If you’ve ever opened your Procreate gallery and thought, “I have so much art in here… but none of it is becoming anything,” this tutorial is for you. Instead of starting from scratch, I’m going to show you how to pull one illustration you already love and turn it into
Imagine this: you are William Morris, sitting in your studio, sketching a new pattern, having no idea that not only will the popularity of your pattern outlive you, but it will only grow in popularity as the decades pass. The difference between dear William and so many other forgotten pattern
(And How to Get Found Online and Make More Sales) If you’ve ever looked at your shop full of artwork and wondered why sales are low or nonexistent, you’re not alone. A lot of artists start to assume the platforms are just too saturated, or that success online is only
Have you ever been stuck in this cycle: You upload your art to a new website (Spoonflower for example), you get a few likes but nothing sells, you abandon the plan and start a new platform. Repeat that X number of times and you have shops on many different platforms
If you’ve ever shared a pattern online and worried about white seam lines, blurry images, or worse—someone stealing your repeat block—you’re not alone. I see artists run into these problems all the time. Some people share their full repeat blocks at large sizes, which makes it easy for companies, bots,
I keep re-learning a very important lesson about making art in the AI age that I wanted to share with you all in this post. I’ll be sharing an example of my winning (and losing) designs from a recent Minted contest to show you that the art I spend LESS
(And Why Most Artists Are Wasting Time on the Wrong Platforms) Feeling frustrated because you’re posting constantly… and nothing is happening? You’re not alone. Many artists are spending hours every week sharing their art using methods that don’t drive sales, licensing contracts, or quality traffic. This post is part of my Art
I can’t tell you how many artists have come into my inbox to lament that they didn’t achieve their goal of finishing a calendar yet again! We ALL start out the year so well intentioned with a list full of quarterly and yearly goals, and then life happens and we
If you’ve ever wanted to offer more colorways—but got stuck because recoloring takes forever—this workflow is going to feel like a cheat code. In this tutorial, I’m showing you how I recolor vector repeat patterns in a fraction of the time using a free Pattern Recolorer tool, and then how
One of the most common questions I get from artists is: “Which app should I use, Procreate or Affinity Designer?” The truth is, this isn’t really an either/or situation. Both apps are incredible tools, but they excel at completely different things. I use both almost daily, and honestly couldn’t imagine
Ever heard someone say that POD (print-on-demand) products are low-quality?There’s a lot of talk online about whether POD is worth it—or just a shortcut to disappointing your customers. Let’s dive into today’s topic: How to tell if POD is the right fit for your creative practice—and how to avoid the
Every year I do a detailed analysis of my art sales in order to answer the questions: what art is making me money? how much time did it take me to make those top sellers? what art was a total flop? Of course I want to just draw flowers all