Print On Demand for Artists: Painting to Pattern to Product, The Complete Process

I sell a lot of my work through Print on Demand stores such as Society6 and Redbubble.

This class is a practical step by step walk through my entire workflow for POD.  It's packed full of information, and will cover:

. research and designing the original painting with POD in mind

. scanning large artwork on a regular scanner in parts and piecing it back together in Photoshop

. removing the background

. adjustments and variations

. putting the pattern into technical repeat

. formatting for POD.

. uploading to Redbubble and Society6

Phew!  All that in under an hour!

Nothing is left out, and I'll throw in my tips and tricks throughout the class. This class is suitable for anyone wanting to learn how to prepare and sell their paintings on POD stores, and for more experienced artists wanting to streamline their process.

This is a stand alone class, but you might find it helpful to take in conjunction with my course "POD for Artists: Earn While You Sleep', which gives an overview of what is involved in selling your art through POD stores, and how to get the best results.

Requirements for this course: paints of your choice (suggested: watercolour, gouache or acrylic), paper (smooth or textured) A4 scanner, Photoshop.

Don’t forget to follow me here on Skillshare to be kept up to date with my new classes.

Do feel free to share your work on social media with the hashtag #nicsquirrellskillshare. I do share some of them in my Instagram Stories.

Nice reviews are always very welcome, your feedback makes a difference and means a lot to me.   :)

You can download a free trial of Photoshop CC by clicking here.

Click here for Redbubble product sizes

Click here for Society6 product sizes and seller's guide

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Links to my Stores:

Redbubble

Society6

My Skillshare classes

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With thanks to Redbubble and Society6.

Music: BossaBossa Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

• Print on Demand for Artists Painting to pattern to product the complete process Introduction
• Designing for POD
• Research and Sketching
• Materials
• Painting the Pattern
• Scanning and Merging
• Removing the Background
• Enhancing the Artwork
• Making the Repeat
• New for PS2021 - Pattern Preview
• Preparing the Files
• Uploading to Redbubble
• Uploading to Society6
• Final thoughts and Project