Blended Digital Scrapbook Pages with Masks and Blending Modes

Barbara, shares how to Blended Digital Scrapbook Pages with Masks and Blending Modes

Blended Digital Scrapbook Pages with Masks and Blending Modes

Learn how to blend a photo by clipping a photo to a FotoBlendz clipping mask and applying Blending Modes to yield enhanced color and depth effects.

• Clip a photo to a FotoBlendz Clipping Mask using the Clipping Mask Function in Adobe Photoshop and Elements. Go to Layer> Create Clipping Mask.
• Apply different Blending Modes to various FotoBlendz Clipping Masks and ArtPlay Palette papers to enhance photo constrast, color and  depth.

A fun way to begin a layout, foster a specific mood in your artistry or create a custom paper for your digital scrapbooking design.

 

1. Create a Digital Scrapbook Foundation

Create a new digital scrapbook page and select a FotoBlendz Clipping Mask and a photo to serve as your Focal Point.

• Go to File> New to create a new 12 X 12 digital scrapbook layout foundation at 300 DPI.
• Choose and open a clipping mask of choice or from Scenic FotoBlendz No. 1
• Move the masks to your digital scrapbook foundation using the Move Tool from the Tools Panel.
• Resize and reposition the masks as preferred using the Transform controls in Adobe Photoshop and elements.

Note.

• The Cut Out Filter was applied to the black and white photo to yield visual interest.

2. Create a Blended Focal Point

Choose a background for your digital scrapbook page, clip a second artsy paper and photo to the FotoBlendz mask, and apply Blending Modes to blend.

• Open and move ArtsyPaper4.jpg from ArtPlay Palette Scenic to establish a foundational Background layer.
• Clip the ArtsyPaper1.jpg and then photo to the FotoBlendz Clipping Mask.
• You will have 2 layers clipping to the mask known as a Clipping Set.
• Apply the Overlay blending mode to both the photo and mask layer from the drop-down menu in the Layers Panel.
• The background paper remains at the default Normal blending mode.

Tip.

• Use a Layer Mask and brushes to edit any imperfections in your photo or mask so they blend seamlessly.

3. Augment Your Blending

Add a second FotoBlendz clipping mask to your digital scrapbooking page composition and apply a different Blending Mode.

• Open the second FotoBlendz Clipping Mask.
• Position and resize the mask on top of the first Clipping Set using the Move Tool from the Tools Panel.
• Duplicate the photo clipped to the first mask by dragging it to the New Layer icon in the Layers Panel.
• Click-drag-release using your mouse to move the photo ‘copy’ layer up the Layers Panel so that it ‘sits’ directly on top of the second mask.
• Apply the Vivid Light blend mode to the second mask layer from the Layers Panel.

4. Embellish Your Artistry

• WordTransfers from Scenic WordART No. 2 were positioned ‘within the railroad tracks’on the digital scrapbook page (below the Clipping Set layers in the Layers Panel).
• Leaf and butterfly elements were placed in the top portion of the layout with Color Burn blending modes applied to each layer to enhance depth and contrast.

Note.

• The WordART has the default Normal Blending Mode applied.

5. Summary

In this Blended Digital Scrapbook Pages with Masks and Blending Modes tutorial, you have learned how to:

• Establish a digital scrapbooking page Foundation,
• Create a blended photo Focal Point in your digital scrapbook pages.
• Clip and photo to a FotoBlendz clipping mask.
• Duplicate photo layers.
• Apply Blending Modes.