How to make a painted grunge border with Photoshop - Week 71

[ezmindedguy]

Absolutely Amazing work Gavin! I love your tutorials and the only question I have about this particular one is... What if you wanted to paint those borders and then turn them into a brush that you could then use on another image... Perhaps even a signature that you could use on every photo, what process would you follow to achieve this?

[Snorelax63]

Brilliant!

[tophatdog1]

I'm just now delving into doing grunge type designs, and this is fantastic. I so appreciate your very clear...and not too fast, descriptions. I am definitely going to create some borders as you have done here. Thank you for the wonderful tip! And Happy New Year, too!

[yesicant]

Gavin for President!

[streamlinesofficial]

What would I do about the corners? I can see that where the two strokes overlay each other, it darkens and causes an obvious square in each corner.

[poisonlove88]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! I watched other videos and ran into problems but this video actually taught me how to overlay! (I should have read it properly because I thought it was going to be on how to create a border) BUT I can fix it! Thanks, you're a great professor. BTW this is my first creation in Photoshop :]

[mansaangel]

YOU are such a good teacher :)

jus luv ur tutorialz :)

[finekiddd]

You're amazing and you voice is such a pleasure to listen to.

[loveandpoetry1306]

GENIUS!



[mislam13]

we'll get our camera"

*pulls out telescope*

[missmaryvang]

I love your videos. They're very easy to follow. THANKS.

[orthodoxdaily]

dude, you rock

[chocoyoyo44]

wow! i really loved it <3

[salsaboi]

You're awesome Gavin.

I have a question. Why did we have to make the 50% gray layer in the first place if we had to ignore it? Because merging the multiplied grunge border layers lets us change the blending modes again to overlay.

Thanks in advance.

[pyaephyo1234]

You are the best tutor ever!!

[timtallisman]

awsome! might try it out once, only thing i didn't like was the border overlay in the left-bottom corner, but that is easy to fix. your awsome! :)

[texan5411]

Wow, you are God sent thank you

[munciephotography]

fantastic and helpful.

I do not understand the purpose of the grey layer. (when I try it without maybe I will understand)

[bjurkowski]

Thanks for the great tip!

By the way - if you merge the four layers that make up the border - THEN lower the opacity, you won't wind up with those dark squares in the corners where semi-opaque layers are "doubled up".

Thanks again for the great tip - I love those "grunge" borders and will be trying this one soon!

[ilp02]

wow man thanks..impressive...ive been finding the whole day for a tutorial that can be easily understand..

[itsbeiko]

that is just beautiful! i love those creative ideas that you have!

just one question. did you take that photo? or is it just a painting?

[PhotoGavin]

The texture and the photo of the leaf are all my own work.

[CasRayDigital]

Great Job Once again !!!

[justpunjabi]

hi, great job like always. just a request, can you make tutorial about food photography?

[fjmari]

Great job as always!

Thanks for the tips.

[iJonel]

wow i didn't know multiply does that. I use to use the magic wand and select the white and cut it

[PhotoGavin]

You never stop learning with Photoshop. Just remember it has to be pure white to work.

[yourshiv]

very good

[VooDooSoul67]

Nice effect Gavin, gave me a few ideas! Thanks...

[hlehnerer]

An excellent and easy photoshop tutorial. Well done!

[stylishvampire]

I am a fan of yours... Keep up the good work... i love photoshop <3

[zxbcx]

hi gavin, do you think you could do a macro 15 minute tutorial, id love to know more about it.

thanks.

[CaseyLynn1963]

You made my morning tops.

Great tutorial - simple - easy to follow - concise. Effective and great for creative people. Cant wait to learn more.

[Texa41]

Gavin, you make Photoshop look so easy!

[DancesWithMonkeys]

love your tuts!I always learn something new!

I had no idea overlay ignored grey! that makes life so much easier!=)

thanks!

[PhotoGavin]

Yes, Overlay ignores 50% grey. Any other grey will still have an effect.

[thedjxtc]

Fantastic! You just saved me money from having to buy a frame template! YOU ARE AWESOME!

[macflii]

always great. tks! :)

[dcnutter]

Outstanding....as usual!

[kitty3309]

It`s great how something so simple is so effective!

[xMcMillan]

im called gavin :D

[maltazep]

you are great gavin, love all your tutorials

[EuroInvicta]

Wow Gavin, you've outdone yourself again! Thank you so much.... You make me feel like I'm in a college class in my own living room! Actually useful stuff easily explained and well documented... can't thank you enough.

[dariokland]

I've been waiting for the tutorial  whole day long. Nice one Gavin!!!