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Last Updated:
Jan 20th, 2007 - 12:55:03 |
Pre-made templates can be a quick and fun way to put together pages. This tutorial will show you how to use layered templates in Photoshop, adding papers and photos.
Open a template in Photoshop and save as a new name, with the Photoshop extension. File > Save As or Ctrl + Shift + S (Cmd + Shift + S Mac). The file was named as Template.psd for tutorial.
To add the background paper, open desired paper & holding the shift key to center, drag paper into layered file. Rename layer to background and move to the bottom of the layers palette. Delete the original background template layer.
To add papers to the shapes, open new paper and drag over holding the shift key to center. Place paper above the desired shape layer, in example Layer 11 is the yellow paper to be masked by Layer 2.
Enter Ctrl + G, Ctrl + Alt + G in CS2
(Cmd + G Mac) (Option + Cmd + G in CS2 Mac)
NOTE: there will be a lot of layers and I would suggest deleting any extra layers as you go. To merge the Layer Shapes with the paper or photo above them, select both layers and enter Ctrl + E (Cmd + E Mac), Layer 11 Yellow Paper and Layer 2 Shape in diagram above.
The papers have been added, now to add photos. Open photos and drag over to center on page. Place photo layer above the shape layer that will mask it. Entering 5 will change the layers opacity to 50%, postion, scale, rotate, etc. image. When finished, type 100 quickly and the photo will be at 100% opacity again. Then apply photo to shape layer as done with papers
The areas in red, grey in original template, were changed to white to act as photo frames,. Select the desired shaped layer holding the Ctrl key (Cmd Mac), which will load the selection. Enter D to set the Foreground/Background colors to the Photoshop defaults Black/White. Entering Ctrl + Backspace (Cmd + Backspace Mac) will make the selection fill with white
Dropshadows need to be applied to the mask layers, in this workflow, not the paper or photo. In the example Layer 2 is the mask layer for the yellow paper on Layer 11 above it. Double click Layer 2 and select drop shadow, applying settings to your preferences.
The file is ready for more type and elements. A finished example is shown below.
Thank You to Kimberly Geswein for allowing the use of her Sketch Templates Vol. 2 for this tutorial. Also, a Thank You to Kim Christensen for allowing use of her RAD Collection for this tutorial.
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