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Nick Saporito

Design Made Simple reaches 100K subscribers
Another Logos By Nick YouTube Channel Reaches 100K Subscribers!
 Another Logos By Nick YouTube Channel Reaches 100K Subscribers! 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Back in 2017 I started a second YouTube channel for Adobe Illustrator tutorials and called it “Illustrator For Beginners”. I later on rebranded it to “Design Made Simple” so I could include other applications as well, such as Photoshop and the Affinity suite. The idea was to duplicate the success I had with my original…

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Center a layer in GIMP
How To Center A Layer In GIMP
 How To Center A Layer In GIMP 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In GIMP, the Alignment Tool allows you to arrange various objects on your workspace. The objects are defined by layers, therefore if you want to know how to center an item then you’ll need to know how to center a layer. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how you can quickly center a layer…

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Select multiple layers in Procreate
How To Select Multiple Layers In Procreate | iPad Tutorial
 How To Select Multiple Layers In Procreate | iPad Tutorial 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Using Procreate as someone who comes from a background of desktop design applications comes with a modest learning curve. Functions that typically work the same across various design apps — such as selecting multiple layers at a time — are fundamentally different in a mobile environment. In this tutorial we’ll be unlocking one of those…

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Make a transparent gradient in Photoshop
How To Make A Transparent Gradient In Photoshop
 How To Make A Transparent Gradient In Photoshop 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Of all the many things you can do in Photoshop, one useful technique that could be beneficial to know is creating transparent gradients where one end of the gradient is opaque and the other transparent. In this tutorial we’ll be using layer masks as a quick and easy way of creating a transparent gradient mask…

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Make a repeat pattern in Affinity Designer
Make A Repeat Pattern In Affinity Designer Using A Single Object
 Make A Repeat Pattern In Affinity Designer Using A Single Object 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Today I’ll be sharing a neat little trick that will allow you to create seamless patterns with ease. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to make a single object into a repeat pattern in Affinity Designer. This will be done in such a way that the result will be a single square tile…

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Inkscape layers
How Layers Work In Inkscape | Everything You Need To Know
 How Layers Work In Inkscape | Everything You Need To Know 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Today we’ll be going over an important function in Inkscape — layers. Layers are a way of organizing and compartmentalizing your artwork, and in this tutorial we’ll be going over how layers work in Inkscape. In short, layers allow you to organize elements of your artwork into sections. These sections can then be rearranged and…

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How to use the clone brush in Affinity Photo
How To Use The Clone Brush In Affinity Photo | Complete Overview
 How To Use The Clone Brush In Affinity Photo | Complete Overview 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In today’s tutorial we’ll be going over how to use a core feature of any raster image editor — the clone brush. Knowing how to use the clone brush in Affinity Photo will allow you to select subjects in your image an duplicate them elsewhere in the image. Using a tool like the Clone Brush…

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How to fill in Procreate
How To Color Fill In Procreate | Bucket Tool Workaround
 How To Color Fill In Procreate | Bucket Tool Workaround 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Knowing how to color fill in most design applications is usually a matter of using the bucket tool. However, in Procreate there is no bucket fill tool, and for good reason. In this tutorial we’ll be going over all of the ways in which you can fill in Procreate — including individual objects, entire layers,…

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Erase part of an image in Illustrator
Erase Part Of An Image In Illustrator | Beginner Tutorial
 Erase Part Of An Image In Illustrator | Beginner Tutorial 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Erasing parts of an image is something that is typically reserved for pixel-based design applications such as Photoshop. However, thanks to the masking feature, this sort of thing is possible in a vector application (like Adobe Illustrator) as well. In this tutorial we’ll be going over a simple workaround that will allow you to erase…

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How to invert colors in GIMP
How To Invert Colors In GIMP | The Complete Guide
 How To Invert Colors In GIMP | The Complete Guide 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Inverting the colors of your image is a great way to add some vintage artistic flare to your designs. Color inversion is typically a straightforward process, but GIMP provides various alternatives and controls that may come in handy if you know how to use them. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to invert…

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