{"id":6001,"date":"2014-11-18T13:19:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T18:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=6001"},"modified":"2022-11-02T10:44:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:44:58","slug":"matted-picture-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/matted-picture-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Borders And Frames &#8211; Matted Picture Frame"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside><style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 30px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photo effects top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2740208297\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/aside>\n<section>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>In this tutorial, the second in our series on creating photo borders and frames in Photoshop, we'll learn how to add a matted picture frame around an image, and we'll create most of the effect using nothing more than a few simple layer styles! Along the way, we'll learn how to merge layer styles onto a layer, and how we can use blend modes like Screen and Multiply to easily turn shadows into highlights and vice versa!<\/p>\n<p>I'll be using Photoshop CS6 here but this tutorial is also fully compatible with <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/dlXjD2w\" title=\"Get Photoshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photoshop CC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:both;\">Here's the image I'll be working with (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic.mhtml?id=228093007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">still life photo<\/a> from Shutterstock):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/original.jpg\" alt=\"Image 228093007 licensed and used by permission from Shutterstock\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image.<\/div>\n<p>And here's what the matted picture frame  will look like when we're done:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/photoshop-matted-photo-frame.jpg\" alt=\"A black photo border with white outline created in Photoshop.\" width=\"639\" height=\"548\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final effect.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<aside> <style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script> <\/aside>\n<aside>\n<p>This tutorial is from our <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/\" title=\"Learn Photoshop effects\">Photo Effects<\/a> series. Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How To Create A Matted Photo Frame<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Duplicate The Background Layer<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing we need to do to create our matted frame  is duplicate the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/background-layer\/\">Background layer<\/a>. If you've newly opened your image in Photoshop as I have, you'll see in the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layers-panel\/\">Layers panel<\/a><a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/background-layer\/\"><\/a> that the Background layer is currently the only layer in the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/layers-panel-background.gif\" alt=\"The original photo sitting on the Background layer in the Layers panel.\" width=\"263\" height=\"270\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image sitting on the Background layer.<\/div>\n<p>To duplicate it, and name the new layer at the same time, press and hold the <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) key on your keyboard as you click on the Background layer and drag it down onto the <strong>New Layer<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/drag-new-layer.gif\" alt=\"Dragging the Background layer onto the New Layer icon.\" width=\"263\" height=\"218\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press and hold Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac) and drag the Background layer onto the New Layer icon.<\/div>\n<p>When you release your mouse button, Photoshop will pop open the <strong>Duplicate Layer<\/strong> dialog box, giving us the chance to name the new layer before it's added. Name the layer &quot;photo&quot; (since this will be the layer our photo sits on), then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/duplicate-layer-dialog-box.gif\" alt=\"Naming the new layer in the Duplicate Layer dialog box.\" width=\"504\" height=\"201\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Naming the new layer in the Duplicate Layer dialog box.<\/div>\n<p>A copy of the Background layer now appears on a new layer named \"photo\" above the original:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/new-photo-layer.gif\" alt=\"The Layers panel showing the new photo layer.\" width=\"263\" height=\"212\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers panel showing the new &quot;photo&quot; layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Select The Background Layer<\/h3>\n<p>Click on the <strong>Background layer<\/strong> in the Layers panel so it's once again selected and active:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/select-background-layer.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the New Layer via Copy command from under the Layer menu.\" width=\"263\" height=\"184\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Background layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Add More Canvas Space Around The Image<\/h3>\n<p>Let's add a white border around the image to serve as the mat that sits between the frame and the photo, and we'll do that using Photoshop's Canvas Size command. Go up to the <strong>Image<\/strong> menu in the Menu Bar along the top of the screen and choose <strong>Canvas Size<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/image-canvas-size.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Canvas Size command from under the Image menu.\" width=\"216\" height=\"141\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Image &gt; Canvas Size.<\/div>\n<p>This opens the Canvas Size dialog box. First, make sure  the <strong>Relative<\/strong> option is <strong>checked<\/strong>. This will let us start with our current canvas size and add additional space to it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/canvas-size-relative.gif\" alt=\"The Relative option in the Canvas Size dialog box.\" width=\"403\" height=\"214\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Relative option in the Canvas Size dialog box.<\/div>\n<p>With Relative checked, enter the amount of canvas space you want to add for your mat into the <strong>Width<\/strong> and <strong>Height<\/strong> boxes, using whichever measurement type is easier (usually either <strong>Pixels<\/strong> or <strong>Inches<\/strong>). When deciding how much space to add, keep in mind that whatever value you enter for the Width will be <strong>divided between the left and right sides<\/strong>. So, for example, entering a value of 2 inches, as I'm going to do, will add 1 inch of space to the left and 1 inch to the right. The same thing goes with the Height value. It gets <strong>divided between the top and bottom<\/strong>, so entering 2 inches for the Height will add 1 inch of space to the top and 1 inch to the bottom. The actual values you enter will depend a lot of the size of your image, so even though I'm setting both my Width and Height values to 2 Inches, you may find that smaller or larger values work better:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/width-height-values.gif\" alt=\"The Width and Height values in the Canvas Size dialog box.\" width=\"404\" height=\"163\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Enter the amount of extra canvas space you need.<\/div>\n<p>Next, make sure the <strong>center square<\/strong> is selected in the <strong>Anchor<\/strong> grid directly below the Relative option. Selecting the center square tells Photoshop to add the extra space evenly around the canvas. Finally, since we want our mat to be white, set the <strong>Canvas extension color<\/strong> to <strong>White<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/anchor-grid-extension-color.gif\" alt=\"The Anchor grid and Canvas extension color options in the Canvas Size dialog box.\" width=\"402\" height=\"176\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Select the center Anchor grid square and set the Canvas extension color to white.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK when you're done to close out of the Canvas Size dialog box, at which point Photoshop adds the extra space around the image, creating our white mat. If you find that you've added too much or too little space, just press <strong>Ctrl+Z<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+Z<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard to undo it, then go back to <strong>Image<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Canvas Size<\/strong> and try again with different Width and Height values:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/image-canvas-space-added.jpg\" alt=\"The image after adding white canvas space around it.\" width=\"600\" height=\"495\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image after adding white canvas space around it.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Rename The Background Layer<\/h3>\n<p>Since we're using the Background layer as the mat, let's give the  layer a more descriptive name. <strong>Double-click<\/strong> directly on the name &quot;Background&quot; in the Layers panel. This will pop open the <strong>New Layer<\/strong> dialog box. Enter &quot;mat&quot; as the new name for the layer, then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/new-layer-mat.gif\" alt=\"Renaming the Background layer with the New Layer dialog box.\" width=\"473\" height=\"163\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The New Layer dialog box.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop changes the name of the layer from &quot;Background&quot; to &quot;mat&quot;:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/new-mat-layer.gif\" alt=\"The Background layer is now the Frame layer.\" width=\"263\" height=\"189\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The newly-renamed &quot;mat&quot; layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Add A New Layer<\/h3>\n<p>Next, we'll add another new layer, this time to hold the frame. With the &quot;mat&quot; layer selected,  press and hold the <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) key on your keyboard and click on the <strong>New Layer<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/new-layer-icon-2.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the New Layer icon.\" width=\"263\" height=\"194\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the New Layer icon while pressing Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac).<\/div>\n<p>This once again opens the New Layer dialog box. Name the new layer \"frame\", then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/new-layer-frame.gif\" alt=\"Naming the new layer.\" width=\"481\" height=\"186\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Naming the new layer.<\/div>\n<p>A new blank layer named \"frame\" appears between the \"photo\" and \"mat\" layers:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/new-frame-layer.gif\" alt=\"Naming the new layer.\" width=\"263\" height=\"245\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The &quot;frame&quot; layer is added between the previous two layers.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 6: Fill The New Layer With White<\/h3>\n<p>Go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>Fill<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/edit-fill.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Fill command from under the Edit menu.\" width=\"268\" height=\"145\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Fill.<\/div>\n<p>This opens the Fill dialog box. We're going to temporarily fill the \"frame\" layer with white, so set the <strong>Use<\/strong> option at the top of the dialog box to <strong>White<\/strong>. Make sure the other two options are set to their defaults (<strong>Mode<\/strong> is set to <strong>Normal<\/strong> and <strong>Opacity<\/strong> is set to <strong>100%<\/strong>), then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/fill-use-white.gif\" alt=\"The Fill dialog box.\" width=\"368\" height=\"274\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Setting the Use option to White in the Fill dialog box.<\/div>\n<p>Nothing will seem to have happened in the document, but if we look at the \"frame\" layer's <strong>preview thumbnail<\/strong> in the Layers panel, we  see that the layer has in fact been filled with white:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/frame-layer-thumbnail.gif\" alt=\"The preview thumbnail showing the frame layer filled with white.\" width=\"263\" height=\"212\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The &quot;frame&quot; layer's preview thumbnail.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 7: Apply A Stroke Layer Style<\/h3>\n<p>Next, to draw the frame,  we'll use a couple of Photoshop's layer styles (effects). Click on the <strong>Layer Styles<\/strong> icon (the &quot;fx&quot; icon)  at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/layer-styles-icon.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the Layer Styles icon in the Layers panel.\" width=\"263\" height=\"168\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Layer Styles icon.<\/div>\n<p>Choose <strong>Stroke<\/strong> from the list of layer styles that appears:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/choose-stroke.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the Layer Styles icon in the Layers panel.\" width=\"159\" height=\"130\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting a Stroke layer style.<\/div>\n<p>This opens Photoshop's Layer Style dialog box set to the Stroke options in the middle column. We want our frame to be <strong>black<\/strong>, which means we'll need the stroke to be black. If your stroke isn't set to black already, click on the <strong>color swatch<\/strong> to the right of the word Color:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/stroke-color-swatch.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the color swatch to change the color of the stroke.\" width=\"397\" height=\"211\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click the stroke's color swatch if it's not already set to black.<\/div>\n<p>This will open the <strong>Color Picker<\/strong>. Choose <strong>black<\/strong> for the stroke color, then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/color-picker-stroke-color.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing black from the Color Picker.\" width=\"565\" height=\"421\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing black from the Color Picker.<\/div>\n<p>Next, to give the stroke sharp corners, change the <strong>Position<\/strong> option to <strong>Inside<\/strong>. Then, keep an eye on your document as you drag the <strong>Size<\/strong> slider towards the right to increase the thickness of the stroke, creating the initial frame. There's no \"one-size-fits-all\" value to use here because the size you'll want for your frame will depend a lot on the size of your image, as well as your own personal taste. I'm working with a fairly large image so for me, I think a stroke size of <strong>80 px<\/strong> looks good. Your value may be different, but whichever value you choose, remember it because we'll need it again in a moment:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/stroke-position-size.gif\" alt=\"The Position and Size options for the Stroke.\" width=\"338\" height=\"250\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Setting Position to Inside and increasing the Size value.<\/div>\n<p>Here's what my document looks like with the stroke applied around the outer edges. Don't close out of the Layer Style dialog box just yet. We have one more style to apply:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/image-basic-frame.jpg\" alt=\"The basic frame has been added around the image using a Stroke layer effect.\" width=\"639\" height=\"547\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The stroke creates the basic frame.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 8: Apply A Bevel &amp; Emboss Layer Style<\/h3>\n<p>Let's give our frame some depth using another of Photoshop's layer styles - Bevel &amp; Emboss. With the Layer Style dialog box still open, click directly on the words <strong>Bevel &amp; Emboss<\/strong> at the top of the list of styles on the left. Make sure you <strong>click on the words themselves<\/strong>, not just inside the checkbox, otherwise the options for Bevel &amp; Emboss won't appear:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/select-bevel-emboss.gif\" alt=\"Selecting a Bevel and Emboss layer effect.\" width=\"202\" height=\"224\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking directly on the words Bevel &amp; Emboss.<\/div>\n<p>The middle column of the Layer Style dialog box will change to the Bevel &amp; Emboss options. We need to apply this effect directly to the stroke we added in the previous step, and we can do that by changing the <strong>Style<\/strong> option at the top from Inner Bevel (the default setting) to <strong>Stroke Emboss<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/style-stroke-emboss.gif\" alt=\"Changing the Style option for Bevel and Emboss to Stroke Emboss.\" width=\"393\" height=\"163\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing Style to Stroke Emboss.<\/div>\n<p>Next, change the <strong>Technique<\/strong> option directly below it from Smooth to <strong>Chisel Hard<\/strong>. Then, set the <strong>Size<\/strong> value to the same value you used for your stroke size in the previous step. For me, it was <strong>80 px<\/strong>. If you don't remember the exact value you used, that's okay. Just keep an eye on your document as you drag the Size slider towards the right and make sure you set it high enough so that the emboss effect covers the entire thickness of the stroke:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/emboss-technique-size.gif\" alt=\"The Technique and Size options for the Bevel and Emboss layer effect.\" width=\"338\" height=\"225\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing Technique to Chisel Hard and setting the Size to the stroke size.<\/div>\n<p>Here's what the frame should look like so far, but we're not quite done yet:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/frame-technique-size.jpg\" alt=\"The frame after applying the first of the Bevel and Emboss settings.\" width=\"639\" height=\"547\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The frame after applying the first of the Bevel &amp; Emboss settings.<\/div>\n<p>Back in the Bevel &amp; Emboss options, change the <strong>Angle<\/strong> value in the Shading section to <strong>120&deg;<\/strong> so the light appears to be shining on the frame from the upper left:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/shading-angle.gif\" alt=\"Changing the Angle value for the Bevel and Emboss layer effect.\" width=\"338\" height=\"151\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing the Angle to 120&deg;.<\/div>\n<p>Let's make a couple more adjustments to the lighting. Down near the bottom are some options for adjusting the highlight and shadow of the effect. Lower the <strong>Highlight Opacity<\/strong> value from 75% (the default setting) down to <strong>50%<\/strong>. You may even want to go a bit lower than that. This will darken the brightest sections of the frame:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/highlight-opacity.gif\" alt=\"Lowering the Highlight Opacity value to 50% for the Bevel and Emboss layer effect.\" width=\"338\" height=\"169\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Lowering the Highlight Opacity to 50%.<\/div>\n<p>Then, to brighten up the darker areas (which at the moment are pure black), first change the <strong>Shadow Mode<\/strong> from Multiply to <a href=\"photo-editing\/layer-blend-modes\/screen\/\">Screen<\/a>, then click on the <strong>color swatch<\/strong> beside it to change the shadow color:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/shadow-mode-color.gif\" alt=\"The Shadow Mode and color swatch for the Bevel and Emboss layer effect.\" width=\"368\" height=\"178\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing the Shadow Mode to Screen and clicking the color swatch.<\/div>\n<p>When the <strong>Color Picker<\/strong> opens, choose <strong>white<\/strong> for the new shadow color (I know, I know... <em>white<\/em> for a shadow?? Just trust me on this), then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/bevel-emboss-shadow-color.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing white from the Color picker.\" width=\"566\" height=\"421\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing white from the Color Picker for the new shadow color.<\/div>\n<p>Why did we choose white for the shadow color? It's because we don't actually need a shadow here since our frame is already pure black. Instead, what we need is a second highlight, and by changing the Shadow Mode from Multiply to Screen, then changing its color from black to white, we effectively turned the shadow into a highlight! With white now as the new color, lower the <strong>Shadow Opacity<\/strong> value from <strong>75%<\/strong> all the way down to somewhere between <strong>10-20%<\/strong>. I'll split the difference and set mine to 15%. The sections of the frame that were pure black before will now appear a bit brighter, revealing some detail in the corners where the frame sections meet:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/shadow-opacity.gif\" alt=\"Lowering the Shadow Opacity value.\" width=\"368\" height=\"179\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Lowering the Shadow Opacity value.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to close out of the Layer Style dialog box. Here's what the frame should look like:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/frame-bevel-emboss.jpg\" alt=\"The frame with all Bevel and Emboss settings applied.\" width=\"639\" height=\"550\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The frame with all Bevel &amp; Emboss settings applied.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/photo-editing\/layer-blend-modes\/intro\/\">Learn more about the five essential blend modes every Photoshop user should know!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 9: Rasterize The Layer Styles<\/h3>\n<p>Next, we'll add a drop shadow to the frame. To do that, we'll first need to delete everything on the layer except the frame itself. And to do <em>that<\/em>, we'll need to <strong>rasterize<\/strong> our two layer styles, essentially flattening (merging) them onto the layer as normal pixels. <strong>Right-click<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Control-click<\/strong> (Mac) on the \"frame\" layer:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/right-click-frame-layer.gif\" alt=\"Right-clicking on the frame layer in the Layers panel.\" width=\"263\" height=\"241\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Right-click (Win) \/ Control-click anywhere except the preview thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>Choose <strong>Rasterize Layer Style<\/strong> from the menu that appears:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/rasterize-layer-style.gif\" alt=\"Choosing the Rasterize Layer Style command.\" width=\"302\" height=\"119\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing &quot;Rasterize Layer Style&quot;.<\/div>\n<p>The frame will still look the same as before, but the two layer styles are no longer listed separately below the &quot;frame&quot; layer in the Layers panel. They've now been merged onto the layer. This <em>does<\/em> mean we've lost the ability to go back and edit them later, but that's okay because we've already done everything we needed to do with them:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/layer-styles-rasterized.gif\" alt=\"The layer styles have been rasterized.\" width=\"263\" height=\"216\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers panel after rasterizing the layer styles.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 10: Select The Magic Wand Tool<\/h3>\n<p>Select the <strong><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/magic-wand-tool\/\">Magic Wand Tool<\/a><\/strong> from the Tools panel. By default, it's nested behind the <strong>Quick Selection Tool<\/strong>, so to access it, click and hold on the Quick Selection Tool until a fly-out menu appears, then choose the Magic Wand Tool from the menu:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/photoshop-magic-wand-tool.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop.\" width=\"244\" height=\"146\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Magic Wand Tool.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 11: Turn Off \"Sample All Layers\"<\/h3>\n<p>Up in the Options Bar, make sure the <strong>Sample All Layers<\/strong> options in <strong>unchecked<\/strong> (turned off). This will limit our selection to just the contents of the &quot;frame&quot; layer:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/sample-all-layers.gif\" alt=\"The Sample All Layers option for the Magic Wand Tool.\" width=\"480\" height=\"84\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Sample All Layers option. Make sure it's off.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 12: Select The White Area And Delete It<\/h3>\n<p>To make it easier to see what we're about to do, press and hold the <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) key on your keyboard and click on the <strong>visibility icon<\/strong> (the \"eyeball\") on the far left of the \"frame\" layer in the Layers panel. This will temporarily hide all layers in the document except the \"frame\" layer:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/frame-layer-visibility.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the visibility icon for the frame layer in the Layers panel.\" width=\"277\" height=\"216\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the visibility icon for the &quot;frame&quot; layer.<\/div>\n<p>Then, click with the Magic Wand Tool anywhere inside the <strong>white area<\/strong> to select it. You'll see a selection outline appear around the outer edges. Everything except the frame is now selected:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/select-white-area.gif\" alt=\"Clicking with the Magic Wand Tool inside the white area.\" width=\"500\" height=\"430\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking with the Magic Wand Tool inside the white area.<\/div>\n<p>With the white area selected, press the <strong>Backspace<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Delete<\/strong> (Mac) key on your keyboard to delete it. The same area will now be filled with transparency, indicated by the checkerboard pattern. Only the frame itself remains:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/white-area-deleted.jpg\" alt=\"The frame layer after deleting the white area in the center.\" width=\"640\" height=\"548\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The white area is gone.<\/div>\n<p>We don't need the selection outline anymore, so to remove it, go up to the <strong>Select<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>Deselect<\/strong>. Or, just press <strong>Ctrl+D<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+D<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/select-deselect.gif\" alt=\"Choosing the Deselect command from under the Select menu.\" width=\"217\" height=\"126\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Select &gt; Deselect.<\/div>\n<p>Then, to turn the other layers back on in the document, bringing back the photo and the white mat, once again press and hold <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard and click on the \"frame\" layer's visibility icon:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/layer-visibility-2.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the visibility icon for the frame layer.\" width=\"275\" height=\"217\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press and hold Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac) and click the same visibility icon.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 13: Add A Drop Shadow<\/h3>\n<p>Click  again on the <strong>Layer Styles<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/layer-styles-icon-frame.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the Layer Styles icon in the Layers panel.\" width=\"263\" height=\"224\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Layer Styles icon.<\/div>\n<p>Choose <strong>Drop Shadow<\/strong> from the bottom of the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/choose-drop-shadow.gif\" alt=\"Choosing a Drop Shadow layer effect.\" width=\"159\" height=\"115\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing a Drop Shadow layer effect.<\/div>\n<p>This opens the Layer Style dialog box set to the Drop Shadow options. First, lower the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> of the drop shadow from 75% (the default value) down to between <strong>50-60%<\/strong> so it's not as intense. Leave the <strong>Angle<\/strong> set to <strong>120&deg;<\/strong> so the lighting direction remains the same as it was when we created the frame. Then, adjust the <strong>Distance<\/strong> and <strong>Size<\/strong> values as needed for your image. Distance controls how far away the shadow appears from its source (the frame), while Size controls the softness  of the shadow. I'll leave my Distance value set to the default of <strong>5 px<\/strong> but I'll increase the Size value to <strong>10 px<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/drop-shadow-options.gif\" alt=\"The Drop Shadow options in the Layer Style dialog box.\" width=\"396\" height=\"270\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Drop Shadow options.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to close out of the Layer Style dialog box. You should now see a fairly soft, thin shadow along the top and left inner edges of the frame:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/frame-drop-shadow.jpg\" alt=\"The photo frame with the drop shadow applied.\" width=\"639\" height=\"549\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The frame with the drop shadow applied.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 14: Add A New Layer<\/h3>\n<p>We'll finish off our picture frame by  adding a second, smaller border around the photo, creating a  double mat effect. Once again press and hold <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard and click on the <strong>New Layer<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/new-layer-icon-3.gif\" alt=\"The New Layer icon in the Layers panel.\" width=\"263\" height=\"203\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Pressing and holding Alt (Win) \/  Option (Mac) and clicking the New Layer icon.<\/div>\n<p>When the New Layer dialog box appears, name the layer \"inner shadow\" and click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/new-layer-inner-shadow.gif\" alt=\"Naming the new layer.\" width=\"480\" height=\"186\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Naming the new layer &quot;inner shadow&quot;.<\/div>\n<p>A new blank layer named \"inner shadow\" appears between the \"frame\" and \"photo\" layers:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/inner-shadow-layer.gif\" alt=\"The Layers panel showing the new inner shadow layer.\" width=\"263\" height=\"220\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Photoshop adds the &quot;inner shadow&quot; layer above the &quot;frame&quot; layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 15: Select The Rectangular Marquee Tool<\/h3>\n<p>Grab the <strong><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/rectangular-marquee-tool\/\">Rectangular Marquee Tool<\/a><\/strong> from the Tools panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/photoshop-rectangular-marquee-tool.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Rectangular Marquee Tool in Photoshop.\" width=\"72\" height=\"173\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Rectangular Marquee Tool.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 16: Draw A Selection Around The Photo<\/h3>\n<p>With the Rectangular Marquee Tool in hand, drag out a rectangular selection around the photo, making it a bit larger than the photo itself. Start by clicking above and to the left of the top left corner of the photo, then keep your mouse button held down and drag  diagonally to just below and to the right of the bottom right corner, leaving the same amount of space around all four sides. If you need to reposition the selection outline as you're drawing it, press and hold your <strong>Spacebar<\/strong>, move the selection around with your mouse, then release your Spacebar and continue dragging:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/draw-rectangular-selection.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing a selection around the photo.\" width=\"639\" height=\"547\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Keep equal space around the photo as you draw the selection.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 17: Fill The Selection With White<\/h3>\n<p>Go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>Fill<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/edit-fill.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Fill command from under the Edit menu.\" width=\"268\" height=\"145\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Fill.<\/div>\n<p>When the Fill dialog box opens, set the <strong>Use<\/strong> option to <strong>White<\/strong> if it isn't already, then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/fill-use-white.gif\" alt=\"Setting the Use option in the Fill dialog box once again to white.\" width=\"368\" height=\"274\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Setting the Use option once again to White.<\/div>\n<p>This fills the selection with white on the \"inner shadow\" layer. You won't be able to see it yet in the document, but you <em>can<\/em> see it in the layer's <strong>preview thumbnail<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/inner-shadow-preview-thumbnail.gif\" alt=\"The inner shadow preview thumbnail in the Layers panel.\" width=\"263\" height=\"218\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The preview thumbnail shows the selected area now filled with white.<\/div>\n<p>We don't need the selection outline anymore, so go up to the <strong>Select<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Deselect<\/strong>, or press <strong>Ctrl+D<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+D<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard to quickly remove it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/select-deselect.gif\" alt=\"Once again choosing the Deselect command from under the Select menu.\" width=\"217\" height=\"126\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Select &gt; Deselect.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 18: Apply An Inner Glow Layer Effect<\/h3>\n<p>To create this second border, all we need to do is apply a subtle inner shadow to the area we just filled with white (which is why we named the layer &quot;inner shadow&quot;). Photoshop does include an actual Inner Shadow layer style, we're not going to use it because it would create a shadow only along two of the four sides (similar to how the Drop Shadow looks on the frame). Instead, we'll create our own inner shadow using a different layer style - Inner Glow.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the <strong>Layer Styles<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/layer-styles-icon-shadow.gif\" alt=\"Clicking on the Layer Styles icon.\" width=\"263\" height=\"201\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Layer Styles icon.<\/div>\n<p>Choose <strong>Inner Glow<\/strong> from the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/choose-inner-glow.gif\" alt=\"Selecting an Inner Glow layer effect.\" width=\"159\" height=\"136\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting an Inner Glow layer style.<\/div>\n<p>When the Layer Style dialog box opens, change the <strong>Blend Mode<\/strong> at the top of the Inner Glow options from Screen to <a href=\"photo-editing\/layer-blend-modes\/multiply\/\">Multiply<\/a>. This turns the glow into a shadow, or at least, it will when we also change its color:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/inner-glow-multiply.gif\" alt=\"Changing the blend mode for the Inner Glow layer effect to Multiply.\" width=\"338\" height=\"162\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing Blend Mode to Multiply.<\/div>\n<p>Click on the <strong>color swatch<\/strong> to open the Color Picker and change the Inner Glow's color:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/inner-glow-color-swatch.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the color swatch to change the color of the Inner Glow.\" width=\"338\" height=\"181\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the color swatch.<\/div>\n<p>Choose <strong>black<\/strong>, then click OK to close out of the Color Picker:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/color-swatch-inner-glow.jpg\" alt=\"Changing the color of the Inner Glow layer effect to black.\" width=\"566\" height=\"421\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing the color of the Inner Glow to black.<\/div>\n<p>This creates a thin border around the photo:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/image-inner-glow.jpg\" alt=\"The document showing the initial inner shadow around the photo.\" width=\"639\" height=\"549\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The shadow appears around the area we filled with white.<\/div>\n<p>You may want to increase the <strong>Size<\/strong> value slightly to soften the shadow edges a bit. I'll increase mine to <strong>10 px<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/inner-glow-size.gif\" alt=\"The SIze value for the Inner Glow effect.\" width=\"338\" height=\"168\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Increasing the Size value.<\/div>\n<p>Finally, lower the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> value all the way down to somewhere between <strong>15-20%<\/strong> so the shadow appears very faint and subtle:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/inner-glow-opacity.gif\" alt=\"The Opacity value for the Inner Glow effect.\" width=\"338\" height=\"175\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Lowering the Opacity value.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to close out of the Layer Style dialog box, and we're done! Here, after increasing the Size and lowering the Opacity values, is my final matted picture frame:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/borders-and-frames\/cs6\/matted-frame\/photoshop-matted-photo-frame.jpg\" alt=\"A matted picture frame created in Photoshop.\" width=\"639\" height=\"548\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final result.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<section>\n<h3>Where to go next...<\/h3>\n<p>And there we have it! 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