Image effects panel — have you heard of that one? Many Silhouette users haven’t. But it can be a HUGE help if you are printing from Silhouette Studio. You can use the tools in it to adjust colors in both printable patterns and photos. Let’s go … [Read more...]
RGB vs. CMYK for colors — what’s the difference?
I’ve been learning more lately about editing my photos, both for personal pics and project images. I recently learned something new that I found really useful in understanding color. It’s the difference between color values that are defined by RGB or … [Read more...]
Tuesday quick tip: using a page color that isn’t white
There’s a new feature in Silhouette Studio that snuck in with version 4.4. This is something we’ve been wishing for for quite awhile and now it’s here. I saw it last week when I was sharing the tip about changing the default fill and line colors and … [Read more...]
Tuesday quick tip: How to change the default fill and line color
When you create a shape or text in Silhouette Studio, by default it has a red line color and no fill color. Let’s say you know that filled shapes are easier to grab with your mouse, so you always work with filled shapes as I recommend. Or maybe you … [Read more...]
5 Great Print and Cut Tips
The Print and Cut feature on Silhouette Studio gives you SO much creative flexibility. I recently created a series of bookmarks for a church event and thought they would be a great project to show you more about Print and Cut. I’m going to share 5 … [Read more...]
What in the world??? When the shape won’t let you change its fill color
I LOVE LOVE LOVE mystery/detective shows, particularly British ones. And I really enjoy doing puzzles and playing games where I have to solve a problem. Lots of folks do. But very few of us like to have to solve a mystery when working with … [Read more...]
What in the world??? Shape won’t fill with color (or doesn’t act right when it does)
Have you ever encountered a real head-scratcher in Silhouette Studio? That’s what this series is about — explaining those and showing you how to fix them. Today, I’ll show you why sometimes you just can’t get a shape to fill with color. Or, you do, … [Read more...]
Can you turn a print and cut design into a regular cut?
You can almost always take a regular cut shape and turn it into a print and cut design. But the opposite is not always true. Some print and cut images from the Silhouette Design Store (←this is an affiliate link, meaning if you click on it and buy … [Read more...]
Custom Color Palettes in Silhouette Studio Version 4.3
Have you ever wanted to be able to save custom colors in Silhouette Studio — make your own custom color palette? Then today is your lucky day! Note: This post may contain affiliate links. That means if you click the link and purchase something, I may … [Read more...]
Drawing filled shapes or text: 2 ways to select attributes beforehand
I don’t know about you, but I always work with filled shapes. Unfilled shapes are harder to move around, you can’t easily see front to back order, and you don’t know if you have groupings or compound paths (which makes a HUGE difference when you use … [Read more...]
Cutting Checklist
This post is part of my Checklists series. Each post in the series is a set of brief reminders to help you remember the sequence of steps to use as you work on a project. With each checklist, I provide links to more information about the topics. … [Read more...]
Get it together, man! 6 tips to make a project more cohesive
Have you ever looked at a project someone else made and thought, “Why does theirs look so professional and pulled together while mine doesn’t?” Or have you ever liked all your pieces individually, but when you put them together they just don’t look … [Read more...]
7 tricks to make a multi-piece project more interesting
I remember when I first started paper crafting. I would put together a card or scrapbook page and then look at it and think, “BORING!” What is it that makes a project look interesting and finished? It doesn’t just happen. Some folks have a natural … [Read more...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #6 — Cut Order
Today’s lesson is about another way to add flexibility in your cut job when you use the advanced cut mode — cut order. Cut order is the sequence in which the machine cuts the shapes in your project. When you cut by line color, fill color or layer, … [Read more...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #5 — Action by: Line, Fill or Layer
Now that you know the basics of the Send area, it’s time to get into advanced options with Action by: Line, Fill or Layer (Advanced Cut Mode in version 3). In these modes, you choose your cut settings for each shape based on its line color, its fill … [Read more...]