![]() You CAN still use this approach for custom artwork. ![]() NOTE 1: I realize most people don’t have access to nor know how to use Adobe Illustrator. Okay – so before I show you exactly how to do this, two quick notes! After playing with the colors in Adobe Illustrator and formatting the clipart into my own 11×14″ layouts, I was able to export print quality files and have them printed for just a few dollars via Mpix.īetween the inexpensive clipart and printing them via an online service, I not only got prints that were just right for our space, but ended up spending less too! This meant I could open the original design files in Adobe Illustrator and change the colors to anything I wished!įor just $4, I bought the set that featured Knights in various outfits. I was about to give up hope when I noticed this Etsy seller included the EPS files with the completed PNG and JPEG clipart. Then every Knight set I found either wasn’t “nursery” enough or were the wrong colors. I was able to find the images used by some of the Etsy sellers (as seen in my design board above), but they were still only available in the red color scheme, which didn’t quite match my design plan. Being PNG images (meaning they have a clear background) and 300 dpi (dots per inch), I knew they’d easily translate nicely to printed art.įinding Knight clipart I loved was much trickier. It didn’t take me long to find the dragon clipart for just $3 on Creative Market. Instead, they had purchased the pre-done designs and turned them into art prints. This means they didn’t draw/create the images themselves and were therefor unable to adjust the colors. In the case of both the dragon and the knights, the Etsy sellers informed me they couldn’t make any color changes since they were made using pre-made clipart images. When I chose them, I (wrongly) assumed I’d be able to make some customizations to the prints, as most artists are happy to accommodate text and color changes. When I first shared Jack’s nursery design plan last year, so many of you weighed in that you loved the art selections…both the dragon and the knight prints I found on Etsy: Then I had an “a ha” moment and started looking at inexpensive clipart instead, realizing quickly that I could make my own! Let me show you how easy it is to create custom artwork with clipart! But after an extensive search on all my usual sites (Etsy, Amazon, World Market, Minted, Society 6), I just couldn’t find anything that 1) I loved, and 2) matched his room quite right. When I first decided on the Knight theme for his room, I assumed I’d be able to find cute artwork like I did for Sam’s Superhero nursery. Phew! It’s been quite the week – did you see my big announcement over on Instagram?!? I’m going to start chatting all about the new Circuit Joy next week, but today I want to (finally!) share the creative way I made artwork for Jack’s nursery.
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