Tutorial Suggestions!?!

[TanyaH666]

Originally Posted by tukogirl

I'm not even sure what I want to know is called...

Say I am making a mickey with 3 circles and get them all the size I want and grouped. Now I want that exact same Mickey grouping somewhere else on my page? How do I "copy" the group?

guessing that you are using some version of photoshop:
just highlight the 3 layers you want to copy. on my mac i just hold down the apple key and click each layer in the layers palette, on a PC i think it would be the control key? then just right click one of the highlighted layers, hit copy (not sure what the shortcut key is) , and it will copy all the highlighted layers!

from there, just keep those layers you want to be moved together highlighted, move them where you wish and resize them as you wish!

is that what you were asking?? lol

[TanyaH666]

Originally Posted by luv2scrapmm

That's a neat idea Carol!

Maybe the tutorials could have the software as part of the title for the post (ex. Shadows: PSE6).

that is actually a great idea!! i use PSE 8 and i used to use PSE 6, so if someone else wants to do some tutorials for any other program, that would be awesome!

[luv2scrapmm]

Would it be okay if people posted links to great tutorials they have used? Why "rewrite the book" if you already know of a tutorial on that topic?

Would it also help to put the tutorials into threads by software - i.e. PS, PSE, etc. ? Maybe that would only be needed if we got a lot of tutorials.

[tiggernjen]

Originally Posted by TanyaH666

Hey there everyone!

I was thinking of writing up some tutorials on different scrapping techniques.

Is there something specific that you all would like to see? Let me know what interests you, what you have a hard time with or what you would like to know more about!

Thanks so much! =)

Hi Tanya,
Since I am new to digital scrapping, I need to see everything...How do you get the frebie??? I am totally lost...Please help me!!!
You email me at mtfjlf08@aol.com...
Thanks,
Lyn

[buttner-jenkins]

Originally Posted by luv2scrapmm

Would it be okay if people posted links to great tutorials they have used? Why "rewrite the book" if you already know of a tutorial on that topic?

Would it also help to put the tutorials into threads by software - i.e. PS, PSE, etc. ? Maybe that would only be needed if we got a lot of tutorials.

I'm pretty sure I am the odd one out here that uses GIMP, but with monies being tied I have found this free software fabulous so far and have started dabbling in blogging the odd tut for GIMP. Here's a tut on shadowing using the Perspective Tool in GIMP --> In Perspective using GIMP

[WenRob]

I use PSP (Paint Shop Pro) if there's an interest in tuts for that I'd be more then willing to help out.

[ceeliebell]

I would love a tutorial on text paths that work in PSE. I also would like to know how to journal in tight spaces around elements on the page!

[TanyaH666]

awesome suggestions everyone!! i have started working on some basic tutorials for people just getting started with scrapping and then i will get working on some for more advanced stuff!

[MJAJmom]

I love learning new techniques, sometimes I have to practice over and over until it finally makes sense. Here are some random thoughts about tutorials, some might have been mentioned already:

- shadows, need good explantion about size, distance, direction, color. Would be great to see lots of examples of different settings on the same element.
- how to create curves, curved papers
- how best to cluster elements
- how to align/size alpha letters quickly for your title (for me, one letter will always look kinda misaligned)
- using photo masks
- how to make text wrap around a square or circle
- good explanation of using 3600x3600 or 2400x 2400 papers, 300vs72 dpi, full size vs tagger, what does all this mean when you print a page
- how to make a blinkie
- how to set up/customize a blog

Oh just forget all the above, please just come over to my house and spend a few days scrapping with me and I'll be so much smarter!!! he-he

[kateolas]

This is a great idea !!! We definitely need a thread like that ... and putting what program we use in our signatures is a great idea too !! Going to add mine in. I am mostly a Paint Shop Pro user on a PC ... Tanya you're on a Mac ... so some of the shortcuts and functions may be different. But will be easy to modify from Mac to PC.

The only reason I used Paint Shop Pro is for the plug-in's ... especially shadowlab. I couldn't live without it.



I also noticed last night .... if anyone has an ipod ... and they log onto itunes, and type scrapbooking into the search bar ... there are digital (and paper) scrapbooking podcasts.


Gee we should have our own podcast ........


No I am NOT taking on that task ....... I'd crack the camera.