Design Tutorials

How to easily design a Camera SVG File in Adobe Illustrator

How to easily design a Camera SVG File in Adobe Illustrator

In this weeks SVG design tutorial, I show you how to create a simple camera design in Adobe Illustrator. These single layer SVG's are simple to make just using shapes, strokes and subtracting them or combining them together. I first start with the largest element, the rectangle, then focus on what other elements I need aligned FIRST since aligning these is a lot easier when they're the only elements otherwise you'll need to maneuver around the other elements. 
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How to Design a Patriotic, Distressed Sunglasses SVG File in Adobe Illustrator

How to Design a Patriotic, Distressed Sunglasses SVG File in Adobe Illustrator

In this weeks video tutorial I teach you how to design a patriotic MERICA sunglasses SVG design in Adobe Illustrator. This is the foundation to an svg file that can...
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Hello Spring Sticker - Excerpt from Course

Hello Spring Sticker - Excerpt from Course

Here's a sneak peak into the Designer's Course to SVG Cut Files for Silhouette and Cricut. This video a little snippet from what I teach inside the course. Enjoy! MENTIONED...
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How to Make Patterned Easter Eggs

How to Make Patterned Easter Eggs

In this weeks video tutorial I teach you how to design custom Easter egg SVG designs in Adobe Illustrator simply by using the default patterns already in Illustrator.
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How to create a hand-drawn Wreath SVG in Adobe Illustrator

How to create a hand-drawn Wreath SVG in Adobe Illustrator

In this weeks SVG design tutorial, I show you how to create a hand drawn wreath in Adobe Illustrator completely from scratch. I use a Wacom Graphics tablet linked below.

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How to Make a 3D Clover/Shamrock Cut File for Cricut + Silhouette in AI

How to Make a 3D Clover/Shamrock Cut File for Cricut + Silhouette in AI

In this weeks tutorial I share how to make a simple shamrock SVG file that can be cut out in Cricut, Silhouette or other cutting machines in two separate vinyl pieces. I do this all in Adobe Illustrator completely from scratch, a graphic design software that I teach my students, and there's unlimited capabilities in this program. Enjoy the tutorial.
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Love You More 3D Box Tutorial

Love You More 3D Box Tutorial

In this tutorial I teach you how to create a square box cut file design in Adobe Illustrator. This cut file is for Cricut and Silhouette cutting machines. I show you how to make this completely from scratch without importing a single element.
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How to Convert an Image into an SVG File

How to Convert an Image into an SVG File

In this video you will learn how to trace an image and convert it into an SVG cut file. Using Adobe Illustrator, I show you how to manipulate the advanced...
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