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Creating and Manipulating Grids in Photoshop CS5

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I use a lot of squares and rectangles in my templates. I have many "insta" templates that I created that can be used with popular Instagram or square shaped photos. Some of these templates are among my most popular. I liked my spacing to be uniform and all my photos to be aligned and I easily accomplish this by using Photoshop's grid feature. This video tutorial will … [Read more...]

Pixelate Part of a Photo

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There are times when you might want to obscure part of a photo. One quick and easy way to do this is to use the Pixelate filter in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Here are two videos (one using Photoshop CS5 and one using Photoshop Elements 10) that will show you how to do this in about a minute. Photoshop CS5 If you can't see the embedded video, go here to see it on … [Read more...]

Sharpen A Photo Using The High Pass Filter

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I have two young children who are constantly in motion so often it is hard for me to get a good photo that is in perfect focus. Often, I capture a great picture but it is a little bit soft or blurry. One very easy way to sharpen a photo is to use the high pass filter in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. The effect is subtle but your eyes will love it! The following is a … [Read more...]

Photoshop And Photoshop Elements Tutorial Roundup

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I love to promote digital scrapbooking. One of my favorite ways to do that is to create tutorials that I post her on my blog. I sometimes get requests from people for tutorials and I forget which ones I have already done. Below is a roundup of all the photoshop and photoshop elements tutorials on my blog to date. An * denotes the post contains a video tutorial. You can check … [Read more...]

How To Make A Custom Brush In Photoshop And Photoshop Elements

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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...]