Seriously well, I have to say I was surprised to go to the closest grocery store where I frequent often and find not one single roll or package of toilet paper. Only a few packages of very high priced paper towels were on the shelf! People must really be getting nervous to be stocking up on these items.
Well working from home is extra good when global sickness happens! Keep washing your hands and refrain from touching your face!
I've been working on some new designs and products the last few days so here are a few of them. The products can all be personalized or customized and many of them can be transferred to other items. Something for everyone!
Pink Roses Invitation
Bullrushes Business Card
Specialized Baby Shower
So you're new to designing, perhaps you're just in the throws of wanting to start an online business where you create images or graphics for products that you sell. I thought I'd share some of the digital paint programs that can help make the design process easier for you. Over the years as I have developed my design style and methods that I like to use to create I have tried several different paint programs. Now first I'll say that I have not spend a great deal of money on any of the programs I've tried. For instance, I know Photoshop is great, complicated for beginners and it does cost a few bucks for that one, so it depends how much you're willing to invest and learn. Today, I'll share a couple of the the free ones as well as a low-cost paint program that are great for a beginner and intermediate artists.
Paint.Net - This program runs on Windows and is free image and photo editing software. Has a 4 star rating. Offers an intuitive in inter-face with layering, special effects and lots of useful tools. Provides help, tutorials and plugins. (The tutorials are great for beginners)
MyPaint - A painting program that is designed in a simple format making it easy to find your way around. Includes lots of great features with a toolbar and menu bar across the top of the interface. A large variety of brushes to choose like pencils, markers and paintbrushes. An easy to use color selector and this program supports layers. If you're a beginner you'll have fun with this one and more advanced users will appreciate some of the more technical features.
SumoPaint - This is a free online image editing and free paint program. Aside from being a great tool Sumo also has an online art community of users from around the world. The community is for sharing, commenting, exploring other's art. You can choose to use it for this or just use it as the paint/image editing tool. This is the program I have mainly been using the last couple of years. One thing I love about Sumo is that if you purchase the Pro Version (only $20) then you can download Sumo to your computer and work offline. They have added some really cool features and filters that can really enhance your artwork. This program allows you to edit pixels too! Lots of great tools to use in your designs. Sometimes I create things that I had no idea that I had the skills to do! lol I find SumoPaint really simple to use, it just takes a little practice and soon you'll know your way around too!
If you're just starting out in this arena check out one of these free programs, you might be surprised at what you can create.
