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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

9 Comments »

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Comment by kahar

June 28, 2006 @ 1:26 am

glad to serve your websites, very useful tips. can you share with me on how to color a black & white pictures

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Comment by bob

June 28, 2006 @ 5:13 am

G’DAY HEY MATE THIS IS REALLY SIMPLE WELL IT ACTUALLY IS QUITE LAME THAT YOU WOULD BOTHER TO WRITE UP A WHOLE WEB PAGE ON IT. AT LEAST ITS SORTA HELPFUL.
BOB

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Comment by Ash

September 29, 2006 @ 3:16 pm

Ignore Bob.

This is a really handy tip that I didn’t know about. It will make some of my work much easier!

Thank you for sharing and posting this.

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Comment by Live

November 15, 2006 @ 7:59 pm

Bob you are an idiot…Tuts are for folks who DONT know tips an tricks…leave your sarcastic comments to yourself!!!

Nice Tut!!!

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Comment by jeroen

November 20, 2006 @ 3:00 pm

nice tut,
thnx

Comment by nkhat

July 6, 2007 @ 12:06 pm

nice tutorial thank you dear i hope see more from tuto…

Comment by ruth

November 12, 2007 @ 12:51 pm

im very glad that i searced ur website.
its useful for me in my designing.

more power to u ..

ruth

Comment by Bubbila

January 31, 2008 @ 5:41 pm

Sweet tip, just what I have been looking for! Well Pleased…

Comment by Dan

December 15, 2009 @ 3:58 am

thanks dude.

very quick, easy and helpful!

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