35 Actions. Borders edges and vignettes are a great way to add style to your images. Borders increase the canvas size of the image by adding a black or white border to the image. Edges alter 2% to 3% of the inside edge of the image and may also add a border in the process Vignettes are applied to the inside area of the image to blur, darken or lighten the image keeping interest on the subject. Edge effects work best on images with a 6MB file size or larger. Some of the artsy edges will look different on each image because they are based on random patterns generated by Photoshop. You can create new edge effects my changing the blending mode of the edge effect layer.
Click here to view an online contact sheet of all Edge effects or click here to view a pdf of samples.
Border Black Fine- puts a thin black border around the image enlarging the canvas size
Border Black Narrow- puts a narrow black border around the image enlarging the canvas size
Border Black Medium- puts a medium even black border around the image enlarging the canvas size
Border Black Wide- puts a wide black border around the image enlarging the canvas size
Border White Fine- puts a thin white border around the image enlarging the canvas size
Border White Narrow- puts a narrow white border around the image enlarging the canvas size
Border White Medium- puts a medium even white border around the image enlarging the canvas size
Border White Wide- puts a wide white border around the image enlarging the canvas size
Edge Black Dirty- adds gray and black scumbled edge to the inside of the image
Edge Black Dry Brush- adds a black edge inside the image with minor variations
Edge Black Fine Lines- puts fine black lines around the image and adds a white border
Edge Black Jagged - puts a narrow black jagged edge around the image and adds a white border
Edge Black Ragged - puts a narrow ragged black edge around the inside of the image
Edge Black Spattered- puts a narrow spattered black edge around the inside of the image
Edge Black Spattered Thin-puts a thin spattered black edge around the inside of the image
Edge Black Uneven- puts an uneven black edge around the inside of the image image
Edge Black Uneven Thin- puts an thin uneven black edge around the inside of the image image
Edge Blotched- removes part of the image leaving blotches of color
Edge Jagged Soft- creates a soft jagged edge around the image and adds a white border
Edge Light Narrow- removes part of the image leaving a soft edges of color
Edge Scumbled- removes a portion of the image leaving a scumbled look
Edge White Deckled- adds a soft deckled edge to the inside of the image
Edge White Watercolor- softens and blurs the edges of the image and adds a white border
Edge White Watercolor Soft- softens and blurs the edges of the image and adds a white border
Vignette Blur- creates a vignette by blurring the edges of the image
Vignette Blur Motion- creates a vignette by motion blurring the edges of the image
Vignette Darken Large-creates a wide dark vignette
Vignette Darken Medium- creates a medium width dark vignette
Vignette Darken Small- creates a narrow dark vignette
Vignette Lighten Large- creates a wide light vignette
Vignette Lighten Medium- creates a medium size light vignette
Vignette Lighten Small- creates a narrow light vignette
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