In the first lesson in this series, I taught you how to draw a straight line. I included information on how to make it a perfect horizontal, vertical or 45° angle, and how to get rid of that pesky feature where the software keeps drawing shapes … [Read more...]
Point Editing: taming all those little black dots (Lesson 7)
Here we are in our final lesson on Point Editing. If you need to start at the beginning of this series, go here. In today’s lesson I’m going to give you a few tips on working with points on text, show you how to edit points to help when you’re … [Read more...]
Point Editing: taming all those little black dots (Lesson 5)
Today's lesson on Point Editing is probably the most impactful. I'm going to give you all the secrets to adjusting any curve on any shape. If you understand the principles I'll discuss here, you'll save yourself a great deal of frustration as you try … [Read more...]
Point Editing: taming all those little black dots (Lesson 4 Part 2)
This lesson in our series on Point Editing is part 2 of a tutorial on altering line segment types and point types. (To start with Lesson 1 in this series, go here.) In part 1, we talked about the concepts in general. This time, I'll show you how I've … [Read more...]
Point Editing: taming all those little black dots (Lesson 4 Part 1)
Thus far in our series on Point Editing, we’ve worked with some very general information and done some basic adjusting. (To start with Lesson 1 in this series, go here.) Now it’s time to step it up a bit and dig deeper. In this lesson, which I've … [Read more...]
Point Editing: taming all those little black dots (Lesson 1)
Did you know you can significantly change the way a shape looks and cuts in Silhouette Studio by manipulating the points and lines that make it up? It’s called Point Editing. This post is the first in a series where I’ll teach you why you want to … [Read more...]