make a good difference: peace-- justice, inclusion, equity, care; love lives here; put love in your heart; pastel by Sheri42
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Pastels, Scallops, Collage

Art strategies and reflections using Procreate, focusing on pastel techniques and collages. It emphasizes storytelling through art, featuring personal anecdotes and creative prompts from various workshops.

scallop St Patrick's shamrock by Sheri42
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WrapUp Flowers and Collage

The blog shares weekly art strategies using ProCreate and Affinity Designer, highlights pastel lessons, celebrates International Women's Day, and promotes creativity and community engagement.

Forest Botanicals Wildflowers Fungi Garden large wallpaper by Sheri42
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Wednesday WrapUp Forest Botanicals

a design challenge featuring wildflowers and fungi, highlighting revisions and inspirations for wallpaper designs

cardinal and quote by Sheri 42
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Wednesday WrapUp Mushrooms and More

weekly art strategies and reflections, showcasing various designs inspired by nature, particularly mushrooms and frogs, while encouraging community sharing.

Spoonflower curtains With Autumn Hunt Club print "Crisp Morning Chattering Chipmunks by Sheri42
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Wednesday WrapUp Patterns and Watercolor

weekly insights on using ProCreate and Affinity Designer, featuring tutorials, personal projects, and reflections on art classes.

Butterfly Wings Design on Spoonflower table runner and napkins by Sheri42
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Butterfly and Wings

#AffinityDesigner MasterClass, sharing insights on creating an #ogee pattern and #butterfly wings while participating in a #Spoonflower design challenge.

ogee pattern in pinks
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Wednesday WrapUp More Affinity Patterns

Affinity Designer. textures, vector tools, and a MasterClass by Delores Naskrent. Ogee pattern

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Textures in Affinity

textures created in Affinity Designer, gained through Delores Naskrent's MasterClass. forming textures, including utilizing .svg formats and experimenting with patterns like half drop and rosettes.

Drop Floral Greeting Card by Sheri42
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Wednesday WrapUp July 30 25

ongoing lessons in Affinity Designer, focusing on vector and pixel tools with insights on creating reflective patterns using templates, such as the Single Reflective Half Drop. Additionally, they're developing a calendar project in Procreate, emphasizing the importance of planning in design.

Far Out 70s tableware by Sheri42
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Reflective Patterns Far Out or Subtle

Delores Naskrents' Affinity Designer MasterClass, highlights this week's symmetrical designs using reflective templates.