©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Modify Images for Each Category There is no doubt that sometimes we are inspired to just create rather than design for a specific category. I’ve found that when this happens, I just create then I go back and use the categories which COULD work for the image as my guideline to make a unique fit for that category. Add elements unique to the category, change colors and message to suit each category. Here’s an example ... Read Full Article
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©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Customer Requests – Yes or No? First thing you need to decide is whether you wish to accept customer requests. There are a few things to consider here. I know not all of you can respond quickly. I think one of the reasons I have a good turn-around for custom requests is because being a designer is how I make my living, so from the time I get a request to the time the card is available in my Private Gallery is usually a couple of hours; so I’ve kept the customer’s attention and therefore make the sale ... Read Full Article Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog I never make a card without communicating to the review team through the Note to Reviewer field … and neither should you. We all wish review times would be quicker, well here is one way that if all artists used it, the reviewers would have less work to do per card. Let’s face it, the better we are at our job... Read Full Article ©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog I ran across this article Digital Artistry Series #1: Planning Your Work by Tom Ross and thought it worthy of sharing for this week’s topic. Because whether you are creating a greeting card or a masterpiece of fine art, the tips apply ... Read Full Article & Get Links AFTER Blending ©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog One of my favorite ways to create is to do so using many different bits and pieces of photographs to offer a visual image as a new derivative work. Of course to do this, you must become a ‘master’ at removing the background from an element. Though there are many tricks and ways to do this, the bottom line is unless the image you are ‘cutting out’ has crisp lines and a solid background in a color not in the section you wish to cutout … Read Full Article & Get Tutorials ©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog I’ve created hundreds of Custom Front cards for GCU and as ALL design software, GCU’s personalization software has it’s own little quirks that you can learn to work around. So I thought I’d offer a few tips ... Read Full Article & Get Fonts! ©By: Nancy's Nook Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog When creating birthday cards for children, here are some tips to keep in mind: Design for a Specific Age-Group In other words ... Read Full Article & Get Fonts ©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog The best time to create cards for ringing in the New Year is now! Get them into the review cycle with plenty of time to give the search engines the three to four months it takes to bring them to the forefront of those customers searches! Here are some fun brushes and styles ... Read Full Article & Get Links! By: Natalie Kinnear Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog ... However, photographers have to learn how to ‘listen’ to their photographs. If you don’t immediately get a message when you look at a photograph, then it’s not a good choice for a greeting card. Taking a lovely scenic photograph and putting Happy Birthday on the front, inside or both, is not likely to be a big seller for you; UNLESS you tie that scenic into the message such as, ’May the serenity of nature surround you on your special day’ which might work for a nature-lover’s birthday ... Read Full Article ©Doreen Erhardt Dash of Inspiration Post for GCU Community Blog Week five and the final week of our Christmas in July Series – This week I’m offering a list of places to look for holiday elements for your creations. Whether you simply find inspiration by browsing some of these resources or whether you find goodies you just can’t live without, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the selection ... Read Full Article & Get Links! |
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