Wednesday WrapUp Strategies and Projects

fancy mug with heart handle and sparse Christmas tree filled with hot cocoa, candy cane, whipped cream, cinnamon stick by Sheri42

Welcome!

On most Wednesdays, check this blog for a strategy, process, or reflection for illustration with the iPad app ProCreate or Affinity Designer. This Wednesday Wrap Up shares a busy week for art — a quick review of the week’s posts and projects that I’m still working on.

Review

Lots of learning shared, especially about brushes and styles in these posts thinking through the style; considering which brushes to use:

Getting to Know Brushes— lots about choosing brushes for sketch, color, texture, shade, details
Hedgehog and Acorn — choosing brushes — Lisa Bardot’s Pencil Box
Autumn’s Glory — a DTIYS challenge with two styles, both showing brushes in action
Pansy Backsplash Update — changing up the style with old motifs; taking time to let the project sit before final revision

Greeting Cards

crow on autumn branch at sunset over the fields by Sheri42 — Greeting Cards: All but the first two have links; just click the images to find them on Zazzle or CardIsle.

hummingbird at sunset near wetlands with flowers by Sheri42 — Greeting Cards: All but the first two have links; just click the images to find them on Zazzle or CardIsle.

As you can see, I’ve been uploading to PODs for greeting cards. An extended family member recently lost a loved one, so I added the sympathy cards, which I ordered to mail out my condolences. These were created with the motifs from my Coulee Country Collection, the globe mallow plant I’m still working on in Affinity Designer. The last one is a follow up of the other hedgehogs; this one totally my own version, not simply an adapted one. I’ve also signed up for Delores Naskrent’s Five Cards in 5 Days Challenge in Affinity Designer.

I design my cards at 10 x 14 inches, then export them at 5 x 7 inches. That way, I can also print them at the larger size if needed.

Other Projects

I’m also working on other parts of the collection to the Curlycup Gumweed. I’ve added a basic scatter design to the diamond design:

curlycue gumweed on RedBubble as apron by Sheri42

curlycup gumweed in basic scatter pattern with light background by Sheri42

I’m also creating the beginnings of accent designs to accompany the hero patterns, including quail tracks, dots, and leaves, and the three seed design like this:

3 seeds together accent pattern by Sheri42

Thanks for stopping by!

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So, That’s a wrap for this week’s art. Thank you for stopping by!