With Black Friday upon us, I decided it was time to put together the first ever ✨ Every Tuesday Holiday Gift Guide! ✨ And it contains my very best recommendations from the past 10+ years working as a designer, illustrator and online educator. Inside, you’ll find the categories: technology, watercolor + lettering, crafting, books and a miscellaneous section of personal favorites. This is not your typical gift guide. First, the guide only contains products/services I have personally purchased...
2 days ago • 1 min read
This started out as a summer floral pattern, but one tweak led to another and I ended up with a fancy floral pattern instead 🙃 Changing up the color palette could def still give it a summer feel, but I couldn’t resist sharing it with this one once it all came together. 😍 Pick up the free ogee symmetry block stamp below along with the colors to get started! Mentioned in this video ✅ Ogee pattern block stamp (free brush)✅ Color palette (free)✅ Bouquet Maker brush set✅ Pattern Types cheat sheet...
4 months ago • 1 min read
When I mentioned the Flower Color Guide book in my How to Find your Art Style vid, I had a few requests for more recs, so I’m here to deliver! These 7 books truly helped me to become a better floral illustrator and I’ve reached for them constantly over the years when I’ve needed inspiration or a good reference photo that didn’t come from Pinterest 🙃 In the vid, I’ve included overviews of each along with what I use them for the most. I also included a bunch of flip throughs, so get ready for...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Happy almost-Spring! With the pollen already teasing our southern noses, I’ve been working on some new floral patterns this past week and wanted to share a helpful tip! As a creative who loves working with textures, transparencies and organic shapes, I tend to create my patterns as raster (or pixel-based) first. This gives me the freedom to create my patterns exactly as I want them without being limited by the more flat-style aesthetic that comes with vectors. There are times when a vector...
8 months ago • 1 min read
After publishing this video, I had a few questions about where I recommend selling digital products, so that question is being fully answered in this week’s vid! If you’re on the fence about selling digital products, are looking for more info or have it on your to do list this year – knowing where and why you’re selling on a specific site can make a massive difference in your earnings potential. After 10+ years of selling digital products, these recs are all based on experience, not guesses....
9 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Tuesday! Whew, hitting ‘publish’ on today’s video definitely had my heart racing a bit more than usual! I haven’t shared anything like this before – I’m opening up more of my world to you this week, from my morning routine, to a peek into what happens inside my home office. You’ll see how I work with traditional media for my digital products, plus I’m sharing three of my golden tips for brainstorming products that actually sell. Even if selling digital goods isn’t your thing, I believe...
9 months ago • 1 min read
