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Layering in Adobe Photoshop for Digital Scrapbookers

Lesson 12 of 36

The Rule of Three

 

Layering in Adobe Photoshop for Digital Scrapbookers

Lesson 12 of 36

The Rule of Three

 

Lesson Info

The Rule of Three

The rule ofthree the actual definition it refers to the concept that things that are done in three rather than two or four are inherently more visually pleasing memorable and effective than other numbers of objects there's a lot of theory and you know mystical stuff behind that but it is true we dio gravitate towards three that's why the visual triangle works but we can use the rule of three in different ways than other than the visual triangle so we can do the rule of three and repetition with journal strips so you can break your journaling block up he doesn't have to be one big block of journaling and you can um create some repetition with your journaling blocks you can also create repetition in the rule of three with your titles I was the same word over and over again but I used happy, happy, happy and when it does is it creates emotion because it's so vibrant and crazy it shows that you're happy happy, happy happy so if you have a short one word title it's fun especially if it's so...

mething that is more upbeat too use the rule of threes and duplicated um you can also use the rule of three with your actual layout placement this is obviously one rule of three one two and three it also creates a sort of visual triangle there there um, not completely interchangeable, but a lot of times. The rule of three, if you're using it on bigger objects, like clusters, will create a visual triangle as well, so you can see that you can also use the rule of three. With photos. So here's one, two, three photos. This doesn't create a triangle, so you can see how it uses the rule of three without the triangles, you can see also that I've kind of kept up the rule of three with the the amount of embellishments as well. There's, kind of the same visual wait all the way across, even though they're not the same embellishments.

Class Description

Learn how to make your layers lovely in Layering in Adobe® Photoshop® for Digital Scrapbookers! Traci Reed will teach you how to assemble papers, photos, and embellishments so your scrapbook pages look professional and polished, not cluttered.

There are so many fun elements to work within digital scrapbooking, but making pages that are pleasing to the eye can be a surprisingly difficult task. In this class, Traci will teach you how to use basic Adobe Photoshop tools to improve the overall look of your layout. 

You’ll learn:

  • How to create realistic depth
  • Enhancing using the dodge and burn tool
  • Designing with lighting effects

In Layering in Adobe Photoshop for Digital Scrapbookers you’ll learn how to layer from the ground up. Traci will show you how to lay the perfect foundation and how to finish it off with advanced final touches like painting and stitching.

For even more advanced scrapbooking tips check out Shadowing in Photoshop for Digital Scrapbookers & Design Layouts in Photoshop.

Lessons

  1. Intro to Scrapbook Layering
  2. Paper: Your Layout Foundation
  3. Building Paper Strips & Blocks
  4. Create Chevrons with the Shape Tool

    Traci teaches the easy way to use the rectangle tool in Adobe® Photoshop® to make a chevron design.

  5. How to Line Up Repeating Shapes
  6. Custom Shapes with Polygon Tool
  7. Make Your Own Pennant & Banners
  8. How to Add Interest with Your Photos
  9. Creating the Perfect Cluster
  10. Embellishments with the Visual Triangle
  11. How to Use the Visual Triangle with Pictures
  12. The Rule of Three
  13. Using the Power of White Space
  14. Using the Rule of Thirds
  15. Learn the Importance of Shadowing
  16. What is the Brush Tool?
  17. Using Brushes in a Layout
  18. Using Paint in a Layout
  19. Understanding Blend Modes
  20. Creating Mixed Media Mash Ups
  21. Using Layer Masks
  22. How to Blend Photos
  23. How to Blend Papers
  24. How to Blend Text
  25. Lighting Effects: Learning Radial Gradient
  26. Lighting Effects: Learning Inner Shadows
  27. Dodging & Burning Washi Tape
  28. Creating Custom Journaling with Text Tool
  29. Journaling with the Pen Tool
  30. Incorporating Journaling in the Design
  31. Making Stamps from Fonts
  32. Different Ways to Cluster with Alphabets
  33. Adding Embellishments to Titles
  34. Drawing Banners to Title Cluster
  35. Creating a Stitch Brush
  36. Creating Other Types of Stitching

Reviews

Corrina
 

I have recently discovered digital scrapbooking and have been using a great scrapbooking software that I downloaded on-line. There are limitations with the software that prompted me to look deeper for ideas. Traci's course was fantastic! I learned so much from her not only in scrapbooking layouts and using different elements in a page but my level of understanding of photoshop has improved dramatically. The presentation was easy to follow and broken into perfect chunks to go back and review the techniques. Thank you so much Traci for presenting this awesome course. I will look for more of your courses. Your scrapbooking is beautiful and inspiring!

ChristyWhitehead
 

I'm a photographer. I do a lot of graphic design for my business. I feel like I'm fairly knowledgeable. I saw this class being shown for free on Creative Live one day and it wasn't my first choice to watch, but was the best out of the list... I was wrong. This is a great class. I didn't expect to learn that much and I've been learning a lot! Great info!

LourdesM
 

This course was amazing. I learn some things I didn't know how to do. Traci is simple and straight forward in her teaching. Very easy to understand.