Make Your Own SVG Files

$127.00

Do you have the perfect vision for a craft project?

Have you spent hours searching for the perfect cut file and can’t seem to find something that fits your idea of perfect?

What if you could learn to design exactly what you wanted?

You only have so many hours in a day. Don’t waste them digging around for an SVG file that might not even exist!

Spending time crafting is “your time”. You only get so many precious minutes a week to experience that euphoric feeling of zoning out on something creative.

Take the time to learn how to design your own SVG files. You will be able to create projects that fit your vision. You can also share them with friends or even sell them!

Make a little extra cash to support your hobby.

We All Start Somewhere...

No design experience?

Don’t feel very tech-savvy?

That’s okay. Each lesson walks you through everything you need to learn.

Step-by-step with photos.
A video and project at the end of each lesson that helps solidify what you read and practiced.
Downloadable PDF of the full lesson to refer back to while you work on your next project.

What is an SVG File?

This term gets tossed around a lot.
Especially on craft forums and Cricut Facebook discussions.

An SVG file is a Scalable Vector Graphic. This means the file has been saved in a way that makes it so it can be sized really large or really small without losing quality.

Great. So why do you need them for cutting machines? Because the math that makes the file scalable is the same math that creates a path for the blade to follow.

Don't worry! You don't have to do any of the math. Your design program will do that for you!

All you have to do is put your beautiful ideas down on the canvas and save the files!

You have probably drooled on all those Pinterest worthy projects that everyone else posts with SVG files that they were able to customize.

Now you can post your own drool-worthy projects.

Paper crafts, vinyl, home decor.

It doesn’t matter what you want to create. The first step with your Cricut or Silhouette is finding the best SVG file.

You will know how to make your own files for any idea you may have had by the time you finish this course.

Unit 1: Creating Your First Document
Unit 2: Working with Shapes to Create SVG Files
Unit 3: Complex Shapes for Original Figures
Unit 4: Groups and Layers, and Colors for your SVG Files
Unit D5: Design Theory
Unit 6: Word Art
Unit 7: Drawing Tool for Your Original Designs
Unit 8: Modify Shapes and Create Knockouts
Unit 9: Design Resources
Unit 10: Vectorize and Rasterize Objects
Unit 11: Tips and Tricks for Saving and Sharing Files

What do you need to get started?

This course on how to design SVG files from scratch (and some tips and tricks if you don’t like to draw).
A computer (Mac or PC) capable of running Adobe Illustrator and/or Inkscape (you cannot run either of these on a tablet or phone)
Adobe Illustrator monthly license (a free trial is available to get started) or Inkscape software (free software). NOTE: this course is completed in Illustrator so all screenshots, vocabulary terms, and menus will be Illustrator based).

When you have completed this course, you will have a foundation for creating virtually any cuttable design (and a really good start on designing printable planner pages and stickers!). Your options will be limitless.