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Nick Saporito

Add a border in Affinity Photo
How To Add A Border To An Image In Affinity Photo
 How To Add A Border To An Image In Affinity Photo 800 470 Nick Saporito
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One of the more common edits you may look to make to a photo is by adding a simple border around it — whether it be a plain white border, a solid fill, a gradient, or even a pattern. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to add a border to an image in…

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Affinity Designer Layers
Affinity Designer Layers Explained | A Complete Overview
 Affinity Designer Layers Explained | A Complete Overview 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In today’s lesson we’ll be taking an in-depth look at the Layers panel in Affinity Designer and going over how you can best utilize it. In Affinity Designer layers function differently than they do in other applications. This tutorial will seek to demystify this feature in case you’re a new user and are used to…

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How to make stickers in Procreate
How To Make Stickers In Procreate | iPad Tutorial
 How To Make Stickers In Procreate | iPad Tutorial 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Procreate for the iPad allows you to create all kinds of fun designs that can be used in many different ways. Today we’ll be going over an example of how it can be used to make sticker mockups. In this tutorial we’ll be going over a workflow that will enable you to make stickers in…

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How to make curved lines in Illustrator
The Easiest Way To Make Curved Lines In Illustrator
 The Easiest Way To Make Curved Lines In Illustrator 800 470 Nick Saporito
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One of the many benefits of working with vector design software is that it provides tools that allow you to draw virtually anything you want. However, in order to do this you must first know how these tools work, and when it comes to drawing curved lines, things can get a little tricky. In this…

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Affinity Photo iPad color picker tutorial
How To Use The Color Picker In Affinity Photo for iPad
 How To Use The Color Picker In Affinity Photo for iPad 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Getting used to design software on a mobile device comes with a unique learning curve. Much of the processes and user interface you’re familiar with in desktop design applications doesn’t apply on a mobile device, such as an iPad. One such process would be color picking. In this tutorial we’ll be going over 3 ways…

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Convert text to path with Inkscape
Convert Text To A Path In Inkscape | How To Do It And Why It’s Useful
 Convert Text To A Path In Inkscape | How To Do It And Why It’s Useful 800 470 Nick Saporito
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One of the benefits of working in a vector environment (such as Inkscape) is that you can edit the properties of a text object on a more granular level and transform them in ways you otherwise couldn’t in pixel-based editors. However, you’ll have to convert your text to paths first. Converting text to a path…

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Create a perfect circle with Affinity Designer for the iPad
Create A Perfect Circle With Affinity Designer For The iPad
 Create A Perfect Circle With Affinity Designer For The iPad 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial we’ll be going over a simple method for creating a perfect circle with Affinity Designer for the iPad. This is something that can be a bit perplexing at first — especially if you come from a background of desktop design software. In traditional vector design applications, the way that you would draw…

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How to select by color in Illustrator
Select By Color In Illustrator With Only 2 Clicks
 Select By Color In Illustrator With Only 2 Clicks 800 470 Nick Saporito
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If there are multiple objects on your canvas that you need to select, and they all share some kind of attribute (such as fill color, stroke color, stroke size, etc.) then you may be glad to hear that you don’t have to manually select all of them one by one. In fact, Adobe Illustrator has…

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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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