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Pattern Passion Skillshare Class - Step-by-Step Process to Creating Surface Pattern Designs
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Pattern Passion Skillshare Class - Step-by-Step Process to Creating Surface Pattern Designs

Reveal your passion for pattern with my Skillshare class, Pattern Passion! In this class, I'll teach you the step-by-step process to creating surface pattern designs.

There are many different ways to create print designs, textile designs, and pattern designs. It all starts with establishing your style, creating a moodboard, and selecting a medium to work in.

In this class, you'll discover 5 different ways to create motifs for pattern design. I'll show you how to create a pattern layout both in repeat and as a placement print.

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Surtex vs. Blueprint: Which Trade Show is Better?
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Surtex vs. Blueprint: Which Trade Show is Better?

Surtex vs Blueprint: In this episode of the Design Tribe podcast, special guest, Lisa Clow, and I discuss which trade show is better for surface pattern designers, textile designers, and illustrators. I only exhibited at Blueprint Shows, but Lisa exhibited at both Surtex and Blueprint shows in the same year so I really wanted to get her opinion on which trade show is better!

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