This video will walk you through the simple steps of adding photos to our photoDUDS Whimsy Grad Card templates.
Creating a template
This tutorial will show you how to create a gallery template using the photoDUDs overlays and background papers. This is especially helpful in creating the look of a mat around your gallery images.
Using Brushes with Ease
This tutorial shows how easy it is to use the photoDUDS brushes to enhance your images.
Creating a New Background
This tutorial will show you how to create a new background paper using the photoDUDS overlays.
Working with Overlays
This tutorial will show you how to add an overlay to your photo in order to create a totally new background for your image.
Loading and Using Brushes
This tutorial will show you how to load brush sets into Photoshop and how to apply them to your image.
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Changing Colors You can easily change the color of a BACKGROUND, OVERLAY or EMBELLISHMENT, with a non-destructive Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.
Click on the "create new fill or adjustment layer" icon at the bottom of the layers panel and select "Hue/Saturation" from the list.
Adjust the sliders in the color picker pop up to desired color.
Click OK.
If you have visible layers below the image you wanted to change, you will notice that they have also changed color. To avoid this, simply mask the image by Command/Alt clicking on the layer icon before creating a new adjustment layer.
With your image open, select the desired layer, by clicking on the layer name in the layers panel.
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In Photoshop, with your brush tool selected, go to the Options Bar at the top, click on the Brush Preset Picker (1)
Click on the pop-up menu (2).
Select Load Brushes (3).
Browse to and load the saved ABR file.
The brushes should now be visible in your Brushes Palette.
You may need to scroll down to see the newly added brushes.
(screenshot from Photoshop CS4)
Clipping Mask You can have a photo take the shape of another layer by creating a CLIPPING MASK [like shown here].
Select the “mask” layer in the Layers Panel, and go to LAYER > CREATE CLIPPING MASK.
OR a faster way...
Make a Clipping Mask in the layers panel by holding down OPTION [ALT] and position the pointer over the line in the Layers Panel dividing the “mask” and “photo” layers. When the pointer changes to two overlapping circles, CLICK.
The name of the "mask" layer will now be underlined, and the thumbnail for the "photo" layer is indented and shows the clipping mask icon [a tiny arrow].
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