Design Talk: Single Patterns vs Pattern Collections
Disclaimer: This design talk series on my blog is ment to be a discussion. All things in this blog post are my opinions, however, I would love to hear what you think in the comments. Almost every surface pattern designer has
How to Get Stamp-Like Edges on Your Stamp Designs
The blog is offically back and I thought for my first post I would go back to the basics and do a tutorial for you. If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed one of my recent patterns
My Worst Pattern Designs
I was going through my old designs and I found some designs that I don't think I have ever shown online before because they are some of my least favorite designs. One of these designs is my very first design
How to Make a Simple Snowflake Pattern in Adobe Illustrator
Winter is almost approaching so I thought I would show you how to make a simple festive snowflake pattern. This pattern utilizes Illustrators pattern tool so you don't have to know a lot of the technical stuff to make this
How to Save Your Artwork for Older Adobe Illustrator Models
A few months ago, I learned the hard way the importance of saving your artwork for older Illustrator models when I sold my first pattern and got an email asking if I could make the design file available for a
Shop Update #1
A few weeks ago I shared the exciting news that I am working on a shop and, while it has been rather slow moving, I said I would give you updates on the progress of the shop. Although I haven't
How to Make a Basic Chevron Pattern
For everyone who wants to learn surface pattern design, making simple patterns is a great place to start. To create a chevron pattern we are going to use the hexagon shape to create an arrowhead and duplicate that arrowhead across
