how do you make a widescreen border?

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  1. DC

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    Im never good with borders, but the widescreen ones are interesting, how do i make them?
     
  2. Lord Terrax XII

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    Horizontal marquee on the top and bottom each w/ about a 6 pixel stroke... Possibly a 1-2 pixel border w/ the vertical marquee tool.
     
  3. DC

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    where do i find that in gimp?
     
  4. Icecikle

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    I select a box the same width as the sig, and 10 px less than the height. Then center it both ways, invert the selection and fill with your color. Thats how I do mine.
     
  5. DC

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    i kinda just used the guides.
     
  6. Whisper

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    You mean like on my current signature?
     
  7. DC

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    indeed.
     
  8. Whisper

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    Do you have Photoshop or GIMP?
     
  9. Frag Man

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    Select tool. Go over the top with the desired size. Fill on new layer. Duplicate layer, vertical flip.
     
  10. DC

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    Thanks....That seems easy...
     
  11. Ryan

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    me too
     
  12. Frag Man

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    Haha, I tried that way, and it takes much longer, and more patience.
     
  13. DC

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    i like frag's better, mostly because its easy ;)
     
  14. Donii

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    Just make its y axis 14 and its x axis 6 .
     
  15. DC

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    lul wut am i making 14y and 6x?
     
  16. Donii

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    filters>decor>add border
     
  17. DC

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    jeez thats so much easier, thanks donii, im content with this teaching, a mod should lock this now.
     
  18. aMoeba

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    Or you could use the line tool... and hold ALT (I think it is) and it makes your lines straight. Easiest, most versatile IMO.

    You could do CTRL/ALT Edit>Stroke.. but
     

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