Khara Plicanic

Khara Plicanic

About

A camera slinging design geek and Adobe nerd, Khara’s a natural born teacher who’s been sharing inspiration & know-how with fellow creatives around the globe for more than 15 years. Khara’s proud to have authored several books for Peach Pit and Rocky Nook Press and enjoys contributing to CreativePro Magazine. When she’s not presenting at creative industry events, making futile attempts at reclaiming hard drive space, or searching the sofa cushions for a runaway Wacom pen, Khara can be found plotting her next craft project, catching up with her favorite late night hosts, or trying to remember where she left her phone.

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The Design + Marketing Summit, A CreativePro Online Event, September 14–15, 2026
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The Design + Marketing Summit 2026
September 14–15 • An Online Event

Master design and production techniques for social media, email, print, video, and more.

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The InDesign Conference, A CreativePro Online Event, December 9–12, 2025
Archived
The InDesign Conference 2025
December 9–12 • An Online Event

This event is no longer able to be purchased. On-demand access ends December 12, 2026. The essential how-to event for creative professionals who rely on…

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CreativePro Week 2025, June 2–6 in Phoenix, AZ and Online
Archived
CreativePro Week 2025
June 2–6 • Now Available On Demand

Available for purchase through September 6. On-demand access ends June 6, 2026. CreativePro Week is the world’s best how-to conference to master the tools of…

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The Design + Marketing Summit, A CreativePro Online Event, July 28–30, 2025
Archived
The Design + Marketing Summit 2025
July 28–30 • An Online Event

Master design and production techniques for social media, email, print, video, and more.

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Thinking emoji with hand on chin over green and pink squares; caption reads "Too snappy? Not snappy enough?"
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Control Object Snapping in Illustrator

Control the amount of snappiness used when moving objects around the Illustrator pasteboard with Khara Plicanic.

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InDesign spread guide with pink arrows (vertical and horizontal) and the text 'Spread Guide' in yellow outlined letters.
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InDesign’s Two Types of Guides

Khara Plicanic demonstrates the two different types of guides in InDesign and how to create them.

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Livestream video: Batch Processing Photos in Adobe Bridge
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Livestream Video: Batch Processing Photos in Adobe Bridge

If you’re not using Bridge—you should be! Learn how to use its powerful processing options to batch photos and more.

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Portrait of a young girl in soft light with a Photoshop-like layers panel visible on the side, showing layers labeled Reflection removal and Reflection layer.
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How to Remove Reflections in Photoshop

Khara Plicanic shows how to quickly remove reflections and lens flare from your images in Photoshop.

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Screenshot of a photo editing app showing stacked layers labeled A to E and a color picker panel on the right.
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How to Collapse All Layer Groups in Photoshop

Khara Plicanic shows how to manage your layer groups in Photoshop with one quick click!

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Pink tufted armchair with wooden legs on a pink backdrop inside a photo editing frame
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Rotate Flat Elements in 3D Space in Photoshop

Khara Plicanic demonstrates how to take a flat photo element and rotate and tilt it in 3D space.

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CreativePro Livestream video 3D Letters in Illustrator
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Livestream Video: Creating 3D Lettering Using Illustrator’s Inflate Tool

Join Khara Plicanic as she shows how to create stunning 3D lettering with Illustrator and Dimension.

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Screenshot of a design document titled 'ABOVE LINE' with a black header, pink content area, and a photo of pastel candy swirls below the text
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How to Make Graphics Flow with Text in InDesign

Khara Plicanic demonstrates how to add a graphic between paragraphs so it flows with the text.

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Mobile menu on a teal UI with 'Restart Numbering' highlighted; a black label reads 'AND CHOOSE RESTART' over the option.
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Quickly Renumber a List in InDesign

Khara Plicanic shows how to renumber an InDesign list without digging through menus!

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Screenshot of Photoshop interface showing a white canvas with a yellow circle and curved black text 'PUT AN ARC IN IT' around its top edge.
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Quickly Create Text in an Arc or Circle in Photoshop

Khara Plicanic reveals new options in Photoshop for putting text in an arc or a circle.

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CPW Icons

June 7–11, 2027

Phoenix, AZ (and online)

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