wildlife art – Page 5 – Rainbow Pet Portraits

New Planter Design! 3d Printed Rainbow Opossum Planters!

3d printing, wildlife art / Squid / March 11, 2024 / 3d printing, opossum, planter, wildlife art

Dipping back into 3d printing, I’m extremely proud of these opossum planters! I used Nomad Sculpt to design them. They’re probably my 5th design in that program, and it’s pretty intuitive! I printed these little guys in rainbow filament, primed the bits I wanted coloured with transparent watercolour ground, and then painted them with India ink. I like how the semi-transparency helps the painted colours feel more integrated and natural.

These two planters will be available at the Capital Art Sale in May!

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New Sticker Pack! Rainbow Hippos!

stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art / Squid / March 4, 2024 / hippo, stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art

Here’s a new sticker pack to ring in Spring! And what could be more springy than hippos??
I’m really pleased with how these guys came out. Mid-tone animals without markings are usually really difficult for me to rainbow-ify, but I think this set looks really nice together!

These vinyl stickers are now available on my Etsy and here on my personal website!

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Screm Hippo Sticker

stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art / Squid / February 29, 2024 / hippo, stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art

With their massive mouths, you know I had to do a scremming hippo design! I was really indecisive on how thick to make the legs on this little guy. In the end, I felt like thinner legs helped the jaw feel bigger, even though it’s a little inconsistent with the other hippos in the sticker pack.

The final sticker pack will be dropping on Monday!

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Lily pad Hippo Sticker

stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art / Squid / February 28, 2024 / hippo, stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art

Hippo sticker 4 of 5, a round friend having a swim! Or maybe this is how hippos garden? I’d like to imagine an underwater hippo garden with a carefully composed lilypad ceiling to create the perfect midday light.

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Grumpy Hippo Sticker Design

stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art / Squid / February 19, 2024 / hippo, stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art

It’s time for another sticker design! Here’s a grumpy little hippo, because hippos are probably the world’s grumpiest animal. Everyone feels grump sometimes, but that doesn’t mean they’re any less loveable! Just ask before giving them a little squeeze.

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3D Printed Seal Ornament

3d printing, wildlife art / Squid / February 13, 2024 / 3d printing, seal, wildlife art

This is the first 3d printed design I created myself using this fantastic class by Gesa Pickbrenner on Skillshare.

Of course I had to create a seal ornament haha! I really love how illustrative this type of printing looks. I’m still trying to learn how to print these with a clean face without any little gaps when they’re printed at a smaller size. This piece is experimental and very large. I don’t really like how it looks painted, so I think I’ll stick to more simple, unpainted pieces in this style in the future.

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Swimming Hippo Sticker Video

stickers, tutorials, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art / Squid / February 9, 2024 / hippo, stickers, tutorial, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art

Here’s my newest sticker design, and my newest tutorial topic: A swimming hippo!
I have the full, real-time tutorial version of this painting available on my Ko-fi and Patreon pages. There’s also a shorter version with less technical knowledge, but an added discussion about how I find inspiration, over on YouTube!

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Cutie Hippo Watercolour Sticker

stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art / Squid / February 2, 2024 / hippo, stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art

Here’s the first sticker for my next watercolour sticker pack: A hippo being extra cute! You guys know I loooooove pink and yellow together and squishy animals, so this is really just the ideal sticker design for me haha! I’m really pleased with how this came out; it feels very soft and friendly.

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Mini Seal Rugs

rug tufting, wildlife art / Squid / January 29, 2024 / rug tufting, seal, wildlife art

These tiny cuties are from the last batch of mini rugs I created in 2023. These little seal rugs are about 7-8” long. I love how blobby they turned out! Definitely fitting for seals. I believe these are all sold out, but if there are any available, they’ll be at RB Studio & Gallery in Fredericton, NB.

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Freebie Sticker 2024!

stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art / Squid / January 23, 2024 / squid, stickers, watercolor, watercolour, wildlife art

Here’s this year’s freebie sticker! One of these gets sent out with every order through my website or Etsy shop. This is pretty much the only time I get to paint Tarts, the bobtail squid, but it’s always super fun. I love this little guy.

There are two versions of this little guy. The top one is actually the second one I painted and the final design I ended up printing. I tried to focus on keeping the piece feeling watercolour-y and light, which is something I really struggle with when painting purples and blues. The bottom painting is the first version I painted. I was experimenting with using more realistic colours for the cherries to help Tart’s slight rainbow gradient pop, but it just felt too dark to me.

Which version do you like best?

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