Part 1: Create a Dotted Frame
To create a dotted frame for a photo:
- Create a new image with a white background layer:
- From the File menu, select New, and then select Blank File.
- In the New dialog box, enter the dimensions of your photo and fill the background layer with white.
- Click OK.
- Create a new Levels adjustment layer above the white background. In the Levels window, do not make any changes and click OK. Notice that the adjustment layer contains a layer mask filled with white. We'll use this layer mask later.
- Copy the photo and paste it in the layer directly above the Levels adjustment layer.
- With the photo layer active, press Ctrl+G to create a clipping group with the Levels adjustment layer below. The layer mask on the Levels adjustment layer will now be applied to the photo.
- Click on the Levels adjustment layer to make the layer mask active:
- Using the Rectangular Marquee tool, make a rectangular selection on the photo to create the framed area.
- Fill the rectangular selection with black. The photo will now appear to have a white rectangle superimposed on it.
- From the Selection menu, select Deselect or press Ctrl+D to deactivate the selection. This is important because you must apply the filter to all pixels in the mask.
- From the Filter menu, select Pixelate, then Color Halftone.
- In the Color Halftone window, enter a radius of 20px and use the default values for the other settings. (For a different effect, you can change the size of the radius):
- Press OK to apply the filter. The image will now look like the following:
- With the layer mask still active, from the Filter menu, select Adjustments, then Inverseor press Ctrl+I to invert the black and white colors in the mask. The photo is now framed in white. The Layers palette will look like the following:
- Optional: To change the color of the frame, change the color of the background layer.
And here is the picture I made using this tutorial. It took me awhile to get this method down, but once you learn it you will want to use it over and over.
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