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I work a lot on the computer designing layouts and illustrating graphic art prints, so my creative workspace can usually be described as a messy computer desktop. I decided to share a snapshot today of my desktop while working…
The design you see is one of the kitchen prints I’m working on and adding to my tortagialla big cartel shop – a totally new experiment. I am not sure where or how to sell my art work, but I’m all for trying out new ways and seeing what happens. I already have an Etsy shop, but wanted to try big cartel because there is a totally free, but limited option. I signed up in less than 5 minutes and just uploaded some kitchen prints. We’ll see how it goes. I do like the fact that they do not charge any commission per product, it’s a flat monthly rate if you want more features. I wish they would add digital product delivery though…maybe one day…anyhoo. Hope you enjoyed taking a peek into my digital-ish world today. Ciao ciao!
Posted on February 25, 2010 at 9:53 pm | store, work in progress
Hello fellow explorers and creative minds! My name is Linda, aka tortagialla - a nickname my adorable husband dubbed me meaning "yellow cake" in Italian. I'm your not-so-typical Californian girl who took the plunge and moved to the Tuscan hills of Italy. Now I'm living my dream designing, illustrating and crafting full-time. You can contact me via email linda [!at] tortagialla [!dot] com
Love your space – I wish I was actually trained in graphic design instead of learning as I go! I just started a big cartel store too – so far so good, especially because you can specify currency (one of the downfalls of etsy). Have a great weekend! Nic
Hi Nic – Well, even though I’ve taken some classes and learned a lot I can’t say it really matters a whole lot because some people have a natural eye for it. Anyone can learn the basica principles and then you can just go at it…it just making order out of chaos
Or… just do what you like…tee hee! Yes, I’m totally new to selling so would like to experience the differences and see what happens. Big Cartel costs if you want more features, but it is really simple to use!
oh, gosh, would i love to peek over your shoulder while you do this. everything i do graphically is trial and error, mostly error. lots of fun to do but i generally have no clue what i’m doing. still in that phase where i click on a tool and whoop with delight when i see what it does. my seven year old can do more in microsoft paint than i can do in either photoshop or illustrator!
Actually, I think one of the nice things about digital work is that you can do a lot of experimentation and trial and error without much consequence…lots of undo!
Like anything else, the computer is just another tool! I think kids these days really learn quickly because they have no fear of messing things up, they just do!