Want to know a few of the most successful techniques I used to get my first paying surface pattern clients?

That sounds like super useful info if you’ve been making patterns and illustrations and are wishing that you knew the way to find work in the surface pattern industry, right?

I get a LOT of emails from designers, and I know y’all are overwhelmed, confused and are convinced you’re not ready.

Nine years ago, I jumped head first into freelance pattern design. I was coming off a decade working as a textile designer in New York and I was pretty confident it wasn’t going to be that big a deal to just start doing it on a freelance remote basis.

Yea, didn’t call that one too accurately. I spent a long time trying ALL the things to figure out how to make a non-salaried living designing for surfaces. It was painfully slow for someone who likes things done at warp speed.

So speaking from experience: the sooner you start looking for work in the *right* places, the sooner you’ll find it.

But that’s easier said then done, so to help you out, I thought about all the things I did in those first years, and the things I do now, the things that got me gigs and were worth my time investment, and the things that were weeks of my life I’ll never get back.

I’ve condensed my top tips down to action items. I love a good action item.

My FREE WorkshopReady for Surface Pattern Clientsis debuting next week and you can register TODAY at www.elizabethsilver.com/workshop

Some hot topics I’ll be covering:

A way to determine if your art is ready for products today (or still needs developing)

My favorite destinations for finding paying gigs

How big companies find freelance help

The technique that got me and my SYSPB students new clients

I'm hoping to see you there, can't wait to share this free content with you!

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Silver

Surface Pattern Boss

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