Showing posts with tag "Level: Beginner".

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Design Tip: Color Theory Basics

Learn how colors interact with each other and how a color can be used or combined with other colors to create moods, feelings, emotions, etc.

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Tip: Recover Page

This tip will show you how to recover a page that has been removed from an Artisan project. Artisan, unlike the Windows recycle bin, has its own distinct recycle bin where deleted pages are temporarily stored. In addition, you will learn how to access and adjust the default storage limit for this recycle bin in the software settings.

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Video Tidbit: 3 Ways - Hexagons: Stacking and Grouping

In this video, I’ll show you three ways to change up a hexagon pattern to create several quick pages enabling you to easily create visually captivating compositions and streamline your workflow while creating coordinating pages. Of course, there are countless variation combinations. This video is just the start of possibilities.

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Tool Tip: Filter - Sphereize

Have fun using this filter to add dimension to everything round! Sphereize a journal box, a photo, or an embellishment, and watch how quickly dimension gets added to the element!

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Bright Idea 365: Sliding Circles

The design features an arrangement of four circles, each split perfectly in half and cleverly sliding to create a visually dynamic composition. The smooth transitions between the sliding halves create a sense of movement and transformation.

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Historian Tip: Get Media

This tip will cover three of the six ways to get media into Historian.: from your FOREVER account, from Files, and from Search Computer.

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Tool Tip: Filter - Soft Focus

Soft focus filters are often used to create a romantic or nostalgic atmosphere in landscape or still life images. By diffusing harsh details and emphasizing a soft, dream-like quality, the filter can enhance the overall mood and evoke a sense of beauty or tranquility.

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Video Tidbit: Clean and Classic 10 - Spaced Out

The grid cutter will help you make a classic layout in no time at all. Inserting a line will help add interest to the page and a subway art title will add to the clean and classic look.

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Tool Tip: Arrange & Align

There are many tools available in Artisan that make aligning and arranging elements easy and accurate. This Tip will focus on the Arrange ribbon and the various Align tools.

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Pixie Power Minute Video: In Stitches

This super easy title technique will look great on all sports pages, quilt pages, baby pages, and more. You will be amazed how quick and easy this fun title comes together.

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Bright Idea 359: Create Your Own Lens Flares

Lens flares are optical phenomena caused by light refracting or reflecting within the camera lens. While lens flares are often considered artifacts or undesired effects, they can be intentionally added to enhance the visual appeal or create a specific look on a layout. Creating digital lens flares involves using the ellipse shape to mimic the appearance of lens flares produced by light sources. Lens flares should be used sparingly and thoughtfully to avoid overwhelming the layout or distracting from the main subject. Experimentation and practice will help you refine your skills in creating convincing and visually appealing digital lens flares.

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