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transparent border; i guess ppl want to know this...
Topic Started: Aug 14 2005, 05:35 AM (994 Views)
ravmaster	Aug 14 2005, 05:35 AM Post #1
Real Designer Posts: 237 Group: Official Members Member #33 Joined: July 9, 2005	in this tutorial i will show u how to make the famous uhh i dno what to call it but my name is the 3, 2, 1 border you'l see soon but now onto the tutorial. open the sig you want to add the border to i will be using this one : make a new layer and make sure it is on top of your sig's layer, and now select all (ctrl+A) and now go to Edit>>Stroke and use these settings: and now you should have something like this: make sure you are still on your newest layer and have everything selected and go to Edit>>Stroke again and this time apply these settings: Now you should have it looking like this: Make sure everything is still selected and your still on your new layer and for the last time Edit>>Stroke and this time apply these settings: Now You should have this: and take the magic wand and zoom in until you can actualy click and select the white bit and select it make sure you have the white bit and not any black bit selected and press delete heres what i did before i pressed delete :Click here (it was too big so click on this) now you should have a nice clean border like this: It should work but if it doesn't post here and say were u got lost And now you should know why i call it the 3, 2, 1 border Tutorial By Ravmaster



SoylentGreen	Aug 14 2005, 07:56 AM Post #2
Posts: 253 Group: Official Members Member #306 Joined: August 12, 2005	Nice border and good tutorial... Really simple looking and something I will try out on my next banner. GJ



~~Vanir~~	Aug 14 2005, 04:30 PM Post #3
BANNED for being immature about being demoted Posts: 1,256 Group: Banned Member #184 Joined: July 26, 2005	Thats one way to do it. Its cool I didnt know that you could use the Magic wand like that. I usually just change the Mode to clear but it changes the Coloration in the selected section so I guess this might be better. I will try it. and see. lol Laters.Jason



ohnoxsirens	Aug 14 2005, 06:10 PM Post #4
cross my fingers and point them to the sky Posts: 770 Group: Official Members Member #57 Joined: July 12, 2005	I learned it a differnt way, but still good tut.



Floral.Fallal	Aug 16 2005, 12:37 PM Post #5
I AM TEH YUNIE! =O Posts: 1,715 Group: Official Designer Member #78 Joined: July 16, 2005	great turtorial! i never knew how to do this type of border but now i can



ravmaster	Aug 16 2005, 01:13 PM Post #6
Real Designer Posts: 237 Group: Official Members Member #33 Joined: July 9, 2005	kwl i didn't think that this'll help alot but i guess it does



your favorite nightmare	Sep 2 2005, 08:38 PM Post #7
Professionally Evil Member Posts: 8,226 Group: Members Member #24 Joined: July 8, 2005	wow! Nice! I think I'm going to try it! :lol:



bluberry_Blubear	Sep 4 2005, 08:39 PM Post #8
i`m baaaaaaack :) Posts: 649 Group: Official Members Member #32 Joined: July 8, 2005	LOL 3,2,1 border I GET IT!!! well thanks for the great tutorial!!



hippo <3 tiffo	Sep 5 2005, 02:03 AM Post #9
Posts: 55 Group: Official Members Member #244 Joined: August 2, 2005	When I first got PS, this was the first border I learned how to make. Thanks =]



lukeiamyourtoast	Sep 20 2005, 06:41 PM Post #10
Posts: 51 Group: Official Members Member #23 Joined: July 8, 2005	[size=1]Hehe, cool. This is so easy! I used to just use the pencil tool but now I'll do this. :D[/size]



Mrs. Housewife	Sep 20 2005, 07:08 PM Post #11
Posts: 2,660 Group: Official Designer Member #274 Joined: August 5, 2005	wow that looks like a lot of work x] I just use PSP to make these borders & it`s done in like 5 seconds. -___-



x Mo0	Sep 21 2005, 06:53 PM Post #12
Posts: 386 Group: Official Members Member #235 Joined: July 31, 2005	Hmm I do it a different way. I load the white layer and delete that part on both the white layer and the 3px layer. But this is a nice tut



xclusive x sarah	Oct 25 2005, 08:50 PM Post #13
Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #600 Joined: October 25, 2005	OMG! I was looking for this tutorial! Thank-you every much. I am going to try it (:



codyE	Feb 23 2006, 01:29 AM Post #14
Posts: 123 Group: Official Members Member #741 Joined: January 22, 2006	nice tut. you made it very easy. i like that border too. bigger though.



..:;:..	Mar 20 2006, 07:46 AM Post #15
Posts: 13 Group: Members Member #1,125 Joined: March 20, 2006	Thansk for this tut, it helped.



eVahn7	Jun 5 2006, 04:51 PM Post #16
Posts: 11 Group: Members Member #1,554 Joined: June 5, 2006	really good tutorial. it's not that hard but it's not something that everyone knows. =)



xinvux	Sep 7 2007, 12:35 AM Post #17
Posts: 7 Group: Members Member #6,745 Joined: August 1, 2007	ohhh so thats how u do it! haha thanks



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