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Elegant typography paired with beautiful botanical artworks never go out of style! In this class, you’ll learn how to combine vintage botanical illustrations or your own artworks with strong, minimal typography in Adobe Photoshop to create refined, professional designs ready for print, digital sharing, or selling.
As a graphic designer, I love using vintage imagery in my collages and designs, and in this class, I’ll guide you step-by-step through my complete workflow for transforming botanical illustrations into polished compositions suitable for greeting cards, posters, wedding stationery, packaging, branding elements, playlist or podcast covers, or social media graphics.
 IN THIS CLASS YOU'LL LEARN:
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<li>how to source high-quality, free public domain vintage botanical illustrations;</li>
<li>how to prepare and clean up scanned artwork in Adobe Photoshop;</li>
<li>composition techniques and how to combine botanical imagery with digital type to create striking layouts;</li>
<li>how to select typefaces that work with botanical illustrations and how to use the Match Font tool in Adobe Photoshop;</li>
<li>tips and tricks for creating layered designs using Layer Masks, Opacity or Stroke effect;</li>
<li>tips for adjusting colors, applying color corrections and recoloring your designs using Hue/Saturation and Gradient Map adjustments;</li>
<li>a workflow tips for using Artboards in Adobe Photoshop when developing colour variants;</li>
<li>how to save your work for web and prepare your design for print with bleeds, crops marks and in CMYK color mode;</li>
<li>workflow tips for adapting the process for quick and simple or more complex projects.</li>
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In this class, you’ll see the complete design process from source image to finished artwork and learn flexible techniques that you can pick and mix based on your skill level, available time, and creative goals.
 WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR
This class is perfect for:
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<li>graphic designers looking to elevate their work with vintage botanical elements and elegant typography;</li>
<li>illustrators and artists who want to transform standalone botanical artworks into finished design pieces;</li>
<li>students learning composition, typesetting, and Adobe Photoshop;</li>
<li>creatives interested in greeting card design, print products, or wedding stationery design.</li>
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Whether you're creating designs for clients, building products to sell, or expanding your creative portfolio, this class will help you add a distinctive, timeless aesthetic to your work!
 BOTANICAL DESIGNS &amp; BEYOND
Botanical imagery has a timeless appeal, and when combined with clean, confident type, it becomes incredibly versatile. But the process you’ll learn in this class can be applied in projects beyond botanical card designs and adapted for:
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<li>digital collages;</li>
<li>branding projects;</li>
<li>editorial layouts;</li>
<li>book covers;</li>
<li>art prints;</li>
<li>packaging design;</li>
<li>social media graphics.</li>
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By the end of the class, you’ll have a finished botanical design ready for sharing, selling or printing, and an understanding of the complete design workflow you can use across any project which involves working with illustrations and digital typesetting in Adobe Photoshop.
If you love botanical illustrations and elegant type — this class will give you the tools and confidence to create something striking and timeless!
I cannot wait to see what this class inspires you to create!
—Evgeniya
 RELATED DIGITAL COLLAGE CLASSES: 
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<li>If you’re interested in exploring more complex digital collages as a form of illustration, check out my class <a href="https://skl.sh/41FnXCn" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Source &amp; Mix Digital Collages from Vintage Illustrations in Adobe Photoshop</a>.</li>
<li>If you are into more minimal and graphic collage look, be sure to join me in my class <a href="https://skl.sh/4dzj3Ln" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Create Minimalist Digital Collages from Vintage Graphics in Adobe Photoshop</a> to learn how to re-imagine found vintage graphics as timeless collages in reduced colour palettes with a hint of a risograph look.</li>
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Introduction & Class Overview 2026

How to Approach This Class & Your Project

Vintage Resources & Tips for Sourcing Images

Organising Project Files

Preparing Images for Use in the Design

Tips for Selecting Elements with the Quick Selection Tool

Refining Selection Edges in the Select & Mask Workspace

Refining the Layer Mask to Finalise Your Cut-out

Retouching & Restoring Your Images

Retouching Colours in Your Images

Applying Non-Destructive Colour Adjustments

Design Document Setup

Getting Started with Your Design Composition

Adding Text & Selecting Typeface

Typesetting & Developing Your Design Composition

Adding Depth with Easy Layering Techniques

Adding Depth with Layer Masks

Finalising Colours in Your Design

Setting up Artboards for Creating Colour Iterations

Creating Colour Variants Using Hue/Saturation Adjustments

Creating Colour Variants Using Gradient Maps

Exporting Colour Variants for Further Development

Texturing Your Design

Exporting Your Design

Preparing Your Design for Print

Conclusion & What's Next

Recommended Resources — Vintage Botanical Illustrations.pdf

Card & Wedding Stationery Sizes Cheatsheet.pdf

Recommended Font Families for Botanical Designs.pdf

Gradient Map Presets - Attitude Duotones for Botanical Designs.zip

Textures.zip

Table of Contents — Source & Mix Botanical Illustrations with Typography to Create Timeless Designs in Adobe Photoshop — Skillshare Class by Evgeniya Righini-Brand.pdf

Greeting Card Messages.pdf

Botanical Design Exploration

Source & Mix Botanical Illustrations with Typography to Create Timeless Designs in Adobe Photoshop

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