I love making and using brushes in Illustrator. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to turn your drawings into seamless floral wreaths using Illustrator’s pattern brush tool. These floral wreaths are very easy to make and they add that extra something to logos and cards. I’m using a few hand-drawn botanical graphics ... VIEW POST
Remove the white background from watercolors in Photoshop
Do you use watercolors for your design projects? I don’t use them very often, but I know how important it is to digitize them without losing details. That’s why I want to show you how to remove the white background from watercolors in Photoshop using a simple, non-destructive method. Watch how to remove the white ... VIEW POST
Introducing Magnolia – WordPress Theme for creative bloggers & entrepreneurs
I’m so excited to finally share with you what I’ve been working on for the past few months. Meet Magnolia, a new premade WordPress theme for creative bloggers & entrepreneurs. Magnolia has an airy, minimalist design, perfect for busy bloggers that want to make their content stand out. Magnolia is suitable for new bloggers because ... VIEW POST
How to save patterns in Illustrator
This week, I have a less exciting, but very important tutorial for you. I’m going to show you how I save patterns in Illustrator. You are going to learn how to save them for Spoonflower, microstock websites, and for sharing them with your clients. Watch on YouTube Please subscribe to my channel if you want ... VIEW POST
How to start a YouTube channel in 2018
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about YouTube and I’m glad that so many of you want to start a YouTube channel in 2018. As video content is becoming more and more important in the blogging and the creative business world, it’s important to keep up with this trend if you want your ... VIEW POST
How to vectorize watercolors in Illustrator
Have you ever tried to use a raster image (JPEG, PNG) in Illustrator and couldn’t use the Pathfinder tools or couldn’t drag your pattern into the Swatches panel? It often happens because some tools don’t work with raster images (JPGs, PNGs) and you will have to vectorize them first. In today’s tutorial, I want to ... VIEW POST