22nd March 2002
What's that they say? All work and no play makes Homer go something something? Well, at least Don Torelli has his eye on the ball. I'm always looking for ways to keep children entertained when they come over here. Since Sprocket is our only "child," we only have puppy toys - and you just don't wanna give rawhide to a toddler. Don writes: "I was in a [Paint Shop Pro] newsgroup and somebody posted this idea. I think the kids (and grandkids) will have a lot of fun with this one. Heck, even us older kids will like it." He went on to relay Greg's idea: "I remembered an exercise we used to do in grade school. Lay down a bunch of colors on a page, covering the whole page - [overlaying] the colors with a black crayon. When done, [we drew] with a pencil or any sharp object to get unique effects. In PSP, [you can] do the same thing - adding a layer on top of colors, filling with black, and using [the] eraser to draw." Well, that's a spectacular idea - especially for those of you with tablets. It should work fine with any layer-supporting application. Think of "layers" as separate sheets - you can edit each one independent of the other.