Looking for something to do while there is a virus running rampant? I decided to frame a picture. I like to use something from the picture itself to make the frame. In this one I copied a small strip along the front edge of the sliver of rock near the center. I duplicated the copy and flipped the 2nd copy horizontally. That gave me two edges that match up and I joined the two copies. The two ends also have edges that match up. I made several copies of this section and joined three together for both the top and bottom and two together for the sides making sure the same edge was facing inward on all four pieces. I arranged them, made a 45 degree cut on the top piece at each corner and there's my frame. You can get some really interesting frames this way. Picture was made in the Garden of the Gods, Colorado

click here for step by step tutorial.

No worries, no hurry. These smaller forums move more slowly than Gallery or main discussion

The original moon pic is #1 below. All the striations and most of the "noise" are from the texture file I added.

#2 below is the same moon, but a wider focal length. No texture added to the sky in this one, just the stamp brushes + a texture file that makes up the green in foreground. I think this one needs some moonlight shining on areas of the scenery, but I don't know how to do that (hint, hint ).

One last note: after I stamped the brush that has the large building on right side I noticed quite a few stray black spots. That is from not cleaning up the file after doing the "threshold" step and prior to making it into a brush. I can re-do that.

Thanks so much for your comments and feedback!

Linda,
I made my own graphic using downloaded paint brushes from Brusheezy.

This is the way I made it. Might be an easier way and if so someone please chime in.
Using Photoshop
Open a new 8 bit document with a white background. We are using 8 bit so later all functions in the Filter Gallery will work.
Hopefully you have previously downloaded and installed some free Paint brushes from Brusheezy.

1) Make your brush color black and pick a brush. Paint over your white layer. This example I used 2 different brushes. This part is your choice and can be a solid brush or some with various degrees of opacity. Just remember the center is where you image will be showing and if not solid black now you won't be getting 100% of your image later. (If the brush has a lot of grey you can click more than once and it will get darker, just try and not move as you click or it will start to look as if it is out of focus.)
2) Add a new solid white layer. (Go to bottom right click box with + in it. Now fill with white, Edit>Fill>Contents White Click.

WHEN I SAY CLICK I WANT YOU TO CLICK YOUR MOUSE BUTTON OR IN MY CASE WITH A MACBOOK I WILL CLICK THE TRACKPAD.

3) Now turn off this new layer. (Click over the eyeball to turn off)
4) Click on your bottom layer with the painted brush strokes.
5) Click on your Channels. ( if you don't see them go to Window> and click on Channels
6) Click over one of the color layers, red green or blue no difference. Now hold the command button and click. You will see the marching ants around your brushed area.
7) Go back too Layers. Turn on you top white layer. Click over the white box to activate it. Now click the small box at the bottom (white box with hole in the center used to make a mask). Now you will see a new mask just to the right.
8) Turn off the bottom layer.
9) Go to Save As and choose PNG. Name your new white border and save. You just saved in a .png format and that will give you transparency everywhere you previously painted black.
Hope this works for you.
Jim