help with border

[andr0087]

Does anyone know how to create a border like the one on this webpage in Photoshop

http://www.modernmomdesigns.com/

It looks like a paint bruch and then some swirls???

[AngelicKim]

Hello and welcome to the forum. It looks like an edge overlay or a mask. I have seen this one before or something similar. I checked my files and I don't have but I am sure someone will be along shortly that can be of more help. In the meantime, check the web for mask or overlays.

[kroberts]

http://bestsmileys.com/welcome/4.gif
(Just love those smileys!)

You can use brushes to create your own "frame" (there's probably a better word for it, maybe overlay like another Kim said). I did this one, used a dry media brush for each of the 4 sides and then a calligraphy brush to draw the swirls. So that the swirls would look the same, I drew one and then copied and rotated it for the other corners. (I put the border on a separate layer so I could play with the swirls and not have to re-do the border if I didn't like the results.) This one was done quickly, so it's not the best!
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1mfzUPfmF4tGK0tOcPu2quJxp6JpO1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1mfzUPfmF4tGK0tOcPu2quJxp6JpO1)

You could also use a brush to make the swirls.

Hope that helps!:)

[Wendy]

Hi ..

... and welcome to the forum :)

There are a few Video tutorials in the Subscrfiber showing you how to do edge effect ... and I guess that this one was done in a very similar manner. Take as look and I am sure that it will help you :)

Wendy

[Cmcburnett]

http://bestsmileys.com/welcome/19.gif

Welcome to the forum. Good luck with your border.

[kayser]

Jessica Sprague has a good tutorial on this:

http://spraguelab.squarespace.com/imported-archives/2006/4/28/photoshop-friday-issue-no-3.html

[Diana]

Welcome to the forum!

This is off topic, but how do you girls get your animations to show up in the posts? When I copy and paste one in, it will look fine in the preview, but then when I view the post, it just has a red X.

Diana

[Wendy]

Hi Diana ...

The animations are from a smilies site and the link and all I have done is copy the link from their site ... :)

Wendy

[msbrad]

Here's the link:
http://bestsmileys.com/pageindex.htm
all my other gif sites won't work here, just my e-mails.
Which, was why I had so much trouble at first.

m

[Diana]

Thanks so much. I'll have to try those.

Diana

[kimi_boo]

Jessica Sprague has a good tutorial on this:

http://spraguelab.squarespace.com/imported-archives/2006/4/28/photoshop-friday-issue-no-3.html

I agree with Kay. I immediate thought of Jessica's grunge border.
Here is a link with to some great photoshop brushes to make the other effects.
The brushes will work in Elements.
Do let us see you image after you work it out.:D

http://designfruit.com/jasongaylor/blog/category/photoshop-brushes/

[kimi_boo]

OK, this one was done with the above grunge border and the brushes from the link. I stamped one corner with the swirly part and to make sure it matched I duplicated it three times, rotating the layers to match.:D

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1KP27zgHqw9A5idbwKdFPNmRVZsYg9_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1KP27zgHqw9A5idbwKdFPNmRVZsYg9)

Edit: If you follow Jessica's directions. Your border will be the color of your bottom layer. Meaning it can be any color.