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paula kesselring

paula kesselring

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I bought these and installed them and ran a few tests. Wow, these are so good!

I am using photoshop CC so getting them loaded was super easy. Paula has a pdf and videos on how to load them and how to use them for photoshop or PSE. There are several before/after examples to help you pick the right one.

OK, I’m going to go make something and come back and share details.
 
I swore I wasn't going to buy anything this week so I was avoiding the store. But, um, I might have to get these. Quick and easy realistic shadows sound amazing.
 
Laura ODonnell said:
I bought these and installed them and ran a few tests. Wow, these are so good!

I am using photoshop CC so getting them loaded was super easy. Paula has a pdf and videos on how to load them and how to use them for photoshop or PSE. There are several before/after examples to help you pick the right one.

OK, I’m going to go make something and come back and share details.
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YAY!!! Thank you for your awesome feedback!!! I really want a 100% satisfaction with the actions! :bk

And @bcgal00 let me know what you think!!!!
 
These are great Paula! I like 1-G the best and tried it out on a frame, paper strip and washi. Here's what got me my results the quickest.
  • used one of my drop shadows
  • placed the drop shadow on its own layer (super fast for me to do it myself b/c I'm used to doing it all the time)
  • The super convenient part was then choosing the warp/gaussian to run on the shadow layer.
Not having to do the warping myself saves time. What I would love to see if you do another kind of shadow manipulation action would be multiple warping selections with larger lifts and curls, if that makes sense.

This set is super subtle and maybe another set in the future could be more extreme.

I think everyone is going to love your realistic shadows! My fave was what it did to the washi tape, making it look a bit crumbled.

Thx for this!
 
I found these so user-friendly, Paula. I pretty much work with PSE 2018 and it worked flawlessly with that. I really liked the twist. I tried it with one of your enamel pins and I love the warped look. The flower is so cute with the twist added.

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Cherylndesigns said:
I found these so user-friendly, Paula. I pretty much work with PSE 2018 and it worked flawlessly with that. I really liked the twist. I tried it with one of your enamel pins and I love the warped look. The flower is so cute with the twist added.

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That's awesome!!! But have you tried the twist only on the shadow layers?
 
bcgal00 said:
These are great Paula! I like 1-G the best and tried it out on a frame, paper strip and washi. Here's what got me my results the quickest.
  • used one of my drop shadows
  • placed the drop shadow on its own layer (super fast for me to do it myself b/c I'm used to doing it all the time)
  • The super convenient part was then choosing the warp/gaussian to run on the shadow layer.
Not having to do the warping myself saves time. What I would love to see if you do another kind of shadow manipulation action would be multiple warping selections with larger lifts and curls, if that makes sense.

This set is super subtle and maybe another set in the future could be more extreme.

I think everyone is going to love your realistic shadows! My fave was what it did to the washi tape, making it look a bit crumbled.

Thx for this!
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:circles:circles YAY!!! Thanks for your awesome feedback!!!
 
paula kesselring said:
That's awesome!!! But have you tried the twist only on the shadow layers?
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I have only used them on the shadow layers, Paula. I'm pretty much a novice at actions, but I found yours very user-friendly, so maybe I'll get better at using them. They loaded right up and I had NO problem with them at all. Now I just need to play.
 
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