need sloppy border plugin.

[boydphoto]

hi, gang. i used to have a plugin which left the photo with a sloppy, raggedy, wonderful border. i have a new comp and couldn't transfer it here. it looked like the edges were drawn with a dry brush. any help will be appreciated. thanks, boyd.

 

[theKeeper]

AutoFX Photographic Edges... that's what you're looking for: http://www.autofx.com/pge_6/pge_6.html :B

 

[Welles]

I think that some of AutoFX effects are more clever but another long time edge effect plugin is PhotoFrame.

http://www.extensis.com/en/products/product_family.jsp?locale=en_US&id=1022

"Extensis PhotoFrame lets you interactively design stunning border and edge effects in Photoshop. Comes with over 2000 professionally designed frames, including two new volumes."

 

[ricib]

I've got both of those pkgs and they are nice to have. Well worth the price(s) I paid for them.

 

[theKeeper]

Aaaah Extensis PhotoFrame THAT'S the one i was trying to think of. I had that yeeeears ago. I liked it because it runs much faster than the AutoFX plugins.

 

[ronmatt]

Do you have Illustrator? (If you don't, you should because Illustrator and photoshop, together, are like peanutbutter and jelly.) Illustrator has some great brushes for borders. You can C&P them into Photoshop or Import your image from PS into Ill. and add the borders. I personally have un-installed all of my 3rd party plug-in. Once I mastered Illy. I really didn't need the plugs anymore. I'll do an example and post it

 

[ronmatt]

I'm back, it's been 10 min and here's a sample of an illustrator border
(1 of thousands of combos) I cpoied this sample into photoshop and used it 'as is', I could have converted it to a brush and applied a myriad of effects

 

[boydphoto]

thank all of you. i really appreciate your help. i didn't want to buy plugins, so i went to some sites which have examples of polaroid edges. then i removed the color and saved them. i simply add one of them to a photo, click edit/clear and i have it. this may help someone else. again, thanks, boyd.

 

[lasa]

Plugins can add up to some big bucks...
I use PS filters to make frames...
Grab a picture you want to frame.
Duplicate the layer.
add a mask by clicking the icon under the layer pallet (add layer mask) (I think it's the second from the left, if not the square with a circle in it)
Now with the black brush draw a squiggly square around your picture, it should disapear as you draw (remeber its a mask)
Now go to the filters try them all they make very nice frames.
If you make the original frame with a scatter brush the frame then filter its amazing.
All the plugins work on this exact principle...just need to learn how PS does it.
The attached picture has a color halftone filter added to it just as an example.
Good luck,
Lasa

 

[lasa]

Sloppy boaders...make an empty layer above the picture.
grab a brush with some texture.
While on the top empty layer, make a strokes framing the picture below. Then play with the filters...
Done..
Lasa

 

[Welles]

Those are a couple of nice border samples, lasa. You've just exemplified why border plugins really are a waste of money for Photoshop. For more 'regular' frames, making a thin band selection around the edge of the image (rectangular marquee inside the image and inverse the selection) copied to a new layer allows one to really play with layer styles. Here's a transparent layer style frame...