dust4tears Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 I am dust4tears. I am a novice scroller. I have had my scroll for a while and I got discouraged. Now I am back at it.....and doing decent. I like making signs (routed), I like Pyrography, and a whole lot of other things. I would really like to learn how to make Patterns. I watched the youtube videos from here all day yesterday.....and still wasnt able to make a darn pattern. I live in Grand Junction, Co, (west Colorado). When I am not dilly-dallin' with wood, I am fishing or riding my scooter~ Go Broncos~ Quote
captlucky Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 welcome you should try the pattern classes on site there grate Ron Quote
dust4tears Posted October 7, 2012 Author Report Posted October 7, 2012 Thanks for the welcome. I literally watched those ALL day yesterday. (That is how I found this forum. Via their YouTube page) I THOUGHT I got it, but, then when I went to save and print it, it didnt work~~~at all. To say the least, I was a bit frustrated! Quote
jerrybritner Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 I agree with Capt. Lucky Travis has put together a great step by step course on using both Gimp and Inkscape in the Village University....Don't become easily discouraged with a little practice and time you will be amazed at the patterns you will be accomplish. Quote
dust4tears Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Posted October 8, 2012 Thanks for the encouragement Jerry Quote
wombatie Posted October 8, 2012 Report Posted October 8, 2012 G'day welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. It all takes time don't be disheartened. Marg Quote
amazingkevin Posted October 8, 2012 Report Posted October 8, 2012 I have'nt learned patterning either but like everything else once you know you KNOW! Quote
jerrybritner Posted October 27, 2012 Report Posted October 27, 2012 I can't say I am a pattern designer equal to many of those here in our little village, yet I do dabble in pattern design, and sometimes even pull off a good usuable pattern, Travis is and excellent teacher on both Gimp and Inkscape, I like that when I forget a step sometimes four, I can always come back to the village and take a refresher course. I have learned that the better the orginal picture the easier it is to pull a pattern, and likewise the opposite is true the poorer the quality of the orginal the greater difficulty it is to pull a good pattern. At the art festivals people are forever bringing me small poor quality photos of pet Fido or Uncle Bobby Joe, sometimes as I have learned you just have to say no. For instance at a Tulsa Oklahoma show recently a customer brought me a small photo of a favorite pet that passed ( my favorite subject matter) however in this case the photo was faded, the lawn gave the picture a dark background, so that her dog blended in with the background, try as I might I just couldn't pull a usuable pattern from the picture... Quote
amazingkevin Posted October 27, 2012 Report Posted October 27, 2012 I love your determination ,You'll go very far scrolling ! Quote
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