Karen Schulz - Living My Dash

  Learn 4 ways to quickly and easily change the opacity of a Photoshop brush. Updated & Edited 09-20-21 Photoshop brushes are an extremely powerful tool.  However, many Photoshop users don't realize how easy they are to edit. In this tutorial, I'll show you 4 different ways to quickly change the opacity of a brush. This tutorial was written using Adobe Photoshop 2021, but these methods work the same in Photoshop Elements. Method 1: Using the Opacity Dropdown Menu Get the Brush tool. In the Menu Bar, click on the down pointing arrow to access the Opacity slider. Drag the slider to the left to decrease the opacity and to the right to increase. Note: Photoshop Elements users will use the Opacity slider in the Tool Options. Opacity Dropdown Method Method 2: Scrubby Slider Method Get the Brush tool. In the Menu Bar, left click and drag your mouse over the word Opacity. Drag to the left to decrease the opacity and to the right to increase. Sc...

 Do you like adding scatters to your digital scrapbook pages?  I do! They can add so much interest to a page. They are great to place behind clusters or photos too! In today's tutorial, I will show you how to easily create a scatter in Photoshop.  I tested this technique in Photoshop CC 2018, 2019, and 2020, which are the versions I have on my computer; however, it may work in other versions as well. Unfortunately, this will not work in Photoshop Elements (PSE). At the end of this tutorial, I offer a PSE work-around. Here's how: Open the item with which you want to create a scatter. I am using Butterly 11 from my Butterflies 03 pack.  (Note: If there is excessive transparency around the element: Image > Trim > Based on Transparent Pixels. Click OK). Go to Edit > Define Pattern. Give your item a name if you wish. Click OK. Close the image. Create a new blank document at 12" x 12," 300 ppi, with a transparent background. Go to Edit > Fill.  Change the...