Custom Patterns Using Embellishments
Creative Team Member, Barbara, shares her process for Custom Patterns Using Embellishments tutorial. Custom Patterns Using Embellishments Use digital elements to create your own custom patterns. This great tutorial by Nemanja Sekulic provides guidance on how to create a custom pattern. You will find this tutorial easy to follow. Experiment with different types of digital elements and adjust the […]
Create an Artsy Facebook Cover
Creative Team Member, Viv Halliwell, shares how to Create an Artsy Facebook Cover in Adobe Photoshop. Create an Artsy Facebook Cover Handy Guidelines Don’t clutter your banner, simple is good. Remember not to fill the bottom left of your banner that’s where your photo goes! A little text goes a long way! Facebook Cover Foundation […]
Artsy Title Time Savers
Creative Team Member, Laura, shares her advice for Artsy Title Time Savers. Artsy Title Time Savers I love adding artsy titles to my layouts, but it’s easy for me to overthink them to the point where I get stuck and frustrated. Anna frequently talks about not getting hung up on reinventing the wheel for every […]
Ghost Shadow with Custom Shapes Tutorial
Creative Team Member, Barbara, shares her process for Ghost Shadow with Custom Shapes Tutorial. Ghost Shadow with Custom Shapes Tutorial Different ideas come to me while working on a page and I go for it to see what happens. They don’t always work out and it goes into the trash and I start over again. […]
The Power of Color Adjustments
Today, Creative Team Member, Miki, is sharing The Power of Color Adjustments in Adobe Photoshop. The Power of Color Adjustments I’ve often joked that there are more cows than people in the small agricultural community that I live in. And with that many cows, most of the farmed fields are filled with corn to feed the […]
Artsy Dimensional Extracted Photo Effect
Today, Creative team member, Linda Davis shares her Artsy Dimensional Extracted Photo Effect. Artsy Dimensional Extracted Photo Effect An extraction with a Drop Shadow Layer Style combined with [aalogo] DigitalART supplies and really makes a snapshot pop. My friends liked this so much they requested copies. Below, are the steps for creating DigitalART from an […]
Digital Die Cut Lettered Alpha Tutorial
Creative Team Member, Ulla-May, shares her Digital Die Cut Lettered Alpha Tutorial in Adobe Photoshop. Digital Die Cut Lettered Alpha Tutorial 1. Establish New Layout Create a new document with a transparent background. Go to File> New in Adobe Photoshop or Elements, then enter 12 x 12 as your dimensions and 300 dpi resolution. If needed, change […]
Artfully Stacked Layers
Creative Team Member, Beverly, shares her Artfully Stacked Layers Tutorial in Adobe Photoshop. Artfully Stacked Layers Artfully stacked layers of papers, ephemera, lace, and frames visually intrigue me. Let’s make one together. 1. Create a Foundation Establish a 12 X 12 New File, then place an solid paper of your choice. I chose ArtPlay Palette Bravura […]
Create a Clipping Mask with Brushes
Today, Creative Team Member, Miki, is sharing her process to Create a Clipping Mask with Brushes in Adobe Photoshop. Create a Clipping Mask with Brushes 1. Create a Foundation Build the background for your artsy layout design. Create a new 12 x 12 page at 300 dpi. Open and drag your paper onto the layout using the Move […]
How to Use Different Textures in Digital Scrapbook Pages
Ulla-May, shares How to Use Different Textures in Digital Scrapbook Pages in Adobe Photoshop. Note that this tutorial can also be completed in Adobe Photoshop Elements. Creative Use of Textures Tutorial There are many ways to add texture to a photo/layout. This tutorial will provide guidance for adding texture to your digital artistry and scrapbooking […]
3 Step Digital Scrapbook Photo Compositing Tutorial
Barbara, shares her 3 Step Digital Scrapbook Photo Compositing Tutorial in Adobe Photoshop. 3 Step Digital Scrapbook Photo Compositing Tutorial Compositing is a multi-photo approach to blend photos together in a digital scrapbooking page. On this page, I composited two photos together, but the technique works the same, no matter how many photos you use. […]
Basic Digital Scrapbook Design Principles Tutorial
Linda Davis shares a Basic Digital Scrapbook Design Principles Tutorial in Adobe Photoshop. Basic Digital Scrapbook Design Principles Tutorial 1. Asymmetrical Alignment. I clipped my photo to the frame’s clipping mask and changed it to black and white with a gradient map adjustment layer. I placed my granddaughter’s eyes on the intersection of the guide lines […]
Custom Shapes Stitched Digital Scrapbook Tutorial
Amy shares Custom Shapes Stitched Digital Scrapbook Tutorial in Adobe Photoshop. This tutorial can also be completed using Photoshop Elements. Custom Shapes Stitched Digital Scrapbook Tutorial 1. Load Custom Shapes. Click on the Shapes Tool and selecting Custom Shapes. Use the drop down menu and choose “Shapes“. 2. Fill the Shape. Clip an Artsy Paper to the […]
External Hard Drives for Digital Scrapbooking
Creative Team Member, Trudy, shares her advice on using external hard drives for digital scrapbooking in storing digital art supplies. External Hard Drives for Digital Scrapbooking When it comes to Digital Scrapbooking, we have to admit that we are hoarders. Most of us, myself included, still have every single artsy digital scrapbooking file that we ever downloaded or […]
Using Graphics Pen Tablets in Digital Scrapbooking
New Creative Team Member, Trudy, shares her techniques for Using Graphics Pen Tablets in Digital Scrapbooking with Adobe Photoshop. Using Graphics Pen Tablets in Digital Scrapbooking Do you Bamboo? I am not a tech professional by any means, but I admit that I cannot create digital art without my Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet. Note that the Wacom Bamboo Pen […]
Transparent Digital Scrapbook Titles using Blending Modes
Creative Team Member, Marianne, shares a Transparent Digital Scrapbook Titles using Blending Modes tutorial. You can do a LOT with [aalogo] WordART. Words can be both re-colored and combined with the Blending Modes found in Adobe Photoshop and Elements. I used Blending Mode with WordART from Yoga WordART No. 1. and WordTransfers Living Well No. 1 in the following page. Blending modes enable […]