Today's Sunday Steal deal includes 3 ring binders, clipboards, notebooks, and USB drives.
Use promo code ZSUNSTEAL144 at checkout to get your discount.
I must admit I don't have a lot in the way of USB drives since it's a long skinny product and my images don't fit them well. So I'll post samples of some of the other products. Let's start with binders. I have over 100 of those!
It's not too early to start thinking about Christmas. These binders would make nice photo albums or scrap books for your holiday memories, or perhaps just a guest book for the annual Christmas family reunion. I have several holiday theme images featuring animal subjects such as deer and a Christmas tree, deer and a snowman, cardinals and holly, cardinals and garland, and cardinals and Christmas lights, like the one shown here.
But if it's too early to start thinking about Christmas, I have plenty of binders for other uses, or just general use. Here's one for duck hunters.
This one has a tan background but I have several other colors with this duck artwork, including gray, blue, yellow, and teal. I also have binders featuring deer and elk for the big game hunter.
Not into hunting? How about binders for horse lovers? These can be used for a variety of purposes including as a photo album featuring your beloved steed, journaling about your experiences as a horse owner, or as a log book for your horse breeding business.
Of course, you don't have to use any of those for the reasons I specified. My titles are just examples. These binders are completely customizable so you can change the title to whatever you want or remove it completely. It's up to you!
Lots of other animal subjects in the binders section including cows, giraffes, birds of all kinds, dogs and cats both domestic and wild, and more.
So let's move on to some other products included in the Sunday Steal, notebooks. These can be used for many of the same purposes as the binders, such as journaling or as a guest or log book. But with school starting up soon they are most popular, of course, for school note-taking. Here's one featuring a gray wolf.
Here's a new one I just created today featuring one of my line art images for coloring, hummingbirds and flowers. Something to doodle on when you get bored with listening to the teacher lecture! :)
Lots more artwork on notebooks here. And remember all Zazzle products are fully customizable so you can change text and font colors and styles, or even add your images, so you can personalize it for yourself or to give as unique gifts.
Be sure to use promo code ZSUNSTEAL144 at checkout to get your discount!
Aug 12, 2016
California State Bird and Flower - Quail and Poppy - Gift Ideas
As you may have seen from my previous California bird and flower post, the painting is finished. So I spent some time this week putting the artwork on lots of products for you. If you or someone you know lives in California, these products are a good way to show your love of the state. If you don't live in California, perhaps you or someone you know has traveled there, or always dreamed of going there, and would love a souvenir from the state. These would make great gifts for the California lover!
Here are just a few samples of the items available featuring this artwork.
This is just a small sampling of the over 100 products now available with this full color artwork, along with another 50 products featuring the line art coloring page version. You're sure to find something you like in my Zazzle Store!
Here are just a few samples of the items available featuring this artwork.
This is just a small sampling of the over 100 products now available with this full color artwork, along with another 50 products featuring the line art coloring page version. You're sure to find something you like in my Zazzle Store!
Aug 7, 2016
Zazzle Sunday Steal - Shirts, Speakers, and More
This week's Zazzle Sunday Steal includes several products, the most appealing of which is the clothing, I think, with 40% off all shirts. They have a lot of styles and colors to choose from. They have men's, women's, kids', and baby's clothing. Something for everyone! Use promo code ZSUNSTEAL143 when checking out to get your discount!
Here are some examples of animal art clothing I have in my Zazzle store to get you started.
Check out more shirts for horse lovers here.
Find more shirts for bird lovers here.
There are a whole lot more deer and elk shirts for the outdoorsman here.
More clothing featuring wolves, and foxes, here.
Zazzle's also offering a sale on speakers, guitar picks, drum sticks, and temporary tattoos.
But that's not all. There are other animals featured on shirts in my Zazzle store including domestic dogs and cats, wild cats, giraffes, cows, chickens, and bears.
And don't forget to use promo code ZSUNSTEAL143 when checking out to get your discount!
Here are some examples of animal art clothing I have in my Zazzle store to get you started.
Check out more shirts for horse lovers here.
Find more shirts for bird lovers here.
There are a whole lot more deer and elk shirts for the outdoorsman here.
More clothing featuring wolves, and foxes, here.
Zazzle's also offering a sale on speakers, guitar picks, drum sticks, and temporary tattoos.
But that's not all. There are other animals featured on shirts in my Zazzle store including domestic dogs and cats, wild cats, giraffes, cows, chickens, and bears.
And don't forget to use promo code ZSUNSTEAL143 when checking out to get your discount!
Aug 1, 2016
California State Bird and Flower Color Version - Finished!
In my last post about my CA state bird and flower artwork I had said I was pretty much done except for one important thing I needed to do. Well, here it is, the final finished artwork with that "important thing" completed. What is that important thing? The outline. Yes, it had an outline already. But the simple black outline was a too stark and I wanted to soften it a bit for the final images.
One of the advantages I have working digitally that you can't really do when coloring in line art with a pen (or pencils, pastels, etc) on paper is that I can color over the outline. I colored the outlines to match the objects' base colors so they still have an obvious outline but one that is a little more subtle than the harsh black.
Here's a closeup of part of the image. You can see I used dark brown to outline lighter brown wing feathers, dark blue-gray to outline the blue-gray tail feathers, darker orange to outline the poppy flowers, and dark green to outline the leaves and stems.
This is a technique often used in traditional 2D animation, most notably in Disney's classic animation films, to give the characters a softer, more elegant and sophisticated look. Here are some snips of images from Disney's classic, Sleeping Beauty
. As you can see in this first image, the birds all have outline colors that match their respective body colors.
Typically the outline color is a few shades darker than the main body color when that main base color is a light to medium shade. When the base color is dark to black, an outline a few shades lighter is usually used, as you can see in this picture of Maleficent and her raven.
An exception to these rules is sometimes used to make something stand out. In the image below they did the opposite of the usual by outlining Sleeping Beauty's light blonde hair with an even lighter color. This gives the impression of sunlit highlights in her hair and gives her a more angelic look to accent her beauty.
Why did I use this technique for my CA bird and flower? Because I wanted to give it a more sophisticated look than a typical kid's colored-in line drawing and I think this style really makes a difference there.
I have always loved the beautiful artwork of Disney's classic 2D animation films. It's a shame they don't do this much anymore. While technology has enabled them to do some incredible things with 3D computer animation, I think traditional 2D animation is an art form in its own right, not to be replaced by 3D computer art, but to have its place along side it. What do you think about 3D vs traditional animation art?
One of the advantages I have working digitally that you can't really do when coloring in line art with a pen (or pencils, pastels, etc) on paper is that I can color over the outline. I colored the outlines to match the objects' base colors so they still have an obvious outline but one that is a little more subtle than the harsh black.
Here's a closeup of part of the image. You can see I used dark brown to outline lighter brown wing feathers, dark blue-gray to outline the blue-gray tail feathers, darker orange to outline the poppy flowers, and dark green to outline the leaves and stems.
This is a technique often used in traditional 2D animation, most notably in Disney's classic animation films, to give the characters a softer, more elegant and sophisticated look. Here are some snips of images from Disney's classic, Sleeping Beauty
. As you can see in this first image, the birds all have outline colors that match their respective body colors.
Typically the outline color is a few shades darker than the main body color when that main base color is a light to medium shade. When the base color is dark to black, an outline a few shades lighter is usually used, as you can see in this picture of Maleficent and her raven.
An exception to these rules is sometimes used to make something stand out. In the image below they did the opposite of the usual by outlining Sleeping Beauty's light blonde hair with an even lighter color. This gives the impression of sunlit highlights in her hair and gives her a more angelic look to accent her beauty.
Why did I use this technique for my CA bird and flower? Because I wanted to give it a more sophisticated look than a typical kid's colored-in line drawing and I think this style really makes a difference there.
I have always loved the beautiful artwork of Disney's classic 2D animation films. It's a shame they don't do this much anymore. While technology has enabled them to do some incredible things with 3D computer animation, I think traditional 2D animation is an art form in its own right, not to be replaced by 3D computer art, but to have its place along side it. What do you think about 3D vs traditional animation art?
Jul 31, 2016
Zazzle's Sunday Steal - Sale on Clothing, Mouse Pads, and More
Today's Sunday Steal deal on Zazzle includes 50% off mouse pads, power banks, and laptop sleeves. Frankly, this week's deal is a bit disappointing because I don't think very many people use any of these products these days, particularly mouse pads. With most mice being optical nowadays, does anyone need a mouse pad anymore? But, in case you do have a need for any of these products, here's the promo code:
Be sure to use that code at checkout to get your discount.
Another sale Zazzle has going on today that I think many will find more appealing is 40% off clothing. T-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, shoes, and baby clothing on sale until midnight tonight. To get your apparel discount use promo code:
Here are some samples of clothing I have in my Zazzle store that are included in this sale. Pretty much all my Zazzle images are available on clothing, including my new North Carolina, and California, state birds and flowers artwork. Clothing includes men's and women's shirts, tank tops, and sweatshirts, as well as shoes and flip flops. There's also kids' clothing, including short and long sleeved shirts, bodysuits, beanies, and baby bibs.
This is just a small sampling of what's available. There's lost more in my Zazzle store! All products are customizable so you can personalize them with your own text, font style and color, as well as your choice of background colors. Just click the Customize button on the product page. And don't forget to use promo code:
ZSUNSTEAL142
Be sure to use that code at checkout to get your discount.
Another sale Zazzle has going on today that I think many will find more appealing is 40% off clothing. T-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, shoes, and baby clothing on sale until midnight tonight. To get your apparel discount use promo code:
SUMMEREFRESH
Here are some samples of clothing I have in my Zazzle store that are included in this sale. Pretty much all my Zazzle images are available on clothing, including my new North Carolina, and California, state birds and flowers artwork. Clothing includes men's and women's shirts, tank tops, and sweatshirts, as well as shoes and flip flops. There's also kids' clothing, including short and long sleeved shirts, bodysuits, beanies, and baby bibs.
This is just a small sampling of what's available. There's lost more in my Zazzle store! All products are customizable so you can personalize them with your own text, font style and color, as well as your choice of background colors. Just click the Customize button on the product page. And don't forget to use promo code:
SUMMEREFRESH
Jul 30, 2016
California State Bird and Flower Color Version -WIP6
In my last post I showed a detail of how I was blocking in and blending the oranges and yellows of the golden poppies of my CA state bird and flower artwork. Here is the end result, with all the flowers colored in and blended.
It's almost done! But there's one more important thing I need to do. No, it's not filling in the background. I'm leaving the background plain ... transparent actually ... so I can use this image on things where you wouldn't necessarily want a background, like on t-shirts. So what is it I need to do? I show you in my next update!
Jul 27, 2016
California State Bird and Flower Color Version -WIP5
In my previous post of my California state bird and flower painting I had just blocked in the golden poppies with a base shade of pumpkin orange. Here I'm showing you a close up of one of the flowers.
In the first image the poppy is getting several shades of orange and yellow blocked in for the shading and highlights.
Here, in the second image, I've blended the colors to give a softer, more natural look.
In the first image the poppy is getting several shades of orange and yellow blocked in for the shading and highlights.
Here, in the second image, I've blended the colors to give a softer, more natural look.
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