Rounded border

[mcdon47]

How do I draw a rounded border? When I searched for solutions, a lot were about how to draw rounded rectangles or rounded corners but I want to insert a rounded border. Thanks. 

[hatstead]

Have a look at the Shape Selection tool (Keyboard short-cut U).

There are many shapes, e.g. Crescent Moon, etc.

[mcdon47]

Thank you. There are all sorts of fancy shapes but none that is a rounded border.

[hatstead · Accepted solution]

Sorry, but I misunderstood what you are looking for. Try this:

1. Open picture file. This will be the background layer.
2. Access the Rounded rectangle tool. It is nested in a slot in the shape selection tool - press U a couple of times to get to it.
3. Set the radius to 60-80, and drag out the rectangle. This will generate a new layer. Shut off the visibility of this layer by clicking on its eye icon in the layers palette.
4. Press CTRL+left click on the layer thumbnail (not the name) to make the shape active. You should see "marching ants."
5. Open a blank layer at the top.
6. Go to Edit>Stroke(outline) selection. Make stroke 4-5 px, place it inside.
7. Press CTRL+D to get rid of the marching ants.

[mcdon47]

Thank you, it works.

[hatstead]

You're welcome. Glad to help.

[Mark_Sand]

1.  Select the Rounded Rectangle tool. Set Radius (size of rounded corner) to a large value (in this example I used 80 px).

2.  Draw out rectangle, creating a new layer. Ctrl-click the layer to select just the shape and delete the layer (for purposes of the example I just turned off its visibility).

3.  Create a new blank layer and Edit>Stroke. I used a value of 50 px. Location Inside gave the best result; Center and Outside gave corners that were not quite well rounded.

[mcdon47]

Thank you but I do not think you have finished your sentence? Step no 3.... I selected Edit>Stroke and there there another rounded rectangle but what then??

[Mark_Sand]

mcdon47  wrote

Thank you but I do not think you have finished your sentence? Step no 3.... I selected Edit>Stroke and there there another rounded rectangle but what then??

I should have mentioned to enter the stroke size (width of the border).
Hatstead did in his instructions (same as my instructions).

Let us know if you have success.

[mcdon47]

Thank you, it works.