Hey blog dogs. Slow on the posting front lately. I’ve been: hanging with my family ; tweeting like a ninja ; making websites (stay tuned for a major pimping out of my design portfolio with projects from this year…); rockin’ out at weddings; and chillin’ with lots of homies. Coming up: 4 sermons this week (1 tonight, 2 next saturday, 1 next sunday); essay on Nicodemus ; Philosophy exam (missed it with birth of Sam); launch of some online ventures; and some stuff and things. The v

In one week, I got emails from 3 brides-to-be, 2 bands, and 1 curious student all asking: Q. How did you create the swirls in your First Kiss Illustration? First Kiss A. I drew all the paths using Adobe Illustrator’s pen tool—no fancy shortcuts. This was before I discovered the handy swirl tool. I would endlessly tweak and make many trips to my local Kinkos for large-format prints. Now, I wouldn’t leave you hanging. Here’s my tutorial on making swirls and curls in Adobe Illustrator. It doe

Cool little illustrator tutorial for creating a small gang of ninja’s.