- Deselect the image. Press Ctrl+D (or �-D) to deselect the image
and reveal the genius of your seamless edit, pictured in glori-
ous detail in Figure 2-25. - Copy the image to a new layer. To create the matte effect, we’ll
need a brief introduction to layers (to tide us over until we cover
them in more detail in Lesson 5). Choose Layer→New→Layer
via Copy. Or more simply, press Ctrl+J (�-J on the Mac). - Expand the canvas. Choose Image→Canvas Size or press
Ctrl+Alt+C (�-Option-C) to display the Canvas Size dialog
box. Make sure that the Relative check box is on, as shown in
Figure 2-26, so that the Width and Height values add to the
existing canvas. Values of 50 pixels for each will extend the
canvas 25 pixels (half of 50) in all directions. - Assign a canvas color. Go down to the Canvas Extension Color
option and choose Other from the pop-up menu, or click the
color swatch to the right of the menu. In the color picker dialog
box, change the first three values to H: 210, S: 15, and B: 65 to
get the bluish gray you see in Figure 2-26. Click OK to exit the
color picker, and then click OK again to extend the canvas size.
Figure 2-25.Figure 2-26.- Give the matte a beveled edge. Go to the Layers panel. (If
you don’t see it, choose Window→Layers.) Make sure Layer
1 is active by clicking it. Then click the icon at the bottom
of the panel and choose Bevel and Emboss to display the im-
mense Layer Style dialog box, as shown in Figure 2-27 on
the next page.
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