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Post by cats4jan on Jul 1, 2016 18:41:46 GMT
In this week's Challenge, Wildlife Refuge, Sepiana has referenced an effect that will look great on any layout. Give it a try www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/vertical-photo-panels-effect-photoshop-cs6/If you are having trouble with the tutorial, just make a template of panels - recoloring each panel so it can be differentiated. Then reposition your panels. Keep each panel on it's own layer and clip a copy of your photo to each layer. Layer effects can be added after you clip a copy of the photo to each panel. Do not merge before adding layer effects.
Keep the template for future use - do not merge the panels - save as psd to preserve layers.Here's mine 
Talk about "hot town" it's been in the high 90's since the beginning of June. Yikes, I moved to FL for warm weather, but this is ridiculous. |
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Post by Sepiana on Jul 1, 2016 19:16:41 GMT
Janice,
You are right! This effect is perfect for a layout. Beautiful!
Great idea suggesting using the panels as a template. I didn't do it because I was in a hurry. But I am going to go back and create a template file so I can use it again and again.
If anyone is interested to see my concoction.
photoshopelementsandmore.com/post/24276
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Post by Lillias on Jul 1, 2016 20:01:25 GMT
Great page Janice and love that music. A template is definitely the way to go for this.
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Post by Moto on Jul 1, 2016 21:35:13 GMT
Wow! The Lovin' Spoonful was my favorite band in the sixties. Damn, I getting old. When I was born Harry Truman was the US president.
Nice affect.
Thanks Sepiana and Janice.
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Post by cats4jan on Jul 2, 2016 17:18:12 GMT
Your template can be rotated  |
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Post by Lillias on Jul 2, 2016 19:40:00 GMT
Another nice one Janice.
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Post by Sepiana on Jul 2, 2016 19:44:03 GMT
Nice affect. Thanks Sepiana and Janice. Moto, you are most welcome! Glad I stumbled on that tutorial. Sheer luck! |
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Post by Wendy on Jul 28, 2016 18:30:14 GMT
Love this! I'm going to have to figure out how to make this template! Thanks for sharing! In this week's Challenge, Wildlife Refuge, Sepiana has referenced an effect that will look great on any layout. Give it a try www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/vertical-photo-panels-effect-photoshop-cs6/If you are having trouble with the tutorial, just make a template of panels - recoloring each panel so it can be differentiated. Then reposition your panels. Keep each panel on it's own layer and clip a copy of your photo to each layer. Layer effects can be added after you clip a copy of the photo to each panel. Do not merge before adding layer effects.
Keep the template for future use - do not merge the panels - save as psd to preserve layers.Here's mine
Talk about "hot town" it's been in the high 90's since the beginning of June. Yikes, I moved to FL for warm weather, but this is ridiculous. |
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Post by cats4jan on Jul 29, 2016 0:00:24 GMT
Wendy - a template is easier than it sounds. It can be time consuming, though.
On a new canvas a little larger than the size of your photo (or make the new project the size of a layout) make a rectangular selection. Fill that selection with color. Control/Command D to deselect the selection.
Alternately, use the shape tool and draw out a rectangle and simplify it.
Duplicate the rectangle layer as many times as you wish.
Drag each layer away from the pile - one at a time, repositioning at a slight angle - maybe even making the top edge uneven.
(Personally, I make each rectangle a different color so I can really see the effect of my placement of rectangles, but it's not completely necessary.)
After repositioning, your template is complete. If you want to use it again, save the template as a psd. Saving as a psd will allow you to clip a photo to each layer and to add layer styles to each layer.
Grab a photo and move and resize it to cover the rectangles.
Count the number of rectangle layers - duplicate your photo so you have a copy of the photo for each rectangle layer.
Place a copy of the photo above a rectangle in your layers panel. Control/Command G - while on the photo layer - will group the photo with the rectangle below it. Do not reposition the photo on any of the layers unless you are striving for a different look than we achieved here.
Repeat for each rectangle.
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I keep each rectangle on it's own layer so after clipping a copy of the photo to each rectangle, I can add layer styles to each individual rectangle.
I can also outline each rectangle, if I so choose.
In the above example, I added an outline to each layer so the edges of each rectangle stand out. You could also achieve a similar look using the layer style "glow"
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