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Super Hot Week

Hey guys! 

I hope your week has been super good and productive, and that you've been avoiding the scorching temperatures! Personally, I've had no choice but to put on dresses and endure the heat because of the amount of walking across campus I've been doing, but I'm staying hydrated. First week of classes is down; I'm pretty excited. I'll be sure to show you guys what I'm working on in those classes, but currently, I'm doing a still life of a chair (gross) and learning InDesign with some ...

August Sketchbook PDF

Hey guys! I'm so sorry that I'm late with this past month's sketchbook PDF, but I'm here with it!

The first four drawings are Patreon original sketch rewards, and then the watercolors are all studies that I've been casually making this month. Lastly, I have some pencil sketches and product concepts that I've been working on, so I have lots of notes and ideas for buttons and stickers.

Hope you enjoy this PDF!

Moving Back to College

Hey guys! This week has been hecka busy for me since I moved back at college. I spent most of my time working on shop stock to bring with me (and I have a limited amount of prints, which I'm not going to be restocking!) I moved in on Friday, and I'm happy to be in a two person room this year. Layout for everything is pretty cute, not gonna lie. However, our AC is broken, so I am suffocating in 85 degree heat right now. Save me please!!

I'm taking 18 credit hours this semester, so that equals 6...

Stocking up my prints

Hey guys!

This week went by super duper fast for me! First, I wanna talk about some art supplies I've been using this past week. I've been liking the Strathmore 400 Series Softcover Watercolor Journal in 8"x5.5". I told you guys a couple weeks ago that I've been enjoying the landscape format of my Stillman & Birn sketchbook, and I actually bought this sketchbook at the same time as that one but have been putting off beginning it so that I could properly use up the sketchbooks that I've alr...

First Time Actually Relaxing This Summer

Hey guys! I do have data right now, so weekly update coming up right now! This week has been pretty good by now; I've been able to get sleep and I've had a couple of days of doing absolutely nothing (which hasn't happened once this summer, so I'm incredibly grateful for it!) I'm much more energized and pumped about my shop and new designs and doing my own thing, so I think a lot of everything bad that I've been going through this summer has been also due to overworking myself and feeling overwh...

Making Changes to YouTube+ Winnie the Pooh

Hey guys! I'm so sorry for not posting my update yesterday; I kept telling myself I needed to do it, and then I had to leave somewhere and got back crazy late and just crashed. Things are hectic with me! I need to completely create Sunday's video today, since it is a sponsored video that I need to have up for review before publishing it, and I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow at 3 am! Ahhh, way too early in the morning. Even though this vacation has been something that's been planned for months, I...

Sketchbook PDF- July

Hey guys! This is July's sketchbook PDF-- there are lots of notes on shop product ideas, as well as base sketches for my new stickers and thumbnails for some bigger pieces I've made this month. 

The first watercolors were some sad attempts at plein air paintings; but the watercolor sketchbook that I've been using (Stillman & Birn Beta Landscape sketchbook) doesn't have the best paper. I know lots of people loooove Stillman & Birn sketchbooks, but I really don't like them all so mu...

Pretty Interesting Week

Hey guys! How have you been? Any new art supplies that you've discovered that I should know about?

 My week was pretty long; I packaged tons of store orders and made sure to pack lots of my new sticker packs. I need to design a couple of more single stickers and some sheets before leaving for college again, so hopefully, I'll be able to do that soon! Apart from lots of store orders, I worked on a new oil painting, and had it done by Thursday, and I finally cleaned up my worksta...

New Stickers :)

Hey guys!

Not much happened this week, but I managed to design and order some stickers for a new sticker pack! I themed them to be celestial, and they are all gonna be transparent,  so I'm pretty excited to see what the quality turns out like! They should arrive tomorrow, so I'ma have them up in my shop in a jiffy. 

This week was just a lot of personal struggles for me. I'm still dealing with some insomnia and depression, and between the working late hours and my room being ver...

My first Q&A!

I'm not gonna bother editing a cute thumbnail. I finally did a video of my face and I feel weird (the same way I felt uploading my first YouTube video, and then my first video with a voiceover), but this is good! I'm getting comfortable with you guys (you're like the cream of the crop) and then maybe one day, gonna move my face to YouTube. I answered the questions you guys asked me in that one post from a month ago, and and I tried not to care too much about editing this (if I spent too long cre...

July Postcard!

Hey guys! This is what July's limited edition postcards are going to look like! I hope you like this mellow little fairy with swoopy hair; be sure to sign up for my $12 tier if you would like one! Deadline to sign up is on July 31! :) 

Weekly Update

Hey guys! I hope you have all had a great week! 

I got back from our trip on Wednesday, and then I got super busy with work. I've been designing sticker sheets and new enamel pins! I want to slowly ween away from prints in my shop and only keep a couple up, so I'm excited for my designs! I'm going to let you know the suppliers that I'll be using if they turn out to be good quality! For the enamel pins, I'm going to be using GS-JJ again! When I ordered from them, out of 400 pins...

Very Productive Week!

Hey guys! How was your week? Did you do anything fun for the Fourth of July?

This week started off horribly for me but ended on the best note! 

I was working on all the Patreon end of the month rewards, shop orders, and my newest video that needed to be sent in for review to Skillshare by Thursday, so I had a panic attack because of how much stress I was going through. 

Since I was so swamped, I didn't do anything for the Fourth of July, which was super sad; I love doing ...

Shop Orders & Video Editing

Hey guys! I'm super sorry about this update being a day late; I've been crazy busy and burned out the past couple of days. Yesterday, I spent the whole day finishing up my last YouTube video; I was done by 11 p.m., but everything hurt and I was too tired to write a proper post or finish up the coloring page, so here I am! Ahhhhh, it's been crazy! For some reason, my latest video took ages to edit, so I worked on that for three days straight. I was also busy packaging shop orders (thanks for all ...

June Sketchbook PDF

Hey frens! I still have 11 minutes till July, so sketchbook PDF is on time as promised! Lots of trying to not paint girls, but unfortunately, I didn't have a crazy amount of time to sketch this month. Lots of projects going on and being busy with the new website, shop, and pins! I love the pins hehe (I'll go home now)

ENAMEL PINS!

My pins arrived and are up in my shop! 

https://www.sarucatepes.com/shop

Be sure to use the code "WELCOME20" for 20% off any prints you'd like to add to the order; sale ends June 8th. 

:)

Q&A Time!

Guys, the time has come for me to post a video of my face talking about thingies that you ask me (the clear skin moment is with me today, hopefully it lasts until I film the video). Send me all your questions about personal or art stuff!

I'm a very anxious and introverted bean, so I'm hoping that I can do the whole filming myself! Posting videos has been a good challenge for me; I remember my first video with a voiceover was super scary for me, so it's gonna take me a little bit of guts to go ...

Starting Commissions Again and Working

Hey guys! I've been productive this week, yay! I worked on my shop a little bit, finished ordering the backing for my soon-to-arrive enamel pins, and I've taken on a new commission! I haven't done commissions in more than a year (at least!), so I'm excited to be doing it again. I haven't enjoyed every commission that I've received in the past, so I'm being a little selective with what work I'm accepting, but as long as it's something conceptual/fictional (not a portrait of someone from reference...

Community page!

I'm such an idiot, but I JUST discovered the Community page! All the comments are welcome and I'd love to talk to you guys, so go ahead and shimmy on over!

June's Patreon Postcard!

Guysguysguys, this is June's Patreon postcard. Make the proper adjustments to your pledges so you can all get a postcard! (I'm kidding, but if you don't like the print, be sure to yeet on out of the Postcard Reward Tier until next month!)

She's a little blueberry cheesecake fairy :-)

Patreon Postcard Artwork

Hey guys! It's time to make the artwork for my next Patreon postcard! I'm thinking of a fairy theme for it (as well as for my original sketch rewards). Would you like digital or traditional artwork?

New Website!

www.sarucatepes.com

Please go check it out! You can grab 20% off all prints with the code WELCOME20 :)

Designing my website+ being hecka stressed

Hey guys and happy Father's Day! Hope your week has been goin super well. I've been working my lil butt off this week with designing my first website and retaking the product photos for my store. I'm trying to put together a wholesome aesthetic while including some of my darker pieces, and it's a little challenging finding a balance.

I've also been trying to find frames for my pieces (both for product photos, as well as putting up some prints from artists I love up in my room), but the whole j...

Going to D.C.

Hey everyone!

I hope your week was super good! I'm sorry for posting this update a day late, but I was supah busy yesterday.

This week, I mostly worked on my latest YouTube video-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3vc9o98mGg -- and had lots of fun with editing! I'd love to be way more creative with my videos; I really do love to make videos that I can look back over and be proud of, so I tried to put in s...

Working on Patreon and Youtube

Hey guys! Happy June! I hope you guys have had a wonderful week and a restful weekend. I was supah busy this week with finishing up Patreon rewards for the end of the month, vet trips, and oil painting.

What I did this week

I'm a little bit stressed because firstly, my older bunbun needs to be neutered; he has a tumor as I found out from taking him and my white bun to the vet for a checkup, and therefore I'm taking them both to get neutered tomorrow morning. M...

May Sketchbook PDF :)

I forgot to attach the actual PDF yesterday! I'm so sorry; I had a really long day and I completely missed attaching it!

 Hey guys! Here are all the sketches and paintings that I've made for the month of May; the first couple of paintings are actually the Sketch Rewards from this month! Thanks to everyone who so generously signed up for the Papaya Green tea reward! I'll be sending you your packages soon (be sure to check your message inbox for the tracking number for your package; I'l...

Resting and Doing a Little Work

Hey everyone! Hope your week has been awesome! This week has been very chill for me; I've been catching up on a lot of sleep and resting a little since I got sick a couple days ago and so it's been hard to be super active and at work! I'm holding off on touching store orders until I feel better since I don't want to spread my cold, but I'll package them soon. I've been working on my enamel pin designs and I finally have two that I really do like. I'm going with a cotton candy and caramel apple, ...

Focusing on Youtube Again!

Hey guys! For this week's update, I thought I'd talk about how my priorities have shifted since I've come back for the summer. 

I'm focusing on creating better videos for YouTube again! The video linked is my last YouTube video; it's a draw this again challenge and it's an IMPROVEMENT. During the past two semesters, I barely had time to put out any videos, and it would stress me out so so sosososo much. I enjoyed spending my free time with friends, and looking back, I don't reg...

Artwork for my first Patreon postcard!

Hello! This is gonna be the artwork for my first Patreon postcard, and I went with a Mermay theme. She a happy little glittery girl in a cool lagoon. Just select the $12 reward tier for this if you'd like to receive her on a postcard!

Coming Back Home

Omgush guys, I forgot to post yesterday??! I had my YouTube video scheduled for upload and I was thinking that the only things I had due were some online projects for school TODAY. I'm sorry for neglecting you guys! :(

I got back on Friday and it's been chiiiiiillll. Home is nice; I love my room and workspace, and it's been awesome eating real homemade food again. I didn't have too much time to cook at college, and my selection was super limited, so it's amazing to actually get real...