This design took me ten hours! It’s definitely a personal record for hours invested in a Spoonflower design challenge. First, I painted the Lilac-breasted Roller, a gorgeous bird from Africa.
Then I painted all the botanical elements.
Lastly, I combined everything in the illustration app Procreate on my iPad. That alone took 6 hours! Here’s a 30 second time-lapse of that long process.
I’m hopeful all that time will pay off! My goal is to make it into the top 50 designs, as Spoonflower promotes those designs on their website. I’ve never been in the top 50 before! First place wins $200. That’d be fun too. 😄
If you’d like to hunt for my entry and vote for it among the many submissions, you can find it here. No account needed to vote! But remember to scroll all the way to the bottom, or they don’t count your vote. Voting starts September 1st and runs for a week. I’ll update this post with the results!
But regardless of where I rank, I love the creation process of painting and designing, so its a win to spend some of my time that way!
Results!
Well, I ranked 541/1100+ entries. Take a look at the top 50 here. https://www.spoonflower.com/design-challenge/birding
Purchase This Design
You can order here: Lilac Breasted Roller Fabric. Want a pillow with this design? Find it here! Maybe a phone case or tote bag?
