The Art of Business: 7 Secrets to Success in Surface Pattern Design: Feb. 5th - 13th (with replays available until Feb. 20th)
Let me be real with you for a second. If you're like me, and you follow various designers, illustrators, and artists within the industry, you're probably being advertised free online mini-courses, workshops, webinars, summits, et cetera, quite often, so I understand if seeing this causes you to think something along the lines of, "Another one, really?" but hear me out...
I only endorse things that I 100% believe in, and few teachers have my full confidence as Bonnie does.
Quite a few of you were introduced to me either through one of the online art and business summits I’ve taken part in or through my Skillshare channel, so I'm assuming that many of you are interested in learning more about art licensing and creating a career with your art, right? Well…every year in advance of her Immersion course, Bonnie offers a mini workshop with some really great training—and it's FREE! I think it'd be hugely beneficial to many of you.
In this FREE 4-part video series, Bonnie will be sharing:
How to craft a career (and life!) you love in surface pattern design
The essential stages to becoming a designer
How to map out your personalized road to success
How to create income as an artist + multiple streams of revenue/income
Replays of both the pre-recorded videos and the live Q&As will be available until February 20th, so it’s not too late to enroll!
Here's a link where you can sign up for the free workshop. As an affiliate partner, if you click on one of my links and then decide to enroll in Bonnie's Immersion course, I receive a commission for those sales. That being said, this workshop is 100% free with zero obligation to buy anything and is full of a ton of useful information and advice all on its own.
And one more thing about the workshop! Once you register and watch the lessons, you’ll have a chance to win some super valuable prizes!
You have until February 20th to enter!
Immersion 2024
The Surface Design Immersion Course is an incredibly comprehensive 8-week online training program for anyone who wants to learn Adobe Illustrator, the art of surface pattern design, and how to become a licensing artist and create a sustainable business as a creative entrepreneur.
It's broken up into 8 modules with lessons released at the beginning of each week. It may sound like a lot, but rest assured Bonnie’s broken it up into bite-sized pieces that build upon each other and are easy to follow. Each module contains several short video lessons, actionable assignments, and downloadable resources. Bonnie (as well as her support team) is fully accessible and active in the private student portal, answering questions, providing feedback, and sharing her knowledge and inspiration along the way.
This course includes more than 150 training videos, a gorgeous 400+ page printed course workbook 🤩, three Q&A sessions with Bonnie each week, support from her team of 25+ experts and guides from around the globe, an incredible community, and so much more. And fun fact, I was a member of the support team for the last three years and I’m returning for Immersion 2024! :D I’m so honored to be a part of the team that will help you through this journey!
I took Immersion for the first time in its inaugural year, 2018, and at that time, I had already taken a bunch of other surface design and Illustrator courses and, honestly, I wasn't sure how much more I could learn. The answer? A lot, apparently. Five years later and I'm still a bit boggled by that, haha.
Enrollment for the Immersion Course
is offered just once per year.
Since taking Immersion, I quit my day job, became a full-time artist, and best of all, signed on as a fabric designer for Riley Blake Designs. I have two fabric collections out so far, with more in the works, and I’m absolutely living my dreams. Immersion has taught me so many amazing technical skills, but most of all, it’s empowered and encouraged me to follow my BIGGEST dreams, and it gave me the tools and confidence I needed to succeed at them.
I consider Bonnie to be my personal mentor, and I don't know if I would be where I am now if I hadn't stumbled across her teaching back in 2015, and eventually taken Immersion.
I want people who may be scared of considering their art dreams viable to have the same experience I had when discovering Bonnie and her courses. I want people to experience the huge confidence boost and the excitement of realizing that maybe their goals are possible after all. Because I believe that with enough determination and drive, they are.
But don’t just take my word for it! You can read many more inspiring student stories by clicking HERE, scrolling down & clicking
either the “MEET THEM HERE” or “READ 100’S OF STUDENT STORIES HERE” button.
(Also, fun fact, that’s me at the very beginning of the top video on the main page of student stories! 🥹💕)
!BONUS ALERT! 20 randomly selected people who enroll through my link will receive…
…a 1-on-1 coaching call with me! (Valued at $150)*
Sessions will be conducted after Immersion ends, between May 1st - August 1st, to ensure that students are free to focus solely on Immersion as it’s taking place, and avoid overwhelm.
We’ll hop on Zoom and you can ask me any questions you may have about surface design, pattern making, Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, pricing work, contracts and licensing, being a fabric designer, teaching on Skillshare, etc. You’ll also have the option to send me work in advance to review, and/or we can discuss where you currently are and what steps you can take to further your career and/or creative practice.
Why would a coaching call with me be valuable to you, you may be wondering? Well…
I'm a full-time surface designer (fabric being my main squeeze), Top Teacher on Skillshare, and character artist with years of experience working in the industry. I’m also an OG 2018 Immersion graduate, and, as mentioned above, a member of the Immersion support team in 2024. My official title is Love Squad Expert, and I’ll be one of 25 (!!!) Guides and Experts supporting students throughout the course this year.
Enrollment open February 13th - 20th, 2024
*If you want this bonus, make sure you sign up with any of my links! Thank you! :D