Looking for a simple drawing warm-up to help you ease back into your drawing routine? I think you'll love one of my favourite, no-pressure drawing prompts I use to get me back on track. Before I dive into that, I wanted to say something that you might need to hear....
Creating beautiful colour palettes can be a huge challenge, but it doesn't have to be! How many times have you sat in front of your artwork cycling through various colours to try and find the perfect one? Or played with those pesky sliders… back and forth… back and...
Whether you’re a licensing artists and/or creator of digital products you might be wondering if you really need your own website shop. My answer is always an emphatic YES! Even if you’re selling on other marketplaces and doing well, for true independence and full...
Finding details on what equipment, software and hardware artists use to successfully run an online art business seems to be a highly protected trade secret. I'm hoping to change that in this article, giving you insight into what I use day-to-day in my art business. My...
There's a saying "South Africa is not for sissies" and lately it seems my country is hell bent on living up to that reputation. From horrific violence against women and children, to rolling blackouts it has been rather challenging to remain upbeat and positive. I'm...
Ah! Mustard yellow! One of my favourite colours in the universe. If you've seen my other playful palettes you'll notice that the sunny colour features, well, a lot. Can't help myself. Just looking at yellow makes me smile. This quirky little pattern design was created...
This yummy colour palette is probably one of my favourites and one I use the most often. It has all my standard go-to colours I gravitate towards when designing - I have to talk myself out of using mustard as a background colour EVERY time I create something. This...
Lately I've been using a lot of inky brush strokes in my work mixed with strong colour palettes. Similar to my Ink & Brush Botanical Collection. I love the loose nature of the shapes and how a simple suggestive stroke can actually reference a well known shape our...
Another fun palette that's super versatile! In this Playful Palette I wanted to show the fun results if I interchanged the focus colour. Although the cute bunny is pretty much the same illustration, each colour combo has a different personality. It's always exciting...
I'm always drawn to cheerful palettes that remind me of the summers we had as kids. One of the many chores I had growing up was gardening on most Saturdays with my older brother and sister. An activity we unanimously disliked! But as a treat we were rewarded with an...
