Sometimes we need to make simple adjustments to drawings sent to us by clients or colleagues. In these cases we simply draw freehand. We cover this topic in several of our drawing tutorials in our Autocad 2D training courses. For example we can use the Line tool, the Circle tool, Polygon and Rectangle tools to draw freehand in order to... Read more...
Photoshop is a great program for creating interesting text effects, like the Swirl Effect illustrated here. We show you how to create amazing effects like this, and more, in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. First create a new document, size A5, for example. Then use the Type tool to type a word like iMAGiNE as shown here. Format this to... Read more...
Placing images is a large part of the Adobe Indesign workflow – we spend a lot of time in this area in our Indesign training courses. Before we place our images, however, we may wish to create some non-printing guides to help us design each page. In this example we created three horizontal guides at 25, 45 and 130mm. We... Read more...
Adobe Illustrator is an ideal program for creating menus, given it’s easy manipulation of graphics, text and multiple pages (known as Art boards). We demonstrate how to go about creating stunning menus in our Adobe Illustrator training courses. To create a menu design like the one illustrated here, first go to the File menu and choose New document, select the... Read more...
Creating decor in SketchUp utilizes the same set of modeling tools as in architectural modeling; in some ways it is even simpler. We create several pieces of decor in our SketchUp training courses. To create the the tulip base for the bar stool shown here first select the Circle tool, or type C. Note first of all the number of... Read more...
Creating curved surfaces in Autocad 3D is a simple process and leads us into the subject of organic geometry. This is a topic which we cover more fully in our Autocad 3D training courses. To create curved walls like those illustrated here first select the Circle tool, or press C and hit the Enter key. Create a circle on the... Read more...
The final step in many Autocad 2d workflows is the printing stage. We talk you through the process in our Autocad 2d training courses. To print or Plot the drawing from Autocad’s Paper Space press the top left Application button – this is the old pre-2009 File menu on the PC version, although it still exists in the current Macintosh... Read more...
Creating text effects in Photoshop is a relatively easy process, yet adds dynamism to your images. We demonstrate the best methods in our Adobe Photoshop courses. To create the effect illustrated here first create a new document, 1600 by 700 pixels, for example, with a resolution of 150 ppi, which will be adequate for in-house printing. Next change the colours... Read more...
Creating a setup for an A5 flyer is easy in Adobe Indesign. This is one of the may topics we cover in all our Indesign training classes. Firstly, the initial setup is created via the File drop-down menu. Here we choose New and Document. Books, Libraries and Folios we cover in later blog posts. Before we start designing we should... Read more...
To complete the packaging design, it’s often a good idea to tidy the artwork up with a Clipping Mask. This is a technique which we fully explore in our Adobe Illustrator training courses. In the artwork shown here we want to first add some text, which we perform with the Type tool. In this case we add the text Super... Read more...
