Sorry for the inconsistency of my blog posting recently. I've actually been pretty busy with client work (which you can never really complain about). Working on paid work is great but has presented me with a conumdrum. I enjoy sharing my work via my blog and social media accounts, but with paid work you usually have to sign a confidentiality agreement (thus no real posts about such work).
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Bird designs seem to be really hot right now and available in a wide variety of markets. I love looking at the different ways that artists depict birds, what styles and mediums they use, which species they choose to illustrate and what they end up using the illustrations for.
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I actually am juggling a few job related things (that I sadly cannot share) so I thought I'd share a personal project I'll be working on as time becomes available. I have always been attracted to surface and pattern design. Even when I was little, I believe I was unconciously drawn to print and pattern because I really enjoyed looking at lovely packaging, stationery and greeting cards. I used to hoard my favorite cards I received on birthdays and holidays in a box. I still do keep our kids cards now.
This personal project I'm creating is a surface design collection. I've taken a few Skillshare classes (list below) to help me learn and understand what it takes to get into surface design.
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It's been a while since I uploaded anything new to my Redbubble shop. There are a bunch of things I'd like to upload and new work I'd like to add so there will be more updates in the future! These are the two new designs I've added to my shop:
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I've had my Casetify shop up for a couple months now and I finally hit 5 sales! May not sound like much but for me I always see these passive income streams to be slow and steady.
These are the five designs that have sold thus far. I am always curious to see what my customers buy because I try to figure out what makes certain designs sell well and others duds. Usually, I create designs that I would love to buy or use. I know what I like and I hope that others share the same aesthetic too!
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Remember these guys? Well, they have a few new friends joining the treasure hunt.
I've finally fleshed out all the elements in Adobe Illustrator (CS6) and have moved everything into Photoshop. I really enjoy working in Photoshop because it's closer to working traditionally.
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Today is a quick post of a new portfolio piece I'm working on. I wanted to do something a little different, more fanciful than my last portfolio piece. Here is an initial rough sketch of my idea.
I wanted to do a piece that is more geared towards boys. I love creating fun characters so I had fun designing these scurvy sea dogs!
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With the advent of October comes Inktober. Inktober was started by the very talented Jake Parker back in 2009 as a way to help encourage everyone to post a drawing done in ink each day in October. Since its conception, thousands of drawings have been created. This week's Net Picks are artists who are participating in Inktober and that I follow on Instagram.
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