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08-06-2010, 10:43 AM | #1 | |||
E Ticket Holder
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Software: PSE 12
Camera: Pentax k-x
Posts: 9,623
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How to mat a photo in PSE 8.0
Ok so I don't have fancy screen shots or anything, but this is the gist of it. I use PSE 8.0, so I am not sure if this will work in other venues or not.
How to Mat a photo: • Open your document and a photo. • Using the move tool drag the photo onto the document. • Move the photo into place. • Select the photo in the layers panel. Then push CTL+click the left mouse button at the same time on the thumbnail of the photo in the layers palette (small tiny picture). This will place a selection box of marching ants around your photo. • Then click on the create a new layer icon in PSE ( a small square box with a turned up corner at the bottom of the layers panel). Click once to create a new layer above your photo layer. • Making sure the new layer is selected go to Edit>stroke or outline selection. Choose a width (15 pixels to start) then choose a color by clicking the color chip. This opens the color picker. You can choose a color from the box or go to your layout to use the eyedropper to pick a color from your layout (just click on whatever color you wish on your layout). Click ok. This will close the color picker. • Then choose the radio button that says inside. Click ok. • Then use CTL + D to deselect the item and remove the marching ants. You can clip patterned paper to the mask if you wish as well once the mask is created. |
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03-06-2011, 04:00 PM | #2 | |||
Watching the kids play in a bug's land
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Minnesota
Software: My memories suite and PSE9
Camera: Canon t2i
Posts: 720
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Thank you for this tutorial! I am very new to doing this, and was wondering how to make a mat. Thank you!
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03-01-2013, 04:40 PM | #3 | |||
I'm on the tram
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Alabama
Software: PSE8
Camera: Cannon 40D
Posts: 31
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Thanks for sharing!!
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03-15-2014, 04:30 PM | #4 | |||
Terrified on Tower of Terror
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Connecticut
Software: PSE 12, Lightroom 3
Camera: Nikon
Posts: 2,139
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Just tried
Thanks for the tutorial. I have always wanted to know how to do this. Had to adapt it a little for PSE6 but it worked great!
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