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Post by Sepiana on Apr 16, 2021 12:08:13 GMT
For a wood looking frame you can use Filter>RenderFibers. Just remember to set you foreground and background colors to a light and dark shade of brown. Frank, thanks so much! I never remember to use the Fibers filter this way. So easy and effective! For some reason, I keep using a complicated combo of filters -- Clouds, Add Noise, Mosaic, and Shear -- to get the wood-looking frame I used for my entry in EP #55. photoshopelementsandmore.com/post/22887 |
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Post by hmca on Apr 16, 2021 12:50:38 GMT
Thanks, Janice. I am determined to get that pulled pixel look...will try again later today.
Frank, I like the wood frame you have posted. Will try that after I nail down the pulled pixel look. Have an idea where I made my mistake.
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Post by hmca on Apr 16, 2021 18:36:43 GMT
cats4jan ......success at last! I realized after I posted my last one where my mistake was with the frame. I was selecting too wide of a chunk to create the frame. This time for the frame my little sliver was just 1 px. wide. When stretched, I now had the grain I wanted. I am good at thinking of things after I'm done. I think that if I flipped one of the bottom layers and one of the side layers the colors in the wood panels would match inner to outer if you follow what I mean. Regardless, I have finally gotten the look I was after. 
Next time I will try Frank's suggestion. Would love to see some other members give this a try.
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 16, 2021 18:49:28 GMT
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Post by Lillias on Apr 16, 2021 19:11:49 GMT
You can say that again. This is terrific Helen. The whole piece - photo and frame together - look wonderful. I would have it on my wall any day. |
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Post by hmca on Apr 16, 2021 21:03:45 GMT
Thank you, Sepiana. The rotation directions pinpoint where I was having an issue!
So nice of you to say, Lillias. I'm glad you like it.
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Post by kdcintx on Apr 16, 2021 21:51:39 GMT
I was also selecting too big a slice, and Sepiana's instructions helped with the rest of my problems.
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Post by cats4jan on Apr 16, 2021 22:09:35 GMT
Helen - your frame is perfect - and your whole presentation is great
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Post by hmca on Apr 16, 2021 22:37:12 GMT
Thank you, Janice. I'm glad you like it. Your initial post was a great motivator.
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Post by cats4jan on Apr 17, 2021 14:30:37 GMT
Took a second look at your work - I think I prefer the size of your mat to the size I usually choose. It really sets off your photo. The size adds to the realism.
I have been making frames like this for a long, long time. It's really fun.
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Post by hmca on Apr 17, 2021 22:03:22 GMT
Thank you, Janice. I've had a few pictures professionally framed. Was trying to create a similar mat size.
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Post by Fauxtoto on Apr 18, 2021 13:51:38 GMT
live.staticflickr.com/65535/51122466902_bea4210246_o.jpgJanice, I am essentially new to framing, bevels, texture, stroke and that kind of stuff. Thank you for this thread. I take it as an occasion to familiarize myself to framing, as a kind of introduction on the matter. I haven’t gone through all the posts yet. Don’t be surprised if I come back from time to time, even in a while. I have to go sporadically on this. Here is a first, technical, take. To create the frame, in one layer, from the water in the image, I did as you suggested in your Apr 13, 2021, at 1:11pm post. To create the mat, in another layer, I used the magic wand inside of the frame to add a white 250 px stroke, on which I added a small amount of colour, because it looked too white. I renamed and closed the file and then reopened it to >File >Place the image, as an object, in its own layer, under the frame and stroke layers. I simplified the image layer to apply to it a canevas filter. Finally I wild guessed bevel attempts with the controls in the Styles tab, separately for the mat and the frame. For now I stick to one frame, one mat and one image. Some of the questions going through my mind: Beside “Stroke”, what are the best simple ways to create a mat? Is there a way to automatically move perfectly on the vertical or on the horizontal the strip that has been selected with the rectangular markee tool ? Any detailed basic suggestions/tips for the bevels settings, applied to the mat and/or for the frame? Thanks again.
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Post by cats4jan on Apr 18, 2021 14:17:15 GMT
EDIT - in looking over Maurice's work in full resolution, I see he already knows how to bevel his mat. However, I approach it differently, so here goes:
There is no right way or wrong way to do things in PSE - try them all and decide what works best for you.
The simplest way to make a mat with definition - if you already have your frame - is to make a selection within the frame using the marquee tool. What I mean by 'within the frame' is - the selection will need to be just a little larger than the inside of your frame, so there is no gap between the frame and the mat.
After making a selection, open a new layer and while on that layer, fill your selection with the mat color. Control/Command D to turn off selection - the marching ants as we used to call them, will disappear. (If you do not turn off the selection, you will have difficulties I won't go into here)
Add the photo layer above the mat layer and resize and position the photo until you see a matted look that you like.
In order to get a bevel to show up on your mat - to give your mat definition - you need to cut a hole in your mat.
Command/Control click on the photo layer thumbnail in the layers panel. This will give you a selection the size of your photo. Go to your mat layer and hit delete. This will cut a hole in your mat. Control/Command D will turn off the selection.
Move your mat layer above your photo layer and add layer style/bevel - adjust bevel until you get the look you like. You need to move the mat above the photo layer in order to see the effect of the bevel you add. If the mat layer is under the photo layer, the bevel will be hidden by the edges of the photo.
You can also add a shadow to your mat layer for more definition, but I find bevel is usually enough.
Place your frame layer on top of both the photo layer and the mat layer to hide the outside edges of the mat.
Best order of layers is:
bottom - photo layer
center - mat layer
top - frame layer
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 18, 2021 15:39:19 GMT
Thank you, Sepiana. The rotation directions pinpoint where I was having an issue! I was also selecting too big a slice, and Sepiana's instructions helped with the rest of my problems. You are both welcome. Pleased to hear it was helpful. And here is a little tip . . . When doing this kind of frame, zooming in and turning on the Grid will help get perfectly aligned corners. (In addition, your eyes will thank you.  ) |
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Post by cats4jan on Apr 18, 2021 17:38:55 GMT
Is there a way to automatically move perfectly on the vertical or on the horizontal the strip that has been selected with the rectangular markee tool With a lot of tools, holding down the shift key while moving - makes the tool move in a straight line. For example - say you grab a brush and want to make a straight line - there are two approaches. 1. You can hold down the shift key and using the mouse (while holding down the left button), drag in any direction. You will get a straight line. 2. Again, using the brush tool - click on one spot - move the mouse to another spot and click again -- a straight line will appear between the spots you've clicked Realize - with the brush tool, you can set the brush tool options and get a line of items spaced differently - colored differently - Try it with other tools, it may work. I can't think of any other than the brush tool right this minute. OK - thought of one other - pencil tool...  ....eraser ....move tool (grab and item you want to move and while holding down the shift key and the mouse key - drag in any direction) |
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