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 06/11/2003 11:09:03 AM · #26
Originally posted by alexmfin:
Edit > Stroke


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.
 07/22/2003 02:45:38 AM · #27
Originally posted by dsidwell:
Originally posted by alexmfin:
Edit > Stroke


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.
 07/22/2003 03:26:06 AM · #28
Originally posted by Jaxson:
Originally posted by dsidwell:
Originally posted by alexmfin:
Edit > Stroke


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.
 09/25/2003 10:38:13 AM · #29
Oops. Delte this post.

Message edited by author 2003-09-25 11:20:20.
 09/25/2003 11:52:07 AM · #30
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.
 10/13/2003 06:38:18 AM · #31
I do it the same way as mag said.
tho I do have a question.....

would it be legal, and accepted to have the same image to the outside, and a 3px or so line around the image about 15px in from the edge of the photo?

see what I'm trying to get at?
 10/21/2003 07:21:55 PM · #32
Magnetic I will again say whats been said above my friend ! you are a gentleman among scholars ! ;0)

that way is a shear delight to adding borders - I only started adding them myself last week and was faffing around no end !

Thank you for sharing your technique and saving me some of my precious time in the future ! :0)
 10/21/2003 09:09:56 PM · #33
Originally posted by cvt_:
I do it the same way as mag said.
tho I do have a question.....

would it be legal, and accepted to have the same image to the outside, and a 3px or so line around the image about 15px in from the edge of the photo?

see what I'm trying to get at?

You mean like this as compared to this?

That technique has been used before; I couldn't locate an actual example from a challenge, but I've seen it used a few times.
 10/21/2003 11:41:04 PM · #34
I use the "Edit - Stroke" as well, in combination to canvas size.

Select whole pictire, edit - stroke in a thin boarder maybe in one colour, then from there expand the canvas size for the other colour. For instance:

//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=41747


P.S. D'oh! Realised when I posted this I had missed there was a second page to the thread and this was covered. Oh well, leaving it here now.

Message edited by author 2003-10-21 23:43:49.
 10/25/2003 04:48:24 AM · #35
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by cvt_:
I do it the same way as mag said.
tho I do have a question.....

would it be legal, and accepted to have the same image to the outside, and a 3px or so line around the image about 15px in from the edge of the photo?

see what I'm trying to get at?

You mean like this as compared to this?

That technique has been used before; I couldn't locate an actual example from a challenge, but I've seen it used a few times.


Thats the one.
Beutiful, cause theres some photo's where I think a moderate border like that would suit the photo heaps better.

thanks.
 10/25/2003 05:38:04 AM · #36
Thank you for sharing, I will return to the page and learn all the methods. I do need it.
 10/29/2003 04:17:41 AM · #37
Posting again for the newbies.
 11/07/2004 08:17:28 PM · #38
maybe someone should write this into a tutorial?
 11/07/2004 08:39:07 PM · #39
Originally posted by Diana:
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.
 11/09/2004 02:39:56 AM · #40
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 ?
 11/09/2004 08:35:53 AM · #41
Originally posted by guy17il:
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 ?

Select->All (Ctrl+A)
Select->Transform Selection (NOT ctrl+T!)

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 :-)
11/09/2004 05:36:40 PM · #42
Thank you.

284 now :)
 11/17/2004 08:20:13 PM · #43
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?

Message edited by author 2004-11-17 20:21:21.
 11/17/2004 08:45:59 PM · #44
Originally posted by Delete_Me:
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.
 11/17/2004 10:39:46 PM · #45
Would these type of borders be allowed?




This is how I make mine in Photoshop:

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
 11/17/2004 10:47:59 PM · #46
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.
 11/19/2004 07:09:50 PM · #47
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
 04/19/2005 06:43:47 PM · #48
How would i make a border in photoshop cs ?
04/19/2005 06:47:00 PM · #49
It's the same as with other versions of Photoshop. Check out the other posts in this thread.
 06/07/2005 06:49:01 AM · #50
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.

//lucs-pics.blogspot.com/2005/06/border-actions-for-photoshop.html
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