The Flying Nard Whale...

My little project is proceeding. The Nard Whale as I call it. It is not a spelling mistake I quite simply called it a Nard Whale since it is a mix of a Bard Whale and a Narwhal. Here is a little time-lapse of me drawing it. I cant wait to tell you guys what my project is all about.

Anyway, hope you like the Nard Whale! I sure do! Just wish I could have one of my own flying around in here as I work. A miniature one though haha!

Love juice...

A new week is here and my schedule for this week is very cramped. I have a big project in store for myself and Tomo and I hope that you guys and the rest of the world are willing to support me. This week we're making a film about it and I hope to have the project ready to be announced by next week. This little fella up here will be part of it and that is about all I can tell you for now. And the fact that it will be super exciting and cool of course haha.

Anyway, hope all of you had a great weekend and I wish you a even better week!

Portfolio Work...

 My new portfolio is slowly growing. I am exploring art forms that I have never tried before. This is so out of my comfort zone, but it is great to see what you're actually capable of. I have downloaded some packaging templates and am going to design some packages as well. I am really looking forward to that bit since I have never done anything like it.

Anyway, the bottom picture is what I am working on at the moment and she is coming out lovely! I will show you the whole picture once finished.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Bits and bobs...

Today I have allot to do. All my orders need to be finished off and shipped! Yesterday I worked on the new product I was talking about. It didn't turn out the way I wanted it too and so I have decided not to do it at all. It is very expensive and I quite simply don't think that people would pay enough for it to make it profitable so I have scrapped it. However I have tuns of other ideas lined up and will have something new for you soon.

I have also researched and tried new ways for the phone cases closure and I have found it. I have found the elastics a bit tricky as it sometimes get stuck in the fur. I think I have solved this problem now and am going to change the cases over to the new closure slowly. I need to sell out of the ones I got first but after that there will be an updated version.

Also, I never told you about the little cat up there. It is a little plushie that I have been planning on putting up. I am still developing it and I need one more prototype before it becomes available in the shop. It would be nice to know what you think about it though? Any pointers and/or ideas?

Oh! And don't forget to get your Love Bug Yetis in time for Valentines day! A few of them are leaving me today!

The Fox...

Finished the little fox this morning. It is a completely new take on my art. Very simplified, but I love to work this way. It is funny how important little details such as texturing and little highlight become when you work with minimalistic drawings/paintings. You want to leave it simple but still interesting. I think the texture of this one made it pop, and a will definitely work with texture more in the future. Hope you like it!

A Good Day...

 Good Morning world! Today is a good day! I have been feeling a bit down lately, mainly because I am an expert in stressing myself out over things that I shouldn't stress about. As you know I have been extremely busy during November and December. I worked really hard to keep my customers happy. Now many orders have been delayed by the postal system and there is nothing I can do about it. But I have had a few angry emails and I have let them get to me in a way that I shouldn't. I take set backs really hard though and I blame myself and let it take over. I need to learn to handle these things as it will happen again. Anyway, yesterday I had a good cry and a chat with my boyfriend who always pick me up when I am down. I have decided to stop taking things personally and work harder on being as happy and cheerful as I can be. So after a good night sleep I feel a million dollars again!

I had a couple of sleepless nights before last night and got some art done anyway. I am trying to explore different art styles to update my commercial portfolio. I've wanted to be part of an Art Agency for a while now, but since I have mainly focused on digital painting I think it might be a bit to complicated and not what companies look for when they look for a Graphic Designer. By joining my tattoo design knowledge with my digital art and creating something that I have never done before, I think I've come up with a pretty cool style. We'll see what happens, but I will definitely keep working on it. I think they would be nice art prints as well.

Also, I was given my first KidRobot DIY Vinyl Toy for Christmas! A 7" FOOMI! Best Christmas present EVA! Lol! I have started to sculpt his face as you can see, but there is still a few things I need, to be able to complete him. I was just so eager to start on him that it was the first thing I did when we came home after Christmas. Can't wait to finish him!

Today if time allows I will start Tomo's newest product as well. I can't say what it is just yet, since I don't know exactly what it will look like. However I will keep you up to date on the progress!

Oh and also I have updated my work area with a new bookcase and a whiteboard to help me being more organized! Do you like it? I love it!

Custom Bumble...

Every now and then I get custom orders. Most of the time it is sleeves that customers want to have customized but this time someone wanted a Bumble Yeti looking like Flyn! I am always happy to take on custom orders. It always break things up a little and it is fun and refreshing to do things that look different from the norm. Over all I am really happy with the Flyn Bumble and I think his new owner will be super happy too!