How To Make Printable Art To Sell On Etsy

A Complete Beginner's Course Creating a Simple Printable Art Design From Start to Finish Using FREE Graphic Design Tools

What you'll learn
How to Create A Digital/Printable Art Design
How to work with user friendly & free online digital art programs
How to go from "I have NO idea what to do" to "WOW! I can TOTALLY do this!"
Requirements
A desktop or laptop computer and internet connection
Description
This class will teach you how to create a digital art printable using free design tools. You would sell things like this on Etsy or other online marketplaces where digital art is sold. You won't need any previous skills to participate (but you will need a working laptop/desktop computer & an internet connection). I made this class for YOU, the total beginner who has no idea where to start!I created the class I wanted as a total beginner but couldn't find. I WAS you - and now that I've learned how to do this, it's my job (and privilege) to share the knowledge.You will learn how to:Use free (or close to free) tools to create your work.Create a simple digital art design using free vector images and fonts.Change sizes & image resolution to meet standards for high-quality print options.Create mockups & watermarks for your designs using free tools & templates.Find graphics & fonts to use for your designs.Create your free Etsy account, set up your product page, and upload and list your design.And, you'll get a short, motivating pep talk telling you why it's SO cool to learn new skills & take action in the face of your fears by doing something new & creative!When you finish the class, you will have created your first piece of printable art.Woohoo!You will use this information to duplicate the process over and over again as you broaden your tools and skills. Whether you open up a stream of passive income or simply have fun creating your own personal designs for yourself or to gift to others, you are encouraged to enjoy the material.This class will take you from complete newbie to action taker…From pondering to accomplished…From "I wish I could" to "I DID!"

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Disclaimer

Lecture 3 What Is Etsy? And Why Are Digital Downloads A Great Passive Income Option?

Lecture 4 A Short Pep Talk About Being a Beginner, Motivation and Learning New Skills

Lecture 5 Tools You Will Use in This Course

Section 2: Create Your Design

Lecture 6 Class Assignment

Lecture 7 New Material for Graphics

Lecture 8 Find Your Graphics In Pixabay

Lecture 9 New Site For Your Graphics

Lecture 10 PiZap Info

Lecture 11 Introduction to PiZap

Lecture 12 PiZap Has A Free App

Lecture 13 Introducing Ninjaunits - Free Conversion Tool

Lecture 14 Choosing Our Image Size and Transparent Background

Lecture 15 Create the Design in PiZap

Lecture 16 Additional Design/Editing Options

Lecture 17 Using Our Design(s) Interchangeably Throughout The Course

Lecture 18 Create the Design On Ipiccy

Lecture 19 Create the Design on Canva

Lecture 20 Create Your Mockup

Lecture 21 Create Your Watermark

Lecture 22 Resize Image to a 300 DPI

Section 3: Image Resize, Where to Find Free Fonts & Graphics & Commercial Use Info

Lecture 23 Quick Image Resize Hack and Where to Find Free Fonts and Graphics

Lecture 24 Not Quite Closing Things Up Just Yet :)

Lecture 25 Are Fonts Safe For Commercial Use?

Section 4: Opening Your Etsy Store and Uploading a Digital Design To Your Listing

Lecture 26 Opening An Etsy Shop

Lecture 27 Creating Your Account

Lecture 28 Choose Your Shop Name

Lecture 29 Create Your Listing

Lecture 30 Add/Upload Your Design

Lecture 31 Info For Large Uploads

Section 5: Conclusion

Lecture 32 Putting It All Together

Section 6: Bonus Lecture

Lecture 33 A Personal Note of Thanks & Some Helpful References

Lecture 34 Free Gift

Section 7: New Updated Add-On Content

Lecture 35 New Content Description

Lecture 36 How to Easily Change the Color of a Graphic

Beginners who want to learn basic design skills to create art printables