Sketch Files vs. Regular Cut Files + How to Make Sketch Fills in Silhouette Studio 

Velvet Simon - Yes, internal offset is definitely a handy option to have! Glad you enjoyed the video. :)

Thanks, Keith! Yes, there's so much variation that you can get from the sketch feature depending on what coloring tool you use. Results can be really solid looking or, as you mentioned, have variations in texture in shading that give the final result a colored-by-hand-look. Lots of options!

Susan McCreadle - I'm so glad to hear that you're enjoying the videos! Have fun with the Foil Quill - it's pretty addictive! ;)

????? whats a sketch file

Morton Family Tree - Thanks for the video suggestion!

cutflower - I wish I had some tips for preventing the little bleed spot that sometimes appears when the Cameo stops, but I haven't found a way to prevent it. Sometimes you get lucky and it blends in pretty well, but most times not so much.

@@kdotbecca ok thanks for your reply

Janice Yu - With the "internal offset" method, you're creating slightly offset lines inside the original shape to fill it. The offset lines are close to each other, and this method works really well with most pens and markers, unless they have very fine points. However, this method doesn't work so well with the Foil Quill because the tips (at least the fine and standard tips) are small enough that you can see the individual offset lines and blank areas in between them in the finished piece. With the "sketch fill" method, you have a number of options for creating really tight pattern fills inside the original shape, so the results with this method tend to be MUCH better with the Foil Quill because there isn't as much space between the elements in the fill as there is with the internal offset fills. The first method that I learned used the grid sketch fill with some additional adjustments, and it works great, though it does take some extra time for the machine to foil with the Foil Quill. Here's the video that I learned from: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LCsd5DHEjL4.html

Kristen // k.becca Hi Kristen, thanks so much for the detailed clarifications! That’s super helpful and it makes perfect sense! I will check out that video you shared. Thanks again!