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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.

This is my last post for the day. I promise. I couldn’t wait to share this one…I’m sure plenty of you have played and colored with the good ‘ol Crayola Crayons. I know I have (I still do sometimes!). Well over at the Color Schemer blog, I found a list of all of the Crayola crayon colors by name, with their associated hex colors. This would be perfect for any sort of fun graphic or web design project! I might try using some of these specific colors in one of my upcoming clipart sets. Who knows. :)

I hope this proves useful to you! Enjoy.