Hand-lettering, photography, and other art
I’ve been more than a little inactive over here since starting up the shop, but it’s definitely time for a personal post. My health issues have been deteriorating somewhat over the last year, and I’ve made the difficult realization that … Continued
I never seem to have a decent basic acrylic alpha to recolor for pages or kits, so I’ve whipped up a basic one using the free Playfair Display font, which means you can use this as CU4CU if you so … Continued
I’ve been wanting to get out of the house more, though health issues have been preventing me from being active and going much of anywhere. That said, getting out to a coffee shop or something where I could curl up … Continued
![[Tutorial] Awesome Extractions: Isolating Elements](http://renehollyklein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Step7-365x365.jpg)
One of the things I’ve struggled with forever in Photoshop is “extracting” or “isolating” a portion of the photo. It’s almost a required skill for photomanipulation, product photography, and digital scrapbook design, as well…but I had tried every technique I … Continued
It’s almost the first, so that means it’s time once again for PixelScrapper’s blog train to roll out. This month’s theme is “Bohemian Breeze”, with a palette that will be great for scrapping those crisp fall days that are just … Continued
I’ve really been enjoying designing scrapbook kits so far, though I haven’t been doing it for long. It’s a great way for me to eat up the whole “too many hours in the day” thing without blowing the budget. Disability, … Continued
It’s nearing the first of the month, so that means it’s blog train time again! This month’s palette is another bright and cheerful one, and I’ve seen comments from more than one lady who didn’t like bugs that has changed … Continued
I decided to create another alpha set, lowercase only this time. You’re welcome to recolor it to suit your uses, but don’t turn it into a font–I’ll be doing that. Personal and commercial use allowed, but please credit in your … Continued
It’s coming up on the first, so it’s time to pack up this month’s blog train submission and upload it. This month’s palette is bright and cheerful, perfect for the kids playing in the pool, the backyard sprinkler, or a … Continued
I took a short break from painting elements for the July blog train to participate in a designer challenge at PixelScrapper entitled “Make an Alpha Set”. I love the brush alphas that are popular right now, but so many of … Continued
If you’ve been here before, you might notice a bit of a new look to the site. As much as I loved the old theme, while it was fairly responsive to differing monitor sizes, you HAD to zoom in on … Continued
As you know from my last post, my PixelScrapper June blog train portion is done and posted, but I had a free day or two yet in the month, so I got creative with a 12″ scrapbooking layout template to … Continued
It’s coming up on the first of June, and that means it’s time to put the wraps on this month’s PixelScrapper blog train and get it ready for you to download! Above image is linked to the final list thread … Continued
I needed a little break from painting elements for the June PixelScrapper blog train, which has the theme “England”. It turned into a few hours of template-making; here’s one of them now, and I’ll probably post the other one sometime … Continued
I was out for photowalks on Thursday and Friday, before I got home and found the last computer part had been delivered. (See previous post with all the details on the computer upgrades this month.) Because of that, I didn’t … Continued
The image above is linked to the blog train thread at PixelScrapper, where you can find links to everyone else’s portions. I’ll link it in text again at the bottom of the post. As you can tell, there’s some gorgeous … Continued
I’m releasing my first full kit. This is PERSONAL USE ONLY. A big thank you to the PixelScrapper patron who requested a martial arts kit, as that was a fantastic idea! There are a ton of handwritten words and hand-drawn … Continued