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Learn how to optimise your procreate patterns for print on demand with Affinity Photo! If you’ve mastered making seamless patterns in Procreate and you’re wondering what the next step is—this class is for you. When you’re ready to take your pattern designs from “just for fun” to “ready for sale,” one of the biggest hurdles […]
Learn how to build an Adobe portfolio website for your surface pattern designs and illustrations. Having an online hub where you can send clients to browse your artwork is essential if you want to start pitching to companies and getting your artwork licensed. If you have any kind of Adobe subscription, then you probably already have […]
Struggling with procrastination as an artist? You’re not alone. In this honest and personal video, join me on a journey to overcome the procrastination blues and reignite your creative spark! Ever wondered why you’re drawn to certain creative tasks while others seem like insurmountable hurdles? In this short chat, I break down the psychology of […]
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Today we’re talking how to organise your art portfolio with SKU numbers! A few people have asked me about this over on Instagram lately so I thought I’d do a video! https://youtu.be/SewHwft30x8 How to Organise your Art Portfolio with SKU Numbers: Video Transcript Hello! Today we’re talking SKUs, which is a weird thing to make […]
If you’re selling on Spoonflower then you’ll love these 2 quick tips for building out bigger collections and making ordering samples more cost effective! Video: 2 Quick Tips for Selling on Spoonflower Here are two quick and easy ways to expand your collections for spoonflower, especially if you’re looking to fill those 42 squares on […]
Learn how to save time uploading to Society6 with this free taster lesson from my Skillshare class “Speed up Your Society6 Game.” https://youtu.be/FBkrPU3MMWE Sometimes it feels like it takes forever to upload surface patterns to print on demand sites like society6! For me and many other surface pattern designers like you, it’s probably our least favourite part […]
Learn how to save time with social media templates in this free lesson from one of my Skillshare classes! Tired of scrambling to create Instagram posts at the last minute? Wasting time finding and reopening old files to make images to share on social media? Wish you could easily apply your branding to all your Instagram posts […]
I get asked a lot about what size canvas to use for print on demand in Procreate. So I thought I’d go through a few of the sizes I use and the reasons I choose them. With Procreate, we’re using pixel based art so it’s important to work in the biggest size you need. You […]
I’m going to give you some ideas for how to optimise your surface pattern designs for print on demand whilst maintaining good image quality. This will help you to create more professional-looking designs that customers will want to buy and hopefully lead to more sales! We’re always looking for ways to work smarter rather than […]
