by Karen | Mar 2, 2018 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
To continue our photo editing series, today we will be looking at adjusting highlights, shadows, and mid-tones using Levels. I will be working in Photoshop Elements 2018, but this technique works in full versions of Photoshop in the same way. Here is my original...
by Karen | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
There is a certain workflow that has been proven to work best for highlighting what is good in a photo and diminishing what might be not so good. Here’s the “secret” formula. Crop, straighten and resize. Correct any lighting issues (shadows,...
by Karen | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
Photoshop Elements (PSE) is keeping a secret from us! Did you know you could do a “full” text justify in PSE? Let’s take a look at this feature. I am using PSE 2018 for this tutorial and screenshots, but I believe this might work in other PSE...
by Karen | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
I have never been a fan of horizontal text or other design elements placed on top of a shape that has curves or directional sections. It doesn’t look realistic to me. If I wanted text on a flower, for instance, I would take a piece of text, and patiently (sometimes...
by Karen | Oct 27, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts–now! When I first started using Photoshop, I didn’t. They were too hard to remember. I found the trick, for me, was to use one shortcut until it became automatic, then start using another shortcut until I knew that one...
by Karen | Oct 21, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
Whether designed in bright colors or soft pastels, watercolor designs always call my name. I frequently clip watercolor papers or overlays to elements, text, or graffiti; but this week I set aside time to create a set of watercolor styles that would make creating...
by Karen | Oct 21, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
The use of Brushes can add so much interest to our digital scrapbooking pages. Just take a look at any gallery and you will see so many beautiful pages incorporating this technique. Here’s just one example, created by Norma, using “You are a...
by Karen | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
Last week’s tutorial was Part 1 of a 2-Part answer to Debbie Rucker’s question on how to make a “background paper from beginning to end.” Basic Paper Making in Photoshop. Today let’s add a pattern to the textured paper we created last...
by Karen | Sep 22, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
Several weeks ago I invited you to send in your tutorial requests. Today I will answer the request of Debbie Rucker who wants to know how to make a “background paper from beginning to end.” As with all things in Photoshop, there are various ways to...
by Karen | Sep 15, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
This weekend I came across a black and white photo that I had hand-tinted. Do you remember doing that? Using special pens and/or inks? It was a tedious process and could take hours, depending upon what was being hand-colored. It made me soooo happy that I now work...
by Karen | Aug 26, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
I love this photo of my granddaughter, Emily, and late mother-in-law, Fran. Fran was in her early 80’s when this photo was taken and didn’t like that everyone could see her wrinkles. Let’s look at a way to reduce these wrinkles for her using...
by Karen | Aug 19, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
Have you ever fallen in love with a particular font but didn’t know what it was named? Perhaps the text was in a magazine advertisement, on another digital scrapbooker’s layout, or even on a pack of Journal Cards you received in a designer’s...
