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Post by srmoment on Sept 7, 2015 21:41:56 GMT
Thanks Hummie! These look very cool. I have already used some of the ones suggested in comments above and they have turned out just wonderful! I look forward to checking yours out. (btw.....love the way the price comes up in Cnd $'s although I don't love the way the loonie keeps dropping against the US$  ) |
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Post by Squirrel2014 on Sept 8, 2015 14:35:19 GMT
Julie that is a great idea, however, working with a creation made with the gradient tool will have a huge challenge for photo placement. Templates need to have definitive photo blocks so photos can be clipped to each block. Ideally, the photo blocks will be on individual layers for ease of use. However, if the areas are definitive enough, the magic wand can be used to select an area for a photo to be clipped to. Your suggestion is a starting point. I wonder how it could be modified for ease of use? I may give this a try. Interesting concept. Jan, Thanks for your explanation. I had no idea there was more involved and having not done this, not used such templates, I just saw it as a jpg! I'd like to know how to use such a template for photos. Could you point me in the right direction to find some sort of step-by-step guide/tutorial so that I can do this? This feedback is very helpful. Thanks Julie |
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Post by cats4jan on Sept 9, 2015 3:04:24 GMT
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If you have a psd - a true template - it's easy to use. First step after you open your template is to rename it so you don't save over your template.
Photos are clipped to the photo blocks - the squares you see on the template. You drag/drop or place or copy/paste a photo onto your template - make sure it's above the photo block - stay on the photo layer in your layers palette - and use Control (or Command for Mac's) G - to group/clip - your photo to your photo block. You then use the move tool on the photo layer to move the photo around - resize it, etc. - to get just what you want to see in your photo block.
You can also go on the photo block layer and change the size of the photo block - if you find there is not enough of the photo showing in the photo block.
You can use shapes and blotches and even text the same way. You place a photo over the layer you wish to clip it to and hit Control/Command G.
All items on the template are movable and resizable. Items can also be deleted. Each item on the template is on it's own layer, that's what makes it a true template.
Most scrapbooking websites will have at least one psd template for you to download for free. Grab one of them and work with it to get a feel for how they are constructed. Almost all templates are made the same way, although you may run into some 'funky' ones. When I find one that isn't a true psd, with all items on their own layers, I usually 'throw' it out.
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As for jpgs - The only way you can clip a photo to a part of a jpg is if you have definitive edges to the space where you wish to clip it. Definitive edges can be a frame or outline or a solid color -- anything that the magic wand can capture when you click on the space. The magic wand will make a selection of the space. Once you have a selection - place your photo on your project, above your jpg, and hit Control/Command G - your photo will clip on to the area you have selected with your magic wand - replacing/covering up whatever is there.
It gets tricky when you want to replace several items on a jpg, but it can be done.
However, I don't recommend using a jpg for this purpose until you have mastered the use of psd templates.
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Digital Scrapper has tutorials and classes to learn digital scrapbooking, however, if you grab a freebie template and work with it, the way templates work will become clear in no time, so classes are not necessary. But then again - Digital Scrapper is an excellent source for all things digital - you can't go wrong with their products and tutorials.
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Post by Squirrel2014 on Sept 9, 2015 9:50:42 GMT
Thanks for this, Jan It's really comprehensive and should do well to get me started I appreciate you doing this for me Hopefully, others can use your instructions too Perhaps this should be one of the Creative Challenges???  Thanks again Julie |
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Post by cats4jan on Sept 9, 2015 10:20:51 GMT
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Post by hummie on Sept 10, 2015 18:51:15 GMT
I got a notification email that cats4jan replied to this thread, but I don't see it.
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Post by cats4jan on Sept 10, 2015 19:09:38 GMT
Hummie - I can see my post right above yours. You may have looked only on page one, our posts are on page 2
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Post by hummie on Sept 10, 2015 19:22:31 GMT
Janice, oh there it is! lol I tell you, it wasn't there before and I saw no second page.
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Post by hummie on Sept 10, 2015 19:30:12 GMT
Thanks Hummie! These look very cool. I have already used some of the ones suggested in comments above and they have turned out just wonderful! I look forward to checking yours out. (btw.....love the way the price comes up in Cnd $'s although I don't love the way the loonie keeps dropping against the US$ ) You're welcome! Here is my video tutorial on using templates and there is a free template to play along with. I hope it helps you as you learn. Just ask questions if you get stuck. Please know that the keyboard shortcuts seem to differ in programs. PSE is Control-G, but if you use the full version of Photoshop it is Control-Alt-G. Also, I have found the keyboard shortcut for the technique to hover between the lines until you get the grouping symbol, and then click down, that seems to be changing also. Sometimes you have to hold down the Alt key as you hover over the line between the two layers you are grouping. There is always more than one way to do things! |
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Post by 49lucian on Sept 18, 2015 21:52:20 GMT
My daughter wanted a template for a birthday party. At the time what she liked was costing $25. So during the time of a Dallas Cowboys game I created a bunch of templates, using PSE5. Here's a sample. If you like I can try uploading a .psd version. I made enough templates to fill 4 CDs.
mail.zipnet.us:7080users/4phototeach@zipnet.us/Pictures/w-5up1013redcheckblot.jpg
I tried to post the image here but no success. I triedto use the button link above but no success. So I just typed it in.
I'm not seeing the image or the link. I'll have to look again to see how to post them.
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Post by 49lucian on Sept 18, 2015 22:07:13 GMT
I tried adding the link several ways but no success. Any able to tell me what I'm not doing and should?
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Post by 49lucian on Sept 18, 2015 22:13:30 GMT
Here goes another attempt.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Sept 18, 2015 22:57:29 GMT
Good job lucian; you figured it out before I had seen your question!
On some sites you can upload an image, but here it needs to be a link to an image that resides else where. Using postimage.org as you did is perhaps the most convenient, but you can use other sites to host your image such as Flickr, Tinypic, Cubeupload and others. We do have an FAQ for using a few of those if you want to check them out.
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Post by 49lucian on Sept 18, 2015 23:42:59 GMT
I just replied but it didn't take so here I go again. My apologies if this posts twice.
Once I read about the postimage then posting an image was easy.
I store my images at ZipNet.us, my ISP. I would like to post a link to my images at ZipNet that way I could upload my .psd image to ZipNet and members could download the .psd if desired. I tried the link button but when I use ZipNet there seems to be a zillion characters. I ran out of space.
Can you help in this issue?
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