WHO ELSE WANTS TO CREATE REPEAT BORDERS AND PATTERNS,
WITHOUT HAVE TO SIFT THROUGH EVERY FEATURE,
FILTER AND FUNCTION OF PHOTOSHOP™?

Are you an artist, trying to license your artwork? 

Do you ever feel like there has to be a better,
quicker way to learn how to do things in Photoshop™?

Do you want to learn how to create repeat borders and patterns,
without investing a lot of time and money in a general Photoshop™ class,
that will focus more on touching up pictures than what you,
an artist in licensing, needs to know?

Have you ever been frustrated with reference books that say they teach you everything, but you can’t find what you need?

I know I have had all these thoughts and more. 

I just wanted to learn how to do what I needed to do – and quickly!  
Time is money and sometimes I felt like I was throwing both
right down the drain with my dirty paint water. 

This eBook is a guide for artists, by an artist.

From the e-desk of Tara Reed,
Licensed Artist
(Portland, Oregon)

Dear Fellow Artist,

Let me share a quick story.

July 2005. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

I was just getting serious about licensing my art. I had exhibited at Surtex in May.  Woo-Hoo!  I had a new deal!

A fundraising company wanted to use 3 of my patterns (not just 1 but 3!) for wrapping paper.  This was exciting!

“Can you put the patterns in repeat?” they asked.

Oh dear… now we are heading into the tough spot.  I wanted the job and I wanted them to find me easy to work with so they’d look at my art again.  So I SO WANTED to be able to do repeats.

But the truth of the matter was this:  I had invested a sizeable chunk of change in the professional version of Photoshop™ but didn’t know how to use 2% of its features. 

I openly admitted that I was a danger to myself and others at times, I had “on the job” training, never having taken the time to take a class.  At that time, I had 3 ways that I was learning:

• I learned what to do with the program by clients telling me what they needed me to know.
• I learned by making mistakes and therefore making cool, timesaving discoveries.
• I bought a book and would look things up as I got frustrated and befuddled.

The designer working with me was kind enough to explain a few pieces of the repeat puzzle, but it wasn’t working every time.  Sometimes it would and sometimes there would be this weird gap in my images.  Neither of us could figure out why.

I discovered that yelling at my computer in frustration didn’t really help – it just startled my son.  Pleading with it didn’t work either. 

The book I bought sat by my side taunting me:  “You’ll be up and running in no time!”  I was not!

So… I got creative.  (It’s what we do, right?)

I called all the art schools in my area until a guy who answered the phone turned out to be a Photoshop™ guru and he was willing to be hired by the hour. 

This wonderful man came to my house.  He listened to my problems. He looked at my computer.  He grabbed the keyboard and said, “Oh.  You just need to do this that and the other and you’re good. 
No sweat!”

So now I had the basics and I got the project done.  I am still proudly using the paper.  I especially enjoy using the pink purse toss for my brother’s birthday gifts.  

Like an old Kenny Rodgers song…  the repeat pattern skills have served me through the years.  (and no, they’ve never let me down!)

Fast forward to 2008 – I’ve learned more and honed my basic repeat skills.  Some by trial and error, others as bits of wisdom whispered in my ear by clients, others by sheer accident.

I have noticed that others, maybe you, seem to have the same frustration with this process. 

Why isn’t it easy to find and easy to follow?

Got me! 

But guess what – there is hope because now… you’ve got me!

For every collection I create to license, I have icons, repeat borders and repeat patterns.  I have found this to be a flexible and marketable way to build my business and keep my clients happy. 

I DO THIS EVERY DAY… so I know it works.

I’ve stopped saying, “I should get organized and show people how to do this” and I’ve gotten busy and put together a very visual, step by step guide. 

So I ask again –

WHO ELSE WANTS TO CREATE REPEAT BORDERS AND PATTERNS,
WITHOUT HAVE TO SIFT THROUGH EVERY FEATURE,
FILTER AND FUNCTION OF PHOTOSHOP™?

If you are on the edge of your seat, sit back and relax because I have everything you need, right here!  If you need no further information but are chomping at the bit,

click here to buy it now!

If you have an inquisitive mind and want to know more, keep reading.

This book is designed to give you concise steps for specific results – not broad knowledge.  Your time will be spent learning what you need to know… period.  That means more time for your art.

And at only $57, it won't take a lot of money out of your pocket!

I personally guarantee that you will find this eBook an invaluable resource.
After all, I know it works since I use these techniques daily. If you don't agree after reading it, you have 60 days to request your money back, no questions asked.

Ready?  Click here to buy now!

'Artists, Rejoice!, and save endless hours of trial and error unraveling the mysteries of Photoshop. Tara Reed is your answer with her new E-Book on Icons, Patterns & Borders that leads you step by step, with a delightful and easy to follow writing style, through some amazing discoveries and techniques that will accelerate your knowledge and ability to create marketable images for Surface Design. I highly recommend learning from this successful Designer who is willing to share the inside scoop.'

~ Susanne Fitzgerald,
SF Designs