Post by Lillias on Feb 12, 2016 9:53:24 GMT
It's time for our 3rd Digital Scrapbooking Challenge
-- hosted by BillieJean and cats4jan
For this challenge I thought we might try a different kind of framing.
We will use a clipping mask which allows for non-destructive use of our photographs.
1. Place a background paper on your page. The background I have used for my example page comes from the backgrounds available using the graphics tab within PSE. It's called 'beige scratched' but of course you can use whatever you want for your background.
2. I am using a Custom Shape for my clipping mask but there are many other methods of doing this. (see the video links at the bottom of these instructions for different options).
Click on the Custom Shape tool and in the tool options click on the little down facing arrow to open the Custom Shape Picker. Click at the top to see the various options available and choose the 'Crop Shapes'. For my example I chose Crop Shape 22 and holding down the Shift key I dragged it out on my page.
At this point don't worry too much about size as this can be altered at any stage.
3. Now bring your photograph onto your workspace and place it on a layer directly above the crop shape. With the photograph layer still selected go to Layer > Create Clipping Mask OR use Ctrl/Command + G to clip the photo to the Crop Shape OR holding down the Alt/Option key hover your mouse over the boundary where the photograph and the crop shape layers meet and your cursor will turn into a downward facing arrow with a white square beside it. Click and your photo will be clipped to the crop shape beneath.
4. Using the Transform handles you can resize the photo or the crop shape individually or linking them together you can resize them both together.
With the Move tool you can move your photo around to reposition it so that you get the parts of the photo that you want showing through the mask.
5. Select the crop shape layer if you want to add a drop shadow OR instead of a drop shadow you could add an Inner Shadow.
For my example I chose the High Inner Shadow to emphasize the effect so that you could see it.
It's just a case now of adorning your page any way you see fit. Add any journaling and you're done.
Please have a try at this and experiment. I think you will be surprised at how much you enjoy it and how much satisfaction you can get seeing your own creation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7m8NG4YZao
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoKyP_vFsRI
Photo from ABSFreePic Flower and leaf Embellies from MS Terracotta and MS_mk13 by Miriams scrap
-- hosted by BillieJean and cats4jan
For this challenge I thought we might try a different kind of framing.
We will use a clipping mask which allows for non-destructive use of our photographs.
1. Place a background paper on your page. The background I have used for my example page comes from the backgrounds available using the graphics tab within PSE. It's called 'beige scratched' but of course you can use whatever you want for your background.
2. I am using a Custom Shape for my clipping mask but there are many other methods of doing this. (see the video links at the bottom of these instructions for different options).
Click on the Custom Shape tool and in the tool options click on the little down facing arrow to open the Custom Shape Picker. Click at the top to see the various options available and choose the 'Crop Shapes'. For my example I chose Crop Shape 22 and holding down the Shift key I dragged it out on my page.
At this point don't worry too much about size as this can be altered at any stage.
3. Now bring your photograph onto your workspace and place it on a layer directly above the crop shape. With the photograph layer still selected go to Layer > Create Clipping Mask OR use Ctrl/Command + G to clip the photo to the Crop Shape OR holding down the Alt/Option key hover your mouse over the boundary where the photograph and the crop shape layers meet and your cursor will turn into a downward facing arrow with a white square beside it. Click and your photo will be clipped to the crop shape beneath.
4. Using the Transform handles you can resize the photo or the crop shape individually or linking them together you can resize them both together.
With the Move tool you can move your photo around to reposition it so that you get the parts of the photo that you want showing through the mask.
5. Select the crop shape layer if you want to add a drop shadow OR instead of a drop shadow you could add an Inner Shadow.
For my example I chose the High Inner Shadow to emphasize the effect so that you could see it.
It's just a case now of adorning your page any way you see fit. Add any journaling and you're done.
Please have a try at this and experiment. I think you will be surprised at how much you enjoy it and how much satisfaction you can get seeing your own creation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7m8NG4YZao
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoKyP_vFsRI
Photo from ABSFreePic Flower and leaf Embellies from MS Terracotta and MS_mk13 by Miriams scrap
