How to make rounded borders

[chauronity]

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/2533/tutoriaali7jk.png
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Made this since it's been asked many times.
And methods may vary, but this is mine ^^

[Bass]

*is stuck at number 5*


It won't let me rasterize. :(

[chauronity]

>O

Doesnt? Hmmm ... you sure rightclick on the text and not over that map itself (in layers tool, dont rightclick over that part that is red) ? Interesting, wonder what's that ...

[Bass]

See.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/83/see5lx.th.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=see5lx.jpg)


What text and map? :huh

[Kunoichi no Kiri]

I can't find my shirt key.

...

<3

[chauronity]

^ ROFLMAO XD :P
It's lacking in proofreading ... as you can see

See.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/83/see5lx.th.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=see5lx.jpg)


What text and map? :huh

http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/5369/untitled31lu.png <- i have this kind of thingy, you dont.

OK, you seem to have older version of photoshop *points at how my thingy has a mask in there* ... so skip the rasterizing cos it's already rasterized .. i think ^^

try this;

Use the Rounded Rectangle Tool and make sure you select "Paths" under the File, Edit, Image, Layer, filters, etc. stuff and then draw the rounded shape over the image you want to make rounded borders, after that right click and select "Make selction", copy and paste it into a new document and there you go. =]

^another method , originally posted by wildfire to DA

[Bass]

Ah! Thanks, Chauron! :glomp


It worked!
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8100/test13dl.png http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4892/test27ig.gif

[chauronity]

Yay :woo
Looks nice ( eventho black border aint usually the best @ rounded )

[vanh]

Sorry, Chauron , i'm stuck in number 9 . How can I select merged layer ? :cry

[Yondy]

It won't let me rasterize. :S

[vanh]

read some posts above Yondy . Peharps you have the same problems as Bass

[.Naptha]

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7810/untitled62qd.png

:huh ...

Which one is that?

[chauronity]

Hmm... there's the selection right? And the selected layer @ layers tool is selected? Well, then .. press the delete button and the selected area gets erased just like that ^^

It won't let me rasterize. :S
With old PS it's already rasterized by default ^^

[.Naptha]

Hmm... there's the selection right? And the selected layer @ layers tool is selected? Well, then .. press the delete button and the selected area gets erased just like that ^^

Ah.

In the process of writing a strained and whining reply to this, i seem to have worked out how to do it. :oh

Thanks again.

[.Naptha]

DP. >_>

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*is stuck at number 5*


It won't let me rasterize. :(


Just in reply to this, if you dont have an old version of Photoshop (like me), or chauron's explanation doesn't work, then it might be that you have the wrong sub-tool selected.

When you click on the Rounded Rectangle Tool, in the top left it will come up with the following box (with a whole lot of other stuff to the right of it, but thats not important) :

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3840/stat0us.png

Now, depending on which of these you choose, you could encounter the whole No Shape/No Rasterize problem again or you could end up with this in your layer box :

http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/5369/untitled31lu.png

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http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/1750/stat23vb.png

To cut things short, you want the first (pictured above), the New Shape Layer. It's pretty self-explanatory, it creates a new layer for your selection, and then you can go on to do chaurons l33t rounded thingy.

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/271/stat33gw.png

Just so you know, the second is the New Work Path, and you would normally use it when you want to manipulate lines, create anchor points, something much more suited to the Pen tool.

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So basically (in this tutorial) :

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/4300/final6yo.png

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Hope it helps.

[Mizoguchi]

neat.....!

[Raven]

I really appreciate this tutorial Oceanrain. I was wanting to make rounded borders, as I was getting bored with the regular square borders. I tried this technique from another tutorial and it didn't work, but yours was perfect.
Here is something I worked up:
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/663/gaaradesertdemoneo5.png

[Shirozaki]

Thanks, chau!

I tried the other tut and it ain't workin. Then I saw this one and gave it a go. At fist I thought that the part where it was supposed to be deleted wasn't deleted. Then I just figured it out that the main stock wasn't in invisible mode. Then I unclicked it and horay! It was ROUNDED! >xDDD

Thank you so much :scry

[Azurite]

In GIMP, theirs a Script-Fu, that already have Rounded Edges :)

[Red]

by joe I think I got it:)

[Azurite]

followed along.... http://i7.tinypic.com/42vu3pk.png

[Roy]

could this be used for sigs also?

[Yaminake]

Merged layer is the layer on top of the one you had selected.. It works on anything. O.o

[Spiral Man]

Thanks for the nice tut Chauron. :thumb

[Saito]

Wow thanks for this tut smile-big

Is this good?

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t158/Arcangel345/1176233336096gq4.png

[chauronity]

No problem! Nice results too!