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Choosing Fonts for Designs

As an artist and a writer, love art and words, and I especially love them together. When I designed my series called Sea Dreams, I wanted not only to evoke the feelings we have about the sea with soft, fresh colours, but also to incorporate words.

I chose to keep the words simple, using only the names for each shell pictured in the watercolour. While the words were simple, choosing a font was not.

From Sketch to Product - DIY Note Pads

People often ask me where I get my ideas, how I get started, and how a design or painting develops. And once the art is created, how it becomes a product.

Creating a design is a process that can take only and hour or so, or weeks, and sometimes even months. I'm always on the look out for ideas to create designs. These ideas can come from:

The colours in the early evening sky
Flowers that I see on my morning walks

Directions and Re-directions

After I opened my online store, SummerBayStudio.com, where I sell multiple cute and useful products featuring my watercolour artwork, I attended a social event. While there, someone congratulated me on my "new direction”. This took me by surprise because making art is something I’ve done ever since I was a child.

I’ve also been a writer since my school days. Over the years I’ve focussed on one over the other, depending on things like raising children, working at jobs, or moving continents and starting over.

Want to be more creative?

Quick and easy watercolour flower painting.

DIY Artist Envelopes, easy to make in minutes.

Use your sketchbook. Tips and ideas to get started drawing.

FEATURED PRODUCTS

SADDLE NECKLACE

For lovers of the country life.

RV HAPPY

For folks who love to travel and camp.

BABY LOVE

For the baby in your life.

I'm Wendy Dewar Hughes, an artist and a writer. I love creating fun and pretty watercolour art for all of the products featured in my store at Summer Bay Studio, and writing and designing books.

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