DIY Graphic & Digital Design Tutorials
Today I’m going to show you how to quickly create a long shadow text effect in Illustrator. First I’ll show you how to do this in what I consider the more traditional method: using the Appearance Panel. Then we’ll look at an alternate method using the Blend Tool. Finally, we’ll wrap this tutorial up with some tips on making your…
In a previous post, I showed you my best techniques for creating a riso print effect in Adobe Photoshop. And today I’m showing you how to make a riso print effect in Adobe Illustrator! That’s right. Illustrator lovers, rejoice. I’m super curious: do you prefer designing in Photoshop or in Illustrator? They certainly have their different/specific uses, but then there…
I have this running joke with my twin sister, Brooke about how she’s a one-trick-pony when it comes to Photoshop. Her one trick? Batch resize. It’s a skill she picked up working as a photography assistant years ago when we were still in graphic design school. Yes- she and I both went to graphic design school together. However, she took…
This post contains affiliate links. If you click through & make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no cost to you. Today we are going to create a riso print effect in Adobe Photoshop. This is not to be confused with setting up a file for an actual risograph printer. What we’re doing here today is simply creating…
This post contains affiliate links. If you click through & make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no cost to you. In today’s blog post, I’m going to teach you how to convert your designs from Procreate into vector graphics using Adobe Illustrator. If you clicked on this post, I’m sure you already have some motivation for why…
This blog post contains affiliate links. If you click through & make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no cost to you. In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to create your own custom patterns in Adobe Illustrator. Lately I’ve been in such a mood for tie-dye gradients and funky looking graphics inspired by Lisa Frank….
This post contains affiliate links. If you click through & make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no cost to you. Good news! If you want to learn how to hand letter, the barrier to entry has never been lower. Honestly, I attribute this to the creation of the Apple Pencil and the ever-popular Procreate App for iPad….
This post contains affiliate links. If you click through & make a purchase through one of the links, I earn a small commission at no cost to you. Let me tell you about one of my biggest flaws as a human being. I have this ridiculous need to be original all the time. Can any fellow INTPs/Enneagram 5s relate? 🙋…
This post contains affiliate links. If you click through & make a purchase, I earn a commission at no cost to you. I think there’s an unwritten rule for all graphic designers: you must be a self-proclaimed type fanatic. It’s the equivalent of having a Myspace profile circa 2005 where your top Interest was something like… “Music is my Lyf3”….
As July ends and the dog days of August approach, nothing feels more appropriate than a slice of ice cold watermelon to break up the summer heat. However. Truth be told, I don’t really like watermelon much, but I needed a segue into this Adobe Illustrator tutorial. And as we transition to the next paragraph, let me throw a few…
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