Ask Kayla

[Kayla Lamoreaux]

This is the place where you can ask Kayla your direct questions on "How do I do ___________..."

[Diane (diney)]

I get to be the first to ask here-yaah!!
When we are giving you credit for templates, kits or scraplift, what would you like us to use as your reference and where at? Thanks!

[Kayla Lamoreaux]

Great question! Templates are all done by Crystal Wilkerson so don't credit me on that one! :) For the kits and such - you can credit Kayla Lamoreaux and then give this website as a reference. Thank you for asking!

Also - in our gallery - just put the credit info in the notes section. :)

[Diane (diney)]

Just me again, your friendly pest (LOL!) When you duplicate an image (PSE), I've noticed in the videos that sometimes the image duplicate drop down box is used from the top menu and sometimes the duplicate image is used from the layers pallet. How do we know which one to use when?

[Kayla Lamoreaux]

You are not a pest! :) Either way works. The most confusing thing about Photoshop is EVERYTHING that can be done has about three ways to do it. So you just find the way it works for you and do it.

For my work flow when I duplicate an entire image I do Image>Duplicate from the top menu. When I am working on layers, I will select the layer and either right click and duplicate the layer or do CTRL+J (CMD+J on a Mac).

Hope that helps.

[Diane (diney)]

I forgot to ask, when we need to give the url to a LO in the gallery here, how do we find that? This is for a challenge, so it is a referral back to see the LO here and not to upload like for flickr. Thanks!

[Kayla Lamoreaux]

There are two ways to do this - one click on the thumbnail of the layout in the gallery and then copy and paste the address that appears in your browser. This will show the layout's location with the description. If you want just the layout (like uploading the photo from our site to another) all you have to do is in that same page where the credits show, right click on the layout photo and then choose "Copy link location" (I am working in the Mozilla Firefox browser - not sure how it works in IE) - then you can paste the link of the layout in another place on the web and it will refer to that layout.

I hope that makes sense - let me know if I can clarify anything.

[Renae Downey]

Kayla,
I just finished the homework bonus mini album but I wasn't sure what size to save them. Are they suppose to be as tiny as the sample you supplied in the folder? Thanks for including the album layouts... it was fun!


Thanks in advance,
Renae

[Kayla Lamoreaux]

Yep - they are like a business card album - really tiny but they would make a cute keychain album too! Glad you are enjoying the class materials!

[Renae Downey]

Kayla I have a question for ya :) Yesterday I was trying to use a frame corner in a layout & for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to make it look right. I'm new to PSE so that might be a huge problem. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Renae'

[Renae Downey]

I just looked at the corner after I uploaded it & by the display pic it looks like you just put it over the corner as a top layer but when you view it in the actual program there is a back piece also. Hope this make sense!!!

[Kayla Lamoreaux]

In the actual program is it a PNG file or a layered PSD file? If it is a PNG file it doesnt' have layers. If it is a layered PSD file you would put the corner back piece under the layers of your layout and the top piece on top.

I hope that makes sense! :) If you did CTRL+PRT SCreen and then File New and Paste in PSE I could see your screen and layers which would be really helpful!

[Renae Downey]

ok I will do that right now :) ty