New pattern design collaboration: Nantucket Kids

This was such a fun project to work on and during the process I really fell in love with the beautiful island of Nantucket, the hero and inspiration for this custom made design.

Introducing Pionee for Svanefors Textil

I’m happy to finally announce my second pattern collaboration with Svanefors Textil. This time they chose Pionee - a pattern design influenced by the Indian Floral style that I love so much.

New course on Skillshare: How to make Paisley patterns

If you would like to learn how to design Paisley styled patterns I just published my latest course on Skillshare, where you’ll learn everything you need to know to create a Paisley pattern of your own.

Gemstone: The story behind the pattern

The process of how I created Gemstone - the pattern design that now is a part of Svanefors Textil fall/winter-18 collection of home textiles - isn’t a straight path. It’s a story about the birth of three patterns at once. In this article you can follow the steps I had to take to get to the finish line.

Pattern designBärbel DresslerAugust 26, 2018Gemstone, Svanefors, Process, Adobe Illustrator, Design studio, ArticlesComment

Which products work well with a Toile de Jouy pattern?

In the 18th century there were principles about what designs that were appropriate for specific products, but does those rules apply today? And can rules help us pattern designers in any way? In this article I try to figure out which products work well with the pattern design often called Toile de Jouy.

Pattern designBärbel DresslerApril 12, 2018Toile de Jouy, Pattern inspiration, Products, Product, ArticlesComment

Save money showing your work using product mockups

In this tutorial I share my tips on where you can use product mockups to visualize your pattern designs and how to make your own mockup images and then apply the pattern with Photoshop. It's easy, fun and very addictive!

Adobe Illustrator, Pattern design, ProductBärbel DresslerMarch 29, 2018Mockup, Video, Inspiration, Inspiration video, Tutorial, Tips, Product, ArticlesComment

Tutorial: Make a pattern collection template in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial video I share how I make a template in Adobe Illustrator that I use for organizing my pattern designs into collections and help me keep the number of files down as well as the megabytes.

The process behind the pattern design; Rose Garden

When coloring motifs in Illustrator I want them to still have a hand painted look to them, so for that I use a specific technique with multiple layers. Here I share the behind the scenes of that process and how I created this hand drawn, elaborate pattern design called Rose Garden.