The Shape tools create vector graphics that can be scaled without distortion, and you can use them for all sorts of things: collages, embellishments, frames and non-standard selections.
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Matt shows you how to use the Shadow & Highlight commands to add detail to bright areas on your image
Scrapbookers have long known about the wonders hidden in Elements’ Content palette, but we show you why it’s good for everyone.
Making glossy buttons is actually quite easy to do, and they look great on a scrapbooking layout.
Adobe has announced Photoshop Elements 10. Kelly takes you through the most notable new features, including an improved Crop tool and text on a path.
I hope my magazine tutorial, “Create Your Own Digital Stamps,” has encouraged you to start creating your own digital stamps, and that you’re having fun making them. Once you get used to the process, you’ll find that there’s plenty of room for creativity, including adding backgrounds, text, and other embellishments.
In Elements, it’s easy to create your own repeating patterns using the shapes already provided. You can then save them as permanent additions to Elements’ patterns so you can use them again and again to create beautiful patterned papers for your scrapbook pages.
As the mother of a very active and curious 22-month-old boy, I know a thing or two about blurry photos. Some days it seems like every photo I take has a swirling, toddler-shaped tornado blowing through it.
Plug-ins aren’t just for Photoshop; a number of companies make great add-ons for Elements that let you create works of art, build masks, correct colors, and a whole lot more.
One-click vignette; clear away red eyes; using the Eyedropper Tool’s sampling option; resize brushes the fast way (MAC).
I have recently been experimenting with making quilting blocks and have found that you can use them to make all sorts of things, including a scrapbooking flower.
For those of us living on the West Coast, this is an El Nino year, which means we get some topsy-turvy weather. Here in Oregon, it’s been unusually nice and dry for February…
Get ready to take an ordinary photo and transform it into an extraordinary image by placing a Polaroid-style frame on top of a grayscale version of the same image.
Presenting some of the best recent work created by our readers.
There are plenty of good reasons to use Photoshop, but the reality is that Elements offers almost everything a digital photographer or scrapbooker could want. And when you want a little bit more, you can extend Photoshop Elements with actions, which are little hidden gems that more people should know about.
Some fun things for a brisk December morning: Dave’s latest video; how to create a comic book effect; and links to a video series on printing inkjet cards.
I recently did a tutorial on making a folder and in my finished image I added a photograph to the front of the folder using adhesive tape. Here’s how to do that.
This tutorial shows you how to make a template for displaying a photograph. It uses a cut-out technique to add interest to the page.
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- Layers 101: Understanding Elements’ Foundation
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- Learning to Love Levels
- Quick & Easy Calendars From Templates
- Gradient Maps for B&W and Color Toning
- The Boom Vignette (More Subtle Than the Name)
- Portrait Finishing Touches
- Selection Tools, Part 2
- Elements 9 & 10: Easy Layer Masks
- Place a Subject Seamlessly on a New Background
- The Brush Tool
- Selection Tools, Part 3
- Tips for Working with Layers
- Strategies for Better Black & White Photos
