Black Frames - Saxperience

Yates · 27th September 2008, 19:05

what do i need to get to get black frames around my pics? pics look wank without them

David^p · 27th September 2008, 19:08

I use photoscape... Probably not a patch on the others like, but its free...

http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php

dalecheesy · 27th September 2008, 19:37

For photoshop:

1. Prepare your photo as usual - the border is the last thing to add.

2. Click the Image Menu and select Canvas Size

3. Make sure the 'Relative' box is ticked

4. In the Height and Width box enter a figure - I work in metric so I usually first put in, say 0.2 cm in each box

5. Make sure the centre box in the icon below this is selected (the one with arrows all round it - you will see what I mean when you are there!)

6. In the Canvas Extension drop down box select a colour - in this example above, I chose White - usually, depending on the colours in the image, white or black work best for this inner pin stripe.

7. Click Okay

Now you will see the fine border around your image.

Repeat the process above to add the thicker, outer frame but increase the dimensions to suit what you want - I often use 7, 9, 11 or even 13cm - I find odd numbers work best.

You can experiment with several borders of varying thicknesses - it sometimes looks good to put a 0.2cm white, then a 0.2cm black followed by a 11cm White and finish the outer edge with another 0.2cm black border.

theres probably an easier way but its a start