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Art Licensing for Surface Pattern designers

Unlock creativity with Skillshare! Learn acrylic painting, AI writing, graphic design, and photography.

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About Art Licensing for Surface Pattern designers

Art Licensing Introduction

Are you Ready?

Getting Noticed

Approaching contacts

Customising your portfolio

Contracts & Licenses

Staying ahead of the game

What You Will Learn?

  • Hello!  .
  • I’m Mel Armstrong.  A surface pattern designer and illustrator.  .
  • I’ve been lucky to have been licensing my patterns to a range of companies for a number of years and get asked a lot about how I go about approaching companies to license my designs.  .
  • As a freelance surface pattern designer, licensing is the bread and butter of my income. It’s a great source of passive income. You can earn income from work you’ve already created, in multiple markets, globally.  But to get your work licensed you need to be proactive in your approach.  .
  • In this class I’ll take you through some essential steps to getting your work licensed and to build your freelance business.  .
  • I'll talk you through the following:.
  • NOTES:.
  • This class is for Surface Pattern Designers who are ready to approach their favourite companies to license their work.  .
  • I don't take you through how to create patterns or collections in this class, so if you'd like to learn how to do this, please have a look at some of my other classes for some tips..
  • Happy Pattern Making!.
  • x Mel.
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