That's right. Another waterscape tutorial inspired by the last update that I made a week ago. This was basically done in the same way the "Summer Breeze" was done with a few brush touches added. I know I already mentioned this in the tutorial but I'll say it here again... since most of the features I used are available in PSP7, I think it can be done as well. One problem (or difference) that I saw was the renderring of Sandstone effect in PSP7. My suggestion is play around with it till you get or come close to the desired effect. If you have any questions about this tutorial, you can email me here. Hopefully we get to see more PSP users doing waterscapes in the future... :)

So I finally able to write something even though it was just a quick one. This is just a simple beach scene which I think is appropriate enough coz' summer is fast-approaching and it's getting warm and humid where I'm at. :)

Yup, no updates in line for the coming weeks. Hope I can get back to working some stuff in here soon coz' I'm starting to forget how to update this page... Wishing everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

What the hell? I'm just getting warmed up with PSP 9 and a new version (called PSP X) is on its way already! I know getting the latest versions is a must for the die-hard PSP users but getting it every year or two is an expensive fad. I don't exactly consider "redesigned" palletes, "improved" filters, or "one-step" fixes major updates, specially when the version before it can already do it. Not too crazy with picture tubes either coz' I know there's a lot of sites out their that offer free Tube downloads. So what if it takes a little longer or more steps to do. For me, this allows more customizability (if there is such a word). Well maybe if it can open and edit a photo shop file or support other graphic programs without getting into so much fuzz, or maybe if it has 500 or more new effects that I really like and cannot be reproduced through the combinations of the already existing filters, maybe then I'll get it. But right now, all I see is the same old thing that are branded "improved" or whatever and packed into a new box with a new version label on it. Until I try, see and like what it can do, I'll stay with version 9. I love PSP... but I'm not buying it every year or two just because it has a new box.

Ok, so before my enthusiasm finally fade and succumb to my laziness, I was able to complete one tutorial. This is the follow up to the preview I posted last week about vector drawing and texturing stuff. It's called "Guitar Tutorial - Vector and Texture Play". Go to Tutorial section and check it out

Unfortunately, I don't have as much time as I'm used to sitting on my PC and writing up stuff. Last week, I managed to get some screen caps for the tutorials but still have to organize them. With all the caps from start to finish, I came up with a new piece called One Quiet Day... it's that little picture on the top left corner of this window... check it out. :P

I'm still debating at this time whether or not I should rewrite all the tutorials in PSP7 for PSP8 or 9. The thing is most of the PSP7 features in those tutorials are also in PSP8 & 9 except maybe for some "Preset" stuff which was removed in the later versions. I just don't have the time but I know some of those Presets can still be downloaded from the internet... maybe from the Paint Shop Pro website or from other PSP supporters and enthusiasts. I have a few tutorials which I started a long time ago but was not able to complete and publish upto this point. I'm going to try to make these tutorials as general as possible to support versions 7, 8 and 9, unless the features are available only in PSP9... or 8... etc. Hopefully, I won't get side tracked this coming week.

Just finished painting the upper level of the house and I found me a free time to play around in PSP9 and maybe add some updates to this site. I just had the PSP9 several months ago and this is really the only time I started working in it and staying off the PSP7 through out. Although this version has been out for a while, this is the first time that I get to really test it. So... the 9 is kinda like the 8 with a few added features and similarity in layout to the 7. It's not too difficult to figure out it's features, including some of the new ones, like "Art Media" which I used for the image called "Limbo".
With the site's progress, I added some rotating banners to sorta neutralize the static feel of the page, although I was only able to put a few image in the line up. More to come on that. Ow, and in case you ask, NO, the left column in some of the pages is not complete yet....

Still a very slow progress. Everything is now functioning except for the left column. Right now, all the pages share the same left column content including the 3 pilot ads, which I plan to expand in the future. I am currently working on the left column for each of the pages. Again, my working time is limited on the weekends so it might take a while. After that plan, I can probably start working on some real updates to the contents.
 

Indeed, a very slow progress. I don't wan't to post this one up yet until I have all the pages ready so I'm trying to work as fast on every page. This is my third weekend working on this design and currently on the third page. It should be an easy process coz' all the templates for the pages that I need were made and all I have to do is transfer the contents from the previous version... NOT!.. Weekend is also my time off work and I do try to get a life out of  this "box" so technically, I only have about 2-4 hours on Saturdays and Sundays to work on this site. If time permits, I should be finished within..... say, six months... just to be safe. Could be earlier or later... That should give me enough time to fill the space up with all my thoughts and whatever... :P
 

One noticeable change is the color and design. I decided to kinda' base it on a typical magazine format with less lines and borders but still divided into rows and columns. I kept the previous version's layout as I find it to be much easier to navigate than with the drop-down menus and much less difficult to code to be compatible with other browsers. Of course, this is just MHO. I will not argue with anyone who finds the later part of that statement wrong. My main browser is IE 6.0 and my computer is an inferior PC I bought from HSN about a couple of years ago. I don't know how this site will show on Firefox, Linux, Opera, etc... on either PC or Mac. But anyway, going back to the topic, the goal was to make the site as simple as possible using as much CSS and less scripts and graphics.