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On most Wednesdays, check this blog for a strategy, process, or reflection for illustration with the iPad app ProCreate or Affinity Designer. This week I created two collections for Spoonflower challenges.
It’s been a busy week, and I wanted to share the work briefly here. I’ll write more about each collection, hopefully tomorrow. Here’s a bit about them.
Chintz Revival
Today I spent the day immersed in researching and designing a collection for the Chintz Revival design challenge. I’m not even sure which one I will enter yet. I really like this style. I have a tin set in chintz style from my mom. I’ll get a picture tomorrow in the daylight. She loved those designs.
My design is a simple version of chintz in trailing vine, symmetrical, and striped designs with gingham and plain stripes as blenders. I love the palette. I’ll explain more tomorrow.
Faded Resort Challenge
I was a bit stumped about this challenge, and the colors are those my granddaughter likes, but I’m not so enamored with them. I do like the collection though. More on the process on another day.
Vintage Faded Resort
Imagine that nostalgic resort on the coast, where weathered fairy tiles invoke calm and comfort as sunset rays soften the painterly effects of terra cotta, yellows, sand, clay. Dream away in faded symmetry story.
I created several blenders/coordinates for the main tile pattern. You can see the whole collection on Spoonflower here.
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Designing collections is so enjoyable — creating a whole ensemble for the home is quite an accomplishment. Designing for challenges adds a bit of difficulty to meet the standards. Stop by latter this week for more on how I worked through these two collections.
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