Both the rotation and degree of the ellipse are displayed in the readout at the bottom of the screen.Ĭreate a perfect ellipses tracing anywhere on the canvas, by moving and repositioning the guide. As you rotate an ellipse, the minor axis is displayed to line it up with your vanishing lines. Use to create ellipses, curves, and draw circles in perspective. To retain the curvature, but fit the ruler within the view, double-tap a handle.To reset the ruler to its original size and position, double-tap within the ruler (but not on a handle).To scale the ruler, pinch with two fingers within the ruler.To change the shape of the ruler, tap-drag a handle with one finger.To reset the ruler to the center of the canvas, double-click a handle.To create a stroke, draw on or near the section of the ruler you need.To move a ruler handle, click-drag a handle.To rotate the ruler, click-drag and rotate.Draw curved lines anywhere on the canvas, as your strokes snap to the ruler. Customize the curvature of this bendable ruler through direct manipulation. Use for curves you can't create with the Ellipse or French Curve tools. When finished using the ruler, tap the tool icon again to disable it. When finished using the ruler, tap to exit the ruler. To reset the ruler’s position, double-tap with 1 finger. To snap the ruler to 0º or 90º, double-tap an end handle To move the ruler horizontally and/or vertically without changing its rotation, tap-drag with 1 finger. To move the ruler, tap-drag the center handle To rotate the ruler, press with 2 fingers. To pivot the ruler, tap-drag an end handle Use to create a perfect line anywhere on the canvas, by moving and repositioning the ruler.ĭid you know you don't have to draw directly over the ruler? Drawing anywhere in the canvas still draws a line along the edge of the ruler. French Curve (only in Sketchbook Pro on desktop).You can also purchase them separately on the website.Need help drawing a straight line, circle, ellipse, or curve? These guides can be found in the toolbar. (Remember, each ruler gives you 4 widths, so that’s 12 border sizes in all.) But if you are working on a big project or multiple albums and want to make fast work of your matting,  it’s easy enough to use and justifies the $29.95 price tag for the set of three. I’m not a heavy-duty scrapbooker, and I’m not really partial to cutting square or rectangular mats for every photo and text block. So, it’s a great tool if you do a lot of matting. Perfect Layers would have been (ahem) perfect for that job! I remember back in the day when I was matting text- it was always a little irregular, and I always cut a mat to go with it. It turned out OK, but between the bumpy texture of the image and the thinness of the paper, it was hard to feel the “lip.” I had to line it up more by sight than feel. Lastly, I used it on a stenciled image that was done on text-weight paper. But really, if your goal is to get your mats done quickly, it’s worth wasting some scraps of paper. Now, because you glue the photo or image down on your paper first, and then cut it away, there is a little more waste than what I’m used to. Let’s take a closer look at the tools before we get started. Well this sounds right up my alley! To tell the truth, I don’t measure mats, anyway- I’m an “eyeball it” kinda gal.  Simply follow the tool edge along all sides of your picture or project, and you have a perfectly matted or framed result!  Each tool has stainless-steel edging for durability and smoothness of cutting. Using a standard craft knife blade, just cut along the outside of the Perfect Layers tool.  The tool hooks onto the edge of the image, giving the precise border measurement you want! Perfect Layers is designed with a patented “catch lip†that simply “bumps” up along the picture.  Lisa loved this item, and was quoted as saying, “This is one of my favorite tools we sell for scrapbooking!† Using Perfect Layers, you can cut from 1/16 of an inch (very thin borders), up to 1 inch (very bold borders), WITH NO MEASURING REQUIRED!!įor over a decade, Perfect Layers has been an essential tool for paper crafters. You may have seen it on QVC as a Customer Top-Rated Item presented by Scrapbooking Guru, Lisa Bearnson. Perfect Layers is a MUST if you want to create perfect borders, frames and layered effects on your scrapbook pages, cards, or any paper crafting project. The website describes Perfect Layers thus: But do they work, and are they still a handy tool to have on your craft table? Time to find out! Perfect Layers is a craft tool that has been around since the early days of scrapbooking- a set of clear acrylic rulers that have “bumpers” on the underside that make it possible to cut mats (or layers) without measuring.
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