Welcome back everyone! My Motto in life is, work smarter not harder. As a creative and entrepreneur who is also a mom, I am a firm believer in making the process of creating easier for myself and that is why I absolutely love using shortcuts or hacks in my creative process. Today, I am going to share 5 hacks in affinity designer that I can not live without and this video is in collaboration with my creative friend and fellow YouTuber Lauren Lesley! She’s sharing her 5 hacks using Illustrator over on her channel! VIDEO TIME STAMPS Intro - 0:00 Hack 1 (reflect) - 1:58 Hack 2 (align)- 4:40 Hack 3 (transform)- 7:28 Hack 4 (selection menu) - 15:10 Hack 5 (geometry/rasterize & trim) - 18:42 Testing - 23:33 Outro - 25:06 Check out Lauren's Illustrator Hacks here: https://youtu.be/rwDzAwLYf88 Check out Lauren's Channel https://www.youtube.com/@LaurenLesley Check out Laurens work here: https://www.laurenlesley.com WANT TO CONNECT OR HIRE ME? VISIT ME ONLINE: http://www.bellasophiacreative.com Take my classes and try skillshare for free! https://skl.sh/2YMW7G3 WANT TO TAKE BUY MY CLASSES INDIVIDUALLY? http://www.learn-create-design.com GUMROAD https://bellasophiacreative.gumroad.com UDEMY https://www.udemy.com/user/jenniferlezan/ Shop My Products: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaSophiaCreative Creative Market: https://creativemarket.com/JenniferLezan TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/bellasophiacreative 💌 Sign Up For My Newsletter & Get Some Freebies! http://bit.ly/2ucdWzG ☕ Donate a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/thefreelancelife Want to be Pen Pals? P.O. Box 9658 Naperville, IL 60567-9658 ABOUT ME Welcome to the Creative Studio! I'm Jen - A Latina mom of 3, based out of the Midwest. Despite hardships growing up, I attended art school as a first generation student. With a career journey in fashion, design, illustration & digital media, I've come to merge my creative passions into the work I do as a freelancer and teacher. I look to inspire others as much as I look to be inspired! Let's create something great together!

Hello Surface pattern designers! Do you want to up the production quality for showcasing your prints or licensing pitches? No gatekeeping here -sell sheets and mock-ups are the answer. Today, I am walk you through how to use Affinity Designer and Mockups from Creative Market to design a simple sell sheet template to showcase your seamless patterns. I hope you find this tutorial helpful. You can find more Creative Market mock-ups here: https://bit.ly/47FRXiV Creatsy5 Little Fashion Mockup Bundle: https://creativemarket.com/creatsy5/13449310-Little-Fashion-2-Mockup-Bundle 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Creating the sell sheet 15:18 - How to duplicate the sell sheet 16:13 - How to place the pattern 18:37 - Working with Mock-ups from Creative Market 25:47 - Exporting the final file 27:08 - Outro WANT TO CONNECT OR HIRE ME? VISIT ME ONLINE: http://www.bellasophiacreative.com WANT TO TAKE MY CLASSES OR JOIN MY MEMBERSHIP: http://www.learn-create-design.com Take my classes and try skillshare for free for 2 Weeks! https://skl.sh/2YMW7G3 Shop My Products: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaSophiaCreative Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/36lbNBH Creative Market: https://creativemarket.com/JenniferLezan Society 6: https://society6.com/bellasophiacreative 💌 Sign Up For My Newsletter & Get Some Freebies! http://bit.ly/2ucdWzG ☕ Donate a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/thefreelancelife Want to be Pen Pals? P.O. Box 9658 Naperville, IL 60567-9658 ABOUT ME Welcome to the Creative Studio! I'm Jen - A Latina mom of 3, based out of the Midwest. Despite hardships growing up, I attended art school as a first generation student. With a career journey in fashion, design, illustration & digital media, I've come to merge my creative passions into the work I do as a freelancer and teacher. I look to inspire others as much as I look to be inspired! Let's create something great together!

Hi everyone! In this video I wanted to share some helpful graphic design tips for budding designers. This run down is an assortment of tips to help you create quality and professional work. I hope you find it helpful!! Intro - 0:00 Tip 1 - 0:56 Tip 2 - 1:23 Tip 3 - 2:00 Tip 4 - 3:06 Tip 5 - 3:39 Tip 6 - 4:20 Outro - 5:28 #graphicdesigntips #graphicdesign Stock photos and videos courtesy of unsplash.com and pexel.com Magazine layout - In the Red designed by: Livia Nelson for The Debt Collective WANT TO CONNECT OR HIRE ME? VISIT ME ONLINE: http://www.bellasophiacreative.com WANT TO TAKE MY CLASSES http://www.learn-create-design.com Take my classes and try skillshare for free for 2 Weeks! https://skl.sh/2YMW7G3 Find my classes on Gumroad: https://bellasophiacreative.gumroad.com Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/user/jenniferlezan/ Shop My Products: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaSophiaCreative 💌 Sign Up For My Newsletter & Get Some Freebies! http://bit.ly/2ucdWzG ☕ Donate a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/thefreelancelife Want to be Pen Pals? P.O. Box 9658 Naperville, IL 60567-9658 ABOUT ME Welcome to the Creative Studio! I'm Jen - A Latina mom of 3, based out of the Midwest. Despite hardships growing up, I attended art school as a first generation student. With a career journey in fashion, design, illustration & digital media, I've come to merge my creative passions into the work I do as a freelancer and teacher. I look to inspire others as much as I look to be inspired! Let's create something great together!

Hi everyone! Welcome back to my channel! For the last couple of years, I’ve been really enjoying creating a top 10 trend forecast for graphic design and surface pattern design. I find trends really can help guide personal design work as well as keep us freelancers on top of the design aesthetic and movements in the creative industry. So, today I will be sharing my top 10 trends of 2023 for the graphic design industry! I hope you find it helpful! TIME STAMPS Intro - 0:00 Expressive Type - 0:51 3-D Design - 1:51 Vintage Inspired - 2:30 Foil + Metallics- 3:04 Motion - 3:42 Inclusive Visuals - 4:18 Utilitarian Design - 5:19 Flat Design - 6:03 Serif Fonts - 6:46 Maximalism - 7:19 Outro: 8:31 WANT TO TAKE MY CLASSES OR JOIN MY MEMBERSHIP: http://www.learn-create-design.com Make fonts: https://bit.ly/3Hy27qI Surface Pattern Courses: https://bit.ly/3WH5kJ4 Foiling Course:https://bit.ly/3R6jpyt **Check out my other 2023 Trend Report Videos** Pantone Color of the Year: https://youtu.be/FtcmArdjejI Surface Pattern Design Trends: https://youtu.be/U6tbSxiV58Y Graphic Design Trends: https://youtu.be/9FbjSWML7Eg **Check out my past Trend Report Videos** https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgnTuvr0Cr9NUMLQlnou5FTdNX-LddzWF Notes on imagery: All images used in this video are for educational purposes only and belong to their respective owner shown in the artist credit via the visual and can be viewed via unsplash, Behance, the reference sites and the notated creators shown with the image. Stock videos and imagery courtesy of Pexel.com and unsplash.com Music: Youtube Audio Library Research Resources: https://www.jukeboxprint.com/blog/15-of-the-Biggest-Graphic-Design-Trends-for-2023 https://justcreative.com/graphic-design-trends-2023/ https://www.creativebloq.com/news/graphic-design-trends-2023 https://www.popwebdesign.net/popart_blog/en/2016/02/a-short-history-of-flat-design/ https://99designs.com/blog/trends/font-trends/ https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/what-fonts-are-trending-now-and-font-trends-for-2023--cms-93197 WANT TO CONNECT OR HIRE ME? VISIT ME ONLINE: http://www.bellasophiacreative.com Take my classes and try skillshare for free for 2 Weeks! https://skl.sh/2YMW7G3 Shop My Products: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaSophiaCreative Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/36lbNBH Creative Market: https://creativemarket.com/JenniferLezan Society 6: https://society6.com/bellasophiacreative 💌 Sign Up For My Newsletter & Get Some Freebies! http://bit.ly/2ucdWzG ☕ Donate a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/thefreelancelife Want to be Pen Pals? P.O. Box 9658 Naperville, IL 60567-9658 ABOUT ME Welcome to the Creative Studio! I'm Jen - A Latina mom of 3, based out of the Midwest. Despite hardships growing up, I attended art school as a first generation student. With a career journey in fashion, design, illustration & digital media, I've come to merge my creative passions into the work I do as a freelancer and teacher. I look to inspire others as much as I look to be inspired! Let's create something great together!

Hi everyone! Welcome back to my channel! For the last couple of years, I’ve been really enjoying creating a top 10 trend forecast for graphic design and surface pattern design. I find trends really can help guide personal design work as well as keep us freelancers on top of the design aesthetic and movements in the creative industry. So, today I will be sharing my top 10 trends of 2023 for the surface pattern design industry! I hope you find it helpful! TIME STAMPS Intro - 0:00 Digital Inspired Filter and Geometric Patterns - 0:59 Nature and Earth Inspired Prints - 1:36 Community inspired prints - 2:46 Groovy Tropical Floral - 3:34 Camo Inspired - 4:01 Pretty Paisleys - 4:22 Photo florals - 4:49 70s florals - 5:18 Liberty Prints - 5:51 Watercolor/Ink - 6:17 **Check out my other 2023 Trend Report Videos** Pantone Color of the Year: https://youtu.be/FtcmArdjejI Surface Pattern Design Trends: https://youtu.be/U6tbSxiV58Y Graphic Design Trends: Coming soon….. **Check out my past Trend Report Videos** https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgnTuvr0Cr9NUMLQlnou5FTdNX-LddzWF Notes on imagery: All images used in this video are for educational purposes only and belong to their respective owner shown in the artist credit via the visual and can be viewed via unsplash, Behance, Who What Wear and Vogue. Stock videos and imagery courtesy of Pexel.com and unsplash.com Music: Youtube Audio Library Research Resources: https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion-print-trends-2023 https://www.plumager.com/blogs/plumager-print-design/trend-spring-summer-2023 https://www.matchymatchydesign.com/2022-2023-textile-print-pattern-trends/ https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/print-trends-for-2023-5-stylish-prints-you-must-have-in-your-new-year-wardrobe-101671526182376.html https://fashinza.com/textile/tips-for-fashion-brands/top-20-trending-fabric-prints-of-2022-2023/ https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-toile-design-5072310 https://www.texintel.com/blog/2021/11/1/a-guide-to-eco-friendly-sustainable-fabric-amp-textile-printing WANT TO CONNECT OR HIRE ME? VISIT ME ONLINE: http://www.bellasophiacreative.com WANT TO TAKE MY CLASSES OR JOIN MY MEMBERSHIP: http://www.learn-create-design.com Take my classes and try skillshare for free for 2 Weeks! https://skl.sh/2YMW7G3 Shop My Products: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaSophiaCreative Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/36lbNBH Creative Market: https://creativemarket.com/JenniferLezan Society 6: https://society6.com/bellasophiacreative 💌 Sign Up For My Newsletter & Get Some Freebies! http://bit.ly/2ucdWzG ☕ Donate a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/thefreelancelife Want to be Pen Pals? P.O. Box 9658 Naperville, IL 60567-9658 ABOUT ME Welcome to the Creative Studio! I'm Jen - A Latina mom of 3, based out of the Midwest. Despite hardships growing up, I attended art school as a first generation student. With a career journey in fashion, design, illustration & digital media, I've come to merge my creative passions into the work I do as a freelancer and teacher. I look to inspire others as much as I look to be inspired! Let's create something great together!

Hello everyone! So, today I will be sharing my first video in my 2023 three part trend series. I wanted to do a follow up to the popular pantone color of the year videos that I did in 2020, 2021 and 2022. I do this video in conjunction with my trend series videos that I do at the beginning of the year to help designers find inspiration for the coming year. This week I am sharing my thoughts on Patone's 2023 color of the year. Stay tuned for my rundown of the 2023 Graphic Design and Surface Pattern Design trends of the year! Time Stamps 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Color Explained 2:51 - Color History 3:55 - The Live Experience 4:27 - Outro Take a class with me on my platform! https://classes.learn-create-design.com Take a class with me on Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/en/r/user/jennylezan?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=on **Check out my other 2023 Trend Report Videos** Pantone Color of the Year: https://youtu.be/FtcmArdjejI Surface Pattern Design Trends: https://youtu.be/U6tbSxiV58Y Graphic Design Trends: Coming soon….. **Check out my past Trend Report Videos (playlist)** https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgnTuvr0Cr9NUMLQlnou5FTdNX-LddzWF Check out the videos in my 2022 Trend Analysis series here: 1. The Freelance Life Design Analysis -Top 10 Graphic Design Trends for 2022 - https://youtu.be/20THHZNu5Tk 2. The Freelance Life Design Analysis -Top 10 Surface Pattern Design Trends for 2022 - https://youtu.be/MJpac6zUlEo 3. The Freelance Life Design Analysis - 2022 Pantone Color of the year https://youtu.be/q-9qIMekvJ4 WANT TO CONNECT OR HIRE ME? VISIT ME ONLINE: http://www.bellasophiacreative.com WANT TO TAKE MY CLASSES OR JOIN MY MEMBERSHIP: http://www.learn-create-design.com Take my classes and try skillshare for free for 2 Weeks! https://skl.sh/2YMW7G3 Shop My Products: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaSophiaCreative Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/36lbNBH Creative Market: https://creativemarket.com/JenniferLezan Society 6: https://society6.com/bellasophiacreative 💌 Sign Up For My Newsletter & Get Some Freebies! http://bit.ly/2ucdWzG ☕ Donate a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/thefreelancelife Want to be Pen Pals? P.O. Box 9658 Naperville, IL 60567-9658 ABOUT ME Welcome to the Creative Studio! I'm Jen - A Latina mom of 3, based out of the Midwest. Despite hardships growing up, I attended art school as a first generation student. With a career journey in fashion, design, illustration & digital media, I've come to merge my creative passions into the work I do as a freelancer and teacher. I look to inspire others as much as I look to be inspired! Let's create something great together! Notes on imagery: All images used in this video are for educational purposes only and belong to their respective owner

Hello everyone! I am starting a new series focused on quick tips using different software on your desktop and apps on your iPad like the Affinity suite or procreate! This week we will focus on how to create type on a curve in Affinity Designer on the iPad. It's a simple, but effective design option that can add some visual interest to your creative concepts! Hope you find it helpful. -Jen WANT TO CONNECT OR HIRE ME? VISIT ME ONLINE: http://www.bellasophiacreative.com WANT TO TAKE MY CLASSES OR JOIN MY MEMBERSHIP: http://www.learn-create-design.com Take my classes and try skillshare for free for 2 Weeks! https://skl.sh/2YMW7G3 Shop My Products: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaSophiaCreative Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/36lbNBH Creative Market: https://creativemarket.com/JenniferLezan Society 6: https://society6.com/bellasophiacreative 💌 Sign Up For My Newsletter & Get Some Freebies! http://bit.ly/2ucdWzG ☕ Donate a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/thefreelancelife Want to be Pen Pals? P.O. Box 9658 Naperville, IL 60567-9658 ABOUT ME Welcome to the Creative Studio! I'm Jen - A Latina mom of 3, based out of the Midwest. Despite hardships growing up, I attended art school as a first generation student. With a career journey in fashion, design, illustration & digital media, I've come to merge my creative passions into the work I do as a freelancer and teacher. I look to inspire others as much as I look to be inspired! Let's create something great together!

This week I share a run down of my top tips for creating collections and walk you through my personal process for designing in collections. I hope you find the video helpful as you work on your surface pattern design collections! TIME STAMPS 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - What is a Collection? 1:40 - Tip One 1:54 - Tip Two 2:14 - Tip Three 2:42 - Tip Four 3:02 - Tip Five 3:48 - The Design Process 7:52 - Outro CLASSES MENTIONED Design Ogee and Quatrefoil Prints bit.ly/3Q9PqV3 Design 4 Popular Pattern Repeat Types https://bit.ly/3SGFQL1 Full Drops and Half Drops https://bit.ly/3BYXC6i Create a Digital Zine/Catalog in Affinity Publisher https://bit.ly/3vRP1yf YOUTUBE TUTORIALS MENTIONED Make Full Drops and Half Drops in Affinity Designer https://youtu.be/cgAEi2Qh6Sk Create Half Drop Patterns in Procreate https://youtu.be/E7YV9YVfUjM WANT TO CONNECT OR HIRE ME? VISIT ME ONLINE: http://www.bellasophiacreative.com WANT TO TAKE MY CLASSES OR JOIN MY MEMBERSHIP: http://www.learn-create-design.com Take my classes and try skillshare for free for 2 Weeks! https://skl.sh/2YMW7G3 Shop My Products: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaSophiaCreative Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/36lbNBH Creative Market: https://creativemarket.com/JenniferLezan Society 6: https://society6.com/bellasophiacreative 💌 Sign Up For My Newsletter & Get Some Freebies! http://bit.ly/2ucdWzG ☕ Donate a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/thefreelancelife Want to be Pen Pals? P.O. Box 9658 Naperville, IL 60567-9658 ABOUT ME Welcome to the Creative Studio! I'm Jen - A Latina mom of 3, based out of the Midwest. Despite hardships growing up, I attended art school as a first generation student. With a career journey in fashion, design, illustration & digital media, I've come to merge my creative passions into the work I do as a freelancer and teacher. I look to inspire others as much as I look to be inspired! Let's create something great together!