Troubleshooting a Scanner and Connecting to Photoshop

Jeff's sponsored tutorial today is all about scanners! We went into this assuming we were to going to go over what to look for when buying a new scanner, but quickly realized that xe has the tools xe already needs! So we went throught the process of connecting to hir...

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Digital “Matting” Your Work in Photoshop

Becca graciously gave me permission to share her 1-on-1 bonus session from Make It Real because we had a conversation about placing art on products when you don't want to lose too much in the bleeds. You have a few options, and we also expanded our thinking about it...

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Learning the Pen Tool in Photoshop

Last week during the hotseat with Jeff I learned that the Photoshop pen tool functions like the one in Illustrator but is used for very different purposes. I follow up on drawing an arrow using the Pen Tool, duplicating the shape to use it multiple times, and finding...

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Preparing an Illustration for Print

Today's video is Jeff's hotseat call for November for being a $14 sponsor of Tutorial Tuesday. We troubleshoot some issues xe ran into while labeling an outfit design on the croquis, discuss when to switch over from Photoshop to Illustrator and then to InDesign, and...

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Big Conceptual Thoughts on UX and Interface Design

Today's video is definitely a little high-concept, but worth watching if you find yourself getting lost in big interfaces. The big takeaway is that you should be thinking of your computer monitor as a windshield, not a picture frame.  Plus I make the ludicrous...

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Type on a Path in Adobe Illustrator

I use Adobe Illustrator to handle all text treatments because it allows me to words or individual letters with a tremendous amount of precision and control. Here's an introduction to the Type on a Path Tool, and how to use it to recreate a logo that might look a...

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What to Do If The Toolbars Are Too Small

I just found this feature when I opened InDesign today— you can now adjust the size of the interface so your toolbars and palettes are larger. This is incredibly helpful if you have a big screen and need to record demos, or just need the icons a little larger so you...

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All About Adobe Stock and Templates

Contrary to what I may have led you to believe, I don't hate pre-made images! Today I'm you some templates in Adobe Illustrator that you can download from Adobe Stock for free to use so you can batch out your social media post creation. And! I have an offer for 10...

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Cool Polygon Tricks— The Star Tool in Illustrator

A quick introduction to the Star Tool in the main Illustrator toolbar. Bonus: I used the Blend tool to make a gradient using specified steps in the video. How did I make this: Get Notified When a New Tutorial Drops I post new Tips and Tutorials every Tuesday. Enter...

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The Trace Workspace in Illustrator

Found a great new method for tracing that allows me more control AND saves a bunch of steps.  I highly recommend letting Adobe follow you around the internet via their remarketing cookie, because they share great tutorials of their own. This is how I found out about...

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