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Check out my assortment of FREE creative tutorials over on Youtube featuring lessons on topics ranging from digital art using software like procreate, affinity designer and affinity photo to creative business and entrepreneurship! 

The Creative Studio + @LaurenLesley -  Top Hacks in Affinity Designer for Making Repeating Patterns
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The Creative Studio + @LaurenLesley - Top Hacks in Affinity Designer for Making Repeating Patterns

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!
The Creative Studio Tutorial - Create sell sheets for surface pattern designs using Mockups
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The Creative Studio Tutorial - Create sell sheets for surface pattern designs using Mockups

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!
The Creative Studio - Helpful Graphic Design Tips for Beginners
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The Creative Studio - Helpful Graphic Design Tips for Beginners

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!

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    Learn how to design a digital zine using Affinity Publisher to showcase your work!

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