PhotoArt | Linda Matthews

New on Skillshare: Vintage Memories PhotoArt Tutorial

Oct 16, 2019

In this video tutorial, discover how to use whitespace and the Rule of Thirds to create interesting PhotoArt layouts; create complex backgrounds by layering textures and colors, and add a vintage-style color and feel to your PhotoArt. You...

How to Blend Photos: a Free Photoshop Video Tutorial

Jun 18, 2019

In this free Photoshop class learn just how easy it is to blend multiple photos and images together to create a blended PhotoArt image. Blended photos merge seamlessly into each other, and although this effect might seem difficult to...

New Photoshop Classes on Skillshare

Jun 7, 2019

Learn all my favorite techniques for making beautiful PhotoArt using Photoshop! You can find full details here I use Photoshop CC which is included as part of the affordable Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan. You can find details...

Now on Skillshare – Learn to make beautiful PhotoArt in Photoshop

Apr 16, 2019

As a mixed media textile artist, I love to incorporate images and photos into my stitched art, but as an amateur photographer my photos are not always perfect. Which is why over the years I’ve taught myself to use Photoshop as a way...

Scrappy Garden Fabric Journal Cover

Aug 3, 2018

This week I’m sharing a quick and easy fabric journal cover project. I was inspired to print one of the pages from the Scrappy Garden Printable Journal Kit onto fabric, to make a journal cover for a new journal that I’m...

DIY Tutorial: PhotoArt Zipper Pouch

Jul 27, 2018

I just love zippered pouches for so many reasons. They’re quick and easy to make and can be made in any size and used for storing and organizing things large and small. Because they’re so versatile and useful, zipper pouches...

Learn to Create Beautiful PhotoArt

Jul 18, 2018

I’ve been using Photoshop and Photoshop Elements for almost 15 years to create digital art in one form or another, and over the years I’ve developed my own favorite techniques for creating beautiful PhotoArt. Now you can also...

Hope is the thing with feathers

Apr 13, 2017

Creating Fragments – it all starts with inspiration and the desire to capture the memory. Some people like to paint, or write, or make art journals. I like to use images, fabric and stitch. A PhotoArt image … A poem …...

Stitching together a visual narrative using interactive textile art – Part 2

Mar 31, 2017

One of my favorite things about making Fragments is being able to tell a visual story using textile art that is interactive. Sections that flip up or down, open out, and sometimes unroll, provides an opportunity to add more detail to the...

A Page from my Art Journal: Making Moments Count

Sep 22, 2016

Making moments count. That’s what life’s all about really, isn’t it? Days, months, years go by so quickly, and although it’s easy to remember the big special moments, the little ones get lost in the passing of...

A Page from my Art Journal: Silent Meditation

Aug 30, 2016

Keeping an art journal has many advantages. It’s a great way to express your thoughts and feelings using words and images, and also a great way to practice new art and mixed media techniques. Because the pages are small, you can...