I have long held the philosophy that There Is No Best when it comes to putting together a stack of tools to get your creative business up and running. I tell students that the best tools are the ones you use. I have my favorites, of course, but if you have picked...
Most marketing experts are not giving you the advice you need to sell your artwork online as Print On Demand merch. Here’s what to do instead.
SWOT Analysis of the shop as it exists now, and some short-range planning to support long-term goals.
Get really honest with yourself about what’s holding you back. Learn to overcome that, and amazing things can happen. Let’s go.
It's that time of year again! You can have access to the entire Creative Cloud suite for 25% off, for the whole year! The deal is good for Pay-In-Full or for a year contract paid monthly. Jump on this if you've been wanting to get your feet wet in this fun, powerful...
Troubleshooting with Jeff some more issues with editing photos and choosing when to erase and when to mask. I learn a new skill to make a transparent background more visible! And we discuss when and how to save not only files, but creative assets like colors and font...
How to quickly do repetitive layouts using some power tools in InDesign
More from the conversation with Jeff about installing fonts and getting them to work in the Creative Cloud suite, and on your whole system.
A conversation that started with how to get the eraser tool to work, and ended with using the other tools of Photoshop to get the result you want with your artwork.
The short version is: Get the minimum thing you need right now. You can always upgrade later.