How to create artistic prints in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements<article>
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Printed images make the perfect, yet personal, last minute gift. In this column you’ll learn how to spice up your prints in Photoshop and Elements by adding a painterly edge or by creating a digital matte with text underneath it. Both techniques are fabulous for framing your own prints, too, whether they’re destined to hang on your own walls or those in a gallery.</p><h2>Painterly edges</h2>
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Both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements includes a Refine Edge dialog box that makes selecting hair and fur easier than ever before; however, you you can also use it to add the look of hand-painted edges to a photo. Here’s how:</p><p>
<strong>Step1:</strong> Open a photo and press M to activate the Rectangular Marquee tool. Click and drag diagonally atop the photo to draw a box inside the document margins (the pixels outside the selection are the ones that’ll be affected).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2863383/how-to-create-artistic-prints-in-photoshop-and-photoshop-elements.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to create artistic prints in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
