Step 1 –
First of all, create a new document and fill it any colour you wish. I used dark grey. I then also added a darker grey gradient from the bottom left to the top right.
Step 2 –
Then, with your foreground colour set to white, use the rectangle tool and draw yourself a rectangle shape like the one in the example.
Step 3 –
Now, it's time to place the image that you would like on the polaroid into the document. click here to download the image . Then in Photoshop, pressing Ctrl + V to paste it.
Step 4 –
With the image layer selected, hold Ctrl and click the rectanlgle layer. A selection should appear. Now go to Select > Modify > Contract and set it to 5 pixels. The selection should get smaller, and you should have something that looks like mine.
Step 5 –
With the selection still available, go to Select > Inverse, and then press Delete on your keyboard. Now we are looking more and more like a polaroid!
Now with the rectangular marquee tool, make a selection on the image layer, and then press delete. This will add a better effect to the final outcome.
Step 6 –
Whilst still on the image layer, go to Layer > Layer Style > Inner Shadow and apply these settings.
Step 7 –
And thats it! You have completed this tutorial and created a very realistic polaroid image. You are now free to add your own effects or text.
Look at the next step to see what I did.
Step 8 –
I applied a paper brush in order to add the effect that the polaroid had been crumpled! Tadaa!
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