I am so excited to be reviewing QuickMats4! As someone who is in the middle of painting and completely changing the colors in my home, I can see the possibilities with Quickmats4 are ENDLESS.
After viewing the tutorials, it is obvious that John Hartman has thought of everything. I am very impressed with how customizable the mats are. The tutorials are very simple to follow along with and are short enough that it is quick and easy to sit down, view one and try out what you learned.
Once I viewed several of the tutorial videos, I found it easy to be up and running making and customizing my own mats. A mat can actually be designed in moments. Of course, it takes me much longer because I love playing and trying different colors.
I have to admit that my initial reaction to the videos was that I wanted a manual. I am one of those people who likes to do and then ask questions (My husband loves to watch me try to put something together first, and then ask questions when I am stuck because I didn’t read the directions. lol) , so I usually like a quick and handy reference guide more than tutorials or videos. This could be why I am not photoshop savvy. lol After reviewing the video tutorials, I have changed my mind. The tutorials were really short, and it was nice watching John show me step-by-step.
I even got a few unexpected surprises while reviewing the QuickMats4 video tutorials. There were several photoshop tips mentioned in the tutorials that I did not know. I will admit that I am not the most photoshop savvy person in the world, which I think makes me a great person to review it, but how easy to learn a quick little skill in the context of a bigger project.
I love the idea of a mat being so customizable to the image itself and the decor of the home. John shows you how easy it is to sample a color from your image and use that color for your mat, liner, or even your signature . I could not even imagine how difficult this would be if you have to find a mat the exact color you need. This also makes it easy to try different colors to see what actually looks best.
This would be a great service to offer your clients. It could be an artistic service or even something extra to offer with your biggest collection. Imagine being able to show a client how a mat can be customized especially for their portrait and home decor.
The possibilities are endless what you can actually do with these. Many beautiful overlays, textures and templates are included. I was actually surprised at the number of extras that you have to use that come with QuickMats4. Extras that can be adapted and used for many projects. I can easily see how these could be used for custom cards, custom collages, fine art prints, advertisements, promo cards, senior folios, or could even be used to design an image for a splash page! I’m giddy at the thought of what I can do with these!
Here are a couple of my tries for an image that I would like to use in my home with my new colors. The flower image actually has our new colors. We used the creamy beige color in the background of the flower image, and we also used the orange tone in the flower in another room. I’ve always had large black and white portraits and wanted to go with a few art prints along with those and wanted to use this image with these words. I had so much fun exploring the possibilities!
Don’t just just love this overlay!!! I can see that I will be using this a lot! It is one of the favorites I’ve seen anywhere, and will go great in my home!
Because this can be used for so many projects and comes with so many extras, I have to say it is a really good value! I can easily see where this could increase your sales and give you an extra edge in today’s market.
Be sure to check out our photo contest for October! John Hartman is sponsoring the prize with the newly released Quickmats4 Plus Bonus Disk for our winner! For your chance to win, click here for how to enter!
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