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    Trouble shooting Fonts on PC's

    Although the list from part 2 of this series is long it is nowhere near as long as the long list of typefaces that can be found in the various folders and sub-folders of computer hard drives and servers. At last count there were 5,000 or more. CorelDraw loads its own typefaces when it is installed, and that is one of the ...
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    Trouble shooting Fonts on PC's Part 2

        Potential Problems The last paragraph above begins to describe the problems you can encounter. What follows are descriptions of problems that you may have experienced. Even if you have not experienced all these problems it is beneficial to know about potential problems so you can identify them if they happen to you.   Software loading new fonts seems to ...
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    Trouble shooting Fonts on PC's Part 1

    FONTS ON PC’s As a result of problems with the computer functions caused by fonts this document has been created to describe some of the background, potential problems, and management, of fonts.   Background A brief history of the origin of fonts is appropriate just to help with descriptions and references that will be made in the rest of this memo. ...
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    Handmade Jewelry

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    Lab Color Sharpening

    Lab Color Sharpening
    This sharpening technique is probably the most popular technique with professional photographers simply because it helps to avoid the color halos, spots and noise that appear when you add a lot of sharpening to a photo.   Step 1: Open the RGB photo you want to sharpen using the Lab sharpening. Go to the Channels panel (found under the Window ...
    Submitted by DTwiegraphics | Rated: +1
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    Spinning Easel

    Spinning Easel
    This is how to make a spinning easel that is used as a fun way to make some really cool possibly psychedelic looking art. I used three 2x4's about 6ft long to make a tripod. I braced each leg to those next to it, horizontally, with three more 2x4's about 2ft long. On one side of the tripod, a flat side, ...
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    Any employers or companies, please come to the arts fair!

    Any employers or companies, please come to the arts fair!
    Dear Rutgers Recruiter:   We cordially invite you to attend the Mason Gross School of the Arts Career Day at Rutgers University.  It is our inaugural, arts-focused career day which will take place on Friday, April 17, 2009 from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 pm.  You will have the opportunity to meet with our talented fine arts students from three academic departments: ...
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    3 Types of Resume Writing

    Are you a jobseeker particularly a fresh graduate having a resume writing dilemma? Then this article will help you conquer your predicament. This can also serve as a guide for both amateur and professional resume writers in need of resume writing guidance.  In a common definition, a resume is a piece of document that contains a summary of one’s personal, educational, ...
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    Including Actionscript 3.0 to your design

    Hello everyone!   I see that your interested in seeing how to include AS 3.0 to your flash design. First, before we even begin with AS 3.0, let me start with talking about what AS 3.0 can do for your flash project. AS 3.0 can help your flash project to be more interactive then it already is. When you need somethign ...
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    For the Children

    <b>100 % of artist profits from the sale of this print will go to "The Society Against Child Abuse"</b> <a href="http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o259/murphyelliott/?action=view&amp;current=pumpkinheadhalf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o259/murphyelliott/pumpkinheadhalf.jpg" border="0" alt="Little Pumpkin by Murphy Elliott"/></a> <b>This link will take you to the artwork</b> <b>http://fineartamerica.com/featured/little-pumpkin-murphy-elliott.html</b> <b><i>or if you just want to show moral support then join me on my facebook site.</i></b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Murphy-Elliott/561587424" title="Murphy Elliott's Facebook profile" target="_TOP"><img ...
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    The Set Pallete Part 2

    So getting to what I am doing directly, I will go into my personal process and change the person of this writing to the first, namely me. So I will select violet and green. It really doesn’t matter at this point about the subject at hand, here is my first statement about it, my imposition, if you will. Now it’s ...
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    The Set Pallete Part 1

    The Set Pallete Part 1
    The “Set” Palette Finally, I am getting to doing another installment on these articles. Sorry to all of you, I am in the process of moving my life together with my fiancé, and this has been occupying most of my time for the last few weeks. A side note: I believe God created us as relational beings, and that is ...
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    Making Flash Media

    <embed ="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIv0mixaAfA"></embed> This tutorial will give you a precise step by step guide on how to put flash into your website and getting started with an awesome site. Once you learn how from this tutorial, do not be afraid to try a new one by yourself implementing your own flavor and ideas.
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    Html, Xtml, PHP (next stage)

    I am going to make it interactive so you can see whats going on. First off, I started web developing and graphic design for websites when the 386 computers were still around, and the internet was just getting started. (What a nightmare it was using the Hamline University computers with their original version of adobe photoshops)   The HTML itself was still ...
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    The Price of Popularity

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    Avid Sequence Summary Report To Save The Day!

    Among certain circles Avid doesn't have the best rep right now; they've been lacking in both user and hardware support as well as really allowing their product to be out-sold by FCP to a much younger generation (read: the next generation) of editors. BUT they're still kicking, check out their new feature in the Media Composer that could help save you ...
    Submitted by herrhaas | Rated: +2
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    Avid Media Composer: Harddrive Issues Alert!

    An imortant heads up on the Avid Media Composer front. If you're working on a PC/Windows based Adrenaline system do no repeat DO NOT attach / mount a firewire based drive to your system, even if it is on a separate bus. Over the last few weeks we have experienced (at random mind you) any one of these results: 1) Software ...
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    Compositional Keys

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    Compositional Keys

    A collection of tips to enhance your compostions in 2-D media.
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    Snow flakes for a winter scene

    Looking for a way to give a winter landscape an added dimension of extra winter chill? 1. Paint your winter landscape (either oil or acrylic). 2. Let your painting dry. 3. Take a toothbrush 4. Apply thinned white paint to the bristles. 5.Carefully run your thumb across the bristles. This is fun and easy to do. *Caution-Don't get too carried away ...
    Submitted by hoosierartist2 | Rated: +4

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