Technique #26. Building FramesVersion 2 Here we'll use a built-in pattern and the Bevel and Emboss layer style to create a wood frame effect. key concepts:
layer masks
layer styles Step One. | Press Command-J (PC: Control-J) to duplicate the Background layer. | Step Two. | From the Image menu, choose Canvas Size (or press Command-Option-C [PC: Control-Alt-C]). Make sure the Relative checkbox is turned on and enter .25 inches in both the Width and Height fields.
| | | Step Three. | Click on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette to add a new layer above the photo layer and, from the Edit menu, choose Fill. In the Fill dialog, choose Pattern from the Use pop-up menu and pick the built-in pattern called Wood from the Custom Pattern Picker. Make sure the Mode is Normal and the Opacity is 100%. (This will temporarily cover up our photo, but we'll fix that next.) With the wood layer still active, press-and-hold the Command key (PC: Control key) and click on the thumbnail of the photo layer to load a selection of that size.
| Step Four. | Next, press-and-hold the Option key (PC: Alt key) and click on the Add Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers palette. This will create a layer mask that hides the center of the wood layer, leaving a frame around your photo.
| | | Step Five. | Click on the wood layer thumbnail to activate the layer (rather than the mask), then click on the Add a Layer Style icon at the bottom of the Layers palette and choose Bevel and Emboss from the pop-up menu to add dimension to the wood layer. Change the Technique to Chisel Hard, the Depth to 150%, and lower the Opacity settings for the Highlight and Shadow Modes. Click on the Gloss Contour thumbnail and choose Gaussian from the Contour Picker.
| | | Step Six. | Click on the photo layer to activate it, and using the Add a Layer Style pop-up menu, add an Inner Shadow to the photo. Change the Blend Mode Opacity to 67%, and increase the Choke to 4%.
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Variations In this example, I changed the Gloss Contour setting in the Bevel and Emboss layer style to Steep SlopeJagged.
Variation 1: Steep SlopeJagged contour
Here I added a Color Overlay layer style to the wood layer, chose a dark brown as the color, and set its Blend Mode to Color Burn.
Variation 2: Color Overlay and Color Burn
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