Just click on the little color thumbnail and the Color Picker dialog box will pop up and you can choose a new color. One of the reasons I like using the New Fill Layer method is the ease of changing colors. Notice how the green background color shows through the paper template? Make sure this layer is above your template layer. Instead of clipping photos and papers to shapes you simply either 'Click' on the opening and select your JPEG or you may 'Drag' your JPEG into the opening. Laurie Callison's Click or Drag Templates are designed using the new 'Frame Creator' feature in Photoshop Elements. Click or Drag Templates are a revolutionary new development that will simplify designing digital scrapbook pages and photobooks.
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Now, we want to create another fill layer like we did above and then choose a complimentary color. How to Use Click or Drag Templates in Photoshop Elements. You will now have a new color fill layer make sure this new layer is under your template layer. The color picker dialog box will pop open, so choose a color for your background. Next, click on your Layer menu at the top of your screen and scroll down to “New Fill Layer” and select “Solid Color.” Open up your template and make a duplicate copy. This time I am using a paper template that is transparent so the background layer will show through. Let’s move on to our third and final technique for coloring paper templates. You can come up with some great colors just by playing! Now for the fun part! You can adjust the color using the sliders in the Hue/Saturation dialog box. Click on the “Colorize” box on the bottom right. Next, the Hue/Saturation dialog box will open up. I am using the same template as before.Ĭlick on the “Enhance” menu bottom at the top of your PSE screen and scroll down to “Adjust Color” and then select “Adjust Hue/Saturation.” Open up a paper template and make a duplicate like we did for the first technique. Now, let’s move on to the second technique for coloring paper templates. This is an example of the effect that the “Multiply” mode has it’s a richer color with more subtle detail.
Look how pretty that looks and how few steps that took! I use “Overlay” and “Multiply” most often. I have chosen the “Overlay” mode for my paper. Click on the little down arrow as shown below and scroll down through your Blending Modes until you like the results. Now, to have the texture of the paper template show through we need to play with our Blending Modes. Now, we want to “clip” the color layer to the template layer using a “clipping mask.” Go up to your Layer menu at the top of your screen and scroll down to “Create Clipping Mask.” Or you can hit Cmd+G (Mac) or Ctrl+G ( PC). Next, select the Paint Bucket in your Tools Menu and fill your blank layer with your chosen color. Now, double-click on the Color Picker in your Tools Menu and select a color for your paper. This is a good practice anytime you use any kind of template so that you always keep your original intact.Ĭlick on the “Create New Layer” icon at the bottom of your Layers Palette. Make a duplicate copy and close the original. Let’s get started by opening up a paper template I am using one called Ornate from ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Picturesque. Today, I am going to show you three different ways to color paper templates in Photoshop Elements (PSE). I look forward to seeing your layouts.Our ScrapSimple line at Scrap Girls is one of the first products I was drawn to, and I think it’s safe to say that it’s the type of product I design most often! I love the limitless possibilities that ScrapSimple templates offer, and it’s amazing how easy they are to use once you get the hang of it! I just noticed this is in the PSElements forum maybe someone else can revise my instructions slightly to get them just right for PSE.Īgain, welcome to Scrap Girls. SAVE the template you've created with a new name don't overwrite your originals. While the layers are still selected, drag the set to the right location. In the layers palette for the Right Hand Template, select ALL the layers (click one, then CTRL A), and drag the palette layers to the blank area, then release.Ĭlose the right-side template.
Make sure the window is "floating" rather than docked, and that you can see at least some of the blank canvas area for the first template at the same time. Click the very top layer this will make sure the next template layers come in without being sandwiched between some of the first template.Ĭlick to the Right-side template. Then click the middle left arrow on the "tictactoe" arrangement to indicate resize FROM the middle left.
In Photoshop CS4, the command is Image, Canvas Size. On the template that you want on the LEFT side, enlarge the CANVAS SIZE from 12x12 to 12x24, with the "extra" all on the right hand-side. Open the first template and the second template separately. I do double layouts all the time, so here's what you do: Do you know if it's even possible to combine two 12x12 templates to make one 24x12?
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