Besides the Auto Save feature, Pixelmator will allow you to save and export your images in several file formats, including a Save for Web command similar to Photoshop.

One of the best Pixelmator features that I found very workflow-friendly is the draggable tolerance adjustment that is available in some of the tools.

Are you looking for a Photoshop alternative? One option is Pixelmator 3 from the Pixelmator Team. When I started working with Pixelmator, I was pleasantly surprised how good this app was as a replacement for Adobe Photoshop, at least for my personal workflow.

AdobeKnowHow.com is Adobe’s website containing courses covering many subject areas. This free course by Brad Hussey entitled Web Hosting 101: Get Your Website Live will teach you the basic steps to creating your own hosted website.

If you are considering moving to Photoshop Elements, you might want to check out the free video introduction to Photoshop Elements available at KnowHow.com. Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop Elements by TeachUcomp, Inc. gives you a basic tour of the Organizer workspace and the common tasks.

One thing about Illustrator is that you can easily create a path for just about any shape. In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a 2.5 inches scalloped circle in Illustrator that will become an SVG cutting design for the Silhouette cutting machine.

The honeycomb style Christmas ornament makes a great paper craft and the cut file for an ornament is easy to design. In this tutorial, we will create an SVG cut file for the Silhouette Cameo that will make a 2.5 inches high paper ornament.

A very popular type of paper craft is a collage or montage, usually containing photographs. I decided to try creating an SVG cut file for the Silhouette Cameo containing a group of cut lines for a rectangular montage.

In this tutorial, we will complete the first step in creating an SVG cut line for a swirl design element. Swirls are very popular in scrapbooking and other paper craft projects. We will take a look at the Spiral tool and how to use it to draw a spiral in Illustrator.

We will make three Halloween potion labels, featuring the three witches from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. We will begin, in this tutorial, by creating the background paper design.