ddaydreams opened this issue on Mar 20, 2005 ยท 13 posts
lordstormdragon posted Mon, 21 March 2005 at 4:01 AM
Aye, I agree with Paul. It's really, really easy to make frames in Photoshop. I'll run you through it really quick... Step 1 : After finishing your image, open it in Photoshop. Push Ctrl-A to select all, and then Ctrl-C to copy your image to the clipboard. Step 2 : Now start a New image in Photoshop. This new image will come up with the same dimensions as your rendered image. Add 10 or 20 pts to each side, so if your original image was 800x600 make your new one 830x630 or so... Step 3 : Push Ctrl-V to paste your render onto the New, blank image. Step 4 : In the Layers panel, turn off the layer of your render, so you have just a blank background. Now run any filter or image you want, make any adjustments, until you're happy with the graphics for your frame. Or import another render or a photo. Step 5 : Now turn on your render's Layer, and select Layer Effects - Bevel and Emboss. Try the different options, like Pillow Emboss, and tweak it until your render blends well with the frame imagery! When you're done, flatten it all, and convert it to .jpg for web use. Photoshop sucks at compression, so if you can get your hands on Riptide or another true 8-bit .jpg compressor, do that. Much more flexibility, and smaller file-sizes. The reason I typed all this was so you didn't get suckered into using a framing filter. If you're making original art, you need original frames too. Don't settle for pre-rendered frames, it's a lazy way out! Good luck!