I need help for frames !

[yoman44]

I need help to making frames around screenshots because I can only surround my screens with colors. I want to make frames like that (look the back) :
http://www.vgboxart.com/view/8645/project.sylpheed/
http://www.vgboxart.com/view/6461/tekken.5.dark.resurrection/
http://www.vgboxart.com/view/6173/silent.hill.collection/
http://www.vgboxart.com/view/8756/gears.of.war/
http://www.vgboxart.com/view/8162/metroid.prime.3.corruption/

I looking for a solution to make that. So please, give me some council (With Photoshop or Photophiltre, I would prefer...)

Thank you in advance.

[dmshaposv]

This can be done through various techniques. I'll try to guess how some of them did it:

Slypheed, Finalfantaseer prolly used the pen tool for the screens. Very easy and flexible. You make a shape with it then can easily stroke it to make a border. Contract the selection and adjust image inside it.


Silent hill, Wickedgamer might've done manual labour and set down with the shape and pen tool to make those films. But you can find photoshop brushes on deviantart that can achieve the same effect.


Tekken 5, ShadyS might've used the paintbrush tool for this one. I could be wrong. You need to mess around to get this effect. Very cool indeed.

Gears of war, gunslinger could've done this in many ways. I would've made a rectangular frame and then used grunge brushes around the corners. Snazzy wartorn effect indeed.

Statstick's Metriod Prime 3, I'm assuming the pen tool again.


So bascially look up some tutorials on the pen tool. Cause its your friend! ;)

[yoman44]

Thank you dude, I'll try to do this soon.