Make Rounded Image, Photo and Graphic Corners in Photoshop

The Internet fell into an obsession with rounded corners for awhile and you want to know to how create them? Ok, so first you’ll need a graphic, image or photo that needs some rounded corners. Next follow along with this tutorial on how to create rounded corners for images, graphics and photos and you’ll be creating them in under 3-minutes. That’s some fast rounded corners!

Everyone loves rounded corners it seems these days. Some would say it’s old school now, but it’s still relevant so let’s check out how to create them:

Ok so for starters have your image open in Adobe Photoshop CS3 or CS4 (if you are using an older version this should work also):

1. Click on the Rounded Rectangle Shape in you Tools Palette

2. Click-and-drag your cursor from the top-right-hand-corner to the bottom-left-hand-corner of the image (or wherever you want the proportions of the image to be, you’ll see what I mean).

3. Holding the CTRL key click on the shape layer’s Vector Mask thumbnail to make a selection of the shape.

4. Select the image layer

5. Copy the selection by pressing CTRL+C or right-click and select Copy.

6. Paste the selection by pressing CTRL+V or right-click and select Paste. This will create a new layer above the image without rounded corners.

7. Delete the non-rounded corner image and hide the shape layer. Save as .PNG and you’re all set!

Having trouble? Check out this video tutorial, it should help clear things up. Also, comment below or contact me (and don’t forget to subscribe to my RSS feed).

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