digital scrapbooking sep 2004

[...]... and Genuine ! Paper vs Digital Scrapbooking ■ 7 The altered book format can be an interesting way to display computer-generated scrapbook art Paper vs Digital Scrapbooking What are the advantages of each type of scrapbooking? What do you need to start digital scrapbooking, what’s it going to cost, and how does it compare to traditional paper scrapbooking? Pros and Cons Digital scrapbooking has a number... Creating a Panorama 228 Digital Face-Lift 231 Drawings and Paintings from Photos 236 Digital Drawings 236 Digital Paintings 240 Using Modified Photos in Layouts 243 A Resources 245 The Authors’ Web Sites 245 Scrapbooking Magazines 246 Digital Scrapbooking Web Sites and Newsgroups General Scrapbooking Web Sites 247 Scrapbook Designers 247 Image Editor and Photo Album Manufacturers Digital Camera, Printer,... satisfaction of digital scrapbooking As is common with magazines devoted to traditional scrapbooking, we’ve used exciting page designs and creations from a number of designers throughout the book and on the resource CD What You’ll Find in This Book This book provides information on what digital scrapbooking is along with techniques for creating your own digital scrapbooks There are also chapters on digital. ..Contents Introduction 1 xvi Scrapbooking Why and How 3 The Scrapbooking Concept 3 Traditional Paper Scrapbooks 5 Journals and Altered Books 6 Paper vs Digital Scrapbooking 7 Pros and Cons 7 Tools of the Trade 10 What Does Scrapping Cost? 10 Digital Scrapbook Necessities and Niceties Hardware and Peripherals 12 Scanners 12 Printer 14 Photo Printer 16 Digital Cameras 17 Graphics Tablet 19 Software... are also chapters on digital photography and methods for creating your own digital scrapbook elements Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone who wants to learn about digital scrapbooking and create their own digital layouts Some will have experience with paper scrapbooking and some will not Some will have experience with digital photography and some will not Some want to create their own scrapbook... generally much less expensive than traditional paper scrapbooking Digital scrapbooking appeals to a wide variety of users If you’ve got a digital camera, you’ve probably found yourself with many more photos than you might have previously had from a traditional camera This allows you lots of room to experiment, but what do you do with them? Digital scrapbooking can provide another creative outlet to... LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! Paper vs Digital Scrapbooking ■ 9 Figure 1.6 “Believe in Magic” by Lauren Bavin Other ways you can add digital components to your scrapbooking is to create your own clip art to use as stickers and shapes and realistic-looking embellishments, all without adding bulk to your pages NOTE Digital scrapbooking has a language and terminology all its own The... interaction with other scrapbookers Digital Scrapbook Necessities and Niceties Items such as computers and software are necessities for digital scrapbooking, but there are lots of other “nice-to-have’s” that can make the digital scrapbook process easier, more fun, and flexible Hardware and Peripherals Computer hardware types abound, almost all of it useful for digital scrapbooking It’s not necessary to... personal memory pages from photos, memorabilia, and ornamentation, is a trend with explosive growth Digital scrapbooking is the process of creating most or all of a memory page on a computer Digital scrapbooking can be as easy or complex as you like You can quickly assemble entire albums using premade digital components, and your own photos, or you can make everything from scratch, taking pleasure in... Non-cost and Genuine ! ■ 8 Chapter 1: Scrapbooking Why and How On the other hand, the advantages are countless: ■ Since many of us already own most of the hardware and a lot of the necessary software for digital scrapbooking, it can be a much less expensive way to document memories Paper scrapbooking tools and supplies can be expensive, and you need a lot of them ■ Digital resources are infinitely reusable . information on what digital scrapbooking is along with techniques for creating your own digital scrapbooks. There are also chapters on digital photogra- phy and methods for creating your own digital scrapbook. wants to learn about digital scrapbooking and create their own digital layouts. Some will have experience with paper scrapbooking and some will not. Some will have experience with digital photography. 245 Scrapbooking Magazines 246 Digital Scrapbooking Web Sites and Newsgroups 246 General Scrapbooking Web Sites 247 Scrapbook Designers 247 Image Editor and Photo Album Manufacturers 249 Digital Camera, Printer,