Bright Idea 268: Erased Mask
Create your own custom mask using a shape and the erase tool.
Create your own custom mask using a shape and the erase tool.
The inspiration for this page was the beautiful photos my daughter took of my husband and me on our 30th wedding anniversary this year. The photos were taken in Monterey at Lover’s Point. I knew I wanted a “dreamy” kind of page and that it would involve masks. I found the Les Trois Sauvages Bundle by Little Feet Digital Designs the perfect kit. It had masks and beautiful blues and golds to build my page.
This is a fun and creative technique to create your own bezel. This video features using shapes to design a unique and custom embellishment.
The look of silhouettes has been around for well over 200 years. Originally cut from black paper, we can now create something very similar using Artisan software!
The Mask Effect can provide some really dramatic imagery for your projects. Here we will use multiple photos and mask layers to add a little more drama to your designs.
When trying to extract detail from a photo or paper, the Erase tool will prove to be essential. It becomes particularly essential when you have detail that cannot be easily extracted using the Wand Tool. The Erase tool is also a useful tool to use to clean up jagged areas from a custom cut.
In this video we will show you a page completed from start to finish using the custom cutter, eraser and text shapes to make a stand out photo border.
What seems so small will have huge impact as you apply the techniques shown in the video to a variety of elements on your pages. Think about tucking your title behind a panorama, or a number behind the birthday girl. This simple technique can create great impact.
It is amazing what you can do using cutting tools, shadows, and a splash of color. Use the techniques in this video to create a special page or project.
Add a fun look to your pages using this technique. Your photos come to life on your page with the help of the cutting tools in Artisan. This is an advanced technique.
Have you ever used an edge overlay on a page only to have most of the edge cut off in the trimming? In this video, Alison shares some ways to extend your overlays so that more of the overlay shows on the printed page.
Let your title do double duty by using it to tell your story and letting it become a decorative element on your page.
Sometimes there's an event in your life that inspires you to create a page that takes a little longer but turns out just how you wanted it to. This page is one of those for me. I had fun exploring lots of different cutting tools in Artisan.
The inspiration for this page came when my daughter's and my high school graduation photos were hung next to each other. I had never thought about how much we looked alike. Sometimes page inspiration comes from a technique or digital content, but in this case, the photos came first.
Have you ever been frustrated with trying to erase a portion of an element in connection to another element? With Artisan 5 this editing feature has been made so easy. Now, you can see the relationship of items while editing them on screen. This video will shows just how easy it is to use the Erase tool.
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