by Karen | Sep 2, 2016 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
Photoshop Layer Styles, what are they? Updated Nov 20, 2020 Adobe defines them as: “A layer style is one or more effects applied to a layer or layer group. You can apply any of the preset styles provided with Photoshop or create a custom style using the Layer...
by Karen | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
Do you ever use the Content Aware Fill tool in Photoshop? I tend to forget about this option, but it can be a really helpful tool! Let’s take a look at it today. The Content Aware Fill tool is available in both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. You will find it...
by Karen | Mar 21, 2015 | Blog, Freebies
Over the past month or so, we’ve talked about “repurposing” some of our digital supplies to expand upon their potential use. In case you missed those posts: Stretching your Digi-Stash with Premade Borders Stretching your Digi-Stash with Masks, Part 2 Many designers...
by Karen | Aug 23, 2014 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
As many of you know my husband and I recently moved. Somehow it’s always a challenge moving furniture from one house to another. My experience has been that not everything fits perfectly, and some things just don’t fit at all. In our previous home I had...
by Karen | Apr 26, 2014 | Blog, Freebies, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
A few weeks ago I came across some American newspapers dated between the years of 1888 through 1908. I love using text overlays on my layouts, and thought that these newspapers would make great newsprint overlays. I set to work on them, and the results are Newsprint...
by Karen | Dec 28, 2013 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
Last week we talked about Document Size vs. Canvas Size in Photoshop. We learned that our document size can be our canvas size, but our canvas size doesn’t necessarily always equal our document size. We also learned how to change our canvas size. I promised to share...
by Karen | Sep 21, 2013 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the Merge Down and the Merge Layers options in Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements? I used to wonder myself, until one day I sat down and really looked…… Learn more in my blog tutorial HERE.
by Karen Schulz | Aug 10, 2013 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials
Applying Photo Filters to your digital images is quick and easy. Photo Filters can be used to make overall color corrections or to add interesting and artistic effects. Photo Filters can be found in both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Today let’s look at how we...
by Karen | Nov 24, 2012 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
There are various ways to edit images in Photoshop. Today, let’s look at a super-easy way. I always like to start with easy methods first and then, if they don’t work on my image, try the more advanced techniques. This is a photograph I took of the...