Posts — Design
Intro to Adobe Illustrator: Basics & Setup
Beginners guide to setting up your workspace so you're ready to make some killer designs!
Where do I get my fonts?
Creative Fabrica reached out to me this week and offered my followers a discount code to save on their all-access membership subscription, so I thought this would be a good excuse to talk about some good resources!
How to Use Typography to Enhance & Compliment Your Designs
Ok guys, this tutorial has been a long time coming! Think of this more as a little marketing lesson. Normally I would avoid videos this long like the plague, but it was just too much to cover. If you don't want to watch the video (you absolutely should), there are infographics that cover the main points. And you can download or print those if you'd like!
How to Jazz Up SVG Files into Sublimation Designs in Silhouette Studio, Illustrator or Photoshop - with 3 videos!
If you are like me, you have a huge collection of SVG files because you started with vinyl. Don't just dismiss those as no longer usable... You can print SVG files just like sublimation prints! But if you want to jazz them up a little (because you CAN!) then here are some videos showing you some design tricks that are easy ways to give those SVG designs a face lift! I sat down to show you with Silhouette Studio, Illustrator and Photoshop so you can skip ahead to which one applies to you. Related links: Design Elements (textures, patterns, paint blobs, etc.)...
How to Make & Use Seamless Patterns in Silhouette Studio
I was asked to make a tutorial on how to make seamless patterns in Silhouette Studio. Honestly, I wasn't sure if it was possible to do in Silhouette but I know I lot of people don't have software like Photoshop and Illustrator, so I sat down determined to find a way... and I did! You do need an upgraded version of Studio so you can save as a PNG or JPG, but the rest is pretty easy once you learn a couple tricks. Here's a video showing you the process! I even used some of our chickens to make a...