Surface design for beginners: The 3 types of art that companies actually license
👉 This is the 2nd video in the series: “Surface Design & Art Licensing: How to Create Designs That Sell.” • Is Surface Design Too Saturated? What No O... It's not easy to sell your patterns: If you're even a little off on WHAT you're drawing, companies won't buy! Ready to finally start making money with surface design? In this video, I’ll show you why your surface pattern designs and illustrations aren’t selling yet and what to create instead to land art licensing contracts with companies. 🔍 What we cover in this video: • Why “pretty” doesn’t always mean profitable (and how to create designs that sell) • The 3 types of art companies actually license • The secret to creating marketable art that art directors will buy • The biggest surface pattern design mistakes beginners make when getting started Whether you’re a surface pattern design beginner or ready to get started licensing art, this video breaks down exactly how to get art licensing contracts even if you have no experience. You’ll learn what companies are really looking for and how to make your portfolio stand out. #surfacePatternDesign #artLicensing #HowToCreateDesignsThatSell #GetLicensingDeals #SurfaceDesignForBeginners #PatternsThatSell #SurfacePatternDesignBeginner ⭐️ LEARN MORE about creating surface design collections that sell out in my mini course: https://www.artbusinesswithness.com/MASD –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– RECORDING EQUIPMENT https://www.amazon.com/shop/artbusine... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FIND ME ON THE INTERNET Instagram: / vanessa.stoilova Facebook group: / freelanceillustratorscafe Surface design course: https://www.artbusinesswithness.com/MASD Mentorship program: https://www.artbusinesswithness.com/b... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MUSIC Music: Sundown by Qlowdy / / cozy-town License: Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/qlowd... Music promoted by Audio Library: • Relaxing Ambient Music for Sunset Vlogs 🌅 ...

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