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Shirt mockup GIMP tutorial
Create T Shirt Product Mockups with GIMP
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can take a design and superimpose it onto a blank t shirt using GIMP. I’ll also be demonstrating how to create the shirt in a variety of different colors. GIMP T Shirt Mockups The first thing we’re going to do is open up the blank t shirt…

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Vector maze Inkscape tutorial
How To Create Mazes with Inkscape
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be guiding you through the puzzling process of creating mazes with Inkscape. The finished result will be the following isometric-style vector icon that can be stacked and repeated infinitely… The following is a brief outline of the steps taken to achieve this result. More experienced users of Inkscape should be able…

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Shattered text effect created with GIMP
Create a Shattered Text Effect with GIMP
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can use GIMP to create a shattered text effect where it appears as if the letters have been smashed to bits and scattered about. The following is a brief outline of the steps taken to achieve this effect. For complete step-by-step instructions, please refer to the video…

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Create repeated background patterns with inkscape
Create A Repeated Background Pattern with Inkscape
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can create the repeated background pattern depicted above. The finished design will be a tileable square, meaning you can create duplicate copies and stack them next to each other infinitely. The following is a brief overview of the process. Skip to the end of the post for…

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GIMP channel art template
Free GIMP Channel Art Template | Video Tutorial
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can use GIMP to design channel art for your Youtube channel. I’ll also be providing a downloadable GIMP channel art template that you can use however you’d like. Channel Art Guidelines Designing channel art can be a bit tricky because one design needs to work for virtually…

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Custom swatch in Inkscape
Create Custom Swatches in Inkscape
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating two things — first, how to create a gradient color palette between two different colors where it appears as if it’s a gradient, but it’s really just a series of individual colors. Then, I’ll be demonstrating how to create custom swatches within Inkscape from that same series of colors. This is…

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Reflective water effect
Create A Reflective Water Effect with GIMP
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can take any image and make it appear as if it is reflected in water. The interesting part of this process is that we won’t be using any actual images of water – it’s just a reflection of the image itself with some design magic added! The…

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Inkscape text portrait
Create Text Portraits with Inkscape
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can create vector text portraits with Inkscape. This will be a relatively simple masking exercise, but I’ll also be introducing a new technique in flowing text into an object. The following will be a brief written overview for how to execute this effect with Inkscape. For complete step-by-step…

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Business card designed with gimp
Design Print Ready Business Cards with GIMP
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can use GIMP to design a print-ready US standard size 3.5″x2″ business card with a 0.25″ bleed and safe area, set at 350 DPI. These are the typical settings used by your average print shop, including online print services like VistaPrint and GotPrint. However, if you’re working…

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Glitch effect Inkscape tutorial
Create A Glitch Effect with Inkscape
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In a previous tutorial I demonstrated how you could create a glitching text effect using GIMP. In today’s tutorial, I’ll be demonstrating how you can do so with Inkscape, so you can reap all of the benefits of working with vector graphics. The following is a brief overview of the steps taken to achieve this…

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