: Making a frame of an asymmetrical shape with an even width in Photoshop I am trying to create a frame of a star. I have tried duplicating and shrinking a whole star, and placing it over

@Martha945

There are a number of things you can try based on how the star was created.

If it is on it's own layer, you can Control+Click (WIN) or Command+Click (MAC) to select the star on that layer. From there you can go to the Select Menu > Modify > Contract and choose a couple of pixels. Heads up though, this will round points and corners if you do it too far in.

If it's on a one color background, use the Magic Wand to select outside it and do the same as above.

Another route if you have the star on it's own layer is to select the layer, go to the Layer menu > Layer Styles... > Stroke. Change the Position to Inside, select the color you want then click Blending Options on the left and set the Fill to 0%. Same result as above but you get a precise edge and the width you like and you can apply that to other items if you need the same frame for them as well. Just right click the little FX thing on the layer and copy the style then paste it on another layer as needed.

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