the gift & the curse

so, I haven't made adoptables in a HOT minute, and these were initially just supposed to be... quick designs... but that didn't happen and they all turned into semi-fleshed out characters with mini ref sheets.

I am slightly obsessed with how the background came out (read: wasn't supposed to have a background, then got 2.5 versions of the background until it made me happy lol) and am using this layout for future adoptables as well!

Age, Name, Gener, and Orientation can be changed for free for the buyer! A full text change would be + $10.00 usd, as all the text is done freehand by me. Buyer must provide all information that is replacing the current information (if wished) and said buyer will receive the full piece with changes, as well as (obviously) no large sale bar to obstruct the full design. I can provide the full transparent .png of just the design itself to the buyer upon request.

mini story time!

this design + 3 other sticker designs were created out of spite, when I saw someone who I never thought would turn to AI using it to "create" things and then doubling down by claiming they're the artist because they created the prompts and how you can't steal their prompts etc. etc. and all I could think was.... really? you can't pick up a pen? a pencil? some paints? a crayon? like do it yourself, don't be lazy. and generating an ai slop photo does not an artist make.

SO these stickers were born, an unintentional product of my emotions while drawing something that was intended to be a simple piece of art supplies for a different project. now it's its own project.

first image: older digital illustration I did of a character I designed, Gatlink, going for a late night desert stroll.

second and third images: faux funko pop boxes/figures of my OCs, Spencer and Seventeen, that I made faux advertisements of as well.

fourth image: a repeating digital tile pattern I created of my OC Seventeen, of which this tile has now even become a minky fabric that I am making silly miniature plushies with c:

fifth and sixth images: two digital scenery pieces I've done - these are a little bit older now, but I am so insanely proud of them & love that I got to feature my OCs as the main focus of each image. the purple and yellow sharkdog is Neptune, and the dark blues/bright red/orange guy is Phoenix, who is also of a species I designed as well!

ANYWHO! that's a small sampling of what Sweeney's Studios gets up to - I'm actually more of a traditional artist that focuses on acrylic painting and polymer clay sculptures, but digital art, epoxy & uv resin, sewing, and much much more are so much fun so I do those too!

I hope you guys tag along for this journey!

much love,

hello all! I am trying out something different, and started a tumblr account for my art/business! here's a teaser of the business card design + it provides a link to go explore tons of unique handmade goodies!

I hope to continue to post fun graphics on the daily for people to enjoy viewing, and I will likely use this tumblr to also share my works in progress, upcoming launches on the site, shoutouts to other artists, and much more!

my intent with my website is to also link a bunch of other artists and small businesses so that, when browsing there, you can find other creatives, too, and not just my stuff, even though it's my webpage haha. if I've got a platform I can do whatever with, I'm gonna do whatever with it haha.

anywho, I hope you guys enjoy this fun graphic I did, featuring my artists logo, studio name, and a fun little scenery in the background that is precursor to what you can expect from my portfolio and online shop.

much love,

Dead of Winter - Submitted by alliveirrr

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