wildlife art

3D Printed Seal Ornament

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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

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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

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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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Freebie Sticker 2024!

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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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Breathe Deep

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Here’s the last painting on wood I created in 2023. I love the drama of black and white pieces, and they’re perfect for capturing the sleek, shiny look of birds. I also love how white paint pops against the warm wood.
Crows are probably my favourite birds, and I have a super strong association of them with the night sky. I used to have a recurring dream of them interacting with auroras that really cemented that connection for me.

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Bunny Hop

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This little bunny was my last painting of 2023. It was a gift for my amazing mammal vet! (Anyone who can put up with Scuzzy cat for a year deserves at least a painting…) I’m not sure what breeds of bunnies she raises, but Dutchies are my favourite, so that’s what I decided to paint haha.

I’d like to experiment more with these bright, colourful backgrounds this year.

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Rainbow Canadian Seals Sticker Pack

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Here’s our final sticker pack for this year: Canadian Seals! This pack contains rainbow stickers of all 6 true seals found in Canada.

I’m really proud of this pack. I think the scope of colours is really nice, and all the seals look great together. I also tried to really push myself to simplify their shapes and make them all feel squishy and friendly. I hope you enjoy them, too!

You can find these seal friends on my webstore or at my Etsy shop.

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Hooded Seal Sticker Design

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Here’s the final design for my Canadian seals sticker pack! This little guy is a hooded seal. I think you can see where they get their name. Their little hoods actually contain an air bladder that they inflate like a frog inflates it’s throat. Except with the seal, the bladder inflates out their nose! So cool!

I’ll be releasing this finished sticker pack in the next day or so. Keep an eye out for it!

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Harbour Seal Sticker

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Next up in our Canadian seals sticker pack is the harbour seal! Harbour seals are the second smallest seals, just a bit bigger than ringed seals, and are pretty common in southern NB. I feel like these little guys are some of the most charismatic seals, because we see them so often around beaches up here.

I went with a cool colour palette for this little guy to emphasise their silver-grey patterning. I think they’ll pop really well against the warm colours of the ringed, grey, and bearded seal designs in this set.

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