Archive for the ‘design’ Category

I was browsing the MyGraficO community this morning and came across some very cute images by the talented Katie Tate! She used a few images from my Trick-Or-Treat digital stamp set and made them into a VERY cute 3-dimensional fold-out card…with glitter, cut out letters and stitches. It is so creative. Wouldn’t it be fun to give this to someone? I wish I could see it in person and touch all of the elements.

(click on the images to see larger versions)

Check out her blog for more creative projects like this. She is very creative with paper crafts. :)

Enjoy, and have a lovely day!

I keep finding some really fun design tools…and today’s tool I found on Twitter! This site is called Font Capture (beta) and it is 100% free. Apparently all you do is download and print the font template, fill it in with your handwriting, scan it back in and upload it. Then the site creates a font for you!

I see lots of potential for this including creating some fun and artsy fonts as well.

Enjoy!

I am fairly new to Illustrator (or AI, as most people call it)…so I personally understand how overwhelming it can be if you are self-taught like I am! I recently ran across a very inspiring set of tutorials on a blog named ‘Illustration Info’ and it really opened my eyes to some tricks I hadn’t thought of. There’s a set of tutorials in there for early beginners, too…so if you feel lost with Illustrator or you’re thinking of trying it out someday, be sure to take some time to look at these tutorials! They really help.

There are a few tutorials for Photoshop, too. :) Enjoy!

‘Illustration Info’ Tutorials & Tips

A not-so-pro tip of my own…if you love to draw and are aspiring to do any form of digital art, be sure to get a good tablet! They save time and wrists. :) I suggest Wacom. It’s the only brand I’ve used since 2003.

I recently completed a 300×150 ad banner commissioned to me by Amber McLeod on behalf of ‘Tiny Tots With Style’.

Please contact me if you are interested in Banner Design.