Post by Sepiana on Jan 11, 2020 21:19:01 GMT
The easiest way to create a border around your image is 1) to make a selection with the Rectangular Marquee tool (or another selection tool) and 2) apply a stroke -- Edit > Stroke (Outline) Selection -- with the Width and Color of your choice. Very straightforward!!!
It gets a bit complicated when you have to select the Location for the stroke, i.e., to tell Elements where to place it. You are given three choices -- Inside, Center, and Outside. Here is how it works.
Inside -- Elements places the stroke around the inside edge of your selection.
Center -- Elements places the stroke centered on the edge of your selection.
Outside -- Elements places the stroke around the outside edge of your selection.
Edit > Stroke (Outline) Selection doesn't work with Smart Objects. You need to simplify/rasterize the layer.
Don’t choose the Outside location if you are creating a border around your entire image. Why? Because the border won’t be visible; it will be off the edge of your image.
When you apply a stroke around the entire image, both locations -- Inside and Center -- will yield a border with sharp corners.
When you apply a stroke around one part (image layer) of your project, the Center location will yield a border with round corners.
You can skip using the Rectangular Marquee tool to draw an outline around your image; just use this shortcut -- Ctrl/Cmmd-A. This tells Elements to select the entire image. (You will see marching ants around it.)
To skip using the Rectangular Marquee tool and to use a shortcut to tell Elements to select one part (image layer) of your project . . . Ctrl/Cmmd-Click on the image layer thumbnail (not on the layer name). This will load it as a selection; you will see marching ants around it. Now, when you apply the stroke, Elements will stay within the boundaries established by the marching ants. It will not apply the stroke around the entire image (project).
Place the stroke on its own layer; it will give you more flexibility in editing. You can change its color, width; apply a layer style, texture, etc. If you decide you don't want the stroke, just delete this layer.
It gets a bit complicated when you have to select the Location for the stroke, i.e., to tell Elements where to place it. You are given three choices -- Inside, Center, and Outside. Here is how it works.
Inside -- Elements places the stroke around the inside edge of your selection.
Center -- Elements places the stroke centered on the edge of your selection.
Outside -- Elements places the stroke around the outside edge of your selection.
NOTE
Edit > Stroke (Outline) Selection doesn't work with Smart Objects. You need to simplify/rasterize the layer.
Don’t choose the Outside location if you are creating a border around your entire image. Why? Because the border won’t be visible; it will be off the edge of your image.
When you apply a stroke around the entire image, both locations -- Inside and Center -- will yield a border with sharp corners.
When you apply a stroke around one part (image layer) of your project, the Center location will yield a border with round corners.
You can skip using the Rectangular Marquee tool to draw an outline around your image; just use this shortcut -- Ctrl/Cmmd-A. This tells Elements to select the entire image. (You will see marching ants around it.)
To skip using the Rectangular Marquee tool and to use a shortcut to tell Elements to select one part (image layer) of your project . . . Ctrl/Cmmd-Click on the image layer thumbnail (not on the layer name). This will load it as a selection; you will see marching ants around it. Now, when you apply the stroke, Elements will stay within the boundaries established by the marching ants. It will not apply the stroke around the entire image (project).
Place the stroke on its own layer; it will give you more flexibility in editing. You can change its color, width; apply a layer style, texture, etc. If you decide you don't want the stroke, just delete this layer.
