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Post by Lillias on Jan 3, 2017 12:56:51 GMT
Kits used - Legends of Scotland by Indigo Bloom by G&T Designs photo from pixabay  |
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Piper
Jan 3, 2017 23:24:45 GMT
Post by hmca on Jan 3, 2017 23:24:45 GMT
Wonderful page! Like the accompanying poem, the background texture and torn shapes. The Piper has an almost OOB look as a result of your placement.....
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Piper
Jan 4, 2017 0:18:55 GMT
Post by Sydney on Jan 4, 2017 0:18:55 GMT
Beautiful work BillieJean - brings back wonderful memories of being in bonny Scotland a few months ago  |
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Moto
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Piper
Jan 4, 2017 6:27:45 GMT
Post by Moto on Jan 4, 2017 6:27:45 GMT
BillieJean,
I don't remember seeing this before - a drop shadowed clipping mask with the original background. I learned something new. NICE.
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Piper
Jan 4, 2017 10:10:36 GMT
Post by Lillias on Jan 4, 2017 10:10:36 GMT
I don't remember seeing this before - a drop shadowed clipping mask with the original background. I learned something new. Hi Moto thank you but I don’t want to mislead you here so to explain what I did ...Firstly I did use a shape to which I clipped the photo of the piper...but the other shapes are just overlayed on top. It’s what I did with the other shapes that is giving you the impression that they are clipped I think. I dragged the other shapes on one at a time and while still selected I went to the Styles tab and from the drop down menu chose Visibility. There are three choices available – Ghosted, Hide and Show. I clicked on Hide and when you look at your shape on the page it seems to have disappeared but it really hasn’t. Then go to Styles>Drop Shadows and give it a shadow after which go to Styles>Stroke and place a stroke and voila you get the effect you see on my page. For this effect I think the shadow is the important part as it gives the shape a lift off the page and if you move the shadow around you can get different looks. |
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Piper
Jan 4, 2017 10:19:59 GMT
Post by Lillias on Jan 4, 2017 10:19:59 GMT
Beautiful work BillieJean - brings back wonderful memories of being in bonny Scotland a few months ago Thank you Sydney. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to my lovely country. It is beautiful - when the sun shines...lol. |
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Post by cats4jan on Jan 4, 2017 10:21:50 GMT
Brilliant use of visibility. I had played with that option a while ago, but forgot all about It. Thanks for the explanation of what you did. Using a shadow after hiding visibility adds such interest to the background. Great job on your interesting page. I was in Scotland a couple of years ago. Your layout brings back wonderful memories.
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Moto
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Piper
Jan 4, 2017 19:15:34 GMT
Post by Moto on Jan 4, 2017 19:15:34 GMT
I don't remember seeing this before - a drop shadowed clipping mask with the original background. I learned something new. Hi Moto thank you but I don’t want to mislead you here so to explain what I did ...Firstly I did use a shape to which I clipped the photo of the piper...but the other shapes are just overlayed on top. It’s what I did with the other shapes that is giving you the impression that they are clipped I think. I dragged the other shapes on one at a time and while still selected I went to the Styles tab and from the drop down menu chose Visibility. There are three choices available – Ghosted, Hide and Show. I clicked on Hide and when you look at your shape on the page it seems to have disappeared but it really hasn’t. Then go to Styles>Drop Shadows and give it a shadow after which go to Styles>Stroke and place a stroke and voila you get the effect you see on my page. For this effect I think the shadow is the important part as it gives the shape a lift off the page and if you move the shadow around you can get different looks. Thanks for the explanation. I learned something new again. The way you do it is better. No need to copy and clip the image layer. |
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