Create Polaroid Frames on Photoshop
This tutorial will show how to add Polaroid frames to pictures in Photoshop.
Steps
- Create a new file (File > New).
- Set the canvas size to 500px by 500px.
- Fill the background with a simple color. The photo in this tutorial uses a blue (498DDF).
- Create a new layer (ctrl + shift + n) and select the Rectangular Marquee tool.
- Select a rectangle a similar size to the one on the picture below and using the Paint Bucket tool, fill it white.
- Right click the Layer > Layer properties and then rename it to ‘Polaroid 1′.
- Duplicate this layer, call it ‘Polaroid 2′ and then make it invisible.
- Find two images you’d like to use for the Polaroids and paste them both onto the canvas, and rename them ‘photo 1′ and ‘photo 2′.
- Make ‘photo 2′ invisible, we’ll come back to that one in a bit.
- Make the Polaroid 1 layer an active layer (hold ctrl then click the layer), go to Select > Modify > Contract > and then type in 8. Select ‘photo 1′ then go to Select > Inverse and then hit delete. Deselect the active selection (ctrl + d).
- Make ‘photo 2′ visible again and replicate the previous step using the second photo and ‘Polaroid 2′.
- Adjust a variety of settings to get your desired effect. It makes things easier if you separate the two Polaroids into two separate folders/sets.
Tips
- Remove the blue background when you are done.
Warnings
- Make sure you are using duplicates of each file/picture.
Things You'll Need
- Adobe Photoshop
- Two Photos
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