Digital artistry is making its way into the mainstream; so is the digital album. Certainly, we possess some understanding of digital art, but what about the digital scrapbook? Is this identical with digital art?

The two are both similar and opposite in numerous ways but we are not here to examine thoroughly their differences and similarities. We are here to focus on the digital scrapbooking as an additional source to the traditional scrapbook creation. Traditional scrapbooks are created by hand alongside materials such as papers, pens, letter cut outs, adhesives, and other various embellishments you can think of. The chief axiom is this; to produce a wonderfully embroidered page that would express a better message than simply a plain photograph.

Digital scrapbooking works on a similar assumption as well. You produce one of a kind pages in addition to accoutrements to embellish the personal message you hope to address and express.

What sets the two apart is the way of attaining your expression. As mentioned, traditional scrapbooking uses material such as papers, pens, letter cut outs, adhesives, and other embellishments. Digital scrapbooking, on the other hand, uses computer graphics that replace these customary materials. You may say it is harder to work on the page lay out on the computer than on the existing page (traditional scrapbook) . But, to be honest, the work is nearly the same.

Take the following for example:

The traditional scrapbook will work on a background or appearance (on occasion called a template), pictures, texts, and embellishments. The procedure goes similar this: you place the pictures on the background, place various embellishments of your type, and pen some texts.

The digital scrapbook will work on software with all the handy digital embellishments and texts. You possess scanned pictures to be placed on a selected background. Put different texts and add extra pattern. Then, with some additional reworking on the colors and borders, you have created a scrapbook page.

(Talking of software. There are some software that would let you produce digital scrapbooks. These are Microsoft... Digital Image Pro, Photoshop ... Elements or Adobe... Photoshop ... Ulead PhotoImpact ... or Jasc Paint Shop Pro... , to name a few.)

Oftentimes, it is tremendously easier to make a digital scrapbook than a traditional one. This is because software that lets you produce digital scrapbook which is designed to use templates for texts and backgrounds, not to mention the editing tools you require. These features make it easier to produce one unique page.

Downloadable templates are readily accessible over the internet to expand up your choices on text, embellishments, and background. This is different then the traditional scrapbook where every item is yours to create; from the background to the cutting of the embellishment.

To further demonstrate how does a digital page is created, here are the steps to follow:

1) Produce a new image from a empty canvas

2) Determine the magnitude of the page you will use.

3) Enter the settings you desire to adapt.

4) Add the photo - Photos help decide the color scheme of the design, hence, you may hope to see primarily what depiction you going to use before determining the mat of the canvas. To add a photo, you should first secure one on a file. You can either scan pictures or take them from your digital cameras.

5) Produce the background - Now that you have a decided canvas and photo, it is time for you to choose your background. Here, the choices are limitless. You can download images from the internet or use your photos to be the background itself. You can adapt the texture of the background to parallel the theme you desire to accomplish.

6) Produce the photo mat - Photo mats let the background and the photo meet on a certain point.

7) Add the text and embellishments - Ready made texts and embellishments are one good attribute of digital scrapbooking software. This helps you to put vital touches quick and easy.

8) Affix different finishing touches - Final editing is as significant as grouping everything in order. Make use of built in features such as shadows, emboss, effects, and others. This would aid your page look more engaging as it highlights whatever you desire to be highlighted.