This is a cool tutorial that i use alot

I'll post a link to the site i got it off plus post the tutorial here.

I want to post it here just incase their site goes down or somthing. you can also find more tutorials on their site.

http://www.purephotoshop.com

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Stylish Rounded Borders

 

1.Create a new document about 500X500 pixels. Then make a new layer and using your rectangle marquee tool draw a box on your new layer. Name this layer Box. Then in your layers pallete select the Channel Tab. Then select your Create new channel button. Next hit X Then D to Reset your colors. Fill the selection with white. Then hit Ctrl D or go to Select>Deselect. Then go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Set the Radius to about 20 and then hit ok. Next hit Ctrl+L and then drag the arrows toward the center to where they are touching each other and then press ok. Name this channel Rounded.

 

2.Now go back to your layers pallete by selecting the layers tab. Then make sure your on layer 1 and go to Select>Load Selection. Select Rounded from your Channel drop down menu and press ok. Now you should see your selection on your document. I am going apply one of the interface metal styles to my selection. You can download the interface metal styles at Adobe Exchange. Just search for Interface Metals. To apply a style, Select your paint bucket tool then go to your styles pallete and Select your style and then go back to your document and fill the seletion.

 

 

 

3.Now don't deselect yet, if you have already just go to Select>Reselct or ctrl+Click Layer 1 in your layers pallete. Now go to Select> Modify>Contract. I contracted mine by 15 pixels. You can vary this depending on how thick you want your border. Now After you contracted your selection hit the Delete Key or Press Backspace to clear the selection.

 

 

4.Now lets fill the inside of our document. With the selction still present select your BG layer and then create a new layer. Now fill it with a color/Gradient/Style of your choice. Thats it! I used the same techniques on alot of my web templates. This process works good for side boxes and Text Boxes for web pages, Interface Borders, Etc. This technique can be applied to any kind of shape so be creative and see what you can come up with.

 

 

 

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i've used this technique on the picture on the main page plus with my current signature image.

Edited August 5, 201213 yr by Josh
fixed links

is that only for cs? or can u do it with 7?

is that only for cs? or can u do it with 7?

 

im not sure. I only have CS

hmm, ok...well maybe its about time i got it, LOL

wow, i remember this

fixed links, still a good tutorial.