I've been asked in the past and then again just today about our tutorial format here at CHW. So here's a little description of our general format. Please note that this is not specific, must follow, type instructions. It's just how we've done things around here for while and what our viewers are accustomed to seeing. If you write a tutorial in our forums you may want to follow a similar format.1. Open your tutorial with a short description of what the viewer will learn.
2. Provide a list of supplies.
3. Divide the creative process into small activities and describe each one in a step-by-step format.
4. Include pictures for steps that are easier to understand by seeing an example.
(Please keep photos smaller than 600x600px and no larger than 100kb in size.)
5. Always show a picture of the finished project/technique.
6. Close with a post that gives the viewer project ideas of how they can further use what they've learned.
--> Be sure to give credit where credit is due! If you learned about the project/technique in a magazine, on TV, at another website, etc. - tell what your source was.
Tips:
-- It's easier to read/follow each step if a large signature block isn't in the way. So when posting the step-by-step messages, it's recommended that you turn your signature line off. I try to limit my signature block to the first and last post in the tutorial.
-- Place your tutorial in the most appropriate forum or you are likely to see it get moved by site administrators. If in doubt, just ask. The tutorial forums can be found under the various Art Studio headings. They include:
Paper Crafting / Paper Tutorials and Techniques
Stamping and Inks / Inky Techniques and Tutorials
Altered Art / Altered How-To's
Fabric & Yarn Crafting / Soft Tutorials
Digital Art / Digi Tutorials
Photography
All Other Art Forms
-- Before posting a tutorial, you may want to look in the forums to see if it's already been shared.
-- Remember that we have a Tips, Tricks, and Little Ideas forum for generized fun stuff that don't require full step-by-step instruction.