Another super simple repeat. Of course plaids can get very complex but here are some easy steps to get you started.
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A Simple Way to Make a Plaid Pattern
Polka Dots
Here is the first in a series of super simple repeats. Polka dots can be made really quickly and you can endlessly modify them as well.
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An Illustrator Flower Brush
This one is so easy its hard to believe I didn’t figure it out earlier. What’s great about it is not only the simplicity but the endless variations that can be done really quickly.
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Geometric Flower
Another super simple flower shape to make with Illustrator.
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An Illustrator “Hippie” Daisy
There are many simple ways to make flowers in Illustrator. Here’s one way to make a “hippie” daisy. I swear my mom had these on the back of her station wagon back in the 70’s.
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Stipples!
I love being able to replicate analog world looks in Illustrator. Its not that I don’t enjoy hand stippling my drawings (I do) but this Illustrator process offers a lot of possibilities especially when you move your drawings from paper to the computer screen. The effect is super easy to achieve and there are endless variations.
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Banners Everywhere
Here is a tutorial to make a banner in Illustrator. A banner is all well and good on its own , but a banner really should have a reason to exist, it should celebrate something or at least make something look important. We’ll make a banner that you can then use to embellish some of your favorite drawings or photographs. Here goes…
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Preparing a SketchUp Model for Hand Rendering
This tutorial will go through a series of steps to prepare your model so that it can be hand rendered as opposed to color rendered in SketchUp.
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Vectorizing Images
Vectorizing your sketches or graphics you’ve found on-line is extremely beneficial to propelling your design ideas forward. Below are some general notes about how to prepare images in Photoshop and how to use the Image Trace tool in Illustrator.
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Making Magic Markers in Photoshop
This tutorial will replicate a magic marker tip using the brush tool. The overall effect is very close to an actual magic marker with the exception of not having any fun chemicals to smell 🙂