Ennoble.io plugins In Development for Adobe Illustrator and Rhino
23 September, 2019

Swarovski has recently developed a potentially exciting new series of plug-ins to help jewellers add Swarovski crystals (and other gem stones of all sorts) to their designs. One plug-in is for Rhino, the other is for Adobe Illustrator. They call it Ennoble.io.

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New Magnetic Slate Allows You to Instantly Scan Your Drawings While You Draw
22 January, 2015

On the Rocket News 24 blog, I found an article the other day about a new tablet accessory called the iSketchnote. This accessory lets you put any kind of

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Venturebeat Article – Photoshop CC App To Be Available for Touchscreens
26 May, 2014

As reported by Venturebeat at the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 launch event in New York City today, Adobe unveiled and demonstrated an Adobe Photoshop CC app completely

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Video Tutorials – Making a Jewellery Chain Using Adobe Illustrator’s Pattern Brush
3 January, 2013

Introducing my first video tutorial! This one provides a sampler of the Adobe Illustrator for Technical Jewellery Drawing training we offer here as a CAD masterclass at CAD Jewellery Skills:

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Frequently Asked Questions 6 – The Difference Between Jewellery or Product Design CAD, Digital Effects CGI, and Real Time Computer Graphics
10 December, 2012

Last Updated November 2018 In this article, I will answer some common questions on how product design CAD compares with other types of 3D modelling such as

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Frequently Asked Questions Part 4 – When 2 CAD Programs Are Better Than 1 – Jewellery CAD Software Combinations
1 October, 2012

(Updated November 2018) (This continues my series of Frequently Asked Questions. See the rest of the FAQ pages.) Today I’d like to take a moment to talk about

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The Right Way to Use Photoshop and Illustrator For Jewellery Design and Rendering
6 August, 2012

A commercial illustrator named Richard Wilkinson has found a way to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to stunning effect for jewellery illustration and digital painting. Each example makes for

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