Widening a curved or straight line in Elements 2

Thanks. I figgered it out, and will henceforth not try to burden the list with simple minded questions and requests. And I thank those who answered me in the past.

I do have one more (sensible) question- is there a book or other resource that describes and defines each tool and capability of the program in a list form, following the menu commands or in some other order?? I bought several books- but I would frequently rather look up the function and uses of a tool, filter, device, etc, rather than have to read a description of how to remove pimples or split ends and in that way stumble upon a tool or technique.

Thanks in advance.

sam wrote:

Is there an easy method for widening a line, using some tool that can be dragged over an existing line, in elements 2?? I would like to strengthen/darken/widen an outline sketch that is to be overlayed over a photo image.

Thanks in advance, Postman or others.

sam

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Thanks. I figgered it out, and will henceforth not try to burden the list with simple minded questions and requests. And I thank those who answered me in the past.

I do have one more (sensible) question- is there a book or other resource that describes and defines each tool and capability of the program in a list form, following the menu commands or in some other order?? I bought several books- but I would frequently rather look up the function and uses of a tool, filter, device, etc, rather than have to read a description of how to remove pimples or split ends and in that way stumble upon a tool or technique.

Thanks in advance.

sam wrote:

Is there an easy method for widening a line, using some tool that can be dragged over an existing line, in elements 2?? I would like to strengthen/darken/widen an outline sketch that is to be overlayed over a photo image.

Thanks in advance, Postman or others.

sam

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I have never seen a book presented in the method you describe. the books I found the most helpful was the "Classroom in a book series" but I also found these books very difficult to use the second or third time around.

I needed different examples, rather than the same examples as you find boring. I have taken several classes and they are very similar rather than taking each tool and exploring the fascinating things that can be done.

However a quick guide is as close to what you are describing – I have one for Photoshop 6 that I found invaluable when using that version.

http://www.barcharts.com/default.asp?page=charts&ca=DES- I&d=design

However I do not see elements on the list….

The Adobe Trade show is here in Vegas, but it was beyond my pocketbook. Unfortunately I have not located very descriptive reports from the show, by anyone attending the show. I had several sponsors and did a extensive write-up on Comdex at Las Vegas.

CES – Was great showcase for Software, Hardware, Video, and VOV/VOIP, but no Adobe representation could be found. Every Digital Camera currently in production or almost ready for introduction was available for hands on touch and feel, if you were a large enough buyer to warrant a closed door session. What I found fascinating were some of the in-house RAW image editor that were shown occasionally.

There is lots of small talk about the Adobe show on the Strip, but I have not located any hard information, or found a good web link to suggest.

Thanks again.

I found one elements site that has answered some questions. (http://www.arraich.com/elements/pse_hhow1.htm#history) I recently browsed the book section at a local Microcenter store- and they had a book on Elements 2- "Tips and Tricks" or "Tricks and Tips" by X??? that presented the material somewhat differently – and seemed to be well thought out. (I did not want to buy one more Elements 2 book- hoping tha t the same book appears adjusted for Elements 3, which I imagine I will buy at some point). I had, for instance, been wondering about the difference between ‘flatten’ and ‘merge’, and (if I have this right)it said that merge has to do with individual layers, and flatten is the ultimate merge that puts all the layers into one final image. Neither this, nor any other explanation had appeared in the other books I had consulted, where at best ‘flatten’ or ‘merge’ but never both of them had appeared in the index, and no explanation of them was given.

(One tip for all readers and writers- I have always found it helpful for the most recent post to appear on the top, not the bottom of a string of posts- so that one can scroll down for history, but doesn’t have to if the material is fresh in mind. Somewhere in my mail program I found a switch to set this)

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Thanks. I figgered it out, and will henceforth not try to burden the list with simple minded questions and requests. And I thank those who answered me in the past.

I do have one more (sensible) question- is there a book or other resource that describes and defines each tool and capability of the program in a list form, following the menu commands or in some other order?? I bought several books- but I would frequently rather look up the function and uses of a tool, filter, device, etc, rather than have to read a description of how to remove pimples or split ends and in that way stumble upon a tool or technique.

Thanks in advance.

sam wrote:

Is there an easy method for widening a line, using some tool that can be dragged over an existing line, in elements 2?? I would like to strengthen/darken/widen an outline sketch that is to be overlayed over a photo image.

Thanks in advance, Postman or others.

sam

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I have never seen a book presented in the method you describe. the books I found the most helpful was the "Classroom in a book series" but I also found these books very difficult to use the second or third time around.
I needed different examples, rather than the same examples as you find boring. I have taken several classes and they are very similar rather than taking each tool and exploring the fascinating things that can be done.
However a quick guide is as close to what you are describing – I have one for Photoshop 6 that I found invaluable when using that version.
http://www.barcharts.com/default.asp?page=charts&ca=DES- I&d=design
However I do not see elements on the list….

The Adobe Trade show is here in Vegas, but it was beyond my pocketbook. Unfortunately I have not located very descriptive reports from the show, by anyone attending the show. I had several sponsors and did a extensive write-up on Comdex at Las Vegas.

CES – Was great showcase for Software, Hardware, Video, and VOV/VOIP, but no Adobe representation could be found. Every Digital Camera currently in production or almost ready for introduction was available for hands on touch and feel, if you were a large enough buyer to warrant a closed door session. What I found fascinating were some of the in-house RAW image editor that were shown occasionally.

There is lots of small talk about the Adobe show on the Strip, but I have not located any hard information, or found a good web link to suggest.

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Thanks again.

I found one elements site that has answered some questions. (http://www.arraich.com/elements/pse_hhow1.htm#history) I recently browsed the book section at a local Microcenter store- and they had a book on Elements 2- "Tips and Tricks" or "Tricks and Tips" by X??? that presented the material somewhat differently – and seemed to be well thought out. (I did not want to buy one more Elements 2 book- hoping tha t the same book appears adjusted for Elements 3, which I imagine I will buy at some point). I had, for instance, been wondering about the difference between ‘flatten’ and ‘merge’, and (if I have this right)it said that merge has to do with individual layers, and flatten is the ultimate merge that puts all the layers into one final image. Neither this, nor any other explanation had appeared in the other books I had consulted, where at best ‘flatten’ or ‘merge’ but never both of them had appeared in the index, and no explanation of them was given.

The power of layers is that they enable you to work on one element of your image without disturbing the others, and without making tedious selections. Until you combine, or merge, the layers, each layer remains independent. This means you can experiment freely with different compositions without making permanent changes to your overall image. In addition, special features such as adjustment layers, fill layers, and layer styles let you create sophisticated effects.

Merge is when you want to combine two or more layers, but not all the layers.
"Merge Visable" You want to merge some layers and leave others as seperate layers
"Merge Down" – You could leave several layers above seperated, and you merge everything below.

Merging is helpful to permanently set changes and positioning of two or more layers. Merging these layers into one, can help reduce the size and complexity of your image file. You can also choose to merge only the linked layers, only the visible layers, or only the layers in a group.

Flatten is merging all layers.

(One tip for all readers and writers- I have always found it helpful for the most recent post to appear on the top, not the bottom of a string of posts- so that one can scroll down for history, but doesn’t have to if the material is fresh in mind. Somewhere in my mail program I found a switch to set this)

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