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Since the turn of the century digital scrapbooking popularity has exploded, even more so now with the ease in which we have access to our digital photos via our cell phones, tablets, and cameras. Most traditional scrapbookers are having fun creating word art and journaling for their traditional pages with computer software, which is really a form of digital scrapbooking. Some just take it a level further and create their entire pages on the computer. It’s exciting when new tools are introduced to help artists with their craft, but at the same time, it can also be overwhelming. Many scrapbookers are digital photographers and are storing photographs on computer hard drives instead of photo albums and boxes. Being able to use photos archived on your computer is one of the main reasons digital scrapbooking is increasing in popularity so rapidly. If you’re a digital photographer and need to do any type of photo editing tasks, you most likely already own one of the fabulous image editing packages on the market, such as Adobe® Photoshop® or Photoshop® Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro®, Creative Memories Storybook Creator, and Mac-friendly Pixelamator, just to name a few. They all have incredible photo editing features, but did you know you can also create entire scrapbook layouts from scratch using these tools? Most offer a free download trial of their software. Your Photos - Your Style In creating a digital layout from scratch, there are the same basic steps: design background paper, add photos, create photo mats or accent papers, add effects such as drop shadowing, create embellishments (if desired), and finish with titles and journaling. It’s up to you how you use those steps to define your own unique style. Some like clean graphic lines giving the look of a magazine ad, while others like the look of traditional paper-pieced layouts, with “paper”, embellishments, and the illusion of three-dimensions. The beauty of digital is so many techniques are at your disposal to give such varied looks, which I'll demonstrate below. This article is just a general overview of what's involved in creating a digital layout, so you can see the possibilities of scrapbooking the digital way. For detailed step-by-step instructions with specific software, see our other tutorials. Equipment/Software needed for Digital Scrapbooking Three Digital Collage Methods Supplies: Our popular Photo Art Blends are also amazing digital tools to assist you in creating beautiful art out of your favorite images. By experimenting with your image editor's layer blend modes, they add color and texture, many with photo transfer-like edges..giving your images that wow factor. Tutorials and sample recipes are included with each of our varied sets.
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