Can anyone be an artist? It’s a great question. Is talent a true marker for success in the art field, or can hard work get you there?
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Normally, I wouldn’t call someone out on this, but I just felt the need post this. It’s a great refresher for anyone who hasn’t had typography in a long time.
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Why should designers care about TF-IDF? Josh Moody discusses this technology and how it affects designers. It’s important to continually be adding to our bag of tricks as company owners and designers. We are visionaries that sometimes becomes so consumed with creating we forget to continue to learn.
#code #designers #SEO #marketing
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How can you add value to your work while we are all dealing with stay at home orders and quarantine. I think it’s on a lot of peoples minds.
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I bet you didn’t know this about Avocado production. Click here to read more about where your avocados really come from and what inspired this pattern.
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Odds are if you’re glancing at this post, then you are probably and artist and may be thinking:
Why do I have to learn how to write? Nowadays everyone has to learn how to write if they want to market their work or promote themselves on a social platform. I’ll walk you through 5 tips to make your writing look professional.
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Cactus trends are officially in for 2019. I have seen it everywhere. Have you? It’s circulating all of the big chains, but when will this trend be gone. I noticed more subtle themes of Easter decor this year in place for rich greens and yellows.
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100 Free Wave images that are copyright free! Come download them and use them for your projects. I’m giving them away along with other assets. These images are of The Wedge at Newport Beach, California
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I used a product mockup from Mockupworld to create this bag with my watercolor design on it. Bonnie Christine’s Immersion course is a great opportunity to learn all of the inns and outs of the pattern design world.
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Natural color palettes can be produced by using traditional colors. These colors are some of the first ever created. Sometimes we take color for granted. Color is a modern thing now. I discuss which of the basic colors I use to produce natural tones in my watercolor paintings.
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The Future is a great Youtube series for designers who are looking to build a client base or just struggling with every day life as a creative. I found this series to be one of the best I’ve ever seen and presents a wealth of information for viewers. It discusses the ethical, emotional, and theoretical views of design life.
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DIY: Simple watercolor process for creating gifts, stationary, and small fine art projects that are beautiful. You can follow these steps and create a colorful gift.
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I reveal my watercolor process for creating a snow scene landscape of Mammoth Lakes, California. I reveal this in a 5 part process.
#watercolor #watercolour #mammothlakes #mammoth #california #art #painter #watercolour #landscape
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How to take your illustrations to the next level and put them on products. I discuss how to create product mockups that showcase your illustrations and also your ability to show manufacturers you can envision how your work will look as an end product.
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What has been your favorite pantone color of the year? I blog about the 2019 color of the year which is coral. January is an exciting time of year for designers as trends update colors, fonts, and styles. The pantone for this year PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral is provocative and fresh. Coral means life.
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Original watercolor pet portrait commissions available in Orange County on Etsy and my personal shop.
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What do production artists do all day? I briefly discuss the difference between graphic design and production. I also talk about common misconceptions of what production is. You can find more about production in my Skillshare class.
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