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    New Skillshare Class: Flat to Fabulous Vectors in Affinity Designer | Four Texture Methods for Creating Realistic Illustrations

    An introduction to my latest Skillshare Class, "Flat to Fabulous Vectors in Affinity Designer | Four Texture Methods for Creating Realistic Illustrations" Find out more...

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  • Textural Illustration: Sources for Textures for Your Own Work

    One of the biggest questions I hear from students in my classes is, "Where do you find your textures?" So I created a blog post covering just that topic!

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  • Textural Floral Illustration on Affinity Designer for iPad

    Learn how to create beautiful, organic textural flowers and leaves using Affinity Designer for iPad. Take a look at a new Skillshare course by teacher and Chicago area artist Tracey Capone.

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The other day, I received a lovely package in the mail from Canada. (I knew what was inside was beautiful but, quite literally, the packaging was lovely, which is no easy feat when shipping art.) The moment this piece was posted by Alanna, I knew exactly where I would put it on my wall. Fast forward, it’s framed and hung up in that spot and I am so grateful to @alannacartierillustration for sharing her talent, and love of painting beautiful, every day subjects, with the world. I love that I can take a pause, look up from my desk, and calm my mind. Thank you Alanna, for putting your work out in to the world. 🧡
Just a couple of flowers to wish everyone a happy weekend! .
Oh be still my nerd heart… many thanks to Angèle for leaving such an amazing review. I can’t begin to explain how much reviews (and taking the classes and sharing the projects) can truly make a day brighter! Thank you to every student who has done one or more on that list! Now, if you’ll excuse me… I have to get back to finishing my new class with a big old squishy, warm heart and a renewed sense of determination. Head to my profile for a peek at what’s next and to sign up to be notified when it’s released!
My next class is coming out this coming week but, in the mean time, check out my husband, Joe’s (@smiggyink) latest @skillshare class, all about creating your own visual prompts using intuitive scribbles! It’s a process Joe has been using for over 20 years for his own painting and he put together three different exercises to share the process with you. Find the link in my bio !
NEW TUTORIAL 🎉 Now up on my YouTube Channel. Learn two ways to power duplicate a shape around a set point in Affinity Designer. Making vector floral assets? This is a quick and easy way to do it. Find the link in my bio!
Many thanks to Peg, a student from “Surface Pattern Design: Efficiency Hacks in Affinity Designer & Photo” for the amazing review (thank you as well for the Academy Award… my family has been saying I should get one since I was a baby😉) Many thanks to everyone who has taken the class so far and extra thanks for those who have left reviews! They help me know what you like about the classes and where I can improve. Want to check out the class? Find the link in my bio!
NEW TUTORIAL! Based on a question from a member in my Creator Collage community, in this tutorial, I show you how to use the new Vector Flood Fill in Affinity Designer, to create a perfectly symmetrical Yin-Yang symbol. It’s a super quick tutorial but will give you the basics you need to create shapes out of a series of strokes. Find a link to the tutorial in my bio!
New tutorial is up on the channel! In this super quick tutorial, learn how to use the new Balanced Dash pattern (along with the Contour tool and Geometric functions) to create a vector stamp frame in Affinity Designer V2. Have I ever mentioned how excited I was when they added this?? Find the tutorial at the link in my bio!
NEW TUTORIAL! 🎉 What the heck are Object Defaults? Find out in less than 6 minutes in my new Quick Tip tutorial in Affinity Designer. They’re not a fancy tool, but they can help you save time, and can’t we all use more of that? Find the tutorial at the link in my bio!
NEW TUTORIAL! Learn, step by step, how to make a realistic notepad for GoodNotes, or other annotation apps, in Affinity Publisher! I’m using the desktop version but I show you how to get started in the iPad version as well (the overall process is the same from there 😉) Find the link to the YouTube tutorial in my profile!
Ever pull a really large image, asset or other selection in to Designer and you have to go hunting for the edges to size it down? Stop. There’s a much quicker way… the Transform Panel. Check it out! Find full length tutorials on my YouTube channel and classes on Skillshare as well as my own learning site The Creator Collage. All links are in my bio.
NEW TUTORIAL! Want to know my favorite new tool in Affinity Designer V2.1? The Vector Flood Fill tool may seem pretty basic on the surface but it can do a ton of really cool things that will save you time and help you create amazing projects. Check out my new YouTube tutorial for a full rundown of how the tool works and then we'll apply it to two real illustrations. Find the link in my bio or in my current Story.

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