Create a 3D Photo Effect with the GIMP

Create a Frame

Create your photo frame on the transparent top layer.

© J. James

In the GIMP:

• Select a portion the main subject of your photo and as much background as you wish to include.
• Fill the selection with white.
• Reduce the selection (Select > Shrink) by 20-50 pixels. Experiment to get a frame width you like.
• Cut out the center of the frame (Ctrl-X in Windows).

• Make Your Subject Step Out of the Photograph
• Select a Photograph
• Set Up Your Layers
• Create a Frame
• Add Perspective
• Add a Mask
• Remove the Background
• Edit the Frame
• Change the Background
• Finetune Your 3D Photo