Need help with special effect on part of an image

[LiaL]

Can anyone point me to a tutorial for making the following effect in PSE5?

[elwoodsusanm]

http://cgscdoc.tripod.com/lizshomework/id11.html
I always use this tutorial.:)

[GaryK]

Hi Lia

I'm not sure of any specific tutorials, I'm sure there are some.:)

This is not that hard to do if you understand layers.

Create a blank layer above your photo

Draw out the box using the rectangular selection tool (this will be the outside dimension)

Go to edit>stroke selection. Make sure colour is white.
Play with a size (likely start at 10 or 15 it all depends on your photo resolution) You can always do Ctrl-z to back up a step.

Once that is done use the move tool to rotate the frame a bit.

Go to your effects section and apply a drop shadow layer style to just the frame layer.

Ooopps shadow is inside the frame as well.;)

Now using the magic wand tool select inside the frame.
With the selection still active make your photo layer active and hit ctrl-j this should put a copy of the photo from inside the fram on its own layer.

Drag that above the frame layer and all is done.

Hope this helps.:)

[sarch99]

Gary - many thanks for the clearest explanation of this technique I've ever seen. It's funny how a few months working with layers makes everything easier. Using your instructions and adding one more layer on top with the section I wanted OOB, I came up with this:

[GaryK]

Sunny

Glad I could help.

Great adaptation to get that cool OOB effect. Don't ya love it when you take something and turn it into something else.:)

[LiaL]

Gary

Thank you so much - I will try that. It certainly worked well for Sunny!

[Lesa]

I did a similar tip for the Elements Techniques newsletter a few months back. It lives here for those who didn't see it:

Vector Shape Your Way to a Picture Within a Picture (http://graphicreporter.com/tutorials/elements_picture.html)

[LiaL]

Thanks, Lesa.

Here's what I came up with.

[Lesa]

Very nice! :)

[elwoodsusanm]

Here's mine!:)

[sarch99]

Thank you for the tut, Lesa.

[Lesa]

You are most welcome :)

[Talkscrap]

I havent tried your version yet since i have just found it
but this is what i got for my first attempt with someone elses (with a bit of a fiddle)
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[Talkscrap]

ok, tried this tut, but I just couldnt get the colour fill layer to go with the Hue adjustment, But I found a way around this and this is my result

thanks for this
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[Lesa]

Nice job! I just love the way a partial color effect looks.