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Creative Portfolio: Product Renderings & Pen Tools
The first project in Linda’s portfolio series begins with tutorials on how to use the Pen Tool to render a vector graphic. She shows you how to create easy product images from photographs and products found in catalogues, even if you can’t draw. You will learn how to use your Pen Tool to the best advantage with step-by-step instructions. You will need to know how to open a graphics program and create a new file, and you must also be familiar with working in layers. Many other projects in this series will make use of the Pen Tool, such as logos and type images.
The Portfolio Project
PORTFOLIO PROJECT: Product Image
TOOLS: Pen Tool contained within any graphics program; product image (jewellery, clothing, etc. – the simpler the better if you’re a beginner); scanner if you need to scan the image from a photograph or catalogue.
Linda Goin
Linda Goin carries an A.A. in graphic design, a B.F.A. in visual communications with a minor in business and marketing and an M.A. in American History with a minor in the Reformation. While the latter degree doesn't seem to fit with the first two educational experiences, Linda used her 25-year design expertise on archaeological digs and in the study of material culture. Now she uses her education and experiences in social media experiments.
Accolades for her work include fifteen first-place Colorado Press Association awards, numerous fine art and graphic design awards, and interviews about content development with The Wall St. Journal, Chicago Tribune, Psychology Today, and L.A. Times.