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Blending Modes – Just what are they?

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 27 October 2012

Last week ScrappyMama asked a good question.  Just what ARE blending modes and how do you use them? I’ve sure you’ve probably all seen the Blending Mode Option at the top of your Layers Palette.  Perhaps you haven’t touched it because you didn’t know what would happen? Or played with it a little and didn’t [...]

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How to Quickly Change Blending Modes

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 20 October 2012

How many times per day do you estimate that you click your mouse button?   Hundreds?  Sometimes even thousands?  That’s me!  On heavy work days, I find that my wrist can even be sore at the end of the day, so I want to limit my numbers of clicks as much as possible.  Because of this, [...]

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Quick Tip #9: Creating Notes

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 21 July 2012

Notes can be found everywhere!  We write them on index cards, scraps of paper, or Sticky Notes.  We place them on our refrigerators, bulletin boards, computer monitors, and even the dashboard of our cars.  Notes help us remember important dates, events, or appointments.  (Remember me? The Queen of Sticky Notes?) But what about when you [...]

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Quick Tip #8: Working with One Image in Multiple Windows

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 14 July 2012

There are times when I am working on an image or layout in Photoshop and would like to see two separate views of the image.  For example, when I am retouching a photo, I am working on a zoomed-in view.  This makes it difficult to see how the work I am doing is affecting the [...]

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Quick Tip #8 – the Preset Manager

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 23 June 2012

When I was trying to decide what to write about today, I thought the best thing to do was ask what you all would like to know!  I posed the question on my Facebook Page, and Kristal asked a great question about how to save some styles that she had created. Kristal wrote: “Styles – [...]

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Quick Tip #6 – Translucent Elements: How to add a Drop Shadow in Photoshop Elements

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 9 June 2012

Two weeks ago, we learned how to add a drop shadow to translucent elements in Photoshop.  Today I will show you how to achieve the same result using Photoshop Elements. Start by placing your translucent element on the background of your choice.  I am using a translucent balloon from Merry Month of May and a [...]

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Quick Tip #3 – Previewing Font Styles

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 16 May 2012

I love creating Word Art!  Part of that love is deciding on the “perfect” font that I “need” to use for a particular word or phrase.  There have been times when I have spent more time previewing and sampling font styles, than I have spent in the creation of the word art itself.  That is, [...]

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Quick Tip #2 – Photoshop Brush Orientation

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 29 April 2012

Have you ever stamped a Photoshop brush on your layout, only to find that the direction, or orientation, of the brush was not what you wanted? Turning my head sideways doesn’t always give me a very good idea of what the brush would look like, if properly rotated.  (And it always gives me a cramp [...]

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Quick Tip #1 – Adjusting Thumbnail Images

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 25 April 2012
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I love Adobe Photoshop! I love that there is always something new to learn – whether it is a complicated technique or a simple shortcut.  A few days ago, I was working in a different software program.  Without even realizing what I was doing, I kept trying to use Photoshop shortcuts.  It was then that [...]

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Snap, Crackle, POP!

by Steph 18 April 2012

That’s how easy it is to have fantastic , bright, sharp photos. We have already discussed how to play with levels, so if you missed that lesson, check it out HERE. First you are going to open your picture. Adjust your levels to brighten your colors. Now we are going to make that photo a [...]

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