How to Create Simple DigitalART

Drag the photo onto a new blank 12 x 12 document. Resize to fit the page.

To enhance the photo, duplicate the original and change the Blending Mode to Darker Color at 100%. Then reduce the opacity of the original to 75%.

Add a Levels Adjustment Layer, Blending Mode Linear Light at 30%.

Add another Levels Adjustment Layer, Blending Mode Linear Burn at 50%.

Place a sketch layer above all the photo layers and change the Blending Mode to Multiply.

Mask each layer as needed to emphasize and blend the color in the photo.

Note. Linda created a composite of the layers to clip to a second mask.

2. Place Masks and Recolor

Place masks 1.png and 5.png from Brumal FotoBlendz No. 1 just below the original photo.

Note. Linda recolored the masks white, so that darkening Blending Modes could be used on her photo, i.e. Color Burn, Multiply, Linear Burn.

3. Clip Layers to Masks

Clip the layers of photo to mask 1.png and the composite to mask 5.png.

4. Place Artsy Paper

Place ArtsyPaper1.jpg on Blending Mode Normal below the the photo layers.

To intensify the color create a Duplicate, and move the copy layer above on Blending Mode Multiply at 50%.

Note. The design of the Artsy Paper creates a natural ending transition for the masks.

5. Add FotoGlows

Above the photo layers, add the FotoGlow from file 7.psd of MultiMedia Branches No. 7 and FotoGlow_3.png of WarmGlows No. 7, to enhance the setting sun in the photo.

6. Embellish

Add WordART from Winter WordART Mix No 2, button from ArtPlay Palette Brumal, #5 from ButtonThreadz No. 2, thread #4 from HandStitchez No. 1.

Complete journaling as preferred.

Sometimes one photo, a couple of FotoGlows and an ArtsyPaper are enough to make the magic happen.