Polaroid-Style Out of Bounds Effect
Using a drop shadow and white outline, you can create a 3D Polaroid pop-out effect with these easy steps.
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Jacki
April 27, 2011 at 3:49 am
Love this tutorial. It is so precise that you can use it to “pop” out any photo. The drop shadow adds so much realism to the photo. I never thought to simplify the layer and erase any unwanted drop shadow before. This really helps bring it all together. Thanks for the tutorial.
Charlie
April 27, 2011 at 11:12 am
Thanks for the great tutorial. I will keep the cheatsheet for future use.
Nancy
April 28, 2011 at 7:32 am
This tutorial was great. Thank you so much for it. I learned a lot and love it.
Mendel A
April 28, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Brilliant! Work the possibilities, make you want to experiment. Thank You!
Lee
April 29, 2011 at 10:21 am
I especially appreciate your introducing how to use the Stroke (Outline) and Settings dialog boxes.
Sandra
April 29, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Great tutorial. Thanks
Bruce
April 30, 2011 at 6:53 am
Very Nice! Thank You.
Barbara
April 30, 2011 at 12:42 pm
I did my first flower just to see how it works – it did so well, I’m going to make a “postcard” to send to a lady that has gorgeous flowers in her yard and shares them with everyone. I will use a photo of one of her own flowers for the postcard! Loved doing it and want to experiment with a photo of my grandbaby!
Jeanne
April 30, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Thanks for this tutorial! I just used it for my weekly photo challenge and it turned out great.
Ronald
May 1, 2011 at 3:13 pm
How do I get the video to expand, I can’t view the tutoriials full view.
Shirley
May 1, 2011 at 4:10 pm
I can hardly wait to try this out. Great video.
Carol
May 3, 2011 at 8:09 am
Great! A little more than the daisey 3 D. Love this stuff.
Nancy
May 3, 2011 at 8:33 am
NICE!!!!
Natalie
May 7, 2011 at 9:12 pm
I tried it with a flower photo I found online, it turned out great. I’ll be using it on a card too. I learned a lot. I loved how easy to was to follow. I’m new to PSE raised using paint shop pro so it’s fun to learn a new program. I’m loving it!
Alfred
May 8, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Thank you , that was very enlightening ! “Ben”
Jose
May 13, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Thank you, great tutorial and right to the point. I learn a lot because you make it easy to undertand.
Perfecto !
Alfred
May 29, 2011 at 7:34 am
Thank you for an unusual new video, great stuff. I shall copy others and download the ‘cheat-sheet’ too, thank you “Ben”