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Watercolor floral surface pattern in autumn colors shown on tea towel, throw pillow, and mug mockups for print-on-demand
EasyScale: Because Life's Too Short to Manually Resize Patterns READ MORE →
Illustrated clock surrounded by white gears over a repeating fall pumpkin pattern in orange, gold, teal, and cream tones, symbolizing Photoshop time-saving and layer mask techniques for surface pattern designers.
Layer Masks in Photoshop: Your Creative Time Machine (Flux Capacitor Not Required) READ MORE →
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Protect Your Art & Promote It Too: Why Documentation Is a Designer’s Secret Weapon READ MORE →
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Smooth Operator: How Photoshop’s Brush Smoothing Tool Makes Your Designs Sing READ MORE →
DPI comparison showing pixelated low-resolution floral pattern versus crisp 300 DPI high-resolution pattern for Procreate surface design
What is DPI? Why It’s Important to You? READ MORE →
Artist working on a surface pattern design on an iPad in Procreate with a hand-drawn, floral print repeat pattern background—digital art time-saving workflow.
Brushaholic? Maybe. But This Hack is my Support Group. READ MORE →
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Save Your Work and Your Sanity: A Foolproof Way to Protect and Organize Your Procreate Files READ MORE →
Creative surface pattern designer working in a cozy home studio, using a digital drawing tablet iPad to create digital art in Procreate and with timesaving clone tool.
The Busy Artist's Secret Procreate Weapon READ MORE →
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