Kickstarter - Floral Forest Critters Enamel Pins

I have launched my first Kickstarter campaign! It's been so fun. I did a campaign that's about 25 days long. I have already reached my goal and there are still 2 weeks left. If this works out, I can come up with more series of pins, and that would be so awesome because I have so many sketches and ideas~

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/patara/floral-forest-critter-spirits-enamel-pins-collecti

 My first Kickstarter Campaign! 

Available Choices

Since the campaign is going so well, I decided to add some stickers to give to all my Backers as well. I'm so grateful for all the support. I'm terrible at social media and marketing, so I was surprise that I got so many supporters. It's also very fun to be able to get feedback and suggestions from everyone.

Free Stickers for all my supporters <3

 This blog has been so dead. I should revive it. Need to post more lol.

Here Comes The Night WIP

Here Comes The Night WIP

Work In Progress, but I'm sleepy now and I have to go to work tomorrow Zzz.

Two Worlds: Yeti and Sasquatch

Two Worlds

I want to make a popup book of this so badly. Plush cost is already killing me, so I don't know if I will ever get to it, but if I make a children book, I really want a pop-up book! At least I can dream right? lol.

For now, I might use it as booth decoration for SDCC this year.

~Patara

Yeti and Sasquatch Plush dolls

Baby Yeti Sticker

Our Yeti and Sasquatch plush dolls are done! Yay! I have been reminded again how difficult it is to produce your own product.  It was such a crazy process. There were times when I think "why am I doing this to myself?!" When it's my own product, I really do want to make sure it is "perfect". Well, as perfect as I can possibly make it with whatever means I have at least. Other than making sure that the translation of the design has to be done well, the materials also has to be carefully chosen. The colors of the materials also have to be just right. There were so many prototype revisions down to crazy changes on embroidery colors (subtle hue changes even) to make sure that everything looks right. My sister is the quality control girl and I couldn't do this with out her. She's so good at the little details.

Good Job, Team!

Baby Yeti Embroidery Details

Baby Sasquatch Embroidery Details

Bonus Pic of my 3 year old Nephew. Aww~

By the way, I will be selling them at San Diego Comic Con this year. Please come by and support me!

Messing around - Quick Sketch

Quick sketch not based on anything. 

Inktober Part 1

A lot of my friends are doing the #Inktober Challenge. I thought it'd be good to do more ink practice, so I decided to try too. I used my phone to take the pictures, so the quality is not that great. If I get a chance, I will try to scan them :).

Unicorn Centaur

Here's a painting that I did of a Unicorn Centaur. It's from an old sketch. I cleaned it up a lot at first, but it looked too smooth. I think the roughness in my original sketch suits the mood more, so I went back and roughen up the brush strokes again lol.

One Last Hope

Sleeping Yeti & Maya

I don't think I've posted this one on the blog yet :). I had a lot of fun doing this. Baby Yeti and Maya playing and sleeping.

and below are the thumbnail sketches that I did. It was actually for a client that wanted something for their baby shower invitation that they could also make a large print for their baby's room.

WIP - jellyfish

Another Idea that I had, so I wanted to sketch it out before I forget.

WIP

Just another sketch.