last summer I finished watching campaign 2 of Critical Role and I must say - it was the most amazing experience I’ve ever had! It was just incredible and even though I truly love campaign 3 and Bells Hells just as much I still really miss The Mighty Nein a lot. they’ll forever have a special place in my heart 💘
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HOLY FUCK.
GOOD GUY ADOBE releases the ENTIRE CS2 SUITE. FOR FREE.
That means free access to Photoshop CS2 - and that already has most of what you could ask for, really.
All you have to do is create a FREE ADOBE ID.
I am not sure about commercial use, but MAN. FUCKIN’ SWEET DUDE
Reblogging for the greater good.
I’m unlikely to pick it up as I honestly never use PS anymore, but here everyone who follows me. Free stuff.
oh wow this is perfect i was just lamenting that i’d have to buy creative suite for my new laptop WELP
Signal boost for any of my followers who need art programs!
The cs2 programs date back only a few years, and still have much of the functionality of today’s more modern ones. The differences between most of the versions are little more than slight modifications or additions of minor features, and UI changes. Go for it guys!!
Also, in case the page is down, here are the download links + serials.
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Heyo! I don’t know how the Cricut software works as I use a Silhouette, but hopefully their functions are similar! Here’s how to get the white border (how to set up a design for cutting, really)…
Open up the sticker design in Photoshop or whatever program you’re using. Make sure the canvas has enough space around it for a border.
If using Photoshop, select the image layer and go to Layer Effects > Stroke.
Set the stroke to about 30px (adjust to your liking–this is what I use for images drawn at about 1800px @ 350dpi) wide and white as the color.
Alternatively, for those not using Photoshop, hold Ctrl & click the layer so that the entire outline of that layer becomes a selection (this works in Manga Studio too, which is the only other art program I’ve used, but do whatever your art program uses to achieve the same effect).
Expand that selection to 30px.
So that the selection looks something like this:
With the selection still active, create a new layer under the image and fill with white.
Whichever method you use, your image should now look like this (black background added temporarily to show the white):
Tip: if your design has a lot of sharp corners or edges, I recommend rounding them out further if the border doesn’t already do that for you. Depending on the sticker paper you use, it might snag when the blade does any sharp turns and will ruin your sticker…
Merge all layers so that it is one, flat layer with no effects and transparency preserved (when using the layer effect in Photoshop, what I do is create a blank layer above the image and then merge the two). Ctrl & click the layer to select around the image again, then resize your canvas to the bounds of the layer.
In Photoshop, it’s Image > Crop:
Your canvas should now look like this:
Deselect the layer. Save this as “image-name.png”. It must be a .png to preserve the transparency.
After saving, lock the pixels for the layer.
This sets up the layer so that color only appears on opaque areas of that layer. Color fill that entire layer to black.
Save this as “image-name-black.png”.
You’re done in Photoshop (or other art program), so now it’s time to open up the cutter software. In this case, I’ll be using Silhouette Studio. Open up the all-black version onto a new canvas and resize it to your desired sticker size.
Tile the design so that it takes up as much cuttable space as possible (or add other black-out designs if you have them). Some rotating and Tetris-ing may be needed. Silhouette has these neat tools that make so that you don’t need to paste and resize each copy individually (and I’m hoping Cricut has something similar).
Make sure your guides (registration marks) are visible so you don’t place the design somewhere the cutter can’t reach.
This is what your canvas should now look like:
Hide the guide marks, then go to the trace tools and select the entire area of the blacked out design.
When selected, a yellow outline should appear around each black shape, like so:
Note that the yellow will only detect the color black, which is why you made a blacked out shape earlier instead of just using the design itself. Uncheck “High Pass Filter” so that the yellow covers the entire black shape.
Click “Trace Outer Edge”. This will create a red border (the actual cut line) around the black shapes (very hard to see at this point, but trust me, they’re there).
Now, carefully click each black shape so that they’re all selected (you can’t drag and select because weird stuff will happen, as I’ll demonstrate a bit later). Be very careful to not drag any shapes out of place as you click them all!
Now go into your design library and if you haven’t already done so, import the design from earlier with the white border. Click on it in your library and it will replace all the selected black shapes.
(Here is what happens if you just dragged to select all the black shapes, oops! Don’t do that.)
And now you can see the red cut lines, too. The red is where the blade will go, and if everything is done right, you’ll get that white border around the design.
Now bring back the guide marks and cut away!
I won’t provide any blade-specific settings because all papers are different. Experiment and see what works for you!
Final result:
This should hopefully help you out with your sticker adventures! Feel free to ask more questions if you’re still stuck.
Not that anyone cares but I’m barely on here but I’m more active on Instagram and trying too be on twitter. I upload more art on those two than here but to be honest I never posted a lot on tumblr anyways plus the nsfw thing going on is bs.
They’re both under the name Chiamarose so see ya later I guess
Guys. Article 13 just got passed.
Article 13 just got passed.
Article 13 just got passed.
Article 13 just got passed!
I don’t know if I’ve said it enough. So…
I have been on tumblr all morning and haven’t seen one post about it yet! I don’t understand how!
It was a 438 to 226 fucking landslide vote too. (https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17849868/eu-internet-copyright-reform-article-11-13-approved)
They’re voting on it one last time in January 2019, but that’s barely any time to change anything!!!!
You still have time to call your MEPs so PLEASE!!! Do so.
If you’re outside of the EU, sign this petition: https://www.change.org/p/axel-voss-save-the-internet-reject-article-13-and-11?recruiter=839558037&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition
If you don’t know what this means, it’s basically then end of how the internet currently is in Europe. Memes? Nope. Youtubers? Bye!
You’d need a license for everything!!!!
And my fellow Americans my be all like, well, what’s the big deal for us? It’s a Europe deal.
No, because the Youtubers there that you love so much? This effects them too! I’m freaking out because Jack, the person who helps my depression go away, may no longer be able to do what he does!
Guys, we need to stop this somehow. Please.
Call your MEPs. Sign petitions. Protest (Peacefully please. Don’t get hurt).
I’m sorry for tagging you guys if you don’t want to be or already know, I just want as many people to know as possible!
I can’t tag everyone, but if you see this, please reblog it. Spread the news. Sign the petition. Call your MEPs. Do what you can to help stop this from passing in January.
I don’t live in Europe but this needs to be spread
I’m spreading this because this is greatly unsettling to me. I live in europe and really can’t imagine how the future would look like.
I don’t live in Europe but I signed the petition and am signal boosting for all my EU pals. Call your MEPs!
Because they still have to vote for it two more times.. maybe .. that’s why?
All you Americans who are saying “I dont live in europe, but…”
You do understand how the internet *works*, right? You *WILL* feel the backlash from this if things go through the way they are going now.
this needs to be spread. article 13 will effect the world.
BOOST
Don’t live in Europe but I’m boosting anyway because this is incredibly unsettling!
I love this game already but the dogs in the game were the icing on top!!! 🐶
Well… hi everyone. I’m not in a good spot right now. I need help. I’m job hunting as much as possible but that’s going nowhere so far.
Here is the link to my Patreon
Here is the link to my webcomic’s blog so you can see what that work is like
I don’t like to beg, but I’m begging. This kind of assistance could make the difference between me becoming homeless or not. Any tiny amount helps. Spreading the word helps.
A very kind person was able to spot me a large sum of money, but that still only puts me a little under halfway to what I need to be safe.
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