Sometimes I have a short debate with myself on wether or not to add a border to my image before uploading. Nine times out of ten I choose not to. If I feel it will really add to the iimage then I'll go for it, but if not then no border.

How others of you out there have this little debate?  And how do you deal with it.

I think borders are good, but I also think they are offten over done. A two pixel black line is offten enough, but many people, including myself at times, go over the top! I never setled on one style of border, because I could not make my mind up, I'm still experimenting.

I add a black border with a white stroke on the inner edge to all my pics.  It allows the title and my name to be placed outside the image and - IMO - provides a well defined demarcation between image and page.

I usually add a little inner glow but that's all.  Elaborate "scrapbooker" borders have their place, but it is a small place and filled with hand lotion and loofahs.

Quote - I usually add a little inner glow but that's all.  Elaborate "scrapbooker" borders have their place, but it is a small place and filled with hand lotion and loofahs.

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Laurie

I go beyond bordering. I tend to put picture frames around most of mine.

I used to go whole hog, the picture frame or border and sometimes a 'mat and frame', now I tend to just leave it, I figure if I am ever going to print a piece I can add it so there is space for the mat and all later since I save the .psd from when I do my postwork.

I blame kids, not enough time to work on artwork anyway as the unfinished canvases sitting in the corner will attest.  Much less pick out just the right framing additions for my image, I am just happy to get stuff set up and rendered most days without a war breaking out between the little monst... joys. :p

I go from small white lines to borders becoming part of the image...

my vote would be to use minimal or no border on poser renders posted on websites.  anything more than a solid line distracts the viewer, adds to server load and upload download time.  if an ornate or artsy border does not detract from the poser render it surrounds, then said image is likely not worth viewing IMVHO as an art critic.  the reason they use frames on oil paintings is that artists just paint on a canvas stretched over a wood rectangle brace, and then some guy is paid to hide the canvas edges with something.

Quote - anything more than a solid line distracts the viewer, adds to server load and upload download time.  if an ornate or artsy border does not detract from the poser render it surrounds, then said image is likely not worth viewing IMVHO as an art critic. 

We have a winner!

When I was a wee little lad ours wasn't a border, it ws a regular collie.

And I have never put a border on anything 3D, and this includes postworking a border into 3D iamge

Drawings and paintings from art class and old techncal illustrations from my highschool and college days are framed and bordered becuase they hang on a wall. Never considered hanging one of my renders.

I guess it would depend on the picture. I don't think I've used that many borders in my work, but when I'm doing something that needs it, like a comic book layout, or something like it, well, why not?

I tend to border if i plan to print or sell a print otherwise I do not.  just for me the border has a more classic pinup look.