Photoshop Mat Actions

Rick's Photo Mattes

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Requirements Works On
Photoshop 6, 7, CS, or later Websized and High-Resolution Images
PC or Mac

The photo matte actions are designed to create a matte or frame from the photo itself. They will work in Photoshop 6.0 and later.

Here are some of the mattes you can make:
  1. Darkened and Half-Darkened Mattes
  2. Lightened Mattes
  3. Normal Mattes
  4. Complex Mattes
Rick's Photo Mattes
The actions are provided in both full-sized and web-sized versions.



Darkened Matte

You select the area that will appear inside the matte. As you see, you can make an asymmetric matte if you want.

The Half-Darkened Matte is similar, but not quite as dark.
Darkened Matte

Lightened Matte

Lightened Matte

Normal Matte

Normal Matte

Complex Mattes

Your selections are not limited to simple rectangles: you can make them more complex.
Matte made from complex selection
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