Create Your Own Photo Frame
 

   
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Tutorial: AKVIS ArtSuite

Create Your Own Frame

 

In addition to the hand painted frames, you can design one yourself. It's possible to make a frame with any photo editor which supports saving files in PNG format. A method for making a frame for AKVIS ArtSuite using Photoshop is described below.

  • Step 1. Open an image in the photo editor from which you want to make the frame.
    Original image
  • Step 2. Create a layer from the image. Go to the Layers window, right click over the image, and select Layer From Background from the context menu.
    Create a layer

    Press OK in the window that appears.

  • Step 3. Create a hole where the photo will be located. One way is to select the Rectangular Marquee Tool and choose a fragment of the image you want to remove.
    Create a hole in the photo frame

    Delete the fragment with the command Edit -> Clear from the menu or by pressing the Del key.

    Delete the fragment

    Remove the selection with the command Select -> Deselect or by pressing Ctrl+D.

  • Step 4. Now you should add a finishing touch so that your frame is not just a rectangle with a hole in the middle. You can, for example, add a pair of effects to the layer containing your frame.

    Choose Layer -> Layer Style -> Outer Glow from the menu and set the parameters of the effect as shown in the image below.

    Add effects: Outer Glow

    Apply the effect Inner Glow: Layer -> Layer Style -> Inner Glow, in a similar way.

    Add effects: Inner Glow

    Here is the frame:

    An example of a ready photo frame
  • Step 5. Save the frame in PNG format. Do this by going to the menu and selecting File -> Save as . A dialog window for saving the file will open. Choose a folder where the frame will be saved, give the file a name, then press Format and choose PNG. Press the Save button.

    Now the frame is ready for a photo:

    An example of how a ready photo frame can be used

 

You can also watch the video tutorial:

 
How It Works How It Works
   — Workspace — Workspace
   — How To Use The Program — How To Use The Program
   — Preferences — Preferences
Effects Effects
   — Black & White — Black & White
   — Shift Colors — Shift Colors
   — Channel Mixer — Channel Mixer
   — Texture — Texture
   — Glamour — Glamour
   — Two Keys — Two Keys
Frames Frames
   — Classic — Classic
   — Pattern — Pattern
   — Strokes — Strokes
   — Scratches — Scratches
   — Page Curl — Page Curl
   — Squares — Squares
   — Ragged — Ragged
   — Spray — Spray
   — Artistic Frame — Artistic Frame
   — Artistic Crop — Artistic Crop
   — Frost — Frost
   — Hand Painted Frame — Hand Painted Frame
Examples Examples
   — Berlin Cathedral Postcard — Berlin Cathedral Postcard
   — Change Seasons — Change Seasons
   — Create Your Own Art Gallery — Create Your Own Art Gallery
   — Make a Calendar  — Make a Calendar
   — Prowling Tiger — Prowling Tiger
   — Frog Prince House — Frog Prince House
   — Summer Dreams (Advanced Tutorial) — Summer Dreams (Advanced Tutorial)
   — Relaxing at the River — Relaxing at the River
   — Happy New Year! Year of the Tiger! — Happy New Year! Year of the Tiger!
   — Handmade Wedding Invitation — Handmade Wedding Invitation
   — Making Your Own Frames — Making Your Own Frames
   — Retro Style Portrait — Retro Style Portrait
   — Changeable Fruit - Shift Colors — Changeable Fruit - Shift Colors

 

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