August Graphically Challenged

[Robyn Gough]

Are you ready for the next Graphically Challenged? :yahoo: :yippee:

For the August Graphically Challenged I have another tutorial for you.

I have the tutorial for you on my blog. Just click here to check it out. (http://robyngough.com/2009/06/30/experimenting-with-overlays/)

This months challenge is to USE BRUSHES. Use the brushes in any way you like, for grunging, inked edges, decorative. The choice is yours.


The Rules

You must use a DSP product (or lots and lots of products :D) in your layout. This can be store purchased, freebies, etc.
You must have your layout in the Graphically Challenged with Robyn (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6698) gallery by midnight on the 31st of August in order to be eligible for the drawing.
You must link back in this thread, so that I can grab a random winner from this thread.

What can you win?
One person will be randomly chosen at the end of the month and will receive a $3.99 store coupon! :drumroll:

Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with! Lets get blending!! You can get your Graphically Challenged Flair Here (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36564)!

[DixieMama]

:yahoo:

[nafeesa]

I love brushes!! Well I'm in!

[happybeingamom]

Did someone say brushes?

I am off to read the tutorial

[happybeingamom]

This should be fun

If you have photoshop you can make brushes out of the edges and stamps that are in the kits. In the DSP kits there are a lot of great edges, stamps and overlays they can all be turned into brushes.

Just open up the png file of what you want to make your brush in photo shop (I used from this months club digital Green Tea Page kit/ Element_Golden_Overlay and that makes a great edge brush) . Go to edit/define brush preset and you have a brush. Very simple and lots of fun.

I hope Robin that you don't mind that I put this in here.

[jennilynn10]

where do you get your brushes?
does anyone recommend a good source of free photoshop brushes on the web?

[evergreen100]

Registering my interest for August

[TalyQ]

Do they have to be only DSP or my own brushes or can they be from other sources?

[jemtred]

I love bruches. Been getting into some really grungy ones recently. I mostly found them by googling "free photoshop brushes"! As I have absolutlely NO money to spend on this hobby they do have to be free. There are some seriously generous people out there so I always try to leave a little love if possible. I also found searching for high-res brushes gave some ones that were bid enough to use on LOs.
Clearly I will be in again this month!!

[idtwinmom]

Well, here's one! It will take some close looking or a very well trained photographer to detect the brush work though! :lol:

The Green Earth
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/The-Green-Earth.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=328784&ppuser=90601)

[windstorm]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329227

[bebimora]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/5293/Gallery-Gatumusiker.jpg?818
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=328856&nocache=1

[TalyQ]

I used lots of grungy brushes to blend the photo and the small yellow paper, also to grunge up the title words that I added.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/1371/thumbs/2009-alwayshavingfun-dsp.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329265&ppuser=265)
Always Having Fun (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329265&cat=500&ppuser=265)

[yvspeck]

I've done 2 using brushes and blends...
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Beauty-is-the-light-with-in.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329711)
Beauty is (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329711)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Cowboy-up.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329712)
Cowboy up (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329712)

[just-pjz]

Here is one from me. Don't know if it counts though...I used mainly transparency brushes.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/AllBoy4.jpg
All Boy (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329953)

[sueya]

Here's mine

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/MaryandIanweddinglsmall.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329962)
Mary and Ian's wedding (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=329962)
I used brushes for decoration and to add grunge to the background

[ReneT]

Here's mine:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/URBAN-DREW.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330325)
Urban Drew

[DixieMama]

I am having a much harder time with this than I thought I would. :confused: The only thing I ever really use brushes for is masking, but I wanted to use them as described in your tutorial, and just can't seem to make it look right. :confused:

I've got time, though, so I'll keep on plugging along! :p

[Laverne_Scrapper]

Here is my attempt.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330462

[DixieMama]

I give up...this is the best I could do....

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/518/thumbs/belinda_beautiful.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330480&ppuser=78734)
beautiful (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330480&cat=500&ppuser=78734)

[just-pjz]

Dixie! You sound so discouraged and you shouldn't! Your LO is great and the challenge really got you to try something new, which is what it really is meant to do. You do know there is no such thing as fail in scrapping?!??
Here's another from me:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/JacobExplore.jpg
Explore, Jacob (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330483)

[Scrapping4Him]

I used brushes to finish off the edges of my page on this LO:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Sep08_Kauai_KeeFromKalalauTrail.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=328724)
Ke’e Beach from the Kalalau Trail (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=328724)

[Laverne_Scrapper]

Did I put my layout in the correct place? I've noticed a couple where I put them, but mostly they are in another place.
Thanks.

[jemtred]

This is one busy LO that Ioriginally did for DET bootcamp. Its doing plenty of duties elsewhere too! Its a scraplift of Kathleens fantastic LO:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/994/thumbs/2006_11-You-Make-Me-Smile-3.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=327458&sortby=f&sorttime=30&way=asc)
You Make Me Smile (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=327458&sortby=f&sorttime=30&way=asc)

In my version I really grunged it up and used lots of brushes around the edge and under the photo - I am really loving brushes!
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/1371/thumbs/Gangsta-Girl.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=328504&ppuser=127714)
Gangsta Girl (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=328504&cat=500&ppuser=127714)

[Scrapping4Him]

I used brushes for a page border as well as brush stamps of Robyn's for my photo frame:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Jan09_SlinkyElephant.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330647)
You Make My Heart Giggle (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330647)

[vickyZ2]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/7334/thumbs/Thinking1C.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330899&ppuser=154334)
Thinking (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330899&ppuser=154334)
Here is mine!
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330899&ppuser=154334

[yvspeck]

I had so much fun with the painted background page I did earlier I had to do another.. I see Robyn has some more cool looking paint brushes I just might have to have if this obsession keeps going:D:D:D

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Back-to-School-.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330978)
Back to School (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330978)

[stitchmich]

I think brushes must be easier in PS. THis is my attempt at using them with PSP.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/promdream.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=331017)

[Ineke]

Here is one from me for the August challenge

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/workshop.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330589)
Men at Work (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=330589)

[smatt644]

Here is mine:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/abby_aug09_web.JPG (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=331389)

August 09 Swap Partner

[jemtred]

I did another for odds n ends using Robyn's freebie doodle bits which comes with the doodles also as brushes.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Giggle-every-day.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=331543)
Giggle Every Day (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=331543)

[happybeingamom]

I hope this counts, I used the brush to make the curvy floral border for my photo layer

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/graphaclychallengedaug09.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=331643)

[Robyn Gough]

Firstly I must apologise for the lateness of closing this challenge and starting the new one. With our moving, and my being sick it has slowed me down a bit but I am starting to feel better now so fingers crossed things will settle down now!

The gallery looks fabulous! You guys have done a great job with this challenge!

The random winner is....

:drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:





windstorm (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/member.php?uid=138415)

Please send me a pm with your name, and email address and I will organise for a voucher to be sent to you.

I will post the next challenge shortly .... stay tuned!

[ReneT]

Congrats windstorm!!!! :yippee::yippee::yippee: