Grunge Border Tutorial

Ok, here is my new tutorial for a simple border effect!

1. Start with making an image

2. now make a black shape, this shape is gonna be the border.

http://img286.echo.cx/img286/8829/blackshape0oz.jpg


3. Now give your shape a color that fits with the sig, i choose color *682B09*

http://img286.echo.cx/img286/8049/colorshape0ed.jpg


Ok, now we're going to add some blending options.

4. Click on the Blending Options icons and click on Dropshadow, use these settings:

http://img286.echo.cx/img286/51/dropshadow4pp.jpg


5. Click on the Blending Options icons and click on innershadow, use these settings:

http://img286.echo.cx/img286/3046/innershadow4bw.jpg

6. Click on the Blending Options icons and click on bevel and emboss, use these settings:

http://img286.echo.cx/img286/1992/bee9as.jpg



7. Now lower the opacity of the border to 60%, this is my final result:

http://img286.echo.cx/img286/4443/final7oj.jpg

Rock on dude! I love the tutorial, but please man - crop your damn images (hehe). Thanks bro =).

nice tut. man its 2 bad im at school so i cant do this. but its really nicely put together and as taco said crop the images its takin up way 2 much space :D

All the images are fixed now :')

Niice tut I'll try it sometime ^_^

ahh yes! i really like the outcome, and the tut is very easy to follow! thanks for sharing :D

this is a good tutorial but i disslike that kinda borders i like black or wite borders :lol:

Yep very nice tut. Only problem is I find it looks better on darker coloured borders, or it might just be me

nice i only thought there were tech borders

Nice tutorial now I can have a good border