Are you an illustrator, a pattern designer or graphic designer looking to streamline and automate your pattern creation process? Say goodbye to time-consuming repeat calculations and embrace efficiency with automated pattern templates in my newest course, "Surface Pattern Design in Affinity Designer: Ditsy Floral Half-Drop Repeat Pattern". Designed specifically for artists like you, this course is your ultimate resource for mastering the art of vector surface pattern design using the powerful Adobe Illustrator alternative, Affinity Designer on the iPad.

In this comprehensive online course, I totally understand the pain points you face when it comes to creating patterns manually. The repetitive tasks, the hours spent perfecting each element – it can be overwhelming. That's why this course is here to revolutionize your workflow and empower you with the skills to automate and streamline your pattern creation process using Affinity Designer.

Essentially, automated pattern templates do the pattern repeat for you! You create a template for any shape you want, diamond repeat, half-drop repeat, full-drop repeat, ogee, scallop, with or without symmetry - you can automate all those shapes. Transition today from beginner to PRO! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced designer looking to expand your skill set, this course is your gateway to becoming a proficient surface pattern designer using Affinity Designer.

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

Symbols & Automated Templates

✓ Solidify your knowledge about the Symbols Studio in Affinity Designer

✓ Follow me step by step to create your automated half-drop repeat template from scratch

✓ Alternatively download my own template for Affinity V1 or V2 and get right into drawing!

Seamless Half-Drop Repeat +Ditsy Patterns

✓ Learn about creating super easy half-drop repeat patterns in Affinity Designer

✓ Find out about the applications for the ditsy patterns

✓ Watch my case studies from other amazing artists’ ditsy pattern art

Error-free Pattern Repeats

✓ Discover easier ways to automate your repeat creation process

✓ Watch me and learn how to draw very detailed botanical motifs and turning them into vector assets

✓ Start working with a LIVE preview without the Transform Studio - no more calculations!

Managing Color Palettes

✓ Check out how I like to utilize my color palettes in Affinity Designer

Vector Layers Organization

✓ Practise working with vector layers in Affinity Designer for more speed and efficiency

✓ Learn my organization hacks for faster re-coloring

✓ Manage layers for more intricate repeats with ease

Saving, Testing & Re-coloring

✓ Learn easy tips for creating neat color variations of your pattern tile

✓ Stay organized and back up your files properly

✓ Learn how to test your pattern tile

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

any version of Affinity Designer (just be mindful that there is no auto-close for the Pencil Tool in V1)
you can follow along with the desktop version of Affinity Designer, however, I am showing my whole process in Affinity on the iPad = you will learn very handy iPad gestures in this course
physical sketchbooks if you wish to sketch outside of the iPad or Procreate

Enrol now and start designing your own half-drop repeat ditsy patterns with Affinity Designer.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THOSE CLASS FREEBIES - available under "Projects & Resources"

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WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR

Artists
Surface designers
Pattern designers
Graphic Design enthusiasts
Illustrators
Anyone creative who would like to draw beautiful vectors!

SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE

The class is geared towards intermediate students who have some basic experience creating patterns in Affinity and they're at least a bit familiar with the interface. Ambitious beginners also very welcome!

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MEET THE TEACHER

Hi! I’m Weronika Salach, an illustrator, surface pattern designer & art teacher. I create vibrant work to fill your world with color, and I teach how to draw in Procreate and Affinity Designer. I'm a Top Teacher on Skillshare where I helped over 35,000 students take their digital illustration skills to the next level.

I look forward to seeing you in class!

Nora Gärtner-Schallenberg

Illustrator & Pattern Designer

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