:: graffi’s rants & raves ::

A batch of Halloweenery from all over the place.

• Create a Cyborg (works well in Elements)
• Create a Vintage Horror Movie poster
• Create a Haunted House

A pair of tunes to work by:

And Tim Burton / Danny Elfman

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If

you’ve installed Handy Actions for Photoshop Elements, you’ve probably seen the Smart Objects actions (“Open a New Image as a Smart Object”, and “Convert a Layer to a Smart Object”). Ever wondered what they are, and how they can work for you?

Check the video below (made for Photoshop, but mostly applicable to Elements users, too):

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Thisshort flash video will help you get familiar with how the Add-O-Matic works and where to find the items you’ve added to Photoshop Elements.

It will also touch on allowing time for Elements’ internal databases to rebuild themselves, how to check the build progress, and how to refresh the various palettes (hint: click away from the palette you’re watching, then click back into it!)

Click the flash logo below to launch the video in a new tab. You can grab your own Add-O-Matic for Photoshop Elements here.

Using the Add-O-Matic for Photoshop Elements

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Incase you’ve been wondering about the lack of updates and rather ratty-looking appearance of the main graficalicus.com homepage (or even if you haven’t), it’s been in a state of disrepair for some time now. Many of the entries there are outdated, the menu system isn’t as robust as I’d like, and it’s difficult to find the tutorials, images, videos and other things that have been accumulating there over the past decade or so.

To remedy that, I’ve been redesigning and redeveloping the main site, and getting the articles, tips & tutorials back up to speed and presentable.

For a sneak peek, take a look here.  Leave a comment or critique - I’d love to hear your feedback on where it is so far.

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Here’s an answer to another common question I receive from users:  “Where are the effects that I just installed?” Since all of the action sets in the Graffishop install themselves (and do it so quickly), some folks have trouble figuring out where they went. Each and every set installs itself in the Effects palette; more specifically, in the Photo Effects section of the Effects palette.

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Here’s an updated video (flash) on using the Graffishop and the Add-O-Matic.

Cheers!

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Here’san older video that will show how to make a Valentine for your sweetie. It uses Elements 5, but the techniques will work in any version after that.

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