CAMP MINTED VIDEO ARCHIVE

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CAMP MINTED 2019

TECHNICAL TIPS TO MAKE YOUR ART SHINE ON MINTED (PANEL)

by Lise Gulassa, Artist & Designer and Melanie Severin, Artist, Designer & Business Owner

Minted artists Lise Gulassa and Melanie Severin have successfully translated their artwork to multiple colorways and formats for varying products on Minted. In this panel hosted by Olivia Goree, Minted Artist Relations, learn Lise and Melanie’s art file tips and tricks—the two artists cover everything from selecting artwork for products to creating colorways for increased sales opportunity.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2019)

PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING A CREATIVE BUSINESS (PANEL)

By Meg Gleason, Designer & Founder of Moglea, Carrie O’Neal, Graphic Designer & Founder of Scripted Studio, and Erika Firm, Artist & Designer

Do you ever feel daunted by the idea of running your own creative business? Meg, Carrie, and Erika demonstrate that there’s no one path to being a successful artist or designer in our latest Camp Minted Learning & Development series release. This panel hosted by Minted artist Annie Clark includes advice for developing your portfolio and signature style, how to evaluate various revenue streams, and practical tools to manage your time and business.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2019)

HOW TO BUILD YOUR PERSONAL BRAND ON SOCIAL MEDIA

By Megan Gonzalez, Director & Founder of MaeMae & Co. and Stef Etow, Visual Strategist & Founder of Ink and Pulp

Megan Gonzalez, Director & Founder of MaeMae & Co. and Stef Etow, Visual Strategist & Founder of Ink and Pulp discuss how to define your audience, tell a compelling visual story, and differentiate your brand in a way that feels genuine to who you are as an artist. The session focuses primarily on Instagram.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2019)

USING ADOBE TEXTILE DESIGNER TO DESIGN PRINTS AND REPEATING PATTERNS IN PHOTOSHOP

By Mike Scrutton, Director of Print Technology and Strategy at Adobe

Creating repeating prints and patterns in Photoshop can be troublesome. In this session, Mike will introduce Adobe’s new plugin for Photoshop, Adobe Textile Designer and show how this versatile tool can be used for a myriad of applications whether you start your designs with sketches, paintings or digitally created work. Come and learn how to reduce many hours of work to a handful of clicks.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2019)

IMPROVE YOUR GREETING CARD COPY

Recap of our Minted Breaks it Down: Greeting Cards Panel with with Mariam Naficy, Minted Founder and CEO, Brady Wood, SVP of Artists & Partnerships at Minted, and Marina Woodbury, Merchandising Manager, Greeting Cards at Minted. Written by Mimi Werdegar

Minted gives an exclusive, behind-the-scenes peek into our new and fast-growing Greeting Cards business. In our session, the Minted team lessons learned from our retail partners and customer insights that will help you design and write copy for greeting cards that sell.

INTRODUCTION TO ART & DESIGN IN PROCREATE

By Alicia Schultz, Artist & Designer at Vine & Thistle

Procreate is a powerful tool for creating art digitally. In this workshop, Alicia Schultz will take you through the tools available in Procreate, share helpful features, and show you how to set up your canvases for creating Minted cards and art digitally. She will share her process for creating the art and stationery she submits for Minted challenges. She will also share some of her favorite shortcuts and tips for using Procreate.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2019)

THE ART & SCIENCE OF PINS

By Whitney Ward, Senior Creative Lead, Pinterest, and Minted artist, Patricia Vargas of Parima Studio

Every month, 250 million people come to Pinterest to find inspiration to create a life they love – from trendsetting art and fashion to the most enticing recipes. In this session, Whitney Ward, Senior Creative Lead, Pinterest, and Minted artist, Patricia Vargas of Parima Studio, will discuss the foundations needed for a successful creator's Pinterest strategy and how to build engaging audiences.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2019)

YOU DON’T SUCK AT PROCREATE, YOUR BRUSHES DO: CUSTOMIZING AND CREATING PROCREATE BRUSHES FROM SCRATCH

By Julie Green, Letterer, Font Designer & Graphic Artist

Learning to create brushes from scratch is game-changing for Procreate users, helping them realize their creative vision by mimicking real-world artists’ implements, giving them more precise control over their work, and bringing depth to their final pieces. In this session, you’ll learn how Procreate brushes work, how to customize existing brushes, and how to create your own from scratch. The focus will be on texture, sketching, line-art, and lettering brushes.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2019)

Camp Minted 2018

HOW TO STYLE AND PHOTOGRAPH YOUR PRODUCTS — WITHOUT EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT

By Megan Gonzalez of MaeMae & Co.

Learn how to use your phone and other accessible tools to style, photograph, and edit images that reflect your style so you can share your process and products with the world.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2018)

INTRO TO WATERCOLOR FLORALS

By Juliet Meeks

Learn the basics of painting illustrative watercolor florals with Minted artist and surface designer Juliet Meeks. This workshop is open to watercolor beginners or for anyone more advanced interested in exploring new styles of painting florals. We will use fresh bouquets as our inspiration, with an approach of creating perfectly imperfect illustrations that are naturally fun to paint. (Please be patient with the sound recording quality.)

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2018)

HOW TO PRODUCE CREATIVE PROCESS VIDEOS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA

By Laura Bolter

Video is a powerful strategy for growing engagement on your social media accounts. Laura Bolter shares tips that have helped her attract nearly 10,000 Instagram fans. She demonstrates how to create process videos, shares the tools that she uses, and teaches the basics of using Adobe Premier to edit videos for social media.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2018)

INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PATTERN DESIGN

By Jennifer Hewett

Learn the basics of creating digital repeat patterns in Photoshop and completing in Illustrator. Jennifer Hewett, author of "Print, Pattern Sew: Block-Printing Basics + Simple Sewing Projects," covers types of repeat patterns, deciding on the scale of design elements, how to achieve a seamless “tossed” pattern, and more.

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2018)

IPAD PROCREATE LETTERING & TIPS FOR BEGINNERS

By Molly Jacques

Renown illustrator Molly Jacques covers the basics of Procreate for iPad and how to use the program to create beautiful hand lettering. Learn how to navigate the many tools within Procreate, take advantage of digital features like layers and brushes, and so much more. We highly encourage using an iPad Pro with Procreate App installed and Apple Pencil (or other iPad Pro compatible stylus).

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2018.)

IPAD PROCREATE LETTERING & TIPS FOR ADVANCED USERS

By Molly Jacques

In this higher-level course, Molly Jacques dives deeper into the features of Procreate to help Minted artists take digital lettering to the next level. She goes over more advanced Procreate tips and tricks, such as incorporating textures, creating your own brushes, and utilizing plug-ins. We highly encourage bringing an iPad Pro with Procreate App installed and Apple Pencil (or other iPad Pro compatible stylus).

(This video was recorded live at Camp Minted 2018.)