After using Sketchbook Pro, digital sketching software from Autodesk, for almost a year, several of my favorite features include the Flipbook animation, digital Copic Markers, Radial Symmetry, Predictive Stroke and unlimited brushes for just about any project, from Manga to fine art. Now it's free.

In this tutorial series, we will create a custom Wordpress website using Elementor, a drag and drop WYSIWYG page builder plugin by Pojo Me Digital LTD, that can work with any Wordpress theme. We will take our first look at Elementor and make some preparations for building our website.

Lynda.com is my go to place for learning because the courses thoroughly cover the topics. If you have an Adobe Creative Cloud account, then you can create a free online portfolio. If you want to get up and running quickly with Adobe Portfolio, check out this Lynda.com online course.

One task that takes up a lot of time is creating social post graphics for all of your blog articles. Whether you are using Canva, Adobe Spark or Photoshop on your computer, starting with a custom template can shorten this task to just a few clicks. So what should you include in a template.

We will take a look at HTTPS and how the web is changing. HTTPS stands for Hypertext Transport Protocol Secure and requires the addition of an SSL certification to your website. With these two features, your website will have a secure connection to your host server.

In Photoshop for Lunch - Complex Pattern Swatches, Helen Bradley demonstrates how to create a pattern from several icon shapes. You will learn how to control the positions of the icons to make this a repeatable pattern. You will also use the Pattern Fill window to test your pattern.

Creating patterns in Illustrator is my version of doodling. It's easy to build a seamless repeating pattern in Illustrator using just about any repeatable motif, from a simple circle to a more complex motif. In this tutorial, we will build a simple pattern of repeating circles in Illustrator.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to add additional artboards to our Photoshop CC document, by adding artboard post layouts for Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter. We can do this easily by duplicating our existing artboard.

In Design & Bind Your Own Creative Portfolio, Bonnie Christine walks her students through creating both an online and print version of a creative portfolio. As she is a surface pattern designer and artist, the example portfolio is for pattern design.

One of the great features in Photoshop CC is artboards. Upgrading to Photoshop CC is almost like learning a new software. There are many new features and some enhancements to the more familiar ones. In this tutorial, we will learn how to start a new artboard document in Photoshop CC 2018.