How to Create Epic Animal Jam Graphics : Part 1

Hey jammers! I'm back again today with the very first part in our awesome How to Make Epic Animal Jam Graphics 20-part series! If you didn't see the introduction post yet, make sure to hop on over here to check it out.

Today we'll be covering what tools I use for graphic-making. Wait. Let me rephrase that. We'll be covering all of the tools that I know of that you can use for graphic-making. First I'll share which ones that I use, and then you'll see which other ones you can use.

Sound good?

Okay, let's get started! :D

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Tools I Use:

For Graphics:

Photoshop Elements 13 (Paid)

Wacom Intuos Drawing Tablet (Paid)

Pixlr (Free)

For Signatures/Headers/Commissions:

 Google Drawings in Google Drive (Free)

Photoshop Elements 13 (Paid)

Other Tools:

PicMonkey (Free)

Gimp (Free)

Photoshop (Paid)

Illustrator (Paid)

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You'll see the rest of this series coming up in the next few weeks. But here's the schedule again real quick so that you can see what other goodness is coming up:

Introduction

Day 1: What Tools I Use for Graphic-Making (that's this post!)

Day 2: Basics of Graphic-Making

Day 3: Using the Instant Alpha Tool on a Mac to Get Transparent Graphics

Day 4: Using Pixlr to Create Transparent Graphics

Day 5: Using Photoshop to Create Transparent Graphics

Day 6: Creating Colored Background Graphics

Day 7: Using Filters to Change Colors of Graphics

Day 8: Creating Graphic Manipulations/Posters/Thumbnails etc.

Day 9: Creating Sidebar Images

Day 10: Creating Signatures

Day 11: Creating Blog Headers

Day 12: Creating 'Grab My Button' Codes

Day 13: Picking Color Schemes

Day 14: Creating Gradient Text in Photoshop

Day 15: Using Clipping Masks in Photoshop

Day 16: Selecting the Perfect Graphic-Making Images/Locations

Day 17: Creating Graphics of Animals

Day 18: Creating Graphics of Objects/Animals With Busy Backgrounds

Day 19: My Favorite Fonts to Use When Photo-Editing

Day 20: Ways to Use Graphics

Hope that makes you excited! :D

-Panda

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