<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ratna Arts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ratna Arts]]></description><link>https://www.ratnaarts.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:25:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ratnaarts.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Learning to Trust the Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[I came across an Art2Life advertisement about a 25-day Bloom Challenge. Like most art tutorials and workshops I stumble upon, I blindly signed up and then forgot about it. I happened to come across it again in my email, clicked on it, and Nick talked about the Bloom practice — the idea of feeling your emotions and just painting without worrying about the outcome. I was already late to the challenge and was watching the replays. The comments echoed my own thoughts: what if you don't know what...]]></description><link>https://www.ratnaarts.com/post/learning-to-trust-the-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c06fc818a3837b55bb16fa</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:18:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f0f03_5481eaaf186548b9b29087dff584ec57~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jayanthi chesetti</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Surface Pattern Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Usually, the way I make surface patterns is to scan or take a photo of my artwork, remove the background, and then build the pattern. This meant my patterns were raster-based, and while scaling them is simple enough, it created unnecessary extra work. I had always been intimidated by SVG, but pattern + print revival workshop by @bonniechristine  showed me a simpler approach — a method I hadn't known before — for making patterns. It was a nice introduction to surface pattern design, and it...]]></description><link>https://www.ratnaarts.com/post/exploring-surface-pattern-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c06f9b18a3837b55bb1686</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:21:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f0f03_2e2cc9acfb384fad8ef2b85d8c3f2d48~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jayanthi chesetti</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denotation and Connotation — My Take]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever I search for courses on graphic design, most courses teach about the software — maybe they cover the fundamentals alongside it, but this is one of the few that teaches fundamentals on their own, without the software component. I took Fundamentals of Graphic Design  by CalArts — the first course in their Graphic Design Specialization  on Coursera. I have only completed this first one, and it serves as a good introduction. My only complaint is that I wish an actual instructor would...]]></description><link>https://www.ratnaarts.com/post/denotation-and-connotation-my-take</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c03d436e2d813924901845</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f0f03_b16af335c396485b9f7342d741b4ace2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jayanthi chesetti</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>