Tutorials

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

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

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
How To Make A Color Transparent In GIMP 800 470 Nick Saporito

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

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

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

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
How To Crop An Image In Illustrator 800 470 Nick Saporito

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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Resize images with Affinity Designer
How To Resize Images with Affinity Designer
How To Resize Images with Affinity Designer 800 470 Nick Saporito

Affinity Designer is one of the most versatile design applications in existence. Not only does it handle vectors as well as its industry-standard adversary, but it also has an entire suite of tools meant for editing photos and images. Today’s tutorial will be a demonstration of such. We’ll be going over how to resize images…

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Curve text with Affinity Photo
How To Curve Text with Affinity Photo
How To Curve Text with Affinity Photo 800 470 Nick Saporito

Thanks to an update for the version 1.9 release of Affinity Photo, it is now possible to place text on a path. This means that you can wrap your text around circles and flow it along various types of contours of your choosing. In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating all of the different ways that…

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Design a logo with Procreate
How To Design A Logo with Procreate
How To Design A Logo with Procreate 800 470 Nick Saporito

Don’t let Procreate’s simple interface and streamlined features fool you. Despite being a drawing app first and foremost, it can handle a surprising amount of design tasks. In fact, you can even design a logo with Procreate so long as you keep your expectations within reason, and in today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to…

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