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And Now for the tip…

Layers magazine Tip of the Day
Adobe Illustrator CS4 Tip – A New Twist on an Old Tip.

I wrote a tip quite a while ago, called “Re-Siding a Polygon on the Fly,” which said the following. Click and drag with the Polygon tool. If you press the Up Arrow on your keyboard while dragging, the number of sides will increase. Press the Down Arrow and the number of sides will decrease.” After playing with some of the other drawing tools, I discovered the same shortcuts work with a lot of drawing tools.

To see what I mean, try the following. Select the Spiral tool, which is hidden under the Line tool. While clicking and dragging with the tool to create a spiral, press your Up Arrow to increase the number of segments, so the spiral winds further into the center. Or if you want to decrease the number of segments press the Down Arrow while drawing. More drawing tool tips to come.

Tip provided by Jeff Witchel, Adobe® Certified Training Provider. AdobeAce@comcast.net

I will be teaching at the Canton Museum of Art – my home away from home as a child and the place I learned to love a printing press (my dad did all the printing when I was growing up on the little press in the basement – then, when they moved from the Case Mansion to the Cultural Center, he did it in the “back”, that smell, ahhh, happiness… yes) and appreciate good coffee, fresh clay, and playing hide and seek in the permanent collection.? It was a great place to grow up… I still call it the Canton Art Institute, Museum of Art sounds… more refined, but… just… not right.? Perhaps I will grow into it…

Here is my class schedule for the winter at the Museum.

ABC’s (Artist’s Business Cards)
2 Saturdays 12:30 ? 3:00 pm, Room 102
A-P4A1 Begins 10/17
Experiment with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and make your own business cards. For beginning and intermediate students.

Create Greeting Cards
2 Saturdays 12:30 ? 3:00 pm, Room 102
A-P4A2 Begins 10/31
Use Photoshop Photoshop Elements to create unique greeting cards and postcards. For beginning and intermediate students.

Photoshop (Photoshop Elements)? Image Basics
1 Saturday 12:30 ? 3:00 pm, Room 102
A-P4A3 11/21
Learn to get the most out of your files WPA! (WebPrintArt!) This is a great course for scrap-booking! For beginning and intermediate students.

Drawing & Painting in Photoshop (Photoshop Elements)
2 Saturdays 12:30 ? 3:00 pm, Room 102
A-P4A4 12/5
Experiment with drawing and painting techniques in Photoshop (Photoshop Elements). For intermediate students.

To sign up for any of the classes: call the Museum at 330-453-7666
For questions and requirements (software/computer) call Li at 760-908-8665.