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The difference between Photoshop and Illustrator for pattern designs + image of girl's hand with laptop keyboard

Should you use Photoshop or Illustrator for your pattern designs?

Podcast

Design and Shine Podcast Episode 2- want to create pattern designs but feel like you can't draw?

Want to create pattern designs but feel like you can’t draw?

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The essential design process, Design and Shine Podcast Episode 1

The Design Process

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Vector versus raster for your pattern designs

Pattern Repeats

Painting flowers

Hand drawn artwork to digital repeat

Pattern Design

Pattern of flowers

The importance of your own authentic voice

Pattern Design

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Refresh and reuse old pattern designs

Pattern Design

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3 essential business tools

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Some of the biggest pattern design mistakes

Pattern Design

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