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Add A Border
To Your Colorized Image
Now ... Let's put a Border around your Colorized Image that'll make it look like it's been matted. Use the Colorized image you just created ...
And then do this:
Step #5 - Choose New Layer. Then select All. Now go to Edit>Stroke. Choose Inside. Make the color White and choose a pixel size of, say, 200. This step usually takes a couple of seconds ... so be patient.
When it’s done your images should look like this.
Step #6 - Now, choose Edit>Stroke AGAIN. Change the pixel size to 185, and the Color to Black (or whatever color you think your “Mat” should be). Click OK...and, yeah, wait a couple of seconds!
Now you should have an image that looks like this.
Final Step - (This one isn’t necessary, but it’s fun!) Use the Magic Wand tool to select just the black border.
Then go to Filter>Texture>Texturizer and choose a texture like Canvas or Burlap. Fiddle around with the Scale and Relief settings to see the different effects. Click OK when you’re happy with it.
Once you’ve completed this entire process, it’s a good idea to look very closely at the edges of your flower (or whatever the colored part of your image) and, if necessary use the Erase tool to fine tune the edges.Zip! Pop! You're done!
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