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Paint.NET - how to add border to picture
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In this article, we would like to show you how to add a border to the picture in Paint.NET.
1. Paste selected picture into Paint.NET and crop it to the selection using CTRL
+ SHIFT
+ x
.
2. Select Shapes
![Paint.NET - Select Shapes](/static/bucket/1618329078911-w9ZYJZ2YWv--image.png)
3. Disable antialiasing
![Paint.NET - Disable Antialiasing](https://dirask.com/static/bucket/1618326877720-32PAWKlAjn--image.png)
4. Set the following properties to:
- Brush width: 1,
- Style: Solid,
- Fill: Solid Color,
- Optionally: set Color of the border with Color Picker tool.
![Paint.NET - Border properties](/static/bucket/1618329477598-xgyYMpGQPR--image.png)
5.Zoom in your picture and start drawing the border from the top-left corner and without cancelling the drawing go to the right-bottom corner to end the drawing.
Note:
You can easily scroll the picture horizontally using
SHIFT
+ mouse wheel.
Gray border for white background example:
![Paint.NET - start drawing border](/static/bucket/1618330639189-xeWYaV1DoX--image.png)
![Paint.NET - end drawing border](/static/bucket/1618330450759-xkRDXgnYWV--image.png)