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Mac Ford
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 21 ก.พ. 2013
hello! I'm Mac, a full-time freelance illustrator from Vancouver, WA. I'm excited to share some behind the scenes work that goes into freelance illustration and running an online shop! also things that I love + lots of Pacific Northwest color.
"the gladdest thing" comes from an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem: "I will be the gladdest thing under the sun / I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one." :)
come say hi!
website: www.thegladdestthingshop.com
shop: www.etsy.com/shop/TheGladdestThing
instagram: thegladdestthingshop
procreate brushes: gumroad.com/thegladdestthing
"the gladdest thing" comes from an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem: "I will be the gladdest thing under the sun / I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one." :)
come say hi!
website: www.thegladdestthingshop.com
shop: www.etsy.com/shop/TheGladdestThing
instagram: thegladdestthingshop
procreate brushes: gumroad.com/thegladdestthing
unboxing & setup: standing desk from FinerCrafts ✨ (workspace transformation!)
hi friends!
today we’re unboxing and setting up this beautiful standing desk from FinerCrafts! after moving, I’ve been so excited to unpack and settle in this new home - and this desk has been a DREAM 💕 it’s completely transformed my workspace in the best way!
if you’re interested in getting a standing desk as well, here’s the link to FinerCrafts’ website & the desk that I got!
www.finercrafts.com
Max Series with a white frame + natural maple desktop (71” x 32”): www.finercrafts.com/products/max-series-ergonomic-electric-standing-desk?variant=40609166590130
tysm for watching! see you soon! ♥
Mac
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links:
✿ shop all of my brush packs: app.gumroad.com/thegladdestthing
✿ my digital illustration setup - th-cam.com/video/mO0H5qQFuB8/w-d-xo.html
✿ nimblegrip (Apple Pencil grip) - gouppercase.com/products/nimblesleeve-for-apple-pencil?variant=32481347371087
✿ nimblestand - gouppercase.com/products/nimblestand-silicone-stand-for-apple-pencil?variant=32718034927695
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all songs licensed through epidemic sounds
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about me:
I'm a full-time freelance illustrator based in rainy Vancouver, WA. I create Procreate brushes and resources for other artists, as well as stationery and home goods sold in my online shop, The Gladdest Thing. I also create illustrated work for clients! I love dogs, unfancy coffee, and cozy Switch games. I'm glad you're here. ♥
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come say hi!
insta: thegladdestthingshop
website: www.thegladdestthingshop.com
gumroad: gumroad.com/thegladdestthing
etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/TheGladdestThing
for business inquiries: mac@thegladdestthingshop.com
today we’re unboxing and setting up this beautiful standing desk from FinerCrafts! after moving, I’ve been so excited to unpack and settle in this new home - and this desk has been a DREAM 💕 it’s completely transformed my workspace in the best way!
if you’re interested in getting a standing desk as well, here’s the link to FinerCrafts’ website & the desk that I got!
www.finercrafts.com
Max Series with a white frame + natural maple desktop (71” x 32”): www.finercrafts.com/products/max-series-ergonomic-electric-standing-desk?variant=40609166590130
tysm for watching! see you soon! ♥
Mac
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links:
✿ shop all of my brush packs: app.gumroad.com/thegladdestthing
✿ my digital illustration setup - th-cam.com/video/mO0H5qQFuB8/w-d-xo.html
✿ nimblegrip (Apple Pencil grip) - gouppercase.com/products/nimblesleeve-for-apple-pencil?variant=32481347371087
✿ nimblestand - gouppercase.com/products/nimblestand-silicone-stand-for-apple-pencil?variant=32718034927695
✿✿✿
all songs licensed through epidemic sounds
✿✿✿
about me:
I'm a full-time freelance illustrator based in rainy Vancouver, WA. I create Procreate brushes and resources for other artists, as well as stationery and home goods sold in my online shop, The Gladdest Thing. I also create illustrated work for clients! I love dogs, unfancy coffee, and cozy Switch games. I'm glad you're here. ♥
✿✿✿
come say hi!
insta: thegladdestthingshop
website: www.thegladdestthingshop.com
gumroad: gumroad.com/thegladdestthing
etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/TheGladdestThing
for business inquiries: mac@thegladdestthingshop.com
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designing new packaging for my shop relaunch! ✹ studio vlog
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hi! first video and it's v v short! watch me paint a quaint little Victorian house with some acryla gouache :) this is my first time trying out the acryla gouache paints! usually I use watercolor, pretty cheap gouache, or my iPad for digital illustration, but I've been wanting to test these beautiful japanese paints out for a while and they did NOT disappoint! so creamy and smooth, even on my m...
I just bought this brush and I like it so much! Thank you for the tutorial 😊. Hope you doing well and will wait for an update!
YAYYY, Thanks!
this is incredibly insightful! I want to be a gif artist
Hi Mac :) How are you? I hope all is well I have been looking forward to your videos for so long but you have been missing. As long as all is good, look forward to you being back xxx
Thank you
Hey can you please tell me one thing can I upload gifs for bloggers from my artist channel on giphy ?
Video is awesome... But lil fast for beginners
So cute! Love the cozy vibe ❤❤ and I love your editing style!!
You sped up the whole process and it was so hard to follow along
Just binging on your videos. Love them. Love your chill sweet vibe. Even I want to draw now 😅
Does anyone know why the picture I upload as my profile / avatar on Giphy becomes so blurry after saving the changes in the settings?
hi i love the brushes it's a good tutorial i just wish it didn't go so quickly so that I could see how to properly layer the brushes.. is their a slower version of the video?
lovely vlog!!!! <3
Woah, this is so fun! Thank you so much Mac for the super helpful tutorial! <3
This is so helpful! Thank you Mac! <3
The instructions here move too quickly for those learning the app. techniques. They’re too sped-up. 👎🏼
Your content is so lovely and professional! I hope you know you’re amazing. Keep up all the fantastic work 😍
Dang, you have 3.3B views now!!! Thats great! Wish we got our channel :(
Its so vague... we now also again got this "your not elgible" and "its not within our policy", asked again to show that policy and what section?! We did everything right now? We are an event company which heolds parties with international deejays. We thought perhaps its to commercial?! Yet now i found an shop on the island which does have a brand page.... im totally lost here
Nice job! I love your workspace and layout. You’ve made it feel very cozy and inviting. 😊
Gorgeous! Definitely purchasing your brushes. I really hope you will make more videos! 💖
Love the tutorial! I will try this brush pack😆
Can I send you my posters that I designed and you upload them?
I loved this - Thank you for always sharing your creativity with us 🖤🖤
thank you so much jess! you're the best 💛
I’m struggling to upload my gif to instagram
hi. nice video. when exporting how do you ensure the edges are crisp and not jagged? I'm having an issue with jagged edges for my transparent gifs.
amazing! I would love to see more of such videos on your channel:)
yay, thank you so much!! more on the way 🥰
Always so cozy! Thanks for sharing, Mac! I recently did an entire digital piece using only brushes from your jelly gouache pack! So lovely 💕
thank you so much Julie!! 💛 omg did you post it? I’d love to see it 🤩
So beautiful! Love watching you create and I’m amazed at what you can do with those brushes! 😍
ahh thank you! 😊💛
Lovely video! C’mon people, come see this awesomeness!!!
wow
reat video, loved all the textures
yay, thank you so much! 💛