Our special guest today is back! She’s an artist I met many years ago. Her whimsical art, engaging fun page and, interactions on Facebook and other social media sites had me hooked. We’ve been friends ever since.
Welcome Back, Ariane at icraftcafe’!
No, that is not a misspelling, that is how she spells her business name. 🙂
Let’s get started…
Ariane, please tell us about yourself and some of the cute art you have for our readers this fall.
Thank you for having me, Rosie.
I’m a freelance illustrator/graphic designer. I mostly try to create cute whimsical illustrations for kids (and sometimes for grownups.) Those usually end up on items like stationery, tabletop or fabric to name a few. They’re available in my print-on-demand shops. I also sometimes take commission work.
I always loved to draw, but I only started this new adventure when my son was in elementary school. I wanted to be able to work when he was at school and also be close by afterwards since I hadn’t any family nearby to help out. I thought this was the best option and it did work quite well that way. The first things I created and sold were primarily teacher’s supplies (like back-to-school postcards and reward stickers) and teachers gifts (like aprons, notepads and pens). Then it just grew from there.
I start off with a pencil sketch, then add to my iPad. It’s then printed on many products like you see below some of my new fall images.
At the beginning, I used to draw my illustrations exclusively in colored pencils and scan them. Nowadays, I mostly do my artwork digitally. However I always start with a sketch in pencil on a piece of paper .Then using the sketch as my template, I work on my design using either Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Fresco. I love the sharp vector brushes. Once it is done, I transfer the image onto whatever product I want to create.
I love hearing about how you do this, Ariane. Please share some of your fall art projects you have for us.
These are so adorable, Ariane!
I love how you added pink in this next one. Is that a cat ghost? Oh my, so cute! 💗
This “Reading Raccoon” makes me smile! 🙂
Where can our readers find out more about your products, Ariane?
You can find my website https://icraftcafe.com/ or you can jump to my Zazzle profiles and find my shops ► here.
Thank you so much for sharing your work with us today, Ariane. They are all so sweet!
If you have any questions for Ariane at icraftcafe’, please leave a comment in the section below.
Thank you all for stopping by today.
Have a wonderful fall season! 🍂☕️🪵
Rosie
PS. If you would ever like to feature your art in a interview, write me a note and we’ll set it up here “In The Art Zone at Books by Rose.”
PPS. In case you missed it, here’s another feature we did back in August.