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 Blending Patterns and Textures with Photoshop and PSE
With digital art, you can have your cake and eat it too! If you like the pattern of one paper but the texture of another, you can combine the two to create a unique background for your digital project. Begin by opening two digital papers in Photoshop or Elements. Get the Move tool and drag one p ...
- Stitching Up Backgrounds with Photoshop and PSE
When you want to add interesting details to your background pages, try adding stitching to the design. Whether you are using patterned paper or a solid, subtle stitching can make it extraordinary. Begin by opening a digital paper in Photoshop or Elements. Open a row of digital stitches. Get the ...
- Creating Peek-a-boo Windows in Backgrounds with Photoshop and PSE
This week’s on-trend tip is the second in our new series on adding pizzazz to background papers in Photoshop and Elements. In just a few easy steps, you can create windows in your background papers that allow papers, photos and elements to peek through. Begin by opening a new document in P ...
- Using Frames to Enhance Backgrounds in Photoshop and PSE
This week’s tip is the first in a new series on adding pizzazz to background papers in Photoshop and Elements. Quick and easy, this technique combines two images with blending modes. Begin by opening a digital background and a frame embellishment in Photoshop or Elements. Use the Move to ...
- Creative Ways to Add Text to Photos in Photoshop and PSE
Adding text to photos before printing is a great way to add interest to pages, whether you are a digital scrapbook artist, a traditional scrapbooker or a hybrid project designer. This week’s tip will show you three ways to use your favorite fonts to place text on your photos. Begin by o ...
- Selectively Filling Type with Patterned Paper in Photoshop and PSE
This week’s tip is a fun way to combine the patterned paper you love with the fonts you’ve collected. The eighth in our tips with text series, this technique will help you get more from your digital supplies. Begin by opening a new document or digital scrapbook page in Photoshop or E ...
- Double-up: Text on Text in Photoshop and PSE
The seventh in our series of tricks with text, this week’s tip shows you how to layer text on top of text. With this technique, you can add extra meaning Begin by opening a new document or digital scrapbook page in Photoshop or Elements. Get the Horizontal Type tool. Choose a font name, st ...
- Filling text with Brushes in Photoshop and PSE
By combining your fonts with Photoshop Brushes, you can create an interesting effect for your project titles. Using any font and any brush, this tip will help you get more from your digital assets. This week’s tip is the sixth technique in a series on type tricks in Photoshop and Elements. ...
- Custom Aligned Text in Photoshop and PSE
Try something different with text this week and add a little flair to a project title. This week’s tip is the fifth technique in a series on type tricks in Photoshop and Elements. When you are creating a title, you usually type the letters all together, allowing the software to align them. ...
- Filling Clipping Masks with Text in Photoshop and PSE
You may have used clipping masks with photos and digital papers, but did you know you can fill them with text, too? This week’s tip is the fourth in this series on digital techniques with text in Photoshop and Elements. Follow the steps below create shaped text blocks. Begin by opening a n ...
- Digitally Gluing Paper to Text in Photoshop and PSE
This week’s tip is the third in this series on digital techniques with text in Photoshop and Elements. This week you’ll discover another way to use digital papers with the Type tool. Begin by opening a new document in Photoshop or Elements. Get the Horizontal Type tool. Choose a font ...
- Cutting Words from Patterned Paper in Photoshop and PSE
This week’s tip is the second in our new series on digital techniques with text in Photoshop and Elements. This week you’ll see how to create titles with patterned paper. Begin by opening a new document in Photoshop or Elements. Open a digital paper of your choice. Get the Horizontal ...
- Colorful Letters in Photoshop and PSE
This week, we are beginning a new series that will give you tricks for adding pizzazz to the text on your digital projects. The first tip is a quick and easy way to give your titles whimsy and color by filling in letter loops with color. Begin by opening a new document in Photoshop or Elements. ...
- Text Paths Made Easy in Photoshop and PSE
Text paths are a feature that the software engineers of Photoshop have always reserved for the full version of Photoshop. If you are using Elements, however, you can work around this by using paths created in the full version of the software. Pattie Knox calls these “Text Bytes” and ...
- Using Patterned Paper Differently in Photoshop and PSE
Here’s a fun way to use patterned paper differently in Photoshop and Elements. Begin by opening a new document in Photoshop or Elements. Open a piece of patterned paper. Get the Move tool and drag the patterned paper onto your document. Press Ctrl T (Mac: Cmd T) to get the Transform contr ...
- Using Parts of Brushes in Photoshop and PSE
Photoshop brushes are rubber stamps with benefits. Not only can you change the size, color and direction, but you can also remove parts of the images without messy ink masking. Here’s how: Begin by opening a new document in Photoshop or Elements. Load a brush you’d like to use. M ...
- Using One Photo Across Two Pages in Photoshop and PSE
Here’s a tip that was requested several times this week. Great minds think alike! When you are designing pages for your scrapbook, it’s nice to coordinate the two pages that will be across from one another in the book. You may even like to spread one photo across the two pages. H ...
- Opening Multiple Images in Photoshop and PSE
When you are working on a scrapbook page, you’ll likely want to use a number of papers, elements and photos. You can save yourself a little time by opening a group of images at one time. Here are several ways to do this: Begin by opening Photoshop or Elements. Press Ctrl O (Mac: Cmd O) o ...
- How to Cut Photos into Shapes in Photoshop and PSE
Here’s a technique that is frequently requested: how to use Custom Shapes to cut out photos. Begin by opening a photo and a new document in Photoshop or Elements. Set the Foreground color so that it contrasts with your document. Select the new document and get the Custom Shape tool. This ...
- Giving Photos a Vintage Look in Photoshop and PSE
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. As we begin to think about all things romantic, here’s a quick tip for giving your photos a nostalgic, vintage look. Begin by opening a copy of your digital photo in Photoshop or Elements. Drag the photo layer onto the Create a New Layer ic ...
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