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First Time Craft Market Tips!

October 5, 2020 • Artist • botanical art • botanicals • christmas • christmas cards • craft • digital illustration • eco • foliage • holly • Illustration • line drawing • market • mistletoe • poinsettia • procreate • Q&A • recycle • small business • sustainable • tips • winter

I had my first stall at a local market in South Norwood at the weekend. It was so great meeting local people and getting a gauge of which of my designs are the most popular in real life! I thought I would share my tips for first time market traders! 1. Think about stock storage. When I arrived on the rather rainy Saturday I realised that I had put all of my stock and miscellaneous items into cardboard boxes and the floor was wet from the rain before the gazebos had been erected. I noticed that the more seasoned market...

Transitioning from Physical to Digital Drawing

September 25, 2020 • Artist • botanical art • botanicals • digital illustration • Illustration • ipad • line drawing • procreate • tattoo • youtube tutorial

I used to always use my trusty sketch book, pencils and fine line pens before realising that I could be putting my iPad Pro to better use that just Instagram and Pinterest!