Stuck for Inspiration

I was stuck today, really stuck, so I went to the park, set down my blanket on the grass, and just lay there, cleared my my head and looked up. 

Doodle Of The Day

Mark-making with fine-liner pens to create a simple design. 

Pattern Making

As frustrating as it may be, I'm gonna need to be a ninja in Adobe Illustrator if I want to make my own fabric designs. I spent the whole of today learning how to create seamless repeat patterns from an original design, which was helped a hell of a lot by a range of free youtube tutorials (some better than others!) But I got there in the end, starting with a simple doodle design.

Here's the home-style tutorial I found most helpful by Barbara Ignatiev: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR8esZ4nn6c

 Custom font made with a fill from my pattern swatch

basic pattern made with paintbrush tool and freehand squiggles

Watermelon Slices

...or pink pizza slices?! You decide, a new recipe idea perhaps!

Sail Away

I wish!

Making Marks

Today's sketchbook page - simple mark-making with coloured fine-liners. I reckon this would look great as a stitch sampler or print repeated to create a patterned fabric!

Sketch Happy!

Just a few of my sketches over the past few weeks, making time for a scribble whenever I can!