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All done filming the hair tutorial! 🥳✨ more progress photos 💌

Hello everyone!! Happy Wednesday :) 🌼

Today I finally finished filming and drawing everything for the hair tutorial!! I’m very excited to share this video with you guys because most of the tutorial is walkthrough style, so I sketch each hair style in real-time while talking through each step of the process 🥰

In the video I’ll be covering hair shapeology, movement & flow, how to draw several different...

More Hair Tutorial Progress! ✏️🤍✨

Hello everyone :) 🧡 Repost because for some reason patreon deleted the progress photos in my last post! 🙈

Today I did some more filming & drawing for the hair tutorial and here’s some progress! Each drawing is being filmed in real-time and I’m talking through the process with you while I work (so no voiceover! ☺️)

I love filming videos this way because I can explain my thoughts in more detail, and many of you hav...

STUDIO VLOG 🌷 desk makeover, sketching outside, freelance workflow ✏️

Happy Monday everyone!! I hope your weekend was a restful one 🥰

Here is a new studio vlog for you! 🧡 In this video I'll be doing a desk makeover to refresh my workspace, sketching outside in the sunshine, working on content for Patreon, drawing, and more :) This is sort of like a workflow vlog because I mainly show you guys how I worked during the month hehe so I hope you all enjoy!! :)

For those of you who are curious, all ...

Tutorial Progress: Short Hair Sketch ✏️🤍 with steps! + what to expect this week 🎞✨

Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend 🥰

The past few days I’ve been in video editing mode so I didn’t have much time to draw, but today I officially finished editing the studio vlog and I will be posting it for you guys tomorrow!! 😍

I filmed my whole desk makeover for the video too,...

Early Look: Expression Practice ✏️✨ + what I’m working on today! 💻

Happy Wednesday everyone! 🥰

Here’s an early look at a drawing I’ve been working on to practice an expression! I haven’t tried drawing an expression like this before so I’ve been having fun with it haha 😂

I used Emma Stone as inspiration and I totally recommend searching for her on Pinterest if you want to practice expressions too! She makes lots of fun expressive faces ☺️

In other news, today I’ve started working on writing & planning...

Coloring Retrievers 🌼✨ // draw with me! ✏️

Hello everyone! :)

Here is a cozy rainy day draw with me video for you 🤍 In this video I’ll be coloring my retriever sketches and showing you the process! It’s been a while since I sketched some animals and I forgot how fun & satisfying it is to render fur 😍🦊 I hope you guys enjoy watching :) ✨

At the bottom of this post I’ve attached a little coloring page for you guys if you’d like to practice rendering some puppers along ...

Early Look: Retriever Studies 🐕☀️ + tutorial poll results & what to expect this week! ✨

Happy Monday everyone! :) I hope you all had a restful weekend 🤍

Today I finished coloring these retriever sketches and I filmed the full rendering process for a new draw with me video! ✨ I’ll start editing later tonight and post the video for you guys this week 🥰

I’m excited to show you the video because it’s the first video I’ve filmed in my refreshed studio space after I did the desk makeover! 😍 it was such a cozy experience 😌

I’m ...

Desk Makeover! 💻✏️🌷 + a little tour for you + what I’m working on ✨

Hello everyone & happy weekend! ☺️

This week I decided to do a little desk makeover to refresh my workspace since it’s where I spend most of my time, and I thought I would give you guys a little tour! 💌

I also filmed the whole makeover for this months studio vlog 🥰 There will be lots of satisfying unboxing, showing you guys all the products I got, dropping screwdrivers while trying to assemble shelves (haha 🙈) and more :)

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Sketching Dogs 🌼 Real-Time Drawing Process! ✏️

Happy Thursday everyone! :) 💛

Here is the real-time process video of my doggo sketches I showed you guys yesterday :) I wanted to draw some animal studies since I haven't done them in a while and I decided to sketch some retrievers since they're my favorite dog breed! ✨ 

I hope you guys enjoy watching the sketching process 😌 I'm planning on filming the coloring process for this month's draw with me video, so stay tuned for that as wel...

Early Look: Golden Retriever Sketches ✏️🐕✨ + recording & filming 🎞

Happy Wednesday everyone!! I hope your week is going well so far :) 🤍

It’s been a while since I sketched some animal studies, so today I decided to draw my favorite dog breed: golden retrievers 🥲🌻

I went to one of my favorite coffee shops to work on these sketches, and I recorded the whole process for a new real-time process video! I’ll get started on editing the video either tonight or tomorrow and I’ll post the video for you guys...

Step-by-Step Coloring Tutorial: Wind & Florals 🌷✏️✨

Happy new week everyone! 🥰

Here is a brand new step-by-step tutorial for you! 💌 In this step-by-step I’ll be showing you guys how I colored & rendered my Wind & Florals drawing from sketch to finish :) 

There is a part 1 and a part 2 to this tutorial, so make sure you read part 1 first so everything makes sense! 🤍 I’ve attached both files at the bottom of this post, so just look for the little paper clip ...

Early Look: Wind & Florals 💐 + what I’m working on this week! ✏️💌

Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all been having a lovely weekend 🥰

Here’s an early look at the colored version of my windy sketch you saw a few days ago! 🌸 I really wanted to challenge myself with the movement and colors in this one, and also experiment with a windy look for the hair which was new for me hehe 🙈

I’ve been working on a new step-by-step tutorial for you guys that will show how I colored & rendered this drawing, and ...

Early Look: Windy Sketch🌷🍃 + sketch steps! ✏️

Happy Thursday everyone! I hope your week is going well so far :) ✨

A couple days ago I put up a poll to let you guys vote for the reference inspiration of my next drawing, and now that the poll is closed I’ve started working on the sketch! 🧡 Swipe through to see all the layers & steps of the sketch :)

I absolutely love the dynamic pose of the reference and the unique face angle, so I really wanted to emphasize those aspects and create a dynamic windy a...

Early Look: Outfit Sketches 🌼 + filming a new studio vlog! 🎞

Hello again! :)

I wanted to show you a sneak-peek of some outfit sketches I’ve been working on and also some photos I took today in a cute coffee shop 🤍

I’ve started filming this month’s studio vlog and I’ll be showing you guys my work week! It’s been such lovely sunny weather lately so I felt like taking my camera out with me and working outside my studio space 😌 I filmed the process of how I added the chromatic aberration to thes...

Vote for my next drawing! 🌷🦋✏️

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you‘re all enjoying your week so far ☺️

It’s been a while since I let you guys vote for my next drawing, so here we go! ✨ I feel like drawing something inspired by this spring season :) Spring always makes me think of butterflies & flowers, so I want to draw a portrait with those elements incorporated into it! 

Which refer...

Listening to Music 🦋 // Drawing Timelapse ✏️✨

Hello again :)

Here is the drawing timelapse of my recent portrait drawing! 🤍 In this video you'll get to see the process of how I sketched and rendered this piece from start to finish ✨

Normally I work with brighter lighting atmospheres, but in this one I wanted to experiment with a darker palette and I really loved it!! I think I want to explore more dark palettes ...

Vote For This Month's Tutorial Video! 💌✨

Happy new week everyone! I hope you're all having a lovely Monday :) 🌷

This morning I've been going through all of your tutorial video suggestions from this past weekend and I've put the most common requests here in this poll for you to vote on what you'd like to see! 💌

A lot of you also mentioned that you'd like t...

Tutorial Video Suggestions + Feature Friday Artist Support! 💌✨

Hello again! ☺️ I hope you’re all having a lovely day/night :)

We’re here in the beginning of a new month and that means it’s time to get your suggestions for a new tutorial video! ✨ I usually ask for suggestions on the first Friday of the month, and it’s cool how today happens to be the 1st of the month this time haha 🙈 so I’ll be able to start planning for the video much sooner 🥰

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Happy April! 🌷 + Early Look & Monthly Newsletter 💌

Hello everyone and welcome to a new month! 😍 I can’t believe we’re in April already, time is moving so fast hehe 🙈

It‘s currently a very warm & sunny day here and there’s some beautiful sunshine on my desk while I write this little newsletter to you guys 😌 I wanted to share a sneak-peek of my newest drawing which is inspired by listening to music and that vibe when you just want to stop and listen to it 🤍🎧 I feel like I learned some new things...

How to Draw Characters with Backgrounds! // Tutorial ✏️🧡✨

Hello everyone!! I hope you're all having a lovely Tuesday :) ✨

Here is a brand new tutorial video for you! Ahhh I am so excited to share this video with you guys 😍 There's a lot of detail in this one since it's a big topic so I spent the whole past week filming, drawing, and editing, and now it's finally done! 🥳 I hope that you all enjoy it and find it helpful :) 🧡

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STUDIO VLOG ✏️ + Q&A, drawing, plant shopping, & more 🌼

Hello everyone!! :)

Here is a brand new studio vlog for you 🧡 This one is a longer vlog because I filmed another Q&A to answer more of your questions! I share my best tips on how to grow a following on instagram, how I balance freelance & personal life, and much more 💌 And as always I'll take you with me through my work week which includes lots of drawing, sketching, and going to a cute plant store 🥰 I hope you all enjoy it!! 

All done filming the tutorial video! 🎞 + progress photos & other things I’m working on ✏️✨

Happy Friday everyone! 🥰

This week was dedicated to working on the tutorial video and today I finally finished filming everything!! 😍 It took a little longer to finish this tutorial because it has two in-depth walkthroughs of drawing characters in backgrounds, plus a lot of introductory tips & techniques on how to draw them ✏️✨

I’m going to record the voiceover for the video tonight and then we...

New Brush Download! “Soft Render” for Procreate ✏️💌✨

Hello everyone! 🥰 I hope you’re all having a lovely week :)

It’s time to share another custom brush with all of you! ✨ I wasn’t originally planning to share this brush since it’s really just a modified round brush that I tweaked to suit my preferences, but I’ve gotten sooo many questions about it because of how smooth it is whenever I render with it in my drawing videos! So now I’m sharing it with all of you 🥰 

The brush i...

Early Look: sunny outdoor study ⛅️ + what I’m working on this week! 📸

Happy Tuesday everyone! :)

This week I’ve been working on this month’s tutorial video about how to draw characters with backgrounds, and it’s been making me feel more confident to draw more background scenes like this! 🥰⛅️

I always do a lot of studying whenever I create tutorials for you guys and I learn a lot in the process too, so I’m having fun with this video 😌 The tutorial is ALMOST DONE and will be posted ...

Umbrella Sketch ✏️⛱ + new draw with me video & plans for the week! ✨

Happy weekend everyone! 🥰

I wanted to show you a quick look at a sketch I’ve been drawing based on a fun idea I’ve had on my mind for a little while :) I’ve never incorporated an umbrella into my art before so this is a first hehe 🙈 but I want to capture a certain vibe with it! I’ve already started adding some colors and doing some rendering, and I’ll show you guys more sneak-peeks as I make progress on it ☺️

I filmed the sketching process of t...

Draw With Me! 🌼 Sketching + Q&A ✨

Hello everyone!! I hope you're all enjoying your weekend so far :)

Here is a new draw with me video! 🎉 I asked you guys for any questions that you may have on your mind earlier this week and I decided to include a little Q&A session in this video 🥰  There were a lot of questions so I wasn't able to go through all of them, but I'm planning to answer the rest of them in this month's studio vlog (which I'm currently filming! ☺️💌) ...

Timelapse Process: Rapunzel Sketches 🌸✨

Hello again! 💌

Here is the timelapse process of my Rapunzel sheet! I posted the full real-time drawing process of rendering one of these poses in detail a few days ago, and you can watch that video here ✨ As always, you can scroll through all my other real-time process videos ...

Early Look: Evening Walk 🌙🌇 + progress on the tutorial video! ✨

Happy Thursday everyone!! I hope you’re all having a good day so far :)

Here’s a sneak-peek of another drawing I finished for this month’s tutorial video about how to draw a character with a background! ✨ It’s really rare that I paint detailed backgrounds like this so it was really outside my comfort zone, but it was so fun!!! 😍 I loved experimenting with some more painterly textures and simplifying the shapes 🥰

Th...

Early Look: Photo Study for the Tutorial Video 🌆✨

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you’re all doing well :) 🤍

Yesterday I started drawing & filming for the tutorial video this month, which will be all about how to draw a character with a background! This is one of the drawings that will be in the video and I’m planning to work on another one too 🥰✨

I made two versions of this one where she’s smiling a tiny bit more and then another version where s...

Rapunzel Expressions ✏️🌸 + a question for you & what I’m up to this week!

Hello everyone!! I hope you’ve all been enjoying your weekend :) 🌼

I’ve been enjoying relaxing this weekend, which is a nice change since I normally work on weekends too 🙈 And now I feel refreshed and ready to dive into a new week tomorrow! :)

I wanted to show you an early look at my finished Rapunzel expression sheet, which I finally finished coloring! ✏️ I wanted to explore her design in three different poses while trying to focus on capturing her ...