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Airbrush the Border of a Picture

When you use the airbrush tool to airbrush the border around a picture, the result will look similar to the picture below.

Picture Example

To airbrush the border around a picture:

  1. Open the picture in Photoshop LE.
     
  2. Make a backup copy of the picture by clicking on the File menu and selecting Save As.
     
  3. At the bottom of the toolbox, click on the top box in the color picker, as shown below. The color picker window appears.

Foreground Color Picker Box

  1. Select white or enter 255 in the R, G, and B fields, as shown circled below.

Color Picker Window

  1. Click on the OK button.
     
  2. In the toolbox, click on the airbrush tool, as shown circled below.

Airbrush Tool

  1. On the Brushes palette, click on 35, as shown circled below. (If you don't see the Brushes palette, then click on the Window menu and select Palettes - Show Brushes.)

Brushes Palette

  1. Set the airbrush pressure to 100%, as shown circled below.

Airbrush Options

  1. Click on the Select menu and select All. The entire picture is selected.
     
  2. Click on the Select menu again and select Modify - Border. The Border window appears.
     
  3. In the Width field, enter a value (e.g., 10, 15, or 20 depending on how wide you want the border to be).
     
  4. Click on the OK button. The border area is defined.
     
  5. Use the airbrush tool to fill in the border area.
     
  6. Click on the Select menu and select None.
     
  7. Save the picture.

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