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Journal Entry: Fri Sep 2, 2011, 2:21 PM
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Please comment here and ask anything! I will update this post to include any new questions. Looking for something specific? Ctrl+F or Command+F is your friend.



What program do you use for your graphics?

I can say for sure that 99% of the time I use only Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended . It allows me to animate as well, which is super duper convenient! If you think you want this software, then you probably should get the newest version, Photoshop CS5 Extended. It's more pricy, but definitely more updated and it has tons of new features. You can check out the different features here.



How much was Photoshop?

I don't remember the price because it was a long time ago, and I also got a major university discount on the Adobe suite. I searched how much Adobe Photoshop CS5 costs, and it's $349. :wow: But like I said above, it has plenty of new features which you can compare here.




Do you edit your photographs?

Not at all. I just plop them into Photoshop and resize or crop!




Do you use a graphics tablet?

Yes, I own a Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch tablet which works really well. It is only $99 off the Wacom website, and is worth the money! Although it seems really small at first (the active area is 5.8" x 3.6" for the pen), once you start using it you'll realize how the size is perfect! It also is so much easier to use than a mouse, so I totally recommend it. Now it also includes Corel Painter Essentials 4 on a CD, but when I bought it Photoshop Elements was also included.




What font did you use in _______?

Oink Journal Skin: laCartoonerie
Sunny Days Journal Skin: Delius




What is a llama badge for?

It's not really for anything--it's mostly to "pimp up" your profile! Once you collect certain amounts, your llama changes to a different status, like right now I have a ninja llama! you can see how many you have by going to your profile and look at the top right hand corner and clicking the llama. On the same page your can also give a llama for a point--that option should show up in the bottom right-hand corner. Usually I send llamas as thank-you's to people who comment or fav my art, or donators too!





What's a kiriban?

A kiriban is a page view prize. If you "catch" a kiriban, that means you were on my profile when the number of pageviews is the same as my kiriban number. What you have to do is screen capture it (pressing PrntScr) is one way, and then uploading it to your scraps or an image database and giving me the link. The person to get that pageview and send it to me first gets a prize!




How do get/use/customize a custom box?

This should help you immensely:




How do you make a journal skin?

It's hard for me to answer this, because there are so many ways you can go and begin making one. You'll need to know html and css, and be able to create graphics to fit with your skin. I suggest searching around to find a good tutorial and then tweaking stuff on your own to see what it does.




How do you find out if a font will work on the web?

Well, there are the typical ones like Times New Roman, Verdana, Arial, Calibri, Tahoma, Georgia, Wide Latin, Playbill, Impact, Comic Sans Ms, Algerian, Century Gothic, and Tempus Sans ITC, but you can find many more at Google Web Fonts.



If your question still hasn't been answered, just comment here.

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~NeRdy-BAt Jan 14, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Um..Where did you get Photoshop?
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=zara-leventhal Jan 15, 2012  Student General Artist
I personally bought Photoshop at the University of Cincinnati school store, where my mom worked. I know that you can find PS here: [link]
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~NeRdy-BAt Jan 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh !! :ohnoes: Its so expensive T^T
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=zara-leventhal Jan 15, 2012  Student General Artist
i know :c It's actually completely worth getting (you can do SOOOO much on it and so many types of art!) but if you know anyone who works for a university they can probably get a good discount! You could always try getting the previous photoshop (CS4), but CS5 has tons of new features~
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~NeRdy-BAt Jan 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
:ohnoes: But I can't get a job yet...:icononionfailplz:
I'll try CS4
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Mood: Joy *Cupcake-Kitty-chan Dec 1, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
LOL. Thanks for including my llama badge tutorial in your llama badge section! <3
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=zara-leventhal Dec 2, 2011  Student General Artist
hahaha you're very welcome :heart:
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~Tinystrawberri Sep 25, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Do you know if u can get extended features for the regular photoshop without buying it again?
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=zara-leventhal Sep 25, 2011  Student General Artist
I'm not sure, but I don't think so. I think you have to buy the Extended version whether or not you have the other one. :/ I'm not 100% sure though, so definitely look into it!
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~Tinystrawberri Sep 25, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks!
I'll try looking for it!
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