Alternate Blog

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I’ve had a ‘test’ blog this year that I haven’t been using so I decided to switch up some of it’s settings. I’m still not sure if you can change the URL but I guess if I can’t, I can start over. :’P Anyway! Here it is for now: http://mgarnettdd12test.wordpress.com

Lots of my family members like to dabble in photography and I love editing pictures so (since I edit them anyway) I thought I’d make a blog where I post them. I plan on categorizing it by person; for example, My Aunt Julie, My Mom Debbie, My own photography, etc. (:

Monday (May 20, 2013)

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This is  my last full day of high school and it’s pretty weird… I’ll try to keep up a blog anyway

(if not this one, then another).

I doubt that I’ll have time to finish something for the wall… I could do something from home and email it in! But there’s just not enough class time to get something like that finished now. 😦 I think mainly today, I’ll make sure I have the files from this computer (the ones that I want to keep) safe in dropbox.

Monday (May 13, 2013)

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I didn’t post this yesterday (Monday) because it wouldn’t let me… but I’m hoping it works today! On Monday I spent most of my class time brainstorming ideas for my poster /framed design. I also presented my guest blog, sent my goal, etc.

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I can think of color schemes but I just can’t think of concepts and drawing ideas. D:

Wish me luck!

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Guest Blog

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After any class, you’re bound to pick up a few tips and tricks. As a third year student I probably have more than I’ll be able to remember, x)

A few shortcuts I couldn’t live without are:

  • #1. Command + Z (Undo)

  • #2. Command + C (Copy)

  • #3. Command + V (Paste)

  • #4. Shift + Command + 4 (Screenshot/Save to Desktop)

  • #5. Shift + Control + Command + 4 (Screenshot/Save to Clipboard)

Another thing I love (Especially for drawing) is the ‘Opacity Lock’ option and ‘Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask’

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Both options allow you to draw and then color over your lines/previous drawing without messing anything up.(:  It’s super handy and quick when you’re coloring and it made my Macbeth project much more manageable. I was able to throw one color on top of another and blend it together without worrying about getting out of the lines.

It’s a time saver for sure. Other programs (like Paint Tool Sai [which I often use at home] also have the option.

Here’s one more example of that.

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You can find some other photoshop tips from my blog here.

Thanks for Reading!(: