Design Class Using Photo Editor

I was hanging out over at RAKScraps.com when I saw a designing Class being offered. It is a basic class, good to get your feet wet.

I know that I have a lot of great possibilities when I am using Photo Editor to scrap, but I was wondering how well I could do with the designing aspect.

So far, I have made a sheet of different brads and 4 sheets of plain paper. Not bad. I am looking forward to having more time to play around!

Under Our Skin Hits the Big Screen

I am so thrilled! On June 19, Under Our Skin is having its theatrical release. I can only hope that the more people who see this film will be able to join together to raise awareness of Lyme and other Tick-Borne Infections.

This is from Turn the Corner Foundation:

Dear Friends,

As many of you are aware, Turn the Corner (TTC) is the official outreach partner for the documentary Under Our Skin. The film investigates the untold story of Lyme disease, an emerging epidemic with staggering consequences. We are extremley excited and proud to announce its theatrical release!

The film opens in New York City from June 19th to June 25th at the IFC Center and will continue to be shown across the country in the coming months.

Please join TTC in celebrating the film’s achievement and support the movie  by spreading the word to family and friends and come to the NYC showing.

The IFC Center is located at 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street.  For more information, you may call the IFC at (212) 924-7771 or click here to see the other dates and venues on the Under Our Skin website.

This prestigious film has already earned many awards, including Best in Infectious Diseases at the International Health and Medical Media Awards, and has been selected as a finalist for the Audience Choice Award at the Tribeca Film Festival (2008).  The film’s theatrical release is a huge accomplishment and testament to the importance of the film, Lyme disease, and everything we fight for.

Turn the Corner thanks you for your continuing support of Lyme disease awareness and the film Under Our Skin.

This movie is a must-see for anyone who has or knows someone who has Lyme Disease.

Paper Tutorial for Photo Editor 2008

Designing a Paper in Photo Editor

I am using a color scheme from http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/807471/girlfriendfactory

1. Open New Document (Ctrl-N). To Select the color, for the background, click on Custom in the drop down box. Click on the small box next to it to choose your color. You can either find a color using the cursor or you can enter a HEX code in the box on the bottom left. I have entered a HEX code from the color scheme I found on colourlovers.com. Click OK.

1. Make sure your settings are at 12 x12 and 300 dpi and click OK.
2. Now you need to save this as a jpg . Close the file. Double click on the paper that is in your Image Basket. This will open the jpg paper up as its own layer in your Object Palette.

1. Click on the paper and then go to Adjustments| Noise| Add Noise. Choose your settings that you want. Here I am selecting an Intensity of 50, Gaussian and Monochromatic.
2. I want a soft but splotchy feel to this paper, so next I am going to use Adjustments| Artistic| Oil Paint. Play around with the, Brush width, Variance and Vibrance until you get a look that you like.
   I used a Brush Width of 17, Variance of 40 and Vibrance of 3.
3. Now I want to add some interest to it. Using a Swirlie Q brush by Carla Gibson, I am going to stamp swirls onto the paper.
4. As I stamp the swirls, they can be rotated and resized just as a regular object can be. Click on the Navigation Tool (the arrow) then on the object layer. The stamp will have a bounding box that can be resized by dragging the corners.

1. I want to mirror these swirls in the opposite corner. To do this, Select all layers and Create Group. Click Ctrl-D to duplicate the layer. Then you rotate the layer and place it on the top right corner. Then I am going to resize by clicking on the layer and dragging on corner on, to make it smaller. I also added in a third color from this palette with some small swirls for additional depth.

1. Save your project as a jpg at 100 quality.

If anyone would like to downlaod the paper, use this link.