Now you have the option to apply a texture to elements and text ONLY - the texture won’t show on your design’s background. All you have to do is toggle on “Clip content” in the texture settings menu.  

This is especially useful for t-shirts, stickers and other print designs which have a transparent background or unusual shapes. 

We also have a new blending mode: Alpha Mask. It cuts the textured parts of your original design, creating a grungy look with just a click. You can easily adjust the Grunge Look to your liking with the opacity slider.

Open the texture library from the left toolbar

Activate the toggle "Clip Content" at the bottom of the right panel

Imagine you want to print something and want to have a texture covering your artwork only. Texture Clipping makes it possible with a single click. Once texture clipping is activated, it applies to the elements on your artboard only. This feature is especially helpful to export PNGs for printing T-shirts or labels.

Tip: You can change the blending mode to "Alpha Mask" to cut out textured parts.

Texture-Clipping2.mp4

Introducing: Texture Clipping

Jeremy Mura hosted a Kittl challenge for designers to come up with a Cyberpunk themed game cover, using the word Firestorm as the main title. We had so many amazing entries, and so we sat down to check them out, give some critique, and even award a special winner! So make sure you watch because your design might be up on the screen winning 6 months of Kittl Pro! 

Checking out the entries for the Paranormal T-Shirts Design Challenge with Ryan Hogue.

Design Review: Cyberpunk Game Cover | kittl

Design Review: Cyberpunk Game Cover

There's something about Sanborn Map title pages that are simply amazing. Maybe it's because the typography is so immaculate, or because the flourishing is just so specific and detailed. Either way, this vintage style is definitely sought after and can be super hard to recreate if you don't have the right tools and the right software. But now, we've made this style super easy with Kittl! We have Sanborn Map style fonts, elements, frames, and flourishes ready for you to use in Kittl, and you don't need to be a master letterer to make graphics just like this one. 

How to create Map style with Sanborn fonts, elements, frames, and flourishes ready for you to use in Kittl

Free Halloween Illustrations | kittl

Make Vintage Sanborn Maps

Print On Demand stores are super important for holiday shoppers because they can find something custom that they might not be able to find at a standard commercial store. And with Halloween coming up right around the corner, we thought it would be a good idea to show you how Kittl can help you make your custom halloween graphics for print on demand marketplaces like Redbubble. We even make some graphics in a couple of different ways and then go into Redbubble to show you exactly how you can adapt each one to work for different products like shirts, stickers, notebooks, and more. 

How you can adapt designs to work for different products like shirts, stickers, notebooks, and more.

Halloween Graphics For Redbubble | kittl

Halloween Graphics For Redbubble

You've definitely seen outdoor adventure style t-shirt designs somewhere. Whether you've been out and around walking, or maybe on a hike or on a retreat in the mountains, outdoor style t-shirts are always going to be popular for several reasons. So we put a video together sharing the top 3 reasons we think rugged camping style t-shirts are so popular. This info will definitely help you in your print on demand endeavors! Give it a watch and let us know what you think! 

Top 3 reasons we think rugged camping style t-shirts are so popular.

Why Are Outdoor T-Shirts Popular? | kittl

Why Are Outdoor T-Shirts Popular?

If you've been looking for the top websites to get free illustrations, you've probably reached your limit. But the good news is Kittl has thousands of free vintage illustrations for you to use in your personal and commercial projects! So check out how easy it is to use free vector illustrations, and then sign up and try Kittl out for your self! 

Where to find thousands of free vintage illustrations for you to use in your personal and commercial projects.

Where To Find Vintage Illustrations | kittl

Where To Find Vintage Illustrations

Drew shows you free vintage fonts you can use in Kittl right now! What you see here are the best fonts available for your next vintage projects! 

Showing five vintage fonts available for your next vintage projects.

5 Vintage Fonts For You To Use | kittl

5 Vintage Fonts For You To Use

Learn how to use the layers system in Kittl to get the most of our your design experience. You can easily manage, rename, move, and hide your graphics and text using the layers panel in the bottom right corner of the screen. It's super easy to get organized by making use of the group command, where you can group multiple layers together! So give it a watch and see how you can improve your graphic design workflow. 

Learn to use layers with this video's project!

Learn how to use the layers system in Kittl to get the most of our your design experience.

Use The Layers System In Kittl | kittl

Use The Layers System In Kittl

In this video, Drew sits down with Jeremy Mura to discuss seven different ways that designers can make passive income with their skills. You don't always have to be a famous designer or have a large following to rely on great big logo projects. You can start much smaller and start building out these different channels to provide you with multiple income streams. We talk about everything from setting up a YouTube channel, to print on demand, to teaching online courses. So grab a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy the conversation!

Discussing seven different ways that designers can make passive income with Jeremy Mura.

Passive Income for Designers | kittl

Passive Income for Designers

One big print on demand trend right now is obviously selling t-shirts, but it's important to know what styles do well and what to focus on when preparing your shirt design. We think one of those styles is retro, and so in this tutorial, we are making a 60s inspired mushroom graphic design using some of our new flower power illustrations in Kittl! We'll show you step-by-step how to setup your art-board, create a symmetric design, and then export for your print on demand store.

Learn how to create 60s inspired mushroom graphic design in Kittl.

Make A 60s Retro T-Shirt Design | kittl

Make A 60s Retro T-Shirt Design

In this video, Drew sites down with Ryan Hogue to discuss and review the entires for the paranormal t-shirt challenge hosted in Kittl. There were a ton of amazing entries in so many different categories, like zombies, vampires, Bigfoot, witches, as well as a ton of skull designs! And be sure to watch to the end because you might be awarded a special prize as our honorable mention!

Design Review: Paranormal T-Shirts | kittl

Design Review: Paranormal T-Shirts

In this video, Drew shows you exactly how to stretch and warp elements in Kittl. Now you can easily expend and stretch frame components, warp illustrations to where they need to be, and easily manipulate other components to be exactly how you want them. It's really simple, because all you have to do is hold the Shift button and you can easily warp or stretch any item in Kittl! So give it a try!

Learn how to expend and stretch frame components, warp illustrations and easily manipulate other components.

Stretch And Warp Elements In Kittl | kittl

Stretch And Warp Elements In Kittl

It's time to finally meet the man himself, Tobias Saul! One of the amazing founders of Heritage Type Co. and Kittl, Tobias is joining Drew as they talk about why Kittl was designed, what is coming next, and also taking a look at some new features and elements in Kittl, like Sanborn style fonts and elements. He's even going to put together a vintage logo that you can easily use yourself (the link is up above). So grab some coffee or tea, kick back, and enjoy the show! 

It's time to finally meet Tobias Saul, one of the amazing founders of Heritage Type Co. and Kittl.

Meet Kittl Founder Tobias Saul | kittl

Meet Kittl Founder Tobias Saul

Y2K logo design has made a comeback over the passed couple of years. Designs from the early 2000s were super bright and loud with big type and neon colors that would really stand out amongst the other older design styles. So in this video tutorial, we're showing you how to make a few different kinds of Y2K logo designs using Kittl. We even have a brand new category of elements for the Y2K style, like stars, globes, orbits, and other things like that. 

How to make a few different kinds of Y2K logo designs using Kittl. With elements for the Y2K style, like stars, globes, orbits, and more.

How To Make Y2K Logos | kittl

How To Make Y2K Logos

When you are getting into the Print On Demand world and want to start selling t-shirts, there are a couple important design rules you will want to follow to make sure you succeed! So in this video we are teaching you the top 3 t-shirt design rules you need to keep in mind. Whether you are going to use Kittl or some other design tool, it's important to know the best practices so you don't make any mistakes. 

3 t-shirt design rules you need to keep in mind when starting with print on demand.

3 T-Shirt Design Rules To Follow | kittl

3 T-Shirt Design Rules To Follow

Kittl's extra stroke feature can give you a perfect outline in whatever size you need, similar to the offset path in Adobe Illustrator. In this video, Drew shows you how to add extra border weight to illustrations, elements, frames, and test in Kittl! It's perfect for sticker designs, adding that little bit of shadow, or just adding strokes to elements that previously didn't have stroke! Give it a watch and then see what you come up with. 

Learn how to add extra border weight to illustrations, elements, frames, and text in Kittl!

Extra Outlines For Illustrations And Text | kittl

Extra Outlines For Illustrations And Text

Ever thought about getting into Print On Demand? If so, do you know about all of the products you can create with marketplaces like RedBubble, Zazzle, Society 6, @Printful Custom Printing  and Awkward Styles? I bet you didn't realize there are so many different POD websites that specialize in different things, and the best person to talk about is our friend @Mey Aroyo! She has the biggest and most in-depth collection of print on demand products from so many different marketplaces we couldn't even keep count! So I hope you have a great time just kicking back with a cup of coffee or tea and watching this amazing product haul!

Unpacking print on demand products with Mey Aroyo.

Print On Demand Product Haul | kittl

Print On Demand Product Haul

In this design tutorial, Drew walks you through creating a 90s retro t-shirt design with a West Coast Skateboarding theme! Using the new retro Memphis style shapes and elements in Kittl, creating a 80s and 90s style shirt like this is super easy, and we've already done the heavy lifting with figuring out the perfect color palette for each design! So if you've been looking for ways to make 90s style shirts, you've come to the right video! 

Using Kittl's retro Memphis style shapes and elements to create a 90s retro t-shirt design with a West Coast Skateboarding theme.

Make A 90s Themed T-Shirt Design | kittl

Make A 90s Themed T-Shirt Design

There are a lot great tips and tutorials for creating a logo design, but we wanted to give you some practical things to consider before you ever start creating a logo! It's important to go back to the basics and understand your target audience and the niche you are in so that you can create the best logo that you are happy with and that serves you clients or customers. So consider these 3 vital questions before you jump in the design tools and start creating!

Consider these 3 vital questions before you jump in the design tools and start creating!

3 Questions for Logo Designers | kittl

3 Questions for Logo Designers

Learn how easily you can make badge logo designs using Kittl. You can choose from tons of different badge shapes like circles, hexagons and more to get the exact look you want. No-more trying to figure out how to do everything on your own, because Kittl has done all of the heavy-lifting for you! Be sure to watch and give it a try. 

Choose from tons of different badge shapes like circles, hexagons and more to get the exact look you want easily in Kittl.

Easy Badge Logo Layouts | kittl

Easy Badge Logo Layouts

In this episode of Coffee With Kittl, Drew sits down with two of Kittl's type designers, Sergej and Manu, as they discuss the first steps for getting into type design and what it takes to make your own font. We talk about the inspiration and planning process, how to start sketching, what letters you should start with, what font making programs to use, and finally how to stop and move on to your next project. 

Kittl's type designers Sergej and Manu discuss the first steps for getting into type design.

How To Find Your Art Style | kittl

Tips For Making Your Own Font

It seems like coffee shops are popping up all over the place, which definitely isn't a bad thing! But it's important to have a good vibe in the coffee shop, and of course, it's super necessary to have excellent coffee brand packaging that your customers are going to remember! So in this tutorial, we're teaching you the steps for making a grungy skull-themed coffee brand that will stand out when someone walks through the coffee shop doors. 💀

Grungy coffee packaging template in Kittl

Steps for making a grungy skull-themed coffee brand that will stand out!

Grungy Coffee Packaging Design | kittl

Grungy Coffee Packaging Design

In this video, Drew and Rich from Hustle Ninjas check out the entries for the Streetwear T-Shirt Design Challenge by Hustle Ninjas, hosted in Kittl! There were so many great submissions, and so we are taking some time to review entries, give some critique, explain what streetwear is, and even pick a special surprise winner! 

Checking out the entries for the Streetwear T-Shirt Design Challenge by Hustle Ninjas.

Design Review: Streetwear T-Shirts | kittl

Design Review: Streetwear T-Shirts

In this video, Drew starts by showing you vintage type specimen pages displaying styles you would have commonly seen in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Then he shows you exactly how to achieve those styles using effects in Kittl! It's super easy. So go grab Kittl at the link above and then follow along with the tutorial. 

How to achieve styles from the 1800s and 1900s using effects in Kittl

Create Vintage Typography Effects | kittl

Create Vintage Typography Effects

In this episode of Coffee With Kittl, Drew interviews master lettering artist Jimbo Bernaus about how to find your art style and what that really means. He shares his own history searching for style and the challenges that came along with it. But he also shares many helpful tips and mindset points to think about as you either start or continue your creative journey. If there's anything we want you to walk away with from this interview, it's that patience is key.

How to find your art style and what that really means with master lettering artist Jimbo Bernaus.

How To Find Your Art Style

Outdoor t-shirts are always great to have if you've visited a national park or gone camping somewhere! So in this video tutorial, Drew is showing you how to you can design your own vintage style outdoor t-shirt using Kittl. Everything from mountain illustrations, to rugged outdoor fonts are ready for you to play with in Kittl! So check it out and see what you can come up with.

Outdoor camping t-shirt template in Kittl

Learn how to you can design your own vintage style outdoor t-shirt using Kittl.

Design A Vintage Outdoor T-Shirt | kittl

Design A Vintage Outdoor T-Shirt

You don't need Adobe Illustrator to place your text on a curved path! In Kittl, you have complete control to quickly place your text on any path you can think of! Format it around a shape, make a crazy layout, or just place it along a really cool illustration! So check out the tutorial and give it a try.

Format text around a shape, make a crazy layout, or just place it along a really cool illustration.

Easily Type Text On Any Path | kittl

Easily Type Text On Any Path

In this interview, Drew talks with Juna from @Detour Shirts about his top 10 tips to start selling t-shirts on print on demand sites like Redbubble, Teepublic, and Merch by Amazon. Juna gives 5 great tips on how to design your t-shirts, from filling out the space, to knowing what kind of designs sell. Then he also provides 5 tips for what to do in the backend; how to research t-shirts, and what you should do once you list a shirt on your print on demand, so be sure to watch until the end. 

Tips to start selling t-shirts on print on demand sites like Redbubble, Teepublic, and Merch by Amazon

10 Tips For Selling Print On Demand T-Shirts | kittl

10 Tips For Selling POD T-Shirts

In this video, Drew and Charley check out the entries for the Coffee Merch Design Challenge by Charley Pangus, hosted in Kittl! There were so many great submissions, and so we are taking some time to review entries, the top winners, and even pick a special surprise winner! 

Checking out the entries for the Coffee Merch Design Challenge by Charley Pangus.

Design Review: Coffee Shop Merchandise | kittl

Design Review: Coffee Shop Merchandise

Drew and Juna from @Detour Shirts go over the recent Outdoor T-Shirt Design Challenge and talk about the top three winners, look at some of the amazing entires, and then pick a special winner to win 6 months of free Pro subscription to Kittl! Now make sure you follow Juna from Detour Shirts on YouTube, Instagram, and of course on Kittl so that you don't miss his amazing content!

Going over the recent Outdoor T-Shirt Design Challenge and talk about the top three winners.

Design Recap: Detour Shirts' Outdoor Shirt Challenge  | kittl

Design Review: Outdoor Shirt Challenge

In this tutorial, Drew shows you how to quickly and easily apply various color palettes to your designs using Kittl. With the integrated color palette tool, you can instantly change your designs colors to another palette with just the click of a button. It is a great feature for those struggling with color theory, or just want to see their creative project in different color schemes.

Learn how to quickly and easily apply various color palettes to your designs in Kittl.

Apply Color Palettes To Your Designs | kittl

Apply Color Palettes To Your Designs

It's as simple as selecting a font, clicking on distort, and moving a little anchor point to create that iconic arched look. So if you've been trying to figure out this logo effect in programs like Illustrator and Photoshop, now you can rest easy, because you can achieve it easily!

Learn how to make the curved Netflix logo effect in just a few seconds.

Build The Netflix Logo In Kittl | kittl

Build The Netflix Logo In Kittl

You have so many options for soap these days, and an attractive label is really going to make the difference when catching someone's attention! So we're teaching you how to design a soap label that stands out amongst the rest, and you don't need software like Photoshop to make them! Kittl has hundreds of soap label templates you can start with, or get started with a creation from scratch.

Learn how to design a soap label that stands out.

Design A Soap Label Logo | kittl

Design A Soap Label Logo

Having a stellar logo, colors, and a font picked out is great, but it is a really great idea to have a full brand board so your employees, contractors, printers, and anyone else can know how to use the elements of your brand. You might have also heard this called a brand style guide as well! So check out what components you need to go into a brand board and how you can do it in Kittl.

Check out what components you need to go into a brand board and how you can do it in Kittl.

How To Make A Brand Board | kittl

How To Make A Brand Board

So why are vintage fonts popular? You're starting to see them all over the place now. And in this video, Drew gives you five main reasons why vintage fonts are so cool, and why you should be using them in your next project! 

Five reasons why you should be using vintage fonts in your next project.

5 Reason Why Vintage Fonts Are Popular | kittl

5 Reason Why Vintage Fonts Are Popular

In this video, Drew goes over tips and examples for using vintage typography. He goes over different styles of type from the old days and how they are commonly used. He also shows you how to use the free vintage fonts with text effects in Kittl!

Learn about different styles of type from the old days and how to use vintage fonts in Kittl.

How To Use Vintage Typography | kittl

How To Use Vintage Typography

In this video, Drew shows you how to make a victorian style vintage color palette using Kittl. Easily drop in your own mood board or inspiration images and use the color picker tool to grab the colors that you want to use. Or, you can use our new color palette feature which you can find in the bottom right, with a bunch of preset color palettes to finish coloring even faster.

Save the Date Invitation card template in Kittl

Learn how to make a victorian style vintage color palette using Kittl.

Tips For Making Vintage Color Palettes | kittl

Tips For Making Vintage Color Palettes

Create well-balanced layouts using glyphs and ligatures! Learn where to find them in Kittl and how to choose text ornaments for more interesting designs.

Learn how to create a modern style save the date card using Kittl.

Font Glyphs And Ligatures In Kittl | kittl

Font Glyphs And Ligatures In Kittl

In this video, Drew shows you how to create a modern style save the date card using Kittl!

Create a Save The Date Wedding Card Design | kittl

Create a Save The Date Wedding Card Design

In this video, Drew gives you some tips for pairing fonts together as well as some examples! 

How To Pair Fonts Together | kittl

How To Pair Fonts Together

In this video, Drew shows you how to make a retro-inspired rainbow lettering t-shirt design using Kittl. Retro style has definteily made it's way back into mainstream design and apparel, and it doesn't look like it's going to be leaving us any time soon. So if you're a small business or freelance artist looking to start print on demand stores, this is a great tutorial to start with. 

Learn how to make a retro-inspired rainbow lettering t-shirt design.

Design A Retro Lettering T-Shirt | kittl

Design A Retro Lettering T-Shirt

In this video, Drew shows you how you can make your own color palettes in Kittl. Learn how to create and match a color combination from your inspirational mood boards.

Learn how to create and match a color combination from your inspirational mood boards.

Make A Retro Vintage Color Palette | kittl

Make A Retro / Vintage Color Palette

In this video, Drew shows you how to upload and use your own fonts to Kittl. Add a personal touch to your design!

Learn how to upload and use your own fonts to Kittl!

Upload Your Own Fonts To Kittl | kittl

How To Upload Your Own Fonts To Kittl

In this video, Drew shows you how to setup and create your own Beer Can Design using Kittl. Learn how to arrange different text elements to create a coherent layout.

Learn how to arrange different text elements to create a coherent layout.

How To Design A Beer Can Label | kittl

How To Design A Beer Can Label

In this video, Drew shows you how easy it is to search and find the perfect illustrations for your projects using Kittl. With styles like traditional tattoos, iconography, animal heads, vintage etching, and so many more, finding the right illustration has never been easier. (And not to mention free). 

Learn how easy it is to search and find the perfect illustrations for your projects.

How To Find The Perfect Free Illustrations | kittl

How To Find The Perfect Free Illustrations

Watch Drew go through the design process for creating a modern logo design based off of a skin care brand. He goes step-by-step, from looking at a design brief, selecting a couple of different style options, solidifying a text style, and creating mockups for the brand. So give it a watch and see what you think.

Create a modern logo design based off of a skin care brand

How To Design A Modern Logo Step By Step | kittl

How To Design A Modern Logo Step By Step

You don't have to be a master letterer to make beautiful 3D lettering. In this tutorial, Drew shows you how to make beautiful beveled lettering with 3D shadow like a pro using Kittl! With just a couple of clicks and a few sliders, you can be a master at text effects in just a few minutes. So give it a try and see what you can create.

Learn how to make beautiful beveled lettering with 3D shadow like a pro.

How To Easily Make 3D Lettering Effects | kittl

How To Easily Make 3D Lettering Effects

In this tutorial, Drew teaches you how to setup a two-column menu layout using Kittl. Vintage-inspired coffee menus can be a great way to capture attention and evoke a sense of timelessness (and mastery) that your customers will remember! So give the video a watch and then see what you can come up with! 

Learn how to setup a two-column menu layout and create a vintage-inspired coffee menue.

Coffee Cafe Menu Without Photoshop | kittl

Coffee Cafe Menu Without Photoshop

Vintage whiskey labels are truly a marvel to look at, and they can be the difference between your next choice when starting a the shelf. So this video is dedicated to creating vintage whiskey bottle labels with Kittl! We'll show you step by step how to create a vintage whiskey label by starting with a template and then changing it to your own style.

Step by step how to create a vintage whiskey label by starting with a template and changing it to your own style.

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