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This is part of a larger project where I'm going to spell out the word summer, but you can do this for any word meaning or theme.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI only used a few resources for this:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. The main background was created using one of my \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Circles-and-Polka-Dot-Overlays\/p\/235225900\/category=60133057\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eseamless polka dot\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; overlay patterns on a solid pale pink.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. Using the text tool I added the letter S, sized it as required and then duplicated the letter to create the shadow effect underneath by moving the bottom layer slightly forward. Using the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/08\/how-to-add-clipping-mask-in-photoshop.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eclipping mask tool\u003C\/a\u003E I added a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Summer-Plaid-Seamless-Patterns\/p\/468713063\/category=23459312\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esummer plaid pattern\u003C\/a\u003E to the top layer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. 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I find this necessary with my clipart graphics when wanting to upload directly to other sites and the transparency is a problem (more on that below).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are a lot of other posts telling you how to quickly convert png files to jpg files without the use of design software. And almost all of these contain a lot of very bad information.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this tutorial I'm going to give you just one option. It's a good one. It's free. No software involved.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe're going to use \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/express\/feature\/image\/png-to-jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAdobe Express\u003C\/a\u003E, a free online tool from the makers of the world's favourite design software programs. Reliable and trustworthy, it's also easy, and AD FREE!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENOTE\u003C\/b\u003E: You will need to create an account in order to download the converted files, but it's an easy signup, no commitments and the same account gives you access to any of Adobe's free tools.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/express\/feature\/image\/png-to-jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"505\" data-original-width=\"1040\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh7fqHJMTlcGqskUmLwbDTRr0RRwJPjKUwq67TAidm7TpnDwS_RF_eLHICZ1OU1UXq8lq8-AMxaCpF1guc4BasNuBcaDfRFHKpiE-X0AtFc69VcNyG_BACURJMzyn3xDUSSgHE_6zvrxTjD3PjkGU97a33GcQY1CAEVFi4tHLeziay4gAHZxNipPOJ8Ew\/w640-h310\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2010-08-56%20Convert%20PNG%20to%20JPG%20Images%20for%20Free%20Adobe%20Express.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOpen Adobe Express with the link above. Click the Upload Image button. Then drag and drop or browse for your image. Once uploaded to the web page it is instantly converted. Automatically. In a blink.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEifF9rx_k0VQvEkeV6PLjY2xTkJFBGbKkphdyZhQCPisSHINAJN1saqx1EXUlvt1syAj6d-DKunhazTl5iS0yDoMt4Xb5EYkxYGXnyq3nRUKGZjS0mg5mJLonI-dOc0aUxqimDNU5lSjxV-1H4LvA3Vx3Uyct-rVCte8aCOeOa5M0NiW1kNsGEX0mIWhg\/s1197\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2010-15-02%20Adobe%20Creative%20Cloud%20Express.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"1\" data-original-height=\"512\" data-original-width=\"1197\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEifF9rx_k0VQvEkeV6PLjY2xTkJFBGbKkphdyZhQCPisSHINAJN1saqx1EXUlvt1syAj6d-DKunhazTl5iS0yDoMt4Xb5EYkxYGXnyq3nRUKGZjS0mg5mJLonI-dOc0aUxqimDNU5lSjxV-1H4LvA3Vx3Uyct-rVCte8aCOeOa5M0NiW1kNsGEX0mIWhg\/w640-h274\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2010-15-02%20Adobe%20Creative%20Cloud%20Express.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhI1PECXBiuJX-E0Zet7YL_545xBvOP0ahhcucZcLNOFP6b-CQmVFAJJak4YBkloFR8pu-dat1sWYZJuhj7xRFRxm8yeO5kiJZc3YUgGdojm8yWTAZV9x1GtZI-8itgn0J5XYa5m10dEJ4k0TbKG__RXitisfsfOcyvoHCavQ058Wzpiqy6zDM28DcpBw\/s1215\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2010-15-55%20Adobe%20Creative%20Cloud%20Express.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"1\" data-original-height=\"595\" data-original-width=\"1215\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhI1PECXBiuJX-E0Zet7YL_545xBvOP0ahhcucZcLNOFP6b-CQmVFAJJak4YBkloFR8pu-dat1sWYZJuhj7xRFRxm8yeO5kiJZc3YUgGdojm8yWTAZV9x1GtZI-8itgn0J5XYa5m10dEJ4k0TbKG__RXitisfsfOcyvoHCavQ058Wzpiqy6zDM28DcpBw\/w640-h314\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2010-15-55%20Adobe%20Creative%20Cloud%20Express.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll you have to do is click the Download button. Files are sent to your computer's download folder. This tool is by far the easiest, smoothest and most reliable converter I have tried.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile we're here though, let's talk a little bit about PNG files and one reason why you might even need a tool like this.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the downsides of PNG files that have transparent backgrounds is that not all websites play nicely with them. If you upload such a file to a site not specifically designed to handle them properly you're likely to end up with a hot mess.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause I sell all my files in PNG format, and because my customers very often want to directly upload these files on various social platforms or shop fronts, it's an issue that comes up a lot.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere's a couple examples using my Etsy shop. Etsy has not designed their site to handle PNG transparency properly. This is noticeable mostly in the profile pic or shop button slots where people are most likely to upload these types of file.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can absolutely upload PNG files here, you just have to have a solid background rather than a transparent one. (this is what I do) For my customers though, a quick JPG conversion is the easiest quickest solution because it adds a default white background.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the first example we're looking at my profile pic. The image on the left shows my avatar uploaded with a transparent background versus the one on the right that has a solid color background. See the difference? Etsy added a black background but there's also some ugly distortion happening as well around the images edges.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg87FxIYe5aS3PUck11PXg7kBnTKu8to9nbwbXw3N8VMjufH682NTBYF0MS6fNyp-t1yGdpdLLC6ry_Tn-ypoUx83liF6RYz3cCcrQllEHX0_G-W6BzopBz7CseqJ5AHzrdXOwWI3sd-U6gPmfiUN4MjArfnBtZuGBwhHFfD3u970fsk0PT61-NEsFmdA\/s1374\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2009-54-30%20Shawnna%20Rennae%20Porter%20on%20Etsy.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"208\" data-original-width=\"1374\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg87FxIYe5aS3PUck11PXg7kBnTKu8to9nbwbXw3N8VMjufH682NTBYF0MS6fNyp-t1yGdpdLLC6ry_Tn-ypoUx83liF6RYz3cCcrQllEHX0_G-W6BzopBz7CseqJ5AHzrdXOwWI3sd-U6gPmfiUN4MjArfnBtZuGBwhHFfD3u970fsk0PT61-NEsFmdA\/w640-h96\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2009-54-30%20Shawnna%20Rennae%20Porter%20on%20Etsy.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn my second example you see my shop button PNG on left with a transparent background behind the circle. And what it should look like on the right when a solid background is added. This one has an interesting distortion effect that's actually not to ugly. But I've seen some real messes, it depends on the image how that turns out, it's not predictable.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjodeBssSuK5htdbEaEwLmn_VUHJKu1Qt-_bEwSApTVhppS6WB9SUmO7R96OFjA09eQRCtIarJ9g0Hju8_r07uL6SNUeZU251Gsb6LhZKiWwgyd01C1D4pOoy2vBCo-ujjvVyzdUfDdaWbr2AeJ2L8v1LKzmCfmc0Yeto2dBUCNCaivz-jvyLzReFnNPQ\/s942\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2009-50-41%20Lovelytocu%20Etsy.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"232\" data-original-width=\"942\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjodeBssSuK5htdbEaEwLmn_VUHJKu1Qt-_bEwSApTVhppS6WB9SUmO7R96OFjA09eQRCtIarJ9g0Hju8_r07uL6SNUeZU251Gsb6LhZKiWwgyd01C1D4pOoy2vBCo-ujjvVyzdUfDdaWbr2AeJ2L8v1LKzmCfmc0Yeto2dBUCNCaivz-jvyLzReFnNPQ\/w640-h158\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2009-50-41%20Lovelytocu%20Etsy.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo if you see something like this happening when you upload images to a website, just add a background or convert to JPG to solve the problem!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy creating!\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/1149235330538412503\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2022\/05\/how-to-convert-png-to-jpg-right-way.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/1149235330538412503"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/1149235330538412503"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2022\/05\/how-to-convert-png-to-jpg-right-way.html","title":"How to Convert PNG to JPG the Right Way"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhugj20RqrDzG1DaqTIkLZ2CVSac_fUSPADVDJCqInUCoQIXeMrZr7pwBX2ZDUw6Jd7MCpHU0D1wLEbjBoF5a67Xv0yAc5nzv2rd5vUleZ2zqcOowpB48LAKfgx3HW8C-4wTfZGZyqyGjv8gnvUZDXmyqi07xey6Yk6tq81xuJTR9hLT7nw-8HgeVu5TA\/s72-c\/png%20to%20jpg.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-7490264440180676462"},"published":{"$t":"2022-05-05T12:40:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-12T13:02:15.699-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Resize an image in Pixlr"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg_E6oBaBdGRJutRDl78JH1OF0nizwNNd1-UfsYrvsBsQcTjdXcMHeCW9x05t1owShTDeY_c2lUOgX5pabwBUfDRUiXQRY-nx4e4KDWJq1GmpW6pnrjmMFj-_r1V9vMigxHwx8eIYG3aDUFaLeBkWK9J1xMJVDVBtQAS1r3Kf9HjUFHJMmqX9RjAHh5cQ\/s648\/pixlr%20resize.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to resize an image in the free online editor Pixlr\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg_E6oBaBdGRJutRDl78JH1OF0nizwNNd1-UfsYrvsBsQcTjdXcMHeCW9x05t1owShTDeY_c2lUOgX5pabwBUfDRUiXQRY-nx4e4KDWJq1GmpW6pnrjmMFj-_r1V9vMigxHwx8eIYG3aDUFaLeBkWK9J1xMJVDVBtQAS1r3Kf9HjUFHJMmqX9RjAHh5cQ\/s16000\/pixlr%20resize.png\" title=\"How to resize an image in the free online editor Pixlr\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this quick tutorial we're going to re-size one of my avatar PNG graphics and save as JPG ready to use as a profile pic on social media. Every site has different image size requirements and while some sites allow you to resize during the upload process, for many other sites, you'll need your image to be exactly the right size.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this example, just to show you how to do it, I'm going to take a 400px square image and reduce it to 200px using the free online editor \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pixlr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPixlr\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStart by opening your web browser and navigating to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pixlr.com\"\u003Epixlr.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt will look like this:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjj2WQsSzOcnvhFz3035KtMWOWA2QaKrNrEhk8hW8ZAB_vpQPbnf9bma92shShSEMCmgpkRGY8PyvUnB5tlOZ0-VL9zRZLAt182JET23COKEwHkvbqM-XkgP10_YOVR--D5HvCj-kp4V-nZYsn4kRnI1-_KhkJyXCXhzS2TBuRLTuiKhGjvdrKpZubSNg\/s1144\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-37-13%20Free%20Photo%20editor%20online%20image%20animation%20and%20design%20Pixlr.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"642\" data-original-width=\"1144\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjj2WQsSzOcnvhFz3035KtMWOWA2QaKrNrEhk8hW8ZAB_vpQPbnf9bma92shShSEMCmgpkRGY8PyvUnB5tlOZ0-VL9zRZLAt182JET23COKEwHkvbqM-XkgP10_YOVR--D5HvCj-kp4V-nZYsn4kRnI1-_KhkJyXCXhzS2TBuRLTuiKhGjvdrKpZubSNg\/w640-h360\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-37-13%20Free%20Photo%20editor%20online%20image%20animation%20and%20design%20Pixlr.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESTEP 1:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELet's get setup. Pixlr has two editor options. We're doing something very basic so let's use Pixlr X (on the left). Click this box and the editor will open up right on your screen.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt should look like this...\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiR5W_9g6QDRrN8vWErptKWyhGM0s7KjD1qOemdgdUEhvWPOseEQfrC3km78uCHLuENCNLiSKo5z5s-UVtscNNIrss3s50T0MVI8tQBmNWR--tYYuzbLtxNI2cSDkF97AtumPU8PaEM3FvN1aj0FViGDO1vS_oMUGKzXV2AkXuzEWZNvCI5z7QzHjzhLg\/s1140\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-37-46%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"591\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiR5W_9g6QDRrN8vWErptKWyhGM0s7KjD1qOemdgdUEhvWPOseEQfrC3km78uCHLuENCNLiSKo5z5s-UVtscNNIrss3s50T0MVI8tQBmNWR--tYYuzbLtxNI2cSDkF97AtumPU8PaEM3FvN1aj0FViGDO1vS_oMUGKzXV2AkXuzEWZNvCI5z7QzHjzhLg\/w640-h332\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-37-46%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow we need to upload our image. Click the \"Open Image\" button and navigate your computer files to find the image you want to re-size, select that file and click ok.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt will appear on your screen like so:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEia0RPBTcOPUj3DLDGT0Z9JLjHA3HNmIBN5D-gzNEB8IWgoKUd7KI1XraI6B9prYhmnk7NN_-cIcml7tiXj0fq8yrSPByWtG4y5D8OHXngl9dvWTB1zcLQHxU5VueCDefuLvemP_G6mXvqB2Qpyx4pWi6kDHyIySCjvZRRf87d2SWmIjbam3DKbLBA9jA\/s1160\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-39-57%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"746\" data-original-width=\"1160\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEia0RPBTcOPUj3DLDGT0Z9JLjHA3HNmIBN5D-gzNEB8IWgoKUd7KI1XraI6B9prYhmnk7NN_-cIcml7tiXj0fq8yrSPByWtG4y5D8OHXngl9dvWTB1zcLQHxU5VueCDefuLvemP_G6mXvqB2Qpyx4pWi6kDHyIySCjvZRRf87d2SWmIjbam3DKbLBA9jA\/w640-h412\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-39-57%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESTEP 2:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo size the image we need to open the \"Layout\" box. This is the third icon down in the left hand icon menu. In this menu we want the \"Resize page (scale)\" option.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClick this button and another menu box will open where we'll make our adjustments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjRLh2BSUFMndTUUfdfgIh9lowMpHETIIolRH7KFisHQvuWzicd5FSm8DLIioIwiOD6uXCU6GJ8wv6sLV707PrOqamq2OIV1E7dV5hKEnR-n5MLtJyOyLiUTdojK7GtAr0_Z5Sl6qjfm8_Gs-W-_Ha8RT9CVqMIRDcQntp_MgPd7j5u9ZRtWGBXA0YMUQ\/s997\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-41-08%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"744\" data-original-width=\"997\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjRLh2BSUFMndTUUfdfgIh9lowMpHETIIolRH7KFisHQvuWzicd5FSm8DLIioIwiOD6uXCU6GJ8wv6sLV707PrOqamq2OIV1E7dV5hKEnR-n5MLtJyOyLiUTdojK7GtAr0_Z5Sl6qjfm8_Gs-W-_Ha8RT9CVqMIRDcQntp_MgPd7j5u9ZRtWGBXA0YMUQ\/w640-h478\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-41-08%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESTEP 3:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou should now see the following box, which tells you the current dimensions of the image measured in pixels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELike so...\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjvwKQYFiqxrS7AAs_blG_vbs4nk0tqOgDSWAd0LWfHwIafST9s4U_qXL-q6aNDsu5G3pmnDnNir1RqqmufC6bR8vrqbuwITjisoAYZTsb9O7rGf5lCI0bLibDWA0QZ77L8TMsvxkvT8PGgVkChGs9SIHrrxbzu9e_AnX4fUs247thZ1bjSXz8Yl21H8g\/s1161\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-41-41%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"766\" data-original-width=\"1161\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjvwKQYFiqxrS7AAs_blG_vbs4nk0tqOgDSWAd0LWfHwIafST9s4U_qXL-q6aNDsu5G3pmnDnNir1RqqmufC6bR8vrqbuwITjisoAYZTsb9O7rGf5lCI0bLibDWA0QZ77L8TMsvxkvT8PGgVkChGs9SIHrrxbzu9e_AnX4fUs247thZ1bjSXz8Yl21H8g\/w640-h422\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-41-41%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll we need to do here is change the number 400 to 200.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou'll see two toggle switches for constrain and smoothing. These should be on (blue) and left on, don't change these.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou also want to size DOWN, never size up on raster images like this or they will be blurry. Your screen should now look like the example below. Click apply to make the change to the image.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpE7pm6STfH7j1JvkEh0h8CuS_WNH2ia6YwxB6ppkXO3JClrJq8MHSOblJBwH3Q04sf_IY9o1QNwdf9kbi1-j-mFf5VdtNB5wAWSsHymZV07YWhph6Z8dd_Pmn5gZBBiHRYMyrGqvB5e4HoFAf-8NRdbnf1TOMjDVb_KqfAZzuTZWijH2RFKL5l8IbPg\/s1161\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-42-14%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"773\" data-original-width=\"1161\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpE7pm6STfH7j1JvkEh0h8CuS_WNH2ia6YwxB6ppkXO3JClrJq8MHSOblJBwH3Q04sf_IY9o1QNwdf9kbi1-j-mFf5VdtNB5wAWSsHymZV07YWhph6Z8dd_Pmn5gZBBiHRYMyrGqvB5e4HoFAf-8NRdbnf1TOMjDVb_KqfAZzuTZWijH2RFKL5l8IbPg\/w640-h426\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-42-14%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESTEP 4:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll that's left to do is save and download the re-sized image. At the bottom right of your screen you'll see a blue \"Save\" button. Click this and a menu box will appear. Most likely the save menu will choose the same file format the graphic is already in. In this case we have resized a PNG image so it's suggesting PNG as the save option.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, because I'm uploading the image as a profile pic I don't want a transparent background (some sites replace transparency with black and you get a distortion in the image). If I save as a JPG a default white background will be applied and I'll get a better upload to my social media page.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChoose JPG from this menu unless you know you need a PNG with a transparent background.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEikPLmAxGAgIbMnNvojGUT6sphDtYKTUOGdrUbN5pHuqZEA1CZWlCAcT-Ee3_iNNmgv_iEWpeBBmVaUoOY7DCB6_UVdgTuaI1cQAz3ZEG_7V4_1QQdATYBtncV4eFHGZzP7122YZDnhkuvbWReoYqabbaa5MtevZRKm5ZgBT59zpIh504JNXuAfoBRvgA\/s997\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-44-25%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"847\" data-original-width=\"997\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEikPLmAxGAgIbMnNvojGUT6sphDtYKTUOGdrUbN5pHuqZEA1CZWlCAcT-Ee3_iNNmgv_iEWpeBBmVaUoOY7DCB6_UVdgTuaI1cQAz3ZEG_7V4_1QQdATYBtncV4eFHGZzP7122YZDnhkuvbWReoYqabbaa5MtevZRKm5ZgBT59zpIh504JNXuAfoBRvgA\/w640-h544\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-44-25%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is what the JPG saving options look like. I'm going to leave all the settings at the default because I want as high a quality as possible.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow just click save as, rename your file if you want to, click ok and the image will automatically download to your computer's download folder.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj2MEEH74EXDA68dqBJ28AFyeGD-vTxLJdwP3U8cQZZSkW5h5liVF6zm98-hsAaHwjx_O0akmjIQxqMqNJAczmVUcUwMP2xbUFPrChFCdLCSTC3AQTXpRptW8Kr47JVZskR8QzH5xVkijhz6edxZA2kIib3RD6DCu-rMw9kXhMGuYYvW741LvxHXgSvzw\/s1000\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-44-54%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"847\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj2MEEH74EXDA68dqBJ28AFyeGD-vTxLJdwP3U8cQZZSkW5h5liVF6zm98-hsAaHwjx_O0akmjIQxqMqNJAczmVUcUwMP2xbUFPrChFCdLCSTC3AQTXpRptW8Kr47JVZskR8QzH5xVkijhz6edxZA2kIib3RD6DCu-rMw9kXhMGuYYvW741LvxHXgSvzw\/w640-h542\/Screenshot%202022-05-05%20at%2008-44-54%20Photo%20Editor%20Pixlr.com%20-%20free%20image%20editing%20online.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJob done!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy creating!\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/7490264440180676462\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2022\/05\/how-to-resize-image-in-pixlr.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/7490264440180676462"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/7490264440180676462"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2022\/05\/how-to-resize-image-in-pixlr.html","title":"How to Resize an image in Pixlr"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg_E6oBaBdGRJutRDl78JH1OF0nizwNNd1-UfsYrvsBsQcTjdXcMHeCW9x05t1owShTDeY_c2lUOgX5pabwBUfDRUiXQRY-nx4e4KDWJq1GmpW6pnrjmMFj-_r1V9vMigxHwx8eIYG3aDUFaLeBkWK9J1xMJVDVBtQAS1r3Kf9HjUFHJMmqX9RjAHh5cQ\/s72-c\/pixlr%20resize.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-4132901369651507194"},"published":{"$t":"2022-04-22T14:03:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-05-05T11:49:26.535-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Create a Personalized Avatar in Canva"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEii91G_Pjl25V_fioADFMWhdb400ZcpnkHzAFaeNv8cWN_QCL7x_QVpU8i-r5xNlHme-tcHwRl4YuMmEri3rcu-uwypnQHYdUQ1g7BMqiyjLCCBhNgbS8rviu2cH3xc4D8LT3qI6XdbSBJxIieq8rQXmWHR-AKbYzZt9diLDE_geaycsrY101wXm8WyiA\/s648\/4.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEii91G_Pjl25V_fioADFMWhdb400ZcpnkHzAFaeNv8cWN_QCL7x_QVpU8i-r5xNlHme-tcHwRl4YuMmEri3rcu-uwypnQHYdUQ1g7BMqiyjLCCBhNgbS8rviu2cH3xc4D8LT3qI6XdbSBJxIieq8rQXmWHR-AKbYzZt9diLDE_geaycsrY101wXm8WyiA\/w640-h640\/4.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this project we are going to use Canva to quickly and easily create a personalized avatar that you can use as your profile pic on any social channel, shop front or forum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI'll be using one of my character graphics and adding a pair of eye glasses all on a nice colorful background.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESTEP 1:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo begin, let's login to Canva and setup a blank canvas. Because we're creating this to use as a profile pic I'm going with a 4x4\" canvas which will size nicely for any site I want to use it on as my profile avatar.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce logged in, from the home page click the purple button in top right corner \"Create a design\". In the pop up box at the bottom choose \"Custom size\". Then just enter the desired dimensions and click \"Create new design\".\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgf3G4DNkiqvsVh02BZjyE4k9rqaI12C_JH9ZxfITBFVgSpotYYsvBaoMSglQGbVbGYi4qxsZqMEetVsKFugcxv5iaSFWHKNzZWuaUWjcy4LR8dL19Bq6NSggQ8mYo0DjTZp4b82wGIbYHOZOuwoKE0VsZufJgkoIeD1IU4_FJyUsw8yXjyqB_1A-KwBA\/s1504\/2022-04-22%2009_32_13-Home%20-%20Canva%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"783\" data-original-width=\"1504\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgf3G4DNkiqvsVh02BZjyE4k9rqaI12C_JH9ZxfITBFVgSpotYYsvBaoMSglQGbVbGYi4qxsZqMEetVsKFugcxv5iaSFWHKNzZWuaUWjcy4LR8dL19Bq6NSggQ8mYo0DjTZp4b82wGIbYHOZOuwoKE0VsZufJgkoIeD1IU4_FJyUsw8yXjyqB_1A-KwBA\/w640-h334\/2022-04-22%2009_32_13-Home%20-%20Canva%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESTEP 2:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou will now be in Canva's editor with a blank document. I know I don't want a white canvas in the end, so I'm going to begin by adding a solid background.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause of the way Canva works though, I'm not going to use the background tool, instead I'm going to use the elements tool and add a color square shape as my backdrop. This is just personal preference because I find it easier to work with.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom the far left side bar click \"Elements\" and click on the square shape. A solid square should now be in the middle of your blank canvas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEic849KgCepRIBbVe2rhtlvJoUrzAqhcPByRHR37kNPsMsWGRf4FzKzSQazZKjREbXui0kzA_A0VuP715pu2r4BDk_7MaGi5-rbm8exT-14aK7mHi2orBIxBlS_iuGpIOWBkryJ6cNJ21CXVojsDxdthOmU15NM1py7GtsEeQJwbrCOj0m9Qz7UEAdqBQ\/s1513\/2022-04-22%2010_23_32-Untitled%20design%20-%204%20%C3%97%204in%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1090\" data-original-width=\"1513\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEic849KgCepRIBbVe2rhtlvJoUrzAqhcPByRHR37kNPsMsWGRf4FzKzSQazZKjREbXui0kzA_A0VuP715pu2r4BDk_7MaGi5-rbm8exT-14aK7mHi2orBIxBlS_iuGpIOWBkryJ6cNJ21CXVojsDxdthOmU15NM1py7GtsEeQJwbrCOj0m9Qz7UEAdqBQ\/w640-h462\/2022-04-22%2010_23_32-Untitled%20design%20-%204%20%C3%97%204in%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing the toggle nodes, resize the square so it covers the entire canvas. To change the color click on the color swatch icon in the menu bar above your canvas. This will open a new side panel where you can select as precise a color as you want.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI'm going to use my brand colors and enter a HEX code in the top search box.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgDg8DdJbj70-zgh2Hd1o1ULoho2CJZy9klOGMZxWIMYbyphW-tCiBrMPy5VpZyNnG7Lu7tG_sm68zT4TxhcaTBvd9X04ByAaU-dBaJTzW5dwms86Mp8Qi8jIa-2Eavctx7Lm3RytmtpggqkF9c109cVqtOHek9adAJPdNKR_U-uYSmeoMPESI6u5Fkw\/s1521\/2022-04-22%2010_29_18-Untitled%20design%20-%204%20%C3%97%204in%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"802\" data-original-width=\"1521\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgDg8DdJbj70-zgh2Hd1o1ULoho2CJZy9klOGMZxWIMYbyphW-tCiBrMPy5VpZyNnG7Lu7tG_sm68zT4TxhcaTBvd9X04ByAaU-dBaJTzW5dwms86Mp8Qi8jIa-2Eavctx7Lm3RytmtpggqkF9c109cVqtOHek9adAJPdNKR_U-uYSmeoMPESI6u5Fkw\/w640-h338\/2022-04-22%2010_29_18-Untitled%20design%20-%204%20%C3%97%204in%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESTEP 3:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe now want to upload our first graphic, so look to the left hand side bar again and click \"Uploads\".\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClick the purple button \"Upload media\" and choose the graphic you want to use for your avatar from wherever you've saved in on your computer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDo the same for all other elements you want to add. In this example I'll just be adding eye glasses.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENOTE: Add the graphics in the order you need them, going from bottom layers to top layers, but if you need to change the order, click on the element you want to move forward or backward and from the menu bar above the canvas click \"Position\". Then use whichever option you require. (see above)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg2nZcNLSysuFvrd0R6IfdpK4Pva9i7E6QqpFBR4DJdCb7oy7lckTRS1YjZ1SXan--8gcWOoz6evz-N8yVn1QvX3xR1Bx5iquekNoUce3iowLJcYCBDPkV_Z4xHgYQ1-f79LuaNTP2X1qgJm4nuKzg9lr4ClYWKqPGNEthOeGKDV1WXB-TjITuVk9dXjQ\/s932\/2022-04-22%2009_44_32-.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"406\" data-original-width=\"932\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg2nZcNLSysuFvrd0R6IfdpK4Pva9i7E6QqpFBR4DJdCb7oy7lckTRS1YjZ1SXan--8gcWOoz6evz-N8yVn1QvX3xR1Bx5iquekNoUce3iowLJcYCBDPkV_Z4xHgYQ1-f79LuaNTP2X1qgJm4nuKzg9lr4ClYWKqPGNEthOeGKDV1WXB-TjITuVk9dXjQ\/w640-h278\/2022-04-22%2009_44_32-.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo add a graphic to the blank canvas just single click on the first graphic from the panel, I'll add the character girl first, and it will be placed in the center of the canvas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUse the toggle nodes to resize the graphic as desired. I want my girl a bit larger and I'll re-position her at the bottom. I've left enough margin to be able to select my background shape though in case I want to change it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgwOZg-RqN30sigIH-QcuS2eU-ylHom7qr_1KpLo-Oz3GyopY1VPEgfzVsTrVkJBAdByPKZXXTKdzsKdkdcXqFnzPaafbBZpmLDJ6P38QCQhes-rgLE8r9EIs7nxNxMNia_91ZkZ8A-QrgAZrcWYjEFRUfA6zVDF2Bgsv_VLUODxZPREKNaTQltjR8IQw\/s2160\/2022-04-22%2010_31_26-.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1103\" data-original-width=\"2160\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgwOZg-RqN30sigIH-QcuS2eU-ylHom7qr_1KpLo-Oz3GyopY1VPEgfzVsTrVkJBAdByPKZXXTKdzsKdkdcXqFnzPaafbBZpmLDJ6P38QCQhes-rgLE8r9EIs7nxNxMNia_91ZkZ8A-QrgAZrcWYjEFRUfA6zVDF2Bgsv_VLUODxZPREKNaTQltjR8IQw\/w640-h326\/2022-04-22%2010_31_26-.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELooking good so far! Let's do the same and add the glasses, just re-size and position to fit as desired.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat's all I'm going to add. Just quick and simple. To save it, let's download what we've created.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESTEP 4: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom the top right hand corner click on the \"Share\" button. Choose the download option further down the pop up box. We're using the free version of Canva so not all of the save options will be available. That's ok though, we want the high quality PNG so just click the purple \"Download\" button and the image will be saved in your downloads folder.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSbHIXre3FBTKlchdrtfWLi2dbeYOL1V0-wJ67EGuvSkTXglXlVthsoMDJrQNzLFttak6pSfygXelok-npZv2fGzWNStJNm-gGsgg4dTWJah9BCfslgeR2U-rM4Ad8ogjYe5aP2VAtM77XJYSXtKAdv4kNYZ9vFO8w_H5-H5_1jjKyLjfS5diJcfHCuQ\/s2160\/2022-04-22%2010_37_40-Untitled%20design%20-%204%20%C3%97%204in%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1157\" data-original-width=\"2160\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSbHIXre3FBTKlchdrtfWLi2dbeYOL1V0-wJ67EGuvSkTXglXlVthsoMDJrQNzLFttak6pSfygXelok-npZv2fGzWNStJNm-gGsgg4dTWJah9BCfslgeR2U-rM4Ad8ogjYe5aP2VAtM77XJYSXtKAdv4kNYZ9vFO8w_H5-H5_1jjKyLjfS5diJcfHCuQ\/w640-h342\/2022-04-22%2010_37_40-Untitled%20design%20-%204%20%C3%97%204in%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile we're still here, I'm going to quickly make some alternate versions by changing up the background color. Just click on the background square and go back into the color palette menu to pick a new color option. Then repeat the download to save.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd that's it! Personalized avatar created.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiAnke4bRuHcs0Y5ctBPbc8pLJVxZ0LhQPR9yMjVguvIF3EXwpvG_Vy7C2Y8sKx4IGx6-IzE9sw0FuOCGA5hSqV7O4GyV7z3GIJX68UUrWDPChz3n1zBoWs9ClRVOt6PVp4J0dQBmQzX51E1IUgAY1rHwKLvOZsperVQigrWQTwv3a4-AqcDIwBAnfxqA\/s3600\/avatars.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"3600\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiAnke4bRuHcs0Y5ctBPbc8pLJVxZ0LhQPR9yMjVguvIF3EXwpvG_Vy7C2Y8sKx4IGx6-IzE9sw0FuOCGA5hSqV7O4GyV7z3GIJX68UUrWDPChz3n1zBoWs9ClRVOt6PVp4J0dQBmQzX51E1IUgAY1rHwKLvOZsperVQigrWQTwv3a4-AqcDIwBAnfxqA\/w640-h214\/avatars.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy designing!\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPIN ME\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgqeQoKLRDlylQO73mXTTRHG_iAhLinv02_vWZbyARHhqnu-aKzI172UpXWLAfNfd79j2U9Ghxmbqgg2iZo2mxT4MagbhQP-RC3EJpyJ9Eg_6smL-wpaBlOK9EPOBgt31WWgF9vzp9o09yeL_oeni2szNHA4L2bMjBCp-3q1vYVF6QdhaWuu3QtQcMTcA=s3600\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3600\" data-original-width=\"3600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgqeQoKLRDlylQO73mXTTRHG_iAhLinv02_vWZbyARHhqnu-aKzI172UpXWLAfNfd79j2U9Ghxmbqgg2iZo2mxT4MagbhQP-RC3EJpyJ9Eg_6smL-wpaBlOK9EPOBgt31WWgF9vzp9o09yeL_oeni2szNHA4L2bMjBCp-3q1vYVF6QdhaWuu3QtQcMTcA=w640-h640\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt seems only fitting that my design project this week offered a token of prayer for the Ukrainian people.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo pull together this support for peace avatar I used the following:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. The girl is one of my older graphics, now archived for sale at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/designbundles.net\/lovelytocu\/43610-woman-yoga-character-clip-art-l139-juliet?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDesign Bundles\u003C\/a\u003E, she's actually part of a yoga set but I like the calm peaceful expression for this.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. I overlapped a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Christmas-accessories-clipart\/p\/444913908\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EChristmas poncho\u003C\/a\u003E and adjusted the hue sliders in photoshop to quickly covert to blue.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. I happened to have some \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/designbundles.net\/elenazlataart\/735786-sunflower-a-flower-of-the-sun-watercolor-clipart?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewatercolor sunflowers\u003C\/a\u003E, the national flower of Ukraine, as an added touch.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4. These elements were added to a circle with a drop shadow using a clipping mask and then a peace banner drawn on top. (in english and ukrainian)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E5. The background is simply two rectangles to form the Ukrainian flag, blue above yellow.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E6. I opted to add a subtle \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/589350176\/pattern-overlay-love-hearts-digital?click_key=33fa4a13fb46b5983343a0aa5d0958d851646e7f%3A589350176\u0026amp;click_sum=af9ef121\u0026amp;ref=shop_home_active_20\u0026amp;pro=1\u0026amp;sts=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eheart pattern\u003C\/a\u003E overlay on the flag, for texture and sentiment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy designing,\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eplease note :: I often recommend resources, some I receive an affiliate commission for at no additional cost to you!\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003Echeck out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/p\/advertising-policies.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emy policies here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/1402341914695904771\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2022\/02\/design-project-peace-for-ukraine.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/1402341914695904771"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/1402341914695904771"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2022\/02\/design-project-peace-for-ukraine.html","title":"Design Project: Peace for Ukraine"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgqeQoKLRDlylQO73mXTTRHG_iAhLinv02_vWZbyARHhqnu-aKzI172UpXWLAfNfd79j2U9Ghxmbqgg2iZo2mxT4MagbhQP-RC3EJpyJ9Eg_6smL-wpaBlOK9EPOBgt31WWgF9vzp9o09yeL_oeni2szNHA4L2bMjBCp-3q1vYVF6QdhaWuu3QtQcMTcA=s72-w640-h640-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-7442237945966141695"},"published":{"$t":"2022-02-03T13:19:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2024-06-21T13:12:11.481-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Design Project: valentine sentiment"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgsvYhIJxss91F-a-8codrMgCqEfbOZdjy0LLKCbKM_xjaBqssR8uXzG93BdO2BO_JL998GLeuiTdnUK7vIxJmhrfbKEyiOiyQooBLA4hOoer2d2dw0mHKwVglUMMy7Dkkgj1lUYD7gHP8CpQ-6bmuWpGboHeCAEkte10CGEy8zyAV0eqCehDUzvN9zEg=s3600\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3600\" data-original-width=\"3600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgsvYhIJxss91F-a-8codrMgCqEfbOZdjy0LLKCbKM_xjaBqssR8uXzG93BdO2BO_JL998GLeuiTdnUK7vIxJmhrfbKEyiOiyQooBLA4hOoer2d2dw0mHKwVglUMMy7Dkkgj1lUYD7gHP8CpQ-6bmuWpGboHeCAEkte10CGEy8zyAV0eqCehDUzvN9zEg=w640-h640\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEasy valentine greetings or sentiments are perfect social posts for the season:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. From my valentine bakery set - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Valentine-Treats-Baker\/p\/284386064\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EKalina with\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Valentine-Treats-Baker\/p\/284386064\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E cupcakes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2.Background is from Design Bundles Plus - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/designbundles.net\/plusstore\/1105523-valentine-flannel-digital-paper-pack?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efound here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. Font used: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fontbundles.net\/aqeela-studio\/300536-antonio?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAntonio by Aqeela Studio\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4. Label shape by Etoile du nord - free on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/etoile-du-nord\/art\/Labels-Custom-Shapes-203692580\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDeviant Art\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo\n put this together I created a backdrop to look like a room, drawing simple rectangles and inserting a pattern for the wall.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe label came as a photoshop shape so super easy to add in, but you can get label shapes as png files from so many places.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDrop shadows add depth for a more realistic look and a cute font for a cute quote finishes it off.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd that's it!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy designing,\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eplease note :: I often recommend resources, some I receive an affiliate commission for at no additional cost to you!\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003Echeck out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/p\/advertising-policies.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emy policies here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/7442237945966141695\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2022\/02\/design-project-valentine-sentiment.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/7442237945966141695"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/7442237945966141695"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2022\/02\/design-project-valentine-sentiment.html","title":"Design Project: valentine sentiment"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgsvYhIJxss91F-a-8codrMgCqEfbOZdjy0LLKCbKM_xjaBqssR8uXzG93BdO2BO_JL998GLeuiTdnUK7vIxJmhrfbKEyiOiyQooBLA4hOoer2d2dw0mHKwVglUMMy7Dkkgj1lUYD7gHP8CpQ-6bmuWpGboHeCAEkte10CGEy8zyAV0eqCehDUzvN9zEg=s72-w640-h640-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-448700570046284957"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-23T17:12:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2024-06-21T13:12:18.400-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Design Project: quick new year's greeting"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiqY9oRvhKYx_di_yXYOvQg6HMjVvox7xTdlOlfdjduxRhUMBrqlSYU9VDvFbFZaFCBtCxgKwwBwnUawSZJWG1JhHqug0lsXaQ8ly2kjSi09wxnqAAR_XKv-T3SWHrsLenOcfogMz7EDmWf_ZacXcw-IjLYExn4I_QXU-FWyn3ejlOTidz6Zcr2O1ldWw=s3600\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3600\" data-original-width=\"3600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiqY9oRvhKYx_di_yXYOvQg6HMjVvox7xTdlOlfdjduxRhUMBrqlSYU9VDvFbFZaFCBtCxgKwwBwnUawSZJWG1JhHqug0lsXaQ8ly2kjSi09wxnqAAR_XKv-T3SWHrsLenOcfogMz7EDmWf_ZacXcw-IjLYExn4I_QXU-FWyn3ejlOTidz6Zcr2O1ldWw=w640-h640\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this quick design I made a New Year's greeting with just a few resources:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. My newest addition to the shop - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Glam-woman-clipart\/p\/424899643\/category=23459310\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EKalina with champagne and tiara\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. My star overlay pattern - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Winter-Holidays-Overlays\/p\/235310006\/category=60133057\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efound in this overlay set\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. Fonts used are: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fontbundles.net\/blushfontco\/1382221-caroline-sweet-handwriting-font?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECaroline\u003C\/a\u003E - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fontbundles.net\/theinkaffair\/48429-berrylicious-font?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBerrylicious\u003C\/a\u003E - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dafontfree.io\/the-thesla-ohago-font\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Thesla Ohago\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo put this together I started with my stylish character Kalina holding a champagne glass, the perfect way to toast a new year! I then put my star overlay pattern on a dark background matching it to the dark dress, changed the color of the stars to a gold yellow and adding an outer glow effect.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI quickly drew a banner for the Happy New Year title with a little drop shadow for depth. Starting with a circle using the shape tool I adjusted the the nodes around my message to form an abstract heart and dropped the opacity enough to see the stars in behind.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022 is filled with a gold glitter pattern that I already had installed on my styles palette, but you can find glitters all over the place as they are very popular. I did a drop shadow here as well to finish it off.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd that's it!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy designing,\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eplease note :: I often recommend resources, some I receive an affiliate commission for at no additional cost to you!\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003Echeck out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/p\/advertising-policies.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emy policies here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/448700570046284957\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/12\/design-project-quick-new-years-greeting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/448700570046284957"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/448700570046284957"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/12\/design-project-quick-new-years-greeting.html","title":"Design Project: quick new year's greeting"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiqY9oRvhKYx_di_yXYOvQg6HMjVvox7xTdlOlfdjduxRhUMBrqlSYU9VDvFbFZaFCBtCxgKwwBwnUawSZJWG1JhHqug0lsXaQ8ly2kjSi09wxnqAAR_XKv-T3SWHrsLenOcfogMz7EDmWf_ZacXcw-IjLYExn4I_QXU-FWyn3ejlOTidz6Zcr2O1ldWw=s72-w640-h640-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-1091035148227377417"},"published":{"$t":"2021-11-30T16:51:00.009-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2024-06-21T13:12:24.930-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Design Project: Christmas Greeting"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEglFZoYVQKsBOIAVPxTAD3m0Iwo5V70oGIYMHD10AzriApQJH5ovGVTpO-8NOQ7mR0AbpljIoWc_vHn_4fiHfNhF7zLT_F2UtLTbqw3zoSWEwzUyQgt30DQhwrM_irAQnQ8GGf-ZjYftB9y\/s648\/8.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEglFZoYVQKsBOIAVPxTAD3m0Iwo5V70oGIYMHD10AzriApQJH5ovGVTpO-8NOQ7mR0AbpljIoWc_vHn_4fiHfNhF7zLT_F2UtLTbqw3zoSWEwzUyQgt30DQhwrM_irAQnQ8GGf-ZjYftB9y\/s648\/8.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjFeUakqWlmBPi0HSGL4MsQtxwv7b3Z7skcO5Z8DAjqapbH0Uk9o1KQ9TGAFbHPHVITnpndz2dKhBqJO4UUDFqMPZ3ygVrJdfCQFFpmqGvL6zFvYbDj8gqcNScOJu7fRiR9sbRxkxrPB9w9\/s648\/7.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjFeUakqWlmBPi0HSGL4MsQtxwv7b3Z7skcO5Z8DAjqapbH0Uk9o1KQ9TGAFbHPHVITnpndz2dKhBqJO4UUDFqMPZ3ygVrJdfCQFFpmqGvL6zFvYbDj8gqcNScOJu7fRiR9sbRxkxrPB9w9\/w640-h640\/7.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo create a fun Christmas greeting social post I pulled together some of my own clipart with a few pieces from one of my favourite sellers - their stuff just works so nicely alongside my style.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe resources used for this project can be found here:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Christmas-PJ-girl-clipart\/p\/261236106\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy girl Holly\u003C\/a\u003E - wearing pjs and holding festive hot cocoa mug\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Christmas-Ornaments-Clipart-Set\/p\/416775306\/category=23459310\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy Christmas baubles and presents clipart set\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/designbundles.net\/prettygrafik-design?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPretty Grafik\u003C\/a\u003E - Christmas clipart pieces just for an extra touch\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4. Free Font (for personal use) - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dafontfree.io\/the-thesla-ohago-font\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Thesla Ohago\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEglFZoYVQKsBOIAVPxTAD3m0Iwo5V70oGIYMHD10AzriApQJH5ovGVTpO-8NOQ7mR0AbpljIoWc_vHn_4fiHfNhF7zLT_F2UtLTbqw3zoSWEwzUyQgt30DQhwrM_irAQnQ8GGf-ZjYftB9y\/w640-h640\/8.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo create this arrangement, I added a border frame and a dark gradient in behind to match the dark teal of my christmas bauble set. A simple shadow circle under the girl adds floor depth and the clip art pieces arranged behind are dimmed to create a night time look while the garland in front balances the design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy designing!\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eplease note :: I often recommend resources, some I receive an affiliate commission for at no additional cost to you!\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003Echeck out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/p\/advertising-policies.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emy policies here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/1091035148227377417\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/11\/design-project-christmas-greeting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/1091035148227377417"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/1091035148227377417"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/11\/design-project-christmas-greeting.html","title":"Design Project: Christmas Greeting"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjFeUakqWlmBPi0HSGL4MsQtxwv7b3Z7skcO5Z8DAjqapbH0Uk9o1KQ9TGAFbHPHVITnpndz2dKhBqJO4UUDFqMPZ3ygVrJdfCQFFpmqGvL6zFvYbDj8gqcNScOJu7fRiR9sbRxkxrPB9w9\/s72-w640-h640-c\/7.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-3602626861054139556"},"published":{"$t":"2021-10-29T13:00:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2024-06-21T13:12:31.331-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Design Project: Recipe Card"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXq4YzIwrn5_WpoZTEeNy7TunBiW3cxanAsIMEJLOA1r4QZrBezxdIKsdKSZ99ZBHRtcpjJ_1LimrHbLjEHHSWDu5JEy428wzHIebN7yPcNzKBK4ChsjRU9xQdQWeR0P2SKLyPO05uhMc4\/s648\/6.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXq4YzIwrn5_WpoZTEeNy7TunBiW3cxanAsIMEJLOA1r4QZrBezxdIKsdKSZ99ZBHRtcpjJ_1LimrHbLjEHHSWDu5JEy428wzHIebN7yPcNzKBK4ChsjRU9xQdQWeR0P2SKLyPO05uhMc4\/s648\/6.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhENUNRIkciPgY5Rp3CKB60vfkDPBsHDrJMRv6MNBrvh8rFHo3nxQJSWscZjwD0Qi9wMSJwBZZB0lN2_TdvlAcgDtnK4JpG0HcKfMHO9WDChbVTbzfVEmKPRvIBKB7u7iGrrROmSeQ5GdUW\/s2048\/5.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhENUNRIkciPgY5Rp3CKB60vfkDPBsHDrJMRv6MNBrvh8rFHo3nxQJSWscZjwD0Qi9wMSJwBZZB0lN2_TdvlAcgDtnK4JpG0HcKfMHO9WDChbVTbzfVEmKPRvIBKB7u7iGrrROmSeQ5GdUW\/w640-h640\/5.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis month's design project is a social post recipe card, just in time for Thanksgiving, but this idea works year round just by changing up the theme.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe resources used for this project can be found here:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Pumpkin-pie-girl-clipart\/p\/246530395\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy Indigo baker set\u003C\/a\u003E - I used the medium brunette with hazel eyes here\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Pie-clipart\/p\/94517017\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy pie series clipart set\u003C\/a\u003E - I used the pumpkin pie slice on a plate\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/School-paper-pattern\/p\/100300833\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELine and graph paper\u003C\/a\u003E - I added the graph paper to the recipe card\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/04\/30-days-fo-freebies-day-19.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFree paper set\u003C\/a\u003E - You'll find this right here on my blog!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E5. The fonts used are: title - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fontbundles.net\/blushfontco\/1382221-caroline-sweet-handwriting-font?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECaroline\u003C\/a\u003E + recipe - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fontbundles.net\/blushfontco\/558403-gorgeous-skywalk-a-beautiful-brush-script?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGorgeous Skywalk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXq4YzIwrn5_WpoZTEeNy7TunBiW3cxanAsIMEJLOA1r4QZrBezxdIKsdKSZ99ZBHRtcpjJ_1LimrHbLjEHHSWDu5JEy428wzHIebN7yPcNzKBK4ChsjRU9xQdQWeR0P2SKLyPO05uhMc4\/w640-h640\/6.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing the polka dot pattern as my canvas, I drew a rectangle and applied pattern overlay with the grid paper. The just layer the clip art in, add some drop shadows and the text and save!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy designing!\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eplease note :: I often recommend resources, some I receive an affiliate commission for at no additional cost to you!\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003Echeck out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/p\/advertising-policies.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emy policies here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/3602626861054139556\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/10\/design-project-recipe-card.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/3602626861054139556"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/3602626861054139556"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/10\/design-project-recipe-card.html","title":"Design Project: Recipe Card"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhENUNRIkciPgY5Rp3CKB60vfkDPBsHDrJMRv6MNBrvh8rFHo3nxQJSWscZjwD0Qi9wMSJwBZZB0lN2_TdvlAcgDtnK4JpG0HcKfMHO9WDChbVTbzfVEmKPRvIBKB7u7iGrrROmSeQ5GdUW\/s72-w640-h640-c\/5.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-668204252858643076"},"published":{"$t":"2021-10-15T15:02:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2024-06-21T13:12:38.645-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Design Project: Halloween Avatar"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjT5_49XmlBSTL4qIF66t1Z6ip3tUou3JnvgfrxdYzoozefBEWb8HFlriB8X3sitdvZfmeGjydfuNslT9eophDJDnd5fQuNs5utNE8i73TZftft2lE89901Znb0ZSyGQ3PGV13pZKUADR4\/s648\/4.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjPZT9nsFymh_ozJVBlubiXmhS9W5d-TPMRW5I-Moa4kZvu4cl1mNjeu812QqnKYiBXAJ74EdlVHWKFFD_wqNLq_LlRRKpI0aj2SLQ85t-lS8UU3853QN8mqUN7NtGliG7kxAMEr7Hb1w9l\/s648\/1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjPZT9nsFymh_ozJVBlubiXmhS9W5d-TPMRW5I-Moa4kZvu4cl1mNjeu812QqnKYiBXAJ74EdlVHWKFFD_wqNLq_LlRRKpI0aj2SLQ85t-lS8UU3853QN8mqUN7NtGliG7kxAMEr7Hb1w9l\/w640-h640\/1.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn today's graphic design project I'll be mixing my own artwork with a few cute elements from Pretty Grafik to create three super cute avatar options that you can easily replicate or take inspiration from.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe resources used for this project can be found here:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/3-Pack-Avatar\/p\/272936128\/category=28737012\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy Kalina avatar set\u003C\/a\u003E - I used the black haired hazel eyed option for a more halloweenie theme but you have lots of options here\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Foil-frames-and-Banners\/p\/403454203\/category=23459310\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELime and Black\u003C\/a\u003E glitter frame set with banners - I chose three frame options and one of the matching banners in the perfect color combo\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. My \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.com\/shop-lovelytocu.php#!\/Halloween-Jewelry-Accessories\/p\/243353714\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHalloween accessory clip art\u003C\/a\u003E pack - spider glasses and the candy corn necklace added a nice touch\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/designbundles.net\/prettygrafik-design\/16583-halloween-cocktails-graphics-and-illustrations?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHalloween Cocktails\u003C\/a\u003E clip art set from Pretty Grafik for the cocktails, bats and eyeballs\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E5. The font is Nosifer, free from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dafontfree.io\/nosifer-font\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDafont\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjT5_49XmlBSTL4qIF66t1Z6ip3tUou3JnvgfrxdYzoozefBEWb8HFlriB8X3sitdvZfmeGjydfuNslT9eophDJDnd5fQuNs5utNE8i73TZftft2lE89901Znb0ZSyGQ3PGV13pZKUADR4\/w640-h640\/4.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhtuyK_RFPL1ngwh2W8pcTiScGlTGdkQk_WygobqQKZAgslTO_YjbFtjlUSOGRSzTFqa9NofA0QNekzL_PaYbcvIrxOisHDQLzO7sdA7fQx4j5LEfIjJJ5qi6ciS-93vl385kDzwQi5Vu25\/s648\/2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhtuyK_RFPL1ngwh2W8pcTiScGlTGdkQk_WygobqQKZAgslTO_YjbFtjlUSOGRSzTFqa9NofA0QNekzL_PaYbcvIrxOisHDQLzO7sdA7fQx4j5LEfIjJJ5qi6ciS-93vl385kDzwQi5Vu25\/w640-h640\/2.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjk2fthyphenhyphenUqPZ_RzYs7BZXl1JzgSAnYsHgkHIqBi6runyln0wcBZlc1jr_vI7q1NCsWC7jeKYVa8Sx0U9eqiVFCyHEybwJvbxsk1lifJXRR3kIi5Y3fJ8bY54FnMtxMw_Gqc00GylwMMpFRP\/s648\/3.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjk2fthyphenhyphenUqPZ_RzYs7BZXl1JzgSAnYsHgkHIqBi6runyln0wcBZlc1jr_vI7q1NCsWC7jeKYVa8Sx0U9eqiVFCyHEybwJvbxsk1lifJXRR3kIi5Y3fJ8bY54FnMtxMw_Gqc00GylwMMpFRP\/w640-h640\/3.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese are created simply by layering each element on top of one another. To clean up the avatar I just used the eraser tool to quickly eliminate any overhang at the bottom so that you only have it within the frame.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen just save and you're ready to share!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy designing\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eplease note :: I often recommend resources, some I receive an affiliate commission for at no additional cost to you!\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003Echeck out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/p\/advertising-policies.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emy policies here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/668204252858643076\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/10\/design-project-halloween-avatar.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/668204252858643076"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/668204252858643076"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/10\/design-project-halloween-avatar.html","title":"Design Project: Halloween Avatar"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjPZT9nsFymh_ozJVBlubiXmhS9W5d-TPMRW5I-Moa4kZvu4cl1mNjeu812QqnKYiBXAJ74EdlVHWKFFD_wqNLq_LlRRKpI0aj2SLQ85t-lS8UU3853QN8mqUN7NtGliG7kxAMEr7Hb1w9l\/s72-w640-h640-c\/1.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-5262967483319095603"},"published":{"$t":"2021-09-10T14:22:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-12T13:28:41.093-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Open and View an SVG File"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8YGty0gV2g0tm2mqnG5wBqrYoNdbSlZngoQsYFZJqpvq-pHlZf-Ua5IxruhFv02s8BMXIPaZDFRtE7sUzVvI-iRRrNrdxZBE_U1hDyXKOn6FFTrsdQf6Rs_86QFEduM0fvslb6Rppe3wobdtQ9e_uYkbDKsIt9koCXW5xsWKJETkG120aX43s902K3w\/s648\/open%20svg.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to open and view an svg file properly\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8YGty0gV2g0tm2mqnG5wBqrYoNdbSlZngoQsYFZJqpvq-pHlZf-Ua5IxruhFv02s8BMXIPaZDFRtE7sUzVvI-iRRrNrdxZBE_U1hDyXKOn6FFTrsdQf6Rs_86QFEduM0fvslb6Rppe3wobdtQ9e_uYkbDKsIt9koCXW5xsWKJETkG120aX43s902K3w\/s16000\/open%20svg.png\" title=\"How to open and view an svg file properly\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESVG files work a bit differently from other image graphics and so the exact same rules will not apply to opening, viewing or editing these types of files.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/06\/svg-files-are-showing-up-as-html-in-my.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESVG files are made up of HTML\u003C\/a\u003E code which is what sets them apart and makes them so very different from other image file types.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou \u003Ci\u003Eshould\u003C\/i\u003E be able to open and view an SVG file simply by double clicking on the file. By default this will likely\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003Eopen the file for viewing in your default \u003Cu\u003Eweb browser\u003C\/u\u003E. This would be the normal and expected action as the default but it is also a view only mode for looking at the file, not for editing or otherwise using the file.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf the above action doesn't happen, it means that your computer likely isn't recognizing any appropriate program to open an SVG file with (no default is setup). Or if it IS happening you probably want the SVG file to open in a specific program so you can actually use the file and not just view it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can always just open the design program you want and use the File\u0026gt;Open commands to open the file you want to see (you can also do this in your web browser if you simply want to view a file) but obviously this takes a bit more effort than simply double clicking the file to open it. For that, you'll need to set a default program to open your SVG files with.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can manually set the default program for SVGs to any specific program that handles SVG files quite easily. Just note, if you choose the wrong program as your default, to something not compatible with SVG, the file is still not going to open!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo first you need to know what programs are actually compatible with SVG. Some of these include: Illustrator, Corel, Affinity, Inkscape, Gimp, Silhouette Studio Designer Edition or Cricut Design Space.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo set the default program for opening SVG files on PC simply right click on any SVG file and from the menu box click 'Open with'. A smaller menu box will open with a few program options and at the bottom 'Choose another app'. Click this.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEge861A4pOMY1wzHE5km6iin3hXTi1AfWq6wPdDICsxQ2le2kXVaDs4CnLWzB_BVgMCuYcdw5Z8OFKF-eMq1o3bN0sHmBu0rBfUzr2IF570fpKDm5X7ZyI4bYmbibh9PkqHNhbAVSvKcgAf\/s672\/open+svg.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Open and View an SVG File\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"477\" data-original-width=\"672\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEge861A4pOMY1wzHE5km6iin3hXTi1AfWq6wPdDICsxQ2le2kXVaDs4CnLWzB_BVgMCuYcdw5Z8OFKF-eMq1o3bN0sHmBu0rBfUzr2IF570fpKDm5X7ZyI4bYmbibh9PkqHNhbAVSvKcgAf\/w640-h454\/open+svg.png\" title=\"How to Open and View an SVG File\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother menu box will now open with more program options to choose from, if your option is listed right there you can select it by clicking on the one you want and ticking the box 'always use this app to open .svg files'.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf the program you want to use is not listed, click 'More apps' and an even longer list of choices will appear. If the program you want still isn't there you can 'Look for another app on this PC'. Navigate to the program you want, using the search field to help you find it if necessary.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"hc hd fn he b hf ij hg hh hi ik hj hk hl il hm hn ho im hp hq hr in hs ht hv dn gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"6c26\"\u003EAt\n this point, the program you chose will automatically open up. It’s because \nyou’ve told it to open this one particular SVG file. What we want to do is choose that program to open ALL SVG files though, so close down the program, and start these steps from the beginning. The program you just opened will now appear on the short list of possible programs and you can choose the 'always use this app'.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"hc hd fn he b hf ij hg hh hi ik hj hk hl il hm hn ho im hp hq hr in hs ht hv dn gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"6c26\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"hc hd fn he b hf ij hg hh hi ik hj hk hl il hm hn ho im hp hq hr in hs ht hv dn gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"6c26\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjpXxmfkY67qkR6lh2OVZmRHDkaMUXz661PC0bywWaRP_otBLBEZkYg4WdfJeG4yxU-z1_7xA96RofnVfiYt4G7AiUS-E3Kl5E5jT4yJRO2OjfqHT6YDtg2Qv-pHwiX1O7OTQmDz-ciKHJG\/s672\/open+svg+2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Open and View an SVG File\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"654\" data-original-width=\"672\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjpXxmfkY67qkR6lh2OVZmRHDkaMUXz661PC0bywWaRP_otBLBEZkYg4WdfJeG4yxU-z1_7xA96RofnVfiYt4G7AiUS-E3Kl5E5jT4yJRO2OjfqHT6YDtg2Qv-pHwiX1O7OTQmDz-ciKHJG\/w640-h622\/open+svg+2.png\" title=\"How to Open and View an SVG File\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"hc hd fn he b hf ij hg hh hi ik hj hk hl il hm hn ho im hp hq hr in hs ht hv dn gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"6c26\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo do the same thing on a Mac: Select the file, then choose File \u0026gt; Get Info (you can also Control-click the file, then choose Get Info). In the Info window, click the arrow next to “Open with.” Click the pop-up menu, then choose the app. To open all files of this type with this app, click Change All.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat is all you need to do to set a program of your choice to open any SVG file by simply double clicking it from within your folder and you can change your default choice at any time by following these steps whenever you need to.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"hc hd fn he b hf ij hg hh hi ik hj hk hl il hm hn ho im hp hq hr in hs ht hv dn gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"6c26\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"hc hd fn he b hf ij hg hh hi ik hj hk hl il hm hn ho im hp hq hr in hs ht hv dn gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"6c26\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/5262967483319095603\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/08\/how-to-open-and-view-svg-file.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5262967483319095603"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5262967483319095603"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/08\/how-to-open-and-view-svg-file.html","title":"How to Open and View an SVG File"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8YGty0gV2g0tm2mqnG5wBqrYoNdbSlZngoQsYFZJqpvq-pHlZf-Ua5IxruhFv02s8BMXIPaZDFRtE7sUzVvI-iRRrNrdxZBE_U1hDyXKOn6FFTrsdQf6Rs_86QFEduM0fvslb6Rppe3wobdtQ9e_uYkbDKsIt9koCXW5xsWKJETkG120aX43s902K3w\/s72-c\/open%20svg.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-4668591206786081349"},"published":{"$t":"2021-09-06T13:00:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-12T13:29:34.368-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Never Lose Another File by Using Cloud Backup"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh3ELoeopL5bL3Ct4xZ9fAomInFRi6V5HSxTjlVqh4xEjk9A2nZmR2M5HuSQbxBpEGAt1WnDyhy8_Sd3P4RFE_8e8jTArUdoWvumsBcnr5GdoLnvj3GWZ-OYZMcOSr4nRE9VRmq_MXUx_n83IZNlgkTH5mCANN-S64T9XC7XTkUXDbfvfzJjLxkV2lWFA\/s648\/lose%20files.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Never lose anothe file by using cloud backup\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh3ELoeopL5bL3Ct4xZ9fAomInFRi6V5HSxTjlVqh4xEjk9A2nZmR2M5HuSQbxBpEGAt1WnDyhy8_Sd3P4RFE_8e8jTArUdoWvumsBcnr5GdoLnvj3GWZ-OYZMcOSr4nRE9VRmq_MXUx_n83IZNlgkTH5mCANN-S64T9XC7XTkUXDbfvfzJjLxkV2lWFA\/s16000\/lose%20files.png\" title=\"Never lose anothe file by using cloud backup\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegularly backing up one's computer hard drive is the sort of thing most people know they \u003Ci\u003Eshould\u003C\/i\u003E do, but don't do until they learn the hard way how painful it is to lose everything on their machine.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI'm sort of in that category. As a digital business I knew I needed to have a backup of my hard drive, but I was too cheap to do it right. So I manually did backups whenever I remembered and I tried to do it weekly, or at least monthly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd then my computer picked up a virus. I lost a month of work from the resulting reboot. My computer had to be completely wiped and rebuilt. Most of that process was easy enough, if a pain in the ass. But a month's worth of work was a lot of wasted time and some of what I lost wasn't worth re-doing (financially) but was a disappointment to lose nonetheless.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELesson learned. These days, even losing a single days worth of work would be unacceptable. It would just be so annoying to have to go back and do it all over again. And some things might not be replaceable.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELuckily backups have become easier and cheaper than ever making it inexcusable to put it off or to do it right.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are so many ways to achieve a full backup of your hard drive and many services or tools to choose from. The topic of backups is huge, overwhelming and can seem a lot more complicated than it needs to be.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy approach and advice here is meant for tech nervous newbies who just want the job done without incurring a migraine in the process!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst, it is highly recommended to have two backup systems. A local backup and a remote backup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocal - this is a backup that is right there with you, physically, in your home. I recommend plugging in an external drive (size will be dependent on your needs, but 2-4TB is the average). Then just use your computer's built in auto backup software or choose to install something that will backup your entire computer to that external drive on an automated schedule. Usually this will include a time sequence of backups, so you can go back to a previous backup a month ago to retrieve lost files which is super helpful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis doesn't need to be complicated, just plug a USB drive of sufficient size into your computer and setup the backup software. Most computers come with this as standard and it is not complicated.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt's super important though that you periodically check the local backup process is actually working. Never take for granted that it will work, and continue to work, unchecked!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you are using a laptop this can be a bit more challenging because you'll need to setup a routine to plug everything in on a regular basis in order to run that backup. But if that's your main computer and you have important files\/photos on it imagine losing the whole lot.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn alternative many people are using instead of a local backup drive is to keep everything stored in a cloud service like google docs or dropbox. However, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correct.com.au\/thedangersofusingdropbox\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethese aren't backup services\u003C\/a\u003E, they are file sharing services and so they don't offer quite the same level of security and protection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocal backups are great for file retrieval if your computer goes down or gets replaced. But it doesn't solve the problem of theft from burglary, your house burning down, flattened or flooded or if you've been evacuated and couldn't grab that drive on the way out.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat's where remote backup becomes critical. If you have a digital business like mine this should be viewed the same as an insurance policy. You're protecting your hard work \u003Ci\u003Ejust in case\u003C\/i\u003E something awful happens.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI prefer cloud backup solutions that are fully automated and I can just set it and leave it. I also like it to be affordable and flexible for making changes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are quite a few choices out there, and you should pick whichever one you feel is best for you, but I've been using \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/secure.backblaze.com\/r\/02bk90\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBackblaze\u003C\/a\u003E for years now and I can highly recommend them. Their pricing starts at just $7 a month and their services are some of the best.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith an automated service you just setup the backup details for your hard drive and everything happens in the background without you having to do anything except leave your computer switched on long enough for backups to happen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you want to try Backblaze my \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/secure.backblaze.com\/r\/02bk90\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereferral link\u003C\/a\u003E gets you one month free when you sign up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThankfully I've never had to get a full backup from them but they offer two ways to retrieve your full backup - via download over an internet connection, or they post a refundable drive to you. You can also choose an option to retrieve individual files which is awesome if you're traveling and need to access something.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI live in a region where wildfire threat is a constant worry so the peace of mind remote backups give me is absolutely necessary, and as a business it's a tax deduction anyway.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI will never lose another file ever again!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESafe computing\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/4668591206786081349\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/09\/never-lose-another-file-by-using-cloud.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/4668591206786081349"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/4668591206786081349"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/09\/never-lose-another-file-by-using-cloud.html","title":"Never Lose Another File by Using Cloud Backup"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh3ELoeopL5bL3Ct4xZ9fAomInFRi6V5HSxTjlVqh4xEjk9A2nZmR2M5HuSQbxBpEGAt1WnDyhy8_Sd3P4RFE_8e8jTArUdoWvumsBcnr5GdoLnvj3GWZ-OYZMcOSr4nRE9VRmq_MXUx_n83IZNlgkTH5mCANN-S64T9XC7XTkUXDbfvfzJjLxkV2lWFA\/s72-c\/lose%20files.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-8467788544988862978"},"published":{"$t":"2021-09-04T13:00:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-09-04T13:00:00.221-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"freebies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Where to Find the Very Best Free SVG Files"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj2t-h6tUdttLWt16oerV3Z_7SE-L1T8Q6tkfQuW0-jnl3YICNR3lQ7_k4jjJF0ZNeoBn_dulRl1-sy-oo95EzJZCkqHHejOTexZW9f4pntiGvQ0FP_dijAJZFPir32Cla8kxeDxfrwZH2V\/s648\/3.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj2t-h6tUdttLWt16oerV3Z_7SE-L1T8Q6tkfQuW0-jnl3YICNR3lQ7_k4jjJF0ZNeoBn_dulRl1-sy-oo95EzJZCkqHHejOTexZW9f4pntiGvQ0FP_dijAJZFPir32Cla8kxeDxfrwZH2V\/w640-h640\/3.png\" title=\"Where to Find the Very Best Free SVG FilesWhere to Find the Very Best Free SVG Files\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEveryone loves freebies, right? I mean, who doesn't!! The thing is, there are legit freebies, offered by very generous creatives as a way to promote their work (just like me on this blog!).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd then there are stolen freebies. These freebies may seem 'free' because you are not paying for them, but the person giving them away doesn't have the right to do so, is violating copyright law with their actions and in the process is causing harm to the actual creators of that work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou'll often find these in Facebook groups as phone dumps or mega bundles - beware of these as often these contain trademark and copyright protected stuff and\/or are being distributed without permission. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI don't want to get all lecture-y on you, but there's just one word for that kind of behavior - Greed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd it's totally unnecessary because there are soooo many places you can get totally free totally legit SVG files, often with commercial use allowed, and you won't receive a take-down notice for using it!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECutting machine crafts are super huge right now, making SVG crafting files extra popular and thankfully very abundant - they are virtually everywhere! So here is my list of the best places to get free cutting machine files, either completely free, or nearly free.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/craftbundles.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECraft Bundles\u003C\/a\u003E - this site has a huge selection for every occasion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/designbundles.net\/?ref=K3yVwl\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDesign Bundles\u003C\/a\u003E - subscribe to their email for weekly freebies\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lovesvg.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELoveSVG\u003C\/a\u003E - free for personal use only\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thenavagepatch.com\/the-vip-patch\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Navage Patch\u003C\/a\u003E - access granted when you join their newsletter\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4. \u003Ca class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/designsbywinther.com\/category\/free-svg-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDesigns By Winther\u003C\/a\u003E - loads of designs to choose from\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E5. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.3dsvg.com\/category-free-svg-files\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDreaming Tree\u003C\/a\u003E - huge selection of 3D paper cut files\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E6. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.printablecuttablecreatables.com\/product-category\/freebies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPrintable Cuttable Creatables\u003C\/a\u003E - a nice selection of original designs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E7. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.creativefabrica.com\/freebies\/free-crafts\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECreative Fabrica\u003C\/a\u003E - freebies can be time sensitive\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E8. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/poofycheeks.com\/free-cut-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPoofy Cheeks\u003C\/a\u003E - a small selection of cute designs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E9. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/freesvgdesigns.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFree SVG Designs\u003C\/a\u003E - free for personal use with over 1000 design \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E10. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/designerprintables.com\/printables\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDesigner Printables\u003C\/a\u003E - free SVGs and more\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E11. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/maggierosedesignco.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMaggie Rose Design Co\u003C\/a\u003E.- free files and tutorials\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E12. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/shopcraftables.com\/free-svg-cut-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECraftables\u003C\/a\u003E - they sell vinyl cutting supplies but also have free SVG files\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E13. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/ginaccreates.com\/category\/freecraftfiles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGina C Creates\u003C\/a\u003E - craft blog with loads of freebies\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E14.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/karacreates.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EKara Creates\u003C\/a\u003E - another craft blog with more great freebies\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E15. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/cutthatdesign.com\/tag\/free-svg-cutting-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECut That Design\u003C\/a\u003E - not the easiest site to browse but nice designs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E16. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/heyletsmakestuff.com\/category\/svg-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHey Let's Make Stuff\u003C\/a\u003E - lots of cute quotes and monograms\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E16. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thegirlcreative.com\/product-category\/svg\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Girl Creative\u003C\/a\u003E - cute and seasonal quote files\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E17. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/svgandme.com\/start-here\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESVG and Me\u003C\/a\u003E - another blog with tutorials and freebies\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E18. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/caluyadesign.com\/freebie-gallery\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECaluya Design\u003C\/a\u003E - freebies, $1 SVGs and well priced bundles\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E19. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/svgcuts.com\/blog\/free-designs\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESVG Cuts\u003C\/a\u003E - loads of free craft files\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E20. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/burtonavenue.com\/blog\/free-svgfiles\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBurton Avenue\u003C\/a\u003E - password protected, sign up to the email list\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E21. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.designsbymissmandee.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDesigns by Miss Mandee\u003C\/a\u003E - gorgeous freebies for 3D paper crafters\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E22. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pineapplepaperco.com\/category\/free-downloads\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPineapple Paper Co\u003C\/a\u003E - free SVGs and printables\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E23. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/cuttingforbusiness.com\/category\/free-cut-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECutting For Business\u003C\/a\u003E - all types of quote files\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E24. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mydesignsinthechaos.com\/category\/freesvgfiles\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy Designs In The Chaos\u003C\/a\u003E - fun craft projects and files\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E25. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.birdscards.com\/free-svg-cut-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBird’s Cards\u003C\/a\u003E - specializing in paper greeting cards and 3D paper crafts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E26. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/monicascreativeroom.se\/category\/cutting-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMonica’s Creative Room\u003C\/a\u003E - more freebies for paper crafters\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E27. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/jennifermaker.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJennifer Maker\u003C\/a\u003E - for paper and vinyl crafters, a little of everything in here\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E28. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.happycrafters.com\/free-cut-files\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHappy Crafters\u003C\/a\u003E - variety of freebies, focusing on vinyl crafts\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E29. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/sofontsy.com\/collections\/free\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESo Fontsy\u003C\/a\u003E - a marketplace with free files and $1 designs\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E30. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/graphics\/cut-file\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EVexels\u003C\/a\u003E - has both freebies and premium content\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E31. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.craftwithsarah.com\/free-svgs\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECrafts with Sarah\u003C\/a\u003E - layered paper cut crafts and tutorials\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E32. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.silhouettedesignstore.com\/designs\/?free_designs=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Design Store\u003C\/a\u003E - from Silhouette themselves, loads of free files\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E33. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/crafthousesvg.com\/collections\/freebies\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECraft House SVG\u003C\/a\u003E - free individual files and great deals on bundles\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E34. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/kimberdawnco.com\/category\/free-cut-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EKimber Dawn \u0026amp; Co\u003C\/a\u003E - blog site with some fun free svg files\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E35. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freeprettythingsforyou.com\/category\/free-svg-cut-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFree Pretty Things for You\u003C\/a\u003E - free digital resources of all types\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E36. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.michaels.com\/designlibrary\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMichaels\u003C\/a\u003E - the store... yes, they do free files as well!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E37. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.simplycraftysvgs.com\/product-category\/freebies\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESimply Crafty SVGs\u003C\/a\u003E - more paper cut crafts and 3D paper crafting\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E38. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lovepapercrafts.com\/category\/freebies\/svg\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELove Paper Crafts\u003C\/a\u003E - card making and hand lettering blog, with freebies\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E39. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.100directions.com\/?s=svg+files\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E100 Directions\u003C\/a\u003E - craft blog with free svg files alongside tutorials\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E40. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/craftingintherain.com\/category\/downloads\/svgs\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECrafting in the Rain\u003C\/a\u003E - another craft blog with original free SVGs\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E41. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/everydaypartymag.com\/?s=SVG\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EEveryday Party Mag\u003C\/a\u003E - a party blog with hostess inspired SVGs\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E42. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artsyfartsymama.com\/search\/label\/cut%20file\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EArtsy Fartsy Mama\u003C\/a\u003E - craft blog with free cut files\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E43. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.happinessishomemade.net\/category\/svg\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHappiness is Homemade\u003C\/a\u003E - craft blog with free cutting files\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E44. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com\/p\/free-svg-files.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI Should be Mopping the Floor\u003C\/a\u003E - craft blog with free SVG files\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E45. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lizoncall.com\/tag\/free-cut-file\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELiz on Call\u003C\/a\u003E - craft blog with free SVG files\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E46. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/persialou.com\/printables\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPersia Lou\u003C\/a\u003E - fun and cute original craft files\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E47. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/seelindsay.com\/category\/svg-files-printables\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESee Lindsay\u003C\/a\u003E - craft blog with cute free cut file\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E48. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/sweetredpoppy.com\/category\/cricut-2\/free-svg-files\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESweet Red Poppy\u003C\/a\u003E - layered paper crafts and more\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E49. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thatswhatchesaid.net\/category\/freebies\/free-svg\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThat's What Che Said\u003C\/a\u003E - craft blog with free cutting file crafts\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E50. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thecraftpatchblog.com\/?s=free+svg\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Craft Patch\u003C\/a\u003E - one last craft blog with free SVG files on offer\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs you can see, this is a pretty big list of resources for free SVG files! And if you keep looking, there are many many more (feel free to add your own links in the comments).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs with any site, always check the terms of use and comply with all licensing conditions, not only is it the law, but it's just good citizenry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy Crafting!\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;PIN ME\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi11Lmi2xiL3KKjwsI475tPCqI9MpgW5UDdz6i6pBW-LhhJxQErnWVWIzRVzfhyJvCvd8rU-nMS7JlEYNtkTgnoe29QS-RZE5-MBuYrU8UzdqXt1epCgoc50FBmEARntHwCsl0LMn_C_75K\/s792\/3b.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiblcCQVANUuNcgPkIz-kHtTVckQOA2obgMLsUmctlOs1YwR6vRkT7E37-QX1prX7ZtItXfldP0L3hhUecaLeCb-3nktCuzStcXKSAvrPO2c8EJanH_zr_JkYOqizSEWoiOMKCEQv6qvdxR\/s648\/1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiblcCQVANUuNcgPkIz-kHtTVckQOA2obgMLsUmctlOs1YwR6vRkT7E37-QX1prX7ZtItXfldP0L3hhUecaLeCb-3nktCuzStcXKSAvrPO2c8EJanH_zr_JkYOqizSEWoiOMKCEQv6qvdxR\/w640-h640\/1.png\" title=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe clipping mask tool in Photoshop is a wonderful little piece of magic that quickly and easily allows you to insert any image into a specific shape layer, while still being able to move or edit your image.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003EPHOTOSHOP INSTRUCTIONS\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this tutorial I'll be using one of my photo board templates, but you can apply this process to any type of design or file in Photoshop. I'll cover the the same process for \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.photopea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPhotopea\u003C\/a\u003E and PS Elements below.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo start, open your Photoshop file and the image you want to insert into it, or \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/u.pcloud.link\/publink\/show?code=XZzGDKXZm0GfW8HMymj6C3Sbod9M6QoYqywX\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edownload my sample files\u003C\/a\u003E to follow along.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith both files open, select the PS file by clicking on it and take note of the layers palette in the lower right corner. Select the layer for the shape you want to insert your image into. In this example we will insert a photo into the top left corner of the photo board, so I've selected shape 1 with my cursor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow go to your image and drag and drop it into the PS file. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvzkErbccJeGgTlNIm00TTB5yHp7YKIn7MWcgmjgAlmtN3CPlvkh5pddmI079uqrsbNkLmVAqwjaUHPbZkryM5qa0jIALr6FR59D1scepI4mp9Q_UPNf64FcQeQgbxVALc0gDahV59xsd_\/s1668\/pic+1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"984\" data-original-width=\"1668\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvzkErbccJeGgTlNIm00TTB5yHp7YKIn7MWcgmjgAlmtN3CPlvkh5pddmI079uqrsbNkLmVAqwjaUHPbZkryM5qa0jIALr6FR59D1scepI4mp9Q_UPNf64FcQeQgbxVALc0gDahV59xsd_\/w640-h378\/pic+1.png\" title=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYour canvas should now look like the image below. You'll see that the photo appears in the layers palette right above shape 1 where we want to clip it to.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith your cursor hovering on the photo layer in the layers palette, right click the layer to bring up the shortcuts menu. You'll see an option called \"Create Clipping Mask\". Click this and watch the magic!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou'll also find the clipping command from the top menu options under LAYER\u0026gt;Create Clipping Mask.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjW2bhvUCynvWYjMsKDKmWHtbfEmM-0S55p2amJwFavA__rfFfJ-7SURK6g1wtjN4OeGI6JK8A0D6Mog39DiREmZNUGqQM-61FkUHLeDkzwFk2MZt__9bHlTQZ8Ur3oLz6W9ktbV0qjZNgZ\/s1668\/pic+2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"988\" data-original-width=\"1668\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjW2bhvUCynvWYjMsKDKmWHtbfEmM-0S55p2amJwFavA__rfFfJ-7SURK6g1wtjN4OeGI6JK8A0D6Mog39DiREmZNUGqQM-61FkUHLeDkzwFk2MZt__9bHlTQZ8Ur3oLz6W9ktbV0qjZNgZ\/w640-h380\/pic+2.png\" title=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll that is left to do now is adjust the photo into the exact position you want it in the photo box. You can simply drag it with your mouse until it's positioned and\/or sized just right.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg9FwvriAweYs-Z7NMg_s6iujMstiLCMoq4sZ6z9TQz4liFd09-sewWiNkjXqtYv2o96N3L4Mk5aaWGRJy7nItsTcBqJep0h6TswJEhjQkCQGpiEFBE_MqMwu9pGm9XSD275pURwzC7pbSS\/s1666\/pic+3.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"990\" data-original-width=\"1666\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg9FwvriAweYs-Z7NMg_s6iujMstiLCMoq4sZ6z9TQz4liFd09-sewWiNkjXqtYv2o96N3L4Mk5aaWGRJy7nItsTcBqJep0h6TswJEhjQkCQGpiEFBE_MqMwu9pGm9XSD275pURwzC7pbSS\/w640-h380\/pic+3.png\" title=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow repeat for all other boxes on the photo board!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003EPHOTOPEA INSTRUCTIONS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe process in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.photopea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPhotopea\u003C\/a\u003E works very much the exact same way. The only difference here is that when opening your image to insert into the PS file you will use the FILE\u0026gt;Open and Place command instead, which opens the image right in your file rather than opening it separately and dragging and dropping it in. Otherwise everything else will look and work exactly the same.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003EPS ELEMENTS INSTRUCTIONS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAgain, this is going to work almost exactly the same way as above. You will open and place your image in the PS file but here you will use a keyboard shortcut to apply the clipping mask - CTRL G does the magic! You'll also find the clipping command in the top menu options under LAYER\u0026gt;Create Clipping Mask.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd that's it! It's just as easy as that and you can do this with as many layers as you want.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003EPIN ME\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgLhL7GSuvTZVo5ut-3pZmrGg461eEJHRe_JjEiFcsyYkW6SsPOoEeJeuOAtvFQW5Nq4kqaF2lApXBfdW2OfQ_q7fr1i9P5i_xDM4A_lQXxVK2E5G0Rz6nS_NFNnKuro4KRYMwJXdx729uD\/s792\/1b.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"792\" data-original-width=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgLhL7GSuvTZVo5ut-3pZmrGg461eEJHRe_JjEiFcsyYkW6SsPOoEeJeuOAtvFQW5Nq4kqaF2lApXBfdW2OfQ_q7fr1i9P5i_xDM4A_lQXxVK2E5G0Rz6nS_NFNnKuro4KRYMwJXdx729uD\/s16000\/1b.png\" title=\"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/105915610775214175\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/08\/how-to-add-clipping-mask-in-photoshop.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/105915610775214175"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/105915610775214175"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/08\/how-to-add-clipping-mask-in-photoshop.html","title":"How to Add a Clipping Mask in Photoshop, Photopea or PS Elements"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiblcCQVANUuNcgPkIz-kHtTVckQOA2obgMLsUmctlOs1YwR6vRkT7E37-QX1prX7ZtItXfldP0L3hhUecaLeCb-3nktCuzStcXKSAvrPO2c8EJanH_zr_JkYOqizSEWoiOMKCEQv6qvdxR\/s72-w640-h640-c\/1.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-357965177056397615"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-16T19:55:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-19T12:12:00.963-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"4 Free Photoshop Tutorials for Absolute Beginners"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhoLuOxbfQbmpxLsmrjOuLIkN-t8pNRxiSJzfYdN60wcg-yA3OK43TJP1Z7MK0cFSHwYtEp13FgbQ0RoojttzquHCSOkcxoCYmhwWehShse9TeCFNFcpyTvn7eXDNcQkBNRv1TSMJV57eOu\/s648\/2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"4 Free Photoshop Tutorials for Absolute Beginners\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhoLuOxbfQbmpxLsmrjOuLIkN-t8pNRxiSJzfYdN60wcg-yA3OK43TJP1Z7MK0cFSHwYtEp13FgbQ0RoojttzquHCSOkcxoCYmhwWehShse9TeCFNFcpyTvn7eXDNcQkBNRv1TSMJV57eOu\/w640-h640\/2.png\" title=\"4 Free Photoshop Tutorials for Absolute Beginners\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you are brand new to Photoshop and are struggling to figure out what you are looking at, the following tutorials will help you on your way to becoming comfortable with simple tasks or projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhotoshop has a lot going on and there is a lot to learn, but rather than be overwhelmed and frustrated, with just a few simple tutorials you'll be well on your way to accomplishing whatever you're setting out to create. The following list should only take an hour or two and will be well worth your time if you are brand new to PS and feeling super confused by the whole thing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/in\/photoshop\/how-to\/ps-basics-fundamentals.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAdobe Basics for Beginners\u003C\/a\u003E - a series of video tutorials direct from Adobe that explain the very basics of the Photoshop software, from opening and saving documents to getting familiar with the work area. If you've never opened Photoshop before or just find it confusing and overwhelming this is a great place to start.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pixeladies.com\/dock-or-float-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDock or Float Your Windows\u003C\/a\u003E - this helpful tutorial walks you through the difference of docked or floating canvas spaces and how to set that up. By default when you open a new document in PS it will be docked (attached to the top of the work area, and each new doc you open will do so in a series of tabs). Floating the docs (exactly as they sound) can make it much easier to work between docs and is often a preferred method to work with.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/tutorials\/layers\/intro.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPhotoshop Layers 101\u003C\/a\u003E - the layers palette is the powerhouse of PS so understanding everything that goes on here and all the options available is pretty crucial to working with the program. Once you master this you are well on your way to working adeptly in photoshop.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/how-to\/add-fonts-in-photoshop\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAdding Fonts in Photoshop\u003C\/a\u003E - this is a pretty basic tutorial, but if you're unsure of what you're doing with installing fonts then this will have you rockin' it in no time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe above tutorials apply almost exactly to the free online editor Photopea, which is a photoshop file compatible program!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003EPIN ME\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj3aCylqfo90-QdGNPwkMkb7W4IJYQowtiYs0QMrPBptTTtiNErdHWkE8oHZZSNCtH80zQuhaP-kVNbVoNzsvockar9sIGySbffxNukGHaZz7Kit0k3K6VXCOFB0saNOtxpSrT2MXkUXK6H\/s792\/2b.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhbhsABTLphF5XeIygf3J0J--tMnoRa7AEPmqBAEXs0ICu26L1XmgDxIrQezphlJkpROrXDAQ5mLUY_KYATyvBXnZoAa5QY1rFhmGf4SpXL3tENw_vdQfwSkuxe9f0HZdVJIwP9_-Am3fN8mgWxr564BmAAoQvfPpija9tpIhGxdprV7U88L2TmBGoVdw\/s648\/download%20etsy.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Download Your Digital Purchases from Etsy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhbhsABTLphF5XeIygf3J0J--tMnoRa7AEPmqBAEXs0ICu26L1XmgDxIrQezphlJkpROrXDAQ5mLUY_KYATyvBXnZoAa5QY1rFhmGf4SpXL3tENw_vdQfwSkuxe9f0HZdVJIwP9_-Am3fN8mgWxr564BmAAoQvfPpija9tpIhGxdprV7U88L2TmBGoVdw\/s16000\/download%20etsy.png\" title=\"How to Download Your Digital Purchases from Etsy\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen purchasing digital files on Etsy it is advisable to do so through while signed into an account on their site. Using guest checkout is possible, but it has disadvantages. And while you can make digital purchases through the Etsy shopping app, you won't be able to download your files from there.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003ESign into Etsy to Purchase\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the smoothest transaction, particularly if you're wanting to download your new purchase quickly, start by logging into your Etsy account (or create a new account) using your web browser to access Etsy's site. You can do this from any device, you just need to be using the website rather than the shopping app.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce you make your purchase and the order has been confirmed, access to your download links will appear right on the confirmation page. Etsy changes what this look like from time to time and it can be easy to miss so if you've closed that page already you can find your files in one of two ways:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. locate the purchase receipt in your email, links will be found in here\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. navigate to the purchase history of your Etsy account on the website\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere's what the website navigation looks like: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgGO0Iq5Is5DK6sT6CGldT9-ujLPnmYKbiFa3zQ2vQRJJNwiRoV4IJwAmgYDuwC5jLmOlEhPcZjFcgRms4Qwmt_oxY_87AWiEhNxn_R3ail99Nn8GWivo085dZTbxx6pI3hiskL-h4eLs5S\/s1008\/download+files+1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"341\" data-original-width=\"1008\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgGO0Iq5Is5DK6sT6CGldT9-ujLPnmYKbiFa3zQ2vQRJJNwiRoV4IJwAmgYDuwC5jLmOlEhPcZjFcgRms4Qwmt_oxY_87AWiEhNxn_R3ail99Nn8GWivo085dZTbxx6pI3hiskL-h4eLs5S\/w640-h217\/download+files+1.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003ETroubleshooting Email Links\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEtsy sends a purchase receipt and download links all in one email. These will come from transaction@etsy.com. If it doesn't show up in your inbox you'll need to check your spam folder, or in gmail check the promotions or social tabs for your inbox.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe email subject line will say \"Download Your Etsy Purchase from...\" if the seller offers instant download. If the seller is emailing you the files you will get a normal purchase receipt from Etsy without download links and the subject line will say \"Your Etsy purchase from...\".\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELinks in the email will only take you to the download page if you are logged into your Etsy account, otherwise you will most likely get their 'uh oh' page. Simply login and try again.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you checked out as a guest on Etsy, you can only access your download files from the email, so it's important when ordering to ensure you are using the right email address and that you've typed it correctly. (mistakes happen!)\u0026nbsp; If you can't find a purchase receipt from Etsy anywhere in your email, spam or otherwise, the only solution is to contact the seller to ask for assistance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this case some sellers may be willing to email the files directly to you. This isn't the approach I take personally as a seller though and you might find other sellers in the same situation, where emailing just isn't always possible.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPersonally I prefer to refund guest checkout orders where problems arise and have the buyer re-purchase through an account. This is better for the buyer because they will have future access to download those files again and again if they need to. And it's just nicer not to have to rely on someone if you want\/need something quickly!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEither way I recommend always reaching out to an Etsy seller for assistance or advice, most sellers will respond quickly and offer exceptional service to you.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHappy shopping!\u003Cbr \/\u003EShawnna\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ep.s. If you are just about to open an Etsy shop, open it through \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/etsy.me\/3BmNX6W\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emy link here\u003C\/a\u003E and we both get 40 free listings!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/5666260743750937558\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/08\/how-to-download-your-digital-purchases.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5666260743750937558"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5666260743750937558"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2021\/08\/how-to-download-your-digital-purchases.html","title":"How to Download Your Digital Purchases from Etsy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhbhsABTLphF5XeIygf3J0J--tMnoRa7AEPmqBAEXs0ICu26L1XmgDxIrQezphlJkpROrXDAQ5mLUY_KYATyvBXnZoAa5QY1rFhmGf4SpXL3tENw_vdQfwSkuxe9f0HZdVJIwP9_-Am3fN8mgWxr564BmAAoQvfPpija9tpIhGxdprV7U88L2TmBGoVdw\/s72-c\/download%20etsy.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-5527379229849824699"},"published":{"$t":"2020-06-29T14:29:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-09T11:32:04.441-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"SVG files are showing up as HTML in my folders"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgNroQzjHWZ5UrkqtxIychKzZhs_I6tseo6XHDdGeHruIb-lZGg0GBT7c_q_OfRglLvHofkQxryHxMKQVZr1HvgYj8FnZkpYGZs7WxDMN9OYGtGt0CP3pImpjUWduYtEjgXobDeTgbJxDE3\/s1600\/svg+files.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"My SVG files says HTML, Lovelytocu.ca\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgNroQzjHWZ5UrkqtxIychKzZhs_I6tseo6XHDdGeHruIb-lZGg0GBT7c_q_OfRglLvHofkQxryHxMKQVZr1HvgYj8FnZkpYGZs7WxDMN9OYGtGt0CP3pImpjUWduYtEjgXobDeTgbJxDE3\/s640\/svg+files.png\" title=\"My SVG files says HTML, Lovelytocu.ca\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nIf you are Windows user and have just started downloading SVG files, you may be encountering an annoying little file naming switcheroo that swaps out your SVG file name for an HTML file name. And it even swaps out the little program icon that goes along with it.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nMany an unsuspecting user has therefore assumed that the SVG file they just downloaded simply isn't in the folder where it should be.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nThis happens because your computer wants to open the SVG file as a web browser file instead of an image file for the simple fact that SVG images actually ARE web files. That's just part of what makes an SVG so special and useful.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nWindows comes with all sorts of default settings, including which program should open what type of file. So if it reads a file as being made up of web code... then it likely thinks the 'appropriate' program is a web browser, and that's what will be selected by default to open it. Hence the switcheroo, Windows thinks it's being very clever.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nHere's an important thing to remember - just because Windows renamed the file, doesn't mean the file has been changed or will work any differently. You can go ahead and use the file exactly as you intended, even if it does say .html. But if it bothers you there are a couple things you can do to fix the issue from happening.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nHere's an example of the problem to show you exactly what I'm referring to:\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgBEY3gLxL5tsM0gKZB2QDTlA0Ii3qlarXDw_gsTtSWFE_r2kZA1wlPoq3trgWpxIxhAazpFFfc9MVjAfC1BDT5gv3ZSDcIRq9CTByajwWIpRqdPv0YcMbezBPIzkx8vgfwlYdHCOmjnHpk\/s1600\/svg+file+1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgBEY3gLxL5tsM0gKZB2QDTlA0Ii3qlarXDw_gsTtSWFE_r2kZA1wlPoq3trgWpxIxhAazpFFfc9MVjAfC1BDT5gv3ZSDcIRq9CTByajwWIpRqdPv0YcMbezBPIzkx8vgfwlYdHCOmjnHpk\/s640\/svg+file+1.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs you can see, this folder contains an HTML file... or does it?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBy simply making one tiny change to how the folder is viewed, suddenly that information becomes just a little clearer. Click the 'View' tab in your folder screen, as below, and then tick the 'File Extension' box. By adding the file extensions to the file names in the folder list you get a more accurate view of the actual file types you are looking at.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhrSdO_2PJVxzxZ5ePmAjRE3QW1Tz0Ss8CEY1LmI_gwHPyJ2BBlgp2gvY-1PQjDzzRRtbZRpBx385Mv3ULKWvRkEVnExg7Pm4cw-rOMpOEVWAJ96Df7Yos-m5_468UFRNRy-HpvVG6p6-PM\/s1600\/svg+file+2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhrSdO_2PJVxzxZ5ePmAjRE3QW1Tz0Ss8CEY1LmI_gwHPyJ2BBlgp2gvY-1PQjDzzRRtbZRpBx385Mv3ULKWvRkEVnExg7Pm4cw-rOMpOEVWAJ96Df7Yos-m5_468UFRNRy-HpvVG6p6-PM\/s640\/svg+file+2.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nYou don't necessarily need to do anything further. As I already mentioned, the integrity of the file itself is not affected at all and will work exactly as expected in whatever program you are using it in.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nIf however, you don't like that, and maybe you'd like to be able to double click the SVG file and have it open in a specific software program, you just need to change your computer's default settings. Something that is really not too difficult at all to do.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nRight click on the SVG file name in your folder. A menu will appear with an option to 'Open With'. Choosing this creates another menu pop up which will have a list of a few possible programs you can select as the new default.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nIf the program you want isn't on that short list select 'Choose Another App'. You'll be presented with a longer list of options to choose from. Ensure that the box 'always use this app to open .svg files' is ticked and select the program you want as your default, for example, Inkscape.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\nYour SVG files should now be presented correctly on your PC, and will open nicely when clicked!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"e3fc\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"4d25\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"gg gu ap bx gi b gj gk gv gl gm gw gn go gx gp gq gy gr gs gz gt ei\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\" id=\"4d25\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/5527379229849824699\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/06\/svg-files-are-showing-up-as-html-in-my.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5527379229849824699"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5527379229849824699"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/06\/svg-files-are-showing-up-as-html-in-my.html","title":"SVG files are showing up as HTML in my folders"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgNroQzjHWZ5UrkqtxIychKzZhs_I6tseo6XHDdGeHruIb-lZGg0GBT7c_q_OfRglLvHofkQxryHxMKQVZr1HvgYj8FnZkpYGZs7WxDMN9OYGtGt0CP3pImpjUWduYtEjgXobDeTgbJxDE3\/s72-c\/svg+files.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-2378544040027979654"},"published":{"$t":"2020-06-15T15:32:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-09T11:32:12.600-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Unzip Any File"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgz1ZV2FK7V23H5wobfWqkBh9w0RYwys7WIFKbvggFMBN58y0rL-j5UtBaFWzImiuUXNFmE0hUMO5bqcXz1AI09AQ3Uy9zXyRA2cBWC21SxOWtxaIKMkEVtFZ8KsASk9j1TE0hI43chpj1K\/s1600\/unzip+files.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to Unzip Any File, Lovelytocu.ca\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgz1ZV2FK7V23H5wobfWqkBh9w0RYwys7WIFKbvggFMBN58y0rL-j5UtBaFWzImiuUXNFmE0hUMO5bqcXz1AI09AQ3Uy9zXyRA2cBWC21SxOWtxaIKMkEVtFZ8KsASk9j1TE0hI43chpj1K\/s640\/unzip+files.png\" title=\"How to Unzip Any File, Lovelytocu.ca\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo, what is a .zip folder anyway? \u0026nbsp;A ZIP file is basically a digital folder containing any number of documents or images that has been compressed into a format that is accepted for upload \/ download across the internet. (that’s the short version)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAll of my own graphics are provided as digital downloads that will arrive to you in a ZIP file and so I’m often asked by first-timers or infrequent users on how to best go about opening such a file.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHence this little tutorial!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003E\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you’ve never come across a .zip file before and you’re not particularly techie minded it can be a little frustrating to deal with depending on which computer operating system you have and how downloads are automatically handled on your computer. \u0026nbsp;And of course, mobile devices offer a whole separate challenge!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAll of the solutions provided here use the default software already included within your operating system, no need for special programs or purchased software, with the exception of mobile devices.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003EDESKTOP or LAPTOP COMPUTERS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EWindows 7 thru 11\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Right-click on the Zip file icon and choose “Extract All”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- When prompted, choose a location for the folder to be extracted into\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Keep the \"Show extracted files when complete\" box unchecked\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Now click on the \"Extract\" button to start the extraction\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Once complete, this new folder is now your “unzipped” copy of the Zip folder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- You may keep the original Zip folder or delete it since it is a duplicate\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOR\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- in your downloads explorer window, you'll find an Extract menu button on the top navigation bar\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- click this and follow the prompts, in much the same way as above\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EWindows XP and Vista\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Double click on the zip folder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- In the window that opens, click on the “Extract all Files” link\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- The “Extraction Wizard” will open, click “Next”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Choose a destination for your unzipped folder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Click “Finish” to complete the process\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- This new folder is now your “unzipped” copy of the Zip file\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- You may keep the original Zip file or delete it\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EMac\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- double click on the zip file\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- job done\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ESpecial Note:\u003C\/b\u003E Where you download a zip file to on your computer can affect the ability to extract correctly or fully access the unzipped version. \u0026nbsp;Always make sure that you are downloading zip files to either a dedicated downloads folder, your main documents folder or directly to your desktop. \u0026nbsp;You may then move the folders to other locations as needed. \u0026nbsp;Some of my customers have had issues in particular with Microsoft Live Photo Gallery being the default location for ALL downloads. \u0026nbsp;This won’t work for .zip files!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003EMOBILE DEVICES\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor mobile devices you will need to install an appropriate app in order to download and open .zip files.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EiOS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/winzip\/id500637987\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWinzip\u003C\/a\u003E is a free app and comes highly recommended by experts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Once the app is installed you will have an option to “Open in Winzip”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- This will reveal the contents of the zipped folder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Click “Open In” to choose where you wish to extract the zip folder contents to\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- You should now be able to access the files in their new location\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Note that you won’t be able to open a file type if you do not have a corresponding app to, but all image files will open in the camera roll or photos app\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EAndroid\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EZArchiver\u003C\/a\u003E is a free app and comes highly recommended by experts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Open ZArchiver and use the file manager to find the zip folder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Click on the file when you find it\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Use the View option to see the files in the zip folder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- If needed you can extract a single file or extract all\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- once extracted the files will be in your main folder for full access\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/2378544040027979654\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2017\/02\/how-to-unzip-files.html#comment-form","title":"0 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Tips for Printing Printables"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiKUtC2eK_aW1nGXJ1SwSsfMdfArkE6swN-hRTat0HDkVMSXgmqcGbdLQO-LIssX2cn6withBKNWk8ntwoomUKjuLLuZ-9i4VX6wHySuE0lIZjgs_BG8ClJyKCxxdd_44C5kNSJQer-M-sN\/s1600\/printing+tips.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top tips for printing printables, Lovelytocu.ca\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiKUtC2eK_aW1nGXJ1SwSsfMdfArkE6swN-hRTat0HDkVMSXgmqcGbdLQO-LIssX2cn6withBKNWk8ntwoomUKjuLLuZ-9i4VX6wHySuE0lIZjgs_BG8ClJyKCxxdd_44C5kNSJQer-M-sN\/s640\/printing+tips.png\" title=\"Top tips for printing printables, Lovelytocu.ca\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEver run into problems printing out some awesome free printable you found on Pinterest? Or maybe you purchased some gorgeous party printables on Etsy but they turned out a mess on your home printer?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWell I'm here to tell you that you are not alone! Even seasoned pros will run into frustrations with print quality or printing mess-ups. The real trick is in knowing what to do when these things happen. How do you solve your printing problem without a flood of tears or chucking your printer out the window?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTake a deep breath... here's what you need to know...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ETOP TIPS FOR SOLVING PRINTER DILEMMAS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n1.\u0026nbsp; Choose the right printer for the job.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere's the truth, not all printers can handle any job. So if your printer isn't up to it, nothing else you do will get your print job to look perfect. Understanding and accepting this will save you a big headache.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRule of thumb, inkjet printers are great for text documents and photos while laser jet printers work better for graphics and large color blocks. Because inkjet printers are generally cheaper, this is what most people tend to have at home, and they work just fine for most home applications. But you might struggle when printing certain types of graphics.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSolution: Who do you know who has a laser printer? Is there a printing service near you that you could use instead? If you need to print semi regularly it could be worth researching alternative options before investing in a brand new printer. Either a local option or an online option, whichever works best for you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2. Know your printer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is something that the average printer owner never really does. Explore the printer dialogue box and get to know every possible setting option that you have available to you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDoes that sound daunting? This doesn't need to take long but it will save you sooooo much agro later if you understand that there ARE different setting options for your printer. Just get to know what your printer is capable of with a quick review, make a few cheat sheet notes if you need to, and when you go to print something double check that your print settings are correct for the job.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI'll be honest, off the top of my head I don't know all of my own printer setting options. But I do know that it has a variety of options available and I'll check through these when I go to print anything other than a plain document just to be sure I'm making the most of what my printer can do.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThese are things like paper size and weight. Paper tray selection (specialty paper often feeds better from the manual tray). And ink or layout settings, particularly the actual print size options.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n3.\u0026nbsp; Printing the correct size.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne of the most common print issues that I come across all the time are printables not coming out at the right size. This is actually quite simple to correct once you know what to look for.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMost printers will try to optimize your printed page for you through automatic settings. If your print job is too close to the paper edge it will automatically scale the print smaller. If it's really small on the page it might make it bigger.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBut when you need your printable to print at an exact size as it's intended to be these default 'helpful' settings are really not that helpful at all!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEach printer will have this in the print dialogue box a little differently but you'll want to look for a setting that says \"print actual size\" or \"print at 100%\".\u0026nbsp; You want to select this option and make sure that any box that says \"scale to fit\" is UNchecked. That's it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n4.\u0026nbsp; Printing colors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is such a common complaint. And not restricted to the home printer or novice crafter!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe cold hard truth is colors look different from one device to another and when applied on different surfaces. Computers are backlit and with retina or 4K display colors will appear more vibrant than they will do on paper.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd even amongst print surfaces colors will look different on one surface type from another. Matte paper for example absorbs more ink that glossy paper, so the colors are going to brighter or more saturated on the glossier surface.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEach printer will also print a little differently. A little too much yellow and your blue is heading towards green, a little too much magenta and that same blue is sitting on the purple side of the fence. These tiny little differences in how each printer mixes the inks can create unexpected variances.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo what's the solution? Test printing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you have very specific requirements for color the best option is to test print everything first. Know that you'll need to experiment, make adjustments or try a different printer and you won't be nearly as frustrated. It's just a matter of accepting that color isn't consistent across all mediums.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/5492262313574831688\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2018\/02\/top-tips-for-printing-printables.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5492262313574831688"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5492262313574831688"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2018\/02\/top-tips-for-printing-printables.html","title":"Top Tips for Printing Printables"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiKUtC2eK_aW1nGXJ1SwSsfMdfArkE6swN-hRTat0HDkVMSXgmqcGbdLQO-LIssX2cn6withBKNWk8ntwoomUKjuLLuZ-9i4VX6wHySuE0lIZjgs_BG8ClJyKCxxdd_44C5kNSJQer-M-sN\/s72-c\/printing+tips.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-4969548245189841269"},"published":{"$t":"2020-06-03T18:59:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-09T11:32:29.311-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dealing with MACOSX files in your download folder"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSEZUFeHHJzdATbzr4VhLVyWf4TIeY8KB3X8k0t8f_w7p-sl33FtUXx7l6CAzbGsjrx4Z6r_cBb7FGd423NIl4tvtfltHZppflxY4HUA2pGEMp9uST2JdATeXzCd69g8kRbI7DMNUBbCNO\/s1600\/macosx.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Opening Mac folders on a PC, Lovelytocu.ca \" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSEZUFeHHJzdATbzr4VhLVyWf4TIeY8KB3X8k0t8f_w7p-sl33FtUXx7l6CAzbGsjrx4Z6r_cBb7FGd423NIl4tvtfltHZppflxY4HUA2pGEMp9uST2JdATeXzCd69g8kRbI7DMNUBbCNO\/s640\/macosx.png\" title=\"Opening Mac folders on a PC, Lovelytocu.ca \" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen MAC users create files on their computer, invisible metadata files are created by the operating system. (mac users can't see these and their functionality is required on the mac)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere are two types of files created, a folder metadata file called .DS_store and individual metadata files for every file created carrying the same file name but starting with ._ (so a folder containg 6 files will have 7 metadata files).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen such files and folders are created and shared with PC users, these files unfortunately are no longer invisible. The PC operating system is not programmed to hide them the way the MAC does.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd MAC users can't avoid the creation or inclusion of these irksome little meta files. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nConveniently though, all those metadata files are grouped into their own separate folder called _MACOSX. With the exception of the .DS_store file which will show up in both the metadata folder and the real folder that has the download content.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI've provided some screenshots to show you what to look for, and what to avoid:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgFCyhyvNya17T_nri4St3bLKHWu8QLmquG4zszQJanxNGv9Oeqxg5uD-uxRRWfNRg5D1-SD1R5eXCUYfARaLdATaPXKuUWEwFY5PiHA53Hq_22jADiZtL4aWfVt15rmPn4n4NGWa-SEmBE\/s1600\/meta+1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"384\" data-original-width=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgFCyhyvNya17T_nri4St3bLKHWu8QLmquG4zszQJanxNGv9Oeqxg5uD-uxRRWfNRg5D1-SD1R5eXCUYfARaLdATaPXKuUWEwFY5PiHA53Hq_22jADiZtL4aWfVt15rmPn4n4NGWa-SEmBE\/s1600\/meta+1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiFj9vnux5jSjz4_Y7V1VuJcc7r3Odz_1uLaP5KwrDKWWHVhoLiC2fESkNTDcNVZ3qWijnjyf1bhpJ2ervAXIlrYJtQSJP1lJCsAYnhObg_aH8WxQhfiLSRPviRd9XaDwGrU6al7s4O9_EP\/s1600\/meta+2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"447\" data-original-width=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiFj9vnux5jSjz4_Y7V1VuJcc7r3Odz_1uLaP5KwrDKWWHVhoLiC2fESkNTDcNVZ3qWijnjyf1bhpJ2ervAXIlrYJtQSJP1lJCsAYnhObg_aH8WxQhfiLSRPviRd9XaDwGrU6al7s4O9_EP\/s1600\/meta+2.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCJhdzNHsJKgrD3mvptkeiDHtGBlFqiIinoFV8lQFTvGXgwUywYEP2EtrWfPJHmZ30xRTKvNRvhgfgD7jQPLIYf9jl8izQvFPwd0R0m1ebi0eTirJi1L0lESiTFLK1pIFDfJjOBw55YhT-\/s1600\/meta+3.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"384\" data-original-width=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCJhdzNHsJKgrD3mvptkeiDHtGBlFqiIinoFV8lQFTvGXgwUywYEP2EtrWfPJHmZ30xRTKvNRvhgfgD7jQPLIYf9jl8izQvFPwd0R0m1ebi0eTirJi1L0lESiTFLK1pIFDfJjOBw55YhT-\/s1600\/meta+3.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs you can see, if you've no idea what you are looking at, it could be very confusing!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs an added note... if you use any sort of automated file opening sequence on a folder like this, your program is likely to select the metadata folder simply because it comes first in the list within the zip.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf that happens you'll have to manually go back to the folder to select the right files to open, because the meta files are not actual files you can use, they only contain a thumbnail image of the real file.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlternatively, if you only ever use a PC, you can simply delete all of the meta files to get them permanently out of your way. It does no harm to delete them and only causes small inconveniences if later opened on a MAC.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/4969548245189841269\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/06\/dealing-with-macosx-files-in-your.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/4969548245189841269"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/4969548245189841269"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/06\/dealing-with-macosx-files-in-your.html","title":"Dealing with MACOSX files in your download folder"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSEZUFeHHJzdATbzr4VhLVyWf4TIeY8KB3X8k0t8f_w7p-sl33FtUXx7l6CAzbGsjrx4Z6r_cBb7FGd423NIl4tvtfltHZppflxY4HUA2pGEMp9uST2JdATeXzCd69g8kRbI7DMNUBbCNO\/s72-c\/macosx.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-1826309787726631516"},"published":{"$t":"2020-05-06T10:54:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-09T11:32:38.648-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fav Free Design Software Picks"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgDLt9pVpKernAn3aWoN3xtyCv_j0QzLkeMIqYTdHeunK5SHD9AH8sHRgaITYGEl4bo93rkKEAtYIL8z30yAMmmxRQjjrM0b1yFAPEsZrJr8-QikEJNfjnnnvHVcSt0EhVMeRcbdIUwDqb9\/s1600\/free+software.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"My top free design software choices, Lovelytocu.ca\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgDLt9pVpKernAn3aWoN3xtyCv_j0QzLkeMIqYTdHeunK5SHD9AH8sHRgaITYGEl4bo93rkKEAtYIL8z30yAMmmxRQjjrM0b1yFAPEsZrJr8-QikEJNfjnnnvHVcSt0EhVMeRcbdIUwDqb9\/s640\/free+software.png\" title=\"My top free design software choices, Lovelytocu.ca\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen I first started learning computer based illustration and graphic design, you had to pay thousands of dollars for the software. And I only remember knowing of two possible choices... Corel and Adobe.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThese days, anyone can be a graphic designer, with the tools and resources to do so more accessible now than ever before. And every year it seems like a raft of new choices crop up. It's quite amazing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn fact, there are so many design software choices it can be super overwhelming to figure out which one to start with, or which one has the tools you need.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSince a lot of my customers are looking for affordable and simple options, I've made a list of my favorite choices that I would use if I didn't have Photoshop or Illustrator and had a simple project to work on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThese are listed in random order, I haven't tested each so thoroughly that I can rank which one is 'best' - and besides,'best' is a bit subjective depending on your project and skill set.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlso note that these are selected based on desktop computing, although some of these will work well on a tablet. (these are full programs and not apps) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.photopea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPHOTOPEA\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI recommend this one because it's actually compatible with Photoshop files (among others) and looks and feels a lot like Photoshop when you are using it. It doesn't have ALL the features that Photoshop has (obviously) but it's great for creating basic design layouts with lots of drawing tool options. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt's also a web based software, so it's accessible on any device, anywhere.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pixlr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPIXLR \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is another online editor, also a lot like Photoshop in how it looks and feels. Recently revamped there are now two options; Pixlr X and Pixlr E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPixlr X is super basic and only has very limited editing options. Great for projects where you are just adding a text overlay, cropping or making photo adjustments. Pixlr E is the advanced option that mimics Photoshop and has a robust selection of design and drawing tools.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhile it will open photoshop files, it doesn't seem to be able to handle larger sized files very well and doesn't keep layers organized in folders, so complex files end up very messy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGIMP\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI hesitate to call this a favorite (it's not), but it's been a few years since I last tried it and I'm adding it to the list because it is a popular free software with advanced editing capabilities. It is very similar to how Photoshop works and has all the tools you could need for either drawing or graphic design. This is a downloadable software.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBeginners will likely find it rather overwhelming as it does have a steep learning curve and isn't particularly intuitive. Luckily there are loads of helpful tutorials available as Gimp has been around for quite some time now.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhile it will open Photoshop files it doesn't support all features so some files may not function properly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/sumo.app\/sumopaint\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESUMOPAINT\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnother simple and easy to use software. It has a nice selection of tools for beginners and a friendly navigation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is not one that I have personally tested, but it comes highly rated for what it is and is the most likely candidate for me to recommend as a beginners graphic design tool with an easy learning curve.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is only compatible with image files such as jpg and png and has a more limited selection of tools than some of the more advanced software options but otherwise a perfect option for the occasional project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/inkscape.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EINKSCAPE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis downloadable software is a vector graphics editor and a comparable substitute for Illustrator. It opens both Illustrator and Corel Draw vector files with full functionality intact.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;It has a very steep learning curve but plenty of tutorials can be found online to get you started.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt's a great option for anyone looking to learn vector drawing or wants to edit an Illustrator file.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhile you can use it for graphic design projects I don't really recommend it for beginners unless you're prepared to spend some time upfront learning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca class=\"ws-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECANVA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EThis\n design program is a closed system editor. What that means is, you can't\n create and save files the same way as regular software programs. Files \n'in progress' can only be saved inside Canva and you can only download \nfinished projects in flattened form such as PDF, PNG or JPG.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EDesigners \noffering Canva templates therefore will always label their products \nspecifically as Canva templates. If a designer (like me) does not \nmention Canva in the product details... a Canva specific template is not\n included. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHowever, Canva is still a \nvery useful design tool and my PNG format files can be used here with a \nlittle creativity. Canva is very user friendly and reasonably quick to \nlearn.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vectornator.io\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EVECTORNATOR\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI haven't used this one, but it \nlooks comprehensive as a vector based program. It's free to download and also available as a mobile app. It \nlooks to be built for pro designers so there should be good support and \ntutorials. An excellent option if you plan to do a lot of designing on \nthe go.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/pages\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPAGES\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Mac users only there is Pages. This is Apple's version of Word + Powerpoint combined making it a versatile editor capable of reasonably sophisticated graphic design, depending what you are looking to do. Usually included with all Mac devices it is available for free in the app store.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/1826309787726631516\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/05\/fav-free-design-software-picks.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/1826309787726631516"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/1826309787726631516"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/05\/fav-free-design-software-picks.html","title":"Fav Free Design Software Picks"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgDLt9pVpKernAn3aWoN3xtyCv_j0QzLkeMIqYTdHeunK5SHD9AH8sHRgaITYGEl4bo93rkKEAtYIL8z30yAMmmxRQjjrM0b1yFAPEsZrJr8-QikEJNfjnnnvHVcSt0EhVMeRcbdIUwDqb9\/s72-c\/free+software.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-8866197792540973796"},"published":{"$t":"2020-04-14T15:52:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-09T11:32:46.149-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to take a screenshot on a desktop computer"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgglKrm_ZUmE2z_KUvIYmqY56pewsEeEWgEhNO2QiP7t0pVr_UV4dFbpEhT9524nvrc3895LF6KoGyGSt_M41pxHlQ4bQGNTtBWQNH7dmj8l_sFxBhw01rKRCavetR57ryTzmc0WkQlXIw6\/s1600\/screenshot.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to take a screenshot on a desktop computer, Lovelytocu.ca\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgglKrm_ZUmE2z_KUvIYmqY56pewsEeEWgEhNO2QiP7t0pVr_UV4dFbpEhT9524nvrc3895LF6KoGyGSt_M41pxHlQ4bQGNTtBWQNH7dmj8l_sFxBhw01rKRCavetR57ryTzmc0WkQlXIw6\/s640\/screenshot.png\" title=\"How to take a screenshot on a desktop computer, Lovelytocu.ca\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow and again you might find yourself needing to grab a screenshot from your computer, whether it's because of a tech issue you need help with or something you just need to share.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLuckily both PC and Mac come with built in tools to assist and make this a super easy and quick task.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLet's start with the PC. There are actually quite a few different ways to accomplish a screenshot on a PC, but by far the easiest, imo, is the following method.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTo create and save the screenshot, just tap the \u003Cb\u003EWindows key + Print Screen key \u003C\/b\u003Eat the same time.\u0026nbsp; The screenshot will then be saved to your Pictures \u0026gt; \nScreenshots folder.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd it's just as easy as that. Should you really not want to share the entire picture you just snapped, you can quickly crop out the parts you want to hide, or you can use one of the tools or methods listed in this \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/how-to\/8-ways-you-can-take-screenshots-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehandy article\u003C\/a\u003E that covers all the ways to screen grab. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere's a keyboard pic showing where the Windows and Print Screen keys are:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhDHL_cp_yKXvyfEq-MtF8s3qlz4Uqss2E1sLkKwcv55t-jtxqLFXEDs-R9f9FXaYDGRHspeTRbJaQHwAfFrYHXXs_0ytaNFOOiY25FcGIo3cdhgwIP4nh3TLvo_w6-0bD1-jOLZ4atnHRX\/s1600\/keyboard.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"288\" data-original-width=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhDHL_cp_yKXvyfEq-MtF8s3qlz4Uqss2E1sLkKwcv55t-jtxqLFXEDs-R9f9FXaYDGRHspeTRbJaQHwAfFrYHXXs_0ytaNFOOiY25FcGIo3cdhgwIP4nh3TLvo_w6-0bD1-jOLZ4atnHRX\/s1600\/keyboard.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo let's cover the Mac desktop now. My favorite tool that I use all.the.time is the Screenshot application. You'll find this in Finder \u0026gt; Applications \u0026gt; Utilities. I drag it to the dock so it's always handy because I use it so often.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJust click the program to open it, then position and size the box you get on your screen to fit what you're capturing and click 'Capture'. The image will then be automatically saved to your desktop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMac also has a few other methods to do a screenshot such as keyboard shortcuts, but I much prefer the tool and find it faster and easier to use.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNeed help with screenshots on other devices? Find all the other \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/how-to\/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-any-device-galaxy-s20-iphone-11-windows-10-macos\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Einstructions here\u003C\/a\u003E from CNET.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/8866197792540973796\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/04\/how-to-take-screenshot-on-desktop.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/8866197792540973796"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/8866197792540973796"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/04\/how-to-take-screenshot-on-desktop.html","title":"How to take a screenshot on a desktop computer"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgglKrm_ZUmE2z_KUvIYmqY56pewsEeEWgEhNO2QiP7t0pVr_UV4dFbpEhT9524nvrc3895LF6KoGyGSt_M41pxHlQ4bQGNTtBWQNH7dmj8l_sFxBhw01rKRCavetR57ryTzmc0WkQlXIw6\/s72-c\/screenshot.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-5866436107526944308"},"published":{"$t":"2020-04-13T17:05:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-09T11:32:53.921-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Opening an RTF file"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhSEXldxH6ekAAbAB_XDC-jTblXMvavJ_Ss2Q0f1cLCT86J-ApG2i0mlEPO-y7h-pTcdoX3U0Z9TmBeHuUfnB9PHxbg3VMHFaNrGhVtjmPEYRhHep3gQvAiAA0SuJdVVT-ZoHeL4ugeae7u\/s1600\/rtf+file.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to open an RTF file, Lovelytocu.ca\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhSEXldxH6ekAAbAB_XDC-jTblXMvavJ_Ss2Q0f1cLCT86J-ApG2i0mlEPO-y7h-pTcdoX3U0Z9TmBeHuUfnB9PHxbg3VMHFaNrGhVtjmPEYRhHep3gQvAiAA0SuJdVVT-ZoHeL4ugeae7u\/s1600\/rtf+file.png\" title=\"How to open an RTF file, Lovelytocu.ca\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI use RTF files for delivering download links on my digital products whenever I can't upload the actual files directly. It's a helpful alternative that's commonplace practice in the digital realm, although different sellers may use different types of documents to do the same thing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ESo what exactly is an RTF file?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBasically it is just a simplified document file, a sort of up-scaled version of the TXT file. What makes it useful is that it is a universal document type that can be opened in a wide variety of word processing software on either PC, Mac or Linux. It means the file is easily shareable to absolutely anyone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI like using it for that very reason, but it's also super quick for me to make and save the file too. As an added security bonus, RTF files cannot transmit viruses or malware (unlike word or pdf docs). So it's a super safe file type to use when sharing really simple data.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EHow do you open an RTF file?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe first thing you should try is to just double-click (or tap on mobile) to open the RTF file directly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou likely have an app already built-in or installed on \nyour system for opening RTF files. To start with, if you’ve got any word\n processing app installed—Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, OpenOffice, \nAbiWord, for example—you can open an RTF file with it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMost file services—like Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google \nDrive; will have built in viewers that let you at least read an RTF file, while Google Docs also lets you edit RTF files.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd most operating systems will have a built-in editor that can open RTF \nfiles. In Windows, that would be WordPad and in Mac it's TextEdit \nor Apple Pages.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you prefer that an RTF file opens with a different app than the one \ncurrently set as your default program you can easily change that to your preferred app. On Windows or Mac, \njust right-click the file and you’ll see an “Open With” command or \nsomething similar for choosing the app you want to use.\u0026nbsp; Change your default app for RTF files by selecting the “always use this app to \nopen .rtf files” option.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnd that's all there is to it. Simple and easy peasy. :) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/5866436107526944308\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/04\/opening-rtf-file.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5866436107526944308"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5866436107526944308"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2020\/04\/opening-rtf-file.html","title":"Opening an RTF file"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhSEXldxH6ekAAbAB_XDC-jTblXMvavJ_Ss2Q0f1cLCT86J-ApG2i0mlEPO-y7h-pTcdoX3U0Z9TmBeHuUfnB9PHxbg3VMHFaNrGhVtjmPEYRhHep3gQvAiAA0SuJdVVT-ZoHeL4ugeae7u\/s72-c\/rtf+file.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-5710300004359747364"},"published":{"$t":"2018-11-26T15:54:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-09T11:33:02.115-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Understanding Common Image File Types"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg6jhKTm0OaPcO1OWOn6lVZl2woyEWbNpEUXMuxS-4N6Q3J5sHLWalBLoE2R3S5oDTWSL_Dve4AiKL0ja8QRzQwdgEt8B90iQyqcUV4-KVfIilYqroLNEeOMtAPo_Ph-sx1qEMz3MsTSZE6\/s1600\/file+types.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Understanding Image File Types, Lovelytocu.ca\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg6jhKTm0OaPcO1OWOn6lVZl2woyEWbNpEUXMuxS-4N6Q3J5sHLWalBLoE2R3S5oDTWSL_Dve4AiKL0ja8QRzQwdgEt8B90iQyqcUV4-KVfIilYqroLNEeOMtAPo_Ph-sx1qEMz3MsTSZE6\/s640\/file+types.png\" title=\"Understanding Image File Types, Lovelytocu.ca\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen you purchase art work online, whether for your website or blog, a digital craft project or to print out and use as a physical product it is handy to know and understand the file types that are being offered with your purchase.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\nThe following is a list of the most common image file types and design file types offered with a digital art work purchase:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003ECommon Image Types\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EJPEG\u003C\/b\u003E - this is the default file format for photographs and is ideal for any image file with complex color gradients. JPG does not support transparency and if repeatedly edited and saved will be degraded in quality each time. Usually provided by artists for printing purposes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ETIFF\u003C\/b\u003E - used mainly in professional photography printing this file type is not widely supported by web browsers but may be offered as a format from photographers for printing purposes.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EPNG\u003C\/b\u003E - used specifically for clip art as this file type offers transparency enabling images to be easily layered into design work.\u0026nbsp; Well supported by web browsers, PNG files are lossless and often provide a sharper web image for illustrations containing simple color blocks. Useful then in graphic design and web design.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ESVG\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;- there is a lot more to this file type than I will describe here, but the basics are that this image file is scalable, meaning you can resize up or down without any quality loss.\u0026nbsp; This is a popular file type for use with cutting machines like Cricut or Silhouette and compatible with all cutting machine brands.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EDXF\u003C\/b\u003E - this is a type of AutoCAD file and typically presents as a simple outline of a graphic. this is now commonly used by cutting machine users wanting to edit and personalize graphics in their cutting machine software.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EGIF\u003C\/b\u003E - this file type has been around for a long while and is suitable for static images with few colors and a simple design.\u0026nbsp; It's popular for mini animation with a low file size perfect for web applications.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003EImage as Document File\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EPDF\u003C\/b\u003E - a file format that is used to present and share documents containing text or graphics independent of software, hardware or operating system. this offers a reliable way to present printable art work or design files. PDF files can be either fixed or editable depending on how they are designed and set up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003ESoftware Specific Files\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EAI\u003C\/b\u003E - Adobe Illustrator software files which can only be opened in software programs compatible with this file extension\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EPSD\u003C\/b\u003E - Adobe Photoshop software files which can only be opened in software programs compatible with this file extension\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EEPS\u003C\/b\u003E - typically created by Adobe Illustrator, the advantage of an EPS version is that it can be opened in other software programs aside from Adobe. however depending on which software you have used to open it with you may only be able to access the image preview.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/5710300004359747364\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2018\/11\/understanding-common-image-file-types.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5710300004359747364"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/5710300004359747364"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2018\/11\/understanding-common-image-file-types.html","title":"Understanding Common Image File Types"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg6jhKTm0OaPcO1OWOn6lVZl2woyEWbNpEUXMuxS-4N6Q3J5sHLWalBLoE2R3S5oDTWSL_Dve4AiKL0ja8QRzQwdgEt8B90iQyqcUV4-KVfIilYqroLNEeOMtAPo_Ph-sx1qEMz3MsTSZE6\/s72-c\/file+types.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014027446953476571.post-8468534144901811027"},"published":{"$t":"2018-11-08T07:00:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-05-09T11:33:09.309-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Install Fonts"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhiwfJ9A-QFYHqONPDxgiXSPi4aUFCxvYi5OdUbRLvk9aXs0WnZ-xG50Tg9AuxXlH5ILKINh2l95W5AhyphenhyphenS7EHOMzsDA_YTBnwB1iNgieCHRBcv53DWqXQVPaOuGerSV7FCfUPdetQVIV23H\/s1600\/install+fonts.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to install fonts, Lovelytocu.ca\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"648\" data-original-width=\"648\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhiwfJ9A-QFYHqONPDxgiXSPi4aUFCxvYi5OdUbRLvk9aXs0WnZ-xG50Tg9AuxXlH5ILKINh2l95W5AhyphenhyphenS7EHOMzsDA_YTBnwB1iNgieCHRBcv53DWqXQVPaOuGerSV7FCfUPdetQVIV23H\/s640\/install+fonts.png\" title=\"How to install fonts, Lovelytocu.ca\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen you purchase a computer there will already be a selection of fonts installed on that machine. However, while these included fonts are always tried and tested classics you may eventually have the need for something with a bit more flair.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nInstalling new fonts to your computer is super easy and something that you needn’t be daunted by.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003E\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EHere are the steps for PC Desktop and Laptops:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Efirst download your new font file folder, this will most likely be a zip file\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eunzip the font folder\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eright click on the font file and select install\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethat’s it, all done\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EFor Mac users:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Esame as above, download and unzip the font folder\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Edouble click the font file and press install\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Edone\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003E\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nWhile the process for downloading and installing fonts is easy-peasy, there are a few extra details about font files that you may care to know about.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFont files can come in 2 formats: .OTF (open type) or .TTF (true type) \u0026nbsp;So what are the differences?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt’s all about what kind of extra detail is included within the design of the font and the explanation gets a bit complicated, so as a beginner all you really need to know is that both file types work on either Mac or PC, and regardless of which format you’re given, it will work on your machine.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDifferent fonts you download will have one or the other file type in the folder and sometimes you will receive both options together. OTF files usually come with extra or alternate lettering options (something you might choose to learn about later) so otherwise just stick to the TTF file when there's a choice. But know that either way, you’ll be fine!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnother thing to look out for and know... some purchased fonts will come with a choice of ‘desktop’ fonts and ‘web’ fonts. Always install the desktop font file. The web font version is specifically for web designers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHave errors during installation? Ensure you are clicking on the extracted font file (not the still zipped up folder file) or that you have administrator privileges on your machine.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003E\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFont terms of use: as with any artwork you download from the internet, fonts will have terms of use associated with them. \u0026nbsp;Many free fonts are for personal use only. \u0026nbsp;Some will allow commercial use with a donation and many fonts require the purchase of the font if you wish to use it commercially.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlways respect the creator's terms of use. \u0026nbsp;Artists work hard to earn a living and their generosity should not be taken advantage of. Plus you might get into trouble later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"color: #ffd966;\"\u003E\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWHERE TO FIND FREE FONTS\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dafont.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDaFont\u003C\/a\u003E - this popular site has a big collection of fonts and while a good many are for personal use only you can find some that allow commercial use\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.1001freefonts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1001FreeFonts\u003C\/a\u003E - a site very similar to above, both sharing a lot of the same fonts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fontsquirrel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFontSquirrel\u003C\/a\u003E - a site that offers links to free fonts, all of which are available for commercial use\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fontbundles.net\/free-fonts\/rel=K3yVwl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPremiumFreeFonts\u003C\/a\u003E - the free section offered by FontBundles.net has an ever-changing selection of free fonts with a commercial use license, it's worthwhile to sign up for their newsletter as you will grow your font collection in no time at all\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/thehungryjpeg.com\/freebies\/aff\/lovelytocu\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETheHungryJPEG\u003C\/a\u003E - a site with way more than just fonts, they have a free section and weekly freebies include many fabulous fonts, all with a commercial use license\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/free-goods?u=Lovelytocu\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECreative Market\u003C\/a\u003E - this site is a designers marketplace and they offer up free resources every week with at least 1 or 2 fonts each week, again with a commercial use license\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDo you have another favorite place to source free fonts? \u0026nbsp;Share in the comments!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"10\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/center\u003E\n\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\n\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/feeds\/8468534144901811027\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2017\/02\/how-to-install-fonts.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/8468534144901811027"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8014027446953476571\/posts\/default\/8468534144901811027"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.lovelytocu.ca\/2017\/02\/how-to-install-fonts.html","title":"How to Install Fonts"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lovelytocu"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02770640588344810112"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOfXxn3FoG-uO4K_OeNM5jhRrh2reTKy-Np8z5rl7rr5gHPB51pG1AC27MxohqqzuyUReylw08jL617NkUkBij02oNRzwKpt2-h7Bou2lDQPFrtjgug18UDzfyojgHiQ\/s220\/avatar.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhiwfJ9A-QFYHqONPDxgiXSPi4aUFCxvYi5OdUbRLvk9aXs0WnZ-xG50Tg9AuxXlH5ILKINh2l95W5AhyphenhyphenS7EHOMzsDA_YTBnwB1iNgieCHRBcv53DWqXQVPaOuGerSV7FCfUPdetQVIV23H\/s72-c\/install+fonts.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});