Photoshop Tip: Add a Quick Border to Any Photo Using the Crop Tool

10 years 7 months ago - 10 years 7 months ago #291385 by Jamie
Photoshop Tip from Photobacks:

Add a quick border to any photo using the Crop tool.


Call it the "reverse crop!" After selecting your Crop tool, extend the crop outline past the edges of your photo. When you save the crop, you'll have a new border, basically creating a new canvas size for your photo. Note, the background color you've selected in the color swatches will be the color used to fill in the border. (If you're on a transparent layer - not a background layer - you'll simply extend the canvas size.) Give it a try! Like Photobacks on Facebook at facebook.com/photobacks and enjoy a FREE Photoshop Template Download, Photoshop Tips and more!


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10 years 7 months ago #291517 by Jim Photo
Good tip guys, would have been good to know this when I got started.


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10 years 7 months ago #292312 by Linda Duncan
Thank you


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10 years 7 months ago #293187 by Jon Carson
I knew this one, but did send to my sister who is getting started with Photoshop right now.


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