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Photoshop Actions / 7 Apr 2023

How to Vectorize an Image in Photoshop (Step by Step Guide)

Even though Photoshop is a raster graphics software, it has many tools and tricks to support vector images. One of the best tricks is its ability to vectorize raster images.

This is a very useful trick every artist and designer should learn to use. For example, if you have a low-resolution logo or an image that you want to scale without making it blurry, you can vectorize the image in Photoshop to resize it freely.

In this quick guide, we’ll show you exactly how to vectorize an image in Photoshop. It’s a very simple method, you’ll see.

Procreate Brushes / 6 Apr 2023

How to Copy and Paste in Procreate: Layers, Selections & Text

Procreate is a popular digital illustration app for iPad, offering a wide range of tools and features for artists. Among these features is the ability to copy and paste, which can save you time and effort when working on your digital artwork.

In this article, we’ll discuss how to copy and paste in Procreate using various methods, such as copying and pasting layers, selections, and text.

Brochure Templates / 6 Apr 2023

80+ Best Microsoft Word Brochure Templates 2023

Today, we’re bringing you a set of professionally designed Microsoft Word brochure templates to help you get a head start on your next brochure project.

Every designer has a collection of pre-designed templates. These templates not only allow you to enhance your workflow but also save hours of time otherwise spent searching for an inspiring starting point.

Whether you’re working on a brochure for a business, a case study, report, or a project proposal, you’ll find plenty of options to choose from in this collection of templates (and even more with our quick brochure design tips, and our full series on brochure templates!)

Procreate Brushes / 5 Apr 2023

How to Blend in Procreate: Smudge Tool, Gaussian Blur, and Brushes

Blending is an essential technique in digital painting that allows artists to create smooth transitions between colors, add depth and texture, and achieve a more natural, realistic look in their artwork. Procreate, a popular digital painting app for the iPad, offers various tools and techniques for blending.

This article will discuss blending in Procreate, focusing on the Smudge tool, Gaussian Blur, and blending brushes.

Additionally, we will share some tips on blending effectively in Procreate to enhance your digital artwork.

Premiere Pro Templates / 5 Apr 2023

20+ Best Cinematic LUTs (For a Film & Cinema Look)

Today, we’re bringing you a collection of beautiful cinematic LUTs for giving a true film look to your videos and photography.

With these LUTs, you can instantly give a professional look that will make your videos look like they were produced by a Hollywood filmmaker. They will also speed up your color-grading process.

In this post, you’ll find lots of different styles of LUTs with cinematic and film looks for all types of content. While most of them are specially optimized for videos, you can use these LUTs to enhance photos as well.

We included both pro and free LUTs in this list. Be sure to download them all.

Font Collections / 5 Apr 2023

60+ Best Hand Lettering & Hand Drawn Fonts 2023

Hand lettering fonts can add a unique flourish to your design. They’re full of fun, character, and style. Whether you’re looking for a realistic calligraphy effect, or something more abstract, our collection of the best hand lettering fonts is a great starting point!

Hand lettering fonts span a huge range of styles. They range from bold and masculine block-style typefaces, through to stylistic and feminine freehand. All of these have their place, but in completely different types of project!

Whether you’re designing a poster, crafting a logo, or putting together a wedding invitation, this selection of our favourite picks covers a huge range of styles.

PowerPoint Templates / 4 Apr 2023

10 Cool PowerPoint Tips and Tricks You (Probably) Didn’t Know About

PowerPoint is a versatile tool capable of many amazing tasks. It has lots of great features but unfortunately, most users aren’t even utilizing half of the software’s capabilities.

Today, we’re going to change that. In this guide, we share some of the best PowerPoint tips and tricks for doing cool things with the presentation maker.

You’ll learn cool tricks like inserting QR codes in PowerPoint slides, converting presentations to videos, removing the background of images, and much more.

These PowerPoint tips will not only allow you to design presentations more easily but they will also help impress your audience. Let’s dive in.

Lightroom Presets / 4 Apr 2023

70+ Best Lightroom Presets for Portraits (Free & Pro) 2023

You don’t have to be a pro photographer or a graphic designer to optimize and enhance your portrait photos. With the right Adobe Lightroom preset for portraits, you can apply stunning effects, all by yourself.

In this collection, we feature the best Lightroom presets available for quickly optimizing your portrait photos, selfies, wedding photos, and family photos.

Using these Lightroom presets for portraits, you can enhance your photos like a pro by applying effects instantly (and even customize them to your preference with ease). And don’t forget to read through our tips for using presets on portrait photos for helpful advice on how to integrate them into your workflow!

Photoshop Actions / 4 Apr 2023

80+ Best Instagram Filters for Photoshop 2023

Filters are one of the best features of Instagram. Everyone loves the idea of prettifying their photos in an instant and sharing them with their friends and family. But have you ever wanted a set of Instagram filters for Photoshop? I know I have.

The good news is, you don’t just need the Instagram app to apply filters to your photos. You can actually create even more beautiful photos with customizable filters using Photoshop actions and upload them to not just Instagram, but any other social network you want.

We handpicked a collection of free and premium Instagram Photoshop actions for creating creative and stylish Instagram filter effects in Photoshop. With a single click, you can apply these effects to your photos and customize them to your preference.

We’re also sharing our tips and advice on how to use Instagram filters in Photoshop.

InDesign Templates / 3 Apr 2023

How to Crop in InDesign: 2 Methods Explained

Adobe InDesign is a versatile and powerful design tool used for creating layouts for print and digital media. Often, while working with images, you may need to crop them to fit within the design or to remove unwanted parts.

Cropping images in Adobe InDesign is an essential skill for any designer working with layouts for print or digital media.

In this article, we will explore the different methods for cropping images in InDesign, using step-by-step instructions and tips for achieving the desired results.

Lightroom Presets / 3 Apr 2023

50+ Best VSCO Lightroom Presets 2023

VSCO is a popular photography app for both Android and iOS, known for stunning filters and effects. Today we’re featuring a selection of VSCO Lightroom presets, inspired by the VSCO app, to help you achieve similar results with greater power and flexibility.

If you have a copy of Lightroom, you probably want to have more control over the specific nuances of how a filter is applied. We’ve found this collection of Lightroom presets that feature pretty much the same filters, effects, and adjustments included in the VSCO app.

The only difference is they are quite a bit easier to customize and change in more dramatic ways. Plus, you can apply these Lightroom presets to your photos with just one click!

Premiere Pro Templates / 3 Apr 2023

60+ Best Free Premiere Pro Templates 2023

Are you looking for a way to create a quick title scene or a slideshow in Premiere Pro? Then these free Premiere Pro templates will come in handy.

One of the best features of Premiere Pro is the ability to use templates. With templates, you can instantly create various types of video projects. Even if you don’t have much experience in using the app, templates are fairly easy to use.

There are plenty of amazing Premiere Pro templates out there. But, most of them are premium templates. Don’t worry, if you’re low on budget or looking for a template for a personal project, we’ve got you covered.

In this collection, we feature some of the best free Premiere Pro templates we’ve come across (as well as a few premium ones too). You can use them to create all kinds of projects from titles to lower-thirds, slideshows, and much more.