(11-21-2024, 07:52 PM)Allen Wrote: Hi all. I am trying to do a photo collage (for a jigsaw) with one photo as the main background and then several others layered in and bordered which I will then eventually all flatten image for the final step. However when I copy in the smaller images as 'new layer', I can't seem to add a border to them even though the layer is selected. It adds the border to the main base layer photo not the one I have selected. I can rotate the smaller layers, soft focus etc, so they are definitely selected, it just seems to be the border than I can't add. I know I somehow managed to do this for a Christmas puzzle last year but I now can't figure it out. Help please!
A simple way is to use the Drop Shadow filter (this will add the border outside of the image, not shrinking the image itself), go to Filters > Light and Shadow > Drop Shadow..., Put X and Y to 0, Blur radius to 0, the 'Grow shape = Square, Grow radius = the thickness of the border, then the color bar to white (click on it), and opacity to 1 or above, then you can save those setting like I show in the screenshot to call the saved preset (before clicking OK to apply the effect) in one click later on.
Patrice