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I LAUNCHED MY PATREON PAGE!!!

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I finally did what i have been wanting to do for such a long time. I launched my patreon!!! Yay. I’ve been wanting to find an additional income for my illustrations where i can paint what i love and share everything i discover and know with you guys. I also want to send gifts such as prints, postcards, notebooks and stickers to my supporters and i think this is pretty much the perfect way to do it.

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If you don’t know Patreon is a platform which allows artists to receive funding directly from their fans, or patrons, on a recurring basis or per work of art. So you can basically pledge however much you want starting from 1$ and you receive exclusive content.

For more information check out this studio vlog where i talk more about the tiers i set up and the awards for my patrons.

But to have an overall idea of what i am giving as awards here are my current tiers

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I hope you guys find my Patreon interesting and if you do decide to become a patron I will be forever grateful and will do my best to give you guys loads of goodies and behind the scenes <3

MAKING TRINKET TRAYS OUT OF AIR DRY CLAY

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In this video : I have been feeling the need to do something a bit different with my illustrations so i decided to try making some products out of clay. Now this is by far not a pottery how to video. I would say it’s more of a first attempt at making pins and some cute jewelry dishes. Since i love painting so much i decided to decorate this little experiment in a botanical pattern using gouache and some white ink. You might be wondering what i used for the glaze?? Well i kind of improvised and used a gouache varnish which makes this bowl/dish not really suitable for food . Still i think it’s a good first attempt and i like the direction my illustrations has taken.

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clay jewellery dish
pins and jewelry dish

MATERIALS USED IN THE VIDEO

HOPEFULLY YOU WILL FIND THIS VIDEO SOMEWHAT USEFUL AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE TRIED WORKING WITH AIR DRY CLAY AND IF YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.




PAINTING WATER SPLASHES AND SPLATTERS

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IN THIS VIDEO: IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOME ILLUSTRATIONS IN SUPPORT OF A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECT FOR THE MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. THIS HAS A BEEN A VERY CHALLENGING YET FUN PROJECT BECAUSE PAINTING WATER CAN BE TRICKY. I HAVE MAINLY USED THE KURETAKE GANSAI TAMBI WATERCOLOR PALETTE FOR DOING THESE TYPES OF PAINTINGS.

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT CHECK OUT THIS LINK: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/30300

OR THIS VIDEO :

Water Splash
high speed jet

HIGH SPEED JET

ILLUSTRATION DONE WITH THE KURETAKE

WATERCOLOR PALETTE