No…it’s not my birthday. That featured image above is actually the front of a card I designed for a friend. I’m not going to make a promise but I am going to try very hard for this to bring an end to a barrage of title posts. I love this technique and I wish I used it more than I do. Though I admit, it’s not always easy to picture a layout focused around an edge-to-edge title. Regardless, it can…
If you’ve been following me for the last few months, you know I’ve been talking a lot about titles. I think I finally figured out why I’ve been on this kick for a while. Titles are kind of a big deal for me. It’s how I introduce my layout to the viewer. And you know how important introductions can be. A good introduction should be more than just words. It’s about highlighting the essence of your story and making a…
So, in last week’s “Split Title Twist” post I showed you how to “fold” a title in half. But it got a bit long and there is more to the story when it comes to folding a word. Today I’m going to show you how to enhance the fold so that it looks three dimensional and a bit more realistic. To do this, I’ll be using gradients, shadows the Warp tool and a custom brush. I’ll be picking up where…
So, in last week’s “Gradient Split” post I showed you how to “cut” your title in half simply by using a two-color gradient. Today I’m going to show you another way to “split” your title by folding it in half using the Transform Tool. If you’ve been digi-scrapping for any length of time surely, you’ve run across at least one example of folded paper. And you may have even seen a tutorial about how to digitally fold paper. And you…
Please don’t be confused by the image above. That certainly doesn’t look like a color split, right?!? Not to worry, that is not the kind of gradient I’m going to be using today! So, last week’s post about “Bi-Color Titles” started to get a bit too long. To avoid yet another long post…I’ve carried the Gradient Method over to this week. And that’s where we are today. I know, I know. You’re likely still questioning how a gradient will produce…