Stuck in the Cartoon World

[kat]

Hey everyone!
I am stuck in the cartoon world on teeveee but now i want to really get stuck into the cartoons and backgrounds on xara x. I just got xara x last week and have been playing around and like it lots. (familiar with photoshop tho) [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
I've been going thru the posts and this seems to be a helpful forum so i was wondering if you guys wouldn't mind helping me too...
Anyhooo i was wondering if there was an online tutorial or something to help me get started making characters and cartoons and background scenery. I noticed someone posted about Garys Tutorial.. where is it...can someone pwease point that addy to me.. i must be hopeless i can't find it.. and any other help or url's would be soooo appreciated...
thanks a bunch...
meeeowww! =^.^=

teamkitten.com

[GOC]

Look hereGary's Tutorials

[amoore]

http://www.xaraxone.com/html/tutorials_menu.html

There are enough tutorials there to keep you going for a while. :-)

You may also want to investigate the movies on the Xara CD for help getting acquainted with various Xara features. In addition, you may want to search the Xara X forum for threads containing info directed toward newbies.

Glad to you have aboard the Xara train!

Allison

[RTK]

This discussion has made me somewhat nervous.

I got the IS/IT department at work to change my mouse because the butttons were too hard... I changed the mouse at home...

Now my index finger is starting to hurt! I don't know if I somehow over compensate for something weird I'm doing, or if my co-workers are really annoying this year.

What to do?

Risto

[Ross Macintosh]

All this talk of pain and now my wrist is killing me with my elbow as an accomplice. I was fine until I read this stuff. Now I have no choice but to get a tablet and take two months off work...

Damn this forum!

Regards, Ross

PS - My eyes are getting blurry. Hey, anyone else's eyes getting blurry?

[RTK]

I have nailed down the causes for my blurry vision which is to much of or lack of [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] BEER!

What causes my headaches is trickier to figure out though... but I suspect a combination of the following:

(1) Nagging
(2) Cursing
(3) Threats
(4) Saturday night double header
(5) Kissing the TV - instead

What to do with the pain in my fingers *sigh* I wonder if one of those trackball things would help? Or are they just a pain in the a**?

Risto

[Gustav]

Sorry guys for starting the thread.. Maybe its like talking about fleas; starts itching all over [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

As for my stupid arm, its not getting better. I havent been using Xara for over a week (or is it two? Im getting delirious). My doctor said: Eat this pills for a week, if it does not get better, come back. So I guess I have to go back there today. God, I hate this! Still working though, they know my arm hurts but still assign me tough-for-your-arm-things to do. So why don't you complain? You may ask. Well, I don't know. It feels like they aren't taking me serious, but I don't care, I'll quit any day now anyway. Take care.

Regards,
Gustav

[Mike Aaron]

Not everyone may be able to get used to this, but it's helped this mouse jockey. I'm right handed, but several years ago, I reversed my mouse button functions so the left click is on the right button. I hold the mouse rotated counterclockwise to about 10 o'clock, with my index finger the only finger on any button. That keeps my wrist straight and under no strain. I move my index finger over to the left button for the less-frequent right-click operation. I think that's more comfortable than keeping a "weak" middle finger constantly poised over a less-frequently used button.

(It's also a moderately effective security feature if anybody else has access to your computer.)

Mike