I will be using
the method described in the
Make
a Sigtag and Size it for the web minitutorial.
For this example I want the
printed image to be 4x4 inches square.
I will size my CANVAS
workarea to what I want the final image to be.
I will size the CANVAS
to 4 inches by 4 inches.
I open a new Work file
area or Canvas,
and using Format menu,
I choose to custom size
the Canvas to 4 inches by 4 inches.
**if you want to have
your graphic a bit smaller to show some edge
of the actual 4 x4
tile, you can size Canvas to something like 3.75 in by 3.75.
and then when you
print this image exact size, it should print out 3.75 x 3.75.
Just size your Canvas
to whatever size you want "Printed" graphic to be.
I dragged the "Background"
graphic, which was in my FILES,
(Files = the graphics
I opened or dragged from my Hugbug Browser from the
Debbie Mumm creatable
Spooky Harvest) to the 4x4 Canvas in my workspace.
When I dragged the Background
of Black with moons and gold stars to this 4x4 Canvas
it automatically "filled"
the area in porportion to the sized area.
Next I dragged from the
Files, the Ghost >> to the Canvas,
it also automatically
sized itself to fit on the work canvas in porportion to it. I can size
it down and arrange on the background graphic anyway that I want.
I must select this image
from the STACK to apply any effects, using the Selection
tool (little arrow in
tool bar - pointing to the left, next to Selection and Stack buttons)
To remvoe the white surrounding
the graphic, I select it, shown in this screen shot below, and then select
Magic Wand tool, and click in all areas of white, and will press my keyboard
delete key to delete the white surrounding this graphic.
Once I have removed the
white if I wanted to print out this specific image, which is
4 x 4, I choose from
my HP printer (model : deskject 895cse) EXACT SIZE.
Note: the images from
this Creatable were created in 300DPI, which is what they
will print out as, this
is a good DPI for Printed Images.
**see article
links on previous page on making and sizing a sigtag image for the
web, for learning about pixels, dpi and resolution of images**
Ok, those were the basics
- you can add more to your own graphic compilation before saving and printing
it etc.
Below are more screen
shots showing how I can add shapes and fill them with the same graphics
that are on Canvas and it illustrates, how they automatically size themselves
in proper porportion, to fill the new shape.
From Insert menu, I choose
Insert Shape and choose a Square shape, then from Effects menu:
I chose, Fill with Texture
or Color and on next screen I chose "Picture", then chose from my FILES
the background graphic of Black with gold stars and moons.
Next
I added another shape,
a circle, stretched it to be an oval and filled it with the
Ghost graphic -
To remove the white surrounding
image in oval, I use Select tool, click on this graphic from the STACK
and then select the Magic
Wand tool and click in areas of white and then press my keyboard delete
key.
Next I added a shape of
a Talk bubble, and chose from Effects menu, fill it with Color
and on next screen, I
chose More color options, and used the eye dropper
to pick up color from
the Pumpkin from Ghost. Then I added text.
**Note: I also applied
drop shadow effects to "each" of the shapes I added to this image compilation,
by selecting them individually from the STACK and then using Effects menu,
then >> apply shadow**
Next I wanted to add a
Checked Border around the "Background" graphic of Black with Gold stars
and moons. I selected that Graphic from my STACK, then from Effects menu,
chose Edges, then Borders
and from Borders I chose
Check pattern, then to fit graphic background,
I used Format menu, and
chose Crop object to fit Canvas.
**screen shots are out
of sequence of steps, but I wanted to show Effects menu
I used to find Edges
effect I chose to apply this border.
NOTE:
If you have an
actual BORDER or FRAME graphic in your Files, you can drag that to your
background, and it should also size itself to fit Canvas. Rectagle frames
would have to be stretched to fit a Square canvas. If there is white in
middle of frame, use Magic Wand to select white areas, and press your keyboard
delete key.
When I am happy with
my image Compilation I can print it out as noted above
as exact size. If I want
to Save my work and image compilation for future use
I will save this image
as a png format.
NOTE:
When opening again any
PNG
format saved images created using Digital Image Pro,
the parts or graphics
that made up my completed image, that were in My
STACK, will be available
again, and I can add to, change parts, edit parts,
or delete parts from
that image compilation.
I save my image compilations
to folders that I create on my computer.
I choose names for them
that will help me remember
what they are:
For example I might name
this tile graphic : halloween4x4pic01.png
and save to a Folder
for Holiday tile graphics.
I would name a folder
for these graphics : Holiday4x4pics
You could name or save
them anything/anywhere you like,
just Remember
to write down on a piece of paper in front of you, what you "Named" the
image and "Where" you saved it to (you can save to a separate drive or
copy to a cd, etc.)
Date
and File your paper in a notebook to save for future reference.
Please see this Dec
2007 thread on DAISIE Company's
General Community forum
-
which has information about actually
making Tiles
http://www.daisiecompany.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22899
you also can search the
Instruction Junction forum over at pcCrafter
to see if there are directions specific for making tiles or magnets,
etc.
Purchase waterslip decal paper from
outlets such as
http://www.beldecal.com
FAQs
http://www.beldecal.com./faq.cfm
See webpage I made
showing how I save graphics to folders I create
Saving "other or your
own" image collections
within HugBug Deluxe
Browser
http://marynpauln.com/2saveinfolders.html
I have also created
a similar mini-pictorial example
of how I save templates
to a folder in the browser named 4Templates
see http://marynpauln.com/savetemplates.html
