Keep designing, refining, and building your pattern portfolio in this 8-week live working studio experience.
July 1 – August 31, 2026
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This is the working studio version of MSPDAD — an approximately 8-week live cohort where you’ll build a finished, license-ready pattern collection alongside me and a small group of working artists.
You’re not paying for MSPDAD again.
Your original MSPDAD content has already been refreshed as the lifetime update I promised. The Working Deep Dive is the optional next layer: brand new advanced lessons, weekly live sessions, real feedback, and two built-in implementation weeks so you actually have time to make the work.
What You’ll Get Inside the Cohort
New advanced lessons, live support, portfolio feedback, and the structure to finally complete a finished collection.
Eight weekly live Zoom sessions.
Demos, critiques, Q&A, and real-time feedback designed to move your collection forward every week.
Two built-in implementation weeks.
Protected creative space to catch up, refine your work, and actually make the designs.
Brand new advanced pattern content.
Paisley, Damask, Trailing Floral, advanced repeats, autotrace workflows, portfolio prep, and more.
Direct critique on your collection.
Guidance on cohesion, hero prints, coordinates, mockups, and final presentation.
A smaller, focused creative space.
Session replays, downloadable resources, discussions, and a cohort-only environment.
Leave with a finished collection.
Portfolio-ready mockups, presentation assets, and the momentum to keep creating afterward.
This is the round where you actually finish.
The lessons can live in your library forever. The Working Deep Dive is the container that makes the work happen.
Let’s be real — most students don’t finish a course on the first try. Life happens. The lessons sit there, beautifully and patiently, waiting for the mythical quiet season when you finally have time.
The Working Deep Dive gives you rhythm, accountability, feedback, and a reason to keep moving. You show up because we have a session. You finish the build because other artists are seeing the work. You polish the collection because you’re presenting it at the end.
That’s what “working” means in the title — we’re working together, on real designs, with real deadlines, toward real portfolio pieces.
You'll have more than
finished lessons.
You'll have had time to actually use what you're learning. This Deep Dive isn't meant to be another pile of lessons sitting in your dashboard. It includes two built-in breathing room weeks so you can catch up, experiment, ask questions, and keep moving without feeling like you're already behind.
Catch up, test ideas, and make it your own.
This week gives you space to revisit the first lessons, finish unfinished pieces, try the techniques in your own style, and bring questions to the live support session.
Refine, polish, and pull things together.
Near the end of the cohort, you'll get another pause in the lesson flow so you can refine your patterns, build stronger coordinates, prepare mockups, and move closer to a portfolio-ready collection.
Along the Way, We'll Explore Topics Like:
You’ll have more than finished lessons.
You’ll leave with tangible portfolio pieces, clearer creative direction, and the confidence that comes from actually completing the work.
A finished pattern collection.
Your hero print, coordinates, and blender pattern developed around one consistent palette, theme, and collection direction.
Mockups ready to show or pitch.
Visual presentation pieces that help your collection feel real, polished, and easier for a brand, buyer, agent, or client to understand.
A short pitch and portfolio packet.
A simple, practical way to introduce your work so you can send it to a brand, licensing agent, art director, or use it in your next opportunity.
Recordings and resources to revisit.
Every live session replay, cohort resource, and downloadable asset remains available so you can return to the lessons whenever you need them.
New techniques and real momentum.
Eight advanced design techniques added to your library — plus the creative rhythm to keep building after the cohort ends.
The goal is not just to learn more. The goal is to finish something you’re proud to show.
The Curriculum Sampling
The lessons will be dripped out throughout the 8 week cohort
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Intro to AD 51 - Licensing Your Holiday Art and Sell Sheets (2:12)
- Lesson 1 Laying Your Foundation (9:13)
- Lesson 2 Designing for Licensing: What Buyers Want (6:59)
- Lesson 3 Building Your Sell Sheet Step-by-Step (9:52)
- What is a Sell Sheet and Why It Matters
- Designing Effective Sell Sheets in Procreate
Questions before you reserve your seat?
Here are the main things to know before joining The Working Deep Dive.
Do I need to repurchase MSPDAD?
Nope. If you’ve ever purchased MSPDAD, you already own the core course. The Working Deep Dive is a separate live cohort experience with new advanced lessons, live sessions, direct feedback, and implementation time.
What if I can’t make every live session?
That’s expected. Every live session is recorded and posted to the cohort area. Show up live when you can, watch the replay when you can’t, and use the cohort space to ask questions between sessions.
What if I’ve never finished MSPDAD?
This is genuinely the round for you. The live structure, weekly rhythm, feedback, and implementation weeks are designed to help you get unstuck and finally complete the work.
I’ve never taken MSPDAD. Can I join?
Yes. The refreshed MSPDAD core content is included as your library to work from, and the live cohort gives you structure, teacher attention, and accountability as you move through the material.
Is there a payment plan?
Yes — two equal monthly installments at no extra cost. You can choose the payment plan at checkout.
Is there a refund window?
Yes. There is a full refund within 14 days of the cohort start date if it’s not the right fit. After Week 2, the seat is yours.
Ready to build the collection this time?
Join the live cohort and spend ten weeks designing, refining, and finishing alongside a small group of working artists.