Mono-Texture in Photoshop

Hello and happy Wednesday!  I am dropping in with another quick tip for you this week about adding texture to solid backgrounds.  It is no secret that I love working on white digital backgrounds, but sometimes I want to add just a touch of texture to bump things up a notch.  Take a look at this page (made with lots of goodies from today’s SOSN sale):

 

Seeing Clearly

 

Notice the bump of texture from the stars in the background?  It comes from clipping a solid paper (very close in color to the background paper) to the digital star stamps and then adding just a touch of a drop shadow.  The stars on my page are part of the All the Stars template by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs, but you can use any digital stamp to achieve this effect.  Here are the drop shadow settings that I used:

 

Drop Shadow Settings

 

 

Here is a side by side comparison of the solid white background and the background with the slight texture added.  What a difference such a small (and easy) adjustment makes!

 

Comparison

I hope you have fun with this technique!  As always, be sure to share your pages with us in the Lilypad Gallery. 🙂

 

Until next time ~
Judie (HeyJude)

 

 

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I’m a creative who pulls inspiration from all corners of life—both the joyful highs and the real-life moments that punch you in the gut. Honestly, I don’t think I can pin down a single scrapbooking style for myself, so let’s just go with eclectic. My layouts really depend on my mindset. If I’m in a deep, cerebral mood, you’ll likely see something chaotic and messy. If I’m more relaxed, it tends to come out clean, simple, and structured.

My brain is usually running on several channels at once, so it’s completely normal for me to be working on a digital layout, dabbling in a hybrid project, and getting messy with art journaling or mixed media—all at the same time.

Here are a few of my go-to tools: Digital: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: watercolors, stencils, and artsticks

And when it comes to embellishments—digital or physical—I’m always reaching for messy threads, ribbons, and Polaroids. Always the Polaroids.

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