Process This week’s design challenge prompt was so open-ended that it was hard to fix on a direction. They just requested a wallpaper design that could be installed in any direction. I had two main ideas for a whimsical wallpaper. The first was weightlifters and weights, but I’ll save that for another week. I settled…
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Buttercup Design Challenge
Process “Those don’t look like buttercups…” you might be saying. True. These are Hellebore Flowers, or Lenten Roses. They are in the Buttercup Family, believe it or not. This challenge was to design fabric for home decor using flowers from the Buttercup family, which includes all sorts of flowers…delphiniums, ranunculus, and…Hellebores! I used my snazzy…
Birds of Prey Design Challenge
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…
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…