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Pattern Passion Skillshare Class - Step-by-Step Process to Creating Surface Pattern Designs
Reveal your passion for pattern with my Skillshare class, Pattern Passion! In this class, I'll teach you the step-by-step process to creating surface pattern designs.
There are many different ways to create print designs, textile designs, and pattern designs. It all starts with establishing your style, creating a moodboard, and selecting a medium to work in.
In this class, you'll discover 5 different ways to create motifs for pattern design. I'll show you how to create a pattern layout both in repeat and as a placement print.
Textile Designer Salary - How Much Do Textile Jobs Pay?
Have you ever wondered how much money Textile Design jobs pay?
Or how much Textile Designers earn in their salary?
I dive into how much Textile Designers are paid from the low end to the high end, what average salaries are, and how many years of experience you need. I explain how you can position yourself for a higher salary as a Textile Designer or Surface Designer and provide my own insights relative to the data found online. I also touch on different resources like payscale and The Creative Group to help visualize what types of positions and job titles earn the highest salaries.
In this episode of the Design Tribe podcast, I'm chatting with Ilana and Katie from Loomier about pricing your work as an illustrator, surface pattern designer, or hand-lettering artist.
The surface pattern design industry can be opaque especially around pricing and especially if you're new to the industry. Thankfully, more and more artists are sharing their knowledge about how to price your designs, what you should be charging clients, what kinds of royalties are normal for art licensing, and how to uplift the industry standards for pricing so that all artists can make a decent salary and the living they deserve! :)