TLR Edge Effects is a collection of Photoshop actions for adding popular edge effects to your photographic images.

Adding an edge effect begins by invoking one of the "Create Framed Edge" or "Create Unframed Edge" actions from the actions menu. Use one of the "Create Framed Edge" actions to add an optional black "Frame" layer for added visual impact.

After creating a framed or unframed edge, you should blur the edge using "Gaussian Blur Edge." If you prefer, you can also blur the black frame using "Gaussian Blur Frame."

There are two sets of effects in the action set. Edge effects and texture effects. Edge effects affect the edge area. The Gaussian Blur of the edge and frame affect how those effects diffuse around the center of the image. Texture effects do not respect the edge boundary. They instead affect the entire image.

Available edge effects include:

Available textures include:

You can control each effect by adjusting the settings as the various action steps run.

Make sure to run this action AFTER all of your edits are complete. The actions will convert the image to 8-bits per channel.

The actions will create a Layer Set/Group in Photoshop CS/CS2/CS3. In earler versions of photoshop, multiple layers will be created without a Layer Set.

Enjoy!

Current Version: 2.0a
Size: 3.7 kb
Contents: Photoshop .atn file, ReadMe.txt

Download the TLR Edge Effects action set.

Need help with actions? Download Action Basics here, a PDF tutorial on using actions.