3D effect Border

Paint Shop Pro Image Tutorials | Submited Nov 16, 2007

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The image I made in the Fade into Background tutorial, looks bland and boring, so lets add a 3d effect border.

1. Using the keyboard Ctrl-A : you have now selected the entire image with a marquee (moving lines) around it.


2. Then go ... Selections > Modify > Select Selection Borders.


3. In the pop up menu choose make sure "Anti-alias" is checked, choose "inside" and pick a border width say "4" and then click ok.


4. Your image should now have a double marquee effect which looks like an empty border.


5. Using the flood fill tool fill in between the marquee with a colour of your choice.


Now we are going to add the 3d effect (make sure that the marquee effect is still active).

6. Go ... Effects > 3d effects > drop shadow


7. Choose these settings and click ok.


8. Go ... Effects > 3d effects > drop shadow.

9. Choose these settings and click ok.


10. Using the keyboard deselect marquee ... Ctrl-D.

11. SAVE.

Here is the finished image.