Photo blending. I know, it makes some of us want to run away screaming like Godzilla is hot on our heels. When it comes up in a Speed Scrap, we shake our fists at the Digi-Scrap world and say "WHY? WHY?". When it's mentioned in a Challenge, we bury our heads in our hands and cry out to the Gods of Scrap about the inhumanity of it all. (OK, maybe that is a bit dramatic, but you get the idea).All that is gonna change today! Blending a photo into a background, or into another photo can be done in many ways, as with most scrappy endeavors. I'm gonna briefly show you one way. It's so quick and fun that you are going to seriously kick yourself for your initial fear and anger over the thought of the task. And, hopefully, you will have just one more tip in your creative arsenal. Psst... I won't tell anyone that you were once a chicken. … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Sharpen for Web
So, I was digi scrapping for years before I found this little trick. And it seriously changed my life. OK, maybe that's a teeny exaggeration but it did make me happy. My pages were not the "blurry" ones in the forum or gallery any more. Yay, me. I know there are many ways to sharpen your images in preparation for web view, including some actions that can be used, but this is what I do. It adds 2 steps to my saving process and is well worth it to me. I've decided to show this little tip to you with video tutorials using both PSE11 and PS CC, so bear with me if I say "um" 100 times. For Photoshop Elements: [youtube=http://youtu.be/TznPA9iDzNg] For Photoshop Creative Cloud:[youtube=http://youtu.be/IKxJ8jRKfMY] Hope you learned a new trick and I'd love to hear how you are doing this as well. Leave me a comment! … [Read more...]