Lets talk:paper blending

[amystoffel]

Who here does it...and has good tips?

I'm dabbling in it...but I don't know how good I am at it, or maybe I don't know the best technique yet.

[Leila]

The best technique? Play until you like it! I don't blend papers often, but when I do, that's my technique. LOL!

[digideb]

I do it a good bit. Mostly I just change the opacity on the paper (or picture) I have on the top layer until it looks good. lol

[amystoffel]

I use the clear setting on a paint brush and set my opacity at about 20% and "erase" paint the top layer...

is opaquing the top layer better???

[digideb]

lol, I don't know if it's better, it's just the only thing I know how to do! LOL

[Jennifer]

Ok, how about I don't even know what you mean.

[Kim Mauch]

Originally Posted by digideb

I do it a good bit. Mostly I just change the opacity on the paper (or picture) I have on the top layer until it looks good. lol

This is what I do, too. It works for me! I'm not super tricky with photoshop though, so the other ways might give better results.

[Julie Billingsley]

Here is a quicky that I whipped up, hope it helps you all!
I just did a layout last night that blended the papers, so you can all see exactly what I did. I like hints of the lower paper peeking through, but it all depends on the layout you are working on. Here is a mini tutorial. Should be the same for both PSCS and PSE.

papers used are from Zoe Pearn's Cheeky Girl. If you want to see the whole layout it's in my gallery.

[amystoffel]

Awesome! Thanks Julie!