Bonnie Christine’s Immersion Course 2025
I often wonder how our world would look like without surface pattern design … Well, it would be pretty dull, in my opinion. No beautiful repeat patterns on fabric, no wallpaper patterns, no cute gift wraps, no beautiful journals, no hand-lettered quotes or illustrations on cards, no bold wall art, no fun home décor, no… – Our world would not be the same.
Surface pattern design is all around us. If seeing your artwork on products is something you dream about, I’d love to tell you about my mentor Bonnie Christine. She is a surface pattern designer with 10+ years of experience in the industry, a fantastic teacher, and a dear mentor. She was the person that introduced me to surface pattern design a few years ago. As a teacher, she is super patient, thorough, and does not hold back. I have learned so much from Bonnie over the last few years, such as in her free workshop, her Immersion course and as a member of her Mark Makers Mastermind.
The free workshop was actually what introduced me to the world and possibilities of Surface Pattern Design 6 years ago. And therefore I am happy and honored to share this year’s edition of the free workshop with you.
Surface Design Immersion Course
The Immersion Course is an intensive 8-week online training program for anyone who wants to learn Adobe Illustrator, pattern design, and the business of how to become a licensing artist.
Whether you’re brand new or established and ready to soar, this course will meet you where you’re at and help you accomplish your BIG goals. Bonnie Christine knows the best way to achieve your biggest goals is to immerse yourself in the learning, the industry, and the community.
And trust me, she doesn’t hold anything back. I would love to have you join me inside the Immersion Course.
Enrolment is open from February 18th – February 25th, 2025. Enrollment only opens once a year.
The incredibly comprehensive, 8-week course is broken up into 8 modules, with lessons released at the beginning of each week. It may sound like a lot, but rest assured, Bonnie’s broken it up into bite-sized pieces that build upon each other and are easy to follow.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
🤍 February 18: Module 1 – Foundation
🤍 March 3: Module 2 – Gathering Inspiration (orientation week)
🤍 March 10: Module 3 – Illustrator Essentials
🤍 March 17: Module 4 – – Illustrator Advanced
🤍 March 24: Implementation Week
🤍 March 31: Module 5 – Repeating Patterns Mastery
🤍 April 7: Module 6 – Designing in Collections
🤍 April 14: Implementation Week
🤍 April 21: Module 7 – Income from Your Artwork
🤍 April 28: Module 8 – Creative Entrepreneurship
Bonnie and her team are super supportive throughout the entire Immersion course and host multiple Q&A sessions per week so that no question stays unanswered.
Why do I know? I am an alumna myself and am part of the Expert support team inside the course.
I am proud to be partnering with Bonnie as an affiliate for this workshop and her once-a-year, 8-week-long Surface Design Immersion course, which will open for registration later this month. If you use the links provided here and choose to enroll in the Immersion course, I might receive a commission from Bonnie – at no extra cost to you. Plus you actually profit from my bonuses when choosing to register using my affiliate links (used on this page).
I only share things I thoroughly love and believe in myself. I am an Immersion Alumni and – for the forth year in a row – on this year’s Immersion course support team.
3 Dotted Penguins Immersion Bonuses
I am offering these bonuses to everyone who decides to sign up through my affiliate link for Bonnie’s Immersion course:
💙 A group coaching call for everyone signing up (with recorded replay).
💙 20 individual one-on-one coaching sessions (the first 10 who sign up will get a 1-on-1 coaching session; the remaining 10 spots will be chosen at random).
Registration for Immersion is open from February 18th to 25th, 2025. Remember to sign up using my (affiliate) links from this page to get these bonuses.
After the Immersion enrolment closes, Bonnie will share the names & email addresses of those of you with me who signed up using my links. I will contact recipients of the 1-on-1 coaching sessions (and everyone else who used my link) via email once I get the contact details. All coaching sessions will take place after the end of the 8-week immersion course so that you can fully focus on the course experience, but before August 1. I would be more than happy if you reach out to me beforehand to let me know that you signed up.
Interview with Bonnie Christine
I had to honor to sit down with Surface Pattern Designer Bonnie Christine to talk about Surface Pattern Design, Bonnie’s journey, how to set yourself up for success and so much more.
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In the video above, Surface Pattern Designer & Educator Bonnie Christine shares her journey about finding and following her passion for Surface Pattern Design – her calling, as she calls it.
We talk a about how much of “us” is in our creative work and how to approach something “new”. We talk about imposter syndrome, the power of consistency and being uncomfortable. Bonnie shares about her 5-steps process of designing for Surface Pattern Design, the messy middle and so much more.
And we talk about her free workshop “Your Pattern Design Playbook” (currently running) and what it means to her to have more than 44.000 students go through it.
Grab a cup of tea (or your favorite drink) and listen to Bonnie’s interview.
Your Pattern Design Playbook
Learn 7 surprising secrets to save time and create to save time and create a career you love.
Bonnie Christine offers a free workshop, “Your Pattern Design Playbook,” that runs from Monday, February 10th to Wednesday, February 20th. You can join anytime, replays will be available until February 25th!
Bonnie is sharing a wealth of information in this 4 part video series.
You will learn
🤍 Lesson 1 (Feb 10): Pattern Possibilities
🤍 Q&A 1 (Feb 11): Myth Busters + Live Q&A
🤍 Lesson 2 (Feb 12): Pattern Progress
🤍 Q&A 2 (Feb 13): 5 Mistakes to Avoid + Live Q&A
🤍 Lesson 3 (Feb 14): The Pattern Path
🤍 Q&A 3 (Feb 17): Industries Best Kept Secrets + Live Q&A
🤍 Lesson 4 (Feb 18): Pattern Profits
🤍 Q&A (Feb 19): BONUS! Special Edition Q&A
Oh, and you will have the chance to win some amazing prices from Bonnie by going through the workshop.
If you are just curious about what surface pattern design is like or have ever wondered how to make a career in surface design, this is the perfect workshop for you. All you need to do is sign up. I highly recommend you do – it is free, absolutely no strings attached.
When you sign up after the workshop started, you get immediate access to all video lessons and live Q&A recordings before your sign-up date.
I am an affiliate for Bonnie Christine’s Immersion course but I only share things I love and have experienced myself!
This workshop got me started in the Surface Pattern Design world 6 years ago! I was a curious hobbyist wanting to learn more about the possibilities of what I could do with my block prints, other than having them sit on small pieces of paper… and the rest is history.
So come join me for this free workshop with my mentor Bonnie Christine!
Surface Design Immersion Course
The Immersion Course is an intensive 8-week online training program for anyone who wants to learn Adobe Illustrator, pattern design, and the business of how to become a licensing artist
Enrolment is open from February 18th – February 25th, 2025. Course starts on March 3, 2025. Enrollment only opens once a year.
Stay tuned for more info and the exclusive 3 Dotted Penguins bonus experience.