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Nick Saporito

Separate an image into layers in Inkscape
How To Separate An Image Into Layers In Inkscape
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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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Apply a paper texture in Procreate
How To Apply A Paper Texture In Procreate
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In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to apply a paper texture in Procreate so that your artwork looks like its made of paper. This can be applied to a design you’ve already created, or it can be done in such a way that allows you to paint with a paper texture. As a…

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How to make a perspective grid in Affinity Designer
How To Make A Perspective Grid In Affinity Designer
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One of the more frustrating aspects of working with Affinity Designer is that it lacks the ability to make advanced transformations to paths, such perspective and envelope distortions. This is a point I touched on in my post comparing Designer to Inkscape. That said, there is a workaround we’ll be going over in this tutorial…

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Draw a circle in GIMP
How To Draw A Circle In GIMP | 2 Minute Tutorial
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If you’re using a photo editing app like GIMP then drawing basic shapes (such as circles) may seem a bit perplexing at first. This is because GIMP isn’t meant for creating shapes like a vector design app is. However, it can still be done, and with relative ease too! In this tutorial we’ll be going…

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Blend colors in Procreate
How To Blend Colors In Procreate To Make New Colors
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Mobile design apps such as Procreate for the iPad give artists a digital canvas for painting and drawing. One of the most common things you might do with paint is mix it with other colors of paint to form new colors. However, Procreate doesn’t necessarily behave this way. That’s okay though because there are workaround,…

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Add bullet points in Illustrator
Adding Bullet Points In Illustrator? Just Use This Keyboard Shortcut…
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Adobe Illustrator probably isn’t the best application to use if you plan to do any kind of desktop publishing, such as writing whitepapers, ebooks, and guides. This is because basic word processing tasks — such as adding bulleted lists — are an absent feature. However, there are workarounds for those of you who insist on…

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Make a color palette from an image in Procreate
How To Make A Color Palette From An Image In Procreate For The iPad
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Those who love to paint, sketch and draw may be delighted to know that the Procreate app lets you sample colors from an image and add them to a custom color palette that you can use whenever you want. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how you can make a color palette from an…

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Replace a color in GIMP
How To Replace A Color In GIMP | The Correct Way
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GIMP makes it possible for you to edit photos in virtually any way that you’d like. This includes color replacement, or selecting a color (or range of colors) in your image and replace it with another. In this tutorial we’ll be going over a simple workflow that will allow you to replace a color in…

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Join curves in Affinity Designer
How To Join Curves In Affinity Designer
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Let’s say you’re working with a couple of objects in Affinity Designer. Both of them are paths with defined stroke properties, and you want to combine them together. This is a pretty common task when working with vectors, and Affinity Designer makes it as easy as any other application. In this lesson we’ll be going…

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Make a pattern in Photoshop
How To Quickly Make A Pattern In Photoshop
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Photoshop comes packed with tons of stock patterns that you can use as a fill property. There’s also no shortage of pattern designs available for download throughout the internet. What if you want to make your own pattern though? In today’s tutorial we’ll be going over how to make a pattern in Photoshop using your…

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