About Desktop Publishing: Making Graphics, Getting Graphic With Fonts

Desktop Publishing In the Spotlight | More Topics | Color Basics |   from Jacci Howard Bear After being without a graphics tablet for awhile (replacement pen didn't hold up for long) I've again put away the mouse in favor of the pen. (See "Using a Cheap Graphics Tablet") The Christmas trees I've been drawing were all done with a mouse. I may have to do new versions with the pen and tablet to see how much better I can do.   In the Spotlight Draw a Christmas Tree I don't think we'll have a Christmas tree this year. At least not the real (or even artificial) kind. But I have been drawing Christmas trees. Learn to draw a Christmas tree.              More Topics How to Get Your Adobe Student Edition Serial Number Providing Proof of Eligibility Using a Cheap Graphics Tablet Beyond Wacom Where's Your Tagline? Logo Design Design a Different Newsletter A Whole Different Read How Do You Get to the Forum? Please Vote in Forum Poll, Thanks! Best HTML Editors for Windows About.com Web Design/HTML Become an About.com Desktop Publishing Fan Facebook Identify Fonts With WhatTheFont Last week we discussed how to identify fonts and one of the tools I have great success with is WhatTheFont. Sometimes you can get good results just uploading whatever scan or graphic snippet you found on the Web with the font you need to identify. But, you can increase your chances of making a good, solid match if you tweak your scan or other image just a bit. Learn how to get better results with WhatTheFont.   What a Smokin' Cool Font While a lot of the posts in our forum are seeking identification of existing fonts, in this case a forum member, melanie.rose, is seeking the identify of a font that we don't even know whether it exists. Do you know of some kind of wispy font that looks like smoke? She's received some suggestions but nothing quite fits what she's looking for. Post your smokey font suggestions.     Sponsored Links   Color Basics for Print and Web Color Wheels, Primaries, Tints, Shades, and More Explore the basic concepts of how we display color on-screen and print color on paper. Some topics covered: Complementary colors aren't always complimentary. FFFF00 is a number. Red/Green/Blue minus Green equals Magenta. Green and Yellow can be harmonious or washed out. Color can be complicated.   Home Allergy Center Quick Cleaning Tricks These easy shortcuts and tips will help keep rid your home of grime, dust and other allergens. More > Desktop Publishing Ads Graphic Design Package Design Company Logo Design Design a Brochure Site Design Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Graphics Software Graphic Design Web Design / HTML Printers / Scanners Home Business   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desktop Publishing newsletter as adamsmith016@GMAIL.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=desktoppub&e=adamsmith016@GMAIL.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.