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This lesson demonstrates how to paint co-ordinating artistic borders. To work along, you can download the image I am working with Here. Unzip the file and open it onto Photoshop’s workspace.
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards. Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
Open your image onto Photoshop’s workspace.
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Create a transparent layer above the background layer by clicking the following Create a new layer icon.
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Then click the Background swatch (and with the Dropper Tool), sample a colour that co-ordinates with your photograph. 
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Now, tap Ctrl then Backspace to fill the transparent layer with your choice of colour.
 
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Working on the top layer, click the following Add a layer mask icon. Then press your D key to set the Default Foreground and Background Black and White colours. Press X to swap their colours. Masking for beginners tutorial
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Now, activate the Brush Tool and using an artistic brush, begin painting (with black) to remove areas of the blue filled layer. I chose the following brush attributes.
Tip
Quickly alter the brush size by tapping the square bracket (keyboard) keys.
After you have completed the border, you are ready for the next step.
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Now, change the brush to a large soft (basic) brush, and proceed to remove the blue centre.
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After this is complete, activate the first (artistic) brush, and zoom into the edges of your photograph. Now, reduce the size of your brush and carefully move around the border, bringing back more of the photograph; further distressing its edges as you work.
Applying the brush in small zigzags, produces an artistic scratchy look, don’t be precise; you are creating a distressed border.
Tip
If you reveal too much of the photograph, press X to swap your Foreground colour to White, and paint back the blue border.
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When you are completely happy with the painted border, from the top menu, choose Layer then choose Flatten Image.
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To complete the artistic ambience, from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Texturiser then choose Texture. In the subsequent dialogue box, apply your settings, then click OK.
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From the top menu, choose Adjustments then choose Hue/Saturation, and increase just the Saturation slider to around +14, then click OK.
Congratulations, your work is complete and ready to save - or to print.
Wendi E M Scarth. Top of Page - Home.
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