by Karen | Mar 9, 2019 | Freebies
Hey everyone! Today I’m here to talk about patterns. Subtle or bold, distressed or not, patterns add so much to a digital scrapbook page. With the use of Blend Modes and Opacity Levels you can convert a plain paper to a pretty paper. Here’s...
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...
by Karen | Mar 16, 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...
by Karen | Mar 9, 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...
by Karen | Mar 2, 2018 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
Save those less-than-perfect photos with the use of Levels. I took this photo of my dog, Stella with my cell phone, with the light directly behind her. Let’s try to rescue this photo using a Levels Adjustment in Photoshop. Step 1: Open Levels In Photoshop...
by Karen | Feb 23, 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...
by Karen | Feb 9, 2018 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
Today we are completing Step 1 of the 6-Step secret formula to photo editing: Resizing Crop, straighten and resize. Correct any lighting issues (shadows, highlights, midtones). Eliminate any possible color casts. Adjust saturation if necessary. Apply any special...
by Karen | Feb 3, 2018 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
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 | 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 15, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
Are you looking for a creative gift idea? One you can make yourself; one that is easy, fast, and says.. “I care enough to create this just for you!”…. How about a coloring book, created from your own photographs? Coloring is still very popular. Whether you want to...
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 17, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
So what IS a Smart Object, and how can it actually help you scrap faster when working with a template? “A Smart Object is a container in which you can embed raster (e.g. PSD, JPEG, TIFF) or vector (e.g. AI, PDF, EPS) image data from another Photoshop or Adobe...
