pattern - Karen Erasmus Illustration

Mock-up Love

I love creating mock-ups for patterns and prints. Here are some pointers on how to start creating mock-ups

I made a new pattern yesterday with water-lilies for inspiration. I was also following the creative prompt ‘Grateful’. My cynical voice didn’t get much of a look in (‘god help me if I hear someone tell I have to be grateful one more time I’ll scream!’…that one) because I really do have something to beContinue reading “Water Lilies”

African Boyhood

A pattern designed for boys clothing with a wildlife them

Cycling and Pattern Design

Small Scale Summer

A couple of weeks ago I entered my second Spoonflower competition and was please to get around 90 votes! That’s my best result yet, but it didn’t cut it for the top 60. Onwards and upwards though. I’m going to just keep on trying. This week was Small Scale Summer. It was so perfect forContinue reading “Small Scale Summer”

Nautical

Last week I entered my first Spoonflower challenge. But Whilst I was doing that I generated a whole new collection. It was such a great creativity boost. I’m really pleased with the results. I’ve put the whole collection on my other website. It’s had a little bit of attention on Spoonflower. The competition is reallyContinue reading “Nautical”