How to put a perfect border around your images WITHOUT hand drawing it? (GIMP)

[slayermarth101]

1. Get your image you want your border on.


2. Go to Layer > Layer boundary size. You'll want to have a boundary that is about double the current size, or so. You probably won't need that much, though. Unless you're trying for a really big border.


I usually add 100 to the width and leave the height.
Then I ALWAYS make "X" 35 then hit center then hit Resize.



3. Go to Layer > Transparency > Alpha to selection on your image layer. This will put a selection around your image. Then go to Selct > grow. Depending on the size of your image, and your desired results, you may have to play around with the amount for a bit. I usually start at 2 and add to that if needed. (2 is usually the best looking one.)


4. Make a new transparent layer, and place it underneath the image layer. Select the color you want your outline to be as the foreground or background color. I chose red. Then go to edit > fill with bg/fg color, whichever has the color you want your outline to be. Then go to select > none, and there you have it!


Hope this helps!  ;D

[Chaos_Knight]

Works. Thanks! ;D

[Juice Box]

excellent   ;D

[Flygon]

This is really helpfull, specialy with css icons, sadly, my pc doesn't support gimp. Nice tutorial through.

[Leon Exodio]

nice

[Zarks]

Thanks Dude

[SonicBrawler]

Nice job

[Large Leader]

Now I feel incredibly stupid.

I used this for a sig I made a while back and (being the idiot I am) hand drew the white outline for the CSS pic for some characters.  :af:

Aaaaanyways, nice find!