Heads Up

[kevq]

Dave Cross has a new video in the Subscribers Area.
It's called Gridphotos. Quite a nice technique.
Kev.

[Wendy]

Very nice technique ... and one to try out :)

Wendy

[efarnstrom]

I'm going now!! Thanks for the tip.

[mljrbg]

I'm on the way over to check it out. Thanks for the info.

Mary Lou

[jjvera00]

Cool video. Really enjoyed it.

[Inspeqtor]

Kev,

Thanks for the "Heads Up"! I am going to go there now! :)

[kevq]

I think that you'll enjoy this video,
Kev.

[SharLamb]

Loved the tut. Now I have a couple of questions:

1. He said he could divide it up into smaller segments, but didn't say how. Does anyone know?

2. Could the individual segments be filled with something else? ...another picture? ...a "scrapbooking" element?

Guess I could just play with it and find out, so maybe my questions are rhetorical. But I have to go make a huge pasta salad for a surprise birthday party this afternoon, so can't take time to play at the moment.

Shar

[SharLamb]

Pasta salad can wait!

I tried to follow (using PSE 5), and the first thing I was not allowed to do was simplify the layer...that option was grayed out.

Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong?

Shar

[SharLamb]

Okay, I answered my own question about filling in one section with a different photo...No PROBLEM! Here (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5581&c=2)is my experiment. However, I wasn't able to figure out how to make the grid have more sections. I tried dividing my canvas into 4 equal sections, then constraining the grid to 1/4 the size of the canvas, then duplicating the layer 3 times and moving each copy to a different quadrant. That didn't work. So if there's a simple way to increase the number of sections on a grid, I'd love to hear it.

Thanks,
Shar

[Wendy]

Hi Shar ...

What makes this method simple is the use of the custom shape ... you could subdivide each of the sections using the same custom shape.

Or you can do it manually using the rectangular marquee but that takes quite a lot more time to do ..

Wendy :)

[SharLamb]

Duh. I knew there had to be a simple way to do it....SUB divide each division. :) Thank you. I also discovered that there must be some differences in the way to do this with PSE 5. When I dragged the grid across the photo as Dave directed, everything but the grid disappeared, and the grid was not a plain color, but what was left of the photo. And there was no way to simplify the layer as Dave instructed. Maybe I've got a basic misunderstanding of his instructions, but I finally made it work: Here are the steps I had to take: Start with a NEW FILE. Drag the photo onto the new canvas. Click on the Background layer and LAYER FROM BACKGROUND. With Layer 0 selected, drag the cookie cutter grid across the photo. Then go through the steps: Select Grid Layer > Magic Wand a section > Photo > CTRL J repeating until all sections are duplicated. Hide the original photo. Delete the grid layer. Make a new background layer and fill with desired color. Tweak the photos and add strokes as desired. (I hope I got all that right!) Anyway, it is addictive, and here is my second example (oops...world/link not working again!): http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5582&c=2 Shar, who MUST go make the salad now! :O

[SharLamb]

I hate it that sometimes when I post a reply, the format is just as I type it, with spaces between paragraphs, and sometimes it all runs together as above. I made that posting nice and neat with each step on a separate line, but when it shows up, it's all smooshed together, making it very difficult to read. If anyone knows how I can do something to keep this from happening, I'd love to hear from you. Shar

[SharLamb]

I'd just go edit and delete all those instructions I wrote out, but it will help others feel less embarrassed about making fools of themselves if I just leave it there and correct myself, as I did on another thread. All those instructions I wrote out above were how to do the grid using the COOKIE CUTTER tool, which I selected by mistake, instead of the CUSTOM SHAPE tool. It works perfectly, as Dave instructed using the proper tool. 20 lashes with a wet noodle for red-faced me! Shar

[JulieM]

Hey, Sharlamb, your results are beautiful and I bet you learned a lot in the process! :)

[Sepiana]

Kev,
Thanks for the tip re the photo grid video. Very interesting technique, with a lot of possibilities. I've just used it on an image I submitted to the EZ Challenge #8.

[lindylou50]

Haven't been around for a while I've lost the subscriber area can anyone give me a link please? or point me in the right direction

[emkayess65]

The top two links in this section are sticky and are the links to the subscriber section.

PET Link
www.photoshopelementsuser.com (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/)
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Tami Fry

Explore the link to the video downloads. So much more convenient for saving the videos to your disk

hth
mks

[lindylou50]

thank you for the link

[Superscrapilicious]

I am new to the site. Where can I see the tutorial?

Thanks,
Rozette

[Inspeqtor]

Rosette,

Welcome to the Village!

You can view the tutorial HERE (http://photoshopelementsuser.com/). The latest 4 are always visible to everyone but if you want access to all of them you need to subscribe (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/subscribe/) which really is worth the $$! You get access to 200+ videos, 100+ written tutorials plus you get the Newsletter delivered to your mailbox 8 times per year. Video and written tutorials (tuts) are added on a regular basis.

[Wendy]

Hi Rozette ..

... and welcome to the Village :)

It really is worth subscribing as you get a lot of things for the subscription ... if you scroll down the page Charles linked to then you will find the two free sample Video tutorials :)

Wendy