How to Create a Polaroid Picture in Photshop

Digital Cameras are common these days. Because of this, if seeing a Polaroid picture, I'm excited.  I sometimes make a Polaroid picture, using Photoshop. It is fun. There are different ways to create a Polaroid picture effect, such as a clipping mask. I already explained how to use a clipping mask last time, so I think that you can apply to creating a Polaroid picture. That's why  I'm going to show you a different way to do that here.

1. Go to File < Open, and then select the image you want. I chose this image below.

2. Double click Background layer in the Layers panel, and it will change Layer 0 if you don't name.

3. Go to the Image drop-down menu, and then choose Canvas Size.

With checking Relative, fill out the canvas size number you want to expand in Width and in Height. I put 40 and 70 each there.

You can see the canvas size expanded from the middle below.

4. Go to the Layers panel, click "Create a new layer" icon on the bottom, and then place Layer 1 created under Layer 0.

5. Select "Set foreground color" in the toolbox, choose light gray, and then fill it to Layer 1: Edit < Fill < Foreground Color, or Alt + Del key

6. Select Layer 0 in the Layers panel, and then move the image upside a little bit, using Move Tool in the toolbox like an image below.

7. With highlighting Layer l in the Layer panel, go to the Layer drop-down menu < Layer Style < Stroke.

Check Stroke, double click Color in Fill Type, and then change color such as light gray to Layer 1. After then, set size 1 in Structure. Don't close this window now.

After then, Double click Bevel & Emboss, and then set size 1 in Structure. If you check Preview, you can figure out how the image changes. Press OK.

8. Select Layer 0 in the Layers panel, click "Add a layer style" icon on the bottom, and then select Inner Shadow; this is faster than doing by # 7

Adjust Opacity in Structure. I set 51% here. After then, click OK.

9.  Finally, the Polaroid picture is completed here.