I know I’ve posted multiple times about creating grunge overlays. Most recently I shared a layered technique in my “Artsy Layered Overlay” post back in September. There seems to be countless ways for us to achieve a grunge look for a piece of paper or even an element. But today I want to show you how to create some grunge with the use of the Wave Filter (within the Distort category). The Wave Filter is somewhat hidden and rarely used…
Over the past two years in countless posts, I’ve talked about the importance of proper shadows. This goes all the way back to one of my first real technique driven posts, “Don’t Let Your Pages Look Flat” from April of 2023. Between April of 2023 and a recent post about creating folds in July of this year, I’ve talked about shadowing countless types of elements from buttons and bows to complex things like hot air balloons. Oddly enough, I’ve never…
Oh my gosh…it’s already the first week in October. Here in the United States, Fall is in full swing and the spirit of Halloween is in the air! Fall is my favorite season and I have to admit, Halloween is my favorite “holiday”. I absolutely love Fall! There are so many good smells: pumpkin spice, apple cider, toasted marshmallows, the scent coming off a pile of raked leaves, the mere crispness in the air…I could go on! But it’s not…
In my “Color Pop” post last week I showed you how to use my free template to create the Black & White & Color Pop effect. I got a little carried away with showing you so many options. Since it got so long, it didn’t seem right to include the steps to achieve the same effect without using my template. So today I’ll show you how to create the effect “from scratch”! Note: The featured image at the top of…
I love using photos that are B&W with a pop of color. Especially if I’m trying to highlight one particular part of a photo (as in the image below). And yes, this is another technique where Photoshop Elements (PSE) has a Guided Edit (B&W Color Pop) available. It works fairly well if you’re trying to isolate a given color within your original photo. But it gets a little tricky when it comes to figuring out how to edit/include more than…