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Nick Saporito

GIMP dual lighting effect
How To Create A Dual Lighting Effect with GIMP
 How To Create A Dual Lighting Effect with GIMP 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to use GIMP to create a dual lighting effect where it appears as if the subject has colored lights shining on them. The colors I’ll be using in this demonstration are pink and blue. The following is just a brief overview of the steps taken to achieve this…

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How to save a custom color palette in Inkscape
How To Save A Custom Color Palette in Inkscape and Use It Any Time
 How To Save A Custom Color Palette in Inkscape and Use It Any Time 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to save a custom color palette in Inkscape that can be used to replace the standard color palette. This will be done in such a way that it will be saved into your Inkscape installation files so you can load it and use it whenever you want. The…

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Batch export files with Affinity Designer
How To Batch Export Multiple Files with Affinity Designer
 How To Batch Export Multiple Files with Affinity Designer 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to batch export multiple files at once, in a variety of different formats, using Affinity Designer’s Batch Persona. This is a feature Illustrator has that I’ve always enjoyed using, and it’s great for when you’re finalizing a logo design and need to generate a variety of different formats…

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Create an esports logo with Inkscape
How To Create An Esports Logo with Inkscape
 How To Create An Esports Logo with Inkscape 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Today I’ll be tackling a common request that I’ve been receiving for a while — how to design an esports logo with Inkscape. I won’t be using any kind of elaborate illustrations of animals or mascots, but I will be demonstrating how to create a logo is the traditional esports style, for a lack of…

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Thoughts on Affinity as an Inkscape user
My Thoughts On Affinity Designer As An Inkscape User
 My Thoughts On Affinity Designer As An Inkscape User 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In a recent video I made comparing Inkscape and Illustrator, I went over some of the things I both like and dislike about each, and one of the most common responses I got was to make a comparison between Inkscape and Affinity Designer. And this has not been an isolated incident by any means. A…

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Free vector avatars for Inkscape
12 Free Flat Vector Avatars for Inkscape + Tutorial
 12 Free Flat Vector Avatars for Inkscape + Tutorial 800 470 Nick Saporito
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Today I’ll be sharing a pack of 12 free flat style vector avatar faces that you can download and edit however you’d like. Check the video tutorial to learn how to create your own using Inkscape:  Flat Vector Avatars Learning how to create these faces in Inkscape is just a matter of working with…

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10 hidden secrets in GIMP
10 Hidden Features in GIMP That Will Surely Improve Your Workflow
 10 Hidden Features in GIMP That Will Surely Improve Your Workflow 800 470 Nick Saporito
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GIMP is a photo editing powerhouse that allows you to manipulate your images in virtually any way possible, and for a free piece of software, the amount of features it has to offer is really quite impressive. In the following video I’ll be going over 10 of the more obscure features that you may not…

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Illustrator smoke effect
How To Create A Vector Smoke Effect with Adobe Illustrator
 How To Create A Vector Smoke Effect with Adobe Illustrator 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to create a vector smoke effect with Adobe Illustrator. For this we’ll be using the Blend Tool to create a series of lines interpolated between two manually drawn lines. The end result is somewhat of an abstract version of whimsical smoke. The following is a brief overview of…

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3D Text Effect with GIMP
How To Create 3D Text with GIMP
 How To Create 3D Text with GIMP 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to create a 3D text effect with GIMP. This is a tutorial that I did a few years ago, but I feel like I glossed over some important details in that video, and GIMP has undergone quite a few updates since then, so I figure this would be…

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Custom text treatment for logo design
Custom Text Treatment for Logo Designs using Inkscape
 Custom Text Treatment for Logo Designs using Inkscape 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can use Inkscape to give your logo designs a custom text treatment where the letters overlap each other. This can make your logo designs look more personalized than they would if you just used a stock font as-is. This lesson will also introduce a new feature from…

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