Pointed in this direction by a friend...

[Clicker]

...And it appears to be a the sort of workshop/cafe and gallery that  is home to a motley crew of very talented, friendly beings who have an interest similar to mine..... To capture  images and display them in the way  that represents maybe a reflection of how we see the world or would like to see it maybe. With a background originally in Fine Art, I love  how spending a day painting with digital paints and brushes ( instead of the real thing ) is so much  easier to clean up  after .

 

 Just going to  acquaint myself  with the  rules and regs etc to avoid the prospect of making a major faux pas as a newbie and hope to learn new techniques and share useful information about  producing the  images that we see when we look.

 

 I may  even bribe you with  coffee and a sticky bun  to be kind to me if I trip up over obvious obstacles ....

After browsing for a few days ... some great work displayed  here .... so here goes ...dipping my toe  in !

 

With thanks to my friend ...

Clicker

[Clicker]

Sorry it took a while to reply   ......Looks like my first task might be to bake a cake !!

[Kobione]

Hi, and welcome to this very friendly, fun and informative place, Clicker

[cuilin]

welcome to the circus-i mean forum.  

[Clicker]

G'day Kobione... Thanks for putting out the welcome mat. Just checking out how one edits a post   ... ( in anticipation of needing to  ) I never seem to learn to check for typos before hitting the post  button. Just trying to practise the Family Motto -  Nunquam non paratus .... Never unprepared

Edited February 22, 2015 by Phil
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[Clicker]

welcome to the circus-i mean forum.  

  Oh dear ... are there lions and tigers to contend with ....

[cuilin]

G'day Kobione... Thanks for putting out the welcome mat. Just checking out how one edits a post   ... ( in anticipation of needing to  ) I never seem to learn to check for typos before hitting the post  button. Just trying to practise the Family Motto -  Nunquam non paratus .... Never unprepared

 

being relatively new here myself i believe you had to post a few times before the edit button appears.  when it does it'll be wedged between the report and thanks (which i also think shows up later or i didn't notice it for awhile) buttons at the bottom of the post.

[Phil]

Hi there, welcome aboard

 

30 posts and the Edit button will appear as if by magic 

[Martyn]

Hi Clicker, welcome to the madhouse. I may just take you up on the coffee and sticky bun! ?

[kev7d]

Welcome. :)

[FUJI]

Hi, Clicker,

A very warm welcome to the TIPF Community.

I too dabble in iPad graphics and animation........love the Apps.........

There are amazing Art cheats like the.....WATERLOGUE .....App, thus magically turns any decent photograph into amazing water colours and illustrations.

But CS6 and TOPAZ are my main playgrounds..........with Corel Photopaint being a very old friend.

Come on the.....let's see your first posts ;-)

FUJI

[fuzzyedges]

Hi there

We dont mind the odd faux pas we have our own odd ones on here

[FUJI]

Hi there

We dont mind the odd faux pas we have our own odd ones on here

You speak for yourself......looking at that Avatar of yours Fuzz.

FUJI

Edited February 21, 2015 by FUJI

[Korky]

Hello, Clicker - welcome to TIPF.

 

Korky

[Guest]

A warm welcome from another Midlander.

[KateW]

Welcome to the madhouse forum Clicker!

[JHFoto]

Hi Clicker.......................................

[ChrisLumix]

Hi Clicker - sticky Danish bun with lots of raisins and icing please...

[Clicker]

Thanks for the welcome ....Looks like the bribe worked with Martyn and Chris .....well Chris  you do look like you could do with a few calories  going by your Avatar

 

Thank you Kev... but with that Avatar you don't need to add a smiley emoticon

 

 'Tis kind you  of RonL, KateW, OlyPaul  and Korky to take the time  to say hi too...appreciate  that .

JPhoto ...from Lichfield .  ...that  reminds me ... the  Flemish  Glass  windows are  back in  the Cathedral .. must go and see them soon  . Thank you too for the welcome.

 

Fuzzyedges ... thanks  for the reassurance about making a faux pas... for some reason  your name seems  more appropriate to FUJI's  Avatar   ..Must be the  hair... I better be careful not to mix you up inadvertently  now

 

Hello FUJI  ( making a mental note .. this is  NOT  Fuzzyedges )   CS6 is my  backyard too, having cut my milk teeth on Photoshop 6 in the last millenium and then almost every upgraded version  since. I haven't used COREL in years though.  I will post as soon as I know how to get images on here that don't contravene the file size  ceilling !

Appreciate the  info relating to  the edit button cuillin and  Phil.... I thought it was me being obtuse when I couldn't find it Thanks .

I hope I haven't missed anyone out ... but thank you all for saying hello.

Edited February 22, 2015 by Phil
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[FUJI]

Ooooooh! Clicker,

Would you be good enough to change you font please? ......my ancient eyes just refuse to read the one your using currently.

CHEERS!

FUJI

[Jon]

Welcome, hope you enjoy

[Barbara]

     Hiya

 

[Paul]

Hello from me too  

Paul.

[VWGolf]

Hello  :-)

[Clicker]

Thanks Jon, Blackrox, Paul and VWGolf for dropping by to say Hi .. .

FUJI ... I  used the  Comic Sans  font on the post that you are referring to ( can't edit it  yet ...not enough posts ) I did  it whilst using my Sony laptop ....however when I looked at it LATER  on my iPad it is in  a completely different font, in an italic script that is difficult to read! . How very strange that is .... so for your benefit and anyone else reading it on an iPad I have copied and pasted it and removed the formatting ...see below.  Hope that  puts it right

 

"Thanks for the welcome ....Looks like the bribe worked with Martyn and Chris .....well Chris  you do look like you could do with a few calories  going by your Avatar

 

Thank you Kev... but with that Avatar you don't need to add a smiley emoticon

 

 'Tis kind you  of RonL, KateW, OlyPaul  and Korky to take the time  to say hi too...appreciate  that .

JPhoto ...from Lichfield .  ...that  reminds me ... the  Flemish  Glass  windows are  back in  the Cathedral .. must go and see them soon  . Thank you too for the welcome.

 

Fuzzyedges ... thanks  for the reassurance about making a faux pas... for some reason  your name seems  more appropriate to FUJI's  Avatar   ..Must be the  hair... I better be careful not to mix you up inadvertently  now

 

Hello FUJI  ( making a mental note .. this is  NOT  Fuzzyedges )   CS6 is my  backyard too, having cut my milk teeth on Photoshop 6 in the last millenium and then almost every upgraded version  since. I haven't used COREL in years though.  I will post as soon as I know how to get images on here that don't contravene the file size  ceilling !

Appreciate the  info relating to  the edit button cuillin and  Phil.... I thought it was me being obtuse when I couldn't find it Thanks .

I hope I haven't missed anyone out ... but thank you all for saying hello."

 

  I wonder if anyone else has noticed that it seems to show as a font other than the Comic Sans one when viewing on an iPad?