{"id":2052,"date":"2026-03-20T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-what-does-a-guinea-pig-do\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:00:00","slug":"sketchbook-what-does-a-guinea-pig-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-what-does-a-guinea-pig-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketchbook \/\/ what does a guinea pig do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A friend of mine asked me to make some stickers with guinea pigs on them. <\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m brainstorming. Slowly.<\/p>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"5 x 7 sketchbook page showing three extremely rough and scribbly sketches of guinea pigs doing things: looking at a book, smelling a flower, and carrying a box\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c10.patreonusercontent.com\/4\/patreon-media\/p\/post\/153681114\/dfe658c4005c41f5907a82f0362f8202\/eyJhIjoxLCJwIjoxfQ%3D%3D\/1.jpeg?w=770&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A friend of mine asked me to make some stickers with guinea pigs on them. So I&#8217;m brainstorming. Slowly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phmexg-x6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2070,"url":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-guinea-pig-mechanic\/","url_meta":{"origin":2052,"position":0},"title":"Sketchbook \/\/ guinea pig mechanic","author":"Kir","date":"19 June 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A different guinea pig... I think I didn't already share this with you!If I did, sorry! As you may know, I am working out some ideas for a sort-of-commission. (As in, old friend, favor, if I get it done and make the right thing, possibly a sale. 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Now with cellAuto mechanic, and baker. it is totally true that I do not yet understand guinea pig anatomy.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/category\/art\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.metasilk.com\/wpages\/wp-content\/uploads\/895074dc6cd2ae96256653ff173d039b.jpeg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2066,"url":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-guinea-pig-picnic-wip\/","url_meta":{"origin":2052,"position":2},"title":"Sketchbook \/\/ Guinea pig picnic WIP","author":"Kir","date":"5 June 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"So I accidentally didn't turn the pause on again for June, you got billed, and I am still behind!But...I bought a tutorial and I'm learning again (or relearning forgotten things) about colors and values and some neat ways to assess this with iPad procreate.I had some great chats with some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/category\/art\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.metasilk.com\/wpages\/wp-content\/uploads\/58ed367c0599a30f25f2983a9bdae621.jpeg?fit=820%2C1093&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.metasilk.com\/wpages\/wp-content\/uploads\/58ed367c0599a30f25f2983a9bdae621.jpeg?fit=820%2C1093&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.metasilk.com\/wpages\/wp-content\/uploads\/58ed367c0599a30f25f2983a9bdae621.jpeg?fit=820%2C1093&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.metasilk.com\/wpages\/wp-content\/uploads\/58ed367c0599a30f25f2983a9bdae621.jpeg?fit=820%2C1093&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":616,"url":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-scribbly-idea-for-an-art-show-submission\/","url_meta":{"origin":2052,"position":3},"title":"Sketchbook: scribbly idea for an art show submission","author":"Kir","date":"22 February 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Museum where I work has an annual art show. This year\u2019s theme is Common Grounds, in honor of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. I sometimes make art to submit to this show if I feel moved and have time. 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Also, I made stickers of this one. Hmm... Looking at this again, I think I made some edits before sending the file to the sticker people.\u00a0By the way, the Sticky Brand in Burlington Vermont makes good stickers. So does Sticker Mule. 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