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Nick Saporito

Make a color overlay in Illustrator
How To Make A Simple Color Overlay In Illustrator
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Don’t let the vector environment that Illustrator operates in fool you: this software can also handle many photo editing tasks. One of which would be adding color overlays to images, and in this tutorial we’ll be using blend modes to make a simple color overlay in Illustrator. This is something that can be done in…

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How to change the opacity of a layer in Procreate
How To Change The Opacity Of A Layer In Procreate For The iPad
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Despite my newfound love for Procreate’s iPad app and the world of mobile design it has opened me up to, the app does have some quirks that can be perplexing at times. One of which would be changing the opacity of a layer. All you have to do to change the opacity of a layer…

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Crop an image with GIMP
The Quickest Way To Crop An Image With GIMP
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Cropping photos is a routine edit not just for graphic designers, but for casual users as well. Thankfully, GIMP makes this as simple and easy to do as any other software on the market. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to crop an image with GIMP. This is done by simply creating a…

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Change an image's color in Affinity Photo
How To Change An Image’s Color In Affinity Photo
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In today’s tutorial we’ll be going over a workflow for changing the color of an object in an image using Affinity Photo. This could come in handy if you have multiple color varieties of a product you’d like to sell (like t shirts or phone cases for example) and you’d like to produce images of…

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Outline text in Photoshop
The Easiest Way To Outline Text In Photoshop CC 2021
 The Easiest Way To Outline Text In Photoshop CC 2021 800 470 Nick Saporito
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One of the most common uses for Photoshop is working with text, whether it be to create posters, edit images, or even just create unique typography designs. One way you may want to stylize your text is by adding an outline around it, which we’ll be going over in today’s tutorial. The quickest way to…

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Designing stickers in Illustrator
Designing Stickers In Illustrator | Step By Step Tutorial
 Designing Stickers In Illustrator | Step By Step Tutorial 800 470 Nick Saporito
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One of the many things you can do with Adobe Illustrator is create sticker designs from logos and various other vector objects. Doing so is merely an exercise in offsetting and drop shadows — both of which we’ve gone over in the past. In this tutorial we’ll be going over all of the steps for…

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Create arrows with Inkscape
How To Create Arrows In Inkscape Without Having To Design Them
 How To Create Arrows In Inkscape Without Having To Design Them 800 470 Nick Saporito
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As demonstrated on this site many times in the past, there’s no shortage of ways in which you can utilize Inkscape for graphic design. One such way would be creating diagrams and infographics, in which case you’ll probably need to generate arrows to help illustrate your message better. In this tutorial we’ll be going over…

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Add a pattern to a shape in Illustrator
How To Add A Pattern To A Shape In Illustrator
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In previous tutorials we’ve gone over various ways to design your own pattern tiles in Illustrator. These pattern tiles allow you to create infinite seamless patterns when duplicated and stacked on top of each other. In this tutorial though I’ll be demonstrating how to add a pattern to a shape in Illustrator by using swatches…

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Create a neon text effect with Affinity Designer
How To Create A Neon Text Effect with Affinity Designer
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One of the many ways in which you can use Affinity Designer is to make interesting and unique typography designs. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to design a neon text effect with Affinity Designer, step by step. In short, this is accomplished by duplicating several copies of the text, applying various shades…

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How to add brushes to Procreate
How To Add Brushes To Procreate In Just 3 Taps
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As a Procreate user you may find that the stock library of brushes built in may not have everything that you’re looking for. That’s okay though, because you can easily install third-party brushes for use within the app — even if those brushes were meant for Photoshop! Knowing how to add brushes to Procreate is…

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