Scott Kelby agrees with me (or, Why upgrade to Photoshop CS4?)
You should upgrade to Photoshop CS4. Scott Kelby, one of the “Photoshop Guys” agrees with me. Find out why…
Care of Your Pottery
Many people think that pottery is too beautiful to use and they are afraid it is too fragile to be functional. However, todays clay bodies are extremely durable and most potters expect and encourage you to use your hand made ware. There are some precautions to consider, however.
Taking Up the Canvas on the HP Designjet Z3100
I imagine the HP Designjet Z3100 isn’t the only printer with an automatic cutter that doesn’t want to cut canvas. Afterall, canvas is tough material, with all that weave, warp, bias and such. If you try it (inadvertently of course, as I have done), the cutter jams up pretty quickly because the canvas just drags and…
Bose 251 Speakers in the Snow
We live on Vancouver Island in arguably the warmest climate in Canada. We don’t get much snow, but 2008 will probably go down as a record year. We found out today, for example, that Victoria has the deepest snowpack (41 cm) of the 50 major urban centres in Canada. We might not have quite that…
Snow Storm Celebration!
We’re celebrating the Snow Storm of 2008 by extending our Annual Studio Sale and Open House until Sunday, December 21, 2008. Due to the attack of the white stuff last weekend, many folks were stranded and unable to take advantage of our once-a-year blow-out prices on Peggy’s fine pottery and Brad’s digital art prints and…
Christmas Holiday Hours
Greetings everyone! Turning Point Arts will be closed for 2 weeks starting Wednesday December 24, 2008. We will re-open for business at 11:00am on Wednesday January 7, 2009. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Peggy & Brad
Extended Hours for “Artists of Ladysmith Create…”
The “Artists of Ladysmith Create…DOWNTOWN” sale, from December 8 to December 24, 2008, has extended its hours. The revised hours are: Mon-Wed: 9am – 5pm Thu, Fri: 9am – 8pm Sat: 9am – 5pm Sun: 11am – 5pm “Meet & Greet” with the artists, Thursday, December 11, 3pm – 8pm Gift shopping made easy! Find the perfect…
And Now The Easy Way! (To Resize Images)
If you have Photoshop (from 7 to CS4), theres an even easier and quicker way to to resize an image with the Fit Image command:
Resizing Images With Photoshop
If you need to submit an image to a competition, you will need to resize it, usually to something smaller, e.g. 1024×768 pixels as in this example. Photoshop or Photoshop Elements is the best way to do it. Here is the step-by-step procedure. This works in Photoshop CS, CS2, CS3 and CS4 and should work in earlier…
Artists of Ladysmith Create…DOWNTOWN!
Rather than have customers tour around the studios, the Artists of Ladysmith Create decided to bring their tour downtown this year. The fun starts on Monday, December 8 at 11am and runs until 7pm on Christmas Eve. Peggy’s pottery and books will be on sale.