- Downloadable designs like this
are fetching anywhere from 10 to $30 on Etsy,
and with thousands of potential customers purchasing designs
they can edit, download, and print themselves,
now is the perfect time to start making some money
off your creations.
Stick around
and I'll show you some styles that are selling like hotcakes
and how you can create your own wonderful wall art designs.
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Hi, I'm Josh from Canva Design School
and as a designer myself
I love filling my walls with poster art.
It provides daily inspiration for me
and turns those boring bear walls
into my own personal gallery space.
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use Canva
to design beautiful posters you can put on your walls
or even self.
We'll cover abstract designs, quotes, info posters,
nursery wall art and more.
You can even print through Canva
and then sell your work in person.
Before we get into that
make sure you hit that subscribe button.
That way you'll be in the loop next time we release a video
like this one.
Now, normally at the start of a video
we'd say something like
let's start with a template,
and that's totally fine
If you're just creating something for your personal walls.
There are some great options here you could go with
but since we want to sell the designs we create
we'll need to make everything from scratch.
Otherwise, we'd be breaching Canva's licensing agreement
and taking credit for someone else's work, that's not cool.
With that said, you can still use templates for inspiration.
For example, you may see a layout or a style you like
or an interesting color palette you could apply
to your own design.
Just make sure you start with a blank document
and piece the elements together yourself.
For more info on how licensing works, watch this video.
It's really straightforward and helpful
for anyone using Canva for commercial projects.
Before we move on to the fun stuff
there's one more tnc you should know.
If you are selling your design as a template
or download link, it must be created for use in Canva only
meaning anyone who purchases your design will be directed
to Canva to edit, download, or print the artwork.
This restriction is in place to ensure royalties are paid
to canva's amazing photographers, artists
and illustrators who contribute
to the pro library you use
to create your unique designs.
Alright, now that I've given you the spiel,
we can move on to designing an array of posters.
Let's start with something nice and simple
like an inspiring quote or text-based design.
This type of poster is popular on Etsy
and can fetch anywhere between 5 and $30.
All you need to do is create a meaningful message
then nail the design.
Before starting on the composition,
I recommend taking the time to consider what people are
going to resonate with.
Do you wanna make them laugh, reminisce or ponder perhaps.
I quite like the expression, just call it a day.
So I'm going to use it here.
Someone might say this after having a bad day,
so I'm going to lift the mood by adding a thumbs up graphic,
and finally to jazz it up,
I'll add a background color and a texture over the top
to give it a worn out look.
Textured backgrounds are brilliant
because they can make a design more interesting
without distracting from any text.
Let me show you another example that features
a textured element.
I found this by searching paper texture overlay.
To achieve this look, I simply added a black rectangle
behind
and some basic shapes to make it look like bite marks.
It's that simple.
I can imagine something like this hanging on the wall
of a trendy cafe or the kitchen of someone who
loves to bake.
All right, before we move on from quote posters
I wanna show you one more design that's completely different
from the first two.
I realize there's a lot going on here,
so let's talk through it.
First, I added the text,
then created a grid system using lines.
I used thin lines to tie in with the finer details
on the page
and thicker ones to link up the heading.
Then I added a photo behind,
and applied two different effects to achieve a vintage look.
Notice how I've used a Z pattern as well.
This really helps lead the viewer's eye through the poster.
Alright, since we're still warming up,
let me show you another basic design
that's guaranteed to sell based on cuteness alone.
I made this poster for a baby bedroom.
Babies spend a lot of time staring
so make sure there's something bright
and colorful for them to look at.
Right?
This was so simple.
I started with a blank poster, searched for rainbows
applied the free filter here,
found one I liked.
Then used the see more like this feature
and dragged these ones over to the canvas
and then changed the background to a color like this.
Oh, and the sun.
A little Easter egg for a parent to point out.
Easy, isn't it?
You could create a series of these using different elements.
Hmm, what elements could you use?
Let me know when the comments
if something pops into your mind.
Now let's move on to creating a series of abstract pieces.
I'll start by adding a solid shape like this.
Then create duplicates I can use
to fill the entire page.
I'll resize and overlap them
to create an interesting pattern.
Next, I want to add some shadows
but I can't do so unless I turn these shapes into images.
Let me show you a trick for that.
I'll select a shape,
go to edit image and select duotone.
I'll choose a color that's similar to the original,
then change the highlights and shadows like this.
By hitting apply
the shape will raster eyes
and all be able to access the shadow tool.
Now I can add a drop shadow to each shape shape.
Alright, I'm liking this
but I think we could take it a step further.
To give this design a retro look,
I'm going to add a white border
and some text at the bottom.
Hmm. That's all right?
I know.
How about super color and a retro font to match?
The black text looks a bit heavy on its own
so perhaps I'll add some small blocks of color
to balance it out.
That's much better.
Once you've got one design done,
it's easy to create a series using the same principles.
Check these out.
I reckon they'd look fab in a black or white frame.
Come to think of it,
maybe now is a good time to show you how to
order framed prints through Canva.
I was going to wait until the end,
but I think these designs deserve the honor.
Just head up here
and select the page and size you want.
Then add a frame.
To decide on a color or check the preview,
up here.
Then hit continue to place the order.
It's that easy,
and with a happiness guarantee you can't go wrong.
All right, we've covered quotes, nursery art
and abstract pieces.
What's left?
Info posters.
Check out this design I created about fonts.
I'm going to work backwards from the final design.
You'll see that I've got a texture over the top
making it look like an old poster.
Watch how plain it looks when I delete it.
Now you can see I've just got text boxes in here.
Each containing a different font.
Underneath, I've added a little bit about
the style of the font.
That's what makes it informational.
And finally, a little logo at the bottom.
To make it look official.
Simple, isn't it?
Now, that's done.
Let me show you how to create a shareable link.
That way you can send it directly to customers
to print themselves.
Go to share, change this dropdown to anyone with the link
and make sure it's set to can view.
This allows you to copy the link
and forward it onto anyone that purchases the design
and if you need to give them editing access,
say to add a name to a design like this,
I'd recommend creating a template link.
That way you'll be able to lock down
anything you don't want changed,
and allow them to personalize the bits you do
and your original copy will remain untouched.
To lock something, it's super simple.
Select the element
and hit the lock button here.
This is a partial lock.
That means that people could still change the word
but the position is locked.
So is the font, and so is the color.
If I hit the lock again,
this is a full lock.
That means no one can move it or change it.
When you create a template
it will preserve all the locks that you've put in place.
How handy is that?
Now you have all the tools and tips you need
to create stunning posters.
I bet you can't wait to get started.
So what will you create first?
Let me know on the comments which design has inspired you
along with any questions you may have
about selling Canva made products.
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Happy poster selling and see you next time.