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Nick Saporito

Export a PNG with a transparent background in Affinity Designer
How To Export A PNG With A Transparent Background In Affinity Designer
 How To Export A PNG With A Transparent Background In Affinity Designer 800 470 Nick Saporito
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One of the most common ways that you’ll use a vector design application like Affinity Designer is to design things like logos, icons, badges, and various other types of graphics. In order to work with these isolated graphics though, you’ll need to know how to export them in a usable format, which is what we’ll…

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Cut out a shape from an image with Inkscape
Cut Out A Shape From An Image with Inkscape
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One of the most common ways users look to utilize Inkscape is using it as a means of fitting an image to a shape. This is a rather simple process that can be accomplished with clipping paths, and thanks to the non-destructive nature of working with clipping paths, this effect is completely reversible. Today’s tutorial…

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Resizing layers in Photoshop
Resizing Layers In Photoshop | The Complete Guide
 Resizing Layers In Photoshop | The Complete Guide 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Navigating your way around Photoshop can be a tricky experience if you aren’t familiar with some of its core features and functionalities, one of which would be Layers. Layers allow you to organize your work by placing all of the elements of your design in separate compartments. Certain aspects of layer functionality can be tricky…

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Create a signature stamp with Procreate
How To Create A Signature Stamp with Procreate
 How To Create A Signature Stamp with Procreate 800 470 Nick Saporito
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If you’re a Procreate user — or any kind of artist for that matter — then chances are you want to leave your mark on every piece of artwork you create. Typically, this is done with a small signature that is placed in a secluded area of the finished piece. Knowing how to create a…

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Apply a gradient across multiple objects in Illustrator
Apply A Gradient Across Multiple Objects In Illustrator
 Apply A Gradient Across Multiple Objects In Illustrator 800 470 Nick Saporito
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One of the most common problems you may run into when working with gradients in Adobe Illustrator is the inability to apply a gradient across multiple objects at a time. If you select all of the objects at once, or even group them together, you’ll probably notice that the gradient is applied to each individual…

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Make a color transparent in GIMP
How To Make A Color Transparent In GIMP
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GIMP’s robust suite of tools and features allow you to manipulate your images in many different ways. One of the ways in which you can edit your photos is by isolating a single color — or a spectrum of similar colors — and deleting it to transparency. In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to…

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How to resize the canvas in Affinity Photo for the iPad
How To Resize The Canvas In Affinity Photo for iPad
 How To Resize The Canvas In Affinity Photo for iPad 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In today’s tutorial we’ll be going over how to resize the canvas in Affinity Photo for the iPad. This is useful to know if you’re working with a document and you want to change its dimensions, but without changing the sizing of the contents on the canvas. In short, you can resize the canvas in…

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Crop an image to a shape with Affinity Designer
How To Crop An Image To A Shape with Affinity Designer
 How To Crop An Image To A Shape with Affinity Designer 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Today we’ll be going over yet another way in which Affinity Designer lets you edit photos and raster imagery. As you may already know, Designer’s primary utility is working with vector graphics. However, it has more image editing abilities than any other vector software, making it a versatile tool. In this tutorial we’ll be going…

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How to group layers in Procreate
How To Group Layers In Procreate | 2 Simple Steps
 How To Group Layers In Procreate | 2 Simple Steps 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Learning how to design in a mobile environment means having to endure a unique learning curve, especially if you’re long-time desktop designer who is set in their ways. Tasks that would otherwise be mindless actions on a desktop application can be dumbfounding on a mobile app. One of these tasks would be grouping layers in…

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How to crop an image in Illustrator
How To Crop An Image In Illustrator
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Nestled deep within all of Illustrator’s fancy vector tools and features is the ability to crop an image with as much ease as any other design application, vector-based or not. Typically, you wouldn’t bother with trying to crop an image in Illustrator because the software is not meant for image manipulation. However, Illustrator’s crop feature…

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