"Drop Shadow Framing"

[dbax]

Is this possible on Elements? I have got the white frame, but I can't find this FX button / tab / thingy...

I don't know elements but this link might help you find the FX tab http://www.alibony.com/pse/122208shadow.htm

[Maezyra]

Hey, hey!! Success!! It took a little fiddling, but I did it! I created did the border, created another layer, found the FX thingy-ma-jig, added it to the top layer and voila! White frame with drop shadow frame!!! Thanks everyone!!!

[William]

Well done Maezyra, Looks great , Glad it helped you

[dbax]

yep good result

[Kerro]

Thanks William, I've been trying to do exactly this for ages, to no avail.
Great tute, mate.

[Roosta]

You are the man.

Tea-house-4.jpg

[William]

Thanks Kerro and Roosta, Really glad I could help , Hey Roosta turned out a treat mate , Well done

[Big Pix]

....... and the other 2 sides

[tmd77]

hey bill, how do you make this an action?

Cheers,
Trent

[William]

Hi trent , Pretty easy, BTW You can create an Action for anything on Photoshop, Open the Image you want to apply the action to in PS , In CS5 The action button is just under the History button on the top R/H side, Go to the Create an Action button , Next to the Rubbish bin, Click on that and a dialog will come up and you get a choice of what Key you want to set it on , I use f8 on the top of the keyboard, The Second Button from the left is the Record Button, Click that and start doing your thing , If you stuff up you can delete the action and start again , I'm just doing this from memory , So any problems let me know and I will correct it - Bill PS: Just checked and CS3 is much the same

[fairy bombs]

Thanks for this,I got it to work,one little thing-I was not sure where to go and 'flattern image'.I played around and got some great results for my first ever go.
I was looking for just a small plan black border,which I soon figured out from this great tutorial-well done to the OP.

[William]

Thanks for this,I got it to work,one little thing-I was not sure where to go and 'flattern image'.I played around and got some great results for my first ever go.
I was looking for just a small plan black border,which I soon figured out from this great tutorial-well done to the OP.

Up the top tool bar in PS , Layers > Flatten , Right down the bottom of the drop down box, Glad you had fun and it worked for you - Bill

[dbax]

Up the top tool bar in PS , Layers > Flatten , Right down the bottom of the drop down box, Glad you had fun and it worked for you - Bill

You can also right click on any layers in the layers palette which brings up a number of options, one of which is Flatten Image.

[falke]

thanks for all that William. I know, now i am getting pushy . hehe - I saw we could attach files with our posts. You wouldn't have the action handy for attachment? I know I downloaded a few actions and they are tiny and work a treat - and can easily be changed to one's own dimensions...
Cheers, Frank

[ksolomon]

Thanks for posting the Tute Bill very informative, looking forward to trying this when I get home tonight. Really looking forward to meeting you in person on Sunday morning if you are coming to Currumbin. Your help and sharing your knowledge and techniques are very much appreciated by us newbies

[William]

Not that computor Savvy Frank, Dont think I can , I created my own action within photoshop, So I have no idea on how to extract it from there , If you can at all , Just have a play and create your own if you have PS , My Tute relates to large TIFF flies at 300 ppi , Works with other sizes , But you will have to have a fiddle with the settings - Bill

[falke]

Not that computor Savvy Frank, Dont think I can .... , But you will have to have a fiddle with the settings - Bill

That's no worries Bill. With your instructions I will have it figured out in less than 15 minutes. Thanks again.

[Cheryl A]

Thanks, Bill! I've just come across this thread and found it very informative. So much information and so few hours in a day is what I'm finding. I guess Rome wasn't conquered in a day so I should have some patience and just absorb what I can when I can rather than wanting to know it right now The trouble is that I do want to know it all RIGHT now
Cheers,
Cheryl

[rookie]

Just like to add my thanks also.You have solved my problem of finding a easy way of bordering.Im using ELEMENTS 9 and this has made it so simple.

[jjnic]

Thanks for this.. now to find the time to experiment!