecting the entire image (select->all) all of the modify functions, like contract, are disabled.
I am trying to make and inner border like cvt described, but without contract from select->all I find myself forced to make a manual selection of the border.
In PS-CS after selecting the entire image (select->all) all of the modify functions, like contract, are disabled.
I am trying to make and inner border like cvt described, but without contract from select->all I find myself forced to make a manual selection of the border. Any ideas ?
Now, just below the top menu you now get input fields. Field 3 and 4 is the width and height of the selection. Right click in the fields to get pixel values (% is default for me).
This is in PS CS, guess it goes down in versions as well..
Next you use Edit->Stroke as mentioned 283 times before :-)
I know there has been talk on whether boarder/frames that contain the original picture are valid in challenges, but how is it even possible to make a border like this recent challenge entry used and stay within the basic editing rules?
I know there has been talk on whether boarder/frames that contain the original picture are valid in challenges, but how is it even possible to make a border like this recent challenge entry used and stay within the basic editing rules?
It's just a 1 or 2 pixel stroke that makes the frame. There is a lot of latitude currently when it comes to adding border/frame.
I have a presetted action key for border making. In Windows > Actions, you can customize the keys F1-F12 to do a series of actions. It saves a lot of time. I have F12 set to create a centered selection of 580x430.
Open image
Create new layer
[on new layer]make selection
[on new layer]Image > Stroke > Black > Center
[on new layer]fill outer portion of border with white
[on new layer]set layer to Overlay
Image > Flatten Image
make selection
Image > Stroke > Black > Center
Legal, I believe so. There are border haters out there though that would probably knock them down. Anything more than a simple line around the outside of the image normally doesn't go over well.
Quick follow up question about making the two or three color (two colors but three "layers") using the Canvas Resize technique in PS Elements.
I have made a border in two "layers" - but the interior layer - the white line, for example - is thicker on the right and bottom edges than on the left and top edges.
I have checked the relative button.
Does anyone have a suggestion on what I need to adjust or alter to have the thickness consistent on all 4 sides?
TIA
hey ive been looking at all these border problems. so i made some actions for fotoshop. i dont know in whichversions they work but yeah just check it out if u want.
