A few weeks ago, I shared a post about using “Two-Tone Masks”. Today I want to show you another masking technique that is very similar but a bit more intriguing. Let’s take a look at using grey to make a mask selectively, magically transparent. Magical Mask As I mentioned when I posted about two-tone masks, most often those masks are done in black & white. You may already know this but whenever we use a layer mask, we don’t have…
I recently did something I hardly ever do…I actually purchased a font. Well, technically I purchase fonts all the time but not in the usual way. I have a subscription at Creative Fabrica which allows me to “freely” download fonts all the time as they are unlimited as part of my subscription. So, I kind of forget that those fonts are truly “paid for” but at a very nominal cost. Other than those fonts, I usually try to stick to…
A few weeks ago, in my “3D Title” post I showed you how to create a 3D effect using the Halftone Filter in Photoshop Elements (PSE). Today I’m going to share another tip that will help you add interest to a title using the PSE Distort Wave Filter. In my “Stitching Realism” post back on August 13, 2024, I showed you how to use that filter to warp a shadow. Today I’m going to show you how to use that…
If you’ve been following me for any length of time, it should be obvious that I use clipping masks A LOT 😉 I’ve talked about masks in what seems like countless posts. The most recent one was just a few weeks ago – “Built In Caption”. So, it’s kind of funny that there’s one type of mask in particular that I’d pretty much forgotten. I suppose that just goes to prove the old adage… Today I want to share a…
Back in October of 2024 I did a series of posts about Glows in Photoshop Elements (PSE) which included my “Just Glowing” post. That particular post was all about how to draw attention to text using an outer glow. Today I want to show you another way to more subtly make your text (or element) stand out using a micro warp. A Little Twist This technique comes in handy when you want text or an embellishment to stand out but…