BIG POST: BIG project (that I'd love your opinions on hehe) + Rewards +New THINGS!

Why, hello!! How's it going!

I've been making all sorts of things, as I shared in my last, tiny, update, but I'm back and ready to share all sorts of things with you!

Based on my last poll, you were asking that I finish the duck illustration + the adventurers adventurin' FIRST! So! I did just that.. Above, you'll find the animated duck comic.. not sure how I feel about it- I was still adjusting to new brushes and things!! And the color palette? IDK!! Ahh! I just had to get that out of system, I guess, but don't worry! I will revisit the ducks again soon and do them WELL! Or, I'll try! 🤞

Randomly, yesterday, I felt compelled to recreate another old work (idk why I'm so drawn to recreating old things lately, but!), and this is what came of that!

I think,, the vintage-y ✨aesthetic✨ I've been talking about to you for years is finally, FINALLY taking over. These are my most favorite colors. I love them. I want to make everything orange-y warm tones ALL THE TIME!

(I may or may not have ordered a glittery sticker version of this for August's shop drop ooh!)

Okay, moving on!

Speaking of vintage-y!

I've been working on the adventurers adventurin' ALLLL week, so I wanted to share little snippets of the progress I made along the way!

I began by making all of the characters-

I've been dearly missing utilizing excessive hatching/cross-hatching!!

While the adventurers are very much Lord of the Rings inspired, I also felt like adding some Alice in Wonderland elements as well! (hehe the rabbit!)

 (this pair is my favorite!)

 ... 14 hours later, the lines were drawn! and 6 hours after that...

AHHH! They're bringing autumn with them on their way! (the self control it took to NOT boost the saturation up 200% haha)

What do we think!! Thoughts? I kind of want to make a big sticker of all of the buddies? or a big sticker sheet!? Hmm..

Okay, quick sidenote- REWARDS!

AHHH! Dandelion pals postcard + Dandelion King stickers! THOUGH, a NOTE! Those ARE the stickers, but they're getting reprinted as they accidentally made like 80% of the sticker glittery and it's hard to read in some lights, so they're getting fixed! Still glittery, just less chaos haha! BUT, I wanted to show you the combo nonetheless because I am SO excited to send out August's rewards!

Now, I've had something on my mind for a little while- some of you may remember the silly list of mushroom poems I shared with you in... 2022?? WELL, I've decided, given that I'm fully immersing myself in exploring all of the ideas I've put on hold, to try to make those mushroom poems into something!?

A series, if you will!? Or, a recurring little comic? Animated? I'm truly at the beginning of brainstorming for this, but here are some of the little ideas-

"I am a little mushroom friend who whistles little tunes.. every day and every night beneath the sun and moon..."

"...and while my whistling is rough... okay, it's really bad. It is my favorite thing to do and makes me really glad."

Okay, please, PLEASE excuse how silly and loose these sketches/poems are, okay!! I've yet to go back and refine!

Another!

 "Sometimes, I look up to the moon and wonder how to gleam... to shine so brightly in the night, to light up every dream..."

"...but while the sparkle of the moon is there for all to see... I hold my magic in my heart, and that's alright with me."

I just want them to be super wholesome, super sweet, vintage-y, of course, wee comics about a tiny mushroom in the woods feeling things, doing things, being! We'll see what/if something comes of these, but I just wanted to share the very beginning of the brainstorm sesh with you 🥹 I just imagine a sort of animated storybook? I don't even know what that would look like!

Okay, friends! That's all I've got! I'm off to print the night away as I prepare for August's shop drop! I'll have an exact date for the drop for you very soon, but I'm hoping for mid-late August! Just gotta make/print/receive all of the goodies!!

Onto the next drawing! Can't wait to hear your thoughts! I hope you are all so well and smiling wherever you are! Have a warm and wonderful weekend 🌱

Aub