Day: January 29, 2013

Behind the Scenes: Broken Glass Brushes

Published by Sula H.

Using a broken glass effect on a scrapbook layout can have a very dramatic effect. Take a look at this layout which I created last year:     I only used a free set of broken glass brushes I found on the internet (you can download them HERE), and added a style to give it the effect of shattered glass.   Here’s How It Works … Once you downloaded and installed the brush set in photoshop, create a layer with the broken glass brush. For my page above, I found that the following settings worked best:                         First, add your shadows as usual, and then make sure to adjust the following settings: Inner Glow Blend Mode: Screen Opacity: 100% Color: white (you may want to try different colors depending on your background, though) Technique: Precise Source: Edge Range: 8 Check Anti-aliased As usual, you may want to experiment a bit to see how things look on your page. These values are what worked well …

Tough Times for Little Heater

Published by Sula H.

Did your parents ever put you in time-out when you did something bad as a child? I know my parents did. Time-out for us was standing in the corner of a room for a while and think about what we’ve done and how that was bad. Well, guess what. Little Heater has returned. And after serving me an hour or two after I got back from the wedding last week (because my apartment was really cold then), it decided to stand in the corner voluntarily. So, there it is now, probably brooding over the fact how it has abandoned me over the last couple of months. I do pity it, a little, watching it standing there so forlorn. But what can I do? With big heater friend AC around, life’s gotten really tough for little guys like Little Heater.