I am playing with Photoshop Elements 13, Gimp and Inkscape right now, for differing reasons. Â In each of them, I'm trying to create one simple little graphic to replace the header on this site. Â If I were doing this in Artisan 5, I would have had it done in five minutes. Â I know those tools and they make sense.
But I can't do it in Artisan, because I can't make a transparent background. Â Yes, I could mostly create it and then work out the details in a different piece of software, but that just doesn't sit well with me.
In the process of struggling with these other programs, which I will admit, I would not do unless I loved playing with new software, I realized that there are a multitude of cool things we can do with Artisan that I never even touch on.
So I thought to myself, why don't I show you how to replicate what others are doing, but in our software? Â There are tons of blogs about digital scrapbooking that mainly use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements to make the pages. Â And there's nothing wrong with that. Â But I've always believed Artisan is the best tool to use specifically because it is made for digital scrapbooking. Â This is its purpose.
So while I try to figure out my other issues in this other software, I'm brainstorming some fun ways to make cool pages using Artisan in new ways. Â Don't get me wrong – I love templates because they make life easier. Â And if you have the choice between done and fabulously creative, the best choice is done. Â But if you have the inclination to learn some fun ways to use all of the amazing tools in Artisan, stay tuned! Â (And now, I am not charging a membership fee for this.)
Until the first installment, Enjoy!
~ Deb