Feb24
Adding colour bars to an Indesign document can add an extra dimension of interest to the design. We demonstrate how easy this is done in our Adobe Indesign training courses. First of all choose the Rectangle shape tool and click and drag across the bottom of the page, for example. Note the Fill and Stroke colours at the bottom of... Read more...
Feb24
Creating web buttons in Photoshop is easy if you follow just a few simple steps. We show you how to do this in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. First create a new file of dimensions 300 by 100 pixels, with a resolution of 72 pixels per inch, color mode of RGB and Background Contents: Transparent. Hit OK. Next select the... Read more...
Feb3
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...
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...
Jun30
An easy method of adding interest to a page in Indesign is by adjusting the line weights and line types of the borders of images. We show you how in our Adobe Indesign training courses. First create a shape either by choosing one of the standard shape tools like Rectangle, Ellipse or Polygon. Or by using the Pen tool, which... 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...
