START NOW AND MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR ART!
WITH ACCESS TO DECEMBER 2021!
‘Monetising your designs‘ (Module 3) is a flexible, self-paced* online course where you will learn everything you need to know to monetise your designs!
This course includes the nitty gritty of freelancing, licensing, selling outright, manufacturing and more PLUS briefs from real companies AND Rachael Taylor’s little black book of industry contacts!
We have welcomed over 15,000 students onto our courses from over 100 countries around the world, and our classrooms are accessible on-line 24/7, so you can join us from any time zone and fit the course into your busy life. Plus, you can access the classroom for up to six months after the course finishes.
If you want to feel confident launching your own successful business and understanding all that entails being a professional surface pattern designer, this module is for you.
*Self paced = Start now with instant access to the course and complete in your own time with a minimum of 6 months access.
Monetising Your Designs includes:
- 5 in-depth technical videos taught by Course Leader Rachael Taylor
- How to identify multiple streams of income for your designs
- How to sell, price and license your designs (what they don’t teach you at art school)
- The ins and outs of working as a freelance designer
- How to get into manufacturing your own products
- How to choose the right distribution channel for you
- How to negotiate a contract that is right for you
- How to protect your intellectual property and copyright
- How to manage your time and money
- How to manage stock levels
- How to get a job in design
- How to stay motivated
PLUS downloadable and editable product templates for:
- Aprons
- Bags
- Gift wrap
- Greeting cards
PLUS…
- How to create a pattern portfolio to show to potential clients
- How to apply patterns to mock up product templates and room sets
- How to turn a placement print into a technical repeat for wallpaper or fabric
- Everything you need to know about getting in, getting ready and attracting customers at trade shows
- How to design a Trade Show Brochure in Adobe Illustrator
- Invaluable industry info such as colour print specifications for both paper goods & textiles
- You will do this by actually creating a mini portfolio for potential licensing clients, a trade show plan and a business development plan.
- AND our money-can’t-buy bonus little black book of industry contacts!
AND…
BONUS TECHNICAL WORKSHOP VIDEOS giving you a step-by-step guides to surface pattern design using Photoshop and Illustrator. Find out more below or on our Technical Workshops page.
Want to know more? Check out our 50 reasons why this course is AWESOME!
Bonus technical workshops included in Monetising Your Designs:
In our technical videos Course Leader Rachael Taylor introduces you to working with product templates, advanced repeat design and useful techniques and design elements to help boost your design business or brand and includes 5 in-depth videos:
- How to work with a greetings card template and add professional finishes in Adobe Illustrator – understand how to work with a professional greetings card template and numerous template layers, as well as using standard industry techniques to indicate finishes such as foil and learn how to work with bleed.
- Creating more advanced repeats in Adobe Photoshop – learn and understand the principals of a technical, layered and seamless Photoshop repeat, using advanced tools such as work paths, rulers and guides.
- How to create branded packaging labels in Adobe Illustrator – understand how to work with a basic packaging label template and learn how to use essential tools and fonts for design and composition.
- How to creatively use the paintbrush tool in Adobe Illustrator – learn how to creatively use the Pencil and Paintbrush Tools as well as how to use brushes, effects and colour libraries to create marks, illustration, drawings and designs within Adobe Illustrator.
- Designing a professional trade show brochure and saving a multi-page pdf in Adobe Illustrator – learn how to create a professional promotional brochure with tips on how to use tools to create layouts and how to place and work with photographs as well as understanding how to create a multi-page pdf.
This is for you if:
- You have completed Creating Your Professional Identity (although this is not a prerequisite)
- You want to generate more income from your existing designs, across a multitude of products
- You have a collection of work but do not know how to get it out in the world, and get it sold
- You want to learn more complex techniques for sophisticated and commercially-appealing surface pattern design
- You want to connect with other emerging designers and learn from industry experts
- You want to know the right contacts in industry to get you where you want to be
- You want to know just how to secure that licensing deal
- You want to make it as a professional surface pattern designer
Please note this course is not assessed and does not include individual critique of your work. You will need at least basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to get the most out of this module. Please note we do not offer technical guidance for any other software programmes (including free software).
Testimonials and successes:
Elizabeth’s video on enhancing her stationery design career with Monetising Your Designs (Module 3):
Emma Sugrue explains why she would recommend Monetising Your Designs, what she found most useful and how it has helped her move forward in her career:
Here are a handful of words used by previous students to describe this module:
“I was blown away and loved it all”
“informative and fantastic”
“great, great value”
“inspiring and rewarding”
“forget university or night school – this is all you need!”
“an invaluable course for anyone serious about a career as a surface pattern designer”
“an eye opener on many levels”
“an essential development opportunity”
“my world will never be the same again (in the best possible way!)”
Course alumni have gone on launch their own design studios, win national awards, be featured in design books and on leading blogs and more. Many of our graduates have been signed for exciting licensing deals – such as Wendy Kendall with Deny Designs, Elizabeth Olwen with TeNeues, Anneline Sophia with Artscase.
Read a handful of our class testimonials, check out our alumni successes and see what our students are getting up to!
Experience, software, materials and device requirements:
Experience requirements:
This course is aimed at intermediate to advanced level designers. You will be in safe hands with Rachael as she makes her tutorials and content very easy to follow. You do not need to have taken any of our other courses in order to take part but this is a natural follow on course from Creating Your Professional Identity (Module 2).
Software:
In the course Rachael Taylor will be teaching her video workshops in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. If you wish to follow the technical workshops then you will need to have these programmes available to you and have experience using them. Please note that the software is not included in class and it will need to be purchased separately from Adobe. We advise getting in touch with them directly for the best deals. Adobe programmes are widely used in the design industry and are an essential investment if you are serious about a creative career or learning to apply the skills you will learn. However, we always advise our students to take the courses at their own pace so if you wish to save the technical sections of the course for later when you feel you are more ready we would encourage this.
Devices:
We do not have a set device requirement other than if you wish to follow the technical section of the course then your device will need to be able to run Adobe programmes sufficiently. The team works on Apple devices but we have had students also work on PC’s. If you have a scanner for uploading your drawings then this is great, but you can upload photography of your drawings to work on too.
How to register:
Check out our Terms and Conditions. We strongly encourage you to read these before registering, as registering for one or more Modules acknowledges acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
Book your place in our shop.
START NOW AND MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR ART!
WITH ACCESS TO DECEMBER 2021!
‘Monetising your designs‘ (Module 3) is a flexible, self-paced* online course where you will learn everything you need to know to monetise your designs!
This course includes the nitty gritty of freelancing, licensing, selling outright, manufacturing and more PLUS briefs from real companies AND Rachael Taylor’s little black book of industry contacts!
We have welcomed over 15,000 students onto our courses from over 100 countries around the world, and our classrooms are accessible on-line 24/7, so you can join us from any time zone and fit the course into your busy life. Plus, you can access the classroom for up to six months after the course finishes.
If you want to feel confident launching your own successful business and understanding all that entails being a professional surface pattern designer, this module is for you.
*Self paced = Start now with instant access to the course and complete in your own time with a minimum of 6 months access.
Monetising Your Designs includes:
- 5 in-depth technical videos taught by Course Leader Rachael Taylor
- How to identify multiple streams of income for your designs
- How to sell, price and license your designs (what they don’t teach you at art school)
- The ins and outs of working as a freelance designer
- How to get into manufacturing your own products
- How to choose the right distribution channel for you
- How to negotiate a contract that is right for you
- How to protect your intellectual property and copyright
- How to manage your time and money
- How to manage stock levels
- How to get a job in design
- How to stay motivated
PLUS downloadable and editable product templates for:
- Aprons
- Bags
- Gift wrap
- Greeting cards
PLUS…
- How to create a pattern portfolio to show to potential clients
- How to apply patterns to mock up product templates and room sets
- How to turn a placement print into a technical repeat for wallpaper or fabric
- Everything you need to know about getting in, getting ready and attracting customers at trade shows
- How to design a Trade Show Brochure in Adobe Illustrator
- Invaluable industry info such as colour print specifications for both paper goods & textiles
- You will do this by actually creating a mini portfolio for potential licensing clients, a trade show plan and a business development plan.
- AND our money-can’t-buy bonus little black book of industry contacts!
AND…
BONUS TECHNICAL WORKSHOP VIDEOS giving you a step-by-step guides to surface pattern design using Photoshop and Illustrator. Find out more below or on our Technical Workshops page.
Want to know more? Check out our 50 reasons why this course is AWESOME!
Bonus technical workshops included in Monetising Your Designs:
In our technical videos Course Leader Rachael Taylor introduces you to working with product templates, advanced repeat design and useful techniques and design elements to help boost your design business or brand and includes 5 in-depth videos:
- How to work with a greetings card template and add professional finishes in Adobe Illustrator – understand how to work with a professional greetings card template and numerous template layers, as well as using standard industry techniques to indicate finishes such as foil and learn how to work with bleed.
- Creating more advanced repeats in Adobe Photoshop – learn and understand the principals of a technical, layered and seamless Photoshop repeat, using advanced tools such as work paths, rulers and guides.
- How to create branded packaging labels in Adobe Illustrator – understand how to work with a basic packaging label template and learn how to use essential tools and fonts for design and composition.
- How to creatively use the paintbrush tool in Adobe Illustrator – learn how to creatively use the Pencil and Paintbrush Tools as well as how to use brushes, effects and colour libraries to create marks, illustration, drawings and designs within Adobe Illustrator.
- Designing a professional trade show brochure and saving a multi-page pdf in Adobe Illustrator – learn how to create a professional promotional brochure with tips on how to use tools to create layouts and how to place and work with photographs as well as understanding how to create a multi-page pdf.
This is for you if:
- You have completed Creating Your Professional Identity (although this is not a prerequisite)
- You want to generate more income from your existing designs, across a multitude of products
- You have a collection of work but do not know how to get it out in the world, and get it sold
- You want to learn more complex techniques for sophisticated and commercially-appealing surface pattern design
- You want to connect with other emerging designers and learn from industry experts
- You want to know the right contacts in industry to get you where you want to be
- You want to know just how to secure that licensing deal
- You want to make it as a professional surface pattern designer
Please note this course is not assessed and does not include individual critique of your work. You will need at least basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to get the most out of this module. Please note we do not offer technical guidance for any other software programmes (including free software).
Testimonials and successes:
Elizabeth’s video on enhancing her stationery design career with Monetising Your Designs (Module 3):
Emma Sugrue explains why she would recommend Monetising Your Designs, what she found most useful and how it has helped her move forward in her career:
Here are a handful of words used by previous students to describe this module:
“I was blown away and loved it all”
“informative and fantastic”
“great, great value”
“inspiring and rewarding”
“forget university or night school – this is all you need!”
“an invaluable course for anyone serious about a career as a surface pattern designer”
“an eye opener on many levels”
“an essential development opportunity”
“my world will never be the same again (in the best possible way!)”
Course alumni have gone on launch their own design studios, win national awards, be featured in design books and on leading blogs and more. Many of our graduates have been signed for exciting licensing deals – such as Wendy Kendall with Deny Designs, Elizabeth Olwen with TeNeues, Anneline Sophia with Artscase.
Read a handful of our class testimonials, check out our alumni successes and see what our students are getting up to!
Experience, software, materials and device requirements:
Experience requirements:
This course is aimed at intermediate to advanced level designers. You will be in safe hands with Rachael as she makes her tutorials and content very easy to follow. You do not need to have taken any of our other courses in order to take part but this is a natural follow on course from Creating Your Professional Identity (Module 2).
Software:
In the course Rachael Taylor will be teaching her video workshops in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. If you wish to follow the technical workshops then you will need to have these programmes available to you and have experience using them. Please note that the software is not included in class and it will need to be purchased separately from Adobe. We advise getting in touch with them directly for the best deals. Adobe programmes are widely used in the design industry and are an essential investment if you are serious about a creative career or learning to apply the skills you will learn. However, we always advise our students to take the courses at their own pace so if you wish to save the technical sections of the course for later when you feel you are more ready we would encourage this.
Devices:
We do not have a set device requirement other than if you wish to follow the technical section of the course then your device will need to be able to run Adobe programmes sufficiently. The team works on Apple devices but we have had students also work on PC’s. If you have a scanner for uploading your drawings then this is great, but you can upload photography of your drawings to work on too.
How to register:
Check out our Terms and Conditions. We strongly encourage you to read these before registering, as registering for one or more Modules acknowledges acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
Book your place in our shop.
