tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47459462628108033842024-03-05T23:03:08.830-08:00Adventures in Photoshop We're all just figuring it out. Follow me as I learn how to use Photoshop Elements.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-68072582206037075772016-02-03T01:28:00.001-08:002016-02-03T01:28:22.098-08:00Two hot Tips for Mac UsersThese tips both involve your PREVIEW program.<br />
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TIP 1<br />
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If you want to watch a slide show of a group of photos or just a collection of images. Hold down SHIFT and click on the images you want. They don't have to be in any order and you can skip some if you want.Thn<br />
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Hold down COMMAND + OPTION + Y all at once and your slideshow will pop up.<br />
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Here's a link that tells you more about the slideshow.<br />
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<a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/06/8-tricks-mac-os-x-full-screen-slideshow/" target="_blank">http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/06/8-tricks-mac-os-x-full-screen-slideshow/</a><br />
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TIP 2<br />
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When you double click on a graphic or photo you can see it in PREVIEW. That's not too exciting. However if you click on the TOOLS dropdown menu you 'll find ADJUST COLOR. Clicking on that will open a whole picture editing tool.<br />
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With the editing tool you can<br />
- lighten or darken<br />
- sharpen<br />
- add contrast<br />
- change tint<br />
- add saturation<br />
- make into a Sepia image<br />
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Who knew.<br />
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From the menu above the photo you can<br />
- crop<br />
- rotate<br />
- zoom<br />
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Have fun!Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-10452972744762919472016-01-04T05:34:00.000-08:002016-01-04T13:55:04.351-08:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Holy Crap! It's a Blog Post! </b></h2>
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<b>How to do Fancy Schmancy Lettering</b></h2>
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If you're comfortable using Photoshop Elements then you can read this post. It will give you the quick version of how to do this.</div>
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<a href="http://neonsunshine-jody.blogspot.ca/2011/11/okay.html">http://neonsunshine-jody.blogspot.ca/2011/11/okay.html</a></div>
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You can use this method to do cutouts as well like the Eiffel Tower heart at the bottom. </div>
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<b>Beginners, you will also learn to use other functions in this TUT.</b></div>
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For those of you just starting and are still trying to find the photo bin read the post below.<br />
This post will also show you how to:<br />
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- quickly find the size, DPI and amount of zoom on your work<br />
- add a plain coloured layer of your choice<br />
- what that little gear on the styles pallette does; like how you can add different shadow effects and even bevels to your work.</div>
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<b>Ok Enough with the small talk, onto making </b></h3>
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<b>Fancy </b><b>Schmancy</b></h3>
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<b> Lettering</b></h3>
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We're using Elements 11 for this. I'm sure it will work in Elements 13 too.<br />
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First open a NEW file from the OPEN button at the top left hand of elements. I made my new file 2" high x 4" wide.<br />
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Notice the round circle on OPEN. Click it to find NEW FILE. A window will open so you can select a background for your text. I chose a TRANSPARENT background.<br />
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The RED OVAL shows the ZOOM factor, the SIZE OF FILE in inches and how many DPI (mine is 300DPI) the file has.<br />
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The FILE menu is circled below. Go to the FILE pull down menu at the top and go down it until you find PLACE. See picture below. It will open a window that you can select a nice background. I've chosen the highly saturated butterfly background that I made. You can use a dictionary page or postage stamp background; whatever you like.<br />
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Don't worry if it doesn't fit. As you can see mine didn't. I dragged the butterfly background so it covered the file background. Don't worry about dragging the picture outside of the background.<br />
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Just above the layers pallette on the far left is a paper icon. It's in the lower circle. Click it to add a layer. This will be your text layer. On the screen shot it is shown as layer 1.<br />
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If you want, you can change the name of LAYER 1 to TEXT LAYER by double clicking on the layer name and filling in with your own text. Hit your return key to finish naming the layer.<br />
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<b>Font layer</b><br />
Choose a font and type a word onto the text layer. Make sure it's a
really beefy font because you want to fill the text with the background
image. I used CARGO font.<br />
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You can get it free from dafont.com<br />
<a href="http://www.dafont.com/cargo-crate.font" target="_blank">http://www.dafont.com/cargo-crate.font </a><br />
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Once you've typed your word drag the text layer to the bottom of the stack.<br />
At this point you won't be able to see your text anymore. <br />
It's important to have your layers in the proper order, unlike what you can see below.<br />
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Click on the grey background to deselect the 2 layers. <br />
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AT LAST THE FUN PART!<br />
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Put your cursor between the 2 layers. Then press the OPTION (mac) OR ALT (PC) key. Your cursor will change. If it doesn't gently slide the cursor along the gap between the layers until it does.<br />
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When your cursor changes, click your mouse. Voila!<br />
You now have text filled with background.<br />
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It may be a bit of a letdown so you can add a plain background so it will pop.<br />
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I've added a boring grey background. To change the layer colour double-click on the top square. It's in the circle on the left.<br />
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<b>Adding the background </b><br />
To get the background, select your layer colour. Click on the LAYER pull down menu. Choose NEW FILL LAYER and then SOLID COLOUR. It will automatically add a layer the same colour as that square that's circled.<br />
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<b>Add a shadow and outline text using STROKE </b><br />
To add the black outline click on your text layer, add a shadow and click on the gear. It will open the window shown above. The outline effect is from the STROKE selection. You can make the outline thick or thin by using the slider on SIZE. I used 3 for the thickness.<br />
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Whew! I forgot how much work these blog posts are!<br />
Be sure to leave your comments. Don't be shy about asking questions. If you have a dumb question, there will be lots of other less brave people wondering the same thing. Do it for them. It also helps me.<br />
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Ok it's 5am and I'm fried. Have fun with it.<br />
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<br />Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-89668606158053805432013-09-30T02:00:00.001-07:002013-09-30T02:00:12.434-07:00Random Thoughts and CommentsHey!<br />
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I just took a look at my visitor list. I'm totally amazed at all the countries you come from! I had no idea that there were so many different countries. But thanks for checking out my blog.<br />
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Sad news in the world of Photoshop. I know this is old news from the spring, but I thought that I would mention it here. The new extended versions of Photoshop will only be released through subscription. You can no longer buy new versions in the box. Here's a link with some more info:<br />
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<a href="http://shadowhousecreations.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">http://shadowhousecreations.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
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Then for the rest of us peasants is the new Photoshop Elements 12. At least we still have <i>some</i> options. Elements has always served me well so I will stay with my Elements 11.<br />
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If you are totally broke then there's always good old GIMP which you can download here for free:<br />
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<a href="http://www.gimp.org/" target="_blank">http://www.gimp.org/</a><br />
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Also SUMO PAINT remains free; but if you want it on your desktop then you can buy it for $20.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sumopaint.com/app/" target="_blank">http://www.sumopaint.com/app/</a><br />
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These are all in my links list on the right hand column.<br />
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Speaking of links, I just went through and deleted pages and sites that are no longer with us. A moment of silence for all the dead blogs please.<br />
I fixed all the broken links. Some of the banners have been deleted. Once again, a moment of silence. I will be adding some new links in the near future.<br />
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I did add a link to Weebly which is totally FREE website host. I searched long and hard for a FREE website host that offers a store option at no cost and Weebly fit the bill. It offers an easy drag and drop store builder.<br />
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If your blog was deleted or if your badge was deleted, please send me a link to your badge with code and I'll put it back up.<br />
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If you have any ideas for great links post it here and I'll check it out. Most of my links here are for Photoshop. Other than that I have 2 requirements for links.<br />
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1 - That it's free or at a nominal cost. <br />
2 - That it works well. Nobody likes crap that doesn't work even if it is free.<br />
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I've added a link to Shabby Blogs which features some great Blog eye candy for Free.<br />
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That's about it for now. I just wanted to update everyone on what's going on here.<br />
Keep creating because every famous artist started somewhere, so keep doing what you love.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-40371367577201282202013-07-27T15:09:00.001-07:002013-07-27T17:25:31.250-07:00Adding Patterns<br />
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Hi. Here's a simple way to add a pattern fill to something using the Colour Pop.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Retro Cafe Art</td></tr>
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Once you have your photo up, you can SELECT the QUICK SELECTION TOOL. Elements 6 users, this is in your magic wand flyout selection. Elements 11, you'll find this at the bottom left side below your workspace.<br />
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Make friends with this area, we'll be using it a lot. Here's a better pic. of it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wCZNHhqvLL4/UfRNq3RixnI/AAAAAAAAAzk/ypN0aabgdPA/s1600/photobin-pic+%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="386" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wCZNHhqvLL4/UfRNq3RixnI/AAAAAAAAAzk/ypN0aabgdPA/s640/photobin-pic+%232.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice that the quick selection tool is chosen.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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After choosing the QUICK SELECTION TOOL you'll notice your cursor turns into a circle. Start at the top of the area you want to fill and drag down to the bottom and release.<br />
There should be marching ants around your selection.<br />
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It's probably not perfect. If it doesn't go out to the edges you can drag the marching ant line out. I like to increase the size of the photo when I'm dragging the line out. Even if you don't need new glasses you'll find resizing helpful.<br />
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At this point you may of dragged the marching ant line way out of your selection area. Don't stress out. you can fix this. Hold down the OPTION (ALT key for PCs) key and it will now be able to pull the line back inside the border.<br />
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Then click on your PAINT BUCKET tool.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DOyjs4HrlBg/UfRTj69RbLI/AAAAAAAAAz0/_mUSWKeTFTg/s1600/paint+bucket-pic+%233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DOyjs4HrlBg/UfRTj69RbLI/AAAAAAAAAz0/_mUSWKeTFTg/s640/paint+bucket-pic+%233.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Above picture</i></td></tr>
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At the bottom of your screen will be all your options for the PAINT BUCKET tool. At the far left you have 2 different boxes. The plain box is plain colour. Okay, dump in some plain colour if it makes you happy. Now you can remove the plain colour by hitting Command Z.<br />
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The second box has diagonal lines. It selects PATTERNS. Next to it is the pattern I've selected.<br />
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Go to LAYER -> NEW FILL LAYER -> PATTERN <br />
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Okay, now dump the PATTERN into the selected area (marching ants). Mine looks like this.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So Tragic...</td></tr>
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I agree; it doesn't look that great. Take a moment to look at the sliders in the above picture.<br />
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In this tragic picture:<br />
The MODE is NORMAL<br />
The TOLERANCE is at max<br />
The OPACITY is at 100%<br />
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Click on your new FILL LAYER layer on the right hand side of your page where your LAYERS pallet lives. You can:<br />
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Adjust your MODE (try using MULTIPLY or LINEAR BURN)<br />
Adjust your OPACITY to around 75.<br />
Your fill should look like this.<br />
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NOTE: If you added colour go to the MODE pull down menu and second from the bottom is COLOR. The jacket should fit then.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linear Burn at 75% opacity</td></tr>
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For most people this is the last step. However the jacket is really dark, MULTIPLY often is. In this case go to the top and under ENHANCE pull down the menu and go to ADJUST LIGHTING and LEVELS. You can adjust the lighting without the fade that you would get from the OPACITY slider.<br />
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I used this method and about a zillion more changes to make this.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the jacket. Thanks to Fruebel for the balloon and Jinxmim for the colourful bird.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-48474593039855071652013-02-25T12:10:00.001-08:002013-03-01T15:27:39.582-08:00Everyone loves a Freebie!Here's a few freebie backgrounds. Show me what you've done and I'll post it here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">300 DPI - 8 x 10</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">300 DPI - 4 x 4</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEOmG8MioXA/USvEqlnGt_I/AAAAAAAAAxM/9cnFf4HWKgI/s1600/ticket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEOmG8MioXA/USvEqlnGt_I/AAAAAAAAAxM/9cnFf4HWKgI/s400/ticket.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">300 DPI - 8 x 10</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4jkaJy1KX0w/UTE43ZAVYnI/AAAAAAAAAxc/DAz4y7hcjas/s1600/clouds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4jkaJy1KX0w/UTE43ZAVYnI/AAAAAAAAAxc/DAz4y7hcjas/s400/clouds.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">300 DPI - 2.50" x 3.50"</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rxpklGsmCTA/UTE479H4EmI/AAAAAAAAAxk/g-kot3s_xFY/s1600/starz-collage+sheet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rxpklGsmCTA/UTE479H4EmI/AAAAAAAAAxk/g-kot3s_xFY/s400/starz-collage+sheet.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">300 DPI - 2.50" x 3.50"</td></tr>
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<br />Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-18617300146602473212013-01-20T17:47:00.000-08:002013-01-20T17:47:02.401-08:00F**K the Preset Manager<h3>
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As mentioned earlier, I just got PSE 11. For years I collected brushes, .abr and Patterns, .pat. I have hundreds of them. My greatest fear in moving from PSE6 to PSE 11 is losing them. I had the worst time adding them in the first place. I watched YouTube videos and searched the forums and groups.<br />
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It didn't matter what I tried; trying to add them drove me crazy. Sometimes I got lucky after hours of trying. Suffice to say, I paid for those brushes with hours of anguish.<br />
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Now I have to move those hundreds of items into PSE 11. I've been there before and it was ugly, so I've avoided doing it. After repeating my earlier mistakes and getting frustrated again I thought there has got to be an easier way.<br />
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I'm here to tell you there is!<br />
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All you have to do is go to your old photoshop program and double click on the icon. Then click on PRESETS. Next, you can click on BRUSHES. You will see a whole folder of .abr files (Brush files)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brush file</td></tr>
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To make the next steps easier, you can change from icon view to list view.<br />
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-SELECT ALL (the brushes)<br />
- Cut<br />
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Open up your PSE program and head to the brush section there.<br />
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- PASTE into PSE 11's brush folder.<br />
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And that's it. You're done.<br />
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There will be doubles and you will be asked if you want to replace the brushes that are doubles. Just say no.<br />
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Your patterns, styles and textures can probably all be done in the same way.<br />
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<br />Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-11663301147446436622012-12-21T03:11:00.001-08:002013-01-05T15:31:51.104-08:00Easy, Peasy Colour Replacement<br />
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Okay, it's been awhile since my last post. But I haven't forgotton you. I'm happy to say that I've had 20,000 views on my blog since I started this blog according to Google. I've just jumped from using PSE 6 to using PSE 11. This is one upgrade that's actually worth the money. If you wish you could use 'Actions', PSE has finally included that option. If the tools look different, it's because I'm doing this tutorial using the Elements 11 work space. <br />
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So I've just found a super easy way to change colour. You don't need PSE 11 to do this. First click on the element you want to highlight. I add each element (flower) on a new layer. If you do that too, then you can just click on the layer you want to colour. Otherwise, you can probably select with the selection tool. Once the part you want to colour is selected then you can:<br />
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Go to your ENHANCE menu and drag down ADJUST COLOUR. Then ADJUST HUE/SATURATION.<br />
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Now here's where it gets interesting. A window will open that looks like the one below. There is a pull down menu button called MASTER. You'll notice that when you pull down the menu, MASTER will now be at the top of the menu instead of being a button.<br />
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MASTER is the one you choose if you want to change the colour of the <u>Entire</u> picture.<br />
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Instead choose a colour like blue, in this instance. Then, start to play with the sliders. You will notice that anything blue in the flower you selected will start to change colour as you slide back and forth.<br />
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This is a way to isolate <u>one colour </u>only, and change it without changing any of the other colours in your picture.<br />
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Unfortunately I'm not that well organized tonight. I don't have a PSD of this picture. I'll have to use another picture to show you some samples.<br />
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This is the original composition I did. I clicked on the red poppy layer to highlight them. Then I pulled down the the menu on HUE/SATURATION. Then I chose RED.<br />
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I then adjusted the sliders until I got a green colour and played around with the SATURATION slider and the LIGHTNESS slider.<br />
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On the dragonfly, I went through the same steps.<br />
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One thing to remember is that the colour will mix with the original colour like poster paint. Remember your colour mixing. Red and blue make purple, so if you have red, drag the slider to blue to make purple.<br />
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Have fun and keep creating!<br />
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If you have any questions then make a comment so we can all see the answer. If you're thinking it, there are probably a lot of others wondering as well. <br />
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<br />Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-82023131353550888862012-08-07T00:25:00.000-07:002012-08-24T21:26:17.945-07:00<h2>
Photoshop for The Terrified</h2>
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Tonight a Facebook friend asked me how to get started on Photoshop. I've been there. I opened the program and it just sat there, staring blankly at me. I'm not ashamed to say that I gave up; a few times. So here's some info about how to get started.<br />
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Double-click on your photoshop icon. When your program is open there will be panels to the right that look like this.<br />
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Below the coloured boxes are FULL, QUICK and GUIDED. Choose FULL.<br />
Below that are your PANES. The first is the Content pane, then the Effects pane. Below the Effects pane is the Navigator pane.<br />
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Open it by clicking on the triangle. These triangles are for opening and closing the PANES. When you open it there won't be much there. Also your Layers pane and your Favourites pane will drop down to the bottom of the panel. That's alright.<br />
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Now we will open a new BLANK FILE. Here's a screenshot.<br />
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Go to the FILR menu and click to pull down. Click on NEW and there will be a FLY OUT window to the right. Select BLANK FILE.<br />
Remember, the triangles are for opening and closing.<br />
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First name your document.<br />
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PRESET is the size of paper. You can select U.S. paper for a standard paper size or photo size; whatever you want. If you want a specific size, then select Custom from that same menu. Below are the width and height boxes. To the right are pull down menus where you can choose the type of measurement you are comfortable with.<br />
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Below those is the RESOLUTION. I use 300 pixels/inch. It's standard.<br />
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Below that is the COLOUR MODE. RGB colour is fine. That means it will print out the colour that you see you picture on the computer screen.<br />
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Below that is BACKGROUND CONTENTS. That is the colour of the background. The best choice is Transparent. That's because later when you use the eraser a background colour will appear. If you erase on a red background when you erase the red will show. With transparent you have a clear background, so when you erase, what you are trying to erase will gone. This will save you endless amounts of misery later on when you want to make a png.<br />
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In the bottom right of this box the IMAGE SIZE will appear. Now you're ready to click OK. Your page will appear and to your right your NAVIGATOR will have a thumbnail of your page. this is what it should look like.<br />
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Above your thumbnail where the pointer is will tell you the % of the larger image you are viewing. To the right of the pointer is a scale where you can zoom in or out on that page by moving the slider. So, play with it and adjust it until the whole page shows up on your main screen. You'll notice the page will have a checkered background. That indicates your background is transparent. If it is white, then you have a white background. Which means you need to close the file and open a BLANK FILE.<br />
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Now we are cooking! Notice below your navigator pane there is a LAYERS pane or pallette. Click on it to open it up.Here's what you'll see.<br />
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You will notice 2 things: your navigator pane gets smaller and there are a bunch of scary looking things at the top of your LAYERS pane.<br />
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First we'll deal with making the navigator pane larger. Where my pointer is there is a handle that you can grab onto. If you slowly move your pointer, the pointer will change. Press down on your mouse. That will enable you to slide the pane up and down making the panes larger or smaller. I like to give more space to the layers pallette because as you add more layers, you'll need more space. I find with the navigator pane I mostly use the slider.<br />
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Now let's check out the navigator pane. Top left will be left on normal. It has a pull down menu and when we get a graphic on the page you can try the others.<br />
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Next is Opacity. Leave it at 100% for now.<br />
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Okay, this is a good time to talk about what the layers pallette is all about. This pane is the basics of how Photoshop works. Grab a few sheets of coloured paper. Put one piece of paper on your desk. This is your background. Remember the transparent background we made? Next put another sheet on top, or better still if you have a sticker or other graphic lay it on top. This is your second layer. If you do any kind of collage this will start to be familiar. Next element. This is layer three. <br />
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So, what you are doing is building a picture from the ground up. You can move these layers up and down and add adjustment layers with effects.<br />
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Below are icons. The first one is to add a layer. Go ahead and add a layer by clicking on the icon. Notice that your first layer is called layer 2. Add another layer. This is layer 3. You can change the order of layers by dragging them to the top or the bottom. To the right of those thumbnails are names layer 1, layer 2, etc. Double-click on that name and you can change the name of the layer. Hit RETURN on your keyboard. Done! You just named your layer.<br />
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Next is the circle icon. That's to add the adjustment layer I was talking about. Go ahead and click on it. Holy Crap! What happened? Don't panic. Here's what you will see.<br />
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Notice where my pointer is. There are 2 squares. The top one is red. The one in the background is white. The red one is Foreground colour and the white one is the background colour. Remember when we chose the background colour? If the colour of the background was turquoise that's what you'd be looking at when you open your page. So if you're wondering why your new file is was turquoise, now you know.<br />
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Just click cancel to get rid of the colour. If you clicked OK on the colour box you'll be happy to hear our next icon is to delete a layer. Simply click on the coloured layer and hit the delete icon.<br />
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One last note about the layers pallette. You have probably noticed the eyes next to the boxes. If you add a layer and then aren't sure you want to keep it, then click on the eye to make that layer invisible. Layers can be manipulated and worked on using transparency or using effects on the layers pallette. Remember the NORMAL setting on the pallette. Often you can invest a lot of time manipulating the layer. This is when the eye comes in handy. You can turn it off instead of deleting it.<br />
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Okay, so you are probably bored to tears by this point and you are itching to make something.<br />
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Let's do a quick and dirty (just a term, this is family friendly site) picture with what you have learned. Don't close anything!<br />
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Delete all the layers until you are back to layer 1.<br />
Go here and select a background of your choice.<br />
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In Photoshop go to FILE->PLACE to place your graphic. Adjust the size by clicking on it and grabbing the corners. Here's mine.<br />
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Next click on new layer in the layers pallette for your next layer. The beauty of putting each new element on a separate layer is it's easy to get rid of if you change your mind later.<br />
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Next layer add a new element and choose MULTIPLY on layers pallette. Adjust Opacity with the Opacity slider.<br />
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<br />Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-64707949675389834672012-04-25T00:51:00.000-07:002012-04-25T00:51:20.314-07:00ACK!In my absence Blogger has changed everything! So, I have to sort through everything and update to the radically different interface. But not tonight.<br />
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Just an update.<br />
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I had my appendix removed recently, so I haven't done anything for awhile. I just updated my Etsy shoppe. I've also started bookbinding. I shall return to my photoshop adventures soon, as I'm now able to spend longer periods of time in my computer chair.<br />
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I added a new website Kim Klassen Cafe, that looks intriguing and I will return shortly.<br />
I've had about 700 views in my absence and I thank you for hanging in there.<br />
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<br />Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-62011121194234115622012-03-05T18:42:00.003-08:002012-03-06T02:42:47.094-08:00Actions in PSE; It Can be DoneGo to any Adobe forum and you will be told that you<i> can't</i> run actions in PSE. But you <i>can</i> through the EFFECTS pallette. For those of you that don't know what actions are:<br />
ACTION - A series of steps used to alter a photo. You double-click the action and watch it run.<br />
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Here's an example of a picture that has had some actions run on it.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">original Thanks to PPS DigiScrap</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Here are some links to get you started. Just try adding one or two to start with. Also make sure they are made for PSE. If they are not made for PSE there will be commands in the action that Elements doesn't have so Elements cannot do the actions.<br />
Here's the links:<br />
<a href="http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/p/loading-actions-into-photoshop-elements.html" target="_blank">http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/p/loading-actions-into-photoshop-elements.html</a><br />
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It tells you to put the database in the garbage. It's alright, if things go terribly wrong you can take the database out of the garbage and go for a walk to calm down.<br />
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Here are some PSE friendly Actions from the same site.<br />
<a href="http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/p/coffeeshop-actions-and-presets.html" target="_blank">http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/p/coffeeshop-actions-and-presets.html</a><br />
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Here is a video if you prefer.<br />
<a href="http://www.viddler.com/v/7ea7b063" target="_blank">http://www.viddler.com/v/7ea7b063</a><br />
They have some free actions, but you have to sign up to get them.<br />
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More useful info on PSE Actions.<br />
<a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselements/qt/actions.htm" target="_blank">http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselements/qt/actions.htm</a><br />
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Have fun. Hope this works for you. Leave a comment to let me know. Or you can send a small jpg of what you made with the actions and I'll post it here.<br />
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Just to let you know comments are moderated and I don't open anonymous comments as they are usually always spam.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-3661849105639361102012-02-11T15:53:00.001-08:002012-02-11T15:53:15.806-08:00stoneangel3's photostream<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6855913691/in/photostream/" title="bird, collage and ink tag" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6855913691_aa23b190c4_s.jpg" alt="bird, collage and ink tag" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6855262355/in/photostream/" title="mini book-eggs" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6855262355_9a28e665c0_s.jpg" alt="mini book-eggs" style="border:none; 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height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6715645817/in/photostream/" title="orange imagination tag" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6715645817_69ef137d80_s.jpg" alt="orange imagination tag" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6713719865/in/photostream/" title="gold girl tag" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6713719865_c9c3416426_s.jpg" alt="gold girl tag" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6712401847/in/photostream/" title="paris card" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6712401847_a229e67462_s.jpg" alt="paris card" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6712086467/in/photostream/" title="tag pouch" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6712086467_b53977e10c_s.jpg" alt="tag pouch" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6701232143/in/photostream/" title="London on Thames Skyline-textured" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6701232143_725dc927c8_s.jpg" alt="London on Thames Skyline-textured" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6700950649/in/photostream/" title="gypsy with clock" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6700950649_e08d9fef5d_s.jpg" alt="gypsy with clock" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6688978193/in/photostream/" title="japanese paper pocket" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6688978193_9ff25cebb2_s.jpg" alt="japanese paper pocket" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6688864649/in/photostream/" title="tag pocket" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6688864649_4c9b6bd7ef_s.jpg" alt="tag pocket" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/6675236575/in/photostream/" title="valentine tag" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6675236575_0d91df0ffb_s.jpg" alt="valentine tag" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jody_atcs/">stoneangel3's photostream</a> on Flickr.</p></div>Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-60640593054033640392012-01-09T02:35:00.000-08:002012-01-15T23:57:25.263-08:00New Store + Thanks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've added a store to my blog. I'm just trying it out. So far everything works. I still have a way to go on this. Just to warn you, if you click on the buy button you'll end up at paypal.<br />
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Also I'd like to extend a big welcome to all the great folks that have begun to follow me recently. Of course, I really appreciate all of you that have been following.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-91088140549904826602011-12-26T17:58:00.001-08:002011-12-26T17:58:59.655-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-38922248300149290612011-12-16T17:08:00.000-08:002012-01-01T16:09:56.766-08:00Replacing ColourJust like in real life: if you don't like the colour of your dress, you can change it. Unlike in real life you can't change the colour of someone else's dress.<br />
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Here's how:<br />
Use your magic wand tool to select (in this case a coat). You can do this by double clicking the wand on the coat. You will see the outline of your selection. You can expand or contract the selection by making the number in the TOLERANCE box at the top of your screen. I used 30 for this selection. Don't worry you can always change it back, or if things get really ugly you can DESELECT under the SELECT menu. Mac users can hit Command d and start again. Your coat should look like this.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacket is selected.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Next go to the ENHANCE drop down menu at the top. Pull it down and select ADJUST COLOUR. This will bring out a fly out menu asking how you want to adjust the colour. Click on REPLACE COLOUR. Here'swhat you will see.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Replace colour.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Now a new menu will pop up and it looks like this.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Replace colour menu.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Notice that it will show the coat selection. Also notice that SELECTION is picked. Don't change that. However, in future you could miss the selection steps and just select the entire photo to change the tint if you wanted to.<br />
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Now you can play around with it using this part of the menu. You will see the colours change as you drag the HUE slider. If you don't then increase the LIGHTNESS slider.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Change the colour here.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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This is all much easier to see on a light coloured selection.<br />
When you are happy hit OK. The box will disappear and then you can deselect the coat.<br />
Good luck and any questions or comment are appreciated and answered.<br />
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<i>Vintage photo from Quaddles. </i>Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-43894367905736006832011-12-02T23:51:00.000-08:002011-12-02T23:51:51.032-08:00Take a Look at those Links!Okay, I have tendonitis. I really tried to stay off my computer. I tried using my tablet with my left hand. But tonight I couldn't stand it anymore.<br />
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So I decided to organize my link list. It is now organized into smaller lists under different headings. I hope this helps you to navigate through the links and find what you want. As always, if anyone finds some links they think are useful, send them along and I'll add them.<br />
Okay, I'm going to find a bag of frozen peas for my arm.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-42460314091622633632011-11-15T22:00:00.000-08:002011-11-15T22:05:06.433-08:00ADVENTURES IN PHOTOSHOP: FREE Images<a href="http://neonsunshine-jody.blogspot.com/2011/06/free-images.html#links">ADVENTURES IN PHOTOSHOP: FREE Images</a><br />
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I took a whole bunch more while in Britian. But sadly, I lost my Ipod in Oxford. <br />
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More of my stock here.<br />
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<a href="http://stoneangel3.deviantart.com/gallery/" target="_blank">http://stoneangel3.deviantart.com/gallery/</a>Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-90560954221051665062011-11-14T02:19:00.000-08:002012-01-01T16:10:48.113-08:00Graphic lettering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay. Here's a quick and dirty update on this technique. You'll only need 2 layers for this technique.</div>
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First PLACE a background layer. Use any pics.</div>
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Next add your LARGE text layer on top.</div>
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Then switch the two layers. Picture layer on top of text layer.</div>
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If you can't see the text you are right where you need to be.</div>
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Hold down OPTION key and click.</div>
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I added a shadow and a GRADIENT layer which goes on the to.</div>
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<a href="http://stoneangel3.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4g56tr" target="_blank">http://stoneangel3.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4g56tr</a></div>Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-63337810065339682412011-11-09T12:18:00.000-08:002012-01-01T16:11:27.804-08:007,000 VIEWS!Thanks everyone for stopping by my blog. Trying to get together a giveaway to celebrate my 7,000 views. This time I'm hoping for sponsors to participate and provide prizes. If you're interested in providing something from your shop, shoot me an email. I'll provide the free advertising.<br />
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I have views from 87 countries. Here's a map of all the different ones.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">87 Countries</td></tr>
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Also, for Grunge lovers everywhere I've added a link to a great collection of Grunge fonts including a ransom letter type font. Thanks from Shadowhouse for the link.<br />
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SPAMMERS <br />
Also a word about spammers. Yes, that means you, you creeps! FYI, I will not open any comments marked Anonymous , EVER. Spamming on my blog is a new thing. I've received 22 spam emails in the last 6 weeks.<br />
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TO ALL THE REST OF YOU<br />
So please when you leave a comment don't mark it Anonymous, otherwise I won't open it. Having said that I did open Tisha's comment today. That will be the last one. I absolutely love getting comments and feedback of all sorts from my readers. There's a button with a baby on it that says , "Talk to me." Click on it to email me. There's also a tab on the top of the posts that you can click to find contact info.<br />
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Here's a sample of the Black Casper Font. Feel free to download it. Or better still, you can get the font for yourself at<br />
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mouse. But I use my mouse, so if you don't have a tablet, don't worry.
Because I'm lefthanded and I use my mouse with my right hand I devised a
way to colour that didn't show up too much if I went outside the lines a
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Okay, let's get started.<br />
The first tip is to enlarge what you are colouring. Make it say, 200% by clicking the + sign in the righthand panel that says NAVIGATOR. The larger the picture, the easier it is to get into those little nooks and crannies. It also looks better when you shrink it down to the original size.<br />
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I use a round, solid brush from my default brushes. Don't worry about the size. Along the top where the picture of your brush is, are the SIZE, MODE and OPACITY.<br />
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SIZE - Has a slider that you can adjust the size of the brush. You can also type the size in a box. However, I like using the slider as I'm constantly changing the size of the brush.<br />
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MODE - Is the most important. To make it look more like a water colour I use the drop down menu here and choose MULTIPLY. When you paint over the drawing, you won't blot out the lines with your colour.<br />
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OPACITY - I use between 50% and 75%. As you can see in the picture above you can darken (increase the opacity) a bit and accentuate shadowing or add depth.<br />
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EYEDROPPER TOOL - Located on the top lefthand tool menu. I use the eyedropper tool a lot to fill in spots I've missed or copy colours for other parts of the picture. It's good for picking a darker shade of a colour.<br />
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So, those are the tools and how to use them. Give it a crack. Feel free to post questions or send pics or advise. I'll publish them here.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-39087498231538114992011-09-22T20:47:00.000-07:002011-10-27T01:43:17.035-07:00Ooops!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think we have all been there. You make a piece of art, it's 3am and you hit the save as a psd button to work on it later.<br />
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Sadly sometimes we flatten the image first and only have 1 lousy layer for our PSD.<br />
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I did that with the image below. I was hoping to work on it later. Now I have a flattened image that I can't work on. I can't unflatten it. When I opened the .psd file there was only the one layer. My, "Oh, No, No, No' echoed through the building. I wanted to cry.<br />
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I googled, Unflatten image in photoshop and found page after page of people pleading for help. Why does photoshop do this? I even checked the Adobe site. It was basically, Sorry sucka.<br />
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There is one tip I have to offer. When saving, look to the bottom left of the save screen. There is a box that asks, save as a copy? Check that box. Apparently it will save the original .psd.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Save as a copy.</td></tr>
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I know it's not much, but it's all we have.<br />
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<br />Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-72044683602043979772011-09-13T04:32:00.000-07:002011-09-14T01:30:36.504-07:00Getting My feet WetAs I promised, I'm doing digital art again. Decided to get my feet wet by doing a challenge on Flickr.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/makeitinteresting/discuss/72157627527361135">www.flickr.com/groups/makeitinteresting/discuss/72157627527361135</a>/<br />
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Starter image with thanks to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%22http://www.flickr.com/photos/27805557@N08/3330979732">"http://www.flickr.com/photos/27805557@N08/3330979732</a>/Joes Sistah<br />
Skin, wings, halo - JoesSistah<br />
Model: JoannaStar Model pack at Deviant Art<br />
Background: Darkwoods<br />
Wreath: Ms.Bailey<br />
Eyes: LoveandStyle at Deviant Art<br />
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It took about 2 hours. I'll probably go back and do some more work on it. For now (at 4:30 am) I'm happy with it.<br />
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A small tutorial on this image:<br />
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The vines were actually a wreath. After positioning it I used the eraser tool and wiped away the center of the wreath with a hard circle brush. I reduced the size of the brush and cleaned up the edges around the face and shoulders.<br />
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The skin is done using a S2 wrap. This method is so popular that there is a group on Flickr.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/s2wrap/">http://www.flickr.com/groups/s2wrap/</a><br />
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Here's a quick and dirty way for photshop Elements users. Don't look for the alpha channel. There aren't any in Elements.<br />
1 - Place your pattern layer directly above the face layer.<br />
2 - Select MULTIPLY in the CONTENT pallette that your layers are in. This will make the pattern layer translucent.<br />
3 - Select the ERASER tool from the TOOLS on the lefhand side and find a hard edge, round brush/eraser from the lefthand top brush drop down menu.<br />
4 - Scrape away the the pattern around the face. Adjust the size of the eraser brush to get into the nooks and crannys, like the ears, etc.<br />
5 - Done.<br />
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For the wings which were originally white I used ENHANCE ->ADJUST COLOUR function. There is more on that here on the April 28th 2011 post.<br />
<a href="http://neonsunshine-jody.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html">http://neonsunshine-jody.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html3 - </a><br />
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Let me know of anything you'd like to learn about and I'll see what I can do. I would love to hear from you. Also don't be afraid to leave a comment about posts. Tell me if the tutorials worked for you or feel free to add any info or links related to posts. Let me know if the TUTS didn't work for you and why. After all we are all in this together.<br />
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You may of noticed my snappy new social media buttons at the bottom of the posts. Try them out out. They work exceptionally well. Better than anything I've used before.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-71823372631724117472011-09-09T01:44:00.000-07:002011-09-09T01:44:59.955-07:00Time For A Move?Should I or shouldn't I? To move or not to move?<br />
I'm thinking about a lot of things lately.<br />
Thinking about my art.<br />
Thinking selling on Etsy is a very poor way to make a retirement income.<br />
Thinking that maybe in order to go forward I have to step back.<br />
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When I started on computers I used to fix my own computer, crack open the casing and scratch my knuckles raw to add components. Ahhh, the good old days---NOT! However I do look back at my days of working with open source operating systems and programs with a certain fondness in the sense that I was constantly learning and suffering along with others who couldn't print after downloading the latest Linux release.<br />
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I started doing art on The Gimp. I coded my web pages from scratch and my first header was done on The Gimp.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first website Header</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I started trading ATCs on the Nervousness site. My first intro to collage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before I understood copyright laws.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I've drifted away from that community. A community I trusted and loved. I miss it.<br />
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Somewhere along the way I (maybe all of us) drifted into a world that lacked even basic privacy. A world where total strangers are asking us personal questions in order to use their websites. A world where computer support means walking into the Macstore and being flogged some piece of hardware to fix my problem. Where, who you are, is what you own.<br />
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I want back quality.<br />
I want back my privacy.<br />
I don't want a world where Google knows more about me than my friends do.<br />
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So I'm opting out of Google+<br />
I'm winding down my Etsy shop.<br />
I'm going to spend more time blogging and doing the artwork I love. I'm going to spend more time on Flickr and follow the work of some of the great digital artists there that have such a wonderful inspiration.<br />
And I'm going to spend more time learning to be a better artist. I started this blog as a journey to share what I've learned with other like minded people. I still think that's worthwhile.<br />
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I've always been an artist and artisan. I've always thought that it's good to share knowledge Because I know a technique that someone else doesn't know, doesn't make me a better artist and vice versa. I know I am in good company where that belief is concerned.<br />
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I'm looking into moving this blog over to Wordpress. It provides me with a bit more flexibility to do the things I want to do. Also it seems to be more graphically orientated. I will also move my shop onto my new site and will be able to sell things like digital brushes and Patterns. Digital work is something I love doing and want to focus my interests in that direction.<br />
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So as the changes take place I'll keep everyone informed. There are people that follow me in 83 different countries. Not everyone wants to stand up and be counted, but knowing you are out there keeps me blogging.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-91090525159340720992011-08-24T00:23:00.000-07:002011-08-24T00:23:01.655-07:00Yes, You're in The Right PlaceYou may have noticed lately that my blog has been slow to load or not completely load. In an attempt to remedy the problem I've changed my background. It seems to have helped.<br />
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Let me know what you think of my new look.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-19648215171035714532011-08-15T01:52:00.000-07:002011-08-15T01:55:07.309-07:00Happy Birthday to My Blog and a Word about PSDsYes! In July this blog turned 1 year old. I'm notorious for forgetting birthdays and it seems I've forgotten my Blog's birthday. Okay, I'll come clean. The only reason I remembered is I saw a blog birthday counter on the web. This made me think about my own blog.<br />
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I wonder about blogs and birthdays. Is 1 year, new, middle aged or old? Are there blog years like there are dog years or tekkie years? Anyway, sorry there weren't any giveaways or birthday candles. Maybe next year. Maybe I should get the blog birthday counter.<br />
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Okay, on to PSDs. They are great, especially if you have Photoshop Element6 like I do and your program Doesn't support Photoshop actions.<br />
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If you have ever spent ages fooling around with lighting you'll like these.<br />
If you want your photos to look like Polaroids, you'll like these.<br />
If you like complex text effects you'll like these.<br />
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Here's a few PSDs you can try out. These aren't mine, so make sure to leave a nice comment.<br />
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<a href="http://jaejunggim.deviantart.com/art/JJ-s-PSD-ATN-7-191366323">http://jaejunggim.deviantart.com/art/JJ-s-PSD-ATN-7-191366323</a><br />
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<a href="http://soerirukz.deviantart.com/art/Violet-Vintage-Psd-216844145">http://soerirukz.deviantart.com/art/Violet-Vintage-Psd-216844145</a><br />
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Here's some you'll have to pay for but might like.<br />
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<a href="http://graphicriver.net/searches?term=psd&type=files">http://graphicriver.net/searches?term=psd&type=files</a><br />
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This is a link to a short tutorial on PSDs.<br />
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<a href="http://jaejunggim.deviantart.com/art/JJ-s-Tutorial-VINTAGE-PHOTOS-191101355?q=&qo=">http://jaejunggim.deviantart.com/art/JJ-s-Tutorial-VINTAGE-PHOTOS-191101355?q=&qo=</a><br />
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Like I said; just a word about PSDs because I've just discovered them and don't know too much.<br />
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They can also be a used as a file folder to hold finished designs. An easy way to use them is to open the file and just drag the layers you want from the PSD onto your original, open file. The psd will automatically duplicate that layer, so you don't have to worry about losing the layer you dragged. Clear as mud? Play around with them and search down others. I'm sure you'll love them too.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745946262810803384.post-80784534699985538592011-07-04T00:18:00.000-07:002011-07-04T00:53:55.759-07:00Thank You EveryoneThanks to all those who participated in my contest even though it was short notice.<br />
In the last week I recieved 400 views from around the world.<br />
Altogether I have had views from 75 different countries.<br />
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In between blog posts I've been busy looking for new resources. In particular, I have found some excellent sites for grunge lovers the world over. They have been added to my list of links. If any of you find links or blogs on how to work with photoshop; or great links send them along for the rest of us to enjoy. I am thinking of adding guest bloggers. So if you have something that may be of use let me know and I may feature you as a guest blogger. This is your chance to try your hand at blogging.<br />
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If you do put something together or just want to chat it up I have a new button you can click on to send an email. The picture to click on to email me is the baby with the phone. It says, "Talk to me."<br />
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I've noticed that there are blogs that have all their comments showing. I would like to do this too. I sometimes love reading the comments as much as the blog post. I know it probably entails making a check in some little box , but so far, haven't found anything. If you know how to do it shoot me an email and I'll add it to my next blog post giving you the credit of course.<br />
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Some of you have noticed my shop page. I was trying to put in an online shop using Open Source software. If IKEA means out of stock in Swedish, then open source means endless headaches. I will try again soon. <br />
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So until next time, turn up the music, turn down the lights and start creating<br />
ART.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632050970732474885noreply@blogger.com0