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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Happy Turkey Day

11/21/2016

Coming up to Thanksgiving, so here is how to build a bird for the holidays, from my blog post last year. And with that, here are some great tips for cooking and thawing the turkey for the holidays.
Enjoy, and happy and safe holidays to all.

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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Axe to Grind

11/11/2016

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It was election week, lots of grumbling... and since people have a proverbial axe to grind, lets create an Axe!

Start with a circle, fill it with a color. No stroke.

Duplicate the circle, leaving less than 1/2 circle overlap on each one.

Select the LEFT circle and bring it to the front. Object>Arrange>Bring To Front. Then select the left and center circles, use the Pathfinder mode to Minus Front.

Select the RIGHT circle, bring that to the front, and perform the Pathfinder Mode Minus front on that.

Rotate the axe to 90°.

Duplicate the axe, fill with a contrasting color. Adjust the width slightly narrower than the original axe. Copy the narrow axe.

Select the original axe, select the Draw Inside Mode at the bottom of the Tool Bar (dashed lines show around the shape).

Paste the narrower axe and position it as shown. Click on the Normal Drawing Mode to get out of Draw Inside Mode.

Draw a rectangle with rounded ends, fill it with a dark color, then send it to the back for the handle.

Use the Arc Tool to draw an arc. Round the ends of the stroke and select a lighter color.

This creates the wrapping around the axe head with the handle.

Copy and flip the wrapping and position it on the opposite side of the head.

Copy and flip the wrapping to create a full wrapped effect. And you are done!

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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - SIMPLE PENCIL

11/2/2016

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Here is a simple Pencil creation that takes a few simple steps and gives you a great pencil. Fast, easy, fun and looks great. I do so love things that are this simple and turn out this good.

Start off with drawing a rectangle, fill it with a color, no stroke.

Duplicate that rectangle. Click on it, hold OPTION and drag it down to duplicate it.

Use COMMAND + D to duplicate the rectangle again. Add a fill in each rectangle to give it the look of shaded sides.

Draw a triangle. Use the Polygon tool, click and draw and while holding the mouse, use the DOWN ARROW to reduce the number of sides until you get to a triangle. Fill it with brown, no stroke.

Copy that same triangle, then resize it and fill it with black. Align it with the tip of the triangle.

Place both triangles at the end of the sets of rectangles.

Create the eraser by drawing a rectangle the height of the 3 rectangles of the body of the pencil.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the left 2 corners and highlight the corner widgets to round the corners.

Place the eraser in place at the end of the pencil. You are done!

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