Cropalot Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Are there any artistic rules for making clusters of elements for a layout. Does anyone know of a tutorial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 There are a few articles on the blog. The Basics of Clustering Digital Embellishments Customizing Clusters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Angie covers how she does clusters in this article Layout Design Process: Angie Briggs When I was first learning to do clusters, I'd take the ready made ones, like Angies or Amandas, and then "recreate" it using the embellishments from the collection I was using. I'd open it in Photoshop, then drag in my embellishments and resize and layer them like the sample. Kind of like a cluster scrap-lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodScrap Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I did the same thing April!!! Now, I just start layering things and moving/resizing until it looks like I want...but seriously, studying the other clusters and recreating like April mentioned is an awesome way to learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 This is such great info; I'll have to look at the articles but I know from both scrapping and painting that usually an odd number of pieces is more pleasing to the eye. Not sure why, but I learned it both places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Yup, odd numbers and different shapes, textures, etc keep your cluster interesting. I still refer back to premade clusters for inspiration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggieB Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I agree, studying other people's clusters is the best way to start. Figure out what shape works for your space, choose a few sizes of elements and different types - flowers, ribbons, greenery are my favorites. And as someone said an odd number of the biggest elements works really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bride Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Also keep in mind to shadow your individual layers ... remember you are "stacking" and so shadow depths will be different as you layer up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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