Making my first wood frame

[TonyK]

Once again with 'tutorial' help from this forum I've completed this. The last problem I had was when using the 'lasso' to cut the corners to a 45 degree it was really hard to see when to 'click' to make the corners match equally. But I can work on that next time.
Tony

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1J2OSx3lUWOrdp7eYH3IIfnuwDlWV1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1J2OSx3lUWOrdp7eYH3IIfnuwDlWV1)

[Diana]

Hey, that looks great, Tony. And I'll bet you learned something new while making it, too.

Diana

[vawitt]

This turned out great! What a cute baby...nice keepsake.

[TonyK]

I was kinda laughing while I was making the frame because my Dad was a cabinet maker and built cabinets for many years with him and then I've built/supervised building freeway bridges for over 30 years using saws of all kinds etc. and here I am now making wood frames on the computer ! My Dad would fall out of his rocker on the front porch if he knew. The little guy in the picture is my new grandson, my new buddy.
Tony

[mljrbg]

Great frame and adorable baby.

[Hankw]

Great frame Tony, at least you completed your goal. I gave up for awhile.

and about using saws, I never get it right, I'm just horrible, to the point that I always add an inch to the cut then trim it down.:D

[Sepiana]

Tony, great frame and a very good-looking kid!

Here's a tip for those mitered corners -- lower down the opacity of the overlapping layer; this will make it much easier to see where to click with the polygonal lasso tool.

[TonyK]

Sepiana, I was wondering, being a beginner, is there a way to enlarge the area while making the 'cuts' like when you do making selections? Its my 'older' vision thats causing my problems. I was trying that but was getting lost in my attempts.
Tony

[Sepiana]

Hi Tony,

To help my not-so-young eyes, I zoom in as much as I can (sometimes all the way to 200%).

If you are into making frames (I am), have you seen this (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41025&highlight=making+frames)? Just be warned -- once you make a frame, there's no stopping -- you want more and more.

[Derry]

looks good Tony, well done,,

Derry

[Wendy]

Hey that looks great !! ... nice work :)

Wendy

[Deborah]

Tony
I think your father would be proud and amazed. What a way to show off that cute little shaver...lol

[ladybug]

Fantastic job. Nicely done.

[TonyK]

Once again, Thanks everyone , because its help and learning from this forum that has allowed me to progress.
Tony