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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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11 Free templates for Inkscape
11 Free Templates for Inkscape and How To Install Them
 11 Free Templates for Inkscape and How To Install Them 800 470 Nick Saporito
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One of my favorite features in Inkscape is having the ability to create a document and save it as a template that you can launch directly from within Inkscape any time you want. This is useful because it means you won’t have to waste time formatting your document every time you go to create certain…

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Create line style letter logos with Illustrator
Create Line Style Letter Logos with Illustrator
 Create Line Style Letter Logos with Illustrator 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can create simple line-style letter logos using Adobe Illustrator. The following is a brief overview of the steps taken to create these logos. For complete step-by-step instructions, please watch the video tutorial at the top of the page. Creating Line Style Letter Logos with Illustrator To get…

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5 Easy Ways To Delete Background To Transparent with GIMP
 5 Easy Ways To Delete Background To Transparent with GIMP 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can use GIMP to delete an image’s background to transparent while leaving the subject in place. There’s a variety of ways to accomplish this with GIMP, but I’ll be covering the main methods that are easiest to apply as a beginner. The method you should use depends on…

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How to use a drawing tablet in Inkscape
How To Use A Drawing Tablet in Inkscape
 How To Use A Drawing Tablet in Inkscape 800 470 Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to use a drawing tablet in Inkscape. The setup should be quick and seamless if you’re a Windows 10 user and you’re using a modern device. Drawing Tablets Drawing tablets allow you to create freehand digital art the same way you would with a pencil and paper. Last…

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Create custom brushes in Inkscape
How To Create Custom Brushes in Inkscape
 How To Create Custom Brushes in Inkscape 800 470 Nick Saporito
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For those of you who are freehand artists and illustrators, you may find yourselves working with brush strokes and pen tools more frequently than someone like me who does logos and branding. Sometimes the default options just won’t do though, so in this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to create custom brushes in Inkscape and…

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