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Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. I use black and white in a fun and creative way to separate a backround image from the important foreground images in a two page album spread.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Watch as I create a two page flush mount album spread and add some simple background elements to spice it up.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. I completely change every image in a 10 page flush mount album in around 7 and a half minutes! This is why you should use smart objects to design your albums folks!
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Easily replace images in your album pages using smart objects. No need to resize or redo all the effects and layer styles you used. Simply double click the smart object ...
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. If you must add a huge stroke around an image, and you don't want round corners or to use the "inside" setting under the stroke command or layer style, here's a workaround for you.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Three different ways to add a stroke to an image. The Stroke command, the layer style method and the stroke path method. Learn how to avoid rounded corners.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Bridge video tutorial. Use the slideshow option in Bridge to view your finished flush mount album pages to get a good idea of the overall flow of your album.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use a stock photo of a texture, or create your own texture to use as a background for a sign in page for flush mount type albums. Then use a blend mode to blend an image and your texture together.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use the canvas size dialog to add space to your canvas for those times when your client changes his/her mind about the overall size of their album.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use guides and smart guides to make your flush mount album design and other creative layout designs easier.
Use The rectangular marquee tool to add graphic elements to the backgrounds of your flush mount style albums.
Spice up your album design by adding a slightly 3D, inset border, achieved by punching a whole in a layer and adding a slight drop shadow.
Add sloppy borders to the images on your flush mount album pages.
Take a look at another example of a typical two page flush mount album spread.
It's time to save your first page as a PSD and a JPEG and start a new document at 20in x 10in for the first two page spread.
After you've set up your folders and Bridge workflow, it's time to start designing your album in Photoshop. Start with a few custom presets in the new document dialog...
Use Bridge to categorize and organize your images to use in a flush mount style album.
The first step in designing a flush mount album is creating your folder template to use again and again.