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Create Seamless Frames with ImageFramer
Adding the right frame to your artwork or photograph can enhance it by providing a sophisticated look. A good picture frame also creates a focal point by separating the image from the outside world. The best way to achieve this is to use a frame that has no gaps or...
Leather, paper and glass frame for a photograph
Recently we published a photo of Chicago on Facebook, with a three-layer frame created in ImageFramer. Here it is: The design for that is interesting because it uses a colored glass frame and a crinkly paper mount under a stitched leather one. It may not be...
Creative ideas on what to do with your wedding photos
Photography is an essential element of every wedding celebration. Pictures taken by a professional photographer are extremely important because they capture the memories of the most beautiful event in every couple’s life. Since your wedding is one of the most...
How to Create and Add Custom Frames in ImageFramer
Watch the short video below to learn how to create custom frames and add them to ImageFramer. Steps are also outlined below the video. Adding frames requires the Pro license for ImageFramer. Step-by-step instructions Use any drawing software. (Photoshop, Adobe...
Summer Frames Pack for ImageFramer 4
We're happy to announce that we've released a special pack of frames for the summer season for ImageFramer. This frame pack has 80 frame designs in various styles and it's available for purchase for only $4.99. Frames in the Summer Frames Pack [library_frames...
What’s new in ImageFramer 4.1
ImageFramer 4.1 is a small release that focuses on two new user-suggested features and on fixing some bugs: Video: New Features: User suggestion (thanks, Gary): Hide and show layers from the filmstrip by clicking on the "eye" in the layer icon Lightroom plugin shows a...
How To Choose A Perfect Mat For Your Digital Photo
Every photograph deserves to be properly presented. An ordinary photo, surrounded by a mat in an elegant frame, creates a totally different perception than the image by itself. Most people would agree that a frame is an essential enhancement to a classical oil...
Become a supporter of ImageFramer
If you enjoy ImageFramer and would like to support its further development, we now offer a way for you to express it and get additional benefits....
What’s new in ImageFramer 4.0
Also, see: What's new in ImageFramer version 4.1 Improved Text Overlays in ImageFramer 4.2 We're happy to announce the release of ImageFramer 4.0. We've worked long and hard to make it happen. We also have big plans going forward. ImageFramer 4.0 release focus...
4 Frame Ideas to Inspire Your Little Artist
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. (Pablo Picasso) If you have...
How to Make Your Artwork Pop With a Digital Mat
A mat can transform an otherwise ordinary piece of artwork, enhancing or even radically changing the impression it makes. To make your favourite digital art stand out, there are several things to pay attention to: Colour, width, layers—and, of course, the frame...
How to make a unique Valentine’s card
Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love and caring. It could be love between friends, family love of a child to the parent or romantic love between partners. On this day people share unique, romantic cards with their loved ones and there is nothing easier than to...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
May beautiful moments and happy memories surround you with joy this Christmas and always!
Make matting interesting with ImageFramer
In this tutorial, I want to show you a few ways to use matting with ImageFramer. A mat can enhance, or even radically change, the impression of a picture. With a mat, a piece of art can look far more impressive than without it. To show you some matting tips I have...
Happy Halloween from Apparent Software!
ImageFramer has a variety of included Halloween frames and a downloadable Fall Frames Pack! Make your holiday photos and greeting cards unique! Download the best-in-class Mac app for adding photorealistic frames and mats to photos and artwork...
How to Frame Your Digital Photos
“Memory is the only paradise out of which we cannot be driven away.” We use photos to capture the world around us, from people and events to the small details other people miss completely. From the earliest days of photography, a frame and photo mat were used to...
What’s Your Picture Frame Style? A Look at the History of Framing
For most of history, frames were practically an afterthought to everyone but artists—a backdrop to greater paintings and drawings. Artwork was typically given a new frame whenever it changed hands or if the owners did some redecorating and wanted a new frame to match....
5 Tips for Perfect Photo Framing
Whether you’re doing a mock-up for a customer who wants one of your fine art photos framed or want to create a polished finish for an online gallery, adding frames to your digital photos is the classic final touch on your hard work. But how do you frame a photo in a...