Behind the Tutorial...... Vol 5

Welcome to the newsletter that brings you interviews with PSP tutorial writers, articles and odds and ends relating to Paint Shop Pro, and a little from the world around us. .Thanks for taking the time to stop by:).

Interview - I am sure everyone has done at least one of Bonnie Hayler's tutorials :) She has a style all her own. Now meet the lady behind Hayler's Designs.

Can you tell me where you call home Bonnie?

I am from Tiffin, Ohio and am a single Mom of a 15 year old. She keeps me very busy since she is involved in the band. I chaperone on the band bus and help with the uniforms. I just don't have as much PSP time during football season. We have 3 cats and 1 dog and guess who gets to feed them all?

I work for Honeywell Inc. I work in the factory making sparkplugs. I work a lot of 12 hour days and also some weekends. I have worked there for 25 years. I can't wait to retire so I will have more time for PSP!

How long have you been using PSP?

I have used PSP since Version 5.........about 5 years I think.

I know writing tutorials is very time consuming, what drives you to write tutorials?

I belong to PSP Studio and FBNGraphics at Yahoo Groups and when sending in my graphics, someone would want to know how I achieved my results. It was much easier writing a tutorial then trying to explain it in e-mail. I enjoy sharing with others.

Reviewing your work, I see you are drawn to frames:) Does the idea for a certain type of frame come from a graphic you see? I have so many beautiful images and love framing them. I just experiment and try to remember what I did so I can write it down. I also love using masks...........they produce such wonderful effects!

If I were to tell you that you could only have one filter in your collection...<gasp> what would it be and why? I guess my favorite filter would have to be Fantastic Machine's Paint Engine. There are so many different effects you can create with it.

I see your work show up everywhere, and it is always news when you put up a new tutorial...what are you working on now that we can look forward to?

I have been really busy working overtime lately so am not currently working on a tutorial, but I'm sure when I do it will have to be another mask and frame! I just love seeing what I can come up with.

Thank you for your time Bonnie, I appreciate it :)

Sites to visit:

Old Man River's Stationery - Stationery, tutorials and so much more! Lloyd will be in the hot seat next week here at Behind the Tutorials.

Lotsa Tubes Shop - Wow, tubes of all kinds! Be prepared to stay awhile:)

Web Tech University - Looking to learn how to build a web page? Check this site out then.

Tip of the Week - Drag and Drop

If you are like me, you receive a lot of graphics in your mail, and don't always take the time to sort them while saving. Did you know that when you are in the browse mode, you can left click on a picture and drag it to a new folder? If the folder you want to move to is on another driver, press Ctrl + drag. I also like to browse my mask folder and simply drag the mask onto my image to check an effect.

Looking forward...

Next week we will be chatting with Lloyd of Old Man River fame! Many of you know him as a moderator of PSPmadeEZ and SharingPSPmadeEZ. Come get to know my good friend Lloyd in next week's Behind the Tutorials.