I love to use brushes when I scrapbook and design because brushes are so flexible. One brush can be used in many sizes and colors. Here are some important points to remember about creating your own custom brush in Photoshop (PS) or Photoshop Elements (PSE). For PS CS2, PSE 6 and newer versions, the size limitation of a brush is 2500 pixels by 2500 pixels. (I do not have … [Read more...]
How To Use A PSD Template In Photoshop Elements 10
A few months ago I wrote a tutorial on how to use a PSD template in Photoshop CS5. I adapted that tutorial into a video tutorial on how to use a PSD template in Photoshop Elements 10. If you cannot see the embedded video, click here to see it on YouTube. The result of the video is shown below. You can download the template that I used in the tutorial for free and try … [Read more...]
New Custom Text Paths In Photoshop Elements 10
I received my new Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 on Wednesday and couldn't wait to play with it! One of the new features I am most excited about is the ability to create text paths. That is the first thing I have played with and here's a video tutorial on how to use the 3 new selections for text paths that have been added to the text tool. If you can't see the embedded … [Read more...]
Photoshop Elements 7: Use An Alphabet Sheet
When I digiscrap, I prefer to have my alphabets on one large sheet instead of having 26 individual files. When a digital scrapbook designer provides a sheet and individual files, I will keep the sheet and delete the individual files. With some practice, the keyboard shortcuts for use with sheets (Ctrl+J and Ctrl+Click) will become second nature. Here's a video tutorial on … [Read more...]
Photoshop Elements Video Tutorial: Pop Subject Using Selective Coloring
Have you ever had a busy background that distracted the eye from the subject of photo? One way to edit the photo to pop the subject is to turn the photo black and white and have the subject be in color. I show you how to do just that in this video tutorial. If you can't see the embedded video, click here to see it on YouTube. This is one of my favorite techniques … [Read more...]