How to make a Bordered Background

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The DOWNLOAD file contains the following file...

faces.jpg

Needed for this tutorial: Dcbdrfd. 8bf (is a Border Fade Filter)

You can get it free here: DCSpecial Plugin Filters

Download, unzip. Go to explorer and find the "dcbdfd.8bf " file

and cut it then go to PROGRAM FILES>PSP>PLUGINS and paste the file there.

Open PSP

Here's the pic we will be using...

Now you need to resize by going to IMAGE>RESIZE.

I want to use this bg in e-mail so I used the following settings...

Pixel Size:

Width: 170

Height: 115

For a web page bg, you would want to go around...200 x 200

Now go to IMAGE>PLUG-IN FILTERS>DCSPECIAL>BORDERFADE

set it at 23 and click ok. Now it looks like this...

For a white bg, make sure the background color box has white

in it and go to IMAGE>ADD BORDER with the following settings...

Do not check Symmetric

Set all to 0 except for Right set it to 1000

Click ok. Now it looks like this...

You can pick a different color that white or you could

flood fill with a bg pic by clicking the magic wand in the white

to select it then flood filling. Like this one...

Or you can click on the air brush tool and pick a paper

on the control palette and color the white. I used Fruit Peel on this one...

Well that's it. Not too shabby for my first ones.   =o )

If you have any questions, please just ask...