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The Pixeladies - Last Series of Photoshop Elements Instruction (in 2023)

As Pixeladies Deb Cashatt and Kris Sazaki prepare to retire at the end of 2023, they're teaching their last Photoshop Elements instructional series.  Level 1 is just concluding.  Level 2 starts in February followed by Level 3 in March.

I've had Adobe's Photoshop CS (a cloud application) for some time and recently became aware that Adobe's Photoshop Elements was available for download at a one-time cost.  (It's not actively marketed on the Adobe site. You have to search for it.)  So, I jumped at the opportunity to buy Elements and cancel the cloud app.  Note:  The cloud app is not intuitive to learn or use, and for me -- the monthly fee was too high for the value/use I got from it.

In order to make sure I'm learning how to use the creative capabilities of Elements, I thought it would be great to learn from The Pixeladies who have a great reputation in the quilt world for their work with printing on fabrics and making quilts.  That means they know the important functions creatives need for their work and how to make it as easy as possible for printers.  I'm learning a lot and am looking forward to knowing a great deal more by the end of April!

This is a 4-patch that I made from a photograph using multiple layers, a filter, and using a brush tool to paint over some elements.  It tickles me when I see fun things develop from an understated original photographic image. This is pretty cool!


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