Learn • Create • Teach
Hello! I’m so happy you are here. Welcome to my space on the internet. I’m Riëtte, a Creative Geek and work@homeschooling-mom with a passion for Illustration, Surface Pattern Design and Hand Lettering/Modern Calligraphy. I love to learn, research and explore ways to do different things in my art creating and I especially love working digitally on my iPad or drawing tablet. I love to share what I know by teaching online. I hope to inspire, equip and encourage you on your creative journey.
On the Blog
3D Alphabet Practice
A few weeks ago Ian Barnard posted an article on his website called "Let's Colour a 3D Letter". I thought it was a really good idea and decided to give it a go. I chose to use Adobe Illustrator to create my alphabet and chose two colour palettes to use. I used Ian...
Teapot Illustration Series
I really have to work hard at keeping a consistent practice routine (any routine really) and even more to consistently share my practice pieces, but I also realize if you don't consistently practice and consistently put your work out into the world there's a few...
100 Simple Patterns Project
A few weeks ago I started a new project called "100 Simple Patterns". The idea is to create 100 simple patterns using shapes etc. in Illustrator with different colour palettes. The reason I started this challenge was because I felt so bogged down by my lack of...
Inktober 2019 Lettering Project
In October 2019 I started a project for #inktober. I did a few drawings and also started playing with drawing some flower letters. I got sidetracked and never finished the project, but decided a few weeks ago to work at getting the project finished. It's been going...
Christmas Top Hat Illustration Series
Around the end of 2019 I watched Liz Kohler Brown's Skillshare class - Create an Illustration Series: From Inspiration to Print and I really loved it. I don't know why, but it really resonated with me. And so my Christmas Top Hat series was born, I created it for the...