![]() Don’t worry about it, though, because this does NOT save over the original element in the scrap kit. Now click on the purple part of the element. Make sure your foreground color is set to a color from the tube. Look at the top and set the options like this: You may need to right click a few tools to find it. If you placed them as raster layers, you can skip that part. If you placed your elements as smart objects, double click the thumbnail of the layer in the layers panel to open it up in a new file. Now highlight that topmost element layer. Use your dropper tool to grab a color from the tube. ![]() Hover the tube and choose a color from the tube. In the layers panel, double click on the thumbnail of your rectangle shape layer. Recoloring! Not the tube, mind you, but rather the elements of the kit. Open the Blending Options and give it this style: Make sure you have the options set to place the rectangle as a shape and not a path or pixel layer (top of the screen). Move it to just below your top element in the layers panel. Grab your rectangle tool and draw out a rectangle that fits in the frame. It makes a HUGE difference to add shadows: Highlight all of your element layers (click the top one, then shift + click the bottom one) and right click again. Now after you have hit OK, right click the layer again and choose “Copy Layer Style.” Right click (or ctrl+click) a layer and choose “Blending Options.” The secret to a good tag, is a good shadow effect. Without shadowing, the tag will just look flat. We definitely want to add some shadows to our elements. I just place the items where I think they might work. Just be sure you hold the shift key to constrain the proportions.Īs you can see, it is pretty random. When placing your elements, you can transform them again by going to Edit > Free Transform. This way, you can create your own version of the tag without doing exactly what I have done. Instead of telling you exactly where to put what and what size to use, I am just going to show you a animated image of what I did. You can drag and drop items straight from your file browser into the canvas. Now, time for the elements! This is where the real magic begins. I don’t mind the line, but some may find it annoying. It only takes a couple of minutes, but it makes a big difference. Repeat this until you have gone all the way around your tag, ending in the corner you started. Hold shift, and then click on the next corner. You can take a very small round eraser and click in the very corner of the mask. Sometimes, this method will leave a dark line around your tag. Place another paper on your canvas and repeat the process with any other masks you want to use. Instead, you have a mask thumbnail attached to your paper layer. Magic, right? now you don’t have to worry about having an extra clipped layer. Select > Uncheck the Edit in Quick Mask Mode. With the red “quick mask” still in effect, go to Edit > Free Transform It seems that our mask was too big for the tag. This is good! If it doesn’t, then you will need to open and copy the mask again. This will leave parts of the paper in red. With the paper layer highlighted in the layers panel… ![]() Just browse to the folder with the kit when prompted. You can either drag and drop it onto the canvas from your file browser, or you can use the File > Place… method. Place the paper on the canvas that you would like to use. ![]() I usually add a color fill layer to the tag so it is easily changed should I use it on a different color website. This will save a “selection” of the white areas in the mask. You don’t have to use the ones I have chosen. Please do not use any of the licensed supplies without purchasing them first. Scrap: ScrapKBK_IB-Enamorte-36-3 : IB kits can be used with other artists.
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