Hey First name / friends!

 

I’ve been getting back into blogging recently and I’m so excited to share more juicy tips with you. My blog is filled with art tutorials, tips, and business insights and it’s pretty binge-worthy if I do say so myself! 😅

 

I just published a new post with 3 tips to help you decide what kinds of motifs to use when you’re designing patterns for surface design and art licensing. You can check out the new post here!

This week’s #CreateWithCatCoq challenge is inspired by two of the tips in that blog post! 💐 Read the post to get all my top tips, and I’ll see your #CreateWithCatCoq design on Instagram this week!

I’ve been working on a 2025 trend presentation (stay tuned for that coming soon!) and one trend that continues to be popular is retro-inspired designs. This week, I thought we’d do a fun challenge featuring an evergreen trend – florals – and a current trend – a retro color palette!

 

Your challenge this week is to design a floral pattern using a retro color palette. You can use any palette you choose, but if you’d like a jumping off point, you can use my 70’s palette for your pattern!

 

Click HERE to download this palette plus 10 more in jpg and Procreate swatch format. These are royalty free for you to use. My gift to you : )

I can’t wait to see what you create! Don’t forget to share your art on Instagram and use the hashtag #CreateWithCatCoq and tag me @catcoq so I can see what you make!

 

Last week I challenged you to create illustrations with gems and crystals. Here are a few of your fabulously sparkly designs! 

 

Have a fabulous week!