CREATE ART THAT YOU LIKE - WITH CONVICTION!

We’re already at the end of Week 4 of my online course, Create Collections, and the artwork is exceptional. The diversity of styles and techniques is inspiring.

In my classes, I’ll show you that you don’t have to subscribe to a particular style or way of working to be successful. You can be you and know that what you like isn’t ‘wrong’.

When you sit down at your desk are you motivated by mastering compound paths in Illustrator - or are you wondering what effects you can create with masking fluid, ink and a nib pen? 

Maybe you’ve painted some flowers, love how the pink bleeds into the orange, and now want to see how it would look on a flat ground in Photoshop. 

What about the iPad? Who isn’t enchanted with the magic of drawing right into the screen?

Aside from your tools, what else do you like - crisp, contrasting shapes or soft, overlapping layers? Spontaneous, genstural brushstrokes or realistic depictions? Earth tones or candy brights? Do you love purple or hate it? How about chartreuse? And what’s your preferred approach? Do you sketch every detail beforehand, knowing exactly what’s going where - or slap it together and rejoice in the happy accidents?

You’re unique, you have your own taste and you don’t need to be someone else, wear different hats and please everyone. In fact, if you try and please everyone, you’ll probably end up pleasing no-one.

I want to help you understand what you like, trust your own judgement and create the art that you want to create - with conviction!

Look at the range of approaches in this stunning art created in the last couple of weeks in Create Collections. Click on the images to follow these talented artists on Instagram.

These are single designs that belong to entire collections. Can you imagine how phenomenal those collections are?

I'll be showing them off on the @victoriajohnson_createexplore Instagram feed. Check it out to see more inspiring student work.

I love the complexity of the palette and the multiple layers of pattern and texture in this stunning floral bouquet by Tracy Loughlin.

The variety of scale combined with the spontaneity of bold brush strokes makes this gorgeous design by Kelly Angelovic so impactful.

The beautifully-observed watercolour imagery and rich, jewel-toned palette of this lovely composition by  Maria Over are just magical.

I love the limited palette, linear, illustrative style and original concept of this beautiful placement by Mandy Philbrick Corcoran.

I love the combination of well-observed, realistic details, compelling crisp, flat graphic style and original composition in this beautiful design by Nadya Basos.