Liz kohler brown

Classes on iPad surface design, iPad drawing in Procreate and Affinity Designer, and print-on-demand for artists and designers.

Design a Pattern Collection on Your iPad

https://vimeo.com/1070628043?share=copy#t=0 Learn how to go beyond making basic repeat patterns with unique pattern assets, complex layouts, and innovative building methods. What You’ll Learn In this class, we’ll go far beyond the world of simple repeat patterns to create complex layouts that are eye-catching and marketable for print-on-demand, art licensing, and beyond. The Guide This class comes […]

In this class, you'll learn how to design a pattern collection on your iPad. I’ll show you options for making your repeat elements in both Procreate and Affi. ..

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I started selling my patterns on Spoonflower in 2015, and after my first $5 sale I was hooked and never looked back. Now I have my patterns on Society6, RedBubble, and multiple products through art licensors all because I got started with that first rough-around-the-edges shop!

Classes on iPad surface design, iPad drawing in Procreate and Affinity Designer, and print-on-demand for artists and designers.

If you’ve ever had “pattern creative block” where you can’t seem to take that first step of drawing elements for your pattern, here is a trick: layouts! Pattern layouts are simple templates you can use as a starting place for your patterns, and there is no better place to find tried-and-true layouts than pattern history. […]

In this class you'll learn all the steps for combining lettering and illustration to create compositions that both tell a story and are visually interesting! When you watch the class you’ll get all of my lettering brushes, plus a workbook with lots of ideas for letter styles, color palettes, and illustration topics. I’ll share with you my library of hundreds of vintage hand lettering images, so you’ll have no shortage of inspiration for letter styles. First we’ll create a letter style menu…

In this post I’m going to answer one of the most common questions I get from both beginner and experienced artists: Which app is better, Procreate or Affinity Designer? This is a difficult question to answer because there are very different uses for the two apps so which one is “best” depends on what kind […]

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Do Repeat Blocks for Pattern Design Have to Be Square? – Liz Kohler Brown

9,634 likes, 59 comments - lizkohlerbrown on August 3, 2023: "If you try a flase half drop pattern, share it with me so I can see it! This is one of the many layouts we’ll be covering in my new Historical Pattern Styles class. Check it out to take your patterns from basic scatter to eye-catching planned layout!".

Classes on iPad surface design, iPad drawing in Procreate and Affinity Designer, and print-on-demand for artists and designers.

If you haven’t stumbled upon Archive.org yet, get ready to lose some time sifting through beautiful old books. Archive.org is a non-profit with a mission of providing universal access to books, so anyone without access to libraries can still view, print, and share the wealth of knowledge stored in the library. If you’re like me […]

In this class, you'll learn how to create and fill your Society6 shop using your iPad. Society6 is a print on demand site that allows artists around the world. ..

I absolutely love everything Art Nouveau -- the colors, the fluidity, the botanicals -- so this class was a true labor of love! In the class, you'll learn how to create three different kinds of Art Nouveau style illustrations on your iPad in Procreate. When you take this class you'll get all of the brushes and stamps I use to make my art nouveau illustrations including 10 composition templates, 12 backgrounds and illustration elements, 11 texture brushes, and a few drawing and shading…