I’m rather pleased with my cards, can you tell? I taught my son to play cards during his little sisters swimming lessons. He loved it, now, almost 16, he still does. It’s something we do together, even while eating out in a restaurant … I wonder if he would like to play with this deck? This project was a fun challenge, the first two sets were a breeze! But then i got hit with wave after wave of doubts, my foxes and hippo’s just weren’t working. I paused the project … Then, last week, i gave myself permission to change my mind. no more hippo’s and foxes, but tigers and brown bears. In no time I managed to finish al my cards. Sometimes you just have to get out of your head and follow your guts!
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My Toy Pitch week 4 | Play sets My toy pitch week 4 already. This week is Playset week. I chose to go for a new (human) character in my Playset. People scare me -a lot- but i went for it and i would like you to meet Zola and Zoey (which mean calm and life) I went for a sewing set. Every set is a bag with a doll (Zola or Zoey) and fabric and sewing-kit to make her outfit. A top and pants. This sewing set comes with a book with the patterns and a step by step tutorial of how to make the clothes. Only one book, so there are 2 tops and 2 pants in the book and enough fabric to make one set. I am really happy with how this turned out and would love to own a set (or both)! Next step is to make a proper pitch, research toy companies and actually pitch, pitch, pitch!
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My Toy Pitch week 3 | Characters I really loved this week. We had to make characters. I totally forgot to look at the moodboards that Lilla Rogers provided in the course, but i can’t love Lilly & Lynn more. Look at those adorable rope arms and legs. And did you see the outfits? I need way more plushy cuddly sheep in my life.
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The final assignment of bootcamp 2021 from ‘make art that sells’ was to create a front page for a pitch for a memory matching game. I love this assignment so much. It was a joy from beginning to end. My theme was animals with horns. And i couldn’t stop. I made a full set with 24 different cards. I even had them printed and have enjoyed playing it with my kids! Lilla Rogers always says to draw with joy, this was done just like that! My favorite is the Rhino. He is the biggest lump of cuteness ever!
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