February Vlog: Sewing, Ink Tests, Zinefest Prep, & Scanner Art
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Watch me prep for zinefest!
- Jan 30, 2023
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February Fashion Challenge
For the month of February I decided to create Prettiest Pear's first ever fashion challenge. The way you respond to this challenge is up...
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- Jan 29, 2023
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January Art Studio Vlog: Tote Bag Prep, DIY screen printing, Fashion Design, and Sewing a New Dress
As promised, below are a few of my sketches and paintings from this month. Lately I have been really loving alcohol markers and have been...
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- Dec 9, 2022
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Felt Fashion Patches
I started making felt patches this week and wanted to document my process in my video this week. This project has been great for using up...
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- Dec 8, 2022
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Studio Update: Sewing Frenzy
Last week I printed the tote bags and was hoping to get a start on sewing. I was feeling really motivated to sew this week so I got...
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- Dec 3, 2022
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Prompt: Variations on a Single Skirt
Start by designing a skirt of your choice. For this prompt, the skirt should stand alone and not be connected as a dress. This is what I...
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- Dec 2, 2022
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Fashion Design Tutorial: Skirts
Last week I talked about tops, this week I'm talking about skirts. If you missed last week's top drawing tutorial, you can find that...
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- Dec 1, 2022
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Studio Update: Pear Zine 5, More Totes, and Watercolor Painting
Pear Zine Issue 5: Toys is complete and available for purchase here in my shop! I am super happy with this issue and hope you love it as...
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- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
I Love Lucy
Only about a quarter of Americans owned a television when the first episode of I Love Lucy premiered in 1951. Prior to television, radio...
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- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Resource Review: Sequential Artists Workshop
If you are a reader of the zine, you know that I include a comic strip in each issue. The comic is usually what I struggle with the most...
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- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
Artist Profile: John Baldessari
John Baldessari was a conceptual artist who produced a ride range of work in various mediums up until his death in early 2020. He is best...
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- Nov 26, 2022
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Fashion Design Prompt: Tops
Yesterday I put out a fashion design tutorial about designing tops. If you missed it, you can find it here. For this week's prompt, I am...
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- Nov 25, 2022
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Fashion Design Tutorial: Drawing Tops
Today I wanted to spend some time talking about how to draw tops. These designs can stand alone as sweaters or blouses or they can be...
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- Nov 24, 2022
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Studio Update: Scanner Art, Fashion Painting, and Comic Inking
I had a really busy week this week, so I made some time to do some scanner art experiments. I find that scanner art is a good activity...
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- Nov 23, 2022
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A Ranking of Everything Noel Fielding Wore on Bake This Season
Great British Bake Off Season 13 wrapped up on Friday, so I am ranking Noel's sweaters throughout the season. 10. Biscuit Week While I...
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- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
Affinity Publisher Review
Affinity recently released version 2 for all of their applications. This week, I am taking a look at Affinity Publisher 2. I use...
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- Nov 21, 2022
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Artist Profile: Jaro Fabry
Jaro Fabry was an illustrator living and working in New York. He died in 1953 at the age of 41, and as a result, it's pretty difficult to...
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- Nov 19, 2022
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Prompt: Color Study Moodboard
This week's prompt is to create a color study moodboard. To do this, pick a color or color scheme to work with, and stick to images of...
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- Nov 18, 2022
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Tutorial: Fashion Moodboards
Moodboards are a collection of images that fit a specific theme or topic. Moodboards are usually used by artists at the beginning of...
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- Nov 17, 2022
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Studio Update: Affinity updates, comics, scanner art
I purchased the updated Affinity apps this week and have spent a lot of time in Publisher specifically. I was procrastinating on creating...
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