Chris Kenward said to Bob Gearhart at 01-24-03  18:54
 Subject: Re: Frames

 CK> Hi there Bob

 Hi right back Chris.

 Hope your SA trip was a real winner, and it's nice to see you back.
 It's colder than a witches ti, oops echo, anyway cold here and from
 the world weather reports it doesn't sound much better in Merry Olde.

 CK>  wrote
 >  They sure caught my eye.  I like the way they allow you to select the
 >  way your image is presented on the web.  You have had me playing with
 >  frames all afternoon.  They are easy enough to create, and anyone who
 >  cares to play with the gradient tool in Photoshop can whip up a few
 >  pretty nice ones, unique to the individual actually.

 CK> Any chance of some tips on how to do this? ;-)

 Sure.   http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/frame/frame.htm

 In my opinion, the best starting place to learning how to do almost
 anything in Photoshop is a MyJanee tutorial.

 http://myjanee.home.insightbb.com/tutorials.htm

 She gives you a good shot at doing something close to what you want to
 do now and a starting point from which you can them later modify your
 knowledge to create things more personal and to your own individual
 style.

 Also, on the Adobe Studio Expert Center

 http://studio.adobe.com/expertcenter/main.html

 there are a great many downloads available of Gradients where you can
 just open a new blank document or layer, then pull a gradient across it
 creating a square in which you can paste your photo.

 Best part of this stuff is it tickles your curiosity so you get into
 the inner workings of the program, where after a bit of experimentation
 you'll find all sorts of capabilities you never knew you possessed.

 I gave my copy of Paint Shop Pro away, so can't look to see what
 was available in it, but I seem to remember being able to select a
 paintbrush, then draw a multicolored line with it.  Creating four lines
 of equal width, each on it's own layer, moving them around arranging
 them in a rectangle of sorts, then trimming the overlapping edges at a
 45ø would make a nice frame.  I don't remember if PSP had layers to
 work with, but Photoshop Elements does and it was created to keep PSP
 from getting all the trade in that price range with their excellent
 program.

 I'm still working on the backlog of stuff to be done before I can
 play web site maker for myself, but when I do, I'll include a few
 actions and gradients for download to make the process simpler.

 My schedule is very pressed and rushed.  I often get out of bed in
 the middle of the night, you know like tenish or so, before noon
 anyway, play computer emails for a while.  Then if I have nothing
 else pressing, play computer picture stuff until two thirty when I
 have to get the grandson from school.  We do homework, then he needs
 a challenging opponent so we play video games or ride bikes or go
 sledding or something until it's time for me to either start or
 order supper.  After that exhausting day is complete I snore on
 the couch while pretending to watch TV until bedtime.   :-)

 Bob



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