Process I started out uninspired for this challenge. But I am always surprised how inspiration flows when I simply dive in and start sketching. I drew peregrine falcons for a previous challenge, so I started with my old drawings. I simplified the shape immensely until it still read “Falcon” but had almost no detail. This…
Category: Spoonflower Challenge
Tropical Fruit Fabric Design Challenge
Process Umbrellas came to mind right away when I was brainstorming for this tropical fruit challenge. Fruity umbrellas. I thought about sticking them in beverages, but the beach seemed more fun. You can see I played around with a few ideas before settling in the beach scene. You might noticed the words in the shadows….
Wedding Linens Challenge
Process At first glance, I’m guessing you’re not getting the wedding vibe, are you? Well, Spoonflower said a trend in weddings lately is a 70’s theme. They also said “warm boho” and “ritzy glam” were trending too, but I couldn’t get a handle on those well enough to create a pattern this week. I found…
What A Wonderful World Challenge
Design Process ok, working on this design was totally coloring therapy. It was like a world map coloring book. Getting all the borders and details was a little fiddly, but it didn’t require a lot of brain power. I loved the rainbow, colorful results! Our world is a beautiful place! Yes, I definitely took some…
Sweet Dreams Bedding
I have woodland animals reaching for the stars this week! The challenge was to create a pattern that would look nice on bedding. I first drew these animals a few months ago for a lighter pattern where the animals were much smaller. See me draw them in this Timelapse video below. I took these cuties…
Pattern Clash Challenge: A Protest
This is a unique week. A frustrating phenomenon has taken place in Spoonflower over the last year or two. More and more artificial intelligence generated designs have been placing high in the challenge results. Sometimes they are so good that it’s hard to tell. Other times the main elements of the design are a little…
Pantone Color Wallpaper Challenge
Design Process A few times a year, Spoonflower partners with Pantone and has members Design with a limited color palette. This one was called “Ultra Steady.” I played around with the options, but I liked a monochromatic version best. My design is inspired by my bed headboard! When I was designing my bedroom a few…
Birthday Table Runner Challenge
Design Process This week’s challenge was extra challenging. There were some technical difficulties getting the design centered on Spoonflower’s table runner mock up, but I persevered. I was able to use some cute amphibians that I drew for a previous challenge to adorn the edges of my rainbow-colored table runner, so that was a nice…
Doodle Bugs Spoonflower Challenge
Process I had so much fun getting this design ready! I had recently purchased Bardot Brush’s watercolor brush set for Procreate. They really allow you to get an authentic watercolor look while painting digitally. I grabbed some reference images for inspiration and got to work creating a loose, paint splatters look. Hope you enjoy! Voting…
Abstract Animal Print Curtains Design Challenge
I’m back! I had a baby a couple months ago and took a little hiatus from Art to soak up all the fleeting baby cuddles. I’m still getting plenty of baby cuddles, but I’m also sneaking in some design work here and there. Isn’t she a doll? I designed a pattern for this week’s abstract…