Photoshop Digital Frame Effect

This tutorial was created with Photoshop Elements 4. Simple steps you can use it with Photoshop Cs3 as well.

Step 1. Create a 800 x 800 RGB mode, 300 pixels/inch, white background image
Select the Rounded Rectangle Shape Tool and create a rectangular shape as shown

Step 2. Keeping the shape Tool selected press Ctrl + T to open the transform Tool , Hold Ctrl key and change the perspective of the shape from the corners as shown below

Step 3. Open the Styles and Effects Palette and select Inner Glows. Click on the Small Border Effect. Next select the Patterns option and click on Brushed metal effect. Look at the picture below

Step 4. Duplicate the Shape Layer by right clicking on the shape layer and click on Duplicate layer. Ctrl + T to transform the duplicate layer and resize it to have another smaller frame inside the first one.

Step 5. Don’t forget to hit ENTER key or just click on the Commit button to finish the command.

Step 6. Apply Bevels Effects as desired to both layers. Now we are ready to move a picture inside the frame. Open any picture with Photoshop. I will open a picture from my son Joshua by selecting file > Open.

Step 7. Using the Move Tool, Move the picture to your new Photoshop file. Holding Ctrl Key you can resize it and get a perspective as shown. Finally you can get any gradient background for your new Photoshop creation. Using the rounded rectangle shape final you will get the following Frame.