Hello everyone, my dear friends. Let's return to my favorite graphic editor, and today, for beginners, I would like to tell and show how to make a frame in Photoshop around a photo, insert a ready-made one, or draw it yourself in the form of a rectangle. I myself have witnessed how harshly and incorrectly people do this. They just put the photo on the frame and erase everything around it. But this is terribly inconvenient and wrong, so we will do everything right.

Even a complete teapot who just learned about Photoshop today can handle this method. If we already have a certain frame or blank for a vignette, of which today you can find a whole bunch on the Internet, then there is no problem with this at all. Let's say we have two photos: a portrait of a girl and a blank with a transparent background in the right place.

But this can only be done in the most ideal situation, when our workpiece already contains a transparent background.

Inserting a finished frame without a transparent background

Things get more complicated when the image is not intended to be a frame. Then you will have to do it yourself. You can, of course, overlay images on top of the object, cutting off unnecessary ends, but this, as I said at the very beginning, is terrible. If you later want to change the photo, its size or position, this can become problematic. It's better to just make a hole and just insert our frame around the photo.

1. Open the image with the intended frame and select the selection tool. In this case, you can use a rectangular selection, but I still prefer to use the Rectangular Lasso Tool. However, the picture may have errors.
   
2. Next, we begin to allocate space inside the frame around the perimeter. You should have dotted lines appear.
   
3. After that, check if you have a padlock icon on the layer thumbnail. If yes. then click on it to make it disappear. After this, press the key DELETE, after which the inside of the frame will become transparent. This is exactly what we wanted.
   
4. Next, open the image of the girl (or whatever you have) in the same document.
   
5. But again, it is our first layer, so we will need to move it. Go to the layers panel, and just like in the first option, move the thumbnail of the layer with the girl lower than the frame layer.
   
6. Next, all that remains is to move and adjust the size as needed using movement and transformation. You can also apply some layer style, such as an inner shadow. It will look more realistic.

This is the final version we got, and we didn’t even have to crop the photo.

Clipping Mask

A very cool method that has long proven itself among designers is creating a clipping mask. I already considered this method when I wrote an article about it, but here I will consider this point in more detail.

We do the framing ourselves

The easiest way to make a frame in Photoshop is to draw it yourself, for example in the form of a colored rectangle. It will be simple, but stylish.

1. Let's go in and take it "Rectangle". After that, set the stroke color in the properties (whatever you want), and set the fill color to whatever you want, since then it will be removed anyway. I'll put yellow.
   
2. Now, draw the rectangle we need on the canvas. You can pinch SHIFT so that it turns out square. If you are not satisfied with the thickness, you can always change it in the properties. It is only important that at this moment the Shape tool is activated.
   
3. If you want the outside of the stroke to be rounded or polygonal, you can select this option in the properties.
   
4. You can also add some effects to your frame using . For example, I added embossing and shadow. The remaining properties are unlikely to have much effect on the stroke, since they will be focused on the internal content.
   
5. Now open the image with the girl (or whoever you have). It, as you already understood, will appear as a new layer on top of the figure.
   
6. Next, right-click on the thumbnail of the layer with the girl and select "Create Clipping Mask". Just before doing this, make sure that under the miniature with the girl there is our rectangle with a stroke.
   
7. As you can see, now the girl is inside, as if in the window of a house. All that remains is to move it using " ". You can also enlarge or reduce the image to suit your vision. The most important thing is that the picture is not cropped, but its edges are simply out of sight.
   

As you can see, everything is simple. You can add some other effects, or write text inside so that it is clear who is depicted. Download some nice font that will look great.

A little later I will definitely post a video tutorial so that there are no problems.

Clipping mask for the finished frame

If the frame is separate, that is, it is on its own layer and is just an element of some composition, then here you will need to do things a little differently, since hiding the image behind a layer simply won’t work.

Of course, you can try to do this, but the result is unlikely to suit you. In many cases, people come with the excess trimmed off. And I will not tire of repeating that this is wrong.

But there is an ideal solution - make a clipping mask.

In principle, everything is very simple here.

Voila. Now the girl is in the frame and can be moved using the Move tool. The most important thing is that the movement will occur outside the frame and no edges will come out.

Online Photoshop

The most interesting thing is that you can insert a photo into a frame in Photoshop online, but forget about the method with a clipping mask. This thing, unfortunately, is missing in the online version of the graphics editor. Let's look at our actions from the second example.

1. Login to the service online-photoshop and open an image from your computer, namely the very frame into which you will then insert your photo.
   
2. Next, be sure to remove the lock from the layer. To do this, click on it with the left mouse button twice. This will allow us to remove the unnecessary part from the picture.
   
3. Now, select any selection tool. True, in online Photoshop you don’t have much to choose from, since there is only a rectangular selection and a regular lasso. Perhaps it will be convenient to use a rectangular selection here.
4. And then, holding the left mouse button in one corner of the recess, drag it to the opposite corner. Thus, you should have this very recess highlighted.
   
5. After that, immediately press the button DELETE to remove the core. Part of the picture in the center should become transparent.
   
6. Now, select "File" from the menu - "Open image" and find the photo you want to use inside. I'll take the same girl. But only the photo will open in another document. To drag it onto a document with a frame, hold down the left mouse button on the thumbnail of the layer with the girl and simply drag it to the layer we need, where we have already worked.
   
7. As you can see, the image was transferred too small. To increase it, select the menu item "Edit"- "Free Transform".
   
8. Now, pull it by the corner to enlarge the photo in size. Just be sure to hold down the key SHIFT so that after enlargement all proportions are preserved. Pull until you have enough, or until the photo overlaps the frame.
   
9. As a final touch, we will need to move the thumbnail of the layer with the girl under the layer with the frame so that it is at the back and no edges are in the way.

We got what we wanted. So, as you can see, even online Photoshop can cope with this task. Of course, most of the functions here are neutered, but sometimes even the standard functionality may be enough.

Well, if you want to seriously learn Photoshop, then be sure to check this out cool video tutorials. They are perfectly structured according to methods from simple to complex, everything is told in simple and human language, so that after studying you simply should not have any questions.

Well, that's all for me. Be sure to subscribe to all my public pages and YouTube channel to always be aware of all the interesting things. I'm waiting for you again. Good luck to you. Bye bye!

Best regards, Dmitry Kostin

7 simple ways to make your own frames in Photoshop.
Welcome, dear reader of the site!

To make a frame in Photoshop, you don’t need to know the program well.

Minimal knowledge of Photoshop is enough.

So, let's start from simple to more complex.

Method 1 – stroke.

Open the image. Select either the entire image or part of it.

If you need to make a frame for the entire image, then it is best to use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+A, but if you need to select part of the image, use the selection tools.

After the selection is ready, go to<Редактирование> –<выполнить обводку>

In the window that appears, select the thickness, color, and location of the stroke—inside.

If you choose the stroke location -outside-, then the image size can be reduced using the command -Free Transform - CTRL + T, holding down the Shift key to maintain the proportions.

Or increase the canvas size to the required dimensions.

From the above it follows method 2:using the underlying layer:

The resulting empty space can be filled with any color, gradient, or texture on a new layer.

In this case, the layer with the image must be above the color layer or texture layer.

If your image layer is a background layer, then you should transfer it to a regular layer by double-clicking on it and clicking OK in the window that appears.

Method 3. Use styles.

Create a new layer above the image layer and fill it with any style. Styles for every taste can be downloaded on the Internet.

We select, for example, an oval area and clear it by pressing the Del key.

In this case, the bottom layer with the image can be moved, adjusting it to the resulting frame.

You can add text and also apply a style to it.

Method 4. Use blending options – layer styles.

Create a new document, say 10 cm x 15 cm.

Fill the layer with the pattern you like.

Select the area, clear the contents - Del key

Remove selection, Ctrl+D.

Double-click on the layer, or call up the blending options by clicking on the icon:

Select the overlay options, for example: shadow, emboss, stroke.

Place the image under the resulting layer.

Method 5. in Photoshop.

Open the image and add a new layer.

On a new layer, create a quick mask - press Q.

Then free transformation - reduce the mask in size.

Let's go to Filter - Strokes - Airbrush.

We set the sizes to your liking

Exit the quick mask: press the Q key again

Got selection:

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Invert the selection

Fill the selected area (layer 1) with a color or gradient.

Remove selection.

Method 6. Use raster shapes.

Open the image and unlock the background layer.

In the toolbar, select the raster shape that is most suitable for creating a frame. The figures can also be found on the Internet.

Select the desired fragment

We change the location of the layers, and by pressing the Alt key we move the mouse between the layers.

An icon will appear – click.

Then you can merge the layers Ctrl+E

Add a new layer below the image layer

Add overlay effects to the image layer

Fill the bottom layer and you can apply a filter<Эффекты освещения>.

Or any other, play around - whatever you like most.

By changing the transparency of the layer and using masks, you can achieve different effects.

Method 7. Making a transparent frame in Photoshop.

Open the image, duplicate the background layer three times - pressing the Ctrl+J key combination three times

Turn off the top two layers by clicking on the eye icon opposite the layer. And let’s immediately rename the layers so as not to get confused.

Being on layer 1 go to<Фильтр>-<Размытие>-<Размытие по Гауссу>.

Blurring the image

Hi all. Today we will talk about how to solve a frequently asked question, namely, inserting an image into a frame. To begin with, I’ll tell you that inserting images into a frame can be different, let’s look at the examples below:

Example 1

Example 2

As we can see from the examples, the type of frames is completely different: in the first example we placed a frame on top of the image, and in the second we processed the edge of the image, thereby creating a frame.

I will describe both of these examples in two lessons.

Insert the image into the frame: method 1

Sometimes it is interesting to place an image under a frame, for example, a photo of a friend, then send it to him - he will print it and hang it on the wall ;-).

And the best part is that anyone can do this, i.e. You don't need any special Photoshop skills here.

Let's say you've already found the picture you want, now all you have to do is find the frame. Many Internet resources have frames, some even have large archives. All you need is to choose the one you like and download. Before downloading, pay attention to what they write: usually such frames indicate that it can be downloaded in *.psd - the central part is already cut out there and you do not have to cut it out additionally.

Now open your image, on which we will add a frame. I have this picture:

Let's copy the entire image and open the downloaded *.psd file in Photoshop. Note that the frame itself has transparency in the center:

Create a new layer and place it below the frame layer.

Paste the previously copied image onto the newly created layer. If it does not fit in size, then adjust either the image to the size of the frame, or the frame to the size of the image, by selecting the appropriate layer and using the function: Edit ? Transform? Free Transform, then drag the corner handle while holding down the Shift key to shrink/stretch it proportionally.

Now let's do the same operation using another popular program - Photoshop.

I have an old version installed on my computer - Adobe Photoshop CS2. And she suits me with everything. If you have a different version, it is possible that some aspects of working with the program will differ from those shown, but in general the algorithm will be the same.

Open Adobe Photoshop. Let's go File - Open

and in the window that opens, select our template from the folder where it is located. Now our template appears in the program window:

Now we need to open the photo of our sailor. Let's go to the menu again File - Open and find our portrait on the computer. Our sailor appeared in the program window on top of our template.

I save all my templates with a resolution of 300 dpi and a size of 200 x 90 mm. Therefore, after opening the photo of the girl, I adjust it (the photo) to the size of the template. Otherwise, the photo and template may vary greatly. To do this, go to the program menu Image - Image size... and in the window that appears, I set the same resolution as the template, as well as a height approximately equal to the height of the template:

When resizing a photo, do not forget to check the box Maintain proportions.

Now we need to move our sailor onto the template. First, let's activate Move Tool

after which, by hovering the cursor over the photo and holding down the left mouse button, you need to “drag” the sailor onto the template.

Some versions of Photoshop do not support direct drag-and-drop. In this case, we will do it differently: on the tab with the photo of the sailor we go Select all(our photo is highlighted), then Editing - Copy. Now go to the tab with the template (frame) and click Editing - Paste.

If this window pops up, click Convert:

Now our photo is on top of the template and we can move it freely with the mouse. So that it is the sailor, and not the template itself, that moves in the window Layers The layer with the girl’s photo should be activated (click on it and it will turn dark blue):

Let's move the photo closer to the frame cutout. Now we need to move it outside the frame so that it is visible only through its cutout. To do this in the window Layers, hovering the cursor over the layer with the sailor and holding down the left mouse button, “drop” (drag) this layer down:

The layers swapped places and our sailor “hid” behind the frame:

I would like to increase the size of our photo a little. Making sure that the window Layers the layer with our photo is active, go to the menu Editing - Free Transform:

A frame appeared around the photo. While holding down the key Shift, you can use the cursor to reduce or enlarge the size of the photo by holding it at any of its corners:

After resizing and adjusting the photo in the template window, click Enter and the frame around the photo will disappear. There is only one small thing left - save our template in the “mirror” for sublimation. Go to the menu Image - Rotate canvas - Flip canvas horizontally:

Our template is ready!

Well, to reinforce this, watch this video tutorial:

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In this lesson we will create a portrait of a child, which will be framed with a beautiful frame (on the theme of the New Year). After studying this lesson, you will be able to independently create similar portraits with photographs of family and friends and frames of any subject.

For work, we will use the most famous (and most professional) image processing program - Photoshop (in my example this is Adobe Photoshop CS5).

I assume that you have already installed this program, and I do not dwell on the issues of searching, downloading, etc. (there is a separate video book about this).

We launch Photoshop and first of all check that in the paragraph Window the main menu of the program was checked Layers, to enable the ability to work with layers:

Layers in Photoshop these are different images that can overlap each other. If the top layer is translucent or not completely filled, then the image of the layer underneath will be visible through it.

This is exactly what we need to create our portrait - we must place our photograph as the bottom layer, and above it place the image of a New Year's frame with a transparent area so that the photo of the person can be seen through it.

So let's get started...

First, we need to open our photo in the program, which we will frame. We do this using menu items File – Open:

And in the window that opens, we find our image and open it:

If you need to crop the edges of a photo (or unnecessary details on it), then use the tool for this Frame(on the left side of the Photoshop window):

After this, we need to take an image of a beautiful New Year’s frame somewhere (for example, download it on the Internet), but we must keep in mind that the image must be in a special format (have transparency).

The fact is that a regular image (for example, in jpg format) cannot be transparent and therefore requires additional processing, but images in the format png These are images with a transparent background and therefore it is better to look for a frame image in this format.

To make your search easier, I have prepared twenty frames in png format, packing them into one archive (49.4 MB), which you can download.