I have started my aA Project 2022. It is not my first year, so I feel like an old hand. One thing I know is that I will review these pages for errors and constantly find them. So if you see something amiss, please let me know. The steps I list here are pretty much what I do for every page but if I so something different I will adjust my description for that page.
Start – I always start with the template
Photos – I add my photos to the frames and mask using Layer>Create Clipping mask. The stacked frames I added the same picture in one and Artsy Paper 2 from Bespoke in the other.
Paper – I added Solid Paper r from APP Ambages over the background layer
Stains and other layers – I color these layers using Edit>Fill so they match what is nearby or if foliage I color to try to resemble foliage.
Transfer – I replaced a paper layer on the template with Transfer 7 from Bespoke
Elements – I kept extra simply and added a red ribbon from App Wildflower
Journaling – I described a story about the mills when I was young and added a poem about Mills by Archie M Waugh
Title – I simply made my own using inspiration from my focal picture and the fact that all the pictures are taken in January
To finish up I made sure I didn’t have and edges of my photos showing that the font was consistent ( I use 12 PT because I will print at 10x10. I have adjusted or added drop shadows where necessary. Make sure nothing is beyond the Guidelines. I will remember as the days go one other thing I want to check.