Borders in Photoshop 4

clipped from mayhemstudios.com

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STEP ONE
Open up a photo or an image you want to apply the torn edges to. Using the Lasso tool

make a selection to the area you want to rip away (more jagged & unique the better).

Reset the back ground color to white, then fill the back ground with white by pressing

Delete on a Apple Computer, Back Space on a PC.

Now, inverse the selection, by pressing Command+Shift+I on a Apple Computer,

Control+Shift+I on a PC. Press Command+J on a Apple Computer, Control+J on a PC to place the selection on its own layer.

STEP TWO
Again, use the Lasso tool to make another selection to the left of the torn edge. Make

the selection on the inside edge different, so it will make the torn edge look more realistic.

Next, press Command+Option+D on a Apple Computer, Control+Alt+D on a PC to bring
up the Feather Selection dialog box, enter 5 pixels, click OK. Float the selection on its
own layer by pressing Command+J on a Apple Computer, Control+J on a PC.




STEP THREE
Command+Click on a Apple Computer, Control Click on a PC on layer two, to make

the selection active. Go to the Filters Menu, under Render and choose Clouds.

Press Command+L on Apple Computer, Control+L on a PC to bring up the Levels dialog
box. Move the middle slider to the left, almost to the end, also move the white slider a little

to the left. Play around with the settings to achieve the desired effect.

Go to the Filters Menu, under Noise and choose Add Noise. Enter 10% for the amount of

Noise, check Guassian for Distribution, check Monochromatic and click OK.

STEP FOUR
Press Command+D on a Apple Computer, Control+D on a PC to deselection. Select layer
one on your layers palette and add a drop shadow to make it look more realistic. Rotate the
photo and you are all done.