How to Learn Photoshop Elements for Scrapbooking
Book Review with Julie Ann Shahin
Part 2
"Digital & Hybrid Scrapbooking
& Card-Making with Photoshop Elements"
Author: Patty Debowski, The Digital
Scrapbook Teacher
Part 2
"Digital & Hybrid Scrapbooking
& Card-Making with Photoshop Elements"
Author: Patty Debowski, The Digital
Scrapbook Teacher
How could anyone not find nuggets of useful information in this book that weighs almost 4 pounds? I'd like to show you one thing that I learned that was new for me from Patty's informative book - using the selection tool to create a stamped image within a shape.
Now, I've taught myself a ton about Photoshop Elements out of necessity through having this blog. Even I am learning lots of new things from Patty's book. Here's an example - I've created a step by step sequence as I learned it from her book (pp 104 - 106):
Now, I've taught myself a ton about Photoshop Elements out of necessity through having this blog. Even I am learning lots of new things from Patty's book. Here's an example - I've created a step by step sequence as I learned it from her book (pp 104 - 106):
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Now if you think you already know all there is to know about "selections" and the tools that make them...you might think again. Just take a look at this excerpt from her index:
Select
- All, 74, 106
- All layers, 107
- Deselect layers, 107
- Layer Contents , 196
- Modify Border, 108
- Reselect, 107
- Add to, 107
- Border, 104, 105
- Move Border, 86, 112
- Boundary, 105
- Clean-up, 105
- Contract, 110
- Delete, 111
- Esc Key, 116
- Expand, 110
- Fill, 111
- Grow, 110
- Hide/Unhide, 112
- Intersect With, 107
- Inverse, 105, 107
- Load Saved Selection, 111
- Move, 112
- Paste Into, 111
- Save, 105, 110, 261
- Select From, 107
- Similar, 110
- Smooth, 110
- Add to Selection, 121
- Brush Presets, 122
- Brush Size, 122
- Clean up Selections, 121, 123
- Crop With, 142
- Feathered Selection, 122
- Hardness, 123
- How to Use, 123
- Mask Mode, 122, 123, 124
- Overlay/Mask Opacity, 122
- Overlay/MaskColor, 122
- Selection Mode, 122, 123, 124
- Smooth Edges, 110
So you might ask "Am I getting paid to promote this book?" I could easily sign up for Patty's affiliate program and make a few dollars, however I have decided that I'd rather gain your confidence with my reviews of her book by not accepting any money for giving her a good review.
So check out her site and her book! You will find it has a permanent spot next to your monitor!