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New Year…New Tutorials

Get your questions answered! Have a Photoshop project you are stuck on and need help to complete it? Are you wondering how to make your own postcards for an upcoming exhibit featuring your artwork or how to sell prints online? How about which Adobe product (Illustrator/Indesign/Photoshop) to use for that specific project?

Send ideas and questions to ideas@nickihart.com and you may be featured in an upcoming Business of Art Tutorial on Youtube.

Be sure to include your name/alias and web address when you submit your idea to be credited in the tutorial!

These step-by-step video tutorials are brought to you by digital artist, Nicki Hart of Digital Hart Studios. They are designed to help you become your own master of marketing through the use of the right techniques and software.

Ever had a desire to create your own book cover? Or are you just stuck on where to begin setting up your file? My new Design Like a Pro tutorial released on Youtube walks you through the setup to get your book cover ready for the shelf.

What the tutorial covers:
1. Learn how to setup your file in Indesign for a 6x9 book cover.
2. Don’t forget about the spine!
3. Once your file is setup, get pro tips for your design’s color, typography and layout.

Thanks to arnoldhenry758 for the tutorial request. You can send your own requests and questions to ideas@nickihart.com. You just might be featured in an upcoming episode!

Design Like a Pro now on Facebook!

For those of you watching my tutorials, they are evolving! I have launched a Facebook page to host episodes, answer questions and share more in depth talks about design. Head on over to watch my new web show unfold…

(Oh, and give it a “like” while you are there too please!)

DESIGN LIKE A PRO: Find out the difference between RGB and CMYK colors in this overview video. Also learn how to choose which one to use for what project and how to switch between the modes in Photoshop and InDesign.

THANKS TO THE CORKSAILER FOR THE REQUEST
http://www.youtube.com/user/thecorksailor

We start our adventure into magazine cover design with setting up the document. Then we move to dropping in a photo and title for our magazine in Part 1 of this multi-part series in Photoshop. I also share some cool tips like color selection, how to choose the right photo and how to bring the model’s head in front of the magazine title—a great way to create depth with this popular magazine style.

Magazine Cover Design: Part 1 (via designlikeapro)

Part 2 of magazine design is all about decisions and figuring out how to use your cover image to draw readers into your content through the use of headlines and subtext. Understand hierarchy of font sizes, styles and colors to create an eye-catching magazine cover that gets readers to dive inside for more. Learn some insider tricks as well as solutions to common problems in placing your headlines and subtext.

*Note this tutorial assumes you have basic knowledge of Photoshop layers and the text tool.

(Source: youtube.com)