Design Tutorials

Today I am showing you how to create this very popular Top Dad SVG design. I’m using Adobe Illustrator to create this. It's very simple and quick once you get the hang of it!

Ask and ye shall receive! Haha This SVG design tutorial was asked for by many of you so I was happy to oblige! Here I show you how to create a multi-layered pair of sunglasses. These same steps were used to create the sunglasses seen in the ‘Merica Grune Sunglasses Tutorial’ I did a while back. Watch the video to see how!”

This design I am calling a "Patriotic Pucker"! haha A couple weeks ago I created this to go on my Etsy Shop where I sell SVG files and thought it'd be a good one to share with you other SVG designers. Watch as I share with you how to create this same design beginning to end! Enjoy!

In this tutorial I go over each icon in the Align Panel including what they are and how they are used. After this tutorial you will understand how to align and distribute items including objects, fonts, groups and even anchor points! Enjoy!

In this video tutorial I am showing you how to create an iPhone graphic.  These are so fun to make, we are even working on an entire bundle of office supplies using this same design style! Go check it out.

In this weeks Svg tip video I talk about creating custom shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator!!A nifty little function in AI is the ability to create custom shortcuts. You literally can tell Illustrator what you want a certain key on keyboard to be used for!  It is A-MAZING! Watch the video to see how it works.

Do you ever roam the web and wish you could easily grab the same color from image that you'd like to use in one of your designs? Watch this video so you can do just this! I go over a tool I use over and over again on how to easily grab color codes from images I see online.

This 3D retro design is a popular style right now. In this video tutorial, I share with you just how easy it is to create this echoing effect. You may be surprised by the repetitive steps used resulting in the several layers but these all come together quite nicely in the end! Go check out the video tutorial to learn just how simple this trendy effect can be created.