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.
In Start2Finish Videos, you enter the desktop of a p2P team member and watch them build a page from Start2Finish. Today, you will watch as Tameka builds a masked photo and title cluster as the main decorative element of her page.
In this video we will walk you through just one of many ways to convert the 12x12 papers in your current digital art library to high resolution 24x12 seamless layflat papers.
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.
The title divide technique is a head turner for sure. A little imagination, the wand tool and paint tools go a long way to give you stunning photo effects. This video expands on the techniques taught in Challenge 328: Title Divider. Title Divide Too shows you ways to work with text that has gaps and also allows you to fill the text and the word independently.
Using the Painting tool on the Touchup Ribbon you can create a fun urban graffiti art design on your page.
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.
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.
Inking the edges of your photos, embellishments or papers can add a just the right finishing touch to your page. You can add fun colorful edges, or distress and age your element just a bit. The best part about it all is there is no precision required and the process is super easy.
This title technique uses text shapes along with the Wand and Paint tools to create a cleverly cut out shadow for stylish titles on your pages.
Found on the Touchup Ribbon, Colorize adds a color filter over portions of the selected element as you click and drag.
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.
Description: The smudge tool in Forever Artisan software is a versatile method of editing photos to remove blemishes and unwanted elements. This video will show you how easy it is to use.
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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