There are several ways to adapt a pattern to the project you’re working on. One of the most hassle free options would be a simple background color change.
Easy as it may sound though (and it really is!), there are a few steps to follow to make sure you get the desired result.
If in doubt, check [...]
Posted in Getting Nerdy
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Tagged adobe, background, color, graphics, howto, illustrator, learn, pattern, tip, tutorial, vector, wallpaper
Ever so often I do receive requests from clients with varying levels of expertise in editing vector graphics asking me how to accomplish some simple but key changes before they can apply my designs in their projects. With this crowd in mind and taking to the heart the maxim that "a picture is worth a [...]
Posted in Getting Nerdy
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Tagged adjust, adobe, cs5, howto, illustrator, pattern, repeat, resize, tile, tip, vector, video
Not too long ago I was pleased to be contacted by Jesseca Trujillo Bellemare, the founder and head of The Modern Baby Company. I guess serendipity stroke since exactly one day before that I came to know
about her company while browsing through chic websites catering for all things babies.
A few moons [...]
Ever wanted to see or have the chance to purchase one of LittleLion’s designs on fabric? Better yet… how about winning 5 yards of quilting-weight cotton fabric featuring LittleLion Studio’s "Flower’s Scent" pattern for FREE?!? Yes, you heard me… for FREE!! Well, you just might, with a bit of effort [...]
Posted in Featured In, Jump Starting
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Tagged Asanoha, contest, design, fabric, free, pattern, Spoonflower, textile, vote, win
I took these pictures four or so years ago of some unknown father and son having a philosophical discussion about what seemed to be what the correct way to cross the street is. As you can tell, I kept my distance, but even so, their bodies moved to a tune which I [...]
If you have the stomach, I have the joke! Or the daily misadventures of the microstock world…
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Three months after making the "Peacock Vanity" seamless pattern available for personal projects for free on Vecteezy.com, I have accumulated over 27 thousand downloads. From this contingent, 5 people [...]
One concern which constantly permeates my illustrations is usability. Creating images from a blank digital canvas can be liberating and all but if your goal is to reach the microstock audience, you’d better keep your work useful. Unless of course, you are planning on selling your work through art galleries, but that is a totally [...]
Here we are at it again. :) Seamless patterns are all the rage but there comes a time in the life of an illustrator when… okay, too dramatic, let’s try this again.
Seamless patterns can be dandy and [...]
February 24, 2010 – 1:05 pm
Hello earthlings, fear not, LittleLion is still here and still pumping, so don’t write us off just yet! ;-) The short absence is justifiable, read through if you will.
As most of you know by now, LittleLion Studio started as a hobby and as such, without rules, guidelines, best-practices and methods. [...]
February 15, 2010 – 3:36 pm
Lucky Jade is a children’s apparel brand with a zest for style. Like many others, the company was founded from Leslie Pitts stepping into motherhood and seeking the absolute best for her baby.
It wasn’t long until the high quality products made of cashmere and bamboo became a success. And in
Leslie’s [...]
February 12, 2010 – 12:31 pm
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Maybe it’s just me craving for Spring to come and the days to grow longer and warmer, maybe it’s the scenery that looks grey and dull with all the naked trees… either way, if you, like myself, can’t wait for those leaves to start popping to life again, here is a little taste of [...]
February 10, 2010 – 8:44 am
It is funny how the mind plays tricks on us. When we dream everything is so clear, so real and maybe it is… what is reality after all? Yet, when we wake up the brain starts to flush away those memories and what once was so absolutely vivid becomes blurred and vanishes [...]
February 9, 2010 – 2:16 pm
"Au-au!" or "woof-woof!" as it is probably more suitable. Either way this is the story of a dog whom had "the need, the need for speed!". That is one reckless dog for sure. I tried to warn him about the consequences of all his crazy adventures… I told him "son, your [...]
February 8, 2010 – 2:30 pm
The fifth installment of the "Baby Prints" collection brings a very important business implication for those who, like myself, sell Royalty Free licenses to the microstock market.
Unfortunately, once an image hits the microstock agencies, behind its sales hides an enormous number of irregular license uses. Honestly, I cannot put a number [...]
Posted in All Business, Out of the Oven
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Tagged baby, bambi, copyright, disney, license, market, microstock, print, seamless, vector
February 5, 2010 – 12:47 pm
Designing floral patterns for a baby collection is a highly subjective thing to do. Do flowers and floral arrangements really have an applicable, predetermined age range
from a commercial standpoint? I would guess the answer is no, but a "no" which goes both ways: one can easily apply a supposedly "baby" floral [...]
February 4, 2010 – 12:35 pm
"Dia de luz, festa de sol e um barquinho a deslizar no macio azul do mar. Tudo é verão e o amor se faz, num barquinho pelo mar que desliza sem parar…"Calm oceans, smooth sailing, clear skies, endless shades of blue. A gentle breeze warmed up by a soft bright sun. Is the rocking of [...]
February 3, 2010 – 1:52 pm
"Bubbly Bear" is the second installment of the "Baby Prints" collection which, as the name suggests, caters for the ever growing "baby" market segment.
Talking about colors at this point would be an exercise in futility, so instead, I would simply like to share with you a bit of my reasons and [...]
February 2, 2010 – 5:48 pm
So here it is. The first of a series of prints for all things baby: The "Queen Of Dots". From onesies to the nursery’s wallpaper, from birth announcements to cute blankets, the application of this print is as broad as your imagination.
Since several of my "baby" designs end up in children [...]
Posted in Out of the Oven
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Tagged baby, business, color, colorway, deer, dot, market, palette, pattern, print, queen, seamless
February 1, 2010 – 9:26 pm
The seventh and last in the series of Baby Prints focused on this market segment has just been launched! Head over to "Moombeams In A Starry Night" and join me in the wanders of baby’s dream… [release post]
The sixth in the series of Baby Prints focused on this market segment has just been launched! Head [...]
January 29, 2010 – 2:53 pm
"Who has time? Who has time?" [Merovingian - The Matrix Reloaded]. When working as an illustrator contributor to the microstock market, the very first decision you are faced with is becoming or not becoming and exclusive contributor to some agency. Every rule has exceptions but my understanding (based on research and [...]
