Elizabeth shows you how to apply a hand-painted colorization effect to a photo.
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Artistic Effects
Working with filters and other features to create artistic-style effects with your photos.
I love experimenting with textures inside Photoshop Elements, and they can be used to enhance just about any image.
Here are three collections of royalty-free textures from Photoshop Elements Techniques.
Our good friend Julie McLeod has graciously shared five of her homemade collections of textures with us: Metal Textures 1; Wood Textures 1; Stone Textures 1 and 2; and Abstract Textures 1.
Instagram is one of the most popular apps on the iPhone right now; here’s how to get an Instagram-style look for your photos.
Learn how to use the Distort filter to digitally “paint” text or photos onto a brick wall, cracked sidewalk, or any other textured surface.
The Diffuse Glow filter (found under Filter > Distort) can add a soft, dreamy quality to family photos, portraits, or even landscapes.
Turn an ordinary photo into an extraordinary one by placing a movable, editable frame above a black and white version of your original.
Matt shows us a cool lighting trick to enhance your photos, using a Gradient Fill adjustment layer.
Corey shows us an alternative method for adding different types of texture to an image, using the Pattern Stamp tool and blend modes.
Corey shows off one of his “go-to” techniques for quickly creating a border/frame effect on a photo.
Corey shows you how to take a couple of photos and an image of some old parchment paper to create a collage with an old-fashioned sepia look.
Learn how to use color, vignettes, and Elements’ built-in filters to make your photos look like they were taken in a bygone era.
Corey shows us how to create a cool text effect with a few simple steps and a wall of words.
This is the companion article to Diana Day’s “Personalize Vintage Clip Art” article from the September/October issue of Photoshop Elements Techniques.
Here are a few of Diana Day’s favorite websites for finding vintage clip art.
Take some simple clip-art “doodles” and add a little bit of whimsy to photos of your kids and grandkids.
The Orton effect is a lovely technique that adds both sharpness and softness to your photos.
Mike Rodriguez shows you a technique to add a little bit of “mood” to those photos that seem a bit drab.
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