margje
The O is awesOme
Hello all,
I’m happy to bring you another technique challenge.
This time we are going to focus on the Pattern Stamp Tool.
It’s fun to be creative with your photo and use this tool to create a page.
We are going to define a pattern from our photo and stamp it in a new document to use it in our layout! I believe the use is pretty much the same for PSE!
Let us start by picking a wonderful photo for this! I think a sharp photo that hasn’t much clutter,or things going on in the background would be best. If your photo isn’t sharp or hasn’t much contrast you can enhance your photo a little with the Levels or Curves Adjustment Layers.
Here you can see how I prepared my photo. I also turned it into Black and White. If you want your multiple stamps that the pattern creates not to big, you have to resize your photo to around 400 by 200 px.
Then go to Edit -Define Pattern. You see a box pop up where you can give your pattern a name and then click OK!
Now in your new scrapbook document, you can make a stamp of your pattern on a new layer! (This new layer is important because it will make it easy to make creative use of your stamps later)
You can find the Pattern Stamp Tool under the Clone Stamp Tool in the Tools Panel. (In PSE you have to look at the bottom I believe)
Now all you have to do is choose your brush and your color and select the pattern you just made! Stamp away. You can adjust things to taste. You have more options with the brushes and opacity. Here is my stamp!
And now take your page tot he next level! Be creative! Use (different) colors on your stamps or different photo treatments even a mask can do a great job! I’m so curious where you come up with!
Here is my final page:
You see I experimented with some different brushes, and their opacity. I placed some Artsy bits and Magic Lights and played with the Blending Modes. It is really fun to let your stamps lead you the way for inspiration and see where it will bring you!
Delightful collection
And here is some inspiration from our CT:
From Jane
Delightful collection
From Trish
ArtCrush5
Prize: You can win a 4 $ coupon in the technique challenge!
Rules:
• Make a layout using the Pattern Stamp Tool
• Layout needs to contain some NBK Design products.
• Layouts need to be uploaded to NBK GALLERY by Sunday, June 24
• Layouts need to be linked back to this thread by Sunday, June 24
I’m happy to bring you another technique challenge.
This time we are going to focus on the Pattern Stamp Tool.
It’s fun to be creative with your photo and use this tool to create a page.
We are going to define a pattern from our photo and stamp it in a new document to use it in our layout! I believe the use is pretty much the same for PSE!
Let us start by picking a wonderful photo for this! I think a sharp photo that hasn’t much clutter,or things going on in the background would be best. If your photo isn’t sharp or hasn’t much contrast you can enhance your photo a little with the Levels or Curves Adjustment Layers.
Here you can see how I prepared my photo. I also turned it into Black and White. If you want your multiple stamps that the pattern creates not to big, you have to resize your photo to around 400 by 200 px.
Then go to Edit -Define Pattern. You see a box pop up where you can give your pattern a name and then click OK!
Now in your new scrapbook document, you can make a stamp of your pattern on a new layer! (This new layer is important because it will make it easy to make creative use of your stamps later)
You can find the Pattern Stamp Tool under the Clone Stamp Tool in the Tools Panel. (In PSE you have to look at the bottom I believe)
Now all you have to do is choose your brush and your color and select the pattern you just made! Stamp away. You can adjust things to taste. You have more options with the brushes and opacity. Here is my stamp!
And now take your page tot he next level! Be creative! Use (different) colors on your stamps or different photo treatments even a mask can do a great job! I’m so curious where you come up with!
Here is my final page:
You see I experimented with some different brushes, and their opacity. I placed some Artsy bits and Magic Lights and played with the Blending Modes. It is really fun to let your stamps lead you the way for inspiration and see where it will bring you!
Delightful collection
And here is some inspiration from our CT:
From Jane
Delightful collection
From Trish
ArtCrush5
Prize: You can win a 4 $ coupon in the technique challenge!
Rules:
• Make a layout using the Pattern Stamp Tool
• Layout needs to contain some NBK Design products.
• Layouts need to be uploaded to NBK GALLERY by Sunday, June 24
• Layouts need to be linked back to this thread by Sunday, June 24
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