Lesson 6 Final Background Details and Testing the Half-Drop

Affinity Designer Surface Pattern Design Masterclass - The Working Deep Dive

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*NEW* AD 78 - Building Strong Collections that Feel Cohesive and Intentional

Deep Dive Collection Strategy Design Foundations

Lesson 1 - Building Strong Collections that Feel Cohesive and Intentional (4:08)
Lesson 2 - Project: Collection Audit and Improvement Plan

AD 57 Crafting Collections with Confidence

Intro to Crafting Collections with Confidence for Card to Collection (1:16)
Lesson 1 Why Design in Collections (5:01)
Lesson 2 A Peek at Collections In My Portfolio (13:11)
Lesson 3 Fast and Flexible Coordinate Print ldeas (14:24)
Lesson 4 Blender Prints That Tie It All Together (13:15)
Lesson 5 Varying Scale, Complexity, and Contrast (5:10)
Lesson 6 Defining Your Collection’s Theme and Style (8:00)
Lesson 7 Curating and Finalizing Your Collection (16:02)

AD 53 Blob Brush Mimic and Sculpt

AD 058 Vector Floral Line Work with No Auto-Trace Required

Lesson 1 Tracing Flowers with Clean Vector Strokes (6:59)
Intro to AD 058 Vector Floral Linework with No Auto-Trace Required (2:22)
Lesson 2 Creating Line Art Assets and More Layout (8:36)
Lesson 3 Creating the Flow and Filling Out the Pattern (7:16)
Lesson 4 Final Filling and Comparing Before & After (11:02)
Lesson 5 Separating Each Flower and Final Colorization (11:24)

AD 077 Traditional Damask Patterns from Scratch

Lesson 1 lnspiration and the Framework and Layout (10:18)
Intro to AD 077 - Traditional Damask Patterns from Scratch (2:04)
Lesson 2 Refining Balance Through Shape Adjustments (8:42)
Lesson 3 Creating Repeats V.1 - Using Tile Duplicates (11:31)
Lesson 4 Building Repeats V.2 - Using Half Symbol Repeat (9:09)
Lesson 5 Finishing Damask Designs With Pixel Painting (10:50)
Lesson 6 Closing Thoughts and Encouragement (1:27)

*NEW* AD 072 - Design Essentials Blender Prints in AD (from MSPDAD)

AD 052 Illustrated Holiday Trees - Cards and Coordinates

Intro to AD 52 Illustrated Holiday Trees - Cards and Coordinates (0:50)
Lesson 1 Scope, lnspiration and Collection Planning (6:44)
Lesson 2 Exploring Vector and Pixel Workflows (9:54)
Lesson 3 Add Garlands and Paintable Sections (10:30)
Lesson 4 Painting Sections With Texture and Dimension (7:16)
Lesson 5 Refining,Texture, Color and Other Detailing (7:52)
Lesson 6 Creating Cards and Coordinating Pattens (12:15)
Lesson 7 Collection with Repeat Patterns and Mockups (9:37)

AD 51 Christmas Art Licensing Project

AD 073 - Bohemian Paisley Pattern Deep Dive

Intro to AD 073 Bohemian Paisley (1:23)
Lesson 1 Sketching the Paisley Shapes in the Repeat (11:18)
Lesson 2 Building Clean Vector Shapes from the Sketch (8:11)
Lesson 3 Add Decoration & Sculpt Varied Organic Details (11:54)
Lesson 4 Enhance Patterns with Brushes, Lines & Texture (11:13)
Lesson 5 Refining Details and Expanding Your Pattern Ideas (9:35)
Lesson 6 Closing Thoughts and Showing Final Pattern Mockups (0:56)

AD 075 Trailing Floral Pattern Design in Affinity Designer

Intro AD 075 Trailing Floral Pattern Design: From Template to Final Detail (1:25)
Lesson 1 Trailing Floral Vine Structure Planning (8:38)
Lesson 3 Refining and Organizing for Final Artwork (8:06)
Lesson 2 Drawing Leaves and Building Floral Elements (8:24)
Lesson 4 Painting Texture Using Pixel Persona For Depth (9:25)
Lesson 5 Final Details, Background and Export Prep (12:12)
Lesson 6 Closing Thoughts and Reviewing Finished Pattern Work (1:33)

AD 083 - Stroke Based Patterns Using the Width Tool and Various Techniques

Intro to AD 083 Line-Based Patterns Using the Width Tool (2:07)
Lesson 1 Building Full-Drop Patterns with Variable Width Strokes (15:27)
Lesson 2 Creating Organic Shapes in Half-Drop Repeats (10:11)
Lesson 3 Expand Strokes and Add Painted Color (11:14)
Lesson 4 Adding Texture and Finishing Your Blender Print (11:14)
Lesson 5 Closing Thoughts, Mockups and Wrap Up (2:34)

AD 084 - Scribbled Floral Half Drop Creative Pattern Design in Affinity Designer

Intro to AD 084 Scribbled Floral Half Drop Creative Pattern Design in Affinity Designer (2:04)
Lesson 1 Drawing Scribble Flowers with Stroke Profiles (8:12)
Lesson 2 Sculpting Flowers and Creating Expressive Leaves (7:00)
Lesson 3 Building Flow Inside a Half-Drop Repeat (7:32)
Lesson 4 Loose Color Behind Scribbled Flower Shapes (12:17)
Lesson 5 Adding Background Linework, Flow and Texture (8:50)
Lesson 6 Final Background Details and Testing the Half-Drop (10:00)
Lesson 7 Closing Thoughts and Taking the Technique Further (2:37)

Bonus Reference: Creating Professional Sell Sheets

Intro to Sell Sheets and Mockups (1:43)
Lesson 1 Course Overview (2:27)
Lesson 2 Anatomy of a Sell Sheet (5:07)
Lesson 3 Mockups (5:29)
Lesson 4 The Final Sell Sheet in Indesign (9:02)

Live Call Replays - Pattern Builders - 2026 MSPDAD/WDD

1. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Meet and Greet and Q & A - July 7, 2026
2. Pattern Builder’s Hub Replay – Irregular Stripes, Recolouring Motifs and Working with Symbols – July 15, 2026
3. Pattern Builder’s Hub Replay – Affinity Tools, Repeat Templates and Pattern Troubleshooting – July 22, 2026
4. Pattern Builder’s Hub Replay – Creating Seamless Textures and Working Through Creative Blocks – August 5, 2026
5. Pattern Builder’s Hub Replay – Repeat Textures, Vector Workflows and Pattern Q&A – August 12, 2026

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