Smiley Safety Cones and Procreate

I've taken a breather from the Fluevogs this month.
Instead, I've been learning Procreate in an eCourse with Traci Bautista. It's been super fun.

This wacky print came out of experimenting with McGyvering a repeat in Procreate -- just to see if it was possible:

There were some issues in getting it into a real repeat, but I didn't have to totally rebuild it.

Now it's up on Spoonflower, because a friend wants to sew a raincoat with it.
I want one too!
[Not yet available for purchase, I have to go through the proofing sample phase first.]

What is helping me "stay the course" (because I'm a terrible ecourse learner) is I turned my class experiments into a "100 a Day" project on Instagram. Today I'll be creating #52/100! More than halfway done! Mostly I've been creating "background" textures -- the cones are a definite anomaly! A couple of Fluevog motifs snuck in there as well.
Here's where you'll find them all: #100_amb

Have you tried Procreate yet?

Linking with
Catherine's #ShareAllLinkup
Shelbee's On the Edge of the Week

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Party Leopard

Meet "Party Leopard" my newest print-from-a-class-demo artwork:

I didn't think I'd come up with anything exotic this week, I surprised myself!

At the end of class, I took a photo of the classroom's Cintiq monitor and posted it to Instagram, as a joke.
Lo and behold, a Facebook Friend loved it and wanted yardage!
I then had the task of putting it into repeat, because it was an unplanned combination of 3 different repeats.

Here are the elements:
Leopard forms the topmost layer of lavender ground and transparent leopard motifs.
It came from this demo file:

Next are the purple dots, from this file (in class, we all created a dot 1/2 drop from scratch):

And, at the bottom layer, is a lovely print that I've been using to demo Photoshop's Offset Filter.
I call it The Tie Dye Eggs:

I found this dumpster diving at the Otis Fashion Campus in the early 00s,
when they were situated at the Cal Mart in downtown LA.

IT EVEN HAS COLORWAYS!!!!

Recently, while doing a Google Image "tie dye" search, I discovered it online!
Had to "Pin" it! [Alas, the Pin link is not good. Boohoo]

So yes, the Party Leopard can [soon] be found on Spoonflower* if you want yardage.

And Redbubble* for most of the Redbubble things:

* I get a small commission from Spoonflower and Redbubble on purchased items.

Party on, Leopard People!

Did someone say Conga Line? Taking this party to Shelbee's #SpreadTheKindness and Catherine's #SaturdayShare
Catherine introduced me to Redbubble, and I'm forever grateful!

Wacky Print Wednesday: My Baby Wrote Me a Letter

Letters, numbers, and random commas. 

From Severo's collection.

Wacky Print Wednesday: Lost at Sea

The stabby compass points are a bit scary and the islands look like they're having earthquakes. 

An old rayon print from Larry's stash. Perfect for that retro day dress.

Wacky Print Wednesday: Faces

A hand painted silk hankie. Probably a class project, I found it in the trash at the Otis Fashion campus, early 00s.

Wacky Print Wednesday: Beavis and Butthead

This is a napkin? Bandanna? A 10 x 13" piece of printed cotton from Severo's collection.

Wacky Print Wednesday: And the dish ran away with...

the cheese grater!

This, another gem from Larry's stash, is on a doll dress!
Wacky print designs lurk everywhere.

Wacky Print Wednesday: The Erie Canal

Yes.
I know you always wanted a blouse with the lyrics to "The Erie Canal Song" on it.

Need a jot to your memory?

From Larry's amazing stash.

Wacky Print Wednesday: Groovy Trenchcoat People

Letting their freak flags fly on a golden yellow ground. Groovy, baby!
Obtained from Larry's stash.

Wacky Print Wednesday: Tropic of Couch Potato

This one is from the archives, worth repeating:

Spotted at The Whole 9 Yards in Portland, OR.
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Wacky Print Wednesday: Playmate Puzzle

I found this treasure in a Vintage shop on Haight in San Francisco.

The shirt was way too small, so I snuck in a photo in the dressing room.

Love the concept, I'd probably choose a landscape over the sun-kissed girls.

Wacky Print Wednesday: The Sun Rises Over Houndstooth

Here's a coordinate to go with last week's Tie-Dye Grass. I'd say the designer was smoking some of that wacky tobaccy.

This is glorious circa 60-70's nylon jersey that was used on a shirtwaist dress.
I used to wear it!

From Larry Quint's stash, obtained in 1997.

Wacky Print Wednesday: Tie-Dye Grass

No, not THAT kind of grass!

Can anyone think up a use for this design?

Found at Dressew Supply, 337 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC

Wacky Print Wednesday: Text/Txet

Some of the text is French, some of the text is backwards, some of the text is both.

Found at Dressew Supply, 337 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC

Wacky Print Wednesday: Care Instructions

Your quest for a care instructions print is finally over. DO NOT BLEACH, people! French Pride!

Found at Dressew Supply, 337 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC

Wacky Print Wednesday: Is It Pizza?

Candy Corn???

It's wacky, that's what it is!
I discovered this at Dressew Supply, 337 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC
I made many unique finds there, which I'll reveal over the next few weeks.

Wacky Print Wednesday: The Puppet Master

Another gem from Larry's stash. 

Wacky Print Wednesday: Leopard Jungle

A little something from the day job:

Leopard Jungle boxers!

Wacky Print Wednesday: Stagecoach Melange

I found this recently in a box of prints I had culled from my friend Larry's collection:

Stagecoaches on torn scraps of French newspaper, floating in the black abyss and decorated with pretty flowers? Okaaaaay.