How to create a frame in photoshop. Open a new document. Go to the top menu image canvas size and choose size and width of your frame just like you did for the white frame. Use a shape layer tool to draw the shape of the frame.
Add new layer to bottom of the layer stack and fill. When you drag your layer below the image layer in the panel you should see your image in your canvas instead of the other layer. To make our frame look as if its made out of wood we could go through the hassle of creating our own wood texture but we dont need to since photoshop comes with a wood pattern already built in.
In the layers panel right click win control click mac a text layer or a shape layer and choose convert to frame from the context menu. You can also use the keyboard shortcut shiftf5. This is perfect for minimalistic or classic photographs.
Select the shape of the frame from the options bar on the options bar click on either the rectangular icon or. In the new frame dialog enter a name and set a specific width and height for the frame. Drag and drop the frame layer to the back.
Convert the image to a smart object. You can experiment with frame colors by double clicking the left most thumbnail in the frame layer in the layers panel. Place the image at the top of the layer stack above the vector mask layer create a clipping mask clipping the image layer to the vector layer.
Make sure the timeline panel is in frame animation mode. Each number is split between edges so entering 200 pixels in each field results in a border width of 100 pixels. This basic idea of the white frame can be elaborated a little more in order to create a composition with a very elegant result.
Julieanne kost shares an easy way to get creative control over frames in your images. Select the frame tool you can select the frame tool from the photoshop toolbar or by pressing the k key on the keyboard. In the middle of the timeline panel click the downpointing arrow to choose create frame animation and then click the button next to the arrow.
See how she clips images within a shape using photoshops frame tool. Open your image in photoshop. Choose image canvas size make sure the relative checkbox is selected and type the number of pixels to add around the image.