by Karen Schulz | Jan 29, 2021 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
Take your digital scrapbook pages or projects to a new level with the use of Clipping Masks. What are Clipping Masks and Where Do I Find Them? Simply defined, a clipping mask is a shape which will define the edges and transparency of an item to which it is clipped....
by Karen Schulz | Nov 29, 2020 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
Easily add color or contrast to your images with the use of Blend Modes. What do Blend Modes do? In general, each Blend Mode in Photoshop changes the way a layer interacts with the layer beneath it. More specifically, there are 5 groups of Blend Modes. Each group is...
by Karen Schulz | Nov 14, 2020 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
While hard drives aren’t as costly as they used to be, it’s still a good idea to save hard drive space when we can. More space, of course, allows us to have more room for additional files, but there’s also another reason. “All hard drives,...
by Karen Schulz | Oct 30, 2020 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
Add mystery and drama to your photo or scrapbook pages by adding wisps of fog with the use of the Clouds Filter! I show you how in my “Create Fog” tutorial, which you will find on the Digital Scrapper blog. I’d love to see what you do with this...
by Karen | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, Product Tutorials
Learn how to create custom shadows that make your elements pop off your digital scrapbook page. It’s easy when you use the Smudge Tool. Prepare your Image: Open the image for which you wish to create a custom shadow. Because shadows look different on lighter and...
by Karen | Jul 2, 2020 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
Do you like adding scatters to your digital scrapbook pages? I do! They can add so much interest to a page. They are great to place behind clusters or photos too! In today’s tutorial, I will show you how to easily create a scatter in Photoshop. I...
by Karen | Feb 25, 2020 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
“A digital stamp in crafting, stamping, card making, and scrapbooking is a digital image which can be manipulated in Photoshop.” (-Wikipedia). Digital stamps typically come in .abr (brush) and PNG formats; and are usually black in color. An often-asked...
by Karen | Feb 21, 2020 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
“A digital stamp in crafting, stamping, card making, and scrapbooking is a digital image” which can be manipulated in Photoshop. (-Wikipedia). Digital stamps typically come in .abr (brush) and PNG formats; and are usually black in color. An...
by Karen | Apr 26, 2019 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
Many digital scrapbooking kits come with Solid papers, and there are so many uses for them! Have you ever wanted to use a Solid paper as a base for a digital scrapbooking page, but wanted to add “just a little something” to the Solid? My Light Play...
by Karen | Mar 23, 2019 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
Did you know you can easily reposition a Layer Style’s Pattern when using the full version of Photoshop? It’s very easy! Here’s how: In the Layers Panel select the layer that has the style you want to adjust. Click on “Effects” (or...
by Karen | Oct 18, 2018 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
What are Photoshop Styles? Photoshop Layer Styles provide different effects to a layer’s content in a non-destructive manner. You can edit Styles, change them, or remove them. There are hundreds of different effects you can achieve using Styles. Here are just a...
by Karen | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
Over the past weeks, we’ve been looking at the proper sequence to photo editing: Crop, straighten and resize. Correct any lighting issues (shadows, highlights, midtones). Eliminate any possible color casts. Adjust saturation if necessary. Apply any special...
