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This video shows you my process for making different scaled versions (sizes) of the pattern I created in Photoshop. The reason we do this is if someone is wanting it to be wallpaper they might want a bigger tomato. But if they are using it on a small bag or a pocket of an apron they want the tomatoes (the original repeating pattern tile) to be smaller. I know when I am sewing the little bags I have been making, The smallest patterns I had uploaded to Spoonflower were still larger than I wanted. This past December I uploaded some smaller sizes of my favorite patterns so I can make more bags using these smaller print sizes. Spoonflower had a 40% off fat quarters this past weekend and I bought a bunch of my new smaller sizes because a fat quarter is enough fabric for me to make a few of the little bags I am making. Tomato Pattern available for fabric or wallpaper purchase at: https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/21554274-farmer-s-market-tomatoes-on-summer-s-day-1800-l-by-dianegibbs?sku=fbty-pf-yd-f130 See whole collection: https://www.spoonflower.com/en/collections/1463964 Sign up here to get the episode link delivered to your inbox. https://creativesignite.com/signup Creatives Ignite provides creative solopreneurs with weekly inspiration & honest insights about running a creative business. Encouraging creatives to keep their creativity ignited by exploring new tools and techniques, making messes, and connecting with people all around the world. Affiliate links: ELEMENTOR: What I use to build websites: http://bit.ly/elementordiane DESCRIPT: Where I edit and add captions to my videos and audio files: https://descript.cello.so/jFQK83zbY8F (You get a 50% discount for 2 months) FLODESK: the best email service: 50% off your first month https://flodesk.com/c/CREATIVESIGNITE ENVATO: Best place for stock photos, plugins, videos, everything: http://bit.ly/envatoDR AUDIIO: Where I get all my music for the podcast and videos: https://ref.audiio.com/qkedecmk Get 70% off your first year of Audiio Pro AUDIBLE: Audible Free Trial: LINK here: https://amzn.to/4kRx3UZ • Get two free audiobooks to start • After 30 days, get one audiobook a month for $14.95/month • Receive 30% off the price of additional audiobook purchases • Cancel at any time. A member’s books are theirs to keep, even if they cancel Audible Gold Digital Membership: • Get one audiobook per month for $14.95/mo • Receive 30% off the price of additional audiobook purchases • Cancel at any time. A member’s books are theirs to keep, even if they cancel SKILLSHARE: Great place for learning LOTS of things: http://bit.ly/dianegibbs 1 month free premium membership Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are 'affiliate links.' This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission.

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This episode is all about how I use Smart Objects in Photoshop when I am making my patterns. In this episode I break down when to use smart objects and how to use them in three different ways to edit your patterns and make your artwork work harder for you. I show layer masking, adjustment layers, and good practices for making strong patterns with smart objects. I hope you enjoy this episode and let me know if you have any questions. Get the show links at: https://creativesignite.com/three-ways-to-use-smart-objects-for-patterns-in-photoshop/ Creatives Ignite provides creative solopreneurs with weekly inspiration & honest insights about running a creative business. Encouraging creatives to keep their creativity ignited by exploring new tools and techniques, making messes, and connecting with people all around the world. Sign up here to get the episode link delivered to your inbox. https://creativesignite.com/signup

This is a new podcast series called: In Search of a Formula for Making Patterns. Find it at https://www.spoonflower.com/en/collections/1348617-whimsical-boho-garden-by-garabateo Find Mercedes Cortés at: https://www.garabateo.com On instagram at: www.instagram.com/garabateoprints/ On Spoonflower at: https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/garabateo Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/in-search-of-a-formula-for-making-patterns-analyzing-mercedes-cortes-award-winning-pattern/ I am diane gibbs, a budding surface pattern designer and host of the Creatives Ignite Podcast. As I am learning Surface Pattern Design, I've some encountered some hurdles. Because of these challenges, I want to analyze many successful surface pattern designers, what attracts me to their work, and analyze their collections and patterns to see if I can create the formula I've been needing so that the hero pattern stops eluding me. In this series, I am digging into what makes their collections successful and try to reverse-engineer their collections, mini-collections, and specifically how they construct their hero patterns. This week I am analyzing designer, Mercedes Cortés' Whimsical Boho Garden Mini Collection which was an award-winner in one of Spoonflower's bi-monthly challenges. I do not personally know Mercedes but am a fan of her work and love that she has different styles. I am trying to keep these analyses under ten minutes and take you along as I look at some of my favorite surface pattern designers. Find it at https://www.spoonflower.com/en/collections/1348617-whimsical-boho-garden-by-garabateo

This has been a long time coming. New habits, new obstacles. I tried shooting with two cameras and it was pretty much an epic fail. Not so much in the shooting, although that could have been better but mainly in the editing. I should have done a lot of things differently. SHOULD, SHOULD, SHOULD. So instead I will share what I learned. I need to ask myself what is most important: keeping to a schedule or trying something new. I guess here we saw the fail of keeping to a schedule. This means when I am trying something new I need to practice on a short something instead of content with three hours. YIKES. Ok lesson learned.