Monday, February 1, 2010

Pen Tablet Class Lesson #1

Charleston copy Credits:  Class materials provided by Jessica Sprague, print screen map from Google Maps.

Yes, in addition to doing the Art Journal Caravan, I am also taking Jessica Sprague's latest class: Pen Tablet Basics for Scrapbookers.  This is my layout for the first lesson.  It was done entirely without a mouse.  I used my Wacom Intuos 3 tablet for all the digital work.  It was fun but my hand is cramped from holding the pen too tightly. 

The layout is about our trip from the Philadelphia area, stopping off in Longs, SC, and heading on to Charleston, SC.  Notice my own handwriting on the "here" and "to here" labels, and also on the date tab.  It's  not as easy to write on the tablet as it is on paper but I'm sure if I use it enough my writing will improve.

The map used is a print screen map from Google Maps.  The dotted line was achieved by using the brush tool and drawing the loopy line from Philadelphia area to Charleston, SC.