Here’s another little experimental piece with a black background. I realized it’s been a long while since I painted a squid, so please enjoy this squishy friend.
I’m experimenting with background elements. These little swoops are white ink with pink glazed over it to give that transparent look. What do you think?
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Halfway through the year, and I’ve finally found time to update my freebie sticker design. Every year, I draw Tarts the bobtail squid with either fruit or a tart, and this year I chose blueberries!
I used to do a lot of character art but have moved away from it in favour of portraits. I love portraits and one off designs, but it’s always really fun to revisit Tart each year. Bobtail squids are also a treat to draw, because they’re just orbs with little noodle legs and can come in any colour. It’s also a great opportunity to play with colours, textures, and elements I don’t usually include in my portraits or animal sticker designs.
Anyone who orders from my Etsy shop or website for the rest of the year will get one of these little guys as a thank you gift!
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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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Here’s a new design I’m premiering this year: Seals! You miiiight have noticed that I’ve been on a real seal kick. I couldn’t not make a seal rug design! These little guys are based loosely off a harbour seal. I’d love to do a larger, more realistic take on these little guys some day.
Do you prefer the grey/blue or brown/orange variation? They both look so cheerful and friendly, I can’t decide!
Watch me design and create these rugs in my latest Skillshare class:
https://www.skillshare.com/en/classes/Stylizing-Subjects-for-Rug-Tufting/124191550
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Finally, here’s the full rainbow squids sticker pack! It’s so satisfying seeing them all together. I tried to keep a good spread of colours across all the designs so they’d be maximally rainbow as a set. I had a ton of fun designing all these squishy little squid bodies, and I hope that comes across in the finished sticker pack.
These guys are now available here on Etsy and my website.
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Of course, I couldn’t make a squid sticker pack without a giant squid! I’ve been obsessed with these guys since they were considered a cryptid back when I was a kid. Despite not being the largest squid in the world, they’re somehow the most iconic and memorable.
This is the final sticker in our squid sticker pack, and the jumbo/holofoil sticker for this month! You can get the exclusive version on my Ko-fi page either through the shop or by subscribing to the Sticker Tier.
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Here’s another adorable, round squid; the pyjama squid! They remind me of bobtail squids in their adorable body shapes, but their striking stripes really help them stand out. The stripes were a real challenge to design, but I’m pretty happy with how they turned out.
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Of course, I couldn’t paint a squid sticker pack without my all time favourite squid, the bobtail squid! This little guy isn’t based on any particular species; I just love the pink and yellow colour combo haha! I love how these guys are so round and squat.
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This little cutie is a vampire squid! They’re a deep sea species, so they’re not super well understood. I love their milky eyes and wide, airy arms.
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The sticker pack I’ll be working on this time is squids! This is a bigfin reef squid; probably the typical squid you imagine when you think of squids. I love these little guys’ sleek and fluid shapes.
This guy is our monthly jumbo/holofoil sticker! You can get one on my Ko-fi page either through the shop or by subscribing to the Sticker Tier.
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