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Border in any shape

Filed under: Photo Effects — Amer at 2:29 pm on Friday, June 23, 2006


Lets start by choosing the image we want to make a simple border for.

Leonel Messi

Choose the brush tool
The brush Tool

Choose any brush with the shape of your choice

Convert the background to layer by double clicking on the background on the layers window
Layers window

Create a new layer and start brushing with the brush tool

Move the original image layer Layer 0 above Layer 1

Create clipping mask by Holding the Alt key and clicking between the 2 layers
Create clipping mask

Now you created a nice border so simple

You can create the border in any shape you like!

Leo Messi