It’s time to crack open the old Illustrator and learn something new! A few weeks ago, I shared a tutorial with some tips for utilizing gradients with shapes. Today, I’m building on my last video with even more awesome gradient tricks for typographic elements. Watch this short tutorial, and learn how to use gradients with text. Gradients […]
If you’re a crafty designer, you probably love to personalize just about everything. In today’s video tutorial, I’ll show you how to make shape monograms like the ones you see all over Etsy, as well as how to fit text into any shape you’d like. Use these tools to create fun vinyl monograms or expressive textual […]
It’s time to take your design skills up a notch with another Designs By Miss Mandee tutorial! In today’s video, I walk you through the steps of how to make curved text in Adobe Illustrator. So, buckle up, and come along on this fun, 7 minute ride with me. The main tools you will be using: […]
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Ok, that’s not a real thing, but it is Thursday, and I do have a new Illustrator tutorial to share with you. This one is for all you font-lovers, or would-be font lovers out there. Experimenting with beautiful fonts can be such a blast—especially if you’re a type enthusiast (which, if you […]
Hello there! It’s Monday—did you have an enjoyable weekend? Ours was pretty chill: took a couple of nice walks, went out for Chinese food, and watched the latest Spiderman movie. You just can’t go wrong with a weekend that involves Chinese food and Spiderman! Now we’re back to the daily grind, and I’ve got just the […]