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Post by cats4jan on Jul 22, 2016 12:41:52 GMT
Wendy, I think scrapping will re- light your enthusiasm for photography. You will start looking at things and think "that would make a great scrapbook page" and you'll spend a lot of time taking photos with a layout in mind.
Call it a collage of photos or "digital scrapbooking" - it's a great way of using your photos.
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Post by mrkrnbrd on Jul 25, 2016 15:23:57 GMT
Hi, I followed the tut but in the past have always used clipping method so I can tweek later Mark  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Jul 25, 2016 18:26:35 GMT
Yikes mrkrnbrd! That is quite a contrast between the delicate subject and the spiky frame! |
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Post by mrkrnbrd on Jul 26, 2016 5:40:57 GMT
Yikes mrkrnbrd ! That is quite a contrast between the delicate subject and the spiky frame! True Tom, I wanted to use a 'proper' shape rather than a crop shape/border style, it took ages to find the right one but it definitely adds impact - the original photo had a drab green background so your tut inspired me to remove as much of that as possible.  |
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Post by Wendy on Jul 27, 2016 18:50:25 GMT
I'm hoping someone can help me: I've tried this technique numerous times since my first successful attempt; however, most times all I get when I choose the cookie cutter and use it on the photo is a blank white area in the middle, with the picture only showing on the edges. What's up with that? Only one other time have I been able to do this technique following those directions; the other times are fails... why??!!?? I'm sure there must be a setting I may have changed, but for the life of me I cannot figure it out, and I've been trying for 5 days now; getting a bit frustrated  I'm using PSE14. |
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Post by Lillias on Jul 27, 2016 19:02:22 GMT
Hi Wendy My guess would be that you are using the Custom Shape Tool mistaking it for the Cookie Cutter tool (an easy mistake to make). The Cookie Cutter tool in PSE 13 can be found beside the Crop Tool. Have a look see. You probably also have white as your foreground colour which is why the Custom Shape tool is showing up white.
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Post by Wendy on Jul 27, 2016 19:23:40 GMT
Hi Wendy My guess would be that you are using the Custom Shape Tool mistaking it for the Cookie Cutter tool (an easy mistake to make). The Cookie Cutter tool in PSE 13 can be found beside the Crop Tool. Have a look see. You probably also have white as your foreground colour which is why the Custom Shape tool is showing up white. Oh my gosh, you are so right!! DUH, I'm such an idiot!!! You'd never know I've been using PSE for many years!!   Thanks so much for your help!!!!!  |
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Post by Lillias on Jul 27, 2016 19:42:27 GMT
Haha Wendy I think at some time or other we have all done something like this. Glad to be of help...
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Post by Sepiana on Jul 27, 2016 20:59:16 GMT
Wendy,
Here is a little tip to help differentiate between the Cookie Cutter tool and the Custom Shape tool.
Cookie Cutter -- As the name implies, this is a cropping (cutting) tool. It will crop/cut your image to the shape you select in the Shapes Library. That's why it makes sense that in more recent versions of Elements this tool is now nested with the Crop tool and both share the same shortcut.
Custom Shape -- This is a drawing tool. You use it to draw animals, plants, etc. using its Shape Library (which, btw, is shared with the Cookie Cutter tool). |
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