Mastering Surface Pattern Design with Affinity Designer
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Course Overview (2:25)
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Intro to Affinity Designer (4:02)
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Lesson 1 The Gallery and Setting Up a New Document (8:10)
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Lesson 2 Basic Tools and Panel Info (13:46)
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Lesson 3 Using and Adjusting Vector Shapes (11:39)
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Lesson 4 Adding Interest Using the Pencil Tool (9:30)
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Lesson 5 Duplicating, Adjusting, and Exporting (7:35)
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Lesson 6 Planning, Exporting and Testing (10:20)
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Lesson 7 Closing Thoughts and Mockups (2:01)
Supplementary Information
Excerpt from Affinity Designer Foundations - Use for Review and Reference
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M1 L1 IPad Basic Care / My Set Up (4:38)
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M1 L1 - Addendum Reordering Document Presets (1:40)
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M1 L2 Installing Affinity Designer and Tools (7:11)
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M1 L3 Creating and Saving a Document (6:19)
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M1 L4 Getting Around Affinity Designer (16:40)
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M1 L5 Organizing and Managing Projects (11:03)
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M1 L6 Story Time and Collecting Inspiration (5:37)
AD 36 - The Command Controller in Affinity Designer
AD 55 How Symbols in Affinity Designer Power Surface Pattern Design
AD 11 Fundamentals of Vector Drawing
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Intro to AD 11 Fundamentals of Vector Drawing (2:27)
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Lesson 1 Overview and Working with Shapes (11:21)
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Lesson 2 Using Shapes to Create Varied Leaves (10:50)
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Lesson 3 Using the Pen Tool along with Subtract (11:43)
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Lesson 4 Using Strokes to Create Pretty Petals (12:05)
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Lesson 5 Ideas to Alter Motifs to Make More Assets (10:47)
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Lesson 6 Wrap Up and Mock Ups (3:03)
AD 10 Advanced Floral Design Raster to Vector
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Intro to Advanced Floral Pattern Design Raster to Vector (2:37)
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Lesson 1 Inking the Florals in Procreate (9:24)
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Lesson 2 Auto Tracing in Adobe lllustrator for iPad (9:31)
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Lesson 3 Exporting and lmporting the SVG File (7:25)
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Lesson 4 Creating an Alternate Color Scheme (6:50)
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Lesson 5 Filling Out and Initial Arranging of the Pattern (8:44)
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Lesson 6 Correcting and Intricate Fitting (8:58)
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Lesson 7 Adjusting the Pattern Components (9:03)
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Lesson 8 Finishing Touches Before Completion (10:08)
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Lesson 9 Conclusion and Wrap Up (2:44)
AD 13 - The Pixel Persona: Adding Raster to a Vector Pattern
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Intro to The Pixel Persona - Adding Raster to Vector in Affinity Designer (3:23)
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Lesson 1 Overview and Pattern Prep (7:18)
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Lesson 2 Resolution and Raster vs Vector (8:17)
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Lesson 3 The Context Menu (9:53)
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Lesson 4 Applying a Texture (7:52)
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Lesson 5 Using Real Media Brushes (8:55)
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Lesson 6 Painting Small Details (9:25)
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Lesson 7 Ideas for Background (10:20)
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Lesson 8 Review of the Finishing Touches (3:59)
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Lesson 9 Conclusion, Mockups and Wrap Up (1:28)
AD 19 - Folk Art Butterfly Efficient Pattern Templates
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Intro to AD19 Power of Symbols and Master Templates (1:41)
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Lesson 1 Overview and Examples (9:35)
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Lesson 2 Rough Sketch and Reflection (8:31)
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Lesson 3 Creating Vector Assets and Filling (13:44)
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Lesson 4 Adding Assets with Clipping Masks (9:53)
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Lesson 5 Perfecting the Layout (9:09)
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Lesson 6 Making the Repeat Pattern (4:19)
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Lesson 7 Closing Thoughts and Mockups (1:23)
Affinity Designer 21 - Stroke Profile in AD for Pattern Design
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Intro to AD21 Stroke Profiles in Affinity Designer (2:01)
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Lesson 1 Overview and Stroke Profile Examples (10:55)
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Lesson 2 Ogee Inspired Design Planning (12:24)
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Lesson 3 Creating Leaves, Stems and Petals (10:27)
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Lesson 4 The Assymetrical Central Elements (8:40)
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Lesson 5 Layering with Texture for Interest (11:51)
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Lesson 6 Layering with Texture for Interest (11:34)
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Lesson 7 Closing Thoughts and Mockups (6:13)
AD 22 Full Drop with Double Reflection Simple Tile
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Intro to AD22 Full Drop with Double Reflection (2:02)
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Lesson 1 lnspiration, Examples and Overview (6:14)
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Lesson 2 Reflection Template and Laying Down First Lines (9:23)
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Lesson 3 Adding a Motif on the Outside Edge Lines (8:39)
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Lesson 4 Adding Edge Flowers and Assymetrical Elements (9:26)
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Lesson 5 Enhancing the Elements with Texture (8:56)
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Lesson 6 Wrap Up, Mock Ups and Closing Thoughts (1:43)
AD 25 - Create Efficient Double Reflection Full-Drop Tiles
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Intro to AD 25 Advanced Double Reflection in Affinity Designer (1:46)
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Lesson 1 Planning Your Double Reflected Repeat (8:15)
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Lesson 2 Stroke Profiles for Leaves and Stems (8:12)
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Lesson 3 Stroke Profiles for Creating Flower Petals (7:40)
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Lesson 4 Adding Pre-Made Assets (8:29)
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Lesson 5 Details to Finalize the Pattern (9:52)
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Lesson 6 Closing Thoughts and Mock Ups (1:14)
AD 26 - Reflected Repeat Ogee Template - Alternating Butterflies
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Intro to AD 26 Ogee Butterfly Repeat in Affinity Designer (1:11)
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Lesson 1 Overview and Project Details (6:47)
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Lesson 2 Planning Using the Pixel Sketch (9:04)
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Lesson 3 Alternate Butterfly Shape (7:48)
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Lesson 4 Adding Texture and Adjusting (10:28)
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Lesson 5 Finish, Export and Test (8:13)
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Lesson 6 Closing Thoughts and Mockups (3:06)
AD 29 - True Vector Texture Background and Fill Assets
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Intro for AD29 Create True Vector Texture Patterns (1:45)
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Lesson 1 Initial Pattern Creation and Exporting from Procreate (8:08)
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Lesson 2 Using the Vector Converter iPad App (7:21)
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Lesson 3 Setting Tracings Up the Affinity Designer (9:06)
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Lesson 4 Create Textures from Scratch in Affinity Designer (11:49)
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Lesson 5 Uses for Your Vector Patterns (5:20)
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Lesson 6 Teachable Closing Thoughts Examples and Wrap Up (1:11)
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Bonus Short Class (13:01)
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Importance and Other Uses for Seamless Textures
AD 32 - Complex Reflected Scallop Repeat Pattern
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Intro for AD 32 Complex Scallop Repeat Patterns (2:08)
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Lesson 1 Overview and Inspiration (6:33)
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Lesson 2 - Detailed Planning and Starting the Template (9:07)
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Lesson 3 Reflections and Filling Out the Pattern (8:03)
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Lesson 4 - Details and Dimension with Line Work (7:09)
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Lesson 5 - Alternating Strip of Contrasting Scallops (4:29)
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Lesson 6 Closing Thoughts and Mockups Teachable (1:08)
AD 35 - Translucent Modern Floral Pattern
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Intro Translucent Modern Floral with Texture (2:44)
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Lesson 1 Inspiration, Overview and Starting (7:25)
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Lesson 2 Leaves, Blend Modes and Overlapping (7:38)
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Lesson 3 Pixel Persona and Texture Additions (10:48)
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Lesson 4 Texture Overlay for Finishing the Design (7:42)
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Lesson 5 Upload to Spoonflower and Mockups (4:17)
Embrace Your Creativity
Color Foundations in Affinity Designer
Using Global Colors
Exporting Scales from Affinity Designer
Pixel vs. Vector Art
AD 39 - Succulent Vector Drawing Efficiency Techniques
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Intro to Succulent Vector Drawing Efficiency Techniques (1:41)
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Lesson 1 Planning the Initial Tracing for Outline (6:28)
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Lesson 2 Expanding, Combining and Filling the Motif (8:01)
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Lesson 3 Creating an Alternative Motif (5:22)
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Lesson 4 Beginning the Main Pattern Arrangement (9:17)
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Lesson 5 Finishing and Ideas to Elevate Your Design (7:56)
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Lesson 6 Closing Thoughts and Last Looks (0:52)
AD 43 - Quick Layouts using Multi Symbol Automated Half Drop Toss in Affinity Designer
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Intro to AD43 Quick Layouts with Multi-Symbol Template (1:18)
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Lesson 1 A Detailed Overview of the Template (7:33)
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Lesson 2 Adding Motifs into the Two Main Symbols (8:32)
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Lesson 3 ldeas to Work with lndividual Symbols (10:35)
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Lesson 4 Refining the Composition of the Pattern (7:36)
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Lesson 5 Experimenting with ldeas for Backgrounds (11:23)
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Lesson 6 Closing Thoughts and Mockups (0:48)
AD 48 - Cheater Quilt Studio: Custom Layouts with Nested Symbols
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Intro to AD 48 Cheater Quilt with Template (1:13)
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Lesson 1 Adjustments to the Original Template (7:33)
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Lesson 2 Working with Vector Textures for Fills (7:45)
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Lesson 3 Layering Editable Shapes for Custom Flowers (9:13)
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Lesson 4 Alternating Corners for Balanced Layouts (7:16)
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Lesson 5 Creating Borders and Frames Around Motifs (9:07)
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Lesson 6 Additional ldeas for Filling and Finishing (13:31)
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Lesson 7 Closing Thoughts and Mockups (0:46)
AD 56 - Reflected Watercolor Quatrefoil Pattern
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Intro to AD 56 Watercolor Quatrefoil Pattern in Affinity Designer (1:01)
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Lesson 1 Drawing Motifs and Structuring Layers (14:50)
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Lesson 2 Paint Techniques with Digital Watercolour (10:40)
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Lesson 3 Working with the Split Motifs (10:24)
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Lesson 4 Adding Texture, Spatter, and Final Touches (7:54)
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Lesson 5 Closing Thoughts and Mock Ups (3:40)
AD 59 - Power Duplication and Transform Origin Point
AD 57 - Crafting Collections with Confidence
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Intro to AD 57 Crafting Collections with Confidence (1:26)
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Lesson 1 -Why Design in Collections (5:01)
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Lesson 2 A Peek at Collections In My Portfolio (13:11)
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Lesson 3 Fast and Flexible Coordinate Print ldeas (14:24)
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Lesson 4 - Blender Prints That Tie It All Together (13:15)
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Lesson 5 Varying Scale, Complexity, and Contrast (5:10)
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Lesson 6 Defining Your Collection’s Theme and Style (8:00)
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Lesson 7 Curating and Finalizing Your Collection (16:02)
AD 60 Boolean Operations and Shape Builder Overview
Welcome to the Template Club - Instructions Approx 10-15 minutes each
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#1 - Template Club - Full Drop Instructions (13:43)
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#2 - Template Club - Full Drop with Reflection (10:10)
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#3 - Template Club - Half Drop with Reflection (9:40)
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#4 - Template Club - Full Drop with Double Reflection (10:09)
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#5 - Template Club - Ogee Full Drop with Reflection (11:53)
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#6 - Template Club - Full Drop Reflected Scallop (10:12)
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#7 - Template Club - Scarf 4 Quadrant Repeat with Reflection (15:40)
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#8 - Template Club - Half Brick Repeat Hearts in Affinity Designer (10:00)
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#9 - Template Club - Diamond Repeat in Affinity Designer (9:02)
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#10 Template Club - Creating a Border Print in Affinity Designer (11:58)
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#11 - Complex Ogee (11:53)
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#12 - Stripes (7:13)
Bonus Class: Creating Killer Sell Sheets Class
Bonus Class: PRO 036 Procreate to Affinity Designer Class
Live Call Replays
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0. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Meet and Greet and Q and A - July 9,2025 (66:33)
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1. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Q and A and Demos - July 11, 2025
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2. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Q and A and Demos - July 16, 2025
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3. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Q and A and Demos - July 23,2025
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4. Pattern Builder's Hub Meeting - Q and A and Demonstrations - July 30, 2025 (84:11)
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5. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Q and A and Demos - Aug 6, 2025 (78:58)
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6. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Q and A and Demos - Aug 13, 2025
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7. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Q and A and Demos - Aug 20, 2025
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8. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Q and A and Demos - Aug 27, 2025 (82:01)
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9. Pattern Builder's Hub Replay - Q and A and Demos - Sept 2, 2025 (78:08)
