Before I start, I’ll repeat again, I’m using GIMP for this

tutorial, a free image manipulation software, you can

download it at:

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

So, let’s say I have a photo I wish to print on a white

shirt, it’ll look like this,

Of course, you can just use this image without further

adjustments, but it’s gonna look like a slab of sticker just

stuck to your shirt – because of the border.

GIMP has a function which let you blur the border, to look

like this,

For this, I selected: Filter > Decor > Fuzzy Border,

I chose the highest granularity, you can experiment with

lower granularity…

The color lets you choose the border color, you can try

different colors and check the effect,

Border size lets you determine how far into the image do

you want your border to be, I use border size 55,

Add shadow lets you add a dark shade around your border,

you can try it out.

I will not show every single effect, because if I put too many

images in this file, it’s gonna slow down the loading time.

Since you already know the function, you can try it out ☺.

Hint: you might not want to put a too high value for ‘Add

shadow’ because it’ll enhance your border lines.