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It is obvious that English isn't my mother tongue but I'm lucky to have had a good education although it is 55 years ago now that I left school. I like reading and have always tried to read the books in English which has suited me very well in the rest of my life, but I'm thankful for the spellingchecker on my pc ? To newcomers with another language I would say: just give it a try and we are here to help and when needed to translate or explain.

Yes, you will. And although nobody is "graded" on their homework, it will just make sense for learning and practicing. I am sure some people won't do the homework, others will do them but won't post them. But I know that many of you WILL do both. And to make it fun, there will be some variety in the homework so everyone's results will be slightly different. And since I love you so much, the DIAMOND members get even more (optional) practice!

I dunno…..we are really spoiled and it’s sort of fun having your undivided attention! ? One thing I do know, if English isn’t their first language, it is very hard to just start a post to comment or ask a question..and so much easier to read other people’s conversations, questions, etc. I have the utmost respect for Kasany, Libera, Corrie, Monique, Marie Clair, Jannette, Anja, etc. who jump in and post. We can read your posts just fine, BTW, even if they are not perfect, so go ahead and jump in if you feel like it.

That's why I download the pdf files for the master classes. I make notes on them.

And we are going to have HOMEWORK! So that means we *have* to practice what we learn!

I"m not surprised, it's a very interesting subject, not easy to understand. Some more explanation is welcome. The three videos have already explained a lot to me. But doing it in practice is something else than watching a video. ?

Ik gebruik Grammarly als vertaal machine. Maar die elektronische vertalers zijn niet erg betrouwbaar. Ik heb mijn laptop (bijnaam in het Nederlands 'lappie') op Nederlands dus ik lees redelijk goed wat iedereen kwijt wil. Het is alleen dat ik geen hele lange verhalen kan lezen omdat mijn ogen slecht zijn. Mijn advies aan iedereen is, korte zinnen zijn voor vertaal machines het beste, maar korte verhalen zijn beter voor mensen met slechte ogen. En het schrikt niet zoveel af. Misschien zijn anderen niet zo bespraakt.

We have passed the 200 registrants!

Cassel! One hundred and fifty people are taking the vector class? OMG! Who are they? Where did they come from?

Me too, I want to start my own list of the techniques I use or want to use but it never got as far as my thinking about it. And I know I've done the cutout effect and seen in possibly several videos but cant remember when or where. I should be making notes as I watch masterclasses, but then I'm so busy writing I dont see what's happening.

Thank you so much, Susan. I think the beveled look is due to using both a cutout layer and a drop shadow. I use the 3D cutout effect fairly often without the interior fill. It gives what might be described as a drop shadow that is applied evenly inside an empty space. At least that's how I use it. If you go to Effects: 3D Effects: Cutout and click on the Help button, it will open a page in the PSP Help database showing you how to use it. I'm not a great teacher so maybe Cassel can address it, perhaps in one of the Q&A sessions.

I don't think it's obvious at all. Your comments look native-English to me.

YIPEEE!

I have downloaded as well, but never thought to make notes on them. Great idea.

Isn't it amazing how many "silent observers" we have around? Hopefully, a lot of them will post in this thread so we can welcome them all!

thank you Michele, I will give it a try.

That is a good idea, although I'm pretty sure this has come up somewhere in a class, tutorial r workshop. Only I don't remember in which one; I once intended to make a list of all the different topics and where they are mentioned but I never did....

Sistahs, didn’t I hear you say? Hahaha. I didn’t even think of the last names! ??

Some time ago I bought (on sale, good price) Affinity Photo for iPad. I really like it and use it with a stylus. But I just don't have the time to devote to watching tutorials on how to use it well. As you so succinctly said, I'd rather be good at one than mediocre at several similar programs. I especially don't want to pay a monthly fee for another I likely won't use much either. (Affinity Photo 2 is out, no fees involved, FYI.)

I checked it out earlier, and I'm just not sure I want to invest the time to learn it. I'm still struggling with many aspects of PSP and not sure my brain can handle yet another new learning curve. They do have a free "upload" feature which takes the image and removes the background for one, but not sure how good that is.

that's my problem, I see something or someone talks about something new and shiny and I just have to have it. then I never use it. It's my downfall. I'm trying to narrow my learning for a little while and learn what I need to learn even when I dont know I need to learn it. hahaha, both of us with similar names (and similar last names) are quite wordy. that's hilarious. I'll be quiet now...because I have to go to work. But you can sure, I'll be talking a lot there.

I'm more with you. PSP will get better and more than that, I will get better at using PSP's tools. I feel the same, it's another program to learn, taking me away from PSP. I dont want to be mediocre at several programs when i can strive to be good at one program. It's one of the hardest lessons I've had to learn. I'd have saved a lot of money if I'd realize that sooner in life. If someone is familiar with the Adobe products already then it's a no-brainer for them.

Holy cow! So much to talk about here! Nice job everyone. Michele, the shadow-frame really was a happy accident! Bonnie, congratulations, you really are a role model for us! I like the color one better, I think. And Donna, the gllitter and card are really nice. I especially like the fill you made on the text, isn’t that silly? With all the other stuff you did? But I am really into fills now, so that’s what stuck with me. Is Adobe Express for iPad or desktop? I think I supposedly have it on my iPad, but I do not recall ever using it or seeing it. Not the icon, not the tools…Nada. Well, you don’t have to answer, I can look it up. Adobe stock (stock market price) is ever-higher, which means their monthly models (software rental with monthly fees) are working. Which means I agree, I don’t need it for $10.00 a month.

I'm always blown away when I see your layouts. this is really beautiful. I did a layout recently where I had turnd off the frame layer to see something and saw that the shadow layer on it own looked better than having the frame layer. Your frame also has a beveled look, is that because you used cutout. I dont quite understand how to use the cutout even though i think I used it in some of the tutorials. So much to remember with PSP.

This afternoon everything was fine and now I have the same problem as yesterday. As you probably have seen I can comment in the forum, but as soon as I go to the Diamond section I'm asked to login and that I can join the Diamond membership if I wish so. At this point I don't see my photo and Howdie Corrie any longer. It seems my Diamond membership isn't recognized somehow. So the problem isn't solved yet and I'm still not able to follow the Vector Masterclasses!