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Old 2006-06-28, 7:06am
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Default Photoshop Elements, how do you??????????

Hi, I have Photoshop Elements 2. I was trying to figure out how to do a black smudged border like the one on my business card. I thought it would be the gradient tool, or a number of other things like something to do with feathering maybe. One thing I sure do know how to use is the Undo History !!!!!! I'm real good with that one.

Is it possible with this software? Thank you !
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Old 2006-06-28, 7:16am
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is it something to do with filters and layers??? using the flashlight is kinda interesting, but not what I'm looking for.
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Old 2006-06-28, 8:43am
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This may make the effect yo're looking for.

Make your border then go up to Filter<Gaussian Blur<and pick the amount you want from the preview window by moving the slider.
You may want to make the border on a new layer while you blur it and then flatten the layers when your done.
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Old 2006-06-28, 8:49am
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actually the easiest way is to make 2 layers
your photo on top layer
and the bottom layer make black
now go to your top layer on the photo and crop the area you want to show leaving about 1/4 inch around the outside
then go to toolbar and select menu and select inverse
Then Select Feather you can play with that # and I usually use aroun 15-35
then hit the delete button till you get the desired effect.
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Old 2006-06-28, 9:29am
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Like this? ( you can go back in and add more blur)
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Old 2006-06-28, 9:42am
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This one was done using the feather method above using the elliptical marque
Nice biz card by the way!
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Old 2006-06-28, 11:44am
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Thank you, I'm going to try this out later.

I did take the photo, and had someone design the card, I can get you the name if you like. Modern Postcard printed it, they do a great job.
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Yep you can go in and adjust the #'s and it will blur more or less you can get some really lovely effects that way we use this alot on a couple of our accounts they ask for this type of effect ALOT lol
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Okay,had to try this. I'm lost already. I have to learn more about layers first.
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Where you go in to select Feather you can put in a # the higher the # the smoother and wider the gradient will be. I will make some samples to show you
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Ok here we go I did these all the same way only thing I changes was how many pixels of feathering I chose. once I had that chose I hit delete twice and saved.
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looks great ! Will try again. Thanks !
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Having trouble arranging the layers, and there are only 2 !!!!!!! oh sorry just looking at the book, the short cut is control + }
should have my glasses on , looked like a 1

glass is easier ! back in a bit.
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you can also just drag them back and forth too in the layer menu if you want the one on top on the bottom just click on it and hold your left button down and drag it below the one that was originally below it.
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that sounds easy , since the command isn't working. I think I'll be here awhile.
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