#pixelmator tips

Pixelmator Tip #60 - Simple Techniques To Blend Fashion and Typography

We love some of the awesome explorative works by Kalle Gustaffson. A great blend of typography and fashion photography. In this tutorial we’ll show you a quick way to achieve the same typographic effect using Pixelmator. The final image Here is what you will create at the end of this tutorial. Step 1: Find an image of a model using our one of our free photo resources and open it up in Pixelmator.…

Pixelmator Tip #59 - How To Quickly Create A Color Splash Effect

The color splash effect is frequently used by photographers and designer to great effect. Using this Pixelmator technique, it is quite easy to isolate a single color within the image and create this effect. This works best if the color of the subject stands out from the background. In this tutorial, we will show you a quick technique to create a color splash effect. The final image Here is what…

Follow @vsatechTweet Introduction Pixelmator for ios has slowly grown to become my ‘go to’ app for almost all of the screenshot and graphic design work I do on iPads. Some of the aspects I like most about using Pixelmator on iPads include the ‘in camera roll‘ editing features (I use sharpening the most after reducing image sizes with the Big Photo app or Pixelmator itself) and the ability to…

Pixelmator Tip #54 – How To Quickly Add Watermarks To Your Images

One of the really awesome tools we use regularly is the Automator application in your Mac. It is one of the best tools to automate some of the more simple but repeatable tasks very quickly.

In this tutorial we will show you how to set up an automator action to quickly add watermarks to your images using Pixelmator.

The final image

Here is our final image with our pixelmator templates ninja…

Pixelmator Tip #54 – How To Quickly Add Watermarks To Your Images

One of the really awesome tools we use regularly is the Automator application in your Mac. It is one of the best tools to automate some of the more simple but repeatable tasks very quickly. In this tutorial we will show you how to set up an automator action to quickly add watermarks to your images using Pixelmator. The final image Here is our final image with our pixelmator templates ninja…

Pixelmator Tip #51 – How To Use Text And Clipping Masks To Make Beautiful Posters

In this tutorial, we are going to show you the basics of using clipping masks and text elements to create some beautiful posters.

Clipping masks, and layer masks in general, can be used to create some great effects in your designs. Especially when you can merge clipping masks and text elements together. We showed you how to use basic clipping masks back in Tip #27.

The Final Product

At the end of…

Pixelmator Tip #51 – How To Use Text And Clipping Masks To Make Beautiful Posters

In this tutorial, we are going to show you the basics of using clipping masks and text elements to create some beautiful posters. Clipping masks, and layer masks in general, can be used to create some great effects in your designs. Especially when you can merge clipping masks and text elements together. We showed you how to use basic clipping masks back in Tip #27. The Final Product At the end of…

10 Best Color Resources For Pixelmator Designers

Ever wondered where designers get their resources to help them succeed with a project? Here is a list of free colour resources for all you Pixelmator designers out there.

(1) COLOURlovers

A great resource to help you select the perfect colour combinations – some really useful combos here. 

(2) Flat UI Colors

A really great tool to help you select flat UI colours quickly. It gives you the hex…