Click on the graphic below to see more awesome fonts. If it's close to your bedtime, do NOT click on this link. You'll be up all night downloading fonts. I've warned you. Plus, you're going to want to see my tutorial first.
And now for the tutorial . . .
After my font love comes my color coordination love. You can use Photoshop to manipulate colors in images or you can use the TOTALLY FREE Pixlr. Your choice.
Below is a screencast tutorial showing you how to take a free digital resource (more on that below) and make it match your color world. I am making this set for Mimio backgrounds to use with Mountain Language, but you can use it a million different ways. I've used it to make posters (more on that here), bookmarks, signs, and even print art in my own home. Find some cute labels online but not exactly the color you want? Change it! There are so many amazing resources out there. Now all of us type A personalities are no longer left out. Thank you Pixlr.
Update 7/6/12:
The site hosting my original video reached its limit! So I made a screencast of the video and uploaded it to YouTube. The quality isn't as good, but I'll try to make a new one another day!
So how easy (and free!!!) was that? If you're looking for free digital images to use in your classroom, you need to head straight to thus uh-maz-ing blog: Quality DigiScrap Freebies. Right now.
I am a new follower thanks to the font linky party. Love your blog name :o)
ReplyDeleteMel D
Seusstastic Classroom Inspirations
Thanks for following! Crazy coincidence, my blog post for Monday is a Seusstasic Writing Station. I did a double take when I saw your blog name in my e-mail and thought I'd published it before I finished writing it. I hope you'll enjoy it!!
DeleteHi megan! I'm your newest follower. Thank you for the great tutorial! I LOVE your blog's color scheme and all the fun garlands!
ReplyDeleteAllie
The Gyspy Teacher
Thanks for following Allie! Good luck on your teaching career. There's no year more special than your first year!
DeleteAwesome tutorial! I am definitely excited to use that :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up! I hope you have been finding all kinds of awesome new fonts...I know I have!
Natalie
TeacheryTidbits
This is so awesome Thank you
ReplyDeleteLOVE this tutorial!!! I can already think of things I wanted to change but didn't know how!
ReplyDeleteAngelia
Extra Special Teaching
Glad it was helpful!
DeleteThank you for this tutorial. It is such a great resource!
ReplyDeleteAmy
Where Seconds Count 2nd grade blog
I've totally fallen in love with this! You may have changed my life! ;) I made a new tutorial today and included a link to yours so everyone can know about it! Thanks so much for adding this tutorial.
ReplyDeleteAngelia
Extra Special Teaching
Thanks, Angelia!! I loved you collection of links.
DeleteI NEVER heard of the nudge! I plan on using that! I did a video tutorial on my blog for grouping for Mimio! :)
ReplyDeleteDani
Patterson's Porch
This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing. Now I'm going to be up all night playing around with images! =P
ReplyDeleteAshley
The Resource Room Teacher
Thank you so much. I've been trying to do everything in PowerPoint, wishing I had photoshop. Thanks for introducing me to Pixlar. I'm so excited. Just started following your blog.
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Mercedes
Surfing to Success
Amazing!!!! This is wonderful!!! Thank you so much!!
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saunderslovelies.blogspot.com
I, too, have Color OCD {and multiple other forms of OCD}! I loved your tutorial!! Can't wait to start changing lots of colors!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteKate
EduKate and Inspire
Hi Meagan! I'm your newest follower! THANK YOU so much for sharin' how to use PIXLR! I learned a lot :)
ReplyDeleteYour AWESOME!!!