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Create a Realistic Stamped on Wood Effect
In the real world, when you paint on a rough surface, such as timber, you can see the texture coming through the paint and see areas that were missed by the paint brush. To recreate this same look in the digital world, most people just use Blending modes. But this doesn’t always work — blending […]
Using Layer Masks to Create an Out-of-the-Box Effect
Tutorial written using Adobe Photoshop CS5 with Windows 7 Today, I’m going to show you one of my favorite ways to achieve the out-of-box technique – a way to make portions of your photo extend beyond the frame. This photo of my husband and son on the swing together was just begging to be framed […]
5 Fun Ways to Use Stitching Brushes!
Dynamic stitching brushes are super quick and easy to use and mimic realistic stitching. Just click on your document and paint (draw) on the stitching!
Breaking Down the Layout #2 – Brushes Video Tutorial
Scrap Girls Designer Brandy Murry has another installment of Breaking Down the Layout in this great digital scrapbooking video tutorial! Join along to see how she creates a terrific layout using work art brushes.
Text Tool Basics
In my opinion, journaling is one of the most important parts of scrapbooking. Whether it’s a few words, a sentence, a paragraph, or a whole page of text, getting words on the page is key. In Photoshop Elements, it’s easy to add text to a page using the Text Tool. The Text Tool is the […]
Using the Dodge and Burn Tools to Add Depth and Dimension
Even though I am 100% a digital scrapbooker, I love to make my pages look as realistic as possible. I am always looking for little details I can add to make things look three-dimensional. One trick I like to use is to add shadows and highlights to embellishments using the Dodge and Burn tools, making […]
A Closer Look at Selection Tools in PSE: Magic Wand Tools
In this tutorial, we will be looking at some of my favorite Selection tools – the Magic Wand tools. These three handy selection tools are located directly below the Rectangular Marquee Tool on a default version of Photoshop Elements. The magic wand tool is located In the “Select” menu, and embedded under the Magic Wand […]
Using Layer Alignment Tools in Photoshop Elements
When creating your layouts, do you sometimes have elements such as embellishments or alphas that you just can’t seem to line up so they look nice and neat and on the page? Maybe you want to have a row of flowers or a column of stars that you want to create a border with, and […]
The 3 B’s of Bokeh
Today we will be learning about how to use bokeh effectively in your digital scrapbooking layouts. There are three steps I like to call the “3 B’s” – Brush, Blur, and Blend.
Discover the Magic of Dynamic Brushes
Let’s learn a little bit about a creative little gem in the SG Design Shop – Dynamic Brushes. Dynamic Brush sets are as fun to use as they are mysterious. My goal is to show you how a dynamic brush differs from a regular brush, give you some examples, and help you learn how they […]