Recently, I shared with you how to alter a design, usually a word, so that there were empty rectangular spaces across it in increasing widths. If you didn't see that tutorial, you can find it here. Today, I want to show you how to create a knockout … [Read more...]
How’d They Do That? Geometric Designs
One of the current design trends is geometric designs: regular images constructed of a combination of simple triangles or quadrilaterals (4-sided shapes). I thought it would be fun to show you several ways to take one of your regular solid, single … [Read more...]
How’d they do that? Shattered technique
Have you ever seen a design and wondered, "How did they do that?" That happens to me all the time, and I usually don't rest until I've figured it out. If you can understand the techniques someone used, you can use on other designs. Today in our How'd … [Read more...]
Knockout designs made easy
For my first project in my Spiritwear series, I want to teach you how to create a knockout design. This is a fun way to combine a school mascot with the team name or another phrase. I promise it will be easier than any other knockout method you've … [Read more...]
Breaking a solid shape into pieces with the magic of Divide
Let's talk about a common design question. Say you have a design that's a single piece, but you want to cut it from several different colors or materials. You want to break it apart into multiple pieces, like this--What about using the knife tool? … [Read more...]