Adding Border to your Photo in PSP
This was written by me (Kris4God) on June 1, 2008
Any similarity is a purely coincidental.
You may print this tutorial if need be, you may link to my blog if you think someone might benefit from this, but PLEASE DO NOT copy and post elsewhere, claiming it as your own!Thanks for Understanding!
Tools Needed:
Any similarity is a purely coincidental.
You may print this tutorial if need be, you may link to my blog if you think someone might benefit from this, but PLEASE DO NOT copy and post elsewhere, claiming it as your own!Thanks for Understanding!
Tools Needed:
Paint Shop Pro (Any Version)
A nice photo
(Preferably one that you’ve taken,
any other photo you will need
copyright info from the person who took the photo!)
Patience and a little time to spare, lol
Let’s get started!
1.
Let’s get started!
1.
Open Paint Shop Pro
Open the photo you want to add the border to.
2.
Open the photo you want to add the border to.
2.
Find the color materials palette that is located on the right side of the screen.
(That is if you have your palettes opened, if not go to the palettes tutorial or go View>Palettes>Materials, this depends on version you have!)
(That is if you have your palettes opened, if not go to the palettes tutorial or go View>Palettes>Materials, this depends on version you have!)
3.
Find the bottom square, this will be the background/fill properties
Select a color from your photo that you’d like for your border
4.
Next, go to Image>Add Borders
A box will pop open
Select a color from your photo that you’d like for your border
4.
Next, go to Image>Add Borders
A box will pop open
Use these settings:
Symmetric:
Make sure it is checked
This makes the borders the same size…
This makes the borders the same size…
if you don’t want them the same leave it unchecked,
Size In Pixel:
In the boxes that say top, left, bottom, right.
Choose a number that you’d like the border to be. I usually choose 5.
You only need to do this once, if you have symmetric checked.
You only need to do this once, if you have symmetric checked.
They will all change to the number you picked.
Otherwise if symmetric wasn’t checked then
you’ll have to choose different sizes for the border.
Original Dimensions:
This will show the dimensions of your photo.
Underneath the dimensions there is a drop down box,
Original Dimensions:
This will show the dimensions of your photo.
Underneath the dimensions there is a drop down box,
it will have Pixels, Inches, Centimeters, Millimeters, Percent.
You will want to choose Pixel.
You will want to choose Pixel.
Color:
Right click on the color box,
Right click on the color box,
this will open up a box with several different colors,
you will also see 2 colors that are in your color palette.
Choose the bottom one. This is the one you chose early on.
Click OK If you like what you see then we’ll move on.
If you don’t like what you see and you want to change it…
Go to Edit/Undo and then just do the above steps over again until you are happy.
Once you are pleased with what you have, then go to
File/Save As JPEG OR PNG to save what you’ve done.
Click OK If you like what you see then we’ll move on.
If you don’t like what you see and you want to change it…
Go to Edit/Undo and then just do the above steps over again until you are happy.
Once you are pleased with what you have, then go to
File/Save As JPEG OR PNG to save what you’ve done.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.
I hope you’ve enjoyed trying and have learned something.
Feel free to email me with any questions you might have!
I hope you’ve enjoyed trying and have learned something.
Feel free to email me with any questions you might have!
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