This week, Spoonflower challenged us with making bedding for tweens. I oughta be able to swing that, considering how many tweens I have had/currently had. (Hint: it’s a lot) I whipped up a Pinterest board to get a feel for currents trends. Here they are: midtones (colorful, but not bright), 70’s, boho, rainbows and cute…
Tag: Digital painting
Sky’s Above Bedding Challenge
Creation Process I’m in the process of a pretty special project for a new little person in my extended family. She is due in a few months, and I have a pretty good start on a special collection of fabric just for her. It has a sky theme with a twist of “Where the Wild…
Monster Mash Design Challenge
Process I nearly didn’t enter this week. Monsters generally aren’t my vibe. But I started noodling on the idea of cute instead of scary, and I thought I could come up with something. These little slug creatures are inspired by a cross between the Sesame Street aliens (yip, yip, anyone?) and the slugs in Flushed…
French Country Table Linens Challenge
Process …and what a process! 8.5 hours total. I had a vision in my head for the French Country Table Linens Challenge. I wanted to capture a scene in the French countryside, in a loose, watercolor-y manner. My first attempt fell short of what I saw in my head. My second attempt is closer, though…
Buttercup Design Challenge
Process “Those don’t look like buttercups…” you might be saying. True. These are Hellebore Flowers, or Lenten Roses. They are in the Buttercup Family, believe it or not. This challenge was to design fabric for home decor using flowers from the Buttercup family, which includes all sorts of flowers…delphiniums, ranunculus, and…Hellebores! I used my snazzy…
What A Wonderful World Challenge
Design Process ok, working on this design was totally coloring therapy. It was like a world map coloring book. Getting all the borders and details was a little fiddly, but it didn’t require a lot of brain power. I loved the rainbow, colorful results! Our world is a beautiful place! Yes, I definitely took some…
Sweet Dreams Bedding
I have woodland animals reaching for the stars this week! The challenge was to create a pattern that would look nice on bedding. I first drew these animals a few months ago for a lighter pattern where the animals were much smaller. See me draw them in this Timelapse video below. I took these cuties…
Abstract Animal Print Curtains Design Challenge
I’m back! I had a baby a couple months ago and took a little hiatus from Art to soak up all the fleeting baby cuddles. I’m still getting plenty of baby cuddles, but I’m also sneaking in some design work here and there. Isn’t she a doll? I designed a pattern for this week’s abstract…
Year of the Rabbit Design Challenge
Process I used this challenge as an excuse to paint bunnies. It was a fun, therapeutic process that took about 4 1/2 hours over a few days. My girls are big fans of this one. I bet I’d have takers for bunny sheets or pajamas. I used a watercolor brush in the Procreate app to…