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...]
Tracing tips and Tricks — #7 Simple photographs
So far in our series on tracing, we’ve covered how to do pretty basic traces. I highly recommend you walk through all those lessons first, starting here. From here on out, we begin the harder stuff so you need to have the basics down already. Today, … [Read more...]
Tracing Tips & Tricks — #1 Where to Start
Today I’m beginning a series that’s LONG overdue. It’s about tracing — how to turn an image such as clip art or a photo into a cut file. I’ve taught this as a class at the All Things Silhouette Conferences for years and am finally starting to do it … [Read more...]
Think outside the box: customizing a ready-made sign
Today I want to share an out-of-the-box idea with you for a wood sign. Rather than starting completely from scratch, I’m going to show you how to take a sign that already has something on it and add your own unique twist. I found a really cute sign … [Read more...]
Photo crop in Silhouette Studio: how and why to do it
I’ve been working on a gift for some dear friends who moved away and are now returning to our home turf. I’m creating the design in Silhouette Studio and saving it as a JPEG so that I can get it printed professionally on a coffee mug. Today, I want … [Read more...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #8 — How Text or Object on Path affect cut style
You may not know this, but in Silhouette Studio you can make words go around a shape. That’s called Text on Path. New in version 4, you can also take a shape and use Object on Path to create duplicates of that shape around the contours of another … [Read more...]