Magazine Workshop 2025

[Ann Seeber]

  On 2/20/2025 at 10:05 PM, Jeni Simpson said:

Day 3
Many cottages in Central Otago are made from schist, a stone quarried in the area over the years.
Early settlers and miners used schist to build their homes.
Central Otago is renowned for gold mining and was settled by miners who travelled from China and California. The ramshackle hut in this photograph is now used for mustering.
Schist is a beautiful stone, and weathers well. Roofs, don't weather so well, as shown in my cover image where the roof is missing in action.

I added an outline around both words and the outline around 'stoney' was so pixelated, I erased it.
This doesn't seem to show in the yellow lettering.

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Hmmm, I've just encountered extreme pixelating with the stroke on my text, too. It may be a small bug in my PSP2023, which, knock wood, I have very few issues with, so I still consider it reliable. 

[Michele]

  On 2/21/2025 at 1:47 AM, Harmony Birch said:

The font is called Wavy and it is one of my favourites

 

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I searched for this font, but I can't find it. Do you know where you got it or who created it?

[Michele]

  On 2/21/2025 at 5:01 AM, Carolyn Rye said:

Just an update on my husband.  He came home from hospital this morning, and we are all very happy that he is back home again.  He is still in pain but that is expected.  Now is the time for him to recover.

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Great news!

[Michele]

  On 2/21/2025 at 7:44 AM, Connie Collier said:

I really like the simplicity of these layouts. Here are my page 3 & 4.

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I love the idea of seeing what someone else photographs.

[Krystyna Nicholls]

I am a bit behind with my posting for this workshop. Here is my Day 1 Cover Page. I have chosen the Land of Lights theme. I was a pretty awesome evening with the family seeing all these marvellous creations made out of paper and lights. 

[Jacques]

My day 5

(I used a "guideline" to help me divide the masks into 2 equal sections)

[Cristina]

  On 2/20/2025 at 10:23 PM, Clarine said:

In her new swimsuit, her daddy took her down to the water.  At this point in time, she did not like her bath.  So the lake was not her favorite.

She preferred to sit with her momma and just watch the commotion her big brothers made splashing and giggling. 

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She is a cutie, Clarine!

[Cristina]

  On 2/20/2025 at 10:38 PM, Corrie Kinkel said:

Day 4 and more waterfall photos, but they are so impressive in the spring. At the site of the Breidalveil fall we were soaked and it was impossible to take photos at the highest lookout platform. Even on the big overview photos you can see the mist around the fall, the wind blows it even further away. Maybe I will make the text bold for better readability. I couldn't help myself and put a little umbrella in.🙂

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Love the umbrella touch, Corrie!

[Cristina]

  On 2/21/2025 at 5:01 AM, Carolyn Rye said:

Day 4. Using PSP for pages 3 and 4.  Once again Bundy is my feature.  This time he is out walking, one of his favorite pastimes.  He loved to meet all the local people and of course, their very loved fur babies.  They all would have so much fun together.  One of his favorite friends was Mister TedE, my girlfriend's dog.

Just an update on my husband.  He came home from hospital this morning, and we are all very happy that he is back home again.  He is still in pain but that is expected.  Now is the time for him to recover.

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Good news, Carolyn!

Edited February 21 by Cristina

[Krystyna Nicholls]

Cracking on now with page 2 of my Land of Lights theme. This is where the family met up outside the event 

[Cristina]

  On 2/21/2025 at 9:12 AM, Michele said:

I searched for this font, but I can't find it. Do you know where you got it or who created it?

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Michele, I didn't compare it with the font Harmony had used in the layout, but I found this one on the My Fonts site.

Wavy Fonts

[Krystyna Nicholls]

I now have my page 3 with different coloured text. Having looked back at the other postings, I too felt this needed a frame and copied it from the front cover. Nearly there.

[Ria Pieck - van Ee]

I'm going to make up time, this is my cover and the first page. The first page may change. I’m not not completely happy about it.

Recently I’ve scanned quite a few old photos. I’m planning to make a magazine for my children as a look into their past.

[Cristina]

  On 2/21/2025 at 2:16 PM, Ria Pieck - van Ee said:

I'm going to make up time, this is my cover and the first page. The first page may change. I’m not not completely happy about it.

Recently I’ve scanned quite a few old photos. I’m planning to make a magazine for my children as a look into their past.

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I love to look at old photos. This will be a lovely magazine, Ria.

[Michele]

  On 2/21/2025 at 1:50 PM, Cristina said:

Michele, I didn't compare it with the font Harmony had used in the layout, but I found this one on the My Fonts site.

Wavy Fonts

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Sorry, Cristina, I meant to ask @Harmony Birch if she knew where she got it and/or who created the Wavy font. I searched everywhere I could with no luck.

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[Cristina]

I completed Day 4 this time, which I didn’t last time. 
This is another reason why it is good to repeat these workshops besides relearning the techniques I may have forgotten.
Like Rene, I have been a rebel, not following the templates.  But templates are just a starting point; sometimes, they work with the photos we have and other times, they don’t.

More important for me is to learn the techniques.

 

[Donna Sillia]

  On 2/21/2025 at 5:21 AM, Cassel said:

@Jean Naumann A split color title can be difficult to read. Sometimes, it might require a super simple font to get a good effect. Another way you can go is to split the title in two lines and have only a full line in white.

@Carolyn Rye You know, not-so-perfect photos are just more "natural" photos in my opinion. That often tells the story even better than others.

@Jenny MacKay I am sure you will catch up quite easily as the pages are often very quick to complete.

@Anja Pelzer Interesting how you used the chain link fence picture tube. I had to look twice to realize that they were different than the photo. Great idea.

@Jacques I see you also had to change the orientation of the "photo area" to match your photos. That is perfect!

@Ann Seeber That is a great way to showcase many photos at once.

@Jen Brown Maybe I should do that with my fabric stash! I actually have made Christmas stockings, with strips of fabric by colors. A couple of years ago, I had to make 12 stockings; it was not easy to find 12 different "colors" and enough scraps in each of them. Orange was quite limited!

@Cristina A great way to practice some more. I still have to go through the tutorials to repeat the steps!

@DianeM Those pages with the horse are so "clean" and inviting. Will you keep the rectangle blue or will you change it?

@Anne Lamp You added a great looking frame!

@Art KuiperThose templates are very well suited for your vertical photos!!

@Connie Collier That gradient on the frame gives a great result. I agree with removing the small frame. The large one does a good job of showcasing your photo.

@Rene Marker I so wish I had an explanation (and a solution) for your 2023 issues with the Text tool. Although I have some issues, I don't remember it crashing on me while using that tool. How frustrating that could be!!! As for Affinity, I also hate the fact that it always default to whatever THEY decided. Not only the font, but other settings too and on different tools too. Although I might not have much weight in any decision, I did report that as a suggestion: keep the last used setting for any tool!

@Donna Sillia The font on the title is quite interesting. Did you mention what font it is? I don't remember seeing that before!

@Jeni Simpson The yellow of the word "Wall" looks great on the photo and is the perfect match for the flower!

@ClarineJust out of curiosity, did you try to get the text in half with a different color? It is not a requirement, but just an opportunity to practice, even if you don't end up using it.

@Corrie Kinkel It is amazing how the yellow you picked for the rectangles make the photos stand out!

@Harmony Birch That is such a good idea to add a frame that goes around both pages in a continous shape!

 

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The font is called Royal Thailand and is from CF. I downloaded it for my calendar, and it mimics the little circles in the written Thai language.

[Donna Sillia]

  On 2/21/2025 at 2:16 PM, Ria Pieck - van Ee said:

I'm going to make up time, this is my cover and the first page. The first page may change. I’m not not completely happy about it.

Recently I’ve scanned quite a few old photos. I’m planning to make a magazine for my children as a look into their past.

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What a wonderful idea!

[Jen Brown]

Day 5 - Page 5 - I like making Mugrugs entirely on my embroidery machine which is a 12 Needle Voyager Happy Machine. I usually include a note with my mugrugs when I give them to family and friends letting them know what they are used for. Many South Africans have never heard of them so I tell them that they must stand their drink on the mugrug as it will absorb any moisture and prevent damage to the surface, and also they can put a snack next to their drink on the mugrug.

[Krystyna Nicholls]

Day 4 - the two page spread. I did have a problem with the second page when I put in some text. I did the selection to change the colour to no avail. Not sure why but it wanted to stay the same colour as the accent. I moved the accent layer under the text and the black text now stood out, but again on trying to use the selection and the brightness/contrast, no joy. So I will keep it as is. A trial run at this workshop. Pleased in the main with the results and can work with the templates on another theme. I have seen some lovely work on this project, you are all very talented. 

[DianeM]

Day 5. The black outline isn't part of the page but I included it in the screenshot to make the page more readable here.

[Anne Lamp]

  On 2/20/2025 at 5:15 PM, Art Kuiper said:

Day 4,  the first page.

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I have been really liking your magazine pages.  I really love waterfalls large or small.

[Susan Ewart]

  On 2/20/2025 at 3:00 PM, Jen Brown said:

Day 4 - Page 3 and Page 4.

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OMG! I love these.  I cant resist bags and totes.  These are beautiful.  

[Corrie Kinkel]

  On 2/21/2025 at 7:19 AM, Carolyn Rye said:

Day 4. Using Affinity.  
Again Bundy as my feature.  He loves going for his walks and loves his friends.  His very good friend is Ted E.

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So lovely and when I see all those layouts with dogs or cats I almost wish I had some.

[Susan Ewart]

  On 2/20/2025 at 4:45 PM, DianeM said:

Pages 4 and 5

               

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This was my favorite parts of the fair too.  Even though I worked on several horse breeding farms, I never got tired of looking at any kind of animal/bird.