Apr3
A very common use of Adobe Indesign is in the creation of newsletters. We show you a nice easy workflow for achieving this end in our Indesign training courses. The example here is the creation of an online weekly school newsletter; the intention is that this will be distributed via email, and will not be printed. The method we use... Read more...
Mar24
Step and repeat effects can be easily created in Adobe Photoshop. This is one of the many features we look at in our Photoshop training courses. To create an effect similar to the one illustrated here we would first create a new document within Photoshop via the top File menu. This will open a dialog box where we can either... Read more...
Mar24
Drawing using Polar Coordinates is a very useful feature when drafting in the Autocad 2D interface. This is one of the may functions which we explore at length in all of our Autocad 2D training courses. In previous blog posts we have looked at drawing using Absolute Coordinates, drawing using Dynamic Input, drawing using Relative Coordinates, and drawing using Polar... Read more...
Jan3
Exporting Illustrator files for the purpose of textile printing is a straight-forward process, but requires a little setting up initially. We show you how in our Illustrator for textiles courses. For example, first create a new document 100 x 100mm, with a color mode of either RGB or CMYK, depending on what your print provider requests in their FAQ sheet.... Read more...
Dec24
Creating a staircase in SketchUp can be done easily by following just a few simple steps. We demonstrate the whole process in each of our SketchUp training courses. To create a staircase similar to the one illustrated here first zoom into the location of the stairs on your imported floor plan. It might be agood idea to hide the internal... Read more...
Nov29
Sometimes we wish to create a mesh object in Autocad’s 3D interface. This is quite different from creating straight-edged geometry, and we show you quick and easy methods of achieving more organic solids in our Autocad 3D training courses. This method is especially useful in product design. To create a mesh object like the one pictured here we first enter... Read more...
Oct27
When creating drawings in the Autocad 2D workspace users will often use a combination of drafting methods such as Relative Coordinates, Relative Polar Coordinates and Direct Distance Entry. We show you how to utilize these in all our Autocad 2D training courses. First of all go to the Application menu (Windows version) to create a new document based on one... Read more...
Aug22
Creating a water splash image in Photoshop is a matter of working with several layers and their respective blending modes. We show you how it’s done in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. First create a new document of size 150 x 220mm, for example, with a resolution of 300 ppi. Next select the Gradient tool with the default colours, but... Read more...
Aug22
For many users the final step in designing their Indesign documents is to create a PDF, either for printing or for online viewing. We cover both of these outcomes in our Indesign training courses. The file format PDF stands for Portable Document Forma, and is the preferred file type for many digital printers. For example high street printers often will... Read more...
Jun20
The Perspective Grid tool is a handy function in Adobe Illustrator for creating perspective drawings or in order to map two-dimensional artwork onto drawn planes. We explore this tool in our Adobe Illustrator training courses. First go to the File menu and create a new document, A4 size page, for example, with a landscape format. Return to the File menu... Read more...
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