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Sharpen Your Images in Photoshop
Learn how you can sharpen your images in Photoshop. In five quick steps you'll transform your soft images into beautiful and sharp images.Tuesday Tip: Add Textures to Your Images
Adding textures to your images can change the lighting, character and so much more. The real key to working with textures is trial and error. We suggest playing with the the layer mode, the opacity and the saturation for starters.Training Video: Use Calendar Brushes
Learn how to use the new Calendar Brushes by Ashe Design.
Use the Profile Image in Business Kits for Custom Invitations
Learn how to use the Profile Images that come in the new Facebook Business Kits to create custom Facebook invitations. It's just one more way to get your brand in front of customers online. What's even better is there is no additional costs! Just stock up on all your favorite Facebook Business Kits and have all the artwork you need for your business page, plus custom invitations. Here are a few invitation ideas to get you started: high school senior modeling auditions, holiday mini sessions, open houses, co-sponsored events. The opportunities are almost endless.
Ashe Design Tutorial: Using Facebook Cover Templates
Learn how to customize and add our new Facebook Timeline Cover Templates to Facebook. Give your customers a beautiful way to show of their favorite images, plus get your name in front of all of their family and friends!
Ashe Design Tutorial: Turn your logo into a Watermark
Define a Logo as a Brush for Custom Watermarks Learn how to turn your Ashe Design logo in to a Custom Brush, which allows you to quickly and easily watermark all your images. This easy-to-follow 4 minute video shows you step by step how to take a layered .psd logo and develop a custom brush. We also show you some simple tips for applying and adjusting the brush to create a watermark over your images.
Ashe Design Tutorial: Clipping Masks
Learn the basics of inserting images into photo boxes for all Ashe Design templates. Also see our trick for spreading a single image across multiple photo boxes for a unique look. Still have questions? Have an idea for another video tutorial? Post them in the comments below or our on our Facebook page.
Gallery Block Tutorial Part II: Customize the Floating Blocks
The following video is Part II in a series that shows how to properly customize Ashe Design Gallery Block templates and then upload them through ROES to an approved vendor (Artsy Couture, Nations Photo Lab or Bay Photos). Begin with the first tutorial in the series: Gallery Block Tutorial Part I: Customize and Save the Backboard. Once you've finished, then view the following tutorial on customizing and saving the floating blocks for your gallery block.
Gallery Block Tutorial: Part I the Backboard
This is Part I in a series of tutorials on using the Ashe Design Gallery Block templates. These templates have a few custom settings to make sure that your final product prints perfectly! The most important thing to remember with the backboard file is to turn off or delete the layer that shows where the floater images will be placed. This prevents printing black shadows in the background. View the following video to see exactly how this can be done. For more inforamtion, please see the following tutorials. Gallery Block Tutorial Part II: Customizing and Saving Floating Blocks Gallery Block...
Video Tutorial: Customize Holiday Cards
The following video uses the Top Shelf die cut holiday cards from Ashe Design. It shows you how to make beautiful holiday cards for your customers in a matter of minutes. The video includes everything you need to know from start to finish. Navigate layers Place your images Customize copy Change colors Properly save files