#mobility stuffies

We have reached out 5th featured stuffed animal

Fun fact, a rollator was my first mobility aid. In which I proceeded to used as a wheelchair and scoot myself backwards as soon as I got it because wheelchairs are expensive. However, because I am a responsible adult and to cover all my bases, I have to warn you to neither scoot back in your rollator like that or stand in it like this stuffed animal.

On a different note, I really struggled not making this dog look like 'Pom Pom Purin'. They didn't start off that way in the draft colours, but to keep the colour pallet balanced I ended up going with a yellow dog... who just happened to be wearing a beret... and had darker brown accents.

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I struggled, I well and truly struggled with this one. Not with the design, but with the wheelchair colour pallet. I didn't want to do a completely pink one because I heavily use pink as it is. And I didn't want to have another strawberry theme in this series. And then the first colours I tried were much too dark and looked gothic and that didn't fit in with the other animals at all. Finally, I had to look at colour pallets and gradient maps for inspo, and then edit the colours as necessary so the values had enough variation.

Colour struggles aside, my favourite mobility aid is my wheelchair, mainly because of how much of my pain and symptoms it alleviates. I have a slightly more expensive standard chair that I modified to make it faster, smaller and more light weight since I use it often and don't know when I'll get money for a custom. However, custom or not, all mobility aids are important to giving their users freedom and independence and should be appreciated.

If you're interested in getting the sticker line that I've been teasing for over a month, you can click here And if, for whatever reason, you are like me and want to get your hands on a blanket in the middle of summer click here

And here I present to you the last of my mobility stuffie sketches, an Opossum, Racoon, Bat and Cat as the last set of animals. In total I have ten of these little cuties, now all that's left is for me to do the clean line art and colours, and arrange then in a pretty little sticker sheet.

Here is the first of 10 feature posts where I will talk about each one of my cutie stuffed animals that I worked very hard on and want to word vomit about.

I'm fairly certain that the cane bunny was the first design I started working on right after making a bunch of sketches in my sketch book. I remember being really proud of how their coloured draft turned out, especially because I spent a lot of time being super fussy about it.

I had to actively balance making the accessories cute enough that they added to the over all esthetic, while not making them too over the top and distracting. As well as keeping the details simple enough that it would still translate well when shrunken down to sticker size. I also had to keep in mind that this first design would really set the tone of the whole line and would influence how I made the other nine.

Overall, it was a fun challenge for me. This is technically my second sticker line, but I like to consider it more of a hard reboot of my first try at pastel mobility aids. Though this time, I kept the details more simple and added cute characters to really flesh everything out.

If you're interested in getting the sticker line that I've been teasing for over a month, you can click here And if, for whatever reason, you are like me and want to get your hands on a blanket in the middle of summer click here

I just dropped a new video on Patreon 3 days ago. Its a long format speedpaint video with editing and commentary and everything! I'm posting a little teaser here, but if you're interested in the full 19 minute video, you can co check it out here - Patreon Video "All About Mobility Stuffies"

I'm starting to try and branch off into different forms of media. I don't really like talking even though I have a Twitch account, so videos with my voice have been put behind a paywall. Both so I don't have to panic about being perceived but also cause, damn, video editing is a lot of work! Anyway, I hope you guys like it~

We have reached the chaotic final featured animal

It goes without saying that this Opossum has the most personality of all the characters in this set. They give off chaotic gremlin energy, yet are paired with the most royal looking accessories in the form of gold, purple and jewels. Their mouth is open and their sharp teeth are on display as the Opossum screams, and all the lil gremlins in my life (including me) agree that they're perfect.

This was the final design that I did, and I think it works well to round off the series of stuffed animals with mobility aids. The colour choices aren't ones that I would usually make, but I think that makes me like it even more.

If you're interested in getting the sticker line that I've been teasing for over a month, you can click here And if, for whatever reason, you are like me and want to get your hands on a blanket in the middle of summer click here

We're already at the 8th feature with this wide eyed cat.

Let's start off with another [obligatory 'hang in there' cat joke]. Now that that's out of the way, I feel the need to address how drastically this cat changed. I went from what looked like a grumpy Tonkinese to a faded Tuxedo cat.

While I was working on the cat's line art I came across this reference image in my phone that I forgot I had. It was of a tuxedo cat with yellow eyes that were completely dilated. There was not a thought behind those eyes, and I tried to recreate that look in my sticker. Though, it was a bit tricky doing so without drawing pupils to keep up the vibe of 'stuffed animal'.

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The 7th feature is trying their best, please be patient with them.

This raccoon is doing their best to hold up forearm crutches that are twice their size, and maybe I'm mean but "it's a little bit funny ~".

I don't know how well it translates shrunken down but I drew tears at the bottom of their eye. When I was making the goose I had already been thinking about strawberry themed accessories, and the pose for the racoon gave me the most space and freedom to work with. it may be a bit over the top with a backpack, beret, and charms but I think the green and pink add nice pops of colour to break up all the purples and greys.

If you're interested in getting the sticker line that I've been teasing for over a month, you can click here And if, for whatever reason, you are like me and want to get your hands on a blanket in the middle of summer click here