BIG POST: Little Animation, Little Sketches, Little Poll 🌱 (Patreon)

Hello, lovely friends! How has your past week been? I have a few bits of things to share with you today, so let's jump right in!! (PUN INTENDED 😎)

Earlier this week, I woke up with an IDEA! Wizard Frog + Jumpin' + mushroom? Yup, and at 6 am that morning, I sketched out this simple doodley:

 (this looks very scary (why did Patreon compress this and erase the whites in his eyes!!? ahh!), but I wanted to share where it all sort of begins vs where it ends up lol) BUT, anyway, the above video is the final result! 🐸

A little sidenote- I have been struggling big time when it comes to coloring my illustrations lately, so I've been moving rather slowly when it comes to finalizing fully-fledged doodles. I revise and revise and revise until I am just about ready to scrap the whole thing! (which is actually something I do quite often, ugh!) I just fear my work will become a bit stale or boring if I stick with what's comfy, but trying to push and experiment with color palettes is delicate balance too! Just something I'm working on tackling that I thought I'd share 😊

Back to the Wizard Frog! I finished the Wizard Frog Abode illustration!

I was trying to capture the feel of what it's like to walk through the woods after a long, long rain- moody, a wee bit spooky, very green, very lush!! (this is the postcard of the month, btw!! 🐸🍄🍄‍🟫✨)

Onwards! I know I finish one illustration per five sketches I spew at you all, but.. we've got some sketches to look at... are we surprised?

I was looking through past illustrations to get a bit of inspiration, and I stumbled upon this character, the Dandelion King. I never really did anything with him? So, naturally, he had to become a sticker pair!! I'm actually pretty excited to pull him out of the archives again. He was my favorite at the time, and the idea of his little forest realm inspires me quite a bit!

Since the sun and moon plush are oh-so close to completion, my brain has been buzzing as I brainstorm ideas to celebrate their release! With this sketch, I wanted to make something reminiscent of the first ever illustration I had made with them (Sun Song). We'll see where this takes me!

Bumper sticker? Shirt design? Scrap it? Thoughts!? ☁️✨

I was so happily surprised by your response to the quilted snail stickers, so I of course had to order them (they are so big too,, SO BIG!!! Yay!) to complete May's rewards 🐌

Last thing! PLEASE help me decide which drawing to tackle first!!

Thank you! I never know where to start and will easily spend an hour deciding just that haha!

Alright, well, I am unplugging for the weekend to get back to doodling and things! So many sketches, so little time!

I am hoping to knock out quite a few drawings this weekend/next week, so I shall talk to you all again so very soon! Sending good vibes and sunshine to you, always 🌱

Oh, and of course, here's your monthly Mr. Mushroom here to tell you you're doing great!!

 (with a little WIP sneak peek of my mini office project!!)

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