Click the image for a larger view!Whether you are scrapping for the web or to print this tutorial will show you how to make an overlay, an envelope and letter!  It’s a great fun tutorial and leaves plenty of scope for you to play to your hearts content!

All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC.   For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

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Blending is as popular as ever and this tutorial shows you how to mist and blend but using images that harmonize and are of a similar color! I use a twenties theme and complimenting images, I am showing you two examples of what I mean!

The tutorial calls for your own images, so you can go in whichever direction you wish!All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains the PDF file for you digizaz-mist-and-blend-supplies.zip

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When you want to mist an image then there are certain things you may need to do if the image has lots of grain on it! This tutorial will show you how to start the process quickly to soften the image ready for misting!

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The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial digizaz-prep-to-mist-supplies.zip

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Jackie

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This is a fun tutorial and it shows you how to use selections! Once you have practiced you will be able to create some really impressive graphics! You are going to need plenty of photos so get them ready to go!

All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial digizaz-clipping-expressions-supplies.zip

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Jackie

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Misting is a beautiful and very rewarding process I am a stickler on getting it right, I dont like sharp edges on a mist when you can still see the original image edges..grrr!

Some consider that faded edges is misting, that’s an opinion, I too have mine!  I feel a misted image is something that appears to rise through a mist, as you would see in reality, soft mysterious and somehow very beautiful!

This is just one of many methods to obtain a beautiful misted image! You will learn how to apply a mask in PSP to remove and mist your background to make a soft and very beautiful misted image!

All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC.   For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial digizaz-masking-to-mist-supplies.zip

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Jackie

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Creating gradients is addictive so be prepared to keep yourself happy for a while! Gradients are great fun and there is so much you achieve with them, having an array of colors just makes it more fun!

This is a basic tutorial and very easy to follow to help you understand how simple it is to create some stunning gradients to use in your graphics!

All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial digizaz-creating-gradients-supplies.zip

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Jackie

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Vectors and selections are great fun and we can do a great deal with them, however sometimes they look rather jaggy around the edges! This simple quick tutorial will show you how to get rid of those nasty jaggies!

All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial digizaz-cleaning-up-selections-vectors.zip

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Jackie

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This is a 2 part tutorial. You need to supply one image

I have supplied 2 fonts for you to choose from in the zip file,and the Gold fill for the frame and  Pool shadow
plug-in with instructions!
You have masses of scope to make many beautiful frames!

All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial except the main image digizaz-ornate-frame-supplies.zip

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Jackie

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In this tutorial you will use your skill to make a gradient frame and then a pop out that jumps from the photograph to life outside the frame. Great fun and the possibility’s are endless for this method!  The images here are the before and after!

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All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial digizaz-gradient-frames-supplies.zip

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Jackie

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The original and then after it has been digitally drawn and painted!

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You will need to know your way around PSP for this tutorial I would class this as an intermediate to advanced tutorial!

The beauty of graphics programs you can of course re-create just about any photograph and turn it into a digital painting, using your virtual brushes, it does take time and practice and patience but it is incredibly rewarding!

Here we take a simple photograph, use our program to draw and paint, and turn it into a digital painting! It is time consuming so give yourself time and space and keep having a break! I promise you, you will be well rewarded. In this tutorial I can give you guidelines but the end result is up to you and artistic licence.

All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial digizaz-gradient-frames-supplies.zip

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Jackie

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In PSP you hear the word Tubing and basically this is an image without a background so it can be used in any creation you want! To extract detailed backgrounds is of course done all the time but this is for those simple plain backgrounds and a great place to start when you want to learn to extract images from backgrounds!

Here we see the original on a plain white background then the extracted image on a pretty pink background with a dropped shadow behind it!

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All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial digizaz-removing-plain-backgrounds.zip

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Jackie

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This is a fairly simple tutorial to even out skin tones in a photograph, you can go too far and make the person in the photograph look almost plastic, which is fine if that’s what you want lol,  Just try to remember, sometimes those little imperfections are part of a persons character so try not to overdo this!

First the original then the worked version!

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All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial digizaz-even-out-skintones-supplies.zip

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Jackie

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A great way to use color is to color a black and white photograph and this tutorial will show you just how to do this. The possibilities for this technique are endless.
All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial  digizaz-color-magic-supplies.zip

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Jackie

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This is a very relaxing and rewarding pastime, to clean up old photographs and this is a fairly in depth procedure so you would need to know your way around PSP, but anyone saying that never put me off  lol!!

This is an old image of  Katherine Hepburn here is the downsized original and then the final result! You will have great fun getting those old photographs and making them look like new!

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All my tutorials are in PDF format so that you can print or read in your own time on your PC. For this reason  you will need to download Adobe Reader to open the PDF file.

The zip contains all that you will need to do this tutorial  digizaz-cleaning-up-supplies.zip

 Have fun with this tutorial!

Jackie

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The Katherine Hepburn image used in this tutorial is from free image stock and I do not claim to own copyright to it and used to present the tutorial only!

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This is Sami in Kefalonia Greece and there are three sizes for you to download, just click the size you want and this will download to a folder of your choice!  If you need instructions please go here!

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