How to Save a Layer as a New Document
You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: How to Save a Layer as a New Document in Photoshop or PSE [Video]
When you are working on a multi-layered project, you occasionally run across layers you'd like to save to use on another project.
This is especially true when you have purchased layered templates where you'd like to save a title, text path or other element for use on subsequent digital projects.
You also may want to save a photo layer to which you have added effects, brushwork or restoration processes.
With just a few clicks, your layer can be duplicated as a new document. Here's how:
Select the layer you want to save. Right-click (Mac: Ctrl-click) on the layer in the Layers Panel. From the flyout menu choose Duplicate Layer to open the Duplicate Layer dialog box.
Under Destination, select New, give the image a name and click OK.
Your new image will populate in the editing window. Save the image in an appropriate file format and it will be available for you to use on other projects.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
How to Print Several Items on One Page
Adobe Photoshop or Elements Tip from Designer Digitals:
How to Print Several Items on One Page
You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: How to Print Several Items on One Page [Video]
One way to save a few dollars is to print several cards, tags, or other projects on one page. Here's how:
Begin by creating a new document the size you want to print. For the sample, I created a new document by opening PSE and pressing Ctrl N (Mac: Cmd N) on the keyboard. In the "New" dialog box, I chose to create a letter-sized document at 300 pixels per inch in RGB color mode For the background contents, I chose "white."
You may choose a different size or background color based on the projects you have created and the size of your photo paper. Click OK to create the new canvas.
Open the tags, cards, or other projects you have created by choosing File > Open and browsing your computer for the files.
If your PSE Project Bin is open, you'll be able to see all of the open documents at once. You could also select Window > Images > Cascade to see all of the open documents in the editing window.
In Photoshop, the command to view all documents at once is Window > Arrange > Cascade. (Photoshop CS4 directions follow.)
Get the Move tool and click on one of your projects. If it is a layered file, choose Layer > Merge Visible or press Ctrl Shift E (Mac: Cmd Shift E) on your keyboard. Click and drag the flattened image over to your new document. Holding the Shift key as you drag will center the item on the new document.
In Photoshop CS4, drag your image from the workspace to the tab of your new composite document.
Repeat the process with the remaining open files.
Maximize your print document and arrange the items on the page.
You can duplicate any of the items by selecting the layer in the Layers Panel and pressing Ctrl J (Mac: Cmd J) on your keyboard. Select the new layer and drag it into place.
With your page filled, you are ready to print directly from Photoshop or PSE by choosing File > Print or press Ctrl P (Mac: Cmd P) on your keyboard.
From the Print dialog, you can enter even more choices by selecting Page Setup > Printer > Properties. This takes you to your printer driver where you can select the paper type, size, and borderless (if available.)
How to Print Several Items on One Page
You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: How to Print Several Items on One Page [Video]
One way to save a few dollars is to print several cards, tags, or other projects on one page. Here's how:
Begin by creating a new document the size you want to print. For the sample, I created a new document by opening PSE and pressing Ctrl N (Mac: Cmd N) on the keyboard. In the "New" dialog box, I chose to create a letter-sized document at 300 pixels per inch in RGB color mode For the background contents, I chose "white."
You may choose a different size or background color based on the projects you have created and the size of your photo paper. Click OK to create the new canvas.
Open the tags, cards, or other projects you have created by choosing File > Open and browsing your computer for the files.
If your PSE Project Bin is open, you'll be able to see all of the open documents at once. You could also select Window > Images > Cascade to see all of the open documents in the editing window.
In Photoshop, the command to view all documents at once is Window > Arrange > Cascade. (Photoshop CS4 directions follow.)
Get the Move tool and click on one of your projects. If it is a layered file, choose Layer > Merge Visible or press Ctrl Shift E (Mac: Cmd Shift E) on your keyboard. Click and drag the flattened image over to your new document. Holding the Shift key as you drag will center the item on the new document.
In Photoshop CS4, drag your image from the workspace to the tab of your new composite document.
Repeat the process with the remaining open files.
Maximize your print document and arrange the items on the page.
You can duplicate any of the items by selecting the layer in the Layers Panel and pressing Ctrl J (Mac: Cmd J) on your keyboard. Select the new layer and drag it into place.
With your page filled, you are ready to print directly from Photoshop or PSE by choosing File > Print or press Ctrl P (Mac: Cmd P) on your keyboard.
From the Print dialog, you can enter even more choices by selecting Page Setup > Printer > Properties. This takes you to your printer driver where you can select the paper type, size, and borderless (if available.)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Last week for "Share the Love" charity drive!
We're in the final stretch of our "Share the Love with Haiti" charity drive!
In conjunction with the “Fall in Love with Geneva” campaign in Geneva, Illinois, Image Awards & Engraving, Inc. is sponsoring "Share the Love with Haiti", a charity drive for the victims of Haiti. The company is matching, dollar for dollar, the first $500 in contributions collected at their store during the month of February, 2010.
Donations may be mailed or dropped off at their retail location:
622 W. State Street, Geneva, IL 60134
Please make checks payable to the American Red Cross.
Even if you can't contribute monetarily, you can still "share the love" by pasting this message into your newsfeeds, blogs or twitter accounts.
In the words of Stevie Wonder "A whole lotta little makes a whole lotta lot" !
We can make difference!
In conjunction with the “Fall in Love with Geneva” campaign in Geneva, Illinois, Image Awards & Engraving, Inc. is sponsoring "Share the Love with Haiti", a charity drive for the victims of Haiti. The company is matching, dollar for dollar, the first $500 in contributions collected at their store during the month of February, 2010.
Donations may be mailed or dropped off at their retail location:
622 W. State Street, Geneva, IL 60134
Please make checks payable to the American Red Cross.
Even if you can't contribute monetarily, you can still "share the love" by pasting this message into your newsfeeds, blogs or twitter accounts.
In the words of Stevie Wonder "A whole lotta little makes a whole lotta lot" !
We can make difference!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
How to load and use Photoshop Brushes
Adobe Photoshop or Elements Tip from Designer Digitals:
How to load and use Photoshop Brushes
You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: Digital Scrapbooking Brushes and How to Load and Use them in Adobe Photoshop or PSE [Video]
Do you feel left out in the cold when it comes to Photoshop Brushes? Many of you have emailed us asking what to do with the ABR file that comes packaged with our brushes and stamp sets.
The designers aren't shivering out in the cold, when they create those ABRrrrr files - that's a file extension for Photoshop Brushes!
Begin by downloading and unzipping a brush set. Make a note of where you have placed the unzipped folder. To load the brushes into Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, select Edit > Preset Manager from the Menu Bar. This opens the Preset dialog. Choose Brushes for the Preset type and click the Load button.
Select from your computer by clicking the Look in: menu to find the .ABR brush file.
Click on the file name and select Load.
After this imports the brushes into the Preset Manager, click Done.
Since the brush uses the Foreground color as the "ink" color, click the Foreground color chip at the bottom of the Tool bin and choose a new color. Click OK.
To stamp with the brush, press the letter B on your keyboard to get the Brush tool or click on the Brush tool in the Tool bin.
Scroll to the bottom of the Brush Picker in the Options Bar to locate the brushes you just loaded.
Click on the brush you want to use. Choose your size in the Options bar and click on your project to stamp the brush image. (In Photoshop the size slider is located in the brush picker menu.)
Photoshop brush files are great because they can be used with any of the color and Retouching tools like the Clone Stamp, Eraser and Pencil tools.
How to load and use Photoshop Brushes
You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: Digital Scrapbooking Brushes and How to Load and Use them in Adobe Photoshop or PSE [Video]
Do you feel left out in the cold when it comes to Photoshop Brushes? Many of you have emailed us asking what to do with the ABR file that comes packaged with our brushes and stamp sets.
The designers aren't shivering out in the cold, when they create those ABRrrrr files - that's a file extension for Photoshop Brushes!
Begin by downloading and unzipping a brush set. Make a note of where you have placed the unzipped folder. To load the brushes into Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, select Edit > Preset Manager from the Menu Bar. This opens the Preset dialog. Choose Brushes for the Preset type and click the Load button.
Select from your computer by clicking the Look in: menu to find the .ABR brush file.
Click on the file name and select Load.
After this imports the brushes into the Preset Manager, click Done.
Since the brush uses the Foreground color as the "ink" color, click the Foreground color chip at the bottom of the Tool bin and choose a new color. Click OK.
To stamp with the brush, press the letter B on your keyboard to get the Brush tool or click on the Brush tool in the Tool bin.
Scroll to the bottom of the Brush Picker in the Options Bar to locate the brushes you just loaded.
Click on the brush you want to use. Choose your size in the Options bar and click on your project to stamp the brush image. (In Photoshop the size slider is located in the brush picker menu.)
Photoshop brush files are great because they can be used with any of the color and Retouching tools like the Clone Stamp, Eraser and Pencil tools.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Blog change of address :-)
Hopefully this will be relatively pain free ...
I've decided to move my blog posts to another address. I've done this because it seems more fitting given the names I use for my business, as well as my Facebook fan page. I felt like it should all tie in together.
So, here's the new address: http://creative-keepsakes.blogspot.com/
If you subscribe, you may want to change your subscription. I think the worst that can happen is you get double posts, as I do have some stuff set to be posted thru the end of the year(not sure, but I guess we'll find out together!:))
So here goes!!!
Patty
I've decided to move my blog posts to another address. I've done this because it seems more fitting given the names I use for my business, as well as my Facebook fan page. I felt like it should all tie in together.
So, here's the new address: http://creative-keepsakes.blogspot.com/
If you subscribe, you may want to change your subscription. I think the worst that can happen is you get double posts, as I do have some stuff set to be posted thru the end of the year(not sure, but I guess we'll find out together!:))
So here goes!!!
Patty
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
How to use digital frames
Adobe Photoshop or Elements Tip from Designer Digitals:
How to use digital frames
You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: Digital Scrapbooking Frames and how to use them in Adobe Photoshop or PSE [Video]
If you are trying to frame a photo, here are a few pointers that make the task a bit easier. Begin by opening a document the size and shape of your choice. Open a photo and the digital .png format frame you want to use.
Make the photo the active document. Get the Move Tool and drag the photo down onto the new document. Next, make the frame the active layer and drag it onto the new document on top of the photo. If it comes in under the photo, simply drag the photo layer under the frame layer in the Layers Panel.
Target the photo layer and use the corner handles to resize the photo. Use the side handles to turn the photo, if needed.
Your photo may be sticking out behind the frame. To delete the section behind the frame, you can get the Eraser tool and use it to erase away the excess photo. A faster way, however, is to target the frame layer. Get the Wand tool and click inside the frame.
Select the inverse by pressing Ctrl Shift I (Mac: Cmd Shift I) on your keyboard. Now target the photo layer and press the Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard.
Note: If the frame contains a drop shadow, you may need to increase the size of the selection by choosing Select > Modify > Expand. Set the expansion to a few pixels - enough to include the shadowed section.
Next week we'll continue with a tutorial on how to load and use a digital brush.
How to use digital frames
You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: Digital Scrapbooking Frames and how to use them in Adobe Photoshop or PSE [Video]
If you are trying to frame a photo, here are a few pointers that make the task a bit easier. Begin by opening a document the size and shape of your choice. Open a photo and the digital .png format frame you want to use.
Make the photo the active document. Get the Move Tool and drag the photo down onto the new document. Next, make the frame the active layer and drag it onto the new document on top of the photo. If it comes in under the photo, simply drag the photo layer under the frame layer in the Layers Panel.
Target the photo layer and use the corner handles to resize the photo. Use the side handles to turn the photo, if needed.
Your photo may be sticking out behind the frame. To delete the section behind the frame, you can get the Eraser tool and use it to erase away the excess photo. A faster way, however, is to target the frame layer. Get the Wand tool and click inside the frame.
Select the inverse by pressing Ctrl Shift I (Mac: Cmd Shift I) on your keyboard. Now target the photo layer and press the Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard.
Note: If the frame contains a drop shadow, you may need to increase the size of the selection by choosing Select > Modify > Expand. Set the expansion to a few pixels - enough to include the shadowed section.
Next week we'll continue with a tutorial on how to load and use a digital brush.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Photo Tiles
Tiles: Create a tile with a picture of an ancestor or of grandma and grandpa that includes one of their favorite sayings. 1 12×12 page can make 4 tiles. Get 4 6×6 tiles at Home Depot or any home improvement store.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Gift Ideas
8x8 book Summer Fun - What are you doing with your summer memories and pictures? Put them in a book and give it to your family as a Christmas gift.
11.5x8.5 Family Yearbook - Capture the year in a beautiful storybook that will be read for years to come AND be guilt free because you did something with your pictures.
Cookbook/planner - Gather favorite family/friends recipes and create a cookbook to give to friends on their birthday or to your mom/grandma for Christmas.
12x12 pages There are lots of fun home decor ideas you can do with 12x12 pages - this template is for a photo cube.
Fold Outs - Great gift for kids friends birthday parties or for grandma/great grandma for Christmas
Invitations/Postcards - Frame your invitation and give it to a friend or loved one.
Greeting Cards - Send a thinking of you card, get well soon, thank you card or just because card to someone you love. With Heritage Makers direct shipping you won't even have to leave your home!
11.5x8.5 Family Yearbook - Capture the year in a beautiful storybook that will be read for years to come AND be guilt free because you did something with your pictures.
Cookbook/planner - Gather favorite family/friends recipes and create a cookbook to give to friends on their birthday or to your mom/grandma for Christmas.
12x12 pages There are lots of fun home decor ideas you can do with 12x12 pages - this template is for a photo cube.
Fold Outs - Great gift for kids friends birthday parties or for grandma/great grandma for Christmas
Invitations/Postcards - Frame your invitation and give it to a friend or loved one.
Greeting Cards - Send a thinking of you card, get well soon, thank you card or just because card to someone you love. With Heritage Makers direct shipping you won't even have to leave your home!
Friday, February 5, 2010
How to use the Warp Tool in Photoshop or the Liquify Filter in PSE
Adobe Photoshop or Elements Tip from Designer Digitals:
How to use the Warp Tool in Photoshop or the Liquify Filter in PSE
You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: How to use the Warp Tool in Photoshop or the Liquify Filter in PSE [Video]
If you are looking for a fun way to add a little treat to your photos, try playing dress up in Photoshop! Adding fun elements like hats to your favorite subjects is quick and easy, but gives your photos a dramatic punch. Learning to use the Warp tool will help you make the hats fit onto your subjects' heads, making them look as if they belong there.
Begin by downloading images from the internet like these fun hats by Pattie Knox at Designer Digitals.
Felt Board Friends: Mad Hatters Christmas
Unzip your download, making a note of where you have stored the unzipped folder.
Open a photo and the hat images in Photoshop by selecting File > Open and browsing your computer for your unzipped folder. Select all of the images you want to import and click Open. The files will populate in your editing window.
Get the Move tool and drag a hat onto your photo. Resize the hat if needed by holding the Shift key as you drag a corner handle. The side handles can be used to twist or turn the image, but should not be used to resize it since it can distort the image.
Zoom in close to your hat by pressing Ctrl + (Mac: Cmd +) several times. Then select the hat layer and choose Edit > Transform > Warp to activate the Warp tool. This places a grid over your image.
Select Warp: Custom in the Options bar and then use the Move tool to click and drag the squares of the grid until the hat is form-fitted to your subject's head.
When you are satisfied, click the check mark in the Options Bar to confirm the warp.
The Transform >Warp tool is available only in the full version of Photoshop. If you are working in Photoshop Elements, you can get reasonably good results using the Liquify Filter.
After dragging the hat onto the photo with the Move tool, select the hat layer and then choose Filter > Distort > Liquify from the Menu Bar. Click the Warp tool which looks like a pointer finger and use it to push the pixels forward. In the Tool Options section, adjust the brush size and pressure of the tool, as needed.
Click OK to apply the changes to your actual image. You'll need to use trial and error to get the warp right since you can only see one layer at a time in the filter.
If you enjoyed playing with paper dolls when you were young, this technique is sure to bring back a few happy memories.
How to use the Warp Tool in Photoshop or the Liquify Filter in PSE
You can also watch this tip on video on their blog: How to use the Warp Tool in Photoshop or the Liquify Filter in PSE [Video]
If you are looking for a fun way to add a little treat to your photos, try playing dress up in Photoshop! Adding fun elements like hats to your favorite subjects is quick and easy, but gives your photos a dramatic punch. Learning to use the Warp tool will help you make the hats fit onto your subjects' heads, making them look as if they belong there.
Begin by downloading images from the internet like these fun hats by Pattie Knox at Designer Digitals.
Felt Board Friends: Mad Hatters Christmas
Unzip your download, making a note of where you have stored the unzipped folder.
Open a photo and the hat images in Photoshop by selecting File > Open and browsing your computer for your unzipped folder. Select all of the images you want to import and click Open. The files will populate in your editing window.
Get the Move tool and drag a hat onto your photo. Resize the hat if needed by holding the Shift key as you drag a corner handle. The side handles can be used to twist or turn the image, but should not be used to resize it since it can distort the image.
Zoom in close to your hat by pressing Ctrl + (Mac: Cmd +) several times. Then select the hat layer and choose Edit > Transform > Warp to activate the Warp tool. This places a grid over your image.
Select Warp: Custom in the Options bar and then use the Move tool to click and drag the squares of the grid until the hat is form-fitted to your subject's head.
When you are satisfied, click the check mark in the Options Bar to confirm the warp.
The Transform >Warp tool is available only in the full version of Photoshop. If you are working in Photoshop Elements, you can get reasonably good results using the Liquify Filter.
After dragging the hat onto the photo with the Move tool, select the hat layer and then choose Filter > Distort > Liquify from the Menu Bar. Click the Warp tool which looks like a pointer finger and use it to push the pixels forward. In the Tool Options section, adjust the brush size and pressure of the tool, as needed.
Click OK to apply the changes to your actual image. You'll need to use trial and error to get the warp right since you can only see one layer at a time in the filter.
If you enjoyed playing with paper dolls when you were young, this technique is sure to bring back a few happy memories.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Share the Love with Haiti
Share the Love with Haiti this February!
In conjunction with the “Fall in Love with Geneva” campaign in Geneva, Illinois, Image Awards & Engraving, Inc. will be sponsoring "Share the Love with Haiti", a charity drive for the victims of Haiti. The company will match, dollar for dollar, the first $500 in contributions collected at their store during the month of February, 2010.
Donations may be mailed or dropped off at their retail location:
622 W. State Street, Geneva, IL 60134
Please make checks payable to the American Red Cross.
Even if you can't contribute monetarily, you can still "share the love" by pasting this message into your newsfeeds, blogs or twitter accounts.
In the words of Stevie Wonder "A whole lotta little makes a whole lotta lot" !
We can make difference!
In conjunction with the “Fall in Love with Geneva” campaign in Geneva, Illinois, Image Awards & Engraving, Inc. will be sponsoring "Share the Love with Haiti", a charity drive for the victims of Haiti. The company will match, dollar for dollar, the first $500 in contributions collected at their store during the month of February, 2010.
Donations may be mailed or dropped off at their retail location:
622 W. State Street, Geneva, IL 60134
Please make checks payable to the American Red Cross.
Even if you can't contribute monetarily, you can still "share the love" by pasting this message into your newsfeeds, blogs or twitter accounts.
In the words of Stevie Wonder "A whole lotta little makes a whole lotta lot" !
We can make difference!
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