How to add a black border to an image

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Cecil_Fuselier
Jan 14, 2007
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I use stroke and increase canvass size to do my simple bordering

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Arnor Baldvinsson
Jan 15, 2007
Hi Jo
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George_Butch
Jan 15, 2007
If you are an NAPP member, there is an interesting tutorial on the website about using a gradient layer style to create the appearance of a double stroke.

The technique is to fill the stroke with a gradient, set the style to "Shape Burst" and then bring the gradient end stops together somewhere toward the middle.

This works in PS CS and CS2. I don’t know about earlier versions.
JT
John_TAC
Jan 15, 2007
I also need to do this occasionaly and have used this short procedure:

1. Ctl-A, (Select All), Stroke "Inside" with the width you want and a color you do not find in the image (such as bright red),

2. Deselect the area and reselect with the magic wand tool.

3. Fill with white

4. CTL-Shift-I (Inverse selection)

5. Stroke "Inside" with the width you want and color you want.
BL
Bill_Lamp
Jan 16, 2007
Image–> canvas size (center checked and increase by desired amount in height and width. Fill with black.

Repeat but fill with white.

Quick & dirty but it works.
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deebs
Jan 16, 2007
A variation of John’s:

CTRL+A > Edit > Stroke > Inside > adjust other settings > ok

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