Are you an artist trying to discover your style and develop your skills?
Are you a beginner to Surface Pattern Design, and ready to learn all the Industry Insights?
Are you an experienced designer, ready to take your business to a whole new level?
Simply join today to start your journey into Surface Design.
Choose to Pay in Full or select one of the payment plans available to you.
Exclusive access to our thriving, private SPD community for group support, resources and accountability PLUS myself and our team at your fingertips 24/7.
With the valuable learning and resources included in the course, support of the SPD community and FREE Student Directory listing, you will have all the support you need to begin growing a creative career that fits your lifestyle and creative vision!
I’ve taught hundreds of amazing women to find their artistic style, create with confidence and find joyful fulfilment doing what they love ~ and every single one has a story of her own.
I’m here to help you uncover yours ~ together we’ll break the glass ceiling and max out your creative potential so that you can live the life you’ve been craving!
Entirely designed around my experience in Surface Pattern Design and how I grew a 7 figure design business, by building a brand and magnetising clients to me (no chasing necessary).
Learn the practical mindset tools to stop second guessing yourself and give you & your art the confidence to shine like the Unique Magical Star that you are!
Thrive in creative abundance as your mind is open to a world of possibilities. Say Hi, and Bye to the Starving Artist Mentality!
Crafting your own signature style is THE THING that will set you apart in any creative industry! I teach you the process of uncovering your own style so that you will never worry about where the next hit of inspiration will come from.
When everyone else is blending in, you’ll be showing off your quirks and standing out from the crowd!
Learn the various ways of taking your unique illustrations and creating placement prints and patterns in both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator!
I have developed a signature and simple way of creating repeats in Adobe Photoshop that will blow your mind (you won’t find this ANYWHERE ELSE!)
Master the art of collaboration and how to build relationships that turn into repeat clients.
Understand Selling vs Licensing, how to price your work and what legals you need to know!
Craft your offering in a way that communicates value and draws clients into your world.
Upgrade Your Mindset
Get ready to upgrade your mindset and unblock those old limiting beliefs, you know, the ones that are telling you that there isn’t room for your art.
You can kiss that starving artists mentality goodbye!
I share my Powerful Visualisation Techniques with you and how Human Design has changed my life. You’ll also find out YOUR Human Design!
I give you a secret insiders look into my business and show you the fundamentals of how I’ve set it up and why.
{ 186 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
Craft your Signature Style!
Learn how to craft your Signature Style so that each piece of art is unique to you. Oh - this is a good one. I’ll leave you with perspectives that you never even thought were possible. Get ready to go deep!
You will come out of this week with a brand new perspective on your artwork, and you’ll uncover yourself in this process. You are going to LOVE this one!
Learn the art of Story Telling within your artwork to capture your audience, take them on the journey with you and attract your dreamiest of dream clients.
{ 106 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
SPD Fundamentals
We explore the fundamentals of Surface Pattern Design, Design Principles and the different types of pattern repeats.
We explore composition and colour theory and what makes a successful design.
We get started on designing elements for your first pattern based on your style. Woohoo! Action baby!
{ 48 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
Repeat Patterns in Illustrator
I teach you how to vectorise your work, and create repeat patterns in Adobe Illustrator. SO much fun :)
We explore clever ways to create colour palettes
and explore different pattern styles.
You won’t believe how easy it is to create patterns and why you haven’t been doing this for years!
{ 43 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
Repeat Patterns in Photoshop
We cover scanning and perfecting your art in Adobe Photoshop.
I teach you three different ways of taking your unique artwork and creating patterns in Adobe Photoshop! I have developed a signature and simple way of creating repeats in Adobe Photoshop that will blow your mind (you won’t find this ANYWHERE ELSE!)
Warning - this is absolutely addictive! Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
{ 170 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
Get your work seen!
We cover the fundamentals of designing a Successful Collection and Building & Organising your Library of work.
I take you behind the scenes of my website and how I’ve set up my own successful library on a SquareSpace platform.
This is a big week, with so much juicy information to get you started on your own website and pattern library!
{ 138 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
Art Licensing
We explore the fundamentals of Art Licensing and the difference between having an Agent & being Self-Licensed.
I teach you my very own formula for how to License your designs with each and every different client.
I teach you the many many ways you can get paid (well) as a surface designer and how to charge for your designs.
{ 179 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
The Legal Stuff
We explore the Copyright, IP & Trademarking laws within Australia and how to cross your t’s and dot your i’s when it comes to sending contracts.
We chat with our resident lawyer to understand our rights as artists and offer the opportunity of a template contract.
This is such a fascinating week, and one that you’ll get SO much out of - especially as an Australian Artist.
{ 34 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
Onboard your first clients!
Get clear on your ideal client and how to attract them. I teach you how to pitch to agents (I'll give you my template)
and your dream clients (& email scripts).
I’ll show you my exact strategy for Building an Email List, a must have if you want to grow your audience!
{ 52 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
Get yourself out there!
I’ll show you how to confidently be yourself and put yourself out there using modern social media techniques.
I teach you how I build genuine relationships for epic collaborations! My secrets for selling with soul (no weirdness) and how to create an incredible client process that will have your clients raving about you.
{ 103 Minutes of Video Content With Cass }
I am a Watercolour Artist and Surface Designer with a vibrant and passionate drive to paint, create and collaborate with amazing brands, helping bring their products to life!
I am a Mum of two energetic kids, and I work from my Noosa based studio where I help female-led brands to elevate their products with my signature boho meets coastal chic style. With a passion for helping artists + designers achieve their dreams, I am also a mindset mentor + design teacher ~ offering immersive, high-value courses (hello SPD) and insightful blog posts that allow others to build a sustainable creative career.
My work has now been featured in Collective Hub, Mama Disrupt, Real Living Magazine and Home Beautiful to name a few. I was recently named one of the top 100 Surface Designers in the 2020 Pattern Pulse Book, being sold at GOMA. I have designed patterns for 500+ brands including global companies such as Aldi, Provincial Living, Bare & Boho, Pillow Talk and Midori Bikinis, to local start up businesses such as Kind Coconuts, and Palm Noosa.
Get straight to all the good parts and gain the tools to put everything into practice asap.
Everything is recorded so you can take each module at your own pace!
Undoubtedly the most important part of this entire course, I teach you
the techniques I use to overcome fears of unworthiness, comparisonitis and lack.
The biggest lesson I want you to take away is that your gifts are needed in this world.
When you grow, your business grows too.
We’ll find out your Human Design and provide you insights into your own unique Human Design.
Re-discover your own unique strengths and learn how you are designed to operate in this world.
This modality has changed my life and the way I operate my business. I want this for you too.
I’ll show you all the design tech of Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator.
I’ll touch on ALL styles. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KNOW WATERCOLOUR!
I’ll teach you how to license your art, the ins and out of contracts,
what to charge and how to grow a personal brand and ATTRACT your dream clients!
I’ll show you the behind the scenes of my biz, which you’ll only see here.
We’ll be chatting to successful surface designers, marketing experts and more!
These have been absolute faves of past students as SO much is gained from industry experts.
Connect with other like-minded creatives to support each other,
and learn from each other's experiences. Everyone is in different stages of their career.
This is the most nurturing group I’ve ever been a part of. No judgement lives in this space.
Feel supported and accountable all throughout your journey.
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In fact I don’t think you know just how good you are, or how much value you packed into it! For a like minded creative your course offers the most beautiful insights, information and support. - Susan
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The Surface Pattern Design course has been everything I hoped and more, to say Cass overdelivers is an understatement. As a mother of two I have been able to consume the knowledge at a pace and time that has felt right for me without feeling like I was falling behind.
- Candice
Are you ready to dive into the magical world of digital design? Our beginner course on Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator is tailor-made just for you! Don't worry if you're new to these tools; we'll start from scratch and have you creating awesome artworks in no time!
In this hands-on course, we'll guide you through the fundamental tools and features of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, two of the most powerful and widely-used design software in the industry. No prior experience is required as we start from the basics and gradually build your confidence in using these powerful applications.
Once you know the basics, you’ll be ready to dive into the world of pattern creation!
You are a graphic designer wishing to diversify your business and skills and start offering pattern designs to your existing and new client base.
You are a painter or illustrator (by hand or digital) with a basic knowledge of design tech and a thirst to start expanding your creative career.
You are an artist with some basic knowledge of photoshop and illustrator, wishing to start collaborating with brands and seeing your artwork on their products.
You are already creating some basic patterns, but you're keen to see the inside workings of a successful surface design business to learn the how-to's of licensing your work.
You are naturally artistic, you already dabble in Photoshop and Illustrator and you really want to start a side-hustle selling your patterns online, or to clients.
You are tech-savvy and can pick up new software skills pretty easily.
You are patient and realise that surface design is a long term game, and that it takes dedication and motivation to see things through.
You understand that growing a successful creative business takes time, dedication, trial and error and continuous learning.
You have no knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator. It's not impossible, however it will be a steep learning curve for you. (If you are super keen on the course, you may look at my beginners Adobe course prior to this course).
You are looking for a quick way to grow your creative business.
You do not have basic design skills and knowledge.
You do not have any painting or drawing skills.
You do not have the self-motivation to put the time and effort into learning new skills.
You do not have a can-do, positive attitude about yourself and your potential.
You find ways to get out of things #refunds and/or frequently self-sabotage your growth.
Simply join today to start your journey into Surface Design.
Choose to Pay in Full or select one of the payment plans available to you.
Exclusive access to our thriving, private SPD community for group support, resources and accountability PLUS myself and our team at your fingertips 24/7.
With the valuable learning and resources included in the course, support of the SPD community and FREE Student Directory listing, you will have all the support you need to begin growing a creative career that fits your lifestyle and creative vision!
Yes definitely. We cover both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator in this course. More specifically, how to create patterns. If you have never used Adobe before, then I recommend you take my Beginner Adobe PS & AI course first. You will need to be subscribed to the Creative Cloud to use the Adobe Programs.
All the modules within the course are pre-recorded, which means you can watch the lessons at your own pace.
You will have access to Cass via the private Facebook Group where Cass spends alot of time with her students.
You also have access to Cass and her team via email at anytime.
hello@cassdeller.com.au
It’s like you feel like you have to break into something. Like it’s this exclusive club, ‘how do I get into it?’ That's how people perceive it. It's this exclusive thing where you tell yourself I just need one client and then I’ll be in. It’s not something you need to do. It's an evolution of your work. You need to share what you do and the services you offer so that your clients can see that it’s something you do. If you don’t show that or put it out there and remind them, how are they going to know?
There is one avenue of surface pattern design that can act like a form of passive income. I don't want to be misleading and tell people that it’s a complete passive revenue. You still have to look after the licensing, your pattern library, create designs and work with the clients. You’re still running a business here.
Firstly, give yourself at least 2-3 years of sharing your work to start booking regular clients. This isn't a short term thing - it’s a long game. We’re setting you with the mindset and the tools for a full time stable income and building beautiful relationships along the way. Having said that, don’t be so hard on yourself. Enjoy it!! You’ve got this!
Yes of course! We cover everrrryything. To give you an example, swimwear brands don’t often do royalties because they prefer to buy designs as a one off purchase, whereas my other clients such as ‘The Dairy’ which uses my designs on their phone cases are set up to do royalties, so you supply the design and receive the money each time they sell your product. Don’t worry, we cover all this and so much more in the course, which you can refer back to anytime!
No sorry, we do not offer refunds. Given that you have instant access to the entire course, and we have put together a very comprehensive and information page to ensure you know the course is the right fit for you. Please refer to our T&C’s.
It all comes back to self belief. I get it, I’ve been there. Right now, you don’t trust yourself to do something different than what you’ve already seen. You see other people and go, ‘Oh someone’s made money off their print, someone’s made money off their art’. You see that, but you don’t trust yourself to do it in a different way that suits your own brand and style. You don’t believe in yourself. You didn’t know that there are (and always have been) other ways to do it. And that’s okay. I’m here to help you.
Firstly it comes down to mindset and belief - do you believe that you can turn your creative passions into a Full Time career? We cover this in our mindset module!
There are many Surface Designers making a very impressive income from Surface Design, YES. I can tell you that they did it by sharing their work and learning the techniques. You gotta do it all. You've gotta apply the knowledge, you’ve gotta back yourself, you have to commit to this career and you have to understand that it’s a long term career.
For me, I offered Surface Design as just one of my services amongst other design offers. I did this until I could simply offer Surface Design Full Time. It’s a slow process, and it looks different for every individual.
In order to run a successful business, it’s also about business skills, money management and so many other factors, you really do have to look at it holistically and be willing to put in the time to learn and grow towards your vision.
Like anything, a creative career is a journey and we all start at the bottom and work our way up. You need to commit to your craft and carve out alot of time to create to ensure you are growing and improving. This isn’t going to happen overnight.
In this course I teach you the design principles you need to create beautiful designs, however it takes practice and industry experience in order to continually improve. Remember - it’s about enjoying the process and the journey.
We go through all the marketing and magnetising strategies to pull clients in, not for you to rummage or lower your prices just to get a less-than ideal client. I cover this in my course guarantee; you will attract better quality clients that are the right fit for you if you share more of the work you love. It’s something I’m passionate about. Trust in the process, share one print at a time, and attract brands like I did.
Umm No. The legalities of licensing your artwork differ from country to country. In this course we talk about how Licensing works in Australia only.
OFCOURSE! This course isn’t just for artists, it’s for ALL creatives! In this Surface Pattern Design course I cover both pixel-based artwork (watercolour, acrylic, etc) AND vector-based artwork (solid lines, shapes, etc). If you can draw a line, then you can make a pattern :)
So Textile Design is more focused on fabric, and Surface Design is a broader term, covering all surfaces. We touch on different printing techniques, however we do not discuss different fabrics and the specifics of textile design.
Cass is regularly in the Private Facebook Group and can provide some feedback there. If you would like to book in a private session with Cass for your patterns to be reviewed, please email our team at megan@cassdeller.com.au
I feel you, many artists and designers have been in your exact position.
For you, it may be more about mindset than the actual skills. If you are brand new to the tech side of design, then I suggest you take a beginner course in Adobe PS & AI before you join this course. This course will not “FIX” all your creative business problems, but it will help you master your mindset and give you skills in Surface Design to assist you in offering this as a service in your design business.
Yes, absolutely! And I don’t say that lightly!
I deeply understand that each of our gifts are so uniquely different. I take that into account every step of the way with this course. I provide SO many options for all the paths you can go down and all the ways of doing things, which then allows you to choose a path that suits you.
The last thing I want to do is say “do it my way, and it will work for you” because I don’t believe that at all. Your skills, strengths, gifts and way of doing life is so unique and I want you to play to your strengths!
Every now and then Cass offers the Surface Pattern Design course as a live course with weekly Q&A’s. The live rounds are not pre-planned and therefore we do not know when / if the course will be run as a live cohort again.
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Doing The Surface Pattern Design course was a turning point in my confidence to believe in myself that this was possible and I could achieve my goals and be able to start a career in the surface pattern design industry, even if I go at a slower pace.
What had initially seemed unachievable to me through sheer overwhelm, Cass broke down into simple, easy to follow steps for not only the technical and design aspects of the industry, but business and mindset too.
With real and consistent engagement, Cass was so giving and open with her knowledge and experience in the industry. Her enthusiasm was catching… pattern making quickly became addictive for me! Cass, I can’t thank you enough!
- Liz
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Cass Deller's Surface Pattern Design course has changed my mindset, given me new confidence to be myself and share my work with the world! I am loving sharing my designs and journey. I have new pattern design skills, industry tips and tricks now. The behind the scenes look at Cass' personal journey and live Q & A's to connect with her and the group was so valuable and rewarding. I feel like part of a new community, where everyone has each other's back and there is a place for everyone's beautiful designs in the world. I feel ready to launch a print library in the coming month and start reaching out to dream clients and brands! I feel confident to price my work now at what feels good to me and not undersell myself (which I have always done in the past).
Thank you Cass! I look forward to the day/moment I sell my first pattern, collab with a brand or see it come to life on a product! I feel equip and ready and if I get stuck I know I can be real and seek help and support and keep on learning and improving because of this course.
- Brianna
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Cass has created a beautiful, soulful and informative course, packed with vital information for the aspiring artist and surface pattern designer. Cass’s relaxed teaching style creates a sense of calm making your learning journey both easy and enjoyable.
Cass generously shares her knowledge, experience and time saving techniques to help you become a better artist, designer and entrepreneur. I have really enjoyed this course and how Cass has empowered us, and inspired us to dig deep into our soul essence as creatives. Thank you Cass x
- Joanne
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I took this online course with Cass to acquire a bunch of new skills and so much valuable knowledge to get my artwork to the next level.
It definitely helped me to unlock my creativity, clearing away my limitations by learning the process of designing repeat patterns with drawings, watercolours or even doodles. So many new possibilities arose from it, it’s incredible.
Cass's way of teaching is very enjoyable, clear and fluid. It was so exciting to discover every week the new topic we would have to work on. She succeeded in making the contract & legal part captivating! I really appreciated her support throughout the course by taking the time to answer all of my questions and concerns.
Moreover, I discovered and connected with so many talented artists. The energy of the group was great all along and I am excited to follow each and everyone's creative journey.
Thank you very much Cass for this amazing journey I started with you.
- Elodie
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So SO happy I decided to sign up for the course. My design biz turned a new page! I initially signed up to learn how to correctly make repeat patterns and understand how the "art licensing world" actually works, but I feel like I got all of that and more. I’m excited about “making” again, I’m creating art that makes me feel happy and I’m taking more notice of everyday things (shapes, textures, birds, anything that I can make a pattern our of ☺️). I now have my pattern library ready to go, my procedures are all set up to take on custom commissions and I’m confident when it comes to approaching potential new buyers.
Thanks so much Cass!
- Katrina
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I cannot recommend this course enough! It has taught me so much from an overall guide to creating a career in Surface Design, to all the details required to actually make that happen.
It is inspiring, informative, very modern and relevant to the current industry and packed full of useful education from Cass herself and then many perspectives including other experienced Surface Designers, educators, successful Instagram users, authors, past students, industry professionals, lawyers and much more. They all give a valuable collective insight into what is required to find your own unique and authentic style and how to then apply that to create a career that is sustainable and thoroughly enjoyable.
I now have the skills and the clarity on how to move forward with my career and bring my artwork to life through Surface Pattern Design.
- Sarah
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Cass' Surface Pattern Design course has really demystified so much for me. I have gone from an absolute beginner with a creative dream to be a pattern designer, to now having the confidence and basic know-how to establish a library of designs, register a business, set up a website and give it a shot!
This course included everything I needed to get equipped - starting with learning about positive mindset, then developing our practical technical skills, uncovering our style, gaining valuable industry knowledge from Cass and her network of guest speakers, touching on business and legals, then ending with a focus on marketing and promotions, this course gave me all the tools and confidence to start pursuing my design dream.
Cass Deller's positive energy, professional support and advice, generosity to share her experience and knowledge and just her 100% authentic encouragement to support the next generation of designers is priceless. Thank you Cass!
- Helen
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Learning about Surface Pattern Design from Cass has been really inspiring and motivating. Her knowledge from the technical side of creating patterns and prints, right through to the licensing and legal side of things, is impeccable and completely transparent - Cass shares so much knowledge and insight, her SPD course is packed with value. Having access to such a creative mastermind is invaluable, thank you Cass for being an endless source of inspiration!!
- Samone
