Photoshop for Quilters…a Fascinating New World

I’ve enjoyed watching my daughter play with her Christmas gift, Photoshop Elements 7, as she experiments with photos and gets ideas for her quilting and fabric art.  It’s amazing what all can be done with photos to improve them, to combine them, and to give them new looks.  You then can transform these into fabric art.
I’m fascinated as I watch Beth with this program…and she’s just begun to learn the fundamentals.  She also purchased some books that give her more techniques and ideas.

What are some of the uses?

• Print off your photos and “new” photos on fabric for your projects.
• Use the Photoshop results as inspiration for your fabric art.
• Trying “What If?” with your photos.  What if I made this black and white?  What if I swirled the colors?  What if I changed the colors completely?  What if I combined these photos?  What if I took the best from both photos and made a new one for my quilt?

Beth has some actual photo examples at her Meandering Threads bog.

What have been your experiences with photo print programs.  There are a number out there that aid quilters and fabric artists in today’s quilting world.

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