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Post by cats4jan on Feb 18, 2016 15:18:35 GMT
Choose any colorful photo - or in this case, I used the preview page of a scrapbook kit Grab the rectangular marquee tool and select a rectangle from your photo. Long skinny ones seem to work better - you can make a vertical or a horizontal selection. Command/Control J will put that selection on it's own layer Turn off the original layer so you can see your selection. Grab the move tool and pull one side to the edge of your canvas., then pull the other edge. You can use this new "background paper" for your scrapbook page or you can make embellishments from it by grabbing the cookie cutter tool and cutting out some shapes.  |
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 18, 2016 15:30:15 GMT
Another use for pulled pixels - make a frame from water   |
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Post by Squirrel2014 on Feb 18, 2016 22:07:22 GMT
Excellent, Janice. I've got a Pulled Pixels tutorial from sometime back but using as frames is such a good idea. It will ensure the colours will tone in well  Julie PS Using an image of a kit for the Pulled Pixels is another brilliant idea!  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Feb 18, 2016 23:50:00 GMT
I'm pretty slow on the uptake sometimes Janice; I need a bit more guidance. How did you create your frame? It looks like to took a strip from the image, pulled it out to the frame size and punched a hole in it, but then how did you give it the look of molding?
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Post by Sydney on Feb 19, 2016 0:02:44 GMT
Wow, that is very impressive - you are very creative!
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 19, 2016 1:18:32 GMT
You can, of course, just make a rectangular selection of your pulled pixels - delete the center - and add the layer style 'bevel' to make a frame, but then the 'grain' may not look natural and besides
... I like to miter my corners, so I ...Build a frameMake a long skinny rectangular selection from your pulled pixels. Use Control/Command J to put that selection on it's own layer. Turn off your original layer (eyeball on left edge of layer will turn off the layer - or you can delete the original layer) Make 3 more copies of this layer so you have four sides with which to build a frame. Now build a frame just like you would with wood. Two horizontal and two verticals. This will create a square frame. If you want a rectangular frame, two of your pieces of "wood" will need to be longer.Put the horizontal pieces on top of the vertical pieces, because if you want to miter your corners, you will need to take a triangular chunk out of each end of the horizontal pieces. You do not have to miter the vertical pieces. To miter your corners -- Use the polygonal lasso to choose a triangle and then hit delete - do this on both ends - make sure you are on the horizontal layer when you make your selection - then repeat with the other horizontal layer.
You can get fancy about which way the 'grain' goes when you assemble your frame by flipping the sides around, but for now - just getting them together and mitered is your goal.
The actual frame look comes from adding a bevel style to the finished product. Merge all four sides and add the layer style 'bevel'
Make sure to save your frame as a png to preserve the transparency in the center of your frame   |
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Post by jackscrap on Feb 19, 2016 1:53:22 GMT
Thankyou very much Janice, I think I've just made my first frame from pulled pixels, I'll try and use it with a suitable photo. Your instructions were really helpful!
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 19, 2016 1:58:35 GMT
Looking forward to seeing your framed photo. I haven't done this in a long while - now I'm getting antsy to make a new frame.
Don't forget, you can mat your photo before you 'frame' it.
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 19, 2016 2:23:07 GMT
I got a lot of ridges from this water - it's not grain at all - hardly needed the bevel. And isn't it interesting how the color of my frame is different from the water even though I got my selection from this water. The technique is easy enough, but sometimes the results are not exactly what you are looking for. Sometimes you need to 'play' to get just the look you want.  |
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Post by jackscrap on Feb 19, 2016 2:52:18 GMT
I played around with the colours of the frame when I'd finished it, not sure how I got the bluish border around the outside though. I must have tried every one of the effects in the panel until I got something I liked. I like how your frame above turned out, the ridges look impressive. i.imgur.com/AEAwQ5q.jpg |
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 19, 2016 4:02:06 GMT
Jackscrap - Excellent frame with good miters. It's a fun way to enhance a photo, isn't it. Thanks for trying my tutorial.
This procedure can be used to make any frame. With plain frames, the bevel becomes very important to provide the look of a real frame.
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Post by Squirrel2014 on Feb 19, 2016 10:02:26 GMT
Thanks again, Janice, for the instructions on how to mitre the corners. I do like your 'wood grain' frames - they're so realistic J |
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Post by Lillias on Feb 19, 2016 11:59:36 GMT
Great tutorial Janice and thanks for your lovely examples. I knew about pulled pixels but never thought to make a frame like this and the mitred corners are the icing on the cake. I must have a try at this later today.
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Post by kathylee on Feb 19, 2016 12:35:42 GMT
Cannot wait to try making a frame. I found the pulled pixel effect many years ago in the old EV site or the Elements Magazine site and have used that for background, but this is a great way to make old idea into a new process. Thank you for posting the directions.
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 19, 2016 13:25:35 GMT
For those unfamiliar with the polygonal lasso tool, it's all about the clicking.
For the purposes of this tutorial, click on the outer corner of the frame - draw a diagonal to the inner corner - click again - and finish your selection - clicking each time you change directions. You need to connect your beginning point and your ending point to complete the selection. The only place you need to be precise in your selection is the diagonal, but you will have to make sure you select everything that you want to delete.
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