Helen
13-10-2011, 08:51 PM
{This was a Miscellaneous challenge in December 2011}
I have read many comments on my LO's regarding my masking that I decided to let you try it out they way I do :cool:
It's mainly a little click there, a little dab here, a dash over there, etc etc. But if you know some of my tricks then you can play with it yourself, to match your desire :winking0071: I have been experimenting a lot myself and it always varies from LO to LO.
I used PS cs4 so my instructions are based on that program. But shouldn't be difficult to use in another version.
Here's my page:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/little-joy-life.jpg
And this is how I did it:
I decided to use a template from BusyBee (http://www.mscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=3905&cat=58&page=2) as a start. I tend to work from bottom to top first and my masking almost always comes as a finishing touch. It depends on the type of kit I am using. I decided to go for a dreamy kit, Journey by Ruth Melody (http://www.mscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=3841&cat=119&page=1). She also tends to have a mask or 2 in her kit. My trick is sometimes I use a brush as a mask as well ;).
This is my page before adding any pictures..
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample1.jpg
Because of the dreamy kit I look for a picture that gives me the same feeling.. I also tend to process my photo's to fit in more with the LO. I choosed 2 photos and for the masked one I go for a close up. I then grab the masks/brushes that I want to use for the close up. I am going to experiment with 2 things. I never know if it will work out and always fiddle a little here and there, so feel free to do the same, the LO needs to match your standards too ;)
I decided to try it like this:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample2.jpg
I have my photo large and processed and duplicate the layers. I merge both down to both masks and then fiddle with them. The bottom layer is on Multiply and both opc. as fill is on 50%. The top I left original but the opacity on 50%. I want a large picture there but to be soft.
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample3.jpg
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample4.jpg
I grab my eraser and have it on a soft circle to my liking and erase the edges away on both layers (set on 50% opc.) and it ends up like this
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample5.jpg
I know focus on the second masking and want to add color. So i copy both processed and original to my page. I have the photo slightly smaller though. The original goes on the top layer. I duplicate the processed photo one more time as well as the top mask and place this under the original on the top layer.
My pallette looks like this
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample6.jpg
Again the bottom layer is on multiply and 50%-50%.
I also fiddle with a soft eraser on that layer as well as the top two other mask layers till I got what I liked. I found that my larger mask was not subtile enough and lowered the opc some more. And then I added the top elements etc.
Have fun and get scrapping!
I have read many comments on my LO's regarding my masking that I decided to let you try it out they way I do :cool:
It's mainly a little click there, a little dab here, a dash over there, etc etc. But if you know some of my tricks then you can play with it yourself, to match your desire :winking0071: I have been experimenting a lot myself and it always varies from LO to LO.
I used PS cs4 so my instructions are based on that program. But shouldn't be difficult to use in another version.
Here's my page:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/little-joy-life.jpg
And this is how I did it:
I decided to use a template from BusyBee (http://www.mscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=3905&cat=58&page=2) as a start. I tend to work from bottom to top first and my masking almost always comes as a finishing touch. It depends on the type of kit I am using. I decided to go for a dreamy kit, Journey by Ruth Melody (http://www.mscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=3841&cat=119&page=1). She also tends to have a mask or 2 in her kit. My trick is sometimes I use a brush as a mask as well ;).
This is my page before adding any pictures..
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample1.jpg
Because of the dreamy kit I look for a picture that gives me the same feeling.. I also tend to process my photo's to fit in more with the LO. I choosed 2 photos and for the masked one I go for a close up. I then grab the masks/brushes that I want to use for the close up. I am going to experiment with 2 things. I never know if it will work out and always fiddle a little here and there, so feel free to do the same, the LO needs to match your standards too ;)
I decided to try it like this:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample2.jpg
I have my photo large and processed and duplicate the layers. I merge both down to both masks and then fiddle with them. The bottom layer is on Multiply and both opc. as fill is on 50%. The top I left original but the opacity on 50%. I want a large picture there but to be soft.
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample3.jpg
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample4.jpg
I grab my eraser and have it on a soft circle to my liking and erase the edges away on both layers (set on 50% opc.) and it ends up like this
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample5.jpg
I know focus on the second masking and want to add color. So i copy both processed and original to my page. I have the photo slightly smaller though. The original goes on the top layer. I duplicate the processed photo one more time as well as the top mask and place this under the original on the top layer.
My pallette looks like this
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx103/HAENoordam/MScraps/decexample6.jpg
Again the bottom layer is on multiply and 50%-50%.
I also fiddle with a soft eraser on that layer as well as the top two other mask layers till I got what I liked. I found that my larger mask was not subtile enough and lowered the opc some more. And then I added the top elements etc.
Have fun and get scrapping!