Ok, so who DOESN'T love this stuff? It looks so good on a layout when it's used right, but many people struggle with shadowing semi-transparent objects. The key lies in subtle effects. Here's how I shadow my tape: When shadowing semi-transparent tape in Photoshop, I like to use the blending mode color overlay, set to opacity 30-40% (depending on the color of the background), distance 1, spread 2, size 10-15. These are approximate values and may differ slightly depending on the tape and the background used. Then I like to add an inner glow to lighten the edges of the tape, giving the illusion that it's pulling away from the paper. This effect should be subtle and barely present, especially on darker tape. See how I used this method on the "ladies" tape below? Finally, I use my dodge and burn tools to create dimension on the tape, as illustrated in One Little Bird's tutorial on her blog. Do you have any other washi tape tips to share? Kathryn Wilson made this screen capture video explaining how she creates a drop shadow in under a minute! [video=vimeo;83906667]http://vimeo.com/83906667[/video] Ok, so I can't be talking about washi tape and not throw in a plug for all the gorgeous new tape products pouring into my shop this month! My team and I are turning everything into washi! We've got no less than SIX new tape related products this week with more to come next week! I love the Ephemera tapes with the Taped papers, and the GORGEOUS journal cards that Amanda made with them! Then there are the super cute Hoot! washi tapes by Violaine! Woo-hoo! The Washi Mania tapes are basics that everyone should have in their stash. Those solid colored tapes are hard to find, and these come in the 6 basic colors plus black and white, so you can easily tweek the tape to the shade and hue you want! They are highly textured, just like real washi! And the super practical frame set is a fun bonus to throw into your cart for just over 1$! All these are 20% off this weekend! Enjoy!
Thank you sooooo much for shadow lesson!! I never know how much to shadow them. Wahooo now i know! Loving your washi tapes too!!!!!
I need to use Washi more... it's so HOT right now and I won't get into it until it's old news... I wanted to try something new for MOC today... and I used WASHI! Go, me!
These were so fun to play with Lynne-Marie! I need to try your shadowing tips since normally I just shadow them like everything else & know I could do better! Thanks for the tips!
I've been using The Peppermint Method (tm) for a while now. http://frickonastick.com/2012/01/digital-washi-tap/ Recently Allison shared a tut and I've added that in as well. Let's see if I can actually find it again. Here we go: http://allisonpennington.familyartspace.com/?p=1594 I love the inner glow idea! I'll have to try that out too.
WOWzer !! Inner glow makes the tape looks real. Awesome! I learned something new today !! Thanks, Lynne-Marie !!!
Love a little dodge & burn too on the edge - I normally don't have the energy but y'all are convincing me I should start doing it again. LM - that Ephemera Tape is just too, too gorgeous!
