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05 featured designer LearnÊmoreÊaboutÊTaylorMadeÊDesignsÊandÊthisÊ monthÕsÊkitÊ
17 new to you IntroducingÊÒnewÊtoÊyouÓÊdesignerÊEricaÊZaneÊ
20 gallery gems SixÊexceptionalÊpagesÊfromÊourÊDSTÊlayoutÊgallery
23 hybrid picks CheckÊoutÊthreeÊinspiringÊprojectsÊfromÊtheÊDSTÊGallery
24 interview with Anna Aspnes DiscoverÊthisÊtopÊfoto-focusedÊdesigner
26 grow your skills FourÊthingsÊtoÊdoÊtoÊeveryÊimageÊyouÊscrap
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get scrapping by Kaylea Hutson
Get FotoFocused with Anna Aspnes It seems natural
Regardless of the style she utilizes,
tutorials on this style. Find them listed
that scrabooking
Aspnes strives to keep the focus of her
under the “Summer Project 2010”
pages include
pages on the photos.
category on her blog.
Creating FotoFocused Layouts,
For the artsy-style FotoFocused pages,
Aspnes-style
Aspnes will often start with a background
“For the clean magazine-style
and then blend one to five images into it
FotoFocussed pages, I decide how many
using brushes and a layer mask.
photos I’m going to use and then create
“I generally don’t use more than three
a linear template to accommodate the
images if I’m going to add further images
photos I have chosen,” Aspnes explained.
onto the canvas,” Aspnes said. “These
“I clip the photos to the masks and then
supporting images are often much
apply digital papers to any remaining
smaller and may be placed in a frame or
masks.
with drop shadows.”
photos. But for Anna Aspnes, a photo-centered layout has become a new style – FotoFocused – that defines the use photos and digital products in her layouts. “[These layouts] are usually ‘MulitiFoto’ pages where the photos dominate the page and tell the majority of the story,” Aspnes said. “Generally the more photos on the page, the less journaling there is
Photo Preparation
because the photos tell the story. Product usage also decreases as the number of
Aspnes said how she treats the photos
photos on a page increases.”
depends upon the style of page she is creating.
Aspnes said her FotoFocused layouts center around two distinct styles: graphic
For clean pages, she simply brightens the
and artsy.
photos with curves.
The graphic style is “reminiscent of those
“I decided a long time ago that I would
found in a magazine,” she said, with a
rather spend my time scrapbooking than
clean design that often showcases 20 to
editing,” Aspnes said. “Scrapbooking is so much more fun!
30 photos with a minimal use of digital
“I will often use brushes on a solid
products.
background to create my own custom
“[It’s] clean, graphic with no messing
paper pieces and I’ll frame favorite or
around,” she continued.
significant photos with my LoopDaLoops.
The graphic style is
Dimensional elements are used sparingly,
“reminiscent of those found
The artsy-style FotoFocused layouts feature a montage style with one to five blended images plus several smaller supporting images, often layered on top of the collage.
though I tend to lean toward clocks, acrylic elements, felt, staples and stitching.” Aspnes said she will often use the same elements repeatedly in the same album
in a magazine with a clean design that often showcases 20 to 30 photos with a minimal use of digital products.
and across albums. She offers specific
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get scrapping “One of the advantages of
of curves, blending modes and layer
long run, saves you big time.”
predetermining a template of masks
duplication,” she continued.
Aspnes said often scrapbookers avoid
means that I can resize the photo
Why Scrap a FotoFocused Page?
MulitFoto layouts because they look
Aspnes said FotoFocused pages help
too cluttered. She offers this advice:
scrapbookers save time.
“Use less digital product when using
“They may take a little longer to
lots of photos. Too much digital
create, but by using more photos on
product can overwhelm a page that
a page, you have less pages to make,
already has so much going on visually
“[At that] point I’ll use a combination
print and store,” she said. “That, in the
with the use of several photos.”
Cookies with Dad
Cool Sugar
Science Museum:
Sugar Paper and Element Packs by Andrea Victoria; Straightline Stitched White No. 1 by Anna Aspnes.
Burned Paperie No. 1, DifferentStrokes No. 5 BrushSet, Word TransferFrames No. 1, Summer WordTransfers No. 1, FotoGlows No. 3, Dotted LoopDaLoops No. 1, (all by Anna Aspnes)
MulitFoto Single Layered Template No. 56, ArtPlay Palette Science No. 1.
while clipped to the mask [and] I can resize and position without cropping the photo.” For artsy layouts, she does not edit photos until they are on the page.
Font: Sansumi UltraLight.
Fonts: Garamond and Jellyka De Chambord
Chalked and Scribbled Hearts (by Lynn Grieveson) Fonts : Sugar Coma and AL HairBrained
Want to create a FotoFocused layout, but not sure where to start? Here’s a look inside Anna Aspnes’ digital toolbox. Top Digital Tools
Top Resources
Top Designers
Clipping masks
My blog, specifically the Summer
Janet Philips
Brushes
Project 2010 series.
Lynn Grieveson
Curves
Magazines. I am inspired by their clean
Layer masks
and graphic style and page layouts.
Type
Templates. MultiFoto templates make this style quick and easy.
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JURZ \RXU VNLOOV by Jenn White
The Fab Four: Four Must-Do Fixes for Every Photo This column is designed to help beginning and experienced scrappers nourish their seeds of creativity and grow their scrapping skills. This month’s skill: Four Must-Do Photo Fixes. EditorÕsÊNote:ÊÊThisÊtutorialÊisÊdesignedÊforÊPhotoshopÊandÊ 7OV[VZOVW ,SLTLU[Z @V\ TH` ULLK [V HKHW[ [V Ä[ V[OLY softwareÊprograms. ItÕsÊaÊshameÊtoÊletÊaÊbeautifulÊlayoutÊbeÊmarredÊbyÊaÊlessthan-beautifulÊphoto.ÊÊSometimesÊweÊdonÕtÊgetÊtheÊbestÊ picturesÊinÊtheÊworld,ÊbutÊoftenÊtheyÊcanÊbeÊimproved.ÊGetÊinÊ
mayÊendÊupÊwithÊaÊmuchÊmoreÊinterestingÊimageÊthanÊyouÊ thoughtÊyouÊhad!
theÊhabitÊofÊrunningÊdownÊthisÊlistÊofÊfourÊmust-doÕsÊforÊeveryÊ
Fix 2: LevelsÊIÊoftenÊseeÊbeautifulÊlayoutsÊthatÊpeopleÊ
photoÊyouÊuseÊandÊyouÕllÊalwaysÊhaveÊbeautifulÊimages!Ê
haveÊworkedÊhardÊonÊwithÊdarkÊorÊotherwiseÊpoorÊimagesÊ
,]LY` WOV[V ILULÄ[Z MYVT VUL VY TVYL VM [OL MVSSV^PUN edits.ÊÊAnd,ÊitÕsÊimportantÊtoÊdoÊthemÊinÊorder.ÊCarefullyÊ evaluateÊeachÊimageÊyouÕreÊplanningÊtoÊuseÊtoÊseeÊifÊitÊcanÊ ILULÄ[ MYVT [OLZL -HI -V\Y Ä_LZ!
thatÊcouldÊbeÊimprovedÊwithÊjustÊaÊfewÊclicks.ÊHereÕsÊwhatÊIÊ tellÊmyÊstudentsÊtoÊdoÊonÊeveryÊimageÊ(whetherÊyouÊthinkÊitÊ needsÊitÊorÊnot!): HoldÊtheÊCTRLÊkeyÊandÊpressÊLÊtoÊbringÊupÊtheÊLevelsÊdialogÊ box.ÊÊ(IfÊyouÊforgetÊthisÊshortcut,ÊtheÊLevelsÊadjustmentÊisÊ underÊImage>Adjustments>LevelsÊinÊPS;ÊEnhance>AdjustÊ Lighting>LevelsÊinÊPSE.) YourÊimageÊwillÊlookÊlikeÊthis:Ê
Fix 1: CropÊMakeÊaÊho-humÊphotoÊmuchÊbetterÊwithÊaÊ well-thought-outÊcrop.ÊÊ Often,ÊyouÊcanÊcropÊoutÊproblemsÊlikeÊbrightÊwindows,ÊblackÊ backgroundsÊandÊotherÊthingsÊthatÊaffectÊimageÊquality.ÊÊByÊ croppingÊoutÊtheÊbrightÊpartÊinÊtheÊcornerÊbeforeÊIÊmakeÊ otherÊadjustments,ÊIÊdonÕtÊhaveÊtoÊworryÊaboutÊitÊskewingÊ myÊlevelsÊorÊcolorÊreadings.ÊÊ CorrectÊcompositionÊmistakesÊwithÊcropping,Êtoo.ÊÊKeepÊ inÊmindÊtheÊruleÊofÊthirdsÊandÊtryÊsomeÊcreativeÊcrops:ÊyouÊ
TheÊdiagramÊisÊcalledÊaÊhistogram,ÊaÊgraphÊofÊtheÊlightness/ darknessÊofÊtheÊpixelsÊinÊtheÊimage.ÊÊAcrossÊtheÊbottomÊisÊ aÊscaleÊfromÊBLACKÊ(onÊtheÊleft)ÊtoÊWHITEÊ(onÊtheÊright).ÊÊÊÊÊ
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JURZ \RXU VNLOOV TheÊÒmountainÓÊisÊaÊbarÊgraphÊshowingÊtheÊnumberÊofÊ
SUPER-QUICK:ÊAutoÊColorÊCorrection.Ê(InÊPS:Ê
pixelsÊthatÊcorrespondÊwithÊthatÊshadeÊofÊgrey.ÊÊSo,ÊinÊthisÊ
Image>Adjust>AutoColor;ÊinÊPSEÊEnhance>AutoÊColorÊ
image,ÊmostÊofÊtheÊpixelsÊareÊinÊtheÊmidrange,ÊmakingÊ
Correction.)ÊÊAsÊaÊruleÊweÊdonÕtÊrecommendÊAuto,ÊbutÊifÊ
itÊlow-contrastÊandÊnotÊtheÊgreatestÊpicture,ÊbutÊweÊcanÊ
youÕreÊinÊaÊhurryÊitÕsÊworthÊaÊtry.ÊÊIfÊtheÊchangeÊisÊnotÊanÊ
improveÊthat.
improvementÊtoÊyourÊeye,ÊjustÊCTRL-ZÊtoÊundo.Ê
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FAST:ÊVariations.ÊThisÊisÊmyÊfavoriteÊmethod.ÊÊAlthoughÊÊ
Òmountain.ÓÊÊThisÊmeansÊthereÊareÊnoÊpixelsÊthatÊareÊpureÊ
itÕsÊnotÊcompletelyÊaccurate,ÊitÊgetsÊmeÊprettyÊgoodÊresultsÊ
blackÊorÊpureÊwhite,ÊwhichÊresultsÊinÊaÊmuddyÊphoto.ÊÊ
withÊhardlyÊanyÊeffort!ÊGoÊtoÊImage>Adjust>VariationsÊinÊPS.ÊÊ
ToÊcorrectÊthisÊclickÊonÊtheÊlittleÊtrianglesÊatÊtheÊoutsideÊedgesÊ
(PSE:ÊEnhance>AdjustÊColor>ColorÊVariations)ÊandÊyouÕllÊgetÊ
andÊslideÊthemÊinÊtoÊÒmeetÊtheÊmountain.ÓÊÊThisÊwillÊmakeÊ
thisÊwindow:ÊÊ
theÊdarkestÊpixelÊinÊtheÊimageÊblackÊandÊtheÊlightestÊpixelÊinÊ theÊimageÊwhite.ÊÊYouÊcanÊseeÊtheÊdifferenceÊitÊmakesÊinÊthisÊ PTHNL ^OPJO 0 TPNO[ OH]L [OV\NO[ ^HZ Q\Z[ ÄUL!
YouÊwillÊseeÊtheÊoriginalÊimageÊatÊtopÊleftÊwithÊtheÊcorrectedÊ imageÊnextÊtoÊit.ÊÊBelowÊareÊyourÊoptions.ÊÊFindÊtheÊimageÊ youÊthinkÊlooksÊbetterÊandÊclickÊonÊit.ÊÊThatÊnowÊbecomesÊ yourÊCurrentÊPickÊandÊtheÊoptionsÊadjust.ÊÊWhenÊtheÊCurrentÊ NoticeÊhowÊaÊtinyÊbitÊofÊadjustmentÊmakesÊmyÊphotoÊsoÊ
PickÊlooksÊgood,ÊyouÕreÊdone!Ê
muchÊmoreÊbrightÊandÊalive!ÊÊ
YouÊcanÊcontrolÊtheÊdegreeÊofÊadjustmentÊbyÊusingÊtheÊFine/
@V\ JHU KV [OPZ ZHTL HKQ\Z[TLU[ PU *\Y]LZ I\[ 0 ÄUK 3L]LSZ CoarseÊsliderÊatÊtheÊtop.ÊÊIfÊyouÊstartÊseeingÊfunny,ÊbrightÊ colorsÊshowingÊupÊandÊtheÊShowÊClippingÊboxÊisÊchecked,Ê quickerÊandÊeasierÊforÊeverydayÊimages.ÊÊ SometimesÊyouÊwillÊseeÊaÊhistogramÊwhereÊtheÊÒmountainÓÊ goesÊrightÊupÊtoÊtheÊlittleÊtriangles:ÊÊgreat!ÊÊHitÊCANCELÊandÊ youÕreÊdone!ÊÊBut,ÊmostÊtimes,ÊyouÕllÊbeÊsurprisedÊjustÊhowÊ manyÊimagesÊcanÊbeÊimprovedÊwithÊthisÊquickÊmethod.
Fix 3: ColorÊCheckÊyourÊcolor.ÊÊColorÊcorrectionÊisÊveryÊ subjectiveÊbutÊworthÊaÊlook.ÊÊThereÊareÊlotsÊofÊwaysÊtoÊ correctÊcolorÊwithÊPhotoshop,ÊIÕmÊgoingÊtoÊshowÊyouÊthree:Ê
thisÊisÊtheÊprogramÊtellingÊyouÊthatÊyouÕveÊmovedÊsomeÊ levelsÊbeyondÊtheÊhighestÊorÊlowestÊsettingÊandÊdetailÊwillÊbeÊ lostÊinÊtheÊareasÊthatÊareÊcolored.ÊÊClickÊasÊmanyÊtimesÊasÊ youÕdÊlikeÊuntilÊtheÊimageÊlooksÊtheÊwayÊyouÊthinkÊitÊshould.ÊÊ NotÊparticularlyÊaccurate,ÊbutÊgoodÊenoughÊforÊscrappingÊ purposes! CAREFUL:ÊÊByÊtheÊnumbers.ÊIfÊyouÕreÊseriousÊaboutÊcolorÊ correction,ÊyouÕllÊwantÊtoÊdoÊitÊbyÊtheÊnumbers.ÊÊSorry,ÊPSEÊ users,ÊthisÊisnÕtÊavailableÊtoÊyou.
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JURZ \RXU VNLOOV EachÊcolorÊisÊrepresentedÊbyÊaÊseriesÊofÊthreeÊnumbersÊwithÊ 0,0,0ÊbeingÊblackÊandÊ255,255,255ÊbeingÊwhite.ÊÊToÊcorrectÊ ÔbyÊtheÊnumbers,ÕÊyouÊneedÊtoÊopenÊyourÊInfoÊwindowÊ (Window>Info).Ê
FromÊtheÊdropÊdownÊatÊtheÊtop,ÊchooseÊtheÊredÊchannel.ÊÊ ÊÊÊYouÕllÊseeÊtheÊhistogramÊchange.ÊÊGrabÊtheÊlittleÊsliderÊatÊ ÊÊÊtheÊright,ÊslideÊitÊtowardÊtheÊleftÊandÊwatchÊtheÊnumbersÊinÊ ÊÊÊtheÊSampleÊ#1Êbox.ÊÊWhenÊtheÊRÊnumberÊgetsÊtoÊtheÊsameÊ ÊÊÊvalueÊasÊtheÊhighestÊvalueÊchannel,ÊinÊthisÊcase,ÊBlue,Ê ChooseÊyourÊColorÊSamplerÊToolÊ(itÕsÊunderÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊstop!ÊÊNowÊchangeÊtoÊtheÊGreenÊchannelÊ(useÊtheÊdropÊ
ÊÊÊeyedropper).ÊÊ
ÊÊÊdownÊmenuÊatÊtheÊtopÊofÊtheÊLevelsÊdialog)ÊandÊdoÊtheÊsame.ÊÊ
ClickÊonÊaÊportionÊofÊtheÊimageÊyouÊbelieveÊshouldÊbeÊ
OnceÊweÕveÊdoneÊtheÊlightÊvalues,ÊweÊwillÊdoÊtheÊsameÊ
ÊÊÊwhite.ÊÊTheÊColorÊSamplerÊtoolÊcapturesÊtheÊRGBÊvaluesÊ
ÊÊÊforÊtheÊdarkÊvalues.ÊÊInÊtheÊSampleÊ#2Êbox,ÊlookÊatÊwhichÊ
ÊÊÊ(numbers)ÊforÊthatÊsampleÊinÊtheÊinfoÊpaletteÊasÊsampleÊ
ÊÊÊchannelÊhasÊtheÊlowestÊvalueÊandÊslideÊtheÊLEFTÊHANDÊÊ
ÊÊÊnumberÊone.
ÊÊÊsliderÊtoÊadjustÊtheÊotherÊtwoÊchannelsÊtoÊmatch.ÊÊInÊthisÊ
Now,ÊclickÊonÊsomethingÊyouÊbelieveÊshouldÊbeÊblack.ÊÊ
ÊÊÊcaseÊweÕllÊadjustÊtheÊGreenÊandÊBlueÊchannelsÊtoÊmatchÊ
ÊÊÊTheÊtoolÊwillÊcaptureÊtheÊvaluesÊasÊsampleÊnumberÊtwo.Ê
ÊÊÊtheÊRedÊchannel.
ÊÊÊLookÊatÊtheseÊvalues.ÊÊ SampleÊOneÊisÊourÊlightÊcolor.ÊÊWeÊwantÊtoÊbringÊtheÊtwoÊ
Additional Photo Effect Tutorials
ÊÊÊlowerÊvaluesÊupÊtoÊtheÊhighestÊvalue.ÊÊ
» SimpleÊFocusedÊLightingÊEffectÊ
SampleÊTwoÊisÊourÊdarkÊcolor.ÊÊWeÊwantÊtoÊlowerÊtheÊtwoÊ
» ActionÊZoomÊBlurringÊEffect
ÊÊÊhigherÊnumbersÊtoÊmatchÊtheÊlowestÊnumber.ÊÊ
» QuickÊandÊEasyÊVintageÊEffect
PressÊCTRL+LÊtoÊopenÊtheÊlevelsÊdialog.ÊÊLookÊatÊtheÊ ÊÊÊlevelsÊinÊourÊSampleÊ#1ÊboxÊandÊnoticeÊwhichÊchannelÊhasÊ
» PhotoshopÊEffects:ÊTellingÊStoriesÊwithÊShadows
ÊÊÊtheÊhighestÊvalue.ÊÊWeÊmustÊadjustÊtheÊotherÊtwoÊchannelsÊ
» 3DÊBorderÊBreakoutÊÐÊOutÊofÊBoundsÊImages
ÊÊÊtoÊmatchÊthatÊnumber.Ê » 30ÊSecondÊSepiaÊEffect
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JURZ \RXU VNLOOV Now,ÊweÊshouldÊhaveÊaÊperfectlyÊbalancedÊimage!ÊÊTheÊ
GoÊtoÊFilter>ÊSharpen>ÊSmartÊSharpenÊ(PSE:Ê
ÊÊÊbeautyÊofÊthisÊmethodÊisÊyouÊdonÕtÊhaveÊtoÊknowÊthatÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊEnhance>AdjustÊSharpness)ÊandÊsetÊtheÊRadiusÊbetweenÊ
ÊÊÊimageÊneedsÊmoreÊredÊorÊlessÊgreen,ÊyouÊjustÊmatchÊupÊ
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ÊÊÊtheÊnumbersÊandÊitÊwillÊbeÊright.ÊÊItÊisÊaÊlittleÊmoreÊcomplexÊ
ÊÊÊsubjects.ÊÊMakeÊsureÊtheÊMoreÊAccurateÊboxÊisÊchecked.ÊÊ
ÊÊÊaÊprocedure,ÊbutÊitÕsÊprettyÊfoolproof!
ÊÊÊSetÊtheÊamountÊtoÊwhateverÊlooksÊbestÊforÊtheÊpictureÊbutÊ
Fix 4: SharpenÊAlwaysÊsharpenÊLAST,ÊafterÊyouÕveÊ
ÊÊÊnotÊtooÊfakey.ÊÊItÊwillÊprobablyÊbeÊmoreÊthanÊ100ÊpercentÊ
doneÊeverythingÊyouÊwantÊtoÊdoÊtoÊyourÊimage.ÊÊUseÊ
ÊÊÊbutÊlessÊthanÊ300Êpercent.ÊÊ
anÊAdjustmentÊLayerÊorÊmakeÊaÊduplicateÊofÊtheÊlayer.Ê
ClickÊonÊtheÊcheckmarkÊinÊtheÊPreviewÊboxÊtoÊturnÊonÊ
DONÕTÊworkÊonÊyourÊbackground;ÊthisÊwillÊallowÊyouÊtoÊ
ÊÊÊandÊoffÊtheÊpreviewÊsoÊyouÊcanÊseeÊwhatÊdifferenceÊyouÕreÊ
easilyÊrestoreÊtoÊyourÊoriginalÊphotoÊifÊyouÊreallyÊmessÊup!ÊÊ
ÊÊÊmaking.ÊAgain,ÊtrustÊyourÊeyes.Ê
Remember,ÊsharpeningÊisÊalsoÊdoneÊvisually:ÊtrustÊyourÊeyes.
ClickÊOKÊtoÊsaveÊtheÊchanges.
SharpeningÊlooksÊforÊareasÊofÊcontrastÊandÊaccentuatesÊ them.ÊÊIfÊthereÊisÊaÊlightÊpixelÊnextÊtoÊaÊdarkÊone,ÊitÊwillÊmakeÊ theÊlightÊoneÊjustÊaÊlittleÊlighterÊandÊtheÊdarkÊoneÊaÊlittleÊ darker,ÊgivingÊyouÊgreaterÊcontrastÊalongÊthatÊline.ÊÊThereÊareÊ threeÊwaysÊweÊcontrolÊthisÊprocess: Amount:ÊThisÊdeterminesÊhowÊmuchÊlighterÊtheÊlightÊpixelsÊ ÊÊÊgetÊandÊhowÊmuchÊdarkerÊtheÊdarkÊpixelsÊget. Radius:ÊThisÊdeterminesÊhowÊmanyÊpixelsÊawayÊfromÊtheÊ ÊÊÊcontrastÊedgeÊtheÊsharpeningÊaffects.ÊÊAsÊaÊrule,ÊyouÊwantÊ ÊÊÊtoÊkeepÊthisÊasÊsmallÊasÊyouÊcan,ÊotherwiseÊyouÊtendÊtoÊ ÊÊÊseeÊÔhalosÕÊaroundÊobjects! Threshold:ÊÊThisÊdeterminesÊhowÊmuchÊdifferenceÊthereÊ
What about the Unsharp Mask?
ÊÊÊmustÊbeÊbetweenÊtwoÊadjacentÊpixelsÊinÊorderÊforÊtheÊ
YouÊmayÊhaveÊbeenÊtoldÊthatÊthisÊisÊtheÊonlyÊtoolÊtoÊuseÊforÊ
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sharpening.ÊÊThatÊusedÊtoÊbeÊtrue.ÊÊWithÊPSE5ÊandÊPSCS2/3Ê
ÊÊÊrequireÊaÊlowerÊthresholdÊtoÊshowÊaÊdifferenceÊandÊyouÊcanÊ theyÊimprovedÊtheÊsharpeningÊalgorithmsÊandÊyouÊcanÊgetÊ asÊgood,ÊifÊnotÊbetter,ÊresultsÊwithÊtheÊotherÊsharpeningÊtools.ÊÊ ÊÊÊcontrolÊtheÊamountÊofÊdetailÊthatÊgetsÊsharpenedÊwithÊthisÊ ÊÊÊsetting.ÊÊWhileÊyouÊmayÊwantÊtheÊfaceÊfeaturesÊsharpened,Ê
MyÊopinion?ÊÊTryÊboth.ÊÊIfÊyouÊareÊnotÊgettingÊtheÊresultsÊyouÊ
ÊÊÊyouÊprobablyÊdonÕtÊwantÊeveryÊblemishÊbroughtÊintoÊstarkÊ
desireÊwithÊoneÊtool,ÊtryÊtheÊother.ÊÊThatÕsÊtheÊbeautyÊofÊdigitalÊ
ÊÊÊcontrast,ÊsoÊkeepingÊtheÊthresholdÊaÊlittleÊhigherÊwillÊkeepÊ
photography,ÊthereÕsÊalwaysÊmoreÊthanÊoneÊanswer!
ÊÊÊtheÊprogramÊfromÊaffectingÊblemishesÊwhileÊallowingÊtheÊ
ItÊmayÊseemÊlikeÊaÊlotÊtoÊrememberÊnow,ÊbutÊonceÊyouÊgetÊ
ÄS[LY [V ^VYR VU [OL L`LZ UVZL HUK TV\[O
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Sharpen,ÊyouÊwonÕtÊwantÊtoÊdoÊwithout!ÊÊYourÊlayoutsÊwillÊ
theÊThresholdÊforÊyouÊandÊallowsÊyouÊtoÊadjustÊtheÊAmountÊ
glowÊwithÊbright,Êcolorful,ÊbeautifulÊimages!
andÊRadius.
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IURP WKH GHVN RI JHW VFUDSSLQJ by Michelle Huegel
Tips and Inspiration Using Photo-Focused Simple Templates Do you admire simple, fuss-free, all-about-thephotos layouts in galleries but aren’t sure how to achieve that look?
BlockingÊisÊaÊbigÊtrendÊrightÊnowÊandÊitÊworksÊespeciallyÊ
AreÊyouÊwonderingÊhowÊtoÊcreateÊaÊlayoutÊwithoutÊusingÊ
allowsÊyourÊpicturesÊtoÊtakeÊcenterÊstage.ÊButÊitÊcanÊbeÊ
everyÊelementÊinÊaÊkit?ÊDonÕtÊworry,ÊthereÕsÊaÊtemplateÊ
hardÊtoÊtakeÊaÊbunchÊofÊfour-by-six-inchÊphotosÊandÊcropÊ
forÊthat!ÊSimpleÊtemplatesÊhelpÊyouÊputÊyourÊphotosÊinÊaÊ
themÊintoÊaÊnice,ÊneatÊsymmetricalÊarrangementÊ-ÊthatÕsÊ
starringÊrole,ÊwhetherÊyouÊwantÊtoÊfeatureÊaÊweekÕsÊworthÊ
whereÊtemplatesÊcomeÊinÊhandy.ÊTheyÊdoÊtheÊhardÊdesignÊ
ofÊprojectÊ365ÊpicturesÊorÊaÊsingleÊstunningÊshot.Ê
workÊforÊyouÊandÊletÊyouÊworryÊaboutÊchoosingÊtheÊperfectÊ
HereÊareÊaÊfewÊexamplesÊofÊphoto-focusedÊtemplatesÊ completeÊwithÊproductÊsuggestionsÊandÊlayoutÊinspirationÊ fromÊtheÊDSTÊgalleryÊtoÊgetÊyouÊstartedÊshoppingÊandÊ scrapping!
wellÊwhenÊyouÊhaveÊmanyÊphotosÊandÊwantÊtoÊkeepÊtheÊ focusÊonÊthoseÊphotos.ÊTheÊminimalÊnumberÊofÊelementsÊ
shotsÊandÊtellingÊyourÊstory.ÊAndÊremember,ÊyouÊdonÕtÊ haveÊtoÊputÊaÊphotoÊinÊeveryÊÒphotoÊspot,ÓÊtheÊbeautyÊofÊ templatesÊisÊinÊtheirÊversatility.ÊTryÊreplacingÊaÊfewÊblocksÊ withÊpatternedÊpapersÊorÊelementsÊthatÊsupportÊyourÊ themeÊandÊcoordinateÊwithÊyourÊphotos.
KnoxÊPizzaÊ byÊcaits
AroundÊtheÊ WayÊNo.1Ê TemplateÊ AlbumÊbyÊ )PVNYHMÄ[P
Simple SquareÊ TempsÊbyÊ Scrapping WithÊLiz BackÊtoÊ School ShoppingÊbyÊ MaryÊRogers
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JHW VFUDSSLQJ AtÊtheÊotherÊendÊofÊtheÊphoto-focusedÊ spectrumÊareÊlayoutsÊthatÊhighlightÊ aÊsingle,ÊstunningÊphoto.ÊMaybeÊitÕsÊ oneÊyouÕveÊtreatedÊwithÊanÊaction,Ê textureÊorÊoverlayÊtoÊenhanceÊitÊorÊtoÊgetÊ aÊcool,ÊartisticÊlook,ÊorÊmaybeÊitÊtellsÊaÊ storyÊallÊbyÊitself.ÊLetÊyourÊphotoÊstandÊ onÊitsÊown,ÊwithÊjustÊaÊfewÊwell-chosenÊ supportingÊpapersÊandÊelements,ÊusingÊ aÊstraightforwardÊsingle-photoÊtemplate likeÊthisÊoneÊfromÊLilleyscrapÊDesigns.
Kitty Designs “Whimsical AlthoughÊnotÊstrictlyÊinÊtheÊtemplateÊ Sketches” albums:ÊKittyÕsÊtemplatesÊ category,ÊsometimesÊallÊyouÊreallyÊ offerÊaÊniceÊcombinationÊofÊsingleÊ
needÊisÊaÊÒtemplateÓÊforÊyourÊphoto--
andÊmulti-photoÊlayoutsÊthatÊareÊveryÊ
orÊinÊotherÊwords,ÊaÊphotoÊmask.ÊClipÊ
sweetÊandÊminimalistÊwithÊlotsÊofÊwhiteÊ aÊphenomenalÊphotoÊtoÊaÊmask,ÊplopÊ space.ÊTheseÊwouldÊbeÊperfectÊasÊaÊ
itÊonÊaÊprettyÊbackgroundÊpaper,ÊaddÊ
basisÊforÊaÊcompleteÊalbum!
yourÊtitleÊandÊmaybeÊsomeÊjournalingÊ andÊyouÕveÊcreatedÊanÊ(almost)ÊinstantÊ photo-focusedÊlayout!ÊMerkeleyÊ DesignsÊhasÊaÊniftyÊsetÊofÊphotoÊ masksÊtoÊhelpÊyouÊquicklyÊcreateÊ beautifulÊsingle-photoÊlayoutsÊcalledÊ
ForÊaÊversatileÊmixÊofÊsingleÊandÊmulti-
ÒEdgeÊtoÊEdge.ÓÊ
photoÊtemplates,ÊtryÊtheseÊdesigners:
Ali Edwards:ÊTryÊAliÕsÊwonderfulÊ single-photoÊandÊsimpleÊmulti-photoÊ templatesÊforÊaÊveryÊphoto-focusedÊ style.Ê
(UK ÄUHSS` 0 [OPUR [OPZ templateÊsetÊ byÊMissÊTiinaÊDesignsÊbeautifullyÊ embodiesÊtheÊphoto-centricÊ philosophy.ÊHerÊtemplatesÊlendÊ themselvesÊwellÊtoÊlotsÊofÊphotosÊorÊ [V \ZPUN Q\Z[ VUL WOV[V HUK ÄSSPUN [OL otherÊspotsÊwithÊpapersÊorÊelementsÊ
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VFUDSSLQJ WXWRULDO by Brandie Valenzuela
Creating the Look of Paint with Photo Masks Tutorial created using a PC and
theÊendÊresult,ÊafterÊclippingÊtheÊphotoÊ
ÊÊÊÊIÊusedÊmasksÊfromÊScrapSimple
Photoshop CS2.
toÊtheÊmask,ÊtheÊphotoÊwillÊperfectlyÊ
ÊÊÊÊEmbellishmentÊTemplates. DragÊ
Brandie Valenzuela is a
coverÊtheÊphotoÊmask,ÊjustÊlikeÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊÊtheseÊonÊtopÊofÊtheÊbackgroundÊpaper.Ê
digital-scrapbook designer at
wrappingÊpaperÊwillÊperfectlyÊcoverÊ
Step 3: Add your photo
ScrapGirls.com. She enjoys
theÊbox.
cooking, baking, crafting, frugal
ForÊthisÊtutorial,ÊIÊwillÊshowÊyouÊhowÊtoÊ
ÊÊÊÊuseÊinÊthisÊlayoutÊtoÊyourÊdocument.Ê
shopping and home decorating
clipÊyourÊphotoÊtoÊaÊphotoÊmaskÊthatÊ
ÊÊÊÊItÊshouldÊbeÊtheÊtopÊlayerÊinÊtheÊ
and hanging out with her
looksÊlikeÊpaintÊstrokes.ÊWhenÊyouÊareÊ
ÊÊÊÊlayersÊpanel.
husband and three children. Find
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out more about Brandie here.
looksÊlikeÊitÊwasÊpaintedÊdirectlyÊontoÊ
PhotoÊmasksÊareÊoneÊofÊtheÊsimplestÊ
onÊyourÊscrapbookÊlayout.
waysÊtoÊaddÊartisticÊstyleÊtoÊyourÊ
Step 1: Set up your background
photos.ÊWithÊjustÊaÊfewÊstepsÊyouÊ canÊtransformÊyourÊtypicalÊrectangleshapedÊphotoÊintoÊsomethingÊmoreÊ special.ÊPhotoÊmasksÊareÊextremelyÊ versatileÊinÊyourÊscrapbookÊlayouts. TheÊmostÊcommonÊwayÊtoÊuseÊaÊ photoÊmasksÊisÊtoÊÒclipÓÊaÊphotoÊ(orÊ scrapbookÊpaper,Êetc.)ÊtoÊtheÊphotoÊ mask.ÊUsingÊaÊÒclippingÊmaskÓÊcanÊ alsoÊattachÊanÊitemÊ(suchÊasÊaÊphoto)Ê toÊanotherÊitemÊ(suchÊasÊtheÊphotoÊ mask).ÊOnceÊyouÊÒclipÓÊaÊphotoÊtoÊaÊ photoÊmask,ÊitÊwillÊcoverÊitÊperfectly,Ê assumingÊtheÊphotoÊwasÊlargeÊenoughÊ toÊcoverÊtheÊphotoÊmask. HereÕsÊanotherÊwayÊtoÊlookÊatÊit:ÊifÊ youÊwantÊtoÊwrapÊaÊboxÊforÊaÊbirthdayÊ
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*YLH[L H UL^ I` PUJO ÊÊÊÊdocumentÊ(orÊanyÊsizeÊthatÊyouÊ ÊÊÊÊprefer)ÊinÊPhotoshop. 6WLU [OL IHJRNYV\UK WHWLY `V\ ÊÊÊÊwishÊtoÊuseÊandÊchooseÊtheÊMoveÊ ÊÊÊÊtool.ÊÊForÊmyÊlayout,ÊIÕmÊusingÊ ÊÊÊÊpapersÊandÊelementsÊfromÊtheÊ MerryÊMineÊCollectionÊBiggie.
Step 4: Position all the layers ;\YU VMM [OL ÄYZ[ [^V WOV[V THZRZ
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ÊÊÊÊyouÊplacedÊinÊyourÊdocumentÊbyÊ
ÊÊÊÊclickÊonÊtheÊpaperÊwithÊyourÊmouseÊ
ÊÊÊÊclickingÊonÊtheÊlittleÊeyeÊiconÊnextÊ
ÊÊÊÊandÊdragÊitÊintoÊtheÊnewÊdocument.Ê
ÊÊÊÊtoÊeachÊlayerÊinÊtheÊlayersÊpanel.
ÊÊÊÊReleaseÊtheÊShiftÊkeyÊandÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊÊWeÕllÊworkÊwithÊtheseÊtwoÊmasksÊinÊ
ÊÊÊÊmouseÊbuttonÊandÊtheÊpaperÊshouldÊ
ÊÊÊÊaÊbit.Ê
ÊÊÊÊbeÊplacedÊautomaticallyÊinÊtheÊ
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ÊÊÊÊmiddleÊofÊyourÊnewÊdocument.
ÊÊÊÊphotoÊmaskÊandÊresizeÊtheÊphoto,Ê
Step 2: Gather your masks
ÊÊÊÊifÊnecessary.ÊInÊyourÊlayersÊpalette,Ê
gift,ÊyouÊwouldÊcoverÊtheÊboxÊwithÊgiftÊ
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wrap.ÊThinkÊofÊtheÊboxÊasÊtheÊphotoÊ
ÊÊÊÊtoÊuse.
maskÊandÊofÊtheÊgiftÊwrapÊasÊtheÊ
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photoÊ(orÊscrapbookÊpaper,Êetc.).ÊInÊ
ÊÊÊÊphotoÊmasks.ÊForÊthisÊtutorial,Ê
ÊÊÊÊtheÊphotoÊshouldÊbeÊonÊtheÊlayerÊ ÊÊÊÊdirectlyÊaboveÊtheÊthirdÊphotoÊmaskÊ ÊÊÊÊyouÊplacedÊinÊyourÊdocument.ÊWithÊ ÊÊÊÊyourÊmouse,ÊrightÊclickÊonÊtheÊ ÊÊÊÊphotoÊlayerÊinÊtheÊlayersÊpaletteÊ
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VFUDSSLQJ WXWRULDO ÊÊÊÊandÊselectÊÒCreateÊClippingÊ
Ê
sameÊdirectionsÊinÊstepÊthreeÊtoÊ
ÊÊÊÊMask.ÓÊÊ(EditorÕsÊNote:ÊÊYouÊcanÊ
ÊÊÊÊapplyÊaÊclippingÊmaskÊtoÊattachÊ
ÊÊÊÊalsoÊaccomplishÊthisÊbyÊhoveringÊ
ÊÊÊÊtheÊnewÊpaperÊtoÊtheÊmergedÊphotoÊ
ÊÊÊÊyourÊmouseÊonÊtheÊlineÊbetweenÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊÊmasks.
ÊÊÊÊtwoÊlayersÊwhileÊholdingÊdownÊtheÊ
Step 7: Give it some style
ÊÊÊÊALTÊkey.ÊÊWhenÊtheÊcursorÊchangesÊ
ToÊgiveÊyourÊphotosÊandÊphotoÊ
ÊÊÊÊtoÊtwoÊinterlockingÊcircles,ÊclickÊtoÊ
masksÊevenÊmoreÊofÊaÊpaintedÊlook,Ê
ÊÊÊÊcreateÊtheÊmask.)
applyÊaÊstyle.ÊIÊusedÊBrandyÊMurryÕsÊ ScrapSimpleÊToolsÊ-ÊStyles:ÊPaintingÊ theÊlayersÊpanel.ÊThisÊwillÊmakeÊ ÊÊÊÊthemÊactiveÊ(highlightÊthem).ÊRightÊ
TexturesÊ8501.ÊIÊappliedÊtheÊstyleÊtoÊ bothÊtheÊphotoÊandÊtheÊblueÊpaperÊ
ÊÊÊÊclickÊonÊtheÊlayersÊandÊselectÊ ÊÊÊÊÒMergeÊLayers.ÓÊThisÊwillÊmergeÊ IV[O VM [OL ÄYZ[ HUK ZLJVUK WOV[V ÊÊÊÊmasksÊintoÊoneÊlayer.
Step 6: Add a paper >P[O `V\Y UL^S` TLYNLK WOV[V (M[LY `V\ JSPJR ¸*YLH[L *SPWWPUN
ÊÊÊÊmaskÊlayerÊactiveÊ(highlighted)Ê
ÊÊÊÊMask,ÓÊtheÊphotoÊwillÊbecomeÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊÊinÊtheÊlayersÊpalette,ÊdragÊaÊnewÊ
ÊÊÊÊshapeÊofÊtheÊphotoÊmaskÊonÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊÊcoordinatingÊpaperÊtoÊyourÊ
ÊÊÊÊlayerÊbelowÊit.ÊYouÊwillÊnoticeÊinÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊÊdocument.ÊSinceÊyouÊhadÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊÊlayersÊpaletteÊthatÊtheÊphotoÊlayerÊ
ÊÊÊÊmergedÊphotoÊmaskÊlayerÊselected,Ê
ÊÊÊÊwillÊnowÊhaveÊaÊlittleÊarrowÊpointingÊ
ÊÊÊÊyourÊpaperÊshouldÊautomaticallyÊ
ÊÊÊÊdownÊtoÊtheÊphotoÊmaskÊlayer.
ÊÊÊÊbeÊplacedÊinÊtheÊlayerÊrightÊaboveÊ
Step 5: Create the lower mask
ÊÊÊÊtheÊmergedÊphotoÊmaskÊlayer.ÊClickÊ
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ÊÊÊÊonÊthisÊnewÊpaperÊlayerÊtoÊmakeÊ
» PaperÊandÊElements:ÊMerryÊ
ÊÊÊÊvisibleÊagainÊbyÊclickingÊonÊtheÊlittleÊ
ÊÊÊÊitÊactiveÊ(highlighted),ÊfollowingÊtheÊ
ÊÊÊMineÊCollectionÊBiggie
ÊÊÊÊeyeÊiconÊnextÊtoÊtheirÊlayersÊinÊtheÊ
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Credits: » LayoutÊbyÊBrandieÊValenzuela ÊÊÊAllÊproductsÊavailableÊatÊ ÊÊÊScrapGirls.com
» PhotoÊMasks:ÊMixedÊMediaÊ
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ÊÊÊÊsecondÊphotoÊmasksÊaroundÊsoÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ
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ÊÊÊÊandÊsecondÊphotoÊmaskÊlayersÊinÊ
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VFUDSSLQJ WXWRULDO whichÊisÊclippedÊtoÊtheÊmergedÊ
lookÊisÊjustÊoneÊwayÊyouÊcanÊuseÊ
photoÊmasks.ÊFromÊhere,ÊyouÊcanÊ
photoÊmasks,ÊsoÊdonÕtÊhesitateÊtoÊ
furtherÊembellishÊandÊdecorateÊyourÊ
experimentÊandÊplayÊwithÊtheÊvastÊ
scrapbookÊlayout.
varietyÊofÊmasksÊavailableÊonline.
IÊhopeÊyouÊenjoyedÊlearningÊmoreÊ aboutÊphotoÊmasks.ÊTheÊpaintedÊ
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