[bjc]

i have used some alphas that are on squares...and then i am using some text... i would like the text to overlap on the backround paper and on the alphas but i think realistically there would be a little shadow or difference in the color so i would like to know how do you do that...i think i took a class at sg but cant recall where they showed me with stampers how you do that... oh dear i have forgotten...i will attach a lo that would be any example...

link 1

the word scrapbooking is on the journaling paper and the backround paper..so how to make it look real...like stamped on both surfaces...  2011-1-11 estible in snow_600.jpg (540.77K)
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link 2 alphas and the text..the text is partially on the alphas so if you wrote on the alphas and then also on the backround paper i think it would show a bit differently so how do you do that??? with a shadow???  2010-9-6 rick and nate beaches and definiton_600.jpg (463.37K)
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hope i have explained myself and what i would like to learn/understand..thank you so much for your expertise

[teecee]

I think what you are trying to do is explained in the ebook Mastering Brushes for Photoshop Elements on pages 16-18. Here is the link to the Photoshop version If you don't have the brush(es), you can always create brushes from the alphas that you have - the technique is also covered in the book. BTW, it's an excellent book. (On sale now too!) HTH

[bjc]

i actually have that book so thank you for reminding me.... i will try to read and see if i understand it..but in the layout with grandpa alphas i have used text... not a brush ....

[no_idea]

Sarah Batdorf had a tutorial about making realistic drop shadows that give the illusion of a deeper shadow where papers, photos and embellishments overlap each other. She used Deep Shadows and Basic Shadows. It was in an August 2009 NL, I don't know if it is in the University or not, but I kept a copy. PM me if you would like me to email it to you.

[teecee]

Pages 73-89 in the ebook cover creating your own brushes. There is also a University tutorial here that may be helpful for what you want to do: Realistic Stamping on Layered Items. Here's one other one: Turning PNG Doodles into Brushes in PS or PSE

[scrapariadna]

Hey Bobbie!

You may also try the tutorial I wrote for this newsletter:

010816 ScrapGirls Newsletter

Let me know if you have any questions!

[elibar]

I thought there was a tutorial on that - but I just couldn't remember where it was. Thanks bunches Ariadna!!!

[bjc]

scrapariadna, on 16 January 2011 - 03:17 AM, said:

Hey Bobbie!

You may also try the tutorial I wrote for this newsletter:

010816 ScrapGirls Newsletter

Let me know if you have any questions!

thank you thank you...just what i needed and now wondering?????...can any one tell me how do you search and find something that is in the newsletter.... i do save the nl in a folder in my email so i have them...but would love to find out if sg or anyother way to search something in particular...

[bjc]

scrapariadna, on 16 January 2011 - 03:17 AM, said:

Hey Bobbie!

You may also try the tutorial I wrote for this newsletter:

010816 ScrapGirls Newsletter

Let me know if you have any questions!

i am having trouble following it...if you look at my example the word nay nay on the alphas d and n...that is what i want to make look realistic ..they are also on some of the backround paper.... just cant follow the tuts..dum dum me... i will try again later i guess..getting so frustrated...

[bjc]

teecee, on 15 January 2011 - 04:57 PM, said:

Pages 73-89 in the ebook cover creating your own brushes. There is also a University tutorial here that may be helpful for what you want to do: Realistic Stamping on Layered Items. Here's one other one: Turning PNG Doodles into Brushes in PS or PSE

this tuts realistic stamping on layers looks like i could follow it but i need help...i am just a dummy ... it is for cs and i have cs 5 ... it says "hit ctrl and alt and click on the layer that is under the text...in my case i think it is the alpha... and it will subtract from the selection... i dont think this is working and i dont know how to subtract from the selection... but what i know is i want just part of the letters with the selection..at least i think that is what they mean...if anyone can look at my layout above..the nay nay word is on two alphas and on the backround paper.... how should i do this and do the subtraction..it is giving me a headache trying to figure it out... i feel so frustrated... thanks for any help....just wish you all lived down the block from me..i can have you come sit at my computer while i shower you will some wonderfully fresh baked goodies... but alas you are just somewhere out there..around the world..hearing my help me cries...lol..thanks again...for any help..

[PolkaDot]

scrapariadna, on 16 January 2011 - 03:17 AM, said:

Hey Bobbie!

You may also try the tutorial I wrote for this newsletter:

010816 ScrapGirls Newsletter

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks so much for this link, Ariadna! I remember reading this in August but not understanding at the time. It is making sense to me now, and I hope to try it out later! Really great info!

Thanks for asking this question, Bobbie!

[scrapariadna]

Hey Bobbie!

I saw in the other thread that you figured it out.

If anyone has any questions, let me know. As I wrote in the tutorial - treating each layer differently (with a brush or the Blended Style) creates even more realistic effects, because the stamp reacts with different surfaces differently (the ink is absorbed more or less for example). You may want to try this too.

[bjc]

scrapariadna, on 17 January 2011 - 04:54 AM, said:

Hey Bobbie!

I saw in the other thread that you figured it out.

If anyone has any questions, let me know. As I wrote in the tutorial - treating each layer differently (with a brush or the Blended Style) creates even more realistic effects, because the stamp reacts with different surfaces differently (the ink is absorbed more or less for example). You may want to try this too.

i am working on it still...making a scraplift of the lo you did for the tuts so that i can try "exactly" what you did...and use the blended styles..which i have in my stash..thanks ..will keep you posted