Originally posted by amandalore:
Originally posted by Tej:
Thanks, Amanda! I liked the work you did on my photo. I'm planning to do the similar on original photo. I like frames, but I still dont know how to add anything more than solid border(shhh... I avoid talking about my photoshop skills). I think I should be able to bump up the contrast a bit by avoiding glow filter I used in my challenge version. |
awesome, thank you...
anyway, I was pretty proud of myself for figuring out how to do that border.
---> warning, this instruction will probably more complicated than need be
first I duplicated the background layer, then, on the top layer I used the selection tool to select the area inside from the edge where the border will be, then I selected inverse and deleted, this deleted the edge around the top layer (if you have better way, let me know, lol)
then I reselected the area remaining on top layer, went to edit -> stroke, picked an off-white from the bottom of photo, and for this size image, 2 pixels to make the stroke. Then I deleted everything inside the border, so that the layer was just the border.
now I pick darker blue from top of photo along with previous bluish white from earlier as the other palette color, I magic wand select the border, then get the gradient tool and draw gradient on the border. I drew mine upsidedown so I flipped the selection, and voila! beautiful gradient border, lol
hope that you could still follow that : )
btw, I love your new editing (except the last one is too grainy for me) |
1. Duplicate document, reduce canvas size by twice as many pixels as you want to inset inset the gradient, fill with gradient
2. Copy this image and paste as new layer on original document
3. Go back to duplicated document, undo the gradient layer, reduce canvas size by 4 more pixels and copy
4. Paste the "inset" on the original document: you now have a 2-pixel gradient border inset all around.
R.
Message edited by author 2006-08-05 10:57:22.
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