Jul18
The most efficient way of working with Adobe programs is to use templates. This is especially true of Adobe Indesign, whether you’re creating brochures, newsletters or flyers. In our Indesign training courses we show you how to create Indesign flyer templates from the initial setup to print stages. To create a template design like the flyer like the one shown... Read more...
Jun13
SketchUp is the most user-friendly software for creating fast 3D mock-ups for architectural and interior design purposes. In this tutorial we look at the workflow for creating a small house or small room. We cover this, and many more techniques, in our SketchUp training courses. We would first choose the Architectural Design-Millimeters template and change the visual style to the... Read more...
Mar3
The Trim command in the Autocad 2D interface is a very useful function in the drafting process. We show you how this function operates in our Autocad 2D training courses. First of all we need to create some shapes: select the Rectangle tool from the top Ribbon (PC), or type REC into the bottom Command line. Autocad then asks you... Read more...
Feb10
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...
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...
Aug7
Once a 3d model has been created in Autocad, you may wish to view various cross-sections of the model. We demonstrate how in our Autocad 3D training courses. A simple example of the section plane functionality would be a through a simple box and cylinder as shown here. Create a box either using the Box tool in Autocad’s 3D interface,... Read more...
Jul23
The Imprint function in Autocad 3D is a great way to add a new face to an existing object, or for adding a different material to a part of an object. We show you how in our Autocad 3D training courses. The imprint command adds 2d geometry to 3d objects, thus creating extra faces. For example, first create a cube... Read more...
May24
There are many ways of drawing furniture in Autocad, depending on which tools you use. We show you several methods of drawing and modifying objects in our Autocad 2D training courses. For example, to create the plan view of the serving counter shown here, you could use the Line tool (L) with Ortho (F8) selected, and simply draw the lines... Read more...
Apr21
Creating a paisley pattern design in Adobe Illustrator is an easy process which we demonstrate in out Illustrator for Textiles courses. The design itself was popular in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries and utilizes the earlier Persian droplet motif. The main producers of Paisley pattern shawls were the weavers of Paisley in Scotland, between 1800-1850, their hand and... Read more...
