Sep21
Creating text in the Autocad 2d interface is an easy matter, which we explore in full in all our Autocad 2d training courses. Text can either be created in Model Space or Paper Space, depending on the purpose of the text. If the text relates to the drawing itself, we tend to create it in Model Space. If the text... Read more...
Sep14
A significant feature of any Indesign template document is the inclusion of Paragraph Styles for consistency within your documents. This is one of the many techniques we explain in more detail in our Adobe Indesign training courses. First go to the Window drop-down menu and choose Styles, Paragraph Styles. There are two main ways of then creating a paragraph style.... Read more...
Sep14
Working with keyboard increments is a great way creating artwork in Illustrator. We show you several easy shortcuts to making art in our Adobe Illustrator training courses. For example, to create the simple geometrical artwork illustrated here, first create a new document A5 in size. Then select the Rectangle tool and click on the artboard to display the Rectangle tool’s... Read more...
Sep14
There are several methods of creating seamless patterns in Photoshop, which we explore in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. Firstly, open Photoshop and create a new file, 500 by 500 pixels at a resolution of 150 ppi, which is a good print resolution. And the colour mode of RGB. Next go to the shape tools and select the Ellipse tool.... Read more...
Sep6
Nine times out of ten you’ll need to adjust your lighting in your Autocad 3D model. We give you some useful tips in our Autocad 3D training courses. When analyzing our lighting the Hotspot is where we see 100% light. The Falloff is the transitional area between light and shadow, also called Attenuation or the Penumbra. Double-click on your main... Read more...
Sep6
After adding a few initial dimensions to our completed drawing, we may wish to adjust the dimension style. We show you how in our Autocad 2D training courses. In the Windows version we go to the Annotate tab and the Dimensions section and click on the small arrow icon on the bottom right of the section. This opens up our... Read more...
Sep6
Many SketchUp users ask how to create 2D photo-realistic Face Me people for their visualizations. This is quite an easy process which we demonstrate in our SketchIp training courses. Firstly open a photographic image of a person in an image editing program like Adobe Photoshop. It’s best to use images with clear silhouettes which display clean negative space. We then... Read more...
Aug25
Creating custom brushes in Photoshop is easy and allows you to add dynamic effects to your artwork. We explain how in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. Firstly source some calligraphic brush stroke image on the internet, and copy it to your Desktop. Then reduce the colours to pure black and white (if necessary) through the Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation... Read more...
Aug25
As an additional design element adding glyphs to an Indesign document can enhance the look and feel of an otherwise mundane header or footer element. We demonstrate how to add glyphs in our Adobe Indesign training courses. In the case of a header or footer, we would first double-click to enter the Master-page environment. Then, after creating some suitable text... Read more...
Aug25
Adding effects in Illustrator is a matter of a few simple steps and can add an extra dimension to your artwork. We show you how in our Adobe Illustrator training courses. First select the object with the Selection tool – this can be either a drawn shape or a cut out object using the Clipping Mask technique. Then go to... Read more...
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