Step 4 - Select and Modify a Brush for the Eraser Tool Then right-click on the canvas and choose Deselect (Ctrl/Cmd + D). Then select Inside for the Location and click OK. The color can be any color you want that’s not the same as the background. You may have to do a little trial and error with it. We entered 200 px, but yours will depend on the size of your document. Next, right-click on the canvas and select Stroke. Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) and then the entire canvas by pressing Ctrl/Cmd + A.

Go to Windows > Layers to open the Layers panel, and click the Create a new layer icon at the bottom. Note: if you just have an image that you want to add a distressed edge to, you can open that image instead and continue on with Step 2. We made ours 3600 x 3600 pixels with the Resolution option set to 300 pixels/inch and the Background Contents option set to White.

Make your document a large size as the finished design will be used with other projects. The brush you choose to use doesn’t even really have to be a distressed or grunge brush. We will be using built-in Photoshop brushes, but there are all kinds of Photoshop brushes on DesignBundles that you can use instead. We’ll be making the distressed edges from scratch using a brush. If you’ve been wondering how to create distressed edges in Photoshop, you’re in luck! This tutorial will show you how to do exactly that.

Photoshop distressed brush