Are you an artist or illustrator that works in traditional mediums and are interested in surface pattern design? Do you possibly paint with watercolors or use gouache or even sketch with color pencils and want to learn how you can take your traditional art work into the digital medium for commercial use as surface pattern repeats?

Well, in today’s class I am going to walk you through how I digitize my traditional artwork and translate them into surface pattern designs using Affinity Photo V2 on the iPad. Working with traditional mediums doesn’t mean you have to always create your repeat by hand and in this class I will show you my process for taking traditional artwork into the digital realm that still keeps its handmade look, but offers a quicker streamlined process.

So, in today’s class, we are going to be exploring the creative place where traditional art meets digital art and it is a fun place design. While I often work digitally, I really enjoy working with  watercolor and other traditional art mediums like paint, gouache and color pencils. When you work traditionally by hand, people think it is difficult to translate to a digital product, but in reality you can still take those pieces of art to a digital format. I like to do this for easier access when it comes to any commercial projects or projects that require digital files. Creating surface pattern designs with traditional work is a fantastic way to do this. As we work together today, we will go through the process of  prepping your art for use in a repeat pattern, learning how to create the pattern in affinity photo, exporting your final file and some of the ins and outs of the new version 2 affinity photo app.

If this is your first time taking one of my classes relating to surface pattern design - Definitely make sure you check out my previous surface pattern design courses - I have a variety that cover everything from basic level topics that walk you through the entire process of designing from concept to final pattern to more advanced classes that explore building specific types of repeats like half drop patterns and more. While this class is focused on using the Affinity apps on the iPad, I also have courses that walk you through the design process using the desktop affinity apps on a computer.