Learn Surface Pattern Design
Hello! Just a short video this week showing you a quick way to name colours for your surface pattern designs using colour-name.com! https://youtube.com/shorts/kuW3RXik8jQ Don’t forget to like and subscribe over on YouTube for more tips and tricks every Wednesday. Have fun, stay creative and I will see you soon!
Want some cool colour palettes for surface pattern design projects? In this video, I’ll be giving you a quick tour of Color.Adobe.com and sharing how I leverage its features to find and create cute colour palettes for my surface pattern designs. Even if you don’t have a Creative Cloud subscription, fear not! I’ll demonstrate how […]
Here’s one of my favourite colour palette ideas you might not have thought of before! Keep an eye on your Procreate and photoshop swatch history! I often find unexpectedly good combinations there! Then just take a screenshot and save it to a folder somewhere to pull from later! https://youtube.com/shorts/NMxzWLVgCOc?feature=share If you enjoyed this short video […]
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 […]
Back again with the February drawing prompts! Oh. My. Gosh. To say I was a little overwhelmed by how many people jumped in on this challenge would be an understatement! I have had such a flower filled month enjoying all of your beautiful floral creations! I’ve especially loved seeing all the different mediums used! I’ve also […]
My first online course of 2024 is called Floral Lettering Fun in Procreate with Free Fonts! At the end of this trailer there’s a free bonus lesson from this class which you can watch right here. Learn how to arrange lettering over a wavy or curved line for tracing over to create your own hand […]
Hello, this week we’re looking at drawing better motifs for your surface pattern designs. This week’s tip kind of follows on from last week’s video about resizing artwork. I want to give you a few more tips about creating high quality motifs for your patterns, which in turn will improve the overall quality of your […]
Announcing a new Floral Drawing Challenge for 2024! Following on from how much fun we all had with #committedtocreate2023 I wanted to come up with something just as fun for 2024. I know a lot of you really like the 1 drawing per week aspect of the challenge, so I know that was something I […]
Announcing the June art challenge prompts for #committedtocreate2023
Since January this year, I’ve been hosting the #committedtocreate2023 art challenge over on Instagram and it’s been so much fun! It’s hard to pick my favourite part: seeing your lovely artwork, or making new friends along the way!
Another week, another Procreate time lapse! This week I made a rainbow coloured leafy pattern. Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for creating easy patterns using the diamond method. This design took me about 30 minutes to make and I didn’t plan the design before filming. Until I hit […]
