Spoonflower is a sustainable online wallpaper, home decor, and fabric marketplace where artists can sell print-on-demand products worldwide. If you are an artist who has used other print-on-demand sites, such as Redbubble, you will know that the art preparation process for upload can vary. In this blog post, I will describe how to prepare aContinue reading “How to prepare a pattern for upload to Spoonflower”
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How to create an advanced repeating pattern from pen
Introduction In this blog post, I will describe how to create an advanced repeating pattern from pen. To create a simple pattern, refer to How to create a Pattern in Adobe Illustrator. To create an advanced repeating pattern from watercolours, refer to How to create a Complex Seamless Pattern from Watercolours. Prerequisites To create an advanced repeatingContinue reading “How to create an advanced repeating pattern from pen”
How to create a complex seamless pattern from watercolours
Introduction In this blog post, I will describe how to create a complex seamless pattern from watercolours. To create a simple pattern, see How to create a Pattern in Adobe Illustrator. Prerequisites To create a complex pattern using my methods, ensure that you have access to the following items first: Choosing your pattern elements If thisContinue reading “How to create a complex seamless pattern from watercolours”
How to set up a successful Redbubble shop
Note: For the purposes of this blog post, I have set up a second Redbubble account from scratch. View my main Redbubble account here. Over the past year (2020), I have had some moderate success selling my art on Redbubble. As a primarily traditional artist, I had previously excluded myself from platforms like Redbubble, thinkingContinue reading “How to set up a successful Redbubble shop”
Step-by-step tutorial on creating swatches in Adobe Illustrator
If you’re anything like me, you find swatches in Adobe Illustrator mind-boggling and darn right annoying. Hopefully I can demystify creating swatches in this step-by-step tutorial. In this tutorial, I am using my own RHA swatches for example purposes. Before beginning the tutorial, what exactly are swatches? Swatches are named colours, tints, gradients and patternsContinue reading “Step-by-step tutorial on creating swatches in Adobe Illustrator”
How to create a pattern in Adobe Illustrator
Want to learn how to create a pattern, but don’t know how? Follow my simple process in this blog post to learn how to create a pattern today. Finally, the following is an example of the pattern I created, using the steps above.
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