For this tutorial I used a gorgeous art piece by Gary Benfield.
More of his beautiful work can be found here.
Foreground to #b47a7b.
Background to #d8bfc2.
Open the Benfield image or use one of your own.
Make sure the largest part (height) is about 300 pixels.
If you use a picture of your own, click with the color picker in your
image to select 2 matching colors. Foreground to the darkest color.
Select with the bleu border and fill with #b47a7b.
Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow at 1 and - 1.
Selections > Select nothing.
Now lock your background color.
Shapes > Rectangle.
Rectangle > Vector > Stroke 1.50.
The name for the line is "Opposing Arrowheads Equal".
If you change the stroke, make sure to put in a comma. Don't put in a dot.
I always select the two zeros behind the comma and change it in to 50.
Now draw a rectangle in the large part of your frame.
With you can resize if needed.
Do you prefer a different line?? Let's do some magic.
In the Layer Pallet you see a plus (+) in front of your vector layer.
Click it and your layer will fold out.
Double click the layer "New rectangle".
You will get the vector and line style menu.
Click the arrow (bleu hand) right and another menu appears.
Now you can choose every line you like best.
Take a look at your image. The line changes immediately.
With some lines it is nicer to make them thicker or thinner.
Change the stroke until you are satisfied.
Made your choice??
In the Layer Pallet > Convert to raster.
With your select the bleu border.
Fill with #b47a7b.
Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow at 1 and at - 1.
Your Decorated Lined Frame is done.
I hope you like this tutorial.
Thank you for trying them out.
Copyright image: Gary Benfield
Copyright image: Gary Benfield
Copyright image: Gary Benfield
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(feather 0 - tolerance 20) the blue border.
you can resize if needed.
