Today, Creative team member, Linda Davis shares her Using Texture and Tool BrushSets Tutorial.
Using Texture and Tool BrushSets Tutorial
She writes in this excerpt from her blog:
“As part of my birthday celebration in February, I flew up to San Francisco to play Pokemon Go on Pier 39 with fellow CT member Adryane and her husband Don. When I caught the screenshot of the Ferry Arch from inside the app and the photo of the Ferry Arch with my FujiX-T2, I was already thinking about making a page remembering the day.”
“This was one of the easiest pages I’ve created. It involved combining two photos and some iPhone screenshots using artsy brushes on inverted masks.”
1. Technique Foundation
- Create a sketch of the photo.
- Change the Blend Mode to Linear Burn.
- Duplicate.
- Apply an inverted mask and use brushes from ArtsyPaint No. 14 and AnnaBlendz Artsy No. 10.
Note: I used Topaz Simplify to create my sketch, but you can also create a sketch with using the Photocopy Filter.
Watch this video for guidance on creating a sketch effect in Adobe Photoshop.
You may also be interested in the following tutorials:
- Create an Artsy Sketch Effect
- Artsy Sketch Effect Using Apps
- 5 Ways to Get Artsy in Digital Scrapbooking
2. Add Color
Depth and variation in color adds visual interest to your digital artistry.
Stamp or paint using brushes from the same BrushSet, on inverted masks, to add color from the duplicate photo layers to the sketch.
- Color Burn at 100% opacity to the top color layer.
- Linear Burn at 100% opacity to the layer below.
3. Add Texture
Textures add dimension to your digital artistry.
Watch this video for further guidance.
You may also be interested in the following tutorials:
4. Support Your Image
Create a foundation for your you photo to create a connection to your chosen background.
5. Create Custom Embellishments
Use iPhone screenshots as elements to support the theme of your artsy digital scrapbooking.
- Locate or take screenshot on iPhone.
- Import into Adobe Photoshop.
- Resize the images as preferred.
- Apply a Drop Shadow Layer Style to each image.
- Create unity in tying the cards together using #9 file from UrbanThreadz No. 15.
- Poke ball added above the screenshots, was downloaded from the internet, and has a Drop Shadow Layer Style applied.
You may also be interested in the following tutorials:
6. Personalize with an Exraction
Add context by adding a person to the composition.
7. Add Words
Words support the visual story and add details to the composition.
Add words in the form of a title and/or journaling.
Wonderful Brushes Anna and very creative tutorial Linda! Thank you!
Appreciate the DigiLove Donna!
Thanks, Linda, for a great tutorial.
Such a beautiful layout! Just pinned this so I can give it a go in the future. Thanks Anna and Linda for the inspiration!
Thanks for letting us know 🙂
She always does such great tutorials doesn’t she?