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Nick Saporito

Draw a star in Illustrator
How To Draw A Star In Illustrator | The Complete Guide
 How To Draw A Star In Illustrator | The Complete Guide 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Adobe Illustrator makes it easy to draw all kinds of shapes and objects. One of the more advanced shapes you can draw, however, is stars and polygons. This can be done using a dedicated tool that has lots of options built in so that you can draw stars exactly as you’d like. This tool may…

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Inkscape pattern along path without deformation
Inkscape: Pattern Along Path Without Deformation
 Inkscape: Pattern Along Path Without Deformation 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In previous lessons we went over how to use Inkscape’s “Pattern Along Path” feature to take an object and repeat it along a path of your choosing. The downside of using this feature, however, is that it warps (or “deforms”) the object in such a way that it stretches along the path, and there’s no…

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Crop a layer in Photoshop
How To Crop A Layer In Photoshop | The Non-Destructive Way
 How To Crop A Layer In Photoshop | The Non-Destructive Way 800 470 Nick Saporito
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If you’ve ever tried using the Crop Tool in Photoshop then you’ve probably noticed that it works by applying the changes to the entire document, which includes all of its layers. This means that the Crop Tool cannot be used to crop layers. That’s okay though because there’s various workarounds, and in this tutorial we’ll…

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Curve text in Illustrator
Curve Text In Illustrator With The Type On A Path Tool
 Curve Text In Illustrator With The Type On A Path Tool 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Adobe Illustrator is one of the best applications in existence when it comes to working with text. There are virtually no limitations on what you can do with text in Illustrator. One such example would be creating curved text, or text that flows along a path. This can be done quite easily, and in this…

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Draw a straight line in Procreate
Drawing Straight Lines In Procreate | The Complete Guide
 Drawing Straight Lines In Procreate | The Complete Guide 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Who doesn’t love to draw with Procreate for the iPad? The popular design app makes drawing, sketching, and painting as natural on a touchscreen as it is on paper. Unfortunately though, it is equally difficult to draw straight lines with Procreate as it is with pencil and paper (unless you have a perfectly steady hand,…

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How to crop in Procreate
How To Crop In Procreate | Crop Images And Individual Layers
 How To Crop In Procreate | Crop Images And Individual Layers 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Cropping images is one of the most common design tasks you may seek to perform when using design software, and Procreate makes this process simple. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to crop in Procreate — whether you’re looking to crop your entire image or just a single layer. In short, you can…

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Rotate an image in GIMP
Rotate An Image In GIMP With This Shortcut
 Rotate An Image In GIMP With This Shortcut 800 470 Nick Saporito
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So you’ve taken a photo and for whatever reason it rendered sideways. Or maybe you have an image that you’re working on and need to rotate it slightly in order to make some freehand edits. You’re in luck either way, because we’ll be addressing image rotation in today’s lesson. In this tutorial we’ll be going…

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Create a repeat pattern in Procreate
Create A Repeat Pattern From A Single Object In Procreate
 Create A Repeat Pattern From A Single Object In Procreate 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Today I’ll be sharing a handy design trick that I’ve used in the past to make patterns using various design applications over the years, and it’s a trick that works with Procreate for the iPad too! In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to take an object and turn it into a pattern tile…

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Create outlines in Illustrator
How To Create Outlines In Illustrator | Outline Text And Objects
 How To Create Outlines In Illustrator | Outline Text And Objects 800 470 Nick Saporito
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One of the most common design tasks you may look to perform is applying an outline to an object — whether it be text, a shape, or any other design element. If you’re looking to do this in Illustrator then you’re in luck! In this tutorial we’ll be going over how you can create outlines…

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Separate an image into layers in Inkscape
How To Separate An Image Into Layers In Inkscape
 How To Separate An Image Into Layers In Inkscape 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Layering makes for an excellent way to organize your design elements when working on complex vector designs with lots of objects. What if you’re working in Inkscape and you’ve already created the entirety of your design on a single layer though? Unfortunately there is no direct way to separate an image into layers in Inkscape.…

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