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Forest Animals Quirkish Coloring Book Is Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:13:00 +0000

Hello!

I’m so excited to tell you that my first colouring book has just been released.

Forest Animals Quirkish Coloring Book - Whimsical Woodland Wildlife

This has been such a joy to create. Every page is hand drawn, full of quirky woodland animals, forest plants, and peaceful nature scenes. Some are calm and natural, some are fun and a bit mischievous — all are waiting for your colours to bring them to life. Perfect for kids, teens and adults, and a great way to relax and unwind.

The book is only $6.99 for the first week, so get yours now before the price goes up.

Please share your finished pages on Instagram with the hashtag #nicsquirrellcoloring and tag me @nicsquirrell so that I can find them. I love seeing what you do!

I’d love it if you could leave a review on Amazon, as it makes a HUGE difference to helping my book to get found.

Forest Animals Quirkish Coloring Book – Whimsical Woodland Wildlife is now available on Amazon.

And finally, if you’d like to make your own colouring book, I highly recommend Liz Kohler Brown’s classes (and more) in her Studio membership. Making a colouring book is something I’ve been meaning to do for a while, but Liz gives all the practical details and steps to make it as simple as possible. I’m an affiliate, so I do get a commission if you sign up via my link (at no extra cost to you), but I never recommend anything I don’t personally use and love. Try it out for a week for free with this link:

A Free Week in The Studio by Liz Kohler Brown

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:11:00 +0000

Hello!

I have a new Skillshare class out: Draw Fun Animal Characters

We will be using the basic principles of character design to draw quirky animals with plenty of personality. It’s a short and playful class suitable for anyone, so hop on over and have a look!

If you know someone who would also like to join in, the link will give them a free trial of Skillshare membership with access to all of my classes and thousands of others, so do pass on the love.

Let’s get drawing!

#nicsquirrellskillshare #skillshare #skillsharetopteacher #skillshareteacher #skillsharetutorial #affiliate #characterdesign #onlineclass #art #onlinelearning #virtualclasses

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:07:00 +0000

Hello! I’ve got a fun new class out on Skillshare:

Random Inspiration: Finding Animals in Unexpected Places

It’s about spotting creatures in everyday things, from clouds to road surfaces, coffee froth and trash.

I’ll be demonstrating in Procreate, but you can use this method with any app, program or medium.

If you fancy giving your brain a bit of a twist, hop on over to Skillshare and join me.

Plus, if you’re not already a member you can get a free trial, hooray!

New Skillshare doodling class

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:11:00 +0000

Hello!

I have a fun new Skillshare class out:

Sketchbook Doodling - A Fun Way to Get Your Creativity Rolling

We will have fun exploring doodles based on simple geometric shapes. I’ll show you my method of using doodles for generating lots of ideas quickly. We will use each doodle to inspire the next, and really get our creativity rolling. It’s fun and relaxing, so pop on over and have a look.

If you know someone who would also like to join in, the link will give them a free trial of Skillshare membership with access to all of my classes and thousands of others, so do pass on the love.

Let’s get doodling!

#doodle #doodling #nicsquirrellskillshare #skillshare #skillsharetopteacher #skillshareteacher #skillsharetutorial #affiliate #onlineclass #art #onlinelearning #virtualclasses #sketchbook #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlearts #doodleartenthusiasts

New Class: Procreate and Paint - Create a Townscape

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:27:00 +0000

I have just published my latest Skillshare class:

Procreate and Paint: Create a Townscape

We start with messy paint on paper to make beautiful textured backgrounds, then bring them into Procreate and turn them into towns. It’s fun and relaxing, so hop on over and have a look.

If you know someone who would also like to join in, the link will give them a free trial of Skillshare membership with access to all of my classes and thousands of others, so do pass on the love.

Let’s get painting!

#procreate #procreatetutorial #nicsquirrellskillshare #skillshare #skillsharetopteacher #skillshareteacher #skillsharetutorial #affiliate #digitalart #digitalartists

Monogram Chocolates Phone Case

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:07:00 +0000

Another Zazzle Editor's Pick! A chocoholic's dream. Change the monogram initial to personalize.

My Orange clock is a Zazzle Editor's Pick

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:35:00 +0000

My Orange slice clock is an Editor's Pick on Zazzle. Very exciting!

New Skillshare Class - Procreate Sketchbook Fun - 10 Days of Butterflies, Bugs and Beasties

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:52:00 +0000

Hello!

I have a new Skillshare class; Procreate Sketchbook Fun - 10 Days of Butterflies, Bugs and Beasties.

It’s a great way to relax, have fun and explore different ways of using Procreate with ten daily bite sized projects to inspire and enjoy.

If you know someone who would also like to join in, the link will give them a free trial membership with access to all of my classes and thousands of others, so do pass on the love.

Let’s get drawing!

#procreate #procreatetutorial #nicsquirrellskillshare #skillshare #skillsharetutorial #affiliate

Teemill - sustainable POD

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:02:00 +0000

I've got some new t-shirts at Teemill, a sustainable Print on Demand company based in the UK - although they ship worldwide. I really love their environmental focus and beautiful organic cotton products.

Click here to open your own store for free.

Please note this is an affiliate link, at no cost to you. I only ever promote things I use and love!

New Skillshare Class - Develop a Daily Sketchbook Habit: 10 Days of Birds in Procreate

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:09:00 +0000

Hello! Just thought I’d let you know about my new Skillshare class - Develop a Daily Sketchbook Habit: 10 Days of Birds in Procreate.

It’s a fun, pressure free way to explore different aspects of using Procreate, spark inspiration and play with new ways of working with a daily bite sized sketchbook challenge. So come on, get your iPad out and let’s get drawing.

Plus, If you’re not already a member you can get a trial of Skillshare Membership for free, hooray!

https://skl.sh/3GsjeHr

#procreate #procreatetutorial #nicsquirrellskillshare #skillshare #skillsharetutorial

Business Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:28:00 +0000

I've been putting a small range of customisable business cards up. If there's something I haven't put on there yet that you'd like, let me know and I'll see what I can do to help!

Chairs!

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:59:00 +0000

Excited to have chairs and all sorts of other nice things available at Contrado UK.

Just need a bigger house now.

Giveaway time!

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:11:00 +0000

To celebrate the launch of my new Skillshare class, ‘Paint Watercolor Flowers, Patterns and Brushes in Adobe Fresco & Adobe Capture’ I’m hosting a giveaway.

Post a project in the class between now and August 31st 2021 to be in with a chance of winning a whole year’s Skillshare Premium Membership. Can’t wait to see what you do!

If you’re not already a member, you can get a free trial with the link.

#nicsquirrellskillshare #skillshare #nicsquirrell #tutorial #skillsharetutorial #skillsharetopteacher

New Skillshare Class: Digital Watercolor Flowers, Patterns & Brushes in Adobe Fresco & Adobe Capture

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:06:00 +0000

New Class Alert! If you fancy painting digital watercolor flowers with me, please join me for my new Skillshare class.

We will be using Adobe Fresco’s gorgeous Live Brush watercolours, then we will take our flowers into Adobe Capture to make quick and easy seamless patterns and ribbon brushes.

Plus, if you’re not already a member you can get a free trial of Skillshare Premium, hooray!

#nicsquirrellskillshare #digitalwatercolor #surfactpatterndesign #skillshare

Ubuntu Afridrilles

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:54:00 +0000

I've been adding my designs to Ubuntu Afridrilles espadrilles.

Each pair of Afridrilles helps provide life-changing healthcare and education for Kenyan families.

Azutura Wall Stickers

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 15:42:00 +0000

Azutura has a lovely range of wall stickers - including mine! I did an interview for their blog, which you can see here.

New Skillshare class - iPad Art: Making and using watercolour brushes in Procreate

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:12:00 +0000

Hello! My new Skillshare class is live.

iPad Art: Making and Using Watercolor Brushes in Procreate

We'll use real watercolors to make a set of Procreate brushes, then I'll show you how I use them with two full painting demonstrations.

If that sounds like your idea of a good time, hop on over to Skillshare and take a look.

Plus, if you’re not already a member you can get a free trial of Skillshare Premium, hooray!

Art collaboration with Ken Bromley Art Supplies

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:08:00 +0000

I was very excited to be one of 12 UK artists to collaborate on an art project with Ken Bromley Art Supplies.

An A2 piece of paper was sent from one artist to the next, and in keeping with Inktober, we all used ink as our medium and the theme was connection.

It was fun to see what everyone else was doing, and made for a very varied and interesting piece.

You can read more on the Ken Bromley Blog.

The finished piece is being auctioned to raise money for the Co-op Foundation to help fund community projects around the UK.

Possibly poisonous mushrooms

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:14:00 +0000

Don’t eat them!

Procreate

New Procreate class on Skillshare

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:47:00 +0000

Hello! If you fancy painting landscapes in Procreate with me, please join me for my new Skillshare class.

https://skl.sh/2PHC6Ks

Plus, If you’re not already a member you can get two months of Skillshare Premium for free, hooray!

And… post a project in any of my Skillshare classes between now and March 15th 2020 to be in with a chance of winning a whole year’s Skillshare Premium Membership.

New Procreate Skillshare class

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:11:00 +0000

Procreate has some great features for making smooth line art for illustrations.

My new Skillshare class walks you through QuickShape, Drawing Assist, symmetry, reference layers and more while making fun colouring pages.

Why not give it a whirl?

If you’re not already a member you can also get two months of Skillshare Premium for free via the link.

Click to take a peek.

#nicsquirrell #nicsquirrellskillshare #procreate #procreatetutorial #iPadart #skillshare

Planners and notebooks

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:22:00 +0000

Did you know I have lots of 2020 diary planners - both Sunday and Monday start, and also notebooks with assorted interiors - plain, lined, squared, music, guitar tab and isometric.
They are very competitively priced and make great stocking fillers if you’re looking for ideas.

http://bit.ly/NicSquirrellNotebooks

Collaboration with Artesta

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 08:29:00 +0000

My art prints are now available at Artesta, alongside lots of talented artists - I’m in good company!

Pop over and have look.

Bit.ly/nicsquirrellartesta

Skillshare Premium Membership Giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:30:00 +0000

Hello!

If you haven’t got around to taking my latest class, ‘iPad Art: An Introduction to Vectornator - Create a Cactus Pattern’ yet, here’s the perfect reason to - apart from it being fun, of course.

I will be giving away a year’s Premium Skillshare Membership to one person, chosen at random, who has posted their artwork in the projects section of the class by November 30th 2019.

I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Plus, If you’re not already a member you can get two months of Skillshare Premium for free, hooray!

https://skl.sh/2nJqZ8q

Happy Halloween! #NicSquirrell #pumpkincarving #jackolantern #halloween🎃 #adobedraw

noreply@blogger.com (Nic Squirrell) — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 08:40:00 +0000

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