Learn how to use the Brush Tool to add to a Clipping Mask, making it a perfect fit for your photo. Download a PDF of this tutorial. So, you’ve clipped a photo to a mask but the result isn’t exactly what you envisioned. Perhaps the photo is too large for the mask, or the mask…
Create a scalloped and an eyelet border to add interest to your digital scrapbook page with the use of the Brush Tool. For this tutorial, you will need Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. The instructions are exactly the same for each version, except where noted. Difficulty Level: Intermediate Although there are a few steps to the…
Do you look at Photoshop Brushes and wonder how to use them? Or are you a Brushes Master? No matter what type of art you are creating, no matter what your skill level, brushes are here to help you with your digital art. There are texture and paintbrushes, watercolor, and smudge brushes. Pens, pencils, ink,…
Learn how to use the Color Replacement Tool in Photoshop to make quick and easy color adjustments. by Karen Schulz One of the things I love about Photoshop is that it gives us so many ways to accomplish one task. For example, to change the color of an object, we can use a Hue-Saturation Adjustment,…
By Karen Schulz Learn the Basics for the What, Where, How, and Why of Blend Modes in Photoshop Whether you’re new to digital scrapbooking or a seasoned scrapper, understanding how Blend Modes work will give you more options to enhance your page. Let’s learn the basics, and then take a look at some practical examples….
Learn how to use the destructive Dodge and Burn tools in a non-destructive way. The Dodge and Burn tools are used to lighten (Dodge) or darken (Burn) areas of an image that are under or over-exposed. They are tools, however, that work in a destructive manner; that is, they permanently change (damage) the pixels in…
Officially, Family Stories Month is observed in November. But any digital scrapbooker knows that family stories happen every day and we shouldn’t wait to capture our stories. The best time to get stories documented is as soon as they happen, while all of the details are fresh in our memory. But what about the old…
Organize your photos to help you scrap more efficiently By Karen Schulz Can you relate to the chaos created when your digital photos are scattered all over the place – on your phone, your computer, an external hard drive, on a cloud drive, or maybe even still in your camera? Have you ever sat down…
Learn how to quickly make clipping masks using brushes.
When creating an art journal page, you may have thoughts you want to get off your chest. But if they are negative feelings — or could be hurtful, should someone come across your page, you may want keep those things private. You have a couple of options when it comes to hiding your journaling. One…
Use the Spot Healing Brush or Content Aware Fill in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements
When I began digital scrapping, the most popular paper size was 8.5 x 11″. Not too long after that, 12 x 12″ became more popular, and the industry standard. No matter what size you prefer to scrap with, you can easily convert templates to the size you need using 1 of 2 techniques: Technique 1:…
Did you know you can easily reposition a Layer Style’s Pattern when using the full version of Photoshop? It’s very easy! Here’s how: In the Layers Panel select the layer that has the style you want to adjust. Click on “Effects” (or anywhere in the “Effects” area, but not on the name of the Layer…
Colorizers. What are they and what do you do with them? Colorizers, by Snickerdoodle Designs, are a new product here at Oscraps. That’s me. And I’m here today to show you 4 ways to use them. They were designed to help you colorize items easily and quickly. Here’s how: Coloring Graffiti Many designers include graffiti…
A customer who purchased my Mixed Media Torn Strips 2 asked for suggestions as to the best way to recolor the book paper areas of the strips. Recoloring can be a bit tricky if an element has multiple colors. In this case, the book paper strips have white gesso on them; but after a little…
Designer News, Freebies, Layout Technique, Tips & Techniques, Tutorials
Photo masks, coupons, challenges and a freebie! Oh boy! I’ve got lots of things to share with you today! Creative Photo Masks First up, one my Creative Team members, Anne Herbert (“Oldenmeade” in the galleries) made a wonderful page called “Precious” using Miss Ella. I just love it’s watery-painterly yummy-ness and her use of whitespace….
How to use Quick Stencil Alpha in Photoshop Elements Video Tutorial
Watercolor Masks and Product Tip Oscraps wants you to learn how to use your stash and in order to teach you more about our products we’re going to have a series of tutorials called : Product tip. If you have any product that you would like help or to know how it works let us…
Sometimes life gets in the way and we find that we just don’t get time to create. When we do finally get a chance to sit down at our desk, we find that we just can’t get started. I recently found myself facing this type of creative block. I am going to share with you…
Art Journal & Hybrid, Challenges, Tips & Techniques, Tutorials, Video
Cheery O, Madi (Diane), is leading this month’s Art Journal Challenge – Borders and she’s created a speed scrap video to help you along. You can find the challenge here: https://ozone.oscraps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34301 If you need some inspiration, you can find the challenge gallery here: https://ozone.oscraps.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=872 And, the video tutorial here: Diane is using items from Maya…