chattycat89 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I would like to make some templates based on some old paper layouts I've done but I'm just wondering if there's any tips or things I should know when making your own templates? I use PSE (13) & I'm okay with recreating the shapes and I understand why some templates are different shades of gray (so you can color/clip different papers to multiple shapes of the same grayscale all at once, I think?) but my big questions are 1) Do I HAVE to use multiple shades for shapes and 2) Do my shapes have to be gray or can I use black (or any other color for that matter?) Thanks for any advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 use phoshop cc but think that shape can be black cause you can always change the color with blending modes..but i am not sure so will watch and see what others post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I don't see why you can't use all the same shade, as long as you can tell the objects apart. I think different shades are used to help with that. And I've used all colors when creating my own templates. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Clipping masks can be any color. Red, blue, green, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chattycat89 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Awesome, thanks for the confirmation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraC1977 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Yes, when I work with designer templates, sometimes I color the shapes a) to make it more interesting to look at, and to enhance my sense of the "weight" (importance?) of various shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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