August 22, 2009 at 2:30 pm (2010, Chinese New Year, Digital Art, Halloween, Year of the Tiger, gifts, shopping, t-shirts, zazzle)
Tags: t-shirts, tees, gifts, shopping, print on demand, original designs, zazzle, original, Halloween, Year of the tiger 2010
Well like so many others, I’m still working my **** off to get things set up on Zazzle after the move away from Cafepress; and I can’t say I’m sorry at all. For one thing it’s given me the chance to buy a few test products from Zazzle (like I need an excuse, but it’s all in the name of research, hmmmm), and I must say I am very impressed indeed. So far my purchases have been outstanding. Crisp, clear printing, vivid colours, all designs set straight and not too low on the garment. Overall excellent results and some pics will soon follow.
Creating new designs and themes has been taking so much of my days that there really hasn’t been time for much else lately, but it’s all beginning to come together quite nicely now. A little idea for a resources list on my site, and maybe some freebie graphics to use commercially is waiting in the wings too.
My most recent designs at Specialeetees have had a decidedly oriental flavour, thanks to entering that competition last month, but here’s the follow-on designs I’ve created since then (so thank you to Jojy for the inspration ((HUGS)) and the sales that have resulted from the first design being posted!!!):
Leaping Tiger 2010
Tiger and Chinese Symbol
Vintage Dragon
I’ve also started to get ready for Halloween…So check out my new little store at HalloweenTees on Zazzle. It has the full range of tees, gifts, cards, prints and other goodies to make halloween spooky fun. The items available can also make great gift ideas all year round for those with a dark side! Here’s a couple of examples from the range available:
Too Tired to Party Mug
Stop Staring at my Pumpkins!
Hopefully my next blog entry won’t be so far away, and I can update it with some free stuff and help for all the aspiring shopkeepers out there. Until then, happy shopping!
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July 18, 2009 at 12:01 am (2010, Art, Chinese New Year, Digital Art, Year of the Tiger, gifts, shopping, t-shirts, zazzle)
Tags: 2010, Art, cards, Chinese New Year, Digital Art, gifts, original, shopping, t-shirts, Year of the Tiger, zazzle
This is my entry to an “Asian theme” design competition. As 2010 will be the Chinese “Year of the Tiger” I’ve incorporated the face of a tiger and the Chinese symbol for “Hope” into my design. I don’t mind if I don’t win a thing, it’s been a great inspiration just creating a design to enter. I’ve also made sure to add it to many other products besides the t-shirt that I’m entering.
It’s been great fun creating this piece using 3D techniques and digital painting. I shall be following it up with some more designs for the year of the tiger, as it’s one of my favourite animals too.
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June 3, 2009 at 2:49 pm (Art, Digital Art, Fantasy Art, gifts, shopping, t-shirts, zazzle)
Tags: AngelMist Gallery, Art, cards, Digital Art, Fantasy Art, fractals, gifts, original, print on demand, prints, t-shirts, tees, tshirts, zazzle
WindSong is an enchanting beauty. She is the voice we hear whispering through the leaves. She is the breath we feel on our faces. She blows hot and cold in rage and in calm, but she is always with us night and day.
This artwork is a digital painting incorporating digital 3D modelling, fractals and watercolour techniques, collaged together to create the final piece. Altogether she has taken me somewhere in the region of 24 working hours to build from scratch and complete. I’ve tried to create a feeling of movement surrounding her. I’ve printed my own giclee proof copy, and I have to say she prints beautifully!
In the AngelMist Gallery she is available from portfolio (11″x15″) right through to the huge size 35″x47″, plus on other selected products such as cards, mousemats, keychains and a specially adapted “wearable art” version for tshirts too!
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May 24, 2009 at 6:43 pm (Art, Digital Art, Fantasy Art, family, gifts, shopping, zazzle)
Tags: AngelMist Gallery, Art, cards, Digital Art, Fantasy Art, fractals, gifts, original, print on demand, prints, shopping, zazzle
Night Faerie is a digital painting created from fractals and 3D models and painted with digital watercolour techniques. A dark fantasy scene dominated by the beautiful faerie in her black and crimson gown, gazing playfully at the weightless fractal bubble resting in the palm of her hand. Is she holding our dreams?…Pure magic! Posters, prints and canvases available from small sizes through to a colossal size of 52″x69″. Plus your own choice of custom framing and mat options too. The artwork is also available on selected cards and gift items.
Stop by the AngelMist Gallery and take a peek at the original artwork that’s on offer.
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May 17, 2009 at 9:14 pm (Art, Digital Art, gifts, shopping, t-shirts, zazzle)
Tags: Art, cards, Digital Art, gifts, prints, t-shirts, tshirts, zazzle
Today I added a digital watercolour to my gallery that I have been working on for the last three days. It’s an image I created to cheer myself up as I was feeling really poorly.
On top of the Cafepress fiasco that has created so much work, I went down with a bit of a virus which caused an awful sore throat and the mother of all ear aches, and yes I was feeling soooo sorry for myself. So I started to create this thinking of all the reasons why I shouldn’t feel bad and when I’d finished it this morning I was really happy with it.
It made me feel brighter altogether, sunny and cheery. I uploaded it to my gallery, and withing 5 minutes of creating my products I received notification from Zazzle that it had received a “Todays Best” award. WOW…Now I was really really happy!!!
May has been a slow month for me, not too much in the way of sales…but this afternoon a very nice customer put the icing on the cake with an order for 18 Vintage Guitar keychains from Specialeetees at Zazzle, thank you!
That’s it now, “A Brighter Day” seems to have brought me some luck. I’ve printed a copy on fine art paper to frame and she’ll stay in my gallery as a lucky omen for a long time to come. If anyone buys her on my Zazzle products I hope she brings them some sunshine too!
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May 13, 2009 at 4:24 pm (Art, Digital Art, Fantasy Art, gifts, shopping, t-shirts, zazzle)
Tags: AngelMist Gallery, Art, cards, Digital Art, fractals, gifts, original, prints, t-shirts, tshirts, zazzle
Take yourself off to another world with my fantasy landscape artwork Woodland Portal, a dark mystical place deep in the forest, only known to it’s inhabitants. The original piece was created using many layers of fractals and digital watercolour techniques. Available on prints and cards, but also specially adapted for t-shirts in my “Wearable Art” collection and other gifts too.
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