Yestem Project

 Layers are one of the most important features in graphic design software. They may seem confusing at first, but once you start using them, everything quickly begins to make sense. Think of a layer as a transparent sheet of paper. You can draw, paint, or place images on one sheet without affecting the others. When…

When I first started my digital art journey, I didn’t even know that something called a transparent background existed. And once I discovered it, my next thought was: How do you actually make one? A transparent background means there is nothing behind your artwork. Instead of a white, black, or coloured background, the empty space…

A file extension is the group of letters that appears after the dot in a file name, such as .png, .jpg, or .svg. It tells your device and software what type of file it is and how it should be opened. Some common file extensions used by digital artists include: .PNG – A raster image…

In graphic design programs, creating a new file will start a new, independent document using the file’s own settings, while importing brings an external file or asset into your currently active canvas as a new element. When opening a new file you need to decide on resolution and DPI. What is resolution? Resolution refers to…

Raster images are made up of tiny coloured squares called pixels. Each pixel stores colour information, allowing raster images to display detailed photographs and complex artwork. Because raster images have a fixed number of pixels, enlarging them too much makes them pixelated. Vector images are defined by mathematical formulas. This allows them to be resized…

First of all, I wanted to say that you don’t necessarily need an iPad to create digital art. There are some apps available for Android tablets, although they tend to offer fewer features. If you want access to the widest range of creative apps, an iPad is currently the best option. The app you choose…