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How to Create Double Exposure Effect in Photoshop

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Want to create a double exposure effect for your art, design or photo, where you'll have a silhouette of one image and another image inside it? I'll show you how to make three different versions of the same artwork or design for your print on demand shop using Photoshop: a silhouette, a double exposure effect combining two images and adding a gradient overlay. You can watch the Photoshop tutorial video or keep reading.   If you don't have Photoshop, you can start a * free 7 day trial , which you can cancel at anytime before the 7 days are up. Adobe also has student discounts and different bundles and offers, which I'll link to below, if you want to buy a Photoshop subscription. Disclaimer: Links marked with * are affiliate/referral links that let you support the blog / YouTube channel at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase through them. * Start Free 7 Day Photoshop Trial   * Students Save over 60% on Adobe Creative Cloud   * Start Free 7 Day Creative Cloud T

How to Make a Transparent Background in Photoshop

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Want to remove the background of your artwork, design or photo? I'll show you how to turn the background of your artwork transparent using Photoshop, so you can use it as a sticker or a t-shirt design or a repeating pattern for your print-on-demand shop, such as Redbubble. You can watch the Photoshop tutorial video or keep reading. If you don't have Photoshop, you can start a  free 7 day trial , which you can cancel at anytime before the 7 days are up. Adobe also has student discounts and different bundles and offers, which I'll link to below, if you want to buy a Photoshop subscription. Disclaimer: Links marked with * are affiliate/referral links that let you support the blog / YouTube channel at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase through them. * Start Free 7 Day Photoshop Trial   * Students Save over 60% on Adobe Creative Cloud   * Start Free 7 Day Creative Cloud Trial Select the background I showed you how to edit a scanned or photographed artwork by adju

How to Edit Your Scanned Art Using Photoshop

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Want to fix up your traditional, scanned or photographed artworks for prints or your print-on-demand shop? I'll show you how to edit your artworks in Photoshop. We'll go though how to brighten up the colors, spruce up the contrast, make the art look sharper, crop and rotate, fix any small errors like dust particles from the scanner or paint brush bristles and see what's the deal with RGB and CMYK color modes! You can watch the Photoshop tutorial video or keep reading.

Tube vs. Pan Watercolors

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What's the difference between pan and tube watercolors? Tube vs. pan watercolors - one artwork in two mediums! I'm comparing tube and pan watercolors by swatching them and painting roughly the same image with each of them on the same type of watercolor paper. You can watch the pans vs. tubes speed painting video or keep reading. I've always used pans, but I recently got these tube watercolors sent to me and tried them for the first time. I've been using them a little bit since in combination with my pan watercolors and I'll finally compare them by swatching the colors and painting roughly the same image with each of them on the same type of watercolor paper. I did this around Easter so thought I'd paint daffodils. Cotman pan watercolors and Home Hobby by 3L tube watercolors. Pan watercolors The pan watercolors are the * Pocket Plus Watercolor Set by Winsor & Newton Cotman . I've had this set for over nine years and I have yet to rep

Watercolor Kit Unboxing and Review

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Is it possible to have all the supplies you need to start watercolor painting delivered to you in one kit? Let's see! I unboxed and reviewed the Home Hobby By 3L Watercolor Studio Kit and tried following one of their step-by-step guides on how to paint an ostrich in rainbow colors. Watch the watercolor kit review video or keep reading. What is Home Hobby By 3L? I got an email from 123-creative.com, which is an online store that sells Home Hobby By 3L art and crafts products, saying that they'd like to send me one of their new watercolor kits to review on my YouTube channel. So, they kindly sent me this kit for free. However, the video is not sponsored and they did not ask me to make this blog post. I just wanted to share this on the blog, too. They have multiple watercolor kits and reading through the product info, I noticed they all have the same supplies and the difference is in the instructions included in the kits. So, the basic kit has just the supplies and