Seeing Double: Those Gorgeous Digital Frames - Digital Photography with Adobe Photoshop - Page 3
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Step 4: Thick Inner Frame
This is pretty much the same as the previous step with one small addition. In the Layers Palette the "Thin Outer Color" Adjustment Layer should be selected. We need a new layer so hit Ctrl + Shift + N and name this layer "Thick Inner Layer".
As before you need to make a selection of the photo so that you can stroke it. Hold down the Ctrl button and click on the "Foto" layer. Before we stoke this selection we need to contract it so that we can create a frame inside the "Thin Outer Frame". To do this go to Select -> Modify -> Contract... and enter 12 then hit OK. Now the selection should be well inside the area of the Outer Frame, right. Now lets stroke this puppy: Edit -> Stroke... Make the stroke on the inside and give it a width of 12 and give it the same color as before.
Now slap a Hue/Saturation Adjustment layer over it and enter the same settings as before: Colorize - checked, Saturation = 0, Lightness = 100%. The only thing left to do is change the opacity of the Inner Frame. To do this select it in the Layers Palette and look up at the top of the palette: there is Blending Mode and Opacity up there. Set the Opacity to about 30%.
That's it. You can now play around with your frames and try different values to suit your desire. The only thing left is to add titles and stuff, if you wish. I'll leave that to you. It's pretty easy but I'll give you a few tips: I'd create a Layer Set to put all your titles in. That keeps things organized and you can move everything around easier.
You'll also need to increase the canvas size to make room for the text at the bottom. Did you know that you can use the Crop Tool to increase the size of the canvas? Sure, just select the Crop Tool and then make a selection around the entire photo. You'll see the little boxes in the corners and in the midpoints. Pick the box at the midpoint along the bottom and drag it down till you have enough room to put your text down there. Hit Enter and you've just increased your canvas size. Of course, you'll have to go back to your "BG" layer and fill it with black again.
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