Launch GIMP. Click “File” and “Open” and then double-click the photo to which you want to add the frame. Open the “Filters” menu. Hover the mouse over “Decor” and then select “Add Border” in the fly-out menu that opens. The Add Border pop-up box opens. Type the desired width of the frame, in pixels, into the “Border X Size” text box. Enter the same value into the “Border Y Size” text box. Click the “Border Color” box to open the Color Selection window. Drag the sliders in the Color Selection window to set the color of the frame. Click “OK.” Type the desired level of three-dimensionality into the “Delta Value on Color” text field. The higher this number, the more of a 3-D effect GIMP applies to the frame. For a flat frame, set this value to “1.” Click “OK” to create the frame for the photo. Writer Bio
