Failure. Though it starts with the letter F, it should not be considered a bad word. Failing is a natural part of life that we should all go through. If we never failed, the joy of success wouldn’t taste as sweet, and we’d have no way to learn what we were doing wrong or how we could correct it. I’ll be the first to admit that I fail all the time… and I’m proud of it! Actually I’ve fallen flat on my face quite a bit, but I’ve used those face-plants as a tool for success rather than letting them bring me down.
Saving Graphic Styles in Illustrator
In this video we build upon yesterday’s tutorial by showing you how to save your newly created graphic styles as a graphic style library in Adobe Illustrator. This is a great way to make your styles available in all of your future projects.
Scribble Effects in Adobe Illustrator
In this video I walk you step-by-step through the process of creating a cool scribble effect in Adobe Illustrator… But it doesn’t stop there! After we create the effect I’ll show you how to turn it into a graphic style that you can save and use in any project you want.
Under Promise and Over Deliver
This blog post was inspired by some great advice that was given to me by Craig Swanson, founder of CreativeLIVE, during my recent trip to Seattle. As Craig and I sat down one day, we began to talk about my life and career and how I could improve it going forward. One of the things we both agreed on was that I am very quick to announce something but oftentimes slow on delivery (my recent declarations of upcoming books and DVDs come to mind). He stressed to me that moving forward, what I chose NOT to do would be equally as important as what I actually chose to do.
