Quickie Mac Preview Tutorial on Graphics Layering

[ryanharlin]

Someone on YouTube asked if anyone knows of a program on Macs that they could "dabble" with creating custom backdrops for Combinators and so I made a video answer for him to show him how he could use the free and included Preview app to do it, using the graphics pack I've provided or anything else you wanted to layer. Figured it might be useful for anyone here too. (maybe I'll update my post in the Sticky to include this video. Mods, delete this thread if it's redundant or unnecessary)

[BRIGGS]

I just noticed GIMP is also on macOS.

The Free & Open Source Image Editor:

https://www.gimp.org

[joeyluck]

Yeah I use Gimp on macOS, but I didn't know you could do so much with Preview. I knew you could crop images, but that was about it.

[StephenHutchinson]

Ryan, you rock. Thanks so much!

[Despondo]

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for the tutorial and the template files. One thing that would be nice to have in your 1U-6U templates, is a guide for where the "Fold" happens on the device. That way we can see where to place elements that only appear when the device is folded.

[Reasonistas]

Thanks, Ryan. For those looking for more (FREE) editing options, check out: https://www.photopea.com/