Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Color and Light study

Did a color and light study from a picture I took recently. There were such beautiful color shifts, I really enjoyed this one.
Was hoping to do a quick 30 minute study, but ended up spending almost an hour!


And this is the reference I used.



I was trying to record my process, but the software I was using did not let me record for more than 5 minutes :/  But then I made a GIF of my process. YAY!!



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Mother's Day Card

I just added a Mother's Day card to my ETSY store!
Mom's always have a solution to everything!! This illustration was inspired by that thought!



You can buy it HERE. Hurry!

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

I shipped my 1st ETSY order today

Finally after constant efforts since September, I finally got my first order!! Oh, I was so excited! I finally got to use all my shipping supplies!

I was sure I wanted to invest into packaging. Nothing really fancy or expensive but definitely something personal.

I tried to take pictures along the way. I gathered all my supplies. The bookmarks, brown paper, backing board, clear sleeve, some twine and buttons and washi tape! I also got 'DO NOT BEND' stickers printed :)


I then secured the bookmarks to the backing board with some clear photo corners. The backing board looked too plain so I added some washi tape to decorate.


I then packed it into a clear sleeve and wrapped it with brown paper. I tied some red and blue twine around the top part and added a cute little button!


I then hand wrote 'Thank you' at the bottom. I am looking into investing into a pretty stamp to make this part easier. Have my eyes on some stamps on ETSY. Hopefully I will get one soon. 




I finally added a note on my postcard, assembled everything and it was ready to be shipped. I used a stiff mailer envelope and added my 'Do Not Bend' sticker. Voila!


What do you guys think? Any suggestions?
Don't forget to visit my ETSY store :)

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Sketching during breaktime!

Breaktime sketching is always fun! I love this brushpen! If you all haven't tried it.. you should! It's awesome!




Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Sketching

Possible character design for my next project. Meet Sandy Shortt!
I am trying a completely different style with this project. 







Friday, April 10, 2015

Swan Princess Print

I made a few changes to my Swan Princess Illustration and is now available on my ETSY store.
It is printed on a Beautiful Satin Luster paper and has a glossy finish. Check it out HERE