Description
Digital Scrapbook Lighting Techniques: Magically Brighten
Digital Scrapbook Lighting Techniques: Magically Brighten will make your memory-keeping pages positively glow.
Have you ever looked at a scrapbook page and wondered why some feel flat… while others feel full of magic and life?
Often, the difference isn’t more elements or more effort.
It’s light.
In this class, I’ll show you how to use a variety of lighting techniques in Adobe Photoshop and Elements to transform your pages—so they feel softer, more dimensional, and brighter 🙂
Let’s Make This Simple (and a Little Magical)
Lighting can sound technical. However, with the right steps, it doesn’t have to feel this way.
Instead, think of this as learning how to lead the eye… to highlight what matters… and to create a sense of magic in your pages. Step by step, you’ll discover how to use blending modes, light overlays, and soft photo editing effects in a way that feels easy and creative.
And then suddenly, just like that, your digital scrapbooking becomes magical.
What You’ll Learn in Digital Scrapbook Lighting Techniques
First, we’ll build your foundation.
Because once you understand how light behaves, everything becomes easier.
- What blending modes are—and how to use them with confidence
- 5 lighten and contrast blending modes explained simply
- How Photoshop applies blending modes to your artistry
- Time-saving shortcuts to speed up your workflow
- When to use Pass-Through blending mode (and why it matters)
- The difference between Fill and Opacity—and how it changes your results
- An introduction to the “Special 8” blending modes
Then, we’ll move from understanding… to creating.
Bring Your Pages to Life with Digital Scrapbook Lighting Techniques
This is where it gets fun, because you’ll learn how to apply lighting techniques directly to your photos and designs—so your pages feel more expressive and visually engaging.
- Edit photos using blending modes for softer, more cohesive results
- Modify and enhance your digital supplies
- Recolor and brighten using overlays
- Create a soft, “dreamy” photo effect
- Add light using FotoGlows and brushes
- Understand where and how to place light for the best effect
- Create your own custom FotoGlow shapes
- Define and use Photoshop brushes with intention
- Add glow and movement to your titles
- Lighten your pages using filters
- Add subtle magic with blur effects
As a result, your pages will feel more alive, more dimensional… and more like art.
A Little Bonus Magic ✨
You’ll learn how to create your own FotoGlow style brushes during the class.
However, I’m also including the ones I’ve created as a bonus—so you can start experimenting right away.
What’s Included in Digital Scrapbook Lighting Techniques
- 2-hour LIVE class recorded sessions for BOTH Adobe Photoshop and Elements
- 6 downloadable, edited video modules in MP4 format for both programs
- Accompanying written course content to support the videos
- A written guide to Blending Modes
- A step-by-step written guide to the foundational digital scrapbooking techniques in Adobe Photoshop and Elements
- Bonus FotoGlow brush set
Note: You will have access to both the Adobe Photoshop and Elements classes
Why This Matters
Ready to Make Your Pages Glow?
You don’t need to add more, and you certainly don’t need more complications.
It’s simply a matter of understanding how light works and how to add it to your photo book projects with ease.
Because once that clicks… everything changes 🙂
Beverly Cazzell (verified owner) –
The fresh techniques and ideas Anna presented in this class will be easy to incorporate into my art pages. She covered multiple ways to add light and bright, and demonstrated the blend mode settings for various techniques. I love watching her demonstrate how she adjusts the elements or brushes to yield the best results, and always take away valuable insights to add to my own layouts. Having the videos on my computer, allows me to rewatch the as desired. I really enjoyed this class and would recommend it. Thank you Anna.
Anna Aspnes –
Thank you so much Beverly for your feedback and kind review. I appreciate you.
Michelle James (verified owner) –
I have taken many of Anna’s Classes – in fact most of them – but there is always something new to learn or just to sharpen our skills. I loved learning tips for using Photoshop, along with new ideas to brighten and colour my layouts. Learning where to place FotoGlows was a particular favourite of mine from this Class. I also gleaned more technical information about Blending Modes.
This was a fabulous Class and I had a lot of fun playing while I practised.
I Highly Recommend this one to upskill in PhotoShop CC, making more interesting pages and having fun doing it!
Anna Aspnes –
Thanks so much Michelle! It’s always helpful to hear from beginners alike as I am always aiming to offer something new for everyone in my classes. I appreciate your support of my work.
Raymond Easley (verified owner) –
I found this course to be very helpful. The 2 hour class is broken into 5 segments which makes it easier to listen to a portion, try the suggestions, return for the next. I have used Anna’s suggestions of duplicating photos and adding a copy of that photo with a blending layer, copying it again with another blending layer to highlight either the photo or shadows or contrast. This was new to me. The filters were also helpful. This was certainly worth the cost and help it has provided to me.
Anna Aspnes –
Thanks so much for the kind words Ray. I am so glad this class has helped you elevate your artistry.
Susan D (verified owner) –
Anna’s classes are the best ever! The Magically Brighten class offered a lot more than I expected, so much more that I had to re-watch it and will most likely watch it again. In this class, I learned how to enhance my layouts, photos and elements not only with the use of Foto Glows, but also with the application of various blending modes, which Anna demonstrated and explained in depth. I highly recommend this class for anyone who wants to take their digital scrapbooking skills to the next level.
Anna Aspnes –
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review Susan. I love that you loved the class and appreciate your feedback.
Donna Kendall (verified owner) –
I love learning new techniques and Magically Brighten was just the thing to add life to my pages. I do use the blending mode settings a lot from a previous class. But this class I focused more on using photo glows. And I am very much looking forward to the new shadows class next week. Watching her work is inspiring and I always learn something new even with techniques I had been using. Thanks, Anna, for all you do.
Anna Aspnes –
Oh gosh! What a beautiful review. Thanks for taking the time 🙂