Monday, October 11, 2010

Fall Adventures

Evening Everyone!
Wow! Thank you all so much for your well wishes! You make it sound like I'm really leaving! I'm just slowing down a bit and trying to find my joy in scrapping again. It will all be hit and miss as to when I post except for the P365 templates. I'm not going to keep a schedule and just see where it leads us. Hopefully on some new and exciting adventures! I really need to get back to spending more quality time with the family and focusing more on the everyday moments in life.

Tonight I need your help.
What is going on with the shadows for the leaves in this layout?!
I don't like them and the longer I keep trying to make the shadows on them look real the worse it gets! I get so frustrated with shadowing, I usually give up on it but then I'm never satisfied with the layout.
Does anyone have any advice on shadowing? Or know of a good tutorial. Shadowing is a major downfall of mine that I would really like to improve on.

Once I finalize the layout I'll re post it with the template (if you guys want it) and full credits.

Thanks Everyone!
Until next time...

2 comments:

Simona said...

Hello my friend! Long time not in touch, uh? I was sad to read about the problems with your daughters, will try to send you a message later. Right now I wanted to tell you about the styles I am using for shadows. It's Megan Turnridge's and you can find the styles to use in PS and the tutorial here: http://www.designsbymeganturnidge.com/blog/?p=349
It's a bit longer using them because you first apply the shadow and then a second shadow for definition. You'll see it! It works great, I warp my shadows the way I want them to be but I always start from those style and I cannot be more happy!!

NanaScraps said...

Hello
I think your shadow on the string is too high..makes it look like it is not part of the frame/pic..I hope all goes well with you and your daughters...I have one that has given me nothing but trouble from the time she turned 13 till about 23...ugh...lol