Hey! This is just a quick note to tell you my FIFTH (that’s number five, guys! Five!) Skillshare class, Pattern Play: Layered Designs, is on the books. In this course I show you a workflow for how to make surface patterns in Illustrator that have multiple layers of repeating motifs. The thing about layered repeats is the depth, interest, and sometimes…
Skillshare class no. 4 Illustrator Basics: The Pen & Pencil Tool is now live! Have you been dipping your toes in Illustrator and want to start working on illustrations built from your own drawings? This course lays the foundation for how to do just that. When I was learning Illustrator, I found the pen tool to be difficult and annoying at best….
Whew! I guess you could say I enjoy teaching on Skillshare 😌 I think that it’s just really easy for me to remember being a beginner. I’ve always been solid with computers, but before I got into graphic design I just assumed Photoshop, Illustrator, video editing, web coding, etc would be out of my league. That feeling of “holy crap! If…
Finally a bridge has been created that connects my design world to my sewing world. It hasn’t come out of nowhere, though. For the last year I’ve been slowly upgrading from merely gawking at lovely fabrics to trying to design them. Learning how repeats work, studying the fabrics that I’ve purchased and loved too much to cut into, and trying…
You guys, There has been a lot happening in Dylan land. As you saw in my last post, my second Skillshare class on Pattern making has been published and has taken off with a bang (if I could yell my gratitude through this post I would), I’ve got new classes in the works, I’m on the cusp of selling my…
I’ve been busy working on my second Skillshare class and had the joy of hitting “publish” over the weekend! Pattern Play: Combining Illustrator and Photoshop takes you through my workflow for creating patterns utilizing the strengths of both AI and PS. I love the ease of making shapes, building repeating tiles, and testing out color palettes in Illustrator, but Photoshop is incredible…
Happy 2017! I want to welcome you dear readers back by letting you know about my freshly published Skillshare class: Digitizing Hand Drawn Sketches with Character! I’ve been a member of Skillshare for over three years (before they had a subscription and you paid for each class!) and have always felt like it was my design buddy. A whole community of…
Thanksgiving is next week. NEXT. WEEK. Which means the holiday season is approaching faster than I can finish a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Half Baked. Woah. Whether you’re looking to save some money this holiday season, or are just wanting to give something a little more special, here are some ideas for gifts you can make yourself and give to…
Wednesday was…tough. I felt a lot of feelings, but the most difficult was the helplessness I felt for myself and those that I love. I felt helpless for non-white people, people with disabilities, people who are gay, people who have immigrated here, people who aren’t members of the first class. I felt helpless for my future, and although our futures are…
It’s boring to listen to people talk about how busy they are, so I’ll keep it brief: I’m very busy with a project at work right now. As in, working before work, during work, and after work, and thinking about it while falling asleep. So my sewing adventures have been non-existent. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been dreaming up my next…