Create realisitic photo prints in photoshop with this tutorial

Published: February 11, 2008, 3:25 pm

Tags: intermediate techniques, photo effects, photography, photoshop tutorials, easy photoshop tutorial

Step 1: First we create the thin border of the photograph. Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to draw a rectangle the shape of a photo. Create a new layer and call it frame, fill the selection with a gradient going from white to beige (#F7F2E7) like in the picture bellow. Step 2:Create a new layer and call it mask, with the selection still active shrink the selection by 4px (Alt + S + M + C). Fill the selection with whatever color you like, we will use this layer as a layer mask for our real picture in the next step. Step 3: Insert the image you want to use to create this realistic photo, make sure the image is in a layer above the mask layer. Hold down the Alt button and position the mouse between the mask layer and the picture layer, the mouse pointer should look like the on in the picture to the left, now left click. Your image should now only be visible inside the rectangle you created in the mask layer. Now you can resize and move the image as you like inside this

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