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WE BE ON TV!Ā
This adorable line of rubber stamps is from my line of Skratch Patch Kidz.Ā
They will be on Hochanda tv, Hochanda.com, presented by Sarah Jane Bewick of Stamp Addicts, on Sunday, August, 4, 2019.Ā
If you have been wanting some of my images as a rubber stamp, they are also available at StampAddicts.com, and will be available for purchase on Hochanda.com, as well.Ā
They are also available as digital stamps in my Etsy shop.Ā
Everything in the shop is on sale today until Monday, Buy 1, Get 1 Half off!Ā
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherryWestArt/
These little cuties have been colored by the very talented Marnie Schagunn, a member of my design team.Ā
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Hereās my brand-spankinā new logo! The Flying Frog!
I thought about naming him āThe Floating Frog,ā but āThe Flying Frogā just seemed catchier.
Heās one of my favorite characters from my new childrenās book āItās Raining Cats! Itās Raining Dogs! Itās Raining Bats! And Pollywogs!ā being released by my publisher Morgan James Publishing…https://www.morgan-james-publishing.com.
It was either the frog or the chicken. Which do you prefer? Leave your choice in the comments below!
Ebook release: July 2, 2019
Softcover & Hardcover: October 8, 2019
On Amazon…
If you would like an autographed copy, you can purchase the book directly from me. Just send me a note on Facebook. Iām working on getting a more direct and seamless ordering route set up.
https://www.facebook.com/sharongwen.west.1
For a childrenās book author illustratorās logo, I think heās just right!
So, which one? Frog or chicken?
Look out below!
Coming up with an extremely appealing facial design is probably the number one aspect of designing a doll, paperdoll, coloring page, digital or rubber stamp or character. You want something that is universally appealing to all ages, genders, nationalities, so thatās a daunting task. Plus, itās not easy to create beautiful designs that havenāt been used before and donāt look like something else thatās already out on the market. So, when you create one that works, you keep it and use it!As an eBay doll seller/redesigner, Iāve learned that doll companies use the same basic face style on each of their doll models. So, following that well-established tradition, Iām doing the same with the current crop of images Iāve been drawing. You can use the same basic face (as long as itās an appealing design), tweak the features a bit and have an entirely new creation! Plus, it makes it much easier, faster and cheaper for the designers and companies. All of the well-established doll companies do this: Madame Alexander, Mattel, Kish, Tonner, etc.
As the old saying goes…itās all in the eyes. The eyes are the number one part of the figure that have to be right. If they are off in any way, nothing else works. It is through the eyes that the viewer is drawn to the image, so they need to be beautiful and engaging. Creating the hair style, body, clothing, accessories, color palette and details fall into place fairly quickly and easily once the eyes and face are set.
Iām still learning how to design a good coloring image (and stamps) and am learning it might look easy but it isnt! So many things go into designing an image – composition, balance, line style, direction, line width, subject matter, and more!
Someday I would love to design paper dolls, figurines and dolls. I love modern dolls produced by Madame Alexander, Kish, Tonner, Maggie Iacono and others. I collect and am knowledgeable about hard plastic, composition and vinyl dolls from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. My love for dolls strongly influences my designs on paper.
HAPPY ART FOR A HAPPY HEART! 