Help! Stupid question on framing in PS

Swartzy

I see shots framed in postings here and there and would like to know how to do it. I remember those cheesy PC programs (graphic design) that would allow you to choose an entire gallery of frames/borders/mats....and make them look so pretty. Well, how do you do this in PS? Do I have to import the pic into a desktop publishing program?

It's probably simple (hence the stupid question)...so any responses are quite apprecitated.

sonny_c

There so many way to accomplish this effect. Try this one:

(1) Use the crop tool in CS2
(2) Set the dimensions to 7.75 in and 9.75 in. Leave the resolution cell blank
(3) Crop your image with the crop tool
(4) Pick a background color. Use the color picker
(5) Hit X then pick a foreground color
(6) Now select Image, then Canvas Size.
(7) Check the Relative Box. Set to Inches Use 0.1 and 0.1 for the horizontal and vertical dimension.
(8) Make sure the right color is in the little square otherwise change the dropdown to reflect the color that you want for the narrow (first) band around the image
(9) Click OK
(10) Hit X. This swaps the foreground and background colors
(11) Alt-Ctrl-C or Image then Canvas Size again
(12) Same drill only use 0.15 for the two dimensions
(13) Click OK... there you go.

OR

I purchased a framing script from here. This is an amazing little script for the price.

Here are a few links that show you step-by-step how to create frames.

http://www.insidegraphics.com/photoshop/photoshop_frame_tutorials.asp
http://graphicssoft.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=graphicssoft&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjanee.com%2Ftuts%2Fframe%2Fframe.htm
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/frames/index.html
http://www.photos-of-the-year.com/frame/
http://www.scienceandart.org/photoshop_notes/Using%20Photoshop%20to%20create%20Custom%20Frames.pdf#search=%22how%20create%20frames%20in%20photoshop%22
http://www.amateurmicroscopy.photomacrography.net/Articles/Frames/frames.htm

wxwax

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7101852

Swartzy

Thanks a million!
Excellent! You are the best.

wxwax

Swartzy wrote:

Excellent! You are the best.

Thanks.

But sonny helped too.

thirdlife

Its built into CS2

Swartzy wrote:

I see shots framed in postings here and there and would like to know how to do it. I remember those cheesy PC programs (graphic design) that would allow you to choose an entire gallery of frames/borders/mats....and make them look so pretty. Well, how do you do this in PS? Do I have to import the pic into a desktop publishing program?

It's probably simple (hence the stupid question)...so any responses are quite apprecitated.

PS CS2 has frame actions built in. You just need to load them.

Open your Actions palette -> Hit the little > button on the upper right hand of that palette. Go to Load Actions ->
Browse to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Presets\Photoshop Actions (on PC) and load the Frames.atn

This will give you a dozen or so sample frames to play with.

mccaf

There are some free frame actions at Action Central. Click on downloads and there are some great ones. Marcias frames, Dave's invariant Frames are a couple that come to mind.
http://www.atncentral.com/