Pattern Play Toolkit
A bunch of useful resources, links, books and more to help you with your art and pattern designs.
Design Tools & Resources
Creatsy Mockups
My absolute go-to for mockups that you can use to display your artwork and patterns.
Unsplash
A great place to find stock images to create your own Mockups or use for inspiration.
BOOKS
The V&A Sourcebook of Pattern and Ornament
A richly illustrated sourcebook of two-dimensional pattern and three-dimensional ornamentation, for designers everywhere and anyone interested in visual culture.
May Morris: Arts & Crafts Designer
By William Morris’ daughter May, you’ll find a ton of inspiration to mull over in this book.
The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design
By Drusilla Cole
Step back through the past 100 years of patterns with this little gem of a book.
Chintz: Indian Textiles for the west
by Rosemary Crill
A Beautifully curated collection of Indian textile patterns. You’ll get lost in the incredible detail of each petal on each page.Â
Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century
From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
This book is jam packed with inspiration. I bit of old world meets new world type designs.Â
Barron & Larcher Textile Designers
by Michal Silver & Sarah Burns
Discover how Barron & Larcher developed what seem like simple patterns with hand block printing. The amount of work that went into these patterns is incredible.Â
Flower Colour Guide
by Taylor & Michael Putnam
The ultimate colour-by-colour flower reference guide - from New Yorks pre-eminent floral designers, Putnam and Putnam.
Basilius Besler. Florilegium. The Book of Plants
by Klaus Walter Littger & Werner Dressendörfer
A magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, the Hortus Eystettensis is in a class of its own when it comes to the range of flowers engraved.
Graphic Artists Guild Handbook, 16th Edition: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines
by The Graphic Artists Guild
The industry bible for communication design and illustration professionals, with updated information, listings, and pricing guidelines.
Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
by Lisa Congdon
Bestselling author, artist, and illustrator Lisa Congdon brings her expertise to this guide to the process of artistic self-discovery. Find Your Artistic Voice helps artists and creatives identify and nurture their own visual identity.
Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist
by Lisa Congdon
You don't have to starve to be an artist. Build a career doing what you love. In this practical guide book, professional artist Lisa Congdon reveals the many ways you can earn a living by making art—through illustration, licensing, fine art sales, print sales, teaching, and beyond.
Gorgeous Gouache: The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Opaque Watercolor Painting
by Viddhi Saschit
Discover the captivating world of gouache painting with this modern guide by renowned artist, author, and designer Viddhi Saschit. In this beautifully crafted book, you will find easy and accessible instructions that will help you create stunning and bold gouache paintings, regardless of your skill level.
Marketing Tools
Metricool
One of the best Social Media scheduling and posting tools I've come across. Â
Canva
Canva is a great online platform for creating and designing social media posts and marketing.Â
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