I'm getting a lot better at creating repeats, and things I once thought would be difficult are proving to easier when I tackle them. This pattern was pretty quick to create, though I had to jump back and forth a lot between Corel Painter and Photoshop to do the offset/wrap. I'll have to show my …
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Dino Scales
Lately I'm discovering the vast potential of digital watercolor in Corel Painter. I'm still at the point of experimenting mostly, I'm just seeing how different brushes work and interact with the paint and canvas below. Two of my favorite brushes so far are the "Real Grainy Wet" and the "Wet Flowmap …
Work In Progress – Labyrinth
I love vector artwork, and making it even more. However, I often use vector design more as a base for bitmap program like Corel Painter and Photoshop (see Woven Jelly, which combined all three). Basically I create large, easy to scale and export artwork that I can work on top of directly, or use to …
Woven Jelly
This was actually one of the first designs that I began, but put aside to finish. The idea started as “Plumbers Plaid” because I imagined pipes that wove together when they intersected to make a repeating pattern. When I got down to drawing it, the task became more involved than I first thought it …
A Cornucopia of Stripes
A Cornucopia of Stripes for the Holidays The holidays are upon us, but I hate the usual red/green color combination. So I decided to design some stripes with the colors of the Holiday table, but not just any stripes... these needed to have, character. A Seamster Tasked with Making …
Goodbye October
So the month of ghosts and ghouls has come to an end. In the past month some big things have happened, including: Open Shop! Box Bags Isoterra fabric design Totems fabric design Bristle Spots fabric design I really love making fabric designs. It's amazing how quickly the skill of …
Fabric for Sale!
Recently I made my first surface designs and ordered proofs to be able to sell them to the public... and THEY ARRIVED! The turnaround for Spoonflower was great and arrived in good time. I ordered the fabrics in Eco-Canvas, a lightweight canvas made from partially recycled material. Its texture feels …
First Surface Designs
Since I began sewing I've always wanted to design my own fabrics. I like what can be found in fabric stores (I could spend hours just wandering around a good one), but still can't find designs to match the ideas in my head. SO... that brought me to Spoonflower. It's a print-on-demand service for …
