Comments on: Fairy tale screens: “Hansel & Gretel” and “Rapunzel” http://kindlerama.com/fairy-tale-screens-hansel-gretel-and-rapunzel Tips and tricks for your Amazon Kindle Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:10:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Debra Hamel http://kindlerama.com/fairy-tale-screens-hansel-gretel-and-rapunzel/comment-page-1#comment-1222 Debra Hamel Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:27:43 +0000 http://kindlerama.com/?p=142#comment-1222 Hi, Chris. I'm afraid this would be beyond my abilities even if I had the software and tablet! Thanks for the explanation. I'll enjoy these every time they come up in my screensaver rotation. Hi, Chris. I’m afraid this would be beyond my abilities even if I had the software and tablet! Thanks for the explanation. I’ll enjoy these every time they come up in my screensaver rotation.

]]> By: Chris Walters http://kindlerama.com/fairy-tale-screens-hansel-gretel-and-rapunzel/comment-page-1#comment-1221 Chris Walters Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:52:16 +0000 http://kindlerama.com/?p=142#comment-1221 @Debra: Thanks for the compliment. As to how I made them, I just drew the cartoons around the words. I actually made a bunch of text clouds at Wordle first using the same text but experimenting with settings. Then when I found a grouping that sparked some visual image in my mind, I saved it and used it for the drawing. It's been a while, but I think I may have deleted some stray words in both cases in order to create a more precise silhouette. I drew the cartoons in Photoshop or GIMP (I forget which computer I was on) using a cheap graphic tablet & pen that I think I found on sale somewhere for, like, $30. The even cheaper low-tech option, of course, is to print it out, draw over it, scan it back in, and ta-dah you have a new screensaver! @Debra: Thanks for the compliment. As to how I made them, I just drew the cartoons around the words. I actually made a bunch of text clouds at Wordle first using the same text but experimenting with settings. Then when I found a grouping that sparked some visual image in my mind, I saved it and used it for the drawing. It’s been a while, but I think I may have deleted some stray words in both cases in order to create a more precise silhouette.

I drew the cartoons in Photoshop or GIMP (I forget which computer I was on) using a cheap graphic tablet & pen that I think I found on sale somewhere for, like, $30.

The even cheaper low-tech option, of course, is to print it out, draw over it, scan it back in, and ta-dah you have a new screensaver!

]]> By: Debra Hamel http://kindlerama.com/fairy-tale-screens-hansel-gretel-and-rapunzel/comment-page-1#comment-1220 Debra Hamel Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:29:18 +0000 http://kindlerama.com/?p=142#comment-1220 These are absolutely gorgeous screensavers. I've just put both of them on my Kindle. How did you include the cartoon? Just superimposed the Wordle creation over another picture? These are absolutely gorgeous screensavers. I’ve just put both of them on my Kindle. How did you include the cartoon? Just superimposed the Wordle creation over another picture?

]]> By: Ed http://kindlerama.com/fairy-tale-screens-hansel-gretel-and-rapunzel/comment-page-1#comment-30 Ed Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:30:05 +0000 http://kindlerama.com/?p=142#comment-30 Woah, that wordle.net site is actually pritty good. Iv just wasted 1 hour on it messing around on it! thanks! Woah, that wordle.net site is actually pritty good. Iv just wasted 1 hour on it messing around on it!

thanks!

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