For many months I have had some ideas about how to use these shapes in a pattern, maybe a whole collection. I’m still kicking the idea around. Looking for inspiration everywhere these days. But can you look for inspiration or does inspiration find you?
Category Archives: surface pattern design
Stickers and More available Now
I realized while designing that these colors were a little crazy. But I think they’re actually pretty fun stickers. Now available on available on Red bubble. Click on photo to visit my Red Bubble store. Have a great day!
Monday Mood Board
This week I wanted to get back to this design I started a few months ago. How to capture the foliage, show variety and all the different shades of green is turning out to be a challenge. I originally did a few hand drawn doodles for the variation in leaf patterns, but I don’t thinkContinue reading “Monday Mood Board”
Create a Color Palette With the Mosaic Tool in Illustrator
One of my favorite things to do in Illustrator is to make color palettes, usually from photos I take or photos I access through a site like Unsplash. Using “Create Object Mosaic” makes this an easy and oddly satisfying task. Color is actually a complicated subject and there is a very scietific way to chooseContinue reading “Create a Color Palette With the Mosaic Tool in Illustrator”
Monday Mood Board
A refreshing cocktail (or is it a mocktail?) to help you beat the heat. Hope you are keeping cool out there!
Monday Mood Board
WE HAVE GLITTER! I’ve always wanted to try making glitter in Adobe Illustrator but didn’t have the patience to see it through. I thought now would be a good time to try that out. I created the glitter for this celebratory cupcake by watching Graphic Design with Elena on YouTube. Elena made it so easyContinue reading “Monday Mood Board”
A Thoughtful Gift
As a special graduation gift for completing Immersion 23 with Bonnie Christine, all students were gifted the opportunity to create their own personalized notebooks by Denik! What a great way to put all the skills we’ve learned in Adobe Illustrator to the test. As usual, I waited til the last minute to finally get myContinue reading “A Thoughtful Gift”
Monday Mood Board
As I stated in previous posts, I’ve been having too much fun finding ways to use these prints and motifs on a variety of products. I decided to put together a mood board with a few of the colors and prints I thought would work well in a room for a preteen or a child.Continue reading “Monday Mood Board”
Happy National Pink Day!
A pretty pink Grammia arge moth, or Arge Tiger Moth, for National Pink Day! Pink is one of my favorite colors though it can easily become one of my least favorites. It really just depends on the shade and how it is applied. I’ve been working on a little collection of months in Illustrator thatContinue reading “Happy National Pink Day!”
Bandanas Available Now
I was so excited when I learned RedBubble now has pet items! I’ve been wanting to make some cute pet products, but just didn’t have the right patterns to work with. After putting in the time to see this collection to the finish, I thought they would be perfect for any fashionable dog (or cat)Continue reading “Bandanas Available Now”
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