surface pattern design

  • Hand-Painted Backgrounds for Surface Pattern Designs

    Ever wanted to be able to make hand-painted backgrounds for surface pattern designs, but thought there was no easy way to make them seamless? Or maybe you’ve tried doing it in Photoshop and were never quite happy with the results? What if I told you, you could transform them in to seamless tiles with just […]

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  • Duck Egg Daisy Pattern in Procreate

    Watch me make a duck-egg daisy pattern in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about thirty minutes and I didn’t plan it out in advance. Here’s the link for the drawing […]

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  • Make Your Own Digital Textures

    Find out how to make your own digital textures and watch a free bonus lesson for my Skillshare class! Free Taster Lesson: Make Your Own Digital Textures https://youtu.be/mHbhccCDgb4 You will be learning how to create your own watercolour paper and canvas texture overlays from scratch to add dimension and texture to your artworks.  What will I learn? I will […]

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  • Satisfying Patterns in Procreate

    Watch me make satisfying seamless patterns in Procreate! I love using the diamond repeat for my patterns because it’s so easy and fun to use. In real time this design took me about 25 mins and I didn’t plan it out in advance. Here’s the link for the drawing glove: https://amzn.to/43UuAzo (affiliate link) This glove […]

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  • Save Time Uploading to Society6!

    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 […]

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  • Seamless Pattern in Procreate Time Lapse

    Watch me make seamless patterns in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about an hour and I didn’t plan it out in advance, other than making the flower stamp brush! Here’s […]

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  • Save Time with Social Media Templates

    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 […]

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  • Easy Diamond Repeat Patterns in Procreate

    Watch me make a diamond repeat pattern in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about an hour and I didn’t plan it out in advance other than making the floral stamp […]

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  • Floral Patterns in Procreate Time Lapse

    Watch me make pretty floral patterns in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about an hour and I didn’t plan it out in advance. Here’s the link for the drawing glove: […]

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  • A Quick Procreate Colour Tip

    This week I am back with a quick Procreate colour tip for you! If you go off palette with your colour choices, don’t forget to make a note of the colour in case you want to use it again later. This especially applies if you’ve used it as a texture because it can be hard […]

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