An ordinary photo can be exquisitely decorated with a colorful frame to your taste. Moreover, there are many different frames for photos on the Internet. But here many novice users are faced with a problem: they do not know how to insert a photo into a frame.
Today's article is a free Photoshop tutorial for beginners. In the process of getting acquainted with it, we will learn how to insert our photos into frames using Adobe Photoshop. If you have never worked in Photoshop - it does not matter, after reading this article, in the future you can easily insert your photos into frames - everything is very simple.
Popular photo frame formats are .psd and .png, a common feature of these image formats is that in images with these formats it is possible to make the background transparent. Just instead of this transparent background, a photograph is inserted.
In an image in .jpg format, the background will be white instead of a transparent background.
So, let's start inserting our photo into a beautiful Christmas frame in .psd format.
1. First, open Adobe Photoshop. Next, open the image of the selected frame ( File menu -\u003e Open ...) or using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + O:
In the center of the frame that opens, we see an area (indicated by white and gray squares) for inserting a photo.
The area of \u200b\u200bwhite and gray squares tells us that in this place there is a transparent background in the picture, it is indicated that way.
In the layers panel (on the right side of the program window), we see that the frame in .psd format consists of several layers - this is the peculiarity of images in the .psd format.
If desired, you can turn off unnecessary layers without redrawing the image again. You can play around a bit toggling layers off and on by clicking on the eye icon next to each layer.
2. We also open the photo that we are going to insert into the frame.
On the left of the toolbar, select the tool "Move" ... Move the mouse pointer over the photo and hold down the left mouse button and drag the photo onto the window with a frame.
3. We see that the photo is overlaid on the frame and we need to lower it.
To do this, go to the layers panel. We see that another layer has been added to the frame layers "Layer 1" - a layer with a photo.
In my case, it is above all the layers of the frame. We need to move it under a certain layer so that the photo fits into the frame. To do this, click (select) the layer with the photo and hold down the left mouse button, alternately move the layer with the photo under each layer of the frame. In my case, I had to move the photo layer under all the layers of the frame to make the photo fit into the frame.
4. Now we need to fit the photo to the size of the frame, if the photo is larger than the frame, we reduce it; if less, like mine, then we increase it.
First, let's make sure that the photo layer is active (i.e. selected). After that, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + T or through the menu ( Editing -\u003e Free Transform) we call. After that, the following frame will appear around the photo:
Now enlarge, reduce or rotate the photo to fit the frame. To prevent your photo from distorting and maintaining its proportions, hold down the key while changing the photo. Shift... If, when editing a photo, it goes beyond the frame, like mine, then there is nothing to worry about:
After the photo has been adjusted to fit the frame, double-click the left mouse button or press the key Enter... The editing frame around the photo will disappear:
5. Now we save our photo with a frame, for this we select the menu ( File -\u003e Save As ...):
In the window that opens, enter the name of our made picture according to your desire, in my case "New Year's photography"... And choose the type of image .jpg... Choose a place to save the photo and press the button "Save".
Here in the field "Quality" put a number "8" - high image quality. Usually the figure eight is enough to save the image in good quality.
This completes the insertion of the photo into the frame. We got this New Year's photo:
Now let's look at inserting a photo into a frame in .png format.
This method of inserting a photo into a frame is no different from the previous one. As I said, a .png frame can also have a transparent background.
1. In the same way, open the frame in .png format.
In the layers panel, we see that this frame has only one layer.
2. I deliberately chose a frame not for one photo, but for several, in order to show that inserting several photos or one is no different, but there are some nuances, which you can read about below.
We open the photo. Calling "Free transformation" and adjust the photo to fit the first area for the framed photo.
We see that the photo goes beyond the area from below - it's okay, later we will cover this part with a third photo. The photo also extends beyond the area at the top and sides, but this is all hidden by the frame itself.
3. Add and adjust the second photo in the same way.
4. Now we just need to add and adjust the last photo. The layer with the third photo should be higher than the layers with the previous two photos to hide them overlooking the insert area of \u200b\u200bthe third photo.
5. I resized the photo, but still in one of the corners the photo is outside the area. We need to fix this. To do this, select the tool Rectangular Marquee and select the bulging part of the photo:
Press the key Delete and the bulging part of the photo is removed. To remove the selection, press the key combination Ctrl + D.
6. That's all. Now we repeat steps 5 and 6 from the previous example of inserting a photo into a frame to save our New Year's photo.
As a result, we got this photo:
If you do not have Photoshop installed, then you can download the trial version from our website - Adobe Photoshop.
If you have any questions about working in Adobe Photoshop, then ask them in the comments, and perhaps in the next Photoshop tutorial we will consider exactly your question.
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Hello! Today's Photoshop tutorial is dedicated to detailed instructions - how to insert a photo into a frame using photoshop... It's all very simple!
I used Photoshop CC in my work. This tutorial is suitable for any version of Photoshop, including CS6, CS5, CS4 and so on ..
Your work plan for the next 5 minutes in Photoshop:
- Find a suitable frame for Photoshop and download it
- Open frame in Photoshop
- Open a photo in Photoshop
- Move photo to frame
- Determine the location of the photo
- Save or print
Let's start doing the lesson.
First you need to select and.
We chose . You can insert yourself as your loved one in childhood, or your children or relatives.
After completing the lesson, the result will be something like this:
So you've downloaded the frame. If you downloaded the same frame as we did, then you also have it in png format.
Step 1. Open the frame in Photoshop.
Open it up in Photoshop. Press CTRL + O or File - Open menu, select the frame file.
Select the frame file and click Open
Thereafter, the frame will open in photoshop.
Step 2. Open the photo in Photoshop
Open your photo in exactly the same way.
Step 3. Drag the photo into the frame
Now our task connect frame with photo... To do this, we will move the photo into a frame.
Right click on the photo layer, select Duplicate layer.
Destination select a file with a frame. Click Ok.
Our photo has moved! Go to the framed document.
Step 4. Place the photo outside the frame and change its position
Now we see that the photo is too big and it is over the frame. Because the layer with the photo is above the layer with the frame, you can see it in the window with layers.
Drag the photo layer under the frame layer.
Excellent! Now the frame will be on top of the photo, what we need!
Step 5. Making the right photo scale
But the photo is too big, so we need to make it smaller.
To do this, select the layer with the photo, click CTRL + T
The photo will have a transformation selection, lower the photo with the cursor a little lower so that you can drag the edge of the photo selection.
Now drag the corner to the right and down diagonally with the mouse SHIFT + ALT - this will reduce the photo proportionally.
When you have positioned the photo precisely in the frame, press ENTER to finish the transformation.
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Step 6. Save the photo
Now that you have inserted the photo into the frame, you can save the resulting image.
Photo printout.
To send a photo for printing, you must make sure that it has a resolution of 300 dpi. Otherwise, the photo will not print well.
In order to set 300 dpi or make sure that it is installed, go to the menu Image - Image size
For every taste, but they all have different formats - Png, Jpeg, PSD.
How to insert a frame in Photoshop: Jpeg format
- First of all, open the original image.
- The main layer is needed. To do this, double-click the left mouse button on the layer thumbnail. When the New Layer window opens, just click Yes. The layer will be named "Layer 0".
- Now you need to select the place where the photo will be inserted. To do this, you can use any familiar selection tool.
- Click Delete. A checkerboard pattern that appears in the selection indicates that a transparent area has formed. Now press Ctrl + D and deselect.
- Open the photo you want to place in and then select the Move tool and drag the photo onto the frame. If it's larger, press Ctrl + T.
- Shift-click on any corner handle and drag it inside the photo. The image must be positioned above the frame, it must be slightly larger than its size. Hit Enter.
- The last step is to swap layers. It remains to merge the layers using the Shift + Ctrl + E keyboard shortcut, and the photo is ready.
How to insert a frame correctly in Photoshop: PNG format
- Open the original PNG image and the photo to be framed.
- Select the "Move" tool, left-click on the second photo and drag it onto the image with a frame.
- The photo must be positioned above the frame.
- Now swap the layers.
- Place the photo the way you like by pressing Ctrl + T and holding Shift. Merge the layers using the Shift + Ctrl + E shortcut.
- Press the Shift + Ctrl + S keys and enter the file name and type - jpeg in the window that appears, then click "Save".
How to insert a frame in Photoshop: PSD format
This format is the most convenient, but in order to correctly insert a frame in Photoshop, you need to take into account some of its features.
- Open the original image and photo.
- Use the Move tool to drag the photo onto the framed image.
- The Layers palette will have multiple layers, not just one, as is the case with other formats. Find the frame layer and place the photo below it.
- Press Ctrl + T and while holding Shift, reduce the photo to the desired size. Arrange it as you like in the frame. Hit Enter.
- In this case, the many layers give a lot of creativity - many of the elements that make up the frame are on separate layers. If you don't like something, you can disable or remove this item.
- Press Shift + Ctrl + S and save the photo in PSD or Jpeg format if you want to print the photo in a frame.
7 easy ways to create your own frames in Photoshop.
Greetings, dear reader of the site!
You don't need to know the program well to make a frame in Photoshop.
A minimal knowledge of Photoshop is enough.
So, we start from simple to more complex.
Method 1 – perform a stroke.
We open the image. Select either all or part of the image.
If you need to make a frame for the entire image, then it is best to use the CTRL + A keyboard shortcut, but if you need to select a part of the image, use the selection tools.
After the selection is ready, go to<Редактирование> –<выполнить обводку>
In the window that appears, select the thickness, color, position of the stroke - inside.
If the location of the stroke is selected - outside-, then the size of the image can be reduced using the command -Free transform - the keyboard shortcut CTRL + T, while holding down the Shift key to maintain proportions.
Or, increase the canvas size to the required dimensions.
From the above it follows way 2: using an underlying layer:
The resulting empty space can be filled with any color, gradient or texture on a new layer.
In this case, the layer with the image must be above the color layer or the texture layer.
If your layer with the image is a background, then it should be transferred to a regular layer by double-clicking on it and clicking OK in the window that appears.
Method 3. We use styles.
Create a new layer above the image layer and fill it with any style. Styles for every taste can be downloaded on the Internet.
Select, say, an oval area, clean it up by pressing the Del key.
In this case, the lower layer with the image can be moved, adjusting it to the resulting frame.
You can add text by applying a style to it as well.
Method 4: Using Blending Options - Layer Styles.
Create a new document, let's say 10 cm x 15 cm.
Fill the layer with the pattern you like.
Select the area, clean up the content - Del key
Remove selection, Ctrl + D.
Double click on the layer, or call the blending parameters by clicking on the icon:
We select the overlay parameters, for example: shadow, embossing, stroke.
Place the image under the resulting layer.
Method 5. in Photoshop.
Open the image and add a new layer.
On a new layer create a quick mask - the Q key.
Then free transform - reduce the mask in size.
Go to Filter - Strokes - Airbrush.
We set the dimensions to your liking
Exit the quick mask: press the Q key again
Got a selection:
Invert the selection
Fill the selected area (layer 1) with color or gradient.
Remove the selection.
Method 6. Using bitmap shapes.
Open the image, unlock the background layer.
In the toolbar, select the bitmap shape that suits the frame better. Figures can also be found on the Internet.
Select the desired fragment
Change the location of the layers, and by pressing the Alt key, move the mouse between the layers.
An icon will appear - click.
Then you can merge the layers Ctrl + E
Add a new layer below the image layer
Add blending effects on the image layer
Fill the bottom layer, and you can apply the filter<Эффекты освещения>.
Or any other, play around - what will be to your liking the most.
By changing the transparency of the layer, applying masks, you can achieve various effects.
Method 7. Make a transparent frame in Photoshop.
Open the image, duplicate the background layer three times - pressing the shortcut keys Ctrl + J three times
Turn off the top two layers by clicking on the eye icon opposite the layer. And immediately rename the layers so as not to get confused.
On layer 1, go to<Фильтр>-<Размытие>-<Размытие по Гауссу>.
Blurring the image
Let's add some noise. Go to<Фильтр>-<Шум>-<Добавить шум>
