Lolle's magical art world

∩(♡ω♡)∩ *:･ﾟ✧ I'm back!! 

I'm receiving many questions about the tools that I use and my painting technique... so I finally decided to answer to all this questions once for all with this post! 💘

 🎀  Lolle's magical art world 🎀

well, first of all it's better to talk a bit about the medium that I use...I spent a lot of time experiencing different techniques and different sets of tools before discovering the ones that better fit my art style...

everyone has a different art style, and everyone has to try and find the best way to express themselves..

✳ MY TOOLS

After a long search, I finally discovered that the art technique that fits better my art-style is definitely watercolor painting! 

this technique needs the right instruments to be successful!

first of all, it's really important to find the right kind of paper! a good watercolor paper (usually is cotton made paper) it's essential! I've tried a lot of different brands and, at last, I found the one which works better for me...

I use a special cold press 25% cotton paper / 300g, the brand is Fabriano ... you can find it here  ♥

watercolor painting is a pretty hard technique to learn...it needs a lot of practice and if you have the occasion, I suggest you to take some watercolor classes...

Generally, for this technique you can use watercolors...however, I discovered that other kind of water-soluble colors are more suitable to me (they allow me to reach a widest range of shades)...

these are the brands I generally use:

base sketch : pilot super grip 0.5 (lead hardness: H)

outlines and details : pilot g-tec-c4 (pink and black) / pilot choose 07 (white) / uniPOSCA pin type 0.7mm (black, white, baby pink) / uniPOSCA bullet shaped 0.9mm (white)

coloring : uniPOSCA bullet shaped markers 1.8mm (light pink, pink, black and other) / Pentel Art Brush (purple and green) / Caran d'Ache Prismalo (watercolour pencil : 001, 221, 211, 171, 111, 071, 081 and more) / Maimeri Venezia (watercolors) 

✳ MY CREATIVE PROCESS

to store all my inspiration references I use pinterest! I have different boards where I collect everything inspiring...

in the planning stage, I consult my folders and I make a lot of sketches to fix the basic idea...

...and this is how the magic happens!  

JUNIPER ♥ speed-painting from Lolle on Vimeo.

✦ other speed-painting videos here ✦

once the artwork is finished, I use my digital camera (Panasonic DMC-TZ35) to scan it... unfortunately, in my house there isn't so much natural light, so this is not the best location for taking pictures...therefore, I always have to edit my painting pictures with photoshop in order to correct the colors and bring them back into their original shades!

and that's all! ^_^ ... if you have some other curiosity or questions feel free to leave a comment or to send me an e-mail (l0ll3♡hotmail.it) ♥ ♥ ♥xoxoLolle( shop art prints  // other items with my art ) 

🎀 happy new year 🎀

(づ｡◕ヮ◕｡)づ Hi cuties!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

hope you all had magical holidays!!! I spent mine with family and friends!! and I had really good times!! (...and I decisively ate too much!! (╥ヮ╥)" )
this have been a pretty strange and hard year!! so we happily celebrate the end of this baleful 2016 *:･ﾟ✧ 

little black dress : from my mother ♥ backpack : vintage ♥ faux fur coat : vintage ♥ shoes : quanticlo ♥ socks : tezenis
choocker ♥ instax mini 8 ♥ pin ♥ wallet ♥ phone case

...then I decided to take some extra holidays for a mini relaxing trip on the first days of 2017...me and my bf leaved home in the direction of his hometown to join the last days of vacation with his family in a magical snowy mountain atmosphere... 

totally magical!!!  ♥ ♥ ♥

... but now I'm finally back!! 💪🏻 💘  my shop is open again!! a lot of magical stuff is already available...

♥ SKULLY MANEKO ♥

rose patch 🎀  evil cat 🎀  stickers 

... and more new items are yet to come!! it's time to start working on new projects... wish this 2017 will bring me new energy and a lot of inspirations!! *:･ﾟ✧

♥ wish you all a new year full of magic and art ♥

🎄 happy xmas 🎄

yay! I'm on Holiday!!! this year has been pretty hard for me, so I decided to take a longer break for Xmas... I'll reopen my shop on January 7th, so, I'm taking advantage of this free time to work on some personal projects, spend time with family and friends, and relax!!

I finally found the time to customize an old sweater with some embroidered roses... I was looking for a sweater with roses for a long time!! so I'm super happy with the result!!

then we adorned the house with some super cute xmas decorations, watched all my favorite xmas movies, and baked yummy biscuits ...

I also found these super cute and comfy slippers!! 

I spent xmas with my family and pets...eating yummy food and having fun!! I also received amazing gifts...

rings / moon pendant / sweater : forever21 // velvet dress : handmade by my sister // shoes : quanticlo

witchy wallet : killstar

I've got a warm flowered quilt, an amazing witchy wallet and an huge magical candle!! 

now we're looking for other celebrations, new year's eve and family meals!! then me and my bf will leave home for a few days to visit his family!!
hope you're having some good times too!!! wish you all magical Holidays and a great new year!! see you on 2017!!! 

 🎀  💖  🎀

♡ LOLLE SHOP ♡

the time has finally come to start talking a bit about my shop... in 2013, surpassing infinite doubts and insecurities, I finally convinced myself to start selling my art and to open a shop on Etsy...
Etsy is a marketplace for crafters and artists from all over the world... it offers a space where creatives can share and sell their art...

Basically, I mostly sell items with my art (art prints, postcards, stickers, pins...) and handmade creations (brooches, bags, patches, plushies...) on my shop.
All of my critters are totally unique and handmade with love and magic *:･ﾟ✧ I really love my job, so I always put love and dedication in all of what I create... I'm also really careful about the packaging of my orders...I love to hand-decorate the envelopes with cute doodles, create lovely packagings, and I also add free thank you cards and hand-written messages with all the orders...

in my shop you will find a lot of items with my art...like original illustrated stickers, postcards, high quality art prints and more ♡...

...and a lot of totally unique handmade critters... like felt brooches, embroidered patches and magical plushies...

if you want something realized expressly for you or for your friends instead, I also realize handmade creations by request...like custom brooches inspired by your family pet, original patches designs or spooky cute familiar plushies...

plushies (available by request) : Cotton Candy ♡ Witchy Cat ♡ Weird Bat
patches : MANEKI NEKO ♡ BATCAVE (!!back in stock!!)

✳ if you are interested in purchasing one, you just have to request a custom order on my shop...I'll be happy to give you all the infos about it ✳

NEW ♡ NEW ♡ NEW

I'm constantly updating my shop with new items... now you can find the new 2017 calendar and new patches designs...

new items will arrive soon!! I also hope to be able to release a new stock of kitten bags before xmas...they're pretty demanding so I don't still know if we'll be able to sell them in time for the holidays...we'll do our best!!

♡ ♡ ♡ ♡

I also got printed these new Xmas Cat thank you cards...

...I will add one of them with every minimum order of 10€ from now till over Christmas...don't miss it...

so if you want to give something totally unique and magical this xmas, make your holiday purchase from a crafty shop and support independent art!  (ﾉ♡ヮ♡)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ (like mine :P)

if you want to have your holiday shopping on Lolle Shop make sure to place your purchases in time for xmas :

♥ PROCESSING TIME :

- handmade items : are made to order in about 1-2 weeks (depending on the number of the orders I receive) 

- other items : will be ready to shipping in about 3-5 working days!

♥ DELIVERY TIME :

- Italy : shipped with registered mail / packages will arrive in about 1-3 working days

- Europe : shipped with Postapriority international  / package usually arrive within a week

- International : shipped with Postapriority international  / delivery time could vary by one to three weeks (depending on the country) 

** during the Holidays delivery times are subject to variations / I won’t be liable in case the delivery time will overtake the planned time limits…

(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ I'll do my best to process and deliver all the orders in a time as short as possible! 

♡ ♡ ♡ ♡

now, just one last thing...unfortunately, recently, I came across several online stores that sells items with mine and other artists work without our permission... =__=''

this are the ONLY stores authorized to sell items with my art:

TEEPUBLIC || REDBUBBLE || SOCIETY6

|| and I recently also collaborated with PUNKY PINS ||

in these stores you will find a lot of magical, high quality products with my art...if you will come across other stores that sells my art, you must know that they're not authorized to do that, so please boycott 'em... thank you so much! ♡  ♡  ♡ 

♡ 50k G I V E A W A Y ♡

(ﾉ♡ヮ♡)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ wiii!! I'm hosting my first Instagram Giveaway!!!!

I recently reached 50K on my IG, so I decided to say thank you for all the love and support with a flash giveaway!! 

instagram.com/l0ll3_

♥ PRIZES ♥

✳ a series of 6 witchy enamel pins I made in collaboration with Punky Pins
✳ two of my handmade brooches : Tamalolle and Mushroom
✳ cute witchy postcards and a set of Yum Yum greeting cards
✳ limited edition Trick 'r Treat (black&white version) stickers set + random spooky stickers

♥ RULES ♥
✳ you have to be a follower of mine and PunkyPins on IG
✳ repost/regram my giveaway post on IG using the tag #lolle50k

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A winner will be selected on November 25 ♥ GOOD LUCK!! ♥