Free Resource - Blender

Today, I am going to share another free resource to help those who can’t spend money to be creative. Blender is another free resource. Here is the description of Blender from their website.

“Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline.”

This software can be hard to use at first. I find it a bit difficult but I have not spent a lot time trying to use it. I’m sure if I spent the time I have with Inkscape, GIMP, and Krita, Blender will be a huge part of my editing arsenal.

There are several channels on YouTube to teach someone how to use this software. I hope this resource helps you out.

Let me know in the comments which resource you use, if any of the ones I’ve mentioned before. If there are other free resources, let me know. Thanks.

Free Resources for Editing and Drawing

Today I am going to share with you two free resources for photo editing and drawing. If you are a Photoshop user and are tired of paying for their subscription and getting constant updates, these may work for you. I will provide links to the software and YouTube channels for tutorials on each piece of software. The two resources are GIMP and Krita (pronounced like Cheetah).

GIMP

Screen shot of the GIMP interface

GIMP is available for Linux, Windows and MacOS. According to the GIMP website -

“The Free & Open Source Image Editor

This is the official website of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes.
Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done. You can further enhance your productivity with GIMP thanks to many customization options and 3rd party plugins.”

A couple of experts on YouTube in GIMP are Logos by Nick and Davies Media Design. Check them out.

Krita

Screen shot of the Krita interface

I recently stumbled upon this software so I am not too familiar with it. I watched a couple of tutorials to see what it is about.

According to the Krita website -

Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.

• concept art

• texture and matte painters

• illustrations and comics

I’m not familiar with any YouTube channels for this resource yet. When I find some, I will post them on my blog.

I hope you find these two free resources helpful in future creative processes. Let me know in the comments if you have used these or if there are any other good ones.

Thanks and have a good one. Peace.

Even more Inkscape work

I have been following tutorials to create different shapes and logos. I have been having fun learning how to use Inkscape. Here are some of the creations I’ve made.

A logo idea I’m contemplating using

3D Cube Crosses

2D Flower

Impossible square

I have created quite a few more designs. If you want to see when I post new stuff, please follow me on Instagram. The link to my account is right here. I’m on there quite often.

Thanks for your time reading this post. If you haven’t please like, comment, and subscribe.

Have a good one. Peace.

More Inkscape work

Here is some more work I did in Inkscape. I am having fun creating new work. I hope you like them.

Abstract cube

Pie chart

Logo idea

I am going to work on the logo a bit more. It was suggested to try a different style font and not to bite into the other letters. I got the idea following a tutorial on the Logos By Nick YouTube channel. I liked the idea and tried it out.

I hope you enjoyed the work. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. I am going to cut down on my social media footprint in the next few weeks. I am not sure what I am going to delete but I know Facebook is for sure going to be deactivated. Instagram will be the last to be deleted. I am going to focus on this medium and YouTube. Once I decide to make the call on deleting everything, I will let everyone know.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the content. I will talk to you later. Peace.

Free Resource - Inkscape

With this blog, I want to share free resources for those who can not afford expensive software like Adobe Creative Cloud so I will share free resources and my favorite tutorial channel(s) from YouTube to help you out. Today, I am going to briefly discuss Inkscape.

I started using it recently and I’m learning something new every time I use it. It is the free equivalent to Adobe Illustrator. Here are some examples of what I created in Inkscape.

Camera lens

Celtic knot

Snowflake

I created all of these following tutorials by Logos by Nick. His tutorials are easy to follow. You should give it a try and see what you can create.

I am going through his Logos by Nick Academy where I am learning Inkscape, GIMP, Logo Design Academy, and How To Get Hired On Upwork (create logos for companies). I am working on a side hustle by learning logos, brands, and how to create them.

I hope you give Inkscape a try. Let me know in the comments if you have tried Inkscape, are using Inkscape, or any other vector graphics software.

Thanks and have a good one. Peace.

New stuff

I’m trying my hand at creating logos in Inkscape and GIMP. Here is what I have created so far. I’m going to learn more techniques and post what I create here.

My initials created in Inkscape

My initials created in GIMP

Logo created in GIMP

I have been following tutorials on YouTube from Logos By Nick. They are easy tutorials to follow. If you are interested in learning Inkscape and GIMP, you should give his channel a look.

I hope you like these I have created. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and Peace.