Alternative for creating a dashed-border
Curious about the dashed border? Here's another method on how to make it; most PSP users may know this, but I just "discovered" it today and thought it'd be neat to share. *waves* Tutorial newbie here.
We'll be using the selection tool and the flood fill tool (commonly known as paint bucket).
Create a new layer on top of the icon you plan to add a border to. Select the rectangular selection tool in add mode and outline starting from whichever place you choose. It's up to you on whether you want it to be 1 px or not.
Process
>New layer:
>The mode:
>1 px on the top:
>1 px on the right:
>1 px on the bottom:
>1 px on the left:
>Should end up like this:
(If you want, you could screencapture it after this step and just crop it, but I wouldn't suggest it because that would mean you took unecessary steps. It's easier to just select the whole thing and then screencapture it if that was your intention.)
Next, go to the materials palette (F6 is the shortcut). Click on foreground and stroke properties. Go to pattern and select the large checkerboard pattern. Select the flood fill tool and fill in the outline you made earlier. De-select and tada!
Process
>Materials palette:
>Patterns:
>Flood-fill:
>De-slect and...
The finished product!
There's a slight difference between this version of the created border and screencapture method. The dashes are different in px; it's 5 in this version and the 4 in the other. The choice is up to which you think looks better.
Screencapture version for the curious:
We'll be using the selection tool and the flood fill tool (commonly known as paint bucket).
Create a new layer on top of the icon you plan to add a border to. Select the rectangular selection tool in add mode and outline starting from whichever place you choose. It's up to you on whether you want it to be 1 px or not.
Process
>New layer:
>The mode:
>1 px on the top:
>1 px on the right:
>1 px on the bottom:
>1 px on the left:
>Should end up like this:
(If you want, you could screencapture it after this step and just crop it, but I wouldn't suggest it because that would mean you took unecessary steps. It's easier to just select the whole thing and then screencapture it if that was your intention.)
Next, go to the materials palette (F6 is the shortcut). Click on foreground and stroke properties. Go to pattern and select the large checkerboard pattern. Select the flood fill tool and fill in the outline you made earlier. De-select and tada!
Process
>Materials palette:
>Patterns:
>Flood-fill:
>De-slect and...
The finished product!
There's a slight difference between this version of the created border and screencapture method. The dashes are different in px; it's 5 in this version and the 4 in the other. The choice is up to which you think looks better.
Screencapture version for the curious: