Phillipa Suckling
Art Start Week 3 Challenge
I made it through week 3 of the art start challenge 2024! The prompts each week are definitely getting harder. My favourite one was the...
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Phillipa Suckling
Jan 162 min read
Art Start Challenge Week Two
Art start challenge week two - this week was bit harder. Not everything worked but overall I still learnt a lot and came up with some...
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Phillipa Suckling
Jan 91 min read
Art Start Challenge Week One
Well I made it! Some prompts were definitely harder than others. I learnt a lot. I think I still like my first one the best. It just has...
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Phillipa Suckling
Jan 21 min read
Happy New Year and Art Start Challenge 2024
The year as flown by and its the end of the year already. Its been a bit of a rough one for many with the economy the way it is right...
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Phillipa Suckling
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Red Clay Modelled Monster | Bucks Adventure
Met Buck, my red clay modelled monster. He really likes New Zealand and has decided to go on a tour of it. The people of New Zealand are...
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Phillipa Suckling
Dec 19, 20232 min read
The Outcast Collection Story
The outcast collection is about the journey of Moth fairy called Alec and his struggle with being different. The story starts in Alecs...
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Phillipa Suckling
Dec 12, 20233 min read
What frame should I choose for my art print?
There are many options when it comes to framing. It can get a bit overwhelming especially if you find yourself on a professional framers...
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Phillipa Suckling
Dec 5, 20232 min read
My First Short Film as the Storyboard Artist
Storyboarding is something new for me and I wanted to share my experience of my first short film as the storyboard artist. It was...
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Phillipa Suckling
Nov 28, 20233 min read
My Top 7 Gift Ideas For Artists
It can be daunting to shop for a creative. There are lots of options out there so where do you start? I have narrowed it down to give you...
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Phillipa Suckling
Nov 21, 20231 min read
The Secret Lake - The Story Behind the Art | A Lake Marian Inspired Illustration
This is the story behind the art Secret Lake. In the early 2000s my friend dragged me up this hill. By hill I mean the STEEPEST hill ever...
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Phillipa Suckling
Nov 16, 20233 min read
10 Tips for Writing Meaningful Greeting Card Messages
Knowing what to write in your greeting cards can be tricky sometimes. Its even worse when you leave it to the last minute. I have...
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Phillipa Suckling
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Digital Art Classes
Something I wish I had earlier on in my career was in person digital art classes. There seems to be plenty of in person traditional art...
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Phillipa Suckling
Jun 20, 20231 min read
Funny Puns
Bulldozer came to life through a little pen doodle. I then took a photo and used this as reference for my drawing in procreate. You can...
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Phillipa Suckling
May 23, 20231 min read
Resurrecting Social Media plus your free card!
I have come back to instagram and facebook. I quit in July 2022 and its been an interesting journey. Some of the things I missed were my...
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Phillipa Suckling
May 8, 20231 min read
New Idea: Creating Funny T Shirts
This has been so fun! I looked up funny jokes and asked kids for their ones to create a funny list of puns. Here's a sneak peak at some...
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Phillipa Suckling
Apr 4, 20231 min read
Djembe Drum and Orchids Birthday Cards
I made these cards for my husband and for my mother. My husband loves the drums so I made him this cute djembe drum card. Orchids are...
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Phillipa Suckling
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Manuka Honey Collection
For this collection I tried out what I learnt making the wine love card. This collection is all vector too. I choose colours from honey...
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Phillipa Suckling
Mar 13, 20231 min read
Fantail Love Collection
More wedding cards! Another friend is getting married soon so I wanted to create something for her too. She loves birds just like me so...
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Phillipa Suckling
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Wine Love Card | Wine Lovers Wedding
This card I made for a friends wedding. I tried out a new work style for this one. Its all vector instead of my usual raster. To create...
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Phillipa Suckling
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Newborn Kiwi Collection
It's been awhile I know but I am going to get back to more regular blogs from now on. I am going to start batching them which is...
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