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Nick Saporito

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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Apply a paper texture in Procreate
How To Apply A Paper Texture In Procreate
 How To Apply A Paper Texture In Procreate 800 470 Nick Saporito
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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
 How To Make A Perspective Grid In Affinity Designer 800 470 Nick Saporito
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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
 How To Draw A Circle In GIMP | 2 Minute Tutorial 800 470 Nick Saporito
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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
 How To Blend Colors In Procreate To Make New Colors 800 470 Nick Saporito
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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…
 Adding Bullet Points In Illustrator? Just Use This Keyboard Shortcut… 800 470 Nick Saporito
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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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