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Why you should create a mood board for your pattern designs + table of colours, images

Why you should create a mood board

Podcast

The importance of finding inspiration for your pattern designs + image of girl with iphone

Collecting inspiration for your pattern designs

Podcast

How to stay motivated working from home?+ image of girl drinking coffee on laptop

Staying motivated working from home

Podcast

Do you feel like the surface pattern market is oversaturated? + floral design

Feel like the pattern design market is oversaturated?

Podcast

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?

Podcast

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

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