Tutorials

Last-minute document size changes can feel like a headache. Thankfully, changing the size of your document in Adobe Illustrator is quick and easy. You can change your document size in Illustrator using "Document Setup" or by changing the size of your Artboards. My...

There are hundreds of free Krita brushes available online that have been created and released by other digital artists. You can download them onto your device and then import them into Krita easily using different methods depending on your device type. I’m Carolyn and...

Are you looking to separate vocals from your audio in Audacity? You’ve come to the right place! To isolate or remove vocals from a song in Audacity, click Vocal Reduction and Isolation… from the Effect > Special menu. Select Isolate Vocals or Removal Vocals,...

Anime/manga art is becoming an increasingly popular form of digital artwork that focuses on comic book-style storytelling and animated cartoon-style movies. This style of digital drawing originated in Japan and has gained widespread popularity across the entire globe....

Procreate comes with a small selection of hair brushes that can be combined to create the illusion of fur in your canvas. In my experience, you can achieve a better quality of fur by using brushes specifically designed for the type of fur you are trying to draw. Not...

Procreate comes with over 200 awesome brushes to use for all different drawing techniques but there are so many more options available online. You would be amazed at how many unique brushes are out there that you didn’t even know existed, or could exist! It's always a...

One of the best things about Procreate is the option to create color palettes. You can do this from scratch or import an image into your color wheel and the app will do it for you. But artists have already done the hard part for you so now there are hundreds of...

To set or change the frame size in Adobe Premiere Pro, go to the "Sequence" menu and select "Sequence Settings." In the "Sequence Settings" window, select the "editing mode" and "timebase" that you would like to use. Next, select the "Frame Size" option and enter the...

Premiere Pro can lag for various reasons, including insufficient RAM or too many running background programs. Additionally, inadequate storage space, heavy video effects and transitions, and an outdated graphics card (GPU) can all contribute to lagging. To reduce...

To full-screen preview on any panel in Premiere Pro (be it sequence panel, playback panel, effect panel, or project panel), select the panel you want to full-screen preview and press the (`) key on your keyboard. We use full-screen preview in Adobe Premiere Pro...

To activate the GPU acceleration in Adobe Premiere Pro, click the "File" menu, then select "Project Settings." After that, select "General" and look for "Video Rendering and Playback." Select "Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (CUDA)" from the drop-down menu...

If you are someone who has been curious about digital or graphic design, you probably have heard of Canva. It has become a primary choice for people to create presentations, invitations, posters, and more due to its extensive library of features and available fonts....

You can manually select all of one color in Procreate using the Automatic Selection tool and tap on all areas of the color you want to select. These are now selected and ready to be removed, copied, or filled. I’m Carolyn and three years ago I established my very own...

There is no ruler tool in Procreate so you have to create your own. You can do this by editing your Drawing Guide. Selecting the 2D Grid option, tap on Grid Size, and adjust the size to inches, centimeters, or millimeters. When you are done, tap on Done. I’m Carolyn...

There are two steps when it comes to making pixel art in Procreate. First, you need to make a pixel brush and then you need to create a pixel-friendly canvas. Alternatively, you can purchase and download pixel art brush palettes online to save time. I’m Carolyn and...

The most common cause of pixelated lines in Procreate is having a canvas that is too small. To fix this, increase the DPI of your canvas by tapping on the Actions tool (wrench icon). Open the Canvas menu and adjust the DPI to a higher value.  I’m Carolyn and I’ve...

Color management can be one of the most difficult aspects of graphic design, but it can also be the difference between a work of art and a disastrous misprint. The whole situation gets even more complicated when you learn that InDesign doesn’t use color modes in the...

When you finish editing, rendering, and exporting a video in DaVinci Resolve, there is nothing more frustrating than not knowing where the project went. Knowing the default location of your project will save you time on re-rendering the project, and knowing how to...

Looking to change the DPI on an image in Microsoft Paint. I’ve got bad news for you, the program doesn’t provide a way for you to do it. But I’ve come up with a workaround for how to do it. Hey there! I’m Cara, and as a professional photographer, I use editing...

Why would you turn a picture to black and white? Sometimes, it is for creative/aesthetic purposes. Other times you simply might be trying to simplify a photo to make it easier to print.  Hey there! I’m Cara and if the first one is your goal, Microsoft Paint will...

The simple answer is no. Procreate is exclusively available on Apple iPad and iPhone as it is designed for iOS only. That means you cannot simply purchase and download Procreate on a Windows PC or laptop. I’m Carolyn and working online as a digital artist for over...

As long as you share pictures digitally, you will almost inevitably need to resize an image at some point. If you’ve been struggling to find the tools for this, Photopea is a convenient solution – it’s a free online photo editor which means you won’t need to download...

Specialized file types are everywhere these days, and it can be difficult to keep track of every random acronym out there. Each program seems to have its own special file format with a custom extension, and some programs even have multiple types!  To help clear...