SLQ Wiki

Open Lab

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:46:50 +0000

Open Lab

Open lab is located on Level 1 of The Edge, it is State Library’s free and accessible fabrication space for makers and designers to book and use the creative resources available with support from skilled staff. The basement level of the Edge closed after the February 2022 flooding event.

Bookable equipment resources include:

Two laser cutters
3D printers
Vinyl cutter
Sewing machines
Soldering stations

Open lab sessions are Wednesday 12.00pm to 5pm, Thursday 1.30pm to 8.00pm and Saturday 12.00pm to 5.00pm

Please note, equipment bookings are required for all Open lab sessions.

To find out about the latest workshops and inductions keep an eye on the Whats On pages on our website and sign up for The Edge enews here.

There's also a range of drop in activities you can undertake, check them out here.

How can I visit Open Lab?

All up-to-date visitor information is always on the the https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/plan-my-visit/spaces-visit/edge.

Safe Operating

DML SOP

Inductions - [Booking]

mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:50:01 +0000

Inductions

Open lab hours

The Edge creative resources are available during Open lab at The Edge, currently open during the following hours (except on public holidays):

Wednesdays 12 – 5pm for Open Lab

Thursdays 1:30pm – 8pm for Open Lab (Hack the evening 5 - 8pm)

Saturdays 12pm - 5pm for Open Lab

To help you get creative, equipment resources are available for use during these sessions if you have done the necessary Induction. Please note, equipment bookings are required for Open lab sessions.

Booking

To book and use a specific equipment during open lab hours, you need to have successfully completed an induction for using that equipment. Our Inductions are designed to ensure that people use our space safely, both for their own well being, and to ensure the equipment stays in working order for all to benefit from.

The best way to find out about all our upcoming inductions is by signing up to The Edge newsletter. In the newsletter we announce upcoming inductions, along with the date and time they will be available to book via the State Library Qld Eventbrite page. They sell out quick, so be sure to get in quick to secure your place!

Our inductions are $45 (unless they are covered as part of a workshop).

Once you have completed the induction you can book your times on The Edge page of the State Library website.

Resources

Laser Cutter Induction

Here you will find resources to help you once you've been through the Laser Cutter induction.

Laser Cutter

Sewing Induction

Here are the resources to help you once you've been through the Sewing Machine induction.

Sewing Induction

Recording Studio Induction

Here you will find resources to help you once you've been through the Recording induction.

Recording Studio

3D Printer Induction

Here you will find resources to help you once you've been through The Edge Prusa 3D Printer induction.

3D Printer Induction

Electronics Induction

Here you will find resources to help you once you've been through The Edge Electronics bench induction.

Electronics Induction

101 - Intro to Podcasting - [Workshop presentation]

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:23:44 +0000

101 - Intro to Podcasting

Stephanie Dower, November 2022.

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their continuing connection to land and as custodians of stories for millennia. We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we all meet today, and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

Workshop presentation

The 101 - Intro to Podcasting workshop has been created into a slide show for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require internet to connect and view links.

Admin view

Public view

Summary

Podcasting is relatively new media format that has taken the world by storm. From true crime podcasts uncovering new evidence in homicide cases to movie review podcasts giving us ideas of what to watch this weekend; Podcasts can entertain us, inform us, and inspire us. Stemming from the terms, “iPod” and “Broadcast”, Podcasts are characterised by their episodic nature and using RSS feed technology to allow audiences to subscribe and automatically receive new episodes as they're released.

Podcasting can be as expensive or inexpensive as desired by the creator, making it an accessible form of media that almost anyone can produce and share with a wide-reaching audience; if they know the basic skills needed.

Tonight's session will give participants are “quick start” guide to podcasting, giving them the basic technical skills for recording and editing a podcast, as well as some inspiration to get their creative ideas flowing.

Skills Introduced

Brainstorming and Scripting
Recording and Editing
Finding an Audience

Health & Safety

Running this workshop at The Edge?.. You should familiarise yourself and your participants with:

DML Risk Assessment

Styles of Podcasts

Storytelling - could be historical content or fictional, can include one host or more.

Examples: Serial, Teacher's Pet, Last Night on the Titanic

Audio Drama - similar to old-fashioned radio plays featuring sound design, multiple characters etc.

Examples: 36 Questions, The Candyman, Elf Control

Solo - run by one person and possible covering specific topics.

Examples: Rachel Corbett's Podschool, Creative Peptalk

Interview - usually featuring regular guests and interviews and may include a few hosts.

Examples: Wilosophy, How Others Dads Dad

Panel - a group of hosts discussing different topics relating to the podcasts main focus.

Examples: Smartless, ReFramed

Basic Requirements

Like any artistic or creative product, the quality of your podcast will depend on how much time and effort you put into it but to get started, you need only a few things.

A recording device - this may be a microphone, smartphone, audio recorder
Editing software - this is where you will join the pieces of your audio together into a seamless (and hopefully engaging) episode
Host server - this is where you will upload your podcast and get an RSS feed for distributing your podcast
A great idea that people will want to listen to!

Brainstorming and Scripting

You may have heard the expression that Content is King; this is truer than ever in podcasting. If you want audiences to hit that all important 'subscribe' button, you need to know or understand what will appeal to and engage your audience. One of the simplest ways to figure this out is to ask yourself, “What would I want to listen to?”

Some questions to ask when brainstorming your podcast are:

What kind of podcast do you want to create?
How long? How often?
Who is your target audience (Lay audience or industry specific? Vocab and level of explanation will be important for how you communicate based on the level of expertise you expect listeners to have)
Tone: serious or light-hearted?
How will you record it and edit it? (don't worry if you haven't thought about that yet, we'll go into this later)
How will you promote it?

It's also important to be familiar with the podcasting landscape i.e. what other podcasts are already out in the world. Think about these key things when developing your podcast:

Is this for fun or will you be looking to monetize?
Are there other podcasts that cover similar (or identical!) topics, how will yours be different?
How long will an episode of your podcast run for (will each week be the same or will you
intersperse with extras or ‘minisode’ eps)
Have you thought of a name that will stand out from the crowd? (Making sure to check if it’s already been used before you get too attached!)
How often will your podcast run, weekly, monthly, intermittently? Will it be seasonal or continuous etc.

Preparing to Record

Preparation is key when it comes to the recording phase of your podcast. There are often many moving parts to recording a podcast and you want to make sure you've nailed these down so you can ensure you'll get the desired result from your recording session and go into it feeling confident.

A few key things to include in your preparation for recording include:

Finding a quiet location to record in
Researching which microphone will deliver the best audio for you
Sourcing intro and outro music or audio stings
Testing platforms for remote interviews with guests, etc.
Making sure you have the correct permissions to use the audio you want or need

As Podcasting becomes more and more popular, recording equipment is becoming more accessible but it's still important to which microphones or audio recorders are going to work best for your podcast and then decide whether it's appropriate to invest in purchasing this equipment or perhaps look into what resources are available for hiring.

There are a range of tools for recording audio nowadays, including portable audio recorders (e.g. Zoom H4 recorders), smartphones, and more traditional microphones (e.g. RODE Podcaster and Broadcaster) which arguably will give you the best chance of recording high quality audio. It's important to remember a few things when deciding which microphone is best for your podcast.

Dynamic or Condenser - these are the two types of microphones and each have their own pros and cons but Dynamic microphones are generally more adaptable across various conditions.
Audio interface - if using a microphone connected to your computer or tablet, you'll most likely need a piece of software or application that can be used as an audio interface. This may be audio editing software like Audacity or the Voice Memo app on an iPad.
Pop filters - this is usually a piece of mesh material that sits between the microphone and the presenter's mouth and works to soften any pops or clicks that come from the pronunciation of some letters e.g. 'P' or 'C'.

If you are needing to record remotely, whether its with a co-host or interview guest, it's important you test the equipment or software you'll be using but also have the other person check things on their end too. There's nothing worse that listening back to a recording and hearing an echo or one person's voice being considerably louder than the others. There are a number of platforms available for remote recording, two of which are:

Zoom
Squadcast

Editing a Podcast

Once you've recorded or sourced all of the audio elements you want to include in your podcast, it's time to edit! This is the step in the podcasting process you'll bring all of your assets together and edit them into a seamless audio sequence that will be exported as an episode of your podcast. For this, you'll need to use audio editing software on a computer and there are a few options available, most popularly:

ProTools (Mac & PC)
Logic Pro X (Mac)
Adobe Audition (Mac & PC)
GarageBand (Mac)
Audacity (Mac & PC)

The first pieces of audio you'll want to bring onto the timeline are most likely an intro, chosen music and/or audio sting which are used to help transition from once piece of audio or conversation topic to another. There are many sources for free music online that fall under Creative Commons licenses.

Free Music Archive explains in more detail what is licensing and copyright, plus it allows you to search for music and soundtrack audio. http://freemusicarchive.org/License_Guide

For today's session, we'll go through the basics of Audacity which is an open source piece of audio editing software that can be downloaded at this link https://www.audacityteam.org/download/

Some things you'll need to understand or learn about before diving too deep into the editing phase are:

Decibels - this is the volume of audio, otherwise known as loudness output and generally when editing your podcast, you want your audio to sit around -16 LUfs so as to not have any audio peak and become distorted
Mono or Stereo - there are usually two options for setting up your project channels. If you set up your project as Mono, you will be working with just one audio channel (not to be confused with clips) whereas Stereo you will have two audio channels, usually Left and Right so when you export your finished podcast episode from Audacity, audiences will hear your audio coming through both their left and right speakers as opposed to just one side.

Now it's time to have some fun playing around and experimenting with the tools in Audacity. To get started, let's go through a basic Audacity software induction which will help us understand some of the basic tools available in the program. https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/doku.php?id=facilities:fablab:software:audacity

We have some audio available for you to download here to use as a prototype as you find your way around Audacity.

Finding an Audience

You've recorded, you've edited and now you have a finished podcast episode ready to be shared with the world! But how do you do that?

In order to distribute your podcast to platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or Google Podcasts, you'll need two things - an RSS Feed and Host Server.

RSS stands for “rich site summary” and is a simple way of automatically staying up to date with the delivery of content, for example, tracking episodes of podcast releases. This is what connects audience platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify to your host server which is where you will actually upload your podcast to and input Metadata. Note that Metadata can also be added to your audio files when exporting from Audacity.

There are a number of Host Servers available, ranging in cost and ease of use. Some popular servers are:

Podbean
Buzzsprout
Libsyn
Soundcloud
Podomatic

Do your research to see what is best suited to your skills and budget for your podcast.

Once your podcast is available to audiences, the next step is attracting and building an audience which is arguably the most difficult part of podcasting. When thinking about how to reach and connect with your audience, consider the following:

Who do you think would benefit from listening to your podcast or who do you want to reach?
What are their habits?
Do they already listen to podcasts? If so, which ones?
What is their occupation?
How do they get information? Social media or traditional media?

By thinking about your audience on a personal level, you can start to strategise different ways of engaging them e.g. throughs social media channels, website, cross-promotion, etc.

References

Podcasting - General

Audacity

https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/audacity_tour_guide.html

Music/Sound Effects

https://artlist.io (Paid Subscription)
https://www.epidemicsound.com (Paid Subscription)
https://freesound.org/browse/ (No Cost)
https://soundbible.com/free-sound-effects-1.html (Free SFX)

RSS Feed

If you'd like to learn more on Podcasting or check out other workshops happening at The Edge, sign up to The Edge eNews through SLQ https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/about-us/contact-us/stay-in-touch

Downloads

https://www.audacityteam.org/

Further References

Our full Podcasting workshop

Our full Podcasting workshop - online version

Audacity workshop

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101 - Intro to 3D Printing

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:19:35 +0000

101 - Intro to 3D Printing

In this workshop, we will guide you through the process of preparing 3D models for printing using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF). After running through this session, you should have a better understanding of the various issues that influence printing success, print speed, strength, and surface quality.

This workshop follows a similar format with different content outcomes, our most recent is focused on cards to coincide with the Driven exhibition.

Acknowledgement

Workshop presentation

The Introduction to 3D printing workshop has been created into a slide show for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require the internet to connect and view links.

Admin view

Public view

Further workshops

Explore our other 101 - 3D printing workshops that teach you how to create different outcomes.

101 - Intro to Audio - [Workshop Presentation]

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:19:23 +0000

101 - Intro to Audio

Acknowledgement

Workshop Presentation

The Introduction to Audio workshop has been created into a slide show for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require the internet to connect and view links.

Admin view

Public view

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101 - 3D Printing - Keepsakes and Talismans

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:51:11 +0000

101 - 3D Printing - Keepsakes and Talismans

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101 - Intro to 3D Printing

101 - Intro to 3D Printing (Driven)

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:36:16 +0000

101 - Intro to 3D Printing (Driven)

In this workshop we will guide you through the process of preparing 3D models for printing using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF). After running through this session, you should have a better understanding of the various issues that influence printing success, print speed, strength, and surface quality.

This workshop follows a similar format with different content outcomes, our most recent is focused on cards to coincide with the Driven exhibition.

Acknowledgement

Workshop presentation

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require the internet to connect and view links.

Public view - Slides

Admin view - Slides

Admin view - Session Plan

Resources

Links

Printables VW model download

Downloads

Holden HQ Wagon STL file

For Escort STL file

Porsche STL file

Electronics Induction - [Booking]

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:23:14 +0000

Electronics Induction

Induction presentation

Our Inductions have been created as slide shows for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require internet to connect and view links.

Admin View

Our Electronics Bench induction resource guide

Booking

Once you have completed an induction you can book an electronics bench to use for your projects during Open Lan hours;

Book now

Have not done the induction yet? keep up to date with the SLQ What's on Page for further information:

Book now

Acorn Online Component

Acorn is our database that holds your induction access details. Please enrol into the specific induction you are completing with the SLQ Acorn website. NOTE: This website is only available onsite at SLQ. https://inductions.slq.qld.gov.au/user_login

Additional Resources and Inspiration

Activity

101 - Intro to Arduino Workshop

Table Top Christmas Tree Workshop 2022

Instructional videos & PDFs for equipment

YouTube - How to use a multimeter like a pro! The Ultimate guide

YouTube - How to do SMT Surface Mount Reflow soldering by hand

YouTube - HOW TO SOLDER! (Beginner's Guide)

YouTube - How to ACTUALLY Use an Oscilloscope (Beginner-Friendly Guide!)

Rigol 1000 E series Digital Oscilloscope Quick Start Guide

Instrument Basics: Bench Power Supplies

Rigol DP700 series Bench Power supply Quick Start Guide

Recording Studio Induction - [Induction presentation]

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:22:51 +0000

Recording Studio Induction

Induction presentation

Our Inductions have been created as slide shows for presentation and documentation purposes to support you in using the studio.

Admin view

Our Recording Studio induction resource guide

This wiki page is a supplement to the induction and can serve as a reminder of the basic operation of the studio and assist with troubleshooting issues.

Outcomes

Booking a session
Safety
Overview of recording studio hardware
Power on/off procedure
Microphone selection and positioning
Overview of microphone Pre-Amp
Setting gain on Pre-Amp
Analog to digital audio signal path
Recording audio
Exporting audio

Equipment Used

RODE Broadcaster Microphone (mic)
Mic lead
Mic stand
Pop-Filter
Behringer ADA8200 Microphone/Line Pre-Amplifier (8 Channels)
500 series JLM Microphone Pre-Amplifier (3 Channels)
MOTU 16A Audio Interface
Apple Mac Pro
Audient Nero Monitor Controller
Adam A8X Studio Monitors.

Making a booking

Once you have completed your induction with the facilitator you can make a booking here. You can book 2 sessions per week. Sessions are 2 or 4 hours long.

On Arrival

When you arrive for your booking, check in at reception and one of the friendly Visitor Service Assistants (VSA) will open the studio, and supply you with your requested microphones.

Acorn Online Component

https://inductions.slq.qld.gov.au/user_login

START UP PROCESS

Turn on in sequential order:

MOTU 16A Audio Interface
Denon CD/ Cassette player (Optional)
Behringer ADA8200 Microphone/Line Pre-Amplifier
Mac Pro
KRK Subwoofer (Optional)
Adam A8X Monitors

—

SHUTDOWN PROCESS

Essentially, this is the reverse order of the startup process. Shut down in sequential order:

Adam A8X Monitors
KRK Subwoofer (Optional)
Mac Pro
Behringer ADA8200 Microphone/Line Pre-Amplifier
Denon CD/ Cassette player (Optional)
MOTU 16A Audio Interface

Care must be taken at all times when powering equipment up and down.

This order protects the speakers from voltage spikes during powering on and also ensures the software and computer recognise the connected equipment.

Frequently Asked Questions

You can find a list of frequently asked questions COMING SOON (UPDATING)

If you are still experiencing difficulties, please email us on appliedcreativity@slq.qld.gov.au or ask The Edge reception to contact one of the Applied Creativity team to come and assist if during business hours.

Recording Studio Information

The Edge Recording Studio is a near professional environment for recording, editing and mixing sound. People use it for recording and mixing multitrack music recordings, recording interviews and podcasts.

Digital Audio Workstation

Hardware

2020 Apple Mac Pro
MOTU 16A Audio Interferface
Ableton Push 2
Native Instruments Maschine
RODE Caster Pro II
Korg Triton Taktile Keyboard
Denon Cassette/CD Combi-Deck

DAW Software

Pro Tools 2020
Ableton Live Suite 12
Logic Pro X
Reaper
Izotope RX 7 Standard
Garage Band
Fruity Loops Studio Producer Edition
Audacity

Virtual Instruments and Plug-ins

CueMix Pro - Digital IO patchbay
Native Instruments Komplete 12 Ultimate
Slate Digital All Access pass (subscription)
Plugin Alliance Mega Bundle (subscription)
UAD Spark Plugins (subscription)
Izotope Music Production Suite 3

Monitoring

Audient Nero Monitor controller
Adam A8X Nearfield Monitors
KRK 10s active subwoofer
Sennheiser HD 280 pro headphones
Denon DN-200BR Bluetooth Receiver

Pre-Amplifiers

JLM Audio 99v
JLM Audo NV500
JLM Audio TG500
Behringer ADA8200 Microphone/Line Preamplifier (8 Channel)

Hardware Compressors

JLM Audio LA500A
JLM Audio FC500A

Analogue Synthesisers

Behringer Monopoly
Moog Grandmother

Microphones

Brand	Model	Type	Usage	info
Shure	SM7b	cardioid dynamic (x2)	Vocal	website
Neumann	TLM193	cardioid condensor	Vocal	website
Neumann	TLM107	multi-pattern condensor	Vocal	website
AKG	C414 XLII	Matched Pair multi-pattern condensor	Vocal, acoustic instruments	website
RODE	Broadcaster	end-address broadcast condenser (x2)	vocal	website
RODE	Podcaster	USB Broadcast condensor (USB with headphone)	vocal	website
RODE	NT 5	compact 1/2“ cardioid condenser (pair)	acoustic instruments	website
RODE	K2	variable pattern dual 1” valve condenser	vocal	website
RODE	NT-SF1	soundfield ambisonic	ambience, VR	website

Laser Cutter Induction - [Induction presentation]

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:22:13 +0000

Laser Cutter Induction

Induction presentation

Our Inductions have been created as slide shows for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require internet to connect and view links.

Admin view

Our Laser cutter induction resource guide

Design Files

Visit the Vector Library for options!

Or learn more about creating your own vectors:

An easy trial cut:

Beetle laser cut

Booking

Once you have completed an induction you can book a laser cutter to use for your projects during Open lab hours;

Book now

Have not done the induction yet? keep up to date with the SLQ What's on page for further information:

Book now

PLEASE NOTE CLOSED IN SHOES MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES IN THE INNOVATION LAB.

Acorn Online Component

Additional Resources and Inspiration

Iconic Brisbane Lampshades Workshop

Laser Cutter Ornaments Workshop

Queensland Architecture in Miniature - Mid century modern Workshop

Queensland Architecture in Miniature 2023 Workshop

Paper Boutique Workshop

Christmas Laser Cut Earrings Workshop

Laser Cut, Hand-Bound Books: Crafting the Grumpus' Treasured Tomes

Laser Cutter / Engraver Resources

Information on Laser Materials settings

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3D printer Induction

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:55:20 +0000

3D printer Induction

Induction presentation

Our Inductions have been created as slide shows for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require the internet to connect and view links.

Induction Powerpoint - Admin View

|3D Printer Induction Slides

Booking

Once you have completed an induction you can book a printer to use for your projects during Open Lan hours

Book now

Have not done the induction yet? keep up to date with the SLQ What's on Page for further information:

Book now

Acorn Online Component

Acorn is our database that holds your induction access details. You will be enrolled in the specific induction you are completing on the SLQ Acorn website, staff will assist during the induction. NOTE: This website is only available onsite at SLQ. https://inductions.slq.qld.gov.au/user_login

Additional Resources and Inspiration

Info on Prusa Slicer

101 - Intro to 3D Printing

101 - Intro to 3D Modelling Workshop

Printing on the Prusa i3 Mk3s

DIY Action Figures - Jan 2022

workshops:inductions:the_edge_-_3d_printer_induction_april2026.pdf

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:55:12 +0000

Sewing Induction

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:50:39 +0000

Sewing Induction

Sewing Machine Induction Resources

Induction presentation

Our Inductions have been created as slide shows for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require internet to connect and view links.

Admin View

Our Sewing Induction resource guide

Acorn Online Component

Additional Resources and Inspiration

DIY Upcycled everyday carry bag

Tea towel design workshop - (Mainly about creating a design in Illustrator that you can turn into fabric)

Video files

Refilling a bobbin

video_5uazofqg7iv_22_48_906x510.mp4

Putting a bobbin into a bobbin case

video_6db6zsvkepj_22_48_906x510.mp4

Threading the sewing machine

video_661akqvooyl_22_48_906x510.mp4 video_5pmkpxn1a2j_22_48_906x510.mp4

Sewing a straight stitch

video_66kk3ik2fy5_22_48_906x510.mp4

Overlocker

https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/doku.php?id=facilities:fablab:equipment-cots:bernina700d_overlocker_700d

Booking

Once you have completed an induction you can book a sewing machine to use for your projects during Open Lab hours:

Book now

Overlocker booking:

Book now

Have not done the induction yet? keep up to date with the SLQ What's on Page for further information:

Book now

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SLQ Wiki

mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:24:43 +0000

SLQ Wiki

What is the SLQ Wiki?

This platform hosts The Edge's workshop and Open lab programming resources, including past workshops and engagements.

As a working knowledge-base, the SLQ Wiki is used to capture the development and delivery of workshops, engagements and hosting a library make and design space safely for the public.

Practitioners and professionals accessing the platform can understand the reason why decisions were made, and learn from State Library's experience.

Published on a wiki platform, these documents can be edited and improved on by community, shared, exported or printed freely. All content is release under a CC Attribution 4.0 International license.

How does it Work?

The SLQ Wiki is built on the open source platform Dokuwiki and hosted by State Library.

Accessing the SLQ Wiki

Anyone can access the publicly available content on the SLQ Wiki. This wiki has tools for exporting content which can be used under the Creative Commons license assigned.

A PORTAL FOR IMAGINED THINGS

mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:19:17 +0000

A PORTAL FOR IMAGINED THINGS

Tell your story to The Great & Grand Rumpus Portal! Yes….it's the form below.

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mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:16:13 +0000

101 - Adobe InDesign

kjohnston@undisclosed.example.com (Katherine Johnston) — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:02:26 +0000

101 - Adobe InDesign

Developed by Kat Johnston, 2025

Workshop presentation

This workshop has been created into a slide show for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require internet to connect and view links.

Admin slide View

Public slide view

101_-_indesign_with_resource_notes.pdf - this includes the full step-by-step in granular detail with more extensive notes than are presented on the slides alone.

Workshop Resources

indesign_workshop_resources.zip

my-zine_-_export_booklet_example.pdf

my-zine_-_print_to_booklet_example.pdf

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kjohnston@undisclosed.example.com (Katherine Johnston) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:18:37 +0000

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kjohnston@undisclosed.example.com (Katherine Johnston) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:29:01 +0000

Vinyl Cutter

kjohnston@undisclosed.example.com (Katherine Johnston) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:25:12 +0000

Vinyl Cutter

Our Roland Camm1 GS-24 Vinyl Cutter can be used to create various decals and sticker signage.

RESOURCES AVAILABLE:

1 x Roland Camm1 GS-24 Vinyl Cutter
Various colours of vinyl
Application tape
2 x Weeding and application tool kits

Our Vinyl Cutter 101 Guide:

And learn about creating vectors with our following workshops:

Book now

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kjohnston@undisclosed.example.com (Katherine Johnston) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:22:43 +0000

Community Engagement

mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:14:42 +0000

Community Engagement

Hack the evening

Our weekly meetup at The Edge on Thursday evenings, featuring lots of useful project ideas.

Hack the evening meetup

Made Today

A talks based meetup covering make and design practices, with guests and collaborative activities.

Made Today meetup

The Great and Grand Rumpus

Here you will find our large community engagement project The Great and Grand Rumpus, which has run several times.

Great and Grand Rumpus

Siganto Digital Learning

A workshop series that supported migrant & new arrival communities with digital skills and computer equipment.

Siganto Digital Learning

Getting Started - [Getting Started]

mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:10:30 +0000

Getting Started

Not sure where to get started on your visit to The Edge?

There's a range of activities you can drop by and have a go at, even if you haven't been inducted into some of the equipment and if you're visiting for a short time or longer visit, come get creative in the lovely air-conditioned space with Brisbane city and river views.

We've got a selection of fun ideas listed below, click on each for more info, or explore the Wiki further and have a look through our collection of CC licensed workshops.

Open lab

Come along to Open lab and introduce yourself to the community and staff.

Drop in Activities

Paint & Glue a magnet

15 minute activity, suitable for over 8's

Hands based activity

Mini Queenslanders

Vinyl Cutting for fun

30min-1hr activity, suitable for over 8's with supervision

Computer / hands based activity

Vinyl cut stickers

Make a GIF using collection images

30min-1hr activity, suitable for over 8's

Computer based activity

Make a GIF

Augmented reality Masks

30min-1hr activity, suitable for over 5's

Computer/iPads and hands based activity

Ar Masks

Vectorise a SLQ Collection item

1hr - 2hr activity

Computer based activity

Vectorise SLQ collection item

Learn 3D with a FUNctional print

The Edge

mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:08:59 +0000

The Edge

The Edge is State Library's space for creativity, ideas and experimentation.

For the latest information on access to The Edge always check the State Library Website

Open Lab Resources

Here you will find resources to help you with your projects at our Open lab sessions.

Open Lab Resources

Inductions

Here you will find info on our equipment inductions, including resource links.

Inductions

Public Workshops

Here you will find a range of the public workshops delivered at The Edge.

Public Workshops

Prototype Workshops

Here you will find many of the prototype workshops that have been developed at The Edge which might help you with your projects.

Prototype Workshops

Trial Workshops

Here you will find workshops that may have been trialled but are still incomplete or untested, still lots of useful resources.

Trial Workshops

Engagement

The Edge has run many successful community engagement projects, from regular meetups to large projects.

Engagement

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swinter@undisclosed.example.com (Sarah Winter) — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:31:06 +0000

Information for Parents of Participants

ahealey@undisclosed.example.com (Anita Healey) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:33:04 +0000

Information for Parents of Participants

Hello!

This is a quick note to let you know that in the next week a team from the State Library of Queensland will be visiting your child’s classroom to run a creative workshop for The Great & Grand Rumpus, a project taking place at the library throughout 2021.

In this workshop, your child will:

Use their imaginations to come up with incredible ideas.
Create an artwork capturing one or more of ideas through drawing, modelling, poetry, or movement.
Write up the story of their idea/artwork.
With your permission, record their work via photos, audio, and text.

On the reverse side of this letter, there is a consent & release form where we are asking for your permission to take photos, videos and audio recordings during the workshop, and to collect and share your child’s artwork as part of this project.

Thank-you for reading! If you’ve got any questions please get in touch!

From the Applied Creativity team at the State Library of Queensland. applied.creativity@slq.qld.gov.au

Contact Us

edumigan@undisclosed.example.com (Ellie-Jayne Dumigan) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:53:31 +0000

Contact Us

The team that looks after The Edge is called the Applied Creativity team.

You can contact us via:

Email: appliedcreativity@slq.qld.gov.au
Or by visiting during our opening hours.

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mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:28:20 +0000

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mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:24:21 +0000

Vector Design 101 - Illustrator

kjohnston@undisclosed.example.com (Katherine Johnston) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:51:21 +0000

Vector Design 101 - Illustrator

Developed by Kat Johnston, 2022

Updated Slides by Kat Johnston 2025

example_vinyl_decals.ai

vectorised_common_car_logos.ai

Acknowledgement

Summary

Learn the basics of vector design, a core skill set for creative digital fabrication. Together we will create a single-colour design suitable for applications such as laser-cutting or vinyl plotting.

Skills Introduced

Vector vs Raster
Create a new file
Navigate the Workspace
Basic Tools (Selection Tool, Shapes, Text)
Shape Builder
The Direct Selection Tool
Text (and Expanding)
Making Your File Cut-Ready

Tools and Preparation

Software required: Adobe Illustrator.

Health & Safety

Running this workshop at The Edge?.. You should familiarise yourself and your participants with:

DML Risk Assessment
Innovation Lab Risk assessment
Laser SOP

Preparation

Before the workshop participants will need to sign up for an Adobe Account so that they can sign into Adobe Creative Suite on arrival to the workshop.

Workshop Walk through

Vector vs Raster

Today we'll be using Adobe Illustrator to create vector graphics. Vector graphics are highly utilized in the field of graphic design and also form the foundational step of many of many digital fabrication workflows such as laser cutting, CNC routing and vinyl cutting.

Unlike raster graphics which are constructed of pixels, vector graphics use mathematical formulas describing shapes, colors, and placement.

Think about it as if you describing to someone how to draw a square: four lines of equal length connecting at right-angles for each corner. By creating that shape as a vector graphic, it becomes infinitely scaleable, because the software now has the instructions necessary to produce it at any size. And if we want to cut that shape (for example, on a laser cutter or vinyl plotter), the software now knows which path to follow.

More information about Vector vs Raster

Create a new file

Open Adobe Illustrator and sign in using your Adobe Account.
Click on 'create new'.
Select a size for your artboard - presets are available for common print and web sizes. Today, let's just pick A4 in landscape orientation.
Select your units of measurement. Because we typically use mm, we will select mm. If you are more comfortable designing in cm/inches/etc, you can select those instead.
Leave Bleed at 0mm. If designing for fabrication, bleed is not required (as we are not doing edge-to-edge printing).
In Colour Mode, select 'RGB'. Certain software that we use for fabrication works specifically with RGB to deliver information to equipment. Eg, for laser cutting, a path that is set to 0.01pt RGB red is used to indicate that the machine should cut that path.
When you are happy with your selection, click 'Create'.

Navigate the Workspace

Setting up the Workspace

Once your new file is created, you will see the Adobe Illustrator workspace. Let's set it up so that we're good to go.

There are a number of default workspace set-ups available, but the one we're going to use today is called 'Essentials Classic'. Navigate to the 'Windows' menu option, scroll down to 'Workspace', and then select 'Essentials Classic' from the list. In this workspace, a top toolbar appears with a number of helpful options available depending on the tool you have selected.

As a final step of setting up your document, go to 'Windows', 'Rulers' and select 'Show Rulers' (you can also just click Ctrl+R). This will allow you to drag out guidelines as needed, and provide you with a quick size reference. Make sure that 'Smart Guides' is selected at this time also - it will make precise alignment easier later on.

Elements of the Workspace

Now that we have our workspace set up, let's look at the different elements.

Menu Bar

Along the top menu bar, you can see various menu headings. The ones we will be using most today are under 'Window', 'Object' and 'Edit'.

Top Toolbar

Because we selected 'Essentials Classic' as our workspace, beneath the menu bar is a top toolbar appears with a number of helpful options available depending on the tool and object you have selected. Eg, if you select text, it may show some text options. With the direct selection tool, it will show the fill colour, stroke colour, opacity, etc.

Left Toolbar

To the left, we can see the side toolbar. You can hover over any of the tools to see their names and shortcut options. If a tool has a small triangle in the bottom right corner, it means that there are other tool options hidden underneath. Click and hold on that tool to bring up those other options for selection.

Panels

To the right of the screen, you can see an area available to dock panels that are available under the 'Windows' menu option. These panels provide a wide range of additional functionality, and you can customise this area quite heavily to display and provide shortcuts for the panels and options you use most often.

Basic Tools (Selection Tool, Shape, Text)

Selection Tool

The Selection Tool (the black arrow, and first icon on the left toolbar) is the most basic tool which lets you select and manipulate any object by dragging or clicking on it. Most of the time, we will be using the Selection Tool.

Click on an object to select it. If your object is unfilled, you will have to click the edge instead. Holding down Shift when you have one object selected will allow you to select other items at the same time, or drag a bounding box over all the objects you wish to select to do so.
When you have an object (or objects) selected, you will be able to click and drag the squares at the edges or sides of the bounding box to make it larger or smaller.
When you have an object (or objects) selected, you can hover your selection tool just outside the squares at the edges or sides of the bounding box - your cursor will change to a double-arrow symbol, and you will be able to rotate your object.

Tip: Holding down Shift will do different things depending on what your selection tool is doing. If dragging an object, it will snap it into vertical/horizontal/diagonal alignment with where it was previously. When resizing, it will snap the size into the same proportion as the original. If rotating, it will snap the rotation into 45 degree segments.

Zoom Tool

While creating your design, you may frequently want to zoom in and out to see things close up. The Zoom tool is in the Left Toolbar and represented by the magnifying glass.

To zoom in, simply click on the area you want to zoom to.
To zoom out, hold down alt as you click on the area you want to zoom out from.
You can also use the shortcuts ctrl- or ctrl+ to zoom in and out no matter what tool you have selected, this is a common shortcut across design software

Shape Tools

To create basic geometric shapes, we're going to select the appropriate item from the left toolbar. By default, the Shape options are hidden under the default Rectangle Tool. Click and hold to bring up the other options, and select one - eg, the ellipse tool.

Once selected, you have a couple of ways to create your shape. Eg:

You can click and drag (while holding down the mouse button) to create your shape - when you stop holding down the mouse button, your shape will become an object. Hint: holding down 'Shift' as you click and drag will force the shape to have perfect proportions (eg, the rectangle tool will become a square, an ellipse tool will constrain the proportions to a circle, etc).
You can click on your artboard once, and it will bring up a dialogue box which will allow you to input the exact dimensions. When you click 'OK', it will create your object.

Certain shape tools will have additional options - eg, the Polygon Tool will allow you to set both the radius and the number of sides. If you are clicking and dragging to create shapes using the polygon tool, you can use the up and down keys (while still holding down your mouse key) to change the number of sides, and 'Shift' will force it into perfect proportion and orientation.

For now, let's create a few basic shapes to work with. Try creating these ones as shown - don't worry if they're not exact:

Altering Shapes (fill, stroke, alignment)

After you've made these shapes, you'll need to switch back to the Selection Tool to move them, change them, etc. Switching back and forth between other tools and the Selection Tool will become second nature quickly enough!

Once you have switched back to the selection tool, click on a shape to select it. If you want to select multiple shapes at once, you can click outside of the shape and drag a marquee over all of the shapes you want to select, or hold down 'Shift' as you select them individually.

When a shape (or multiple shapes) are selected, you can manipulate it:

Clicking and dragging one of the corner/edge points (the white squares) will make change its size - hold down 'Shift' if you want the shape to maintain the same proportions as you change the size.
Hover your mouse just outside of one of the corner/edge points, and it will create a sideways arrow - click and hold to rotate the object. Hold down 'Shift' if you want it to snap into standard 45 degree segments of rotation.
Moving it around by grabbing an edge (or a filled area) and dragging it around the space. If you want to keep it aligned along the same axis as you change its position (eg, in a perfect straight line off to the side), hold down 'Shift' as you drag it.

There are also a number of options in the top toolbar available to change the appearance of your shape if it's selected with the Selection Tool.

Eg, you can change the 'Fill' and 'Stroke' colours of an object with the top two squares on the toolbar, and change the thickness of the Stroke too.

For now, let's select our circles and change them to 'no fill' (the white square with the red line through it) and a different stroke colour. Give it a stroke width of about 3pt. Try giving some of your other shapes fills too.

If your circles were not previously aligned (so that they're in line with each other), that's an easy fix! Select both objects, and check your top toolbar. You'll be able to see a number of alignment tools available. Select 'vertical align centre', and they'll line up perfectly. There are also options for aligning horizontally, and to the top/bottom/sides/etc of an object. This is very handy when you want to design very precisely.

Shape Builder

Now that we know how to create some basic shapes, we can start making more complex shapes. There are several ways to do this - the most popular are the Pathfinder tool and the Shape Builder tool. Today, we're going to use shape builder.

Let's start by making a moon. Move one of your circles to overlap the other, so that it creates a crescent moon shape if we removed some of the pieces. Remember, holding down 'Shift' as we move an object will keep it in line with where it was before.

From here, select both of those shapes, and then click on the Shape Builder tool in the left toolbar.

Now when you run your mouse over your selected shapes, it will highlight a section of the overlap and show your cursor with a + symbol beside it. If we were combining these shapes, we would click and it would add the areas we selected together.

Because we want to minus sections instead of adding them, we're going to hold down the 'Alt' key before we click. You'll notice that the symbol beside your pointer has changed to a - instead of a +.

Holding down Alt, we can individually click the sections we want to remove, or click and drag over them to remove them, to leave us with the crescent moon shape.

TIP: When designing it's a good idea to keep back-ups as you go. You can do this easily by dragging out a copy of your original shapes before you use the shape builder tool. This way if you decide later on down the track that you want to make a change to that one small section of your design again (without having to repeat all of your work precisely), you can do so easily.

Play with the shapes we've drawn - try changing the scale or shape and draw more shapes and/or line segments to create something more complex, then use the Shape Builder tool to add or minus pieces together.

It is easy to create a solid house with a window and door cut out using just the shapes we've drawn already.

You've now created a single complex shape from several simple ones - and you would be able to cut this shape on a laser cutter or a vinyl plotter very easily.

Direct Selection Tool

You may want to create more complex or organic shapes than those possible by using the geometric tools provided - and this is where the direct selection tool and the pen tool come in.

Let's select our new house object with the selection tool, then click on the whiter arrow pointer instead - that is the 'Direct Selection' tool.

You will notice that the moment you click the direct selection tool, you will no longer see the bounding box around your object - instead, you will see the actual paths that make up the shape. The little circles indicate where you can create rounded corners on the object also.

From here, you can manipulate any of those anchor points (the little blue squares) by selecting them directly and moving them around.

You can also convert the anchor points from coming to a sharp point, to being a curve by selecting the appropriate option from the top toolbar.

Clicking and dragging the handles that appear after converting an anchor point to a curve can manipulate how sharply or how smoothly the curve curves. If you want it to curve in multiple directions (eg, come to a point), hold down 'Alt', then click and drag your handle.

Clicking and dragging on the corner dots will also enable you to create rounded corners. You can hold down 'Shift' and click multiple anchor points at once if you want to apply this to multiple points at once.

Play with all of these elements to create a design that's uniquely yours! You can also add and remove anchor points using the options located under the 'Pen' tool in the left toolbar.

Tip: This is just the tip of the iceberg in what you can create with Illustrator. If you are interested in learning further, please look up the 'Pen' tool. While the Pen tool does take a little work getting used to it, it is also the most used tool for some designers beside the selection tool.

Text

To create text, simply choose the 'Text' tool from the left toolbar and click anywhere on the artboard to start typing.

Once you have typed whatever you want to, you can go back to the selection tool again, and use that to make it bigger/smaller/etc.

You will notice at this point that our top toolbar has changed to show some options pertaining to text. From there, we chan change the font, alignment, etc. Pick a script style font on this occasion.

You will notice that the text is not oulined like other shapes and objects we've encountered so far. This is because the text is still editable. To make it suitable for cutting (if we were to create this for a sticker or laser-cut item), we need to convert the text to an object instead.

To do that, go to 'Object' in the top menu, and select 'Expand'. When the options come up, make sure that 'Object' and 'Fill' are selected. If you select 'Stroke' (if your object has a stroke), it will create a whole separate object for just that stroke line, so be sure that's what you want before you select it. Once your options are selected, click 'OK'.

Tip: Expand is a one-way action. You can't un-expand to edit your text again.

Once expanded, you will see the outline of each of the objects it's created. It will create a different object for each letter, which has a very clear overlap if you're using a script font like this. If we sent that to cut on a laser cutter or a vinyl plotter, it would cut each of those letters individually, rather than all together. Use Shape Builder (or the Pathfinder tool) to combine the shapes into one, so that it's suitable for cutting.

Make your final tweaks, and you've got something you can turn into a finished piece.

Making Your File Cut-Ready

From here, it's a matter of making your file suitable cut-ready. For example, for a laser-cutter the objects would be prepared with no fill colour, and with a 0.01pt RGB red stroke to cut. For the vinyl plotter, we will simply fill all objects with black and apply no stroke - and the plotter software will do the rest. Please check the file requirements information for the equipment you wish to use for details.

In either case, you can save your file as a .AI (the native Adobe Illustrator file type). Export vector file types that will work with other software, such as .svg and .eps are also available.

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kjohnston@undisclosed.example.com (Katherine Johnston) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:51:00 +0000

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kjohnston@undisclosed.example.com (Katherine Johnston) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:49:54 +0000

101 - Make your own Merch - [Image Resources]

mbyrne@undisclosed.example.com (Michael Byrne) — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:03:46 +0000

101 - Make your own Merch

Acknowledgement

Summary

Learn how to use a sublimation printer and heat press to create your very own merchandise to take home. You'll pick up some basic design skills as you choose between a range of designs and collage them together to create your own finished piece. You'll be able to create both a T-shirt and tote bag to take home.

Workshop Slides

Admin View

Make your own Merch Slides

Tools

Digital Media Lab Computers
Meeting Tables for printing station
Laptop for printer operation
Sublimation printer
Blank transfer paper
Heat press
T-shirts and totes for participants
Pre-designed assets (for digital collage) and finished designs (for those who want to use existing)

Image Resources

Use this reference grid to decide which images you would like to use for your design, and then download them from the links below.

Popular garment printing methods

Direct to Film (DTF) involves printing a design onto a special film, coating it with a powdered adhesive, and then using a heat press to transfer the design onto a fabric or other substrate. The resulting print sits on the surface of the fabric. Can work on dark or light colours, and on a range of surfaces. May crack or peel over time. Medium entry costs (if doing at home). There are a number of DTF film printing services online.

Direct to Garment (DTG) allows for printing directly onto the garment. The garment must be pre-treated to accept the ink. The resulting print sits on the surface of the fabric, but can be more durable than DTF. May crack or peel over time. High entry costs (if doing at home).

Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) application uses a vinyl cutter to cut a design out of specialised vinyl that can then be weeded and applied to your garment with the heat press. More limited in your design options, and may crack and peel over time. Low entry costs.

Dye Sublimation (We’ll talk more about this one next!)

Sublimation Printing

Why? * Ink penetrates the fiber of the material for a seamless feel and permanent bond with the fabric. * Vibrant, high-resolution and long-lasting designs in full colour * Produces vibrant colour on polyester * Relatively low entry costs * Easy for smaller or larger runs.

How? * The printer uses a specialty ink to print onto transfer paper. * The heat-press applies an even pressure so that the dye turns into a gas, then bonds with the polyester fiber as it reforms into a solid.

CAUTION: the lid gets HOT. Use the handle.

Limitations For a vibrant result, fabric with a high polyester count should be used. Non-textile items must have a poly coating to accept the sublimation dyes. The result may not be visible if sublimating onto mid-tone or darker colours. White or light colours will yield the best results. Your artwork is limited to the size of your printer paper. UV exposure may fade some sublimation inks over time.

Simple Sublimation Workflow

* Pick or create your design – make sure it’s flipped, as it’s applied to your fabric face-down. * Save onto a USB to move to printer laptop * Print onto transfer paper * Use the heat press to transfer the image onto a t-shirt or tote. * Repeat to create your two pieces

Refer to the Safe Operating Procedures so that you know how to use the printer and heat press safely before proceeding.

Create a new Photoshop File

Today we're going to make a basic digital collage. Our maximum print size is just under A4. Create a new document by reate a new document by going File>New>Print and selecting A4. Set 'colour mode' to CMYK. Remove 20mm from the dimensions, to give some room for margins. RGB (Red, Green, Blue) is used for screens, CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) is used for print. 300ppi is a good resolution for high quality print.

Photoshop Workspace

Now that we have our files open, let's have a look at our workspace:

The Menu Bar shows the File, Edit, Image, and other menus that give you access to a variety of commands, adjustments, and panels.

The Options bar (beneath the menu bar) displays a range of options for the tool you are currently working with. When you change tools, the options here will change.

The Tools panel (on the left) contains tools for editing images and creating artwork. Some tools show a small triangle in the bottom right-hand corner - this indicates that related tools are hidden underneath what is currently shown. To access related tools in a group by clicking and holding a tool in the panel.

Panels (on the right) include Color, Layers, Properties, and other panels that contain controls for working with images. You can find the full list of panels under the Window menu, but today we'll primarily be working with 'Layers' and 'Properties'.

The Document Window (in the middle) displays the file you’re currently working on. Multiple open documents show up in tabs in the Document window. If you want, you can click and drag on a tab to separate it, so that you can view more than one document at the same time.

Photoshop Toolbar

The toolbar is where all the tools live. You can select them by left clicking on the buttons that represent what they do. Some display a triangle at the bottom right of their icon – click and hold to bring up extra tools in that category. Below are the explanations of a few commonly used tools with their shortcuts in brackets.

Hot tip: Googling the name of a tool and ‘photoshop tutorial’ is a great way to work out what they do!

Move Tool (V): This tool allows you to move the selection or image around on the current layer. Magic Wand Tool (W): This is just one of the tools available for making selections. Brush Tool (B): 'Paint' using different brush shapes on your selected layer. Eraser (E): Just like the brush tool, but instead of painting colour in, it will erase it. Paint Bucket (G): This tool allows you to fill up entire layers or selections with a certain colour or pattern. Type Tool (T): This tool allows you to type and manipulate text. The text you make will appear in its own vector layer of your file. Zoom Tool (Z): This tool allows you to zoom in and out to focus on specific areas of your artboard. Colour Boxes: These depict your currently chosen colours. You can change the active colour by clicking on the boxes.

Import an Image

There are two options for placing images in your file – Place Embedded and Place Linked. Place Embedded: if you make changes to the original file, it will not show in Photoshop Place Linked: updates you make to the original file will also reflect in Photoshop. Today, we’ll use Place Embedded. Place one image in your document and click ‘Enter’ to drop it in place.

Understanding Layers

Layers are a core feature of Photoshop. Layers allow for non-destructive editing and allow you to organize your work. The layers are displayed under the Layer window on the interface (if it's not activated, go to Windows>Layers to show the layers window. Layers above will affect or obscure layers below it – similar to a stack of papers! Use the eye icon to turn on and off layer visibility.

IMPORTANT: You should always be aware of the layer you are working on. The active layer will be highlighted within the layer window.

Make the design your own - shifting Hue/Saturation

We’ll cover a few different ways to make your chosen image your own – eg, by affecting the colour. Adjustment layers affect all layers below it. Add an adjustment layer by clicking the circle icon in the bottom of the layers menu. Click ‘Hue/Saturation’. Each Adjustment Layer has its own properties. Hue/Saturation allows you to adjust the colours of your entire image at once, relative to the original. If you have used a black and white image, or want to change the overall colour to a single hue, select ‘Colourize’ and adjust the Lightness if needed to get a result you are happy with.

Finishing Touches

If you are happy with the results and don’t want to do more, we can flip your artwork (remember, your transfer goes face down). Image > Canvas Rotation > Flip Horizontally. Save as a JPG file by going to File>Save a Copy. Navigate to the thumb drive folder, type a file name, and choose ‘JPEG’ from ‘Save as type’. Click ‘ok’.

Additional methods of colouring are available in the workshop slides above.

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Acknowledgement

Summary

Skills Introduced

Skill 1
Skill 2
Skill 3

Materials

If your workshop does not require any materials (maybe digital only) delete this section or change to something more appropriate.

Material	Quantity	Cost	Supplier
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Material 3	1	$0.00	Supplier 2
Material 4	0.1	$0.00	Supplier 3
	Total	$0.00

Tools and Preparation

Again, if your workshop does not require physical tools, delete or change this to something like Software required.

Tools

Tool 1
Tool 2
Tool 3
Tool 4

Preparation

Before the workshop you will need to …

Workshop Walk through

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Step 1

Sub-Step 1

Sub-Step 2

Step 2

Sub-Step 2-1

Sub-Step 2-2

Step 3

Sub-Step 3-1

Sub-Step 3-2

Step 4

Sub-Step 4-1

Sub-Step 4-2

References

website

Downloads

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The Edge Equipment - [Table]

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The Edge Equipment

Here you can find documentation, resource guides, manuals and usage guidelines/safety data sheets for equipment for use at The Edge and during Open Lab at The State Library of Queensland.

visit the Getting Started page on the website for all the info.

Computers and tablets

These items are available to book at The Edge by State Library of Queensland members during opening hours.

COMING SOON - AV & CAMERA EQUIPMENT
Item	Model	Manual	Induction Info	Resource Guides	Reviewed
DML - Mac Studio	Mac Studio M2 Max	Manual	General	Mac studio guide	2024
Lenovo PC laptops	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6	Manual	General	Lenovo Laptop guide	2024
Production computer - Lenovo P3 Workstation	13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900k vPro	Manual	General/Production request	Production PC 1	2024
Production computer 2			General/Production request	Production PC guide	2024
iPad	Apple IPad pro 11 inch 4th gen	Manual	General	iPad guide	2024
Apple Pencil	Apple Pencil	Manual	General		2024
Wacom Tablet	Wacom One	Manual	General		2024
DSLR Camera	Canon EOS 90D Camera	Manual	General/AV		2024
360 Camera	Insta360 One RS	Manual	General/AV	360 Camera Guide	2024
360 Camera	Insta360 One X2	Manual	General/AV	360 Camera Guide	2024
VR Headsets	Meta Quest 2	Manual	General/AV		2024
Midi Keyboards	Arturia MINILAB-MK3	Manual	General		2024
Portable Audio Equipment
Wireless Mics	Rode Go II	Manual	General/AV	Rode Wireless Microphone Guide	2024
Portable audio recorder	Zoom FI	Manual	General/AV	Zoom F1 Portable Audio Guide	2024
Portable audio recorder	Zoom H4N Pro	Manual	General/AV	Zoom H4N Pro Portable Audio Guide	2024
Rode NT-USB Condensor Mic	Rode NT-USB Condensor Mic	Manual		Rode NT-USB Guide	2024

Open lab Equipment

These items are available to book during facilitated Open lab hours and after undertaking the necessary inductions and safety requirements of the space.

Item	Model	Manual	SOP	SDS (Safety Data Sheet)	Induction Info	Resource guide	Reviewed
3D Printer	Prusa i3 MK3s+	Manual	SOP	SDS for Material	3D Printer Induction		2020
3D Printer	Prusa MK4
Domestic Sewing Machine	Bernina 700 series	Manual	SOP	n/a	Sewing Induction		2020
Domestic Sewing Machine	Bernina 800 series	Manual	SOP	n/a	Sewing Induction		2020
Domestic Overlocker	Bernina 700d	Manual	SOP	n/a	Sewing Induction		2020
Embroidery Machine	Brother Embroidery Machine	Manual
Philips 8500 Series Garment Steamer
Vinyl cutter	Roland GS-24 Vinyl Cutter	Manual		n/a	n/a
Laser Cutter	Trotec Speedy 300 cutter/engraver	Manual	SOP		Laser Cutter Induction		2023
Soldering irons
Multimeter	eevblog bm235 multimeter	manual
Multimeter
Clothing irons					n/a
Dress form	jktrading dressform #D1N #D2N	Manual	n/a	n/a	n/a
Retractable knife	Stanley Fat Max, Trojan, ToolPRO	n/a	SOP	n/a	n/a		2022
Drill	Ryobi electric drill	Manual	SOP		n/a		2020
Heat gun	Ryobi EHG2000 heat gun	Manual	SOP		n/a		2020
Hot glue gun	DeWalt Rapid heat ceramic glue gun	Manual	SOP	SDS for Material	n/a		2022
Epson F160 Sublimination printer	SureColor F160 - A4	Manual Setup Guide
Clamshell Heat Press	Digital Clamshell Heat Press 15″ x 15″ 38cm x 38cm Sliding Base (Sublination Supplies .com.au badged)		SOP

Materials in the space

Such as paints, cleaners and glue;

Item	Manual	SOP	SDS	Updated
Isopropyl Alcohol	User guide	SOP	SDS	2021
IPA pure Isopropyl Alcohol	User guide	SOP
Gorilla wood glue	User guide		SDS	2019
Uhu Glue	User guide		SDS	2019
3D Gloop! glue	User guide		SDS	2020
Permabond 940 glue
Permabond UV632 glue
Huggies baby wipes	User guide
Reynard premier detergent & disinfectant wipes
Purosol lens cleaner			SDS	2021
Rosco lens cleaner			SDS	2022	STAFF ONLY
Byron acrylic paints
Reeves acrylic paints	User guide
Posca pens	User guide

Arduino with Neopixel Ring Workshop - Added the updated slides

mwhite@undisclosed.example.com (Meaghan White) — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:14:39 +0000

Arduino with Neopixel Ring Workshop

Introduction and Setup

Goal: Recap Arduino basics and set up the workspace.

Activities:

Brief review of Arduino Uno setup: We will begin by familiarising ourselves with the Arduino Uno. It's similar to the Nano but has more digital input/output pins. For us this isn't super relevant as we'll be using 3 pins.
Installing the Arduino IDE and Neopixel library: Ensure the Arduino IDE is installed on your computer. We will also go through the process of adding the Neopixel library via the Library Manager. Search for “Adafruit Neopixel” and install the latest version.
Setting up hardware: Connect the Arduino Uno to your breadboard, then connect the Neopixel ring. Ensure that you have connected the data input pin of the Neopixel to one of the PWM output pins on the Arduino (usually pin 6 for simplicity).

Understanding Arduino Uno Hardware Design

Datasheet for the LED controller

Understanding the Neopixel Library

Goal: Understand how the Neopixel library controls the LED ring.

Activities:

Discussing Neopixel library functions and parameters: The Neopixel library provides a set of functions that allow you to control the LEDs in terms of color and brightness. Functions such as setPixelColor() and show() are essential for basic operations.
Exploring the documentation: Navigate the online documentation to identify key functions and how they're used.

Challenge:

Understand how to change the color and intensity of individual LEDs using setPixelColor() where color is a combination of red, green, and blue values. This function allows for precise control over each LED's color on the ring.

Potentially useful functions (fill in the blanks!):

begin() - Initializes the pin and sets up the Neopixel strip.
show() - Sends the updated color data to the Neopixel ring.
setPixelColor(index, color) - Sets the color of a specific LED in the ring.
fill(color, firstLED, count) - Fills a number of LEDs with a specified color starting from a particular index.
setBrightness()
clear()
fill()

Adafruit Neopixel Library on GitHub Adafruit Neopixel Library Documentation Adafruit Neopixel Code Snippets

Dissecting Example Code

Goal: Apply understanding by analyzing and modifying provided example code.

Activities:

Walk through a basic example: Analyze a simple sketch where the Neopixel ring is set to display a single color across all LEDs.
Modifying the example: Change parameters in the setPixelColor() function to adjust colors and experiment with setBrightness() to see the effect on the ring's luminosity.
Pattern creation: Try turning on LEDs in a specific sequence or pattern to create visual effects like a running light or a color wave.

// NeoPixel Ring simple sketch (c) 2013 Shae Erisson
// Released under the GPLv3 license to match the rest of the
// Adafruit NeoPixel library
 
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#ifdef __AVR__
 #include <avr/power.h> // Required for 16 MHz Adafruit Trinket
#endif
 
// Why do we have these #define instructions and how do they differ from regular variables?
 
#define PIN        6  // On Trinket or Gemma, suggest changing this to 1
#define NUMPIXELS 16  // Popular NeoPixel ring size
 
// Declare our NeoPixel strip object:
// Argument 1 = Number of LEDs in NeoPixel ring
// Argument 2 = Arduino pin number (most are valid)
// Argument 3 = Pixel type flags, add together as needed:
//   NEO_KHZ800  800 KHz bitstream (most NeoPixel products w/WS2812 LEDs)
//   NEO_KHZ400  400 KHz (classic 'v1' (not v2) FLORA pixels, WS2811 drivers)
//   NEO_GRB     Pixels are wired for GRB bitstream (most NeoPixel products)
//   NEO_RGB     Pixels are wired for RGB bitstream (v1 FLORA pixels, not v2)
//   NEO_RGBW    Pixels are wired for RGBW bitstream (NeoPixel RGBW products)
 
Adafruit_NeoPixel pixels(NUMPIXELS, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
 
#define DELAYVAL 500  // Time (in milliseconds) to pause between pixels
 
void setup() {
  pixels.begin();  // INITIALIZE NeoPixel strip object (REQUIRED)
}
 
void loop() {
  pixels.clear();  // Set all pixel colors to 'off'
 
  for(int i = 0; i < NUMPIXELS; i++) {  // For each pixel...
    pixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(0, 150, 0));
    pixels.show();   // Send the updated pixel colors to the hardware.
    delay(DELAYVAL); // Pause before next pass through loop
  }
}

Programming Challenge: Create Patterns

Goal: Develop custom light patterns and sequences.

Activities:

Pattern design: Design some unique patterns using loops and conditional statements.
Dynamic effects: Think about techniques for creating gradients and other dynamic effects by manipulating delays and colors within the loop.

Challenges:

Create a gradient effect that transitions across the Neopixel ring.
Develop a “chase” sequence where a single lit LED moves around the ring.

Workshop Slides

Download the workshop slides

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Digital Fabric Design

mbrown1@undisclosed.example.com (Michelle Brown) — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:55:36 +0000

Digital Fabric Design

Developed by Jimmy Eng, following on from the work of Ellie Dumigan, 2025

Acknowledgement

Workshop presentation

The Procreate 101 workshop has been created into a slide show for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require the internet to connect and view links.

Public View - Slides

Admin view - Slides

Workshop runsheet

Workshop Overview

SESSION ONE

Welcome and introductions
Overview of The Edge (Getting Started)
Overview of the day's agenda and key things participants need to decide;
What type of design; own illustration or a composite of copyright free images
Whether they want to submit something before next session or wait till the end
Exploring the SLQ Collection
Intro to Procreate; learn the basic interface & tools
Illustrating in Procreate; using collection images for practice
Pattern design; repeating designs, mirroring
Time to design
Setting up for printing; understanding the file requirements for printers

SESSION TWO

Welcome back and check in
Decide on any sewing toiles or patterns
Work on finalising designs
Sewing and making

FINAL STEPS

Pick up your fabric after session two if you don't get it printed before then.
Come back to The Edge and Open lab to work on finalising any of your items.
Come back and use The Edge iPads to make your next master piece!

Tools

iPad and pencil
Apple/Drawing pencil/pen
Procreate App (no account required)
Photoshop (you will need an account, The Edge hosts the software for free)
Sewing equipment; sewing machine, overlocker or hand sewing items

After this workshop, you can also borrow out the iPads and Apple Pencils from The Edge to use during Open Lab hours after completing a general induction.

Learn More

Image Sourcing

The State Library Collections have a large range of copyright free images that we can use for inspiration when creating our artwork. Later in the session we are going to be getting a feel for procreate by tracing and redrawing different botanical illustrations found via One Search.

You can use any out of copyright images to trace or use in your design.

Use One Search

Flickr is a great way to look at curated albums of items that have a digital image in the State Library’s collection, including:

Queenslander Covers
Labels
Entwined

Use the State Library Flickr

Printing Requirements

Keep these printing requirements in mind as you set up your document. These have been supplied by our fabric supplier, Emerald Dreams.

Artwork should be supplied at the correct, or intended print size. Eg, if the print should be 150x100cm, the file should reflect this.
If printing a repeated pattern, ensure the file is set to the full width of the fabric with no repeat lines. A repeat tile of 1 – 5 metres is preferred.
Vector is best or Image files at 150dpi to 300dpi resolution at scale of print.
EPS, TIFF, PDF or JPEG files in either RGB or CMYK colour profile accepted.
The quality of our printing is determined by the quality of the artwork that you provide.
Art with layers to be saved as Hi-Res flat images.
If you are printing repeat print meterage, ensure your file is set-up in full repeat, to the width of the fabric with no repeat lines.

Artwork colours can differ significantly from what is viewed on a computer/device screen to what translates onto printed fabrics. It is recommended to produce a sample before printing a large batch.

Procreate Overview

Creating a Canvas

To create a new canvas press on the ‘+’ in the gallery view
Choose which size, either the default or create a custom size
Canvas sizes can be in mms, cms, inches or pixels.
DPI or dot per inch can also be selected for the new canvas from this view.
The colour profile can also be selected, it will default to RGB but CMYK is the preferred option for designs that will be printed.
Canvas properties – background colour can be selected or made transparent, this can also be done later on.
Once all these settings have been decided on, hit ‘Create’ to open our new canvas.

For our project we'll set the pixels to 3000 x 3000 and DPI to 150. This will give us a working space of 50.8cm x 50.8cm in HQ detail.

Interface Overview

There are three sections of the Procreate interface. These three sections can be broken down into;

Painting Tools (Top right)
Sidebar (left side)
Editing Tools (top left)

Each section has its own set of tools.

Hand Gestures/Shortcuts

Pinch to Zoom - using two fingers place them on the canvas and move them together to zoom out or apart to zoom in.
Pinch-Twist to Rotate - pinch the canvas and twist your fingers in a circular motion to rotate the canvas.
Quick Pinch to Fit to Screen - Same gesture as Pinch to Zoom but done at a faster rate. Do the same gesture in revere to return to the previous view.
Two-Finger Tap to Undo - Tapping two fingers together on the canvas to undo. Rapidly undo a bunch of actions by holding two fingers.
Three-Finger Tap to Redo - Tap three fingers together on the canvas to redo. Rapidly redo a bunch of actions by holding three fingers.
Three-finger Swipe to Cut/Copy/Paste - Swipe three fingers down on the canvas to bring up the Cut/Copy/Paste option menu.
Three-finger Swipe to erase selection – Swipe left and right repeatedly to erase a selected object or entire layer if empty
Four-Finger Tap for Full Screen - tapping four fingers on the screen will enter Full-Screen mode with the interface disappearing. To bring the interface back, four-finger tap again or tap the full-screen button in the top left corner.

Brush Options

With Procreate you can create using an apple pencil or even your finger (you can turn this function off also). Painting options:

Paint/brush
Smudge
Erase
Layers
Colour select

Using Layers

Layers are super helpful in separating elements of your artwork, allowing you to make changes to one layer on the artwork without affecting the others. Layers can be grouped into a folder, copied, pinned and hidden.

The bottom of the layer menu is the background layer with a colour. This is where the colour for the background can be selected or turned off completely for exporting transparent PNG files.

Use images to create a design object

Find and save some images onto the iPad photo album
In your canvas tap the action tab (wrench), select insert a file/image and then select the image. OR From main/file select page tap import or photo in the top right corner. Copy the image (three fingers swipe down select copy). Go to your working file and paste into your canvas (three fingers swipe down select paste)
To 'clean up' the edges of an image tap selection, in submenu select automatic, tap the area you want removed, adjust the tolerance by sliding the pencil to the right to view what's being picked up and erase (three fingers swipe left and right repeatedly). Use the erase tool to clean the edge and missing artifacts. To cut a shape out of an image tap selection icon, in submenu select shape you prefer, highlight that area, drag three fingers down on screen and click copy and paste
You can manipulate all your images however you like using the adjustment and selection tools
Repeat for every object you wish to use on your final design

Draw your design

Find and save some images onto the iPad photo album
In your canvas tap the action tab (wrench), select insert a file/image and then select the image. OR From main/file select page tap import or photo in the top right corner. Copy the image (three fingers swipe down select copy). Go to your working file and paste into your canvas (three fingers swipe down select paste)
Lower your image layer opacity (click N on layer name to bring up submenu) and either set it as a reference layer (tap layer name then reference) or then lock the layer (swipe layer name to left and tap lock)
Make three new layers (recommended to call them lines, details and fill) and use your brushes and colour wheel to copy your image. Use more layers if you prefer
Repeat for every object you wish to use on your final design

Helpful tips

Brushes will behave similarly to real life materials. Pastels will blend better than watercolours, pencils will be more solid etc… The Apple pencil is also pressure sensitive and angle sensitive!
Stop and start when you erase as when you undo it will erase everything you've done in one action
Figure out a good practise of how you want to add shadows or colours. One technique is to do the fill first and colour in your majority colour, then the darkest shadows, then the mid shadows and repeat. Then create your outline and clean up the outer edges

Entwined: Plants Practice Drawing

Past exhibition focused on botanical illustrations within the collection. Pick an illustration and start drawing! Start with the linework and then try adding some colour.

Pick an image from the collection

Colour Harmony

Deciding on your colour scheme can affect how its perceived through its mood and how people feel about it. The colour wheel can be divided into primary, secondary and tertiary colours.

Colour comprises of four key elements/qualities:

Hue (the position on the wheel, brightest version of that colour)
Saturation (vibrancy of the colour)
Value (lightness and darkness)
Tempertaure (warmth or coolness)

Monochromatic colour scheme: One base colour/hue. Looks simple, cohesive and organized.

Create a seamless pattern in Procreate

You can easily create a seamless pattern in Procreate, with a number of methods outlined in our Creating a Seamless Pattern in Procreate deep-dive.

Export for fabric printing

Saving files: New canvases are always automatically saved into the Procreate gallery. Within this gallery, you can create stacks to help organise your artwork.

Sharing your work: Procreate has a pretty easy way of sharing your artwork with friends, family or the world. You can share the artwork via the Gallery or the actual project file itself.

To export your pattern for fabric printing:

Navigate to the 'Actions' icon and select 'Share'
Choose 'PDF' and select 'Best' quality'
You will see the blue check-mark as it is exporting
Select your save location, and click 'Save'

Internal Resources

101 Workshop - Procreate - https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/doku.php?id=workshops:public:procreate

Create a Seamless Pattern in Procreate - https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/doku.php?id=facilities:slq_wiki:seamless_patterning_in_procreate

Animating in Procreate - https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/doku.php?id=facilities:slq_wiki:procreateactivties

External Resources

Handbook to Procreate tools and UI - https://help.procreate.com/procreate/handbook/introduction

Intro to Procreate - The Basics for Beginners in 10 Minutes (Luma_Llama) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8_NODWjbw

27+ Procreate Tips You Have to Know (Alanna Flowers – Paperlike) - https://paperlike.com/blogs/paperlikers-insights/procreate-tips

10 Common Procreate Problems and How to Solve Them (UMA Technology) - https://umatechnology.org/10-common-procreate-problems-and-how-to-solve-them/

Color Theory for beginners (Sarah Renae Clark) - https://sarahrenaeclark.com/color-theory-basics/

Color schemes (Copic markers)

https://copicmarkers.com/blogs/educational/analogous-complimentary-and-split-complementary-color-schemes?_pos=4&_sid=8f783561e&_ss=r

https://copicmarkers.com/blogs/educational/color-schemes-2?_pos=6&_sid=8f783561e&_ss=r

Let’s draw a tessellation! - in Procreate (Yaplaw’s comics) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmfCjBD9WeY

Easy repeating patterns in Procreate (Dawn Nicole)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r3BRXSbXLA

https://artignition.com/color-temperature-in-art/

FAQs

- Always check your image size, PPI including pixels and conversion to mms

- Check you don't have any white lines on the sides of your artwork before you start tiling

- Opening files across different creative apps can create changes or loss of quality, be mindful of how you are saving out your files and check dimensions including DPI and measurements regularly

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Longwei K3010D Bench Supply

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Longwei K3010D Bench Supply

Digital display, analogue control, switch-mode based bench supply.

0-30 Volt (100mV meter accuracy)
0-10 Amp (10mA meter accuracy)

Manual

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Bookable Resources - 3D Printer

Book and use a 3D Printer for free once you've successfully completed your induction. Just Pay for your materials

The Edge's bookable 3D printers are

Prusa i3 Mk3

Printer type: Fusion Deposition Modeling

Build Envelope: 120(W) x 120(H) x 120(D) mm

Material: ABS

File Input: SD card with gcode files, USB via Up Studio software

For more technical information, the materials that can be used on our machines visit:

prusa_i3_mk3

For the older Up Mini2 see here:

Up mini 2

For up-to-date prices of materials in the Fab Lab Shop visit

Fab Lab Shop

IF YOU COMPLETED YOUR INDUCTION BEFORE 10 MAY 2019 YOU WILL NEED TO UPDATE YOUR MEMBER RECORD BY CALLING US ON 3842 9449 DURING THE EDGE OPENING HOURS OR DROPPING INTO THE SPACE.

Recording Studio

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Recording Studio

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101 - Intro to DSLRs - [Workshop presentation]

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101 - Intro to DSLRs

Developed by Waldemar Janek, 2024 Reveloped by Carla Zimbler 2025

Workshop presentation

The 101 - Intro to DSLRs workshop has been created into a slide show for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require internet to connect and view links.

Public view - Slides

Admin view - Slides

Accessories Available

Manfrotto Befree Tripod
The Godox V860iii Speedlite Flash
LED Lighting Kit

Additional Resources

https://www.canon.com.au/get-inspired/glossary

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/graphics/pictures-of-the-year-2024

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Design Library

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Design Library

This is a collection of vector graphics that are available as free resources for the public. These have been compiled from free resources online or created by State Library staff for use at The Edge.

Library of Designs

Where possible we will provide an image of the final fabricated design along with a PDF of the design file, PDF's are the best way to upload and share via our Wiki, as SVG files show up as images.

The Edge uses the free and open-source program Inkscape for many of the design processes we teach in workshops. Adobe Illustrator is also available on our Mac Studio computers in the Digital Media Lab, and on our Lenovo laptop PCs. CorelDraw is currently available only on the two PCs serving our Trotec laser cutter/engravers.

Box designers

WEBSITE	LINK
Boxes.py	https://boxes.hackerspace-bamberg.de/
MakerCase	https://en.makercase.com/#/

SLQ Collection vectors

These may be subject to copyright, as they are used for research and reference purposes so please be mindful if you intend to use for commercial purposes, we have linked to their State Library catalogue listing where relevant.

Australiana

IMAGE	VECTOR FILE
	Cricket Kangaroo PDF file
	Kangaroo PDF file
	Koala PDF file
	Kookaburra PDF file

brunswickraste.pdf broadway_hotelrast.pdf jube_raster.pdf

Built Heritage

Checkout the original catalogue by Home Building Publishing Company; 1939 - 99 everyday homes for Queenslanders

Download the vector house designs from the table on this page - 99 everyday home vector designs

Download our Brisbane City buildings below.

Image	Name	Vector file
	Parliamentary Annexe	parliamentaryannexe.pdf
	Art School	artschool.pdf
	Broadway Hotel	broadway_hotelrast.pdf
	Jubilee Hotel	jube_raster.pdf
	Brunswick Hotel	brunswickraste.pdf

Fashion Illustrations

Illustrations of costumes from the Brisbane Deutscher TurnVerein masquerade 1899. Check out the catalogue item - https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/IE2814460

IMAGE	VECTOR FILE
	Fashion Girls Vector PDF File
	Fashion Girls w/Keychains PDF File

Design your own frame - [Workshop presentation]

mbyrne@undisclosed.example.com (Michael Byrne) — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:21:30 +0000

Design your own frame

Developed by Mick Byrne, 2025

Acknowledgement

Workshop presentation

This workshop has been created into a slide show for presentation and documentation purposes. Please feel free to download and use the guide and files as per our CC license in the footnote.

Some pages may link to other online workshops, tutorials or guides created at The Edge, you may require the internet to connect and view links.

Public view - Slides Session 1

Public view - Slides Session 2

Admin view - Session plan

Cheat sheet for inkscape functions and keyboard shortcuts

Induction Powerpoint - Admin View

Design files

3D Frame models

Ref image	Comments	STL
	Standard 6×4“ (154.4 x101.6mm) photo template. Use this as a cutting tool to create a 6×4 sized “rabbet” or “Sight edge” the rebate to accept the “glass” and picture.	4x6template.stl
	Simple tool for cutting Mitre Corners in Timkercad. Redimension these two 45deg right angled wedges to the width of your frame profile, align them with the corner where 2 profile meet and use each of the mitres to make the angled cut.	mitre_corner.stl
	Shallow scotia frame (inspired by Figure C, p90, Mitchell& Roberts, 1996	frame_prototype1.stl
	Frame with equispaced round notches removed from simple scooped profile.	frame_prototype1_6x4.stl
	Squashed hemisphere rotated and repeated. Framed by top and bottom by a round rod	rope_motif_frame.stl
	Arabesque inspired by Fig.A p90 Mitchell, P., & Roberts, L. (1996). A history of European picture frames	italiante_with_continuous_arabesque_1_.stl
	Frame inspired by carved timber inset frame from the collection	collection_frame_vector.stl
	Frame inspire by Voronio Diagram generator on Tinkercad	spikeframe.stl
	Frame inspired by the Tiffany Studios Abalone Picture frame	tiffani_frame.stl
	Frame inspired by the abutments of the Hornibrook Bridge at Redcliffe	hornibrook.stl
		radiating_rods.stl

SVG design elements


	Temu Art Dec silhouette vectors
	Celtic inspired vectors
	Arabesque inspired by Fig a p90 Mitchell, P., & Roberts, L. (1996). A history of European picture frames
	Vector inspired by Tiffany Studios Abalone Picture frame


	“Glass” for 4×6 frame to be cut on laser.
	Backing Card for 4×6 to be cut on laser
	SVG Stamp created during the 1st workshop using the autor trace and Simplify functions in Inkscape

More SVG Designs for Tracing	Source
	Gillet, H. (1985). Design motifs of the decorative twenties in color / Henri Gillet (Dover ed.). Dover Publications. Copyright states you have permission can use up to 10 (max) designs in a project.
	Gillet, H. (1985)
	Gillet, H. (1985)
	Gillet, H. (1985)
	Gillet, H. (1985)
	Gillet, H. (1985)
	Gillet, H. (1985)
	Gillet, H. (1985)
	Gillet, H. (1985)
	Gillet, H. (1985)

Resources

Frames Glossary on the Conservation wiki

Mitchell, P., & Roberts, L. (1996). A history of European picture frames / Paul Mitchell and Lynn Roberts. Paul Mitchell Limited.

SLQ One Search

Curson, P. (1992). Framing & gilding : making & restoring period picture frames / by Paul Curson. Skills Book Publishing. SLQ One Search

Grimm, C., & Szabo, G. (1981). The book of picture frames / by Claus Grimm ; with a supplement on frames in America by George Szabo ; <translation by Nancy M. Gordon and Walter L. Strauss>. Abaris Books. SLQ One Search

Landon, E. A. (1962). Picture framing : modern methods of making and finishing picture frames (<2nd ed.>). Tudor Pub. Co. SLQ One Search

Gillet, H. (1985). Design motifs of the decorative twenties in color / Henri Gillet (Dover ed.). Dover Publications. SLQ One Search

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