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Early Look: Light Study💡✨ + my plans for this week! 📝

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you’re all having a lovely week so far 💛✨

Here is a little sneak-peek of my new drawing! 🥳 I felt like doing a lighting study and incorporating a simple background 😌 it was a nice refresher after a week of filming this month’s tutorial video! And speaking of the tutorial, last night I finished recording the voiceover so now all that’s left to do is edit!! Ahhh it’s such a detailed video which is why it’s taking a littl...

Early Look + all done filming the tutorial! 😍✨ + Feature Friday 🌻

Hello & happy Friday everyone! 🥰✨

Today I finally finished recording this month’s tutorial video on how to draw clothes! 😍 It took 3 days, mainly because the sun sets so early now and I had to stop filming in the evenings. But I also sketched soooo many things for this tutorial! Loose sweaters, tight shirts, clothing folds, loose jeans & tight jeans, rolled pants, full body outfits, dress folds, and an entire rendering...

Puffer Jacket ✨ // my drawing process! 💌

Hello again! I hope you're all having a lovely evening 😌 (though for some of you it might be morning when you see this! 🙈)

Here is the full process video of my puffer jacket girl! It was such a challenge for me because I rarely draw backgrounds and it was also more of a full body pose, so it took some extra time and effort 🙈 but I'm really happy I didn't give up on it and kept going because I learned a lot and I really like how it turned out! ✨ It's nice to h...

Early Look 🦋 + what I’m working on this week! 🌻✨

Hello & happy Wednesday everyone! 🥰 I hope you’re all having a wonderful week so far✨

Here’s an early look at my newest drawing! 🦋 I felt like playing with colors and light without any plans for the final look, and this is the result 🥰 I love mixing warm colors & cool colors together like this 💛 You can watch my full sketching process for this drawing in a Draw With Me video I posted this week! 🎞✨ In the v...

Draw With Me! 💌 + tips on how to find inspiration✨

Hello everyone & happy Monday! 😍

Here is this month's Draw With Me video! 💛 In this video I'll be working on a sketch from start to finish and hanging out with you :) And I'll also be sharing my top 4 tips to find inspiration and develop ideas for your art! I'm sure we all struggle with finding ideas of what to draw once in a while, so in this video I'll be chatting with you about some strategies I use to keep coming up with f...

Early Look: Studying an expression ✏️✨

Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all been having a lovely day ☺️✨

Here’s a sketch I made today while filming this month’s Draw With Me video! 🎞 We had such lovely warm lighting today and I filmed the whole sketch process from start to finish💛 I’ve been challenging myself quite a bit lately with drawing backgrounds and such, and this one was a bit of a challenge too! 🙈 For some reason I always feel unconfident drawing hands touching a...

Golden Hour ✨// Drawing Process!

Hello everyone! I hope you're all having a very lovely day so far 😌

Here is a little process video of my recent photo study to warm up your Sunday 💛 My focus for this drawing was to capture some very warm lighting, the kind that I see in my studio space every evening during that lovely golden hour! I also wanted to challenge myself with incorporating a background, which is so outside of my comfort zone! I love solid color backgrounds way too much 🙈

I hope...

Golden Hour ✨ PSD + Procreate File! 💌

Hello everyone! I hope you’ve all been enjoying your weekend so far 😌

I wanted to say thank you for all the positive responses on this drawing! ☺️ It felt like a risk while I was drawing it because I don’t draw backgrounds for my characters very often, but I kept going even though I felt challenged and I’m really happy with how it turned out! 🥰 So I’m sharing the files with you guys so you can see all the layers of the process! I’ve included both a P...

Early Look: Puffer Jacket Photo Study ⛅️✨ + Feature Friday! 💌

Hello & happy Friday everyone!! 💛

This week has been a busy one; posting the step-by-step tutorial, posting a real-time drawing video, doing outfit studies to prepare for this month’s tutorial video (about how to draw clothes! 😍) and finally posting my very first studio vlog today! 🥰

Thank you to everyone who gave such lovely feedback on the vi...

My First Studio Vlog! 🌻 // sketching & decorating a wall in the studio ✨

Hello everyone!! And welcome to my very first studio vlog! 💌

Wow I can't believe I finally took the leap and did this! ✨ It feels so surreal and exciting at the same time 🙈 This was such a fun experience and I feel like I've learned so much! I already have so many ideas for the next vlog and I'm excited to see how these videos will evolve and change as I make more of them 💕

This is also special because it feels like I'm getting much more personal with y...

Early Look: Golden Hour ✨ + My thought process! ☺️

Hello & happy Thursday everyone!! 💛

Here’s a sneak-peek of a photo study I worked on last night! 💌 I included my reference in this post for you guys to see as well ☺️ I almost never draw realistic backgrounds in my character drawings, but I decide to challenge myself with it and see what would be the result 🙈 and I really like how it turned out! I decided to write a little overview of my process for this drawing, so keep reading if you’re interested...

Step-by-Step Tutorial: How I Draw Eyes! 💌✨

Hello everyone! 💛 I hope you’re all enjoying your Tuesday so far ☺️
You guys voted for a step-by-step tutorial about eyes, so here it is! 🥳 In this step-by-step sheet you’ll find some tips about highlights, shading, stylistic eyes vs. realistic eyes, a mini step-by-step guide of how I draw eyes, and more! 💌  I hope you all enjoy it ✨

The sheet is an attachment in this post shared through Dropbox, so hopefully you can access it...

Real-Time Drawing Process: “Boots” ✏️✨

Hello & happy Tuesday everyone! ⛅️✨

Here is a process video of my recent drawing that I recorded in real-time! The drawing took me around 3 hours, so I increased the speed of the video by just a little bit so you guys can see it come together a little faster, but still slow enough to see what I’m doing! 🥳✨  The beginning of the video is a standard process video because I forgot to screen-record it (sorry about that...

Aurora 🌷✨ Drawing Process! 🎞

Hello again! ☺️
Here is the full process video of my recent drawing of the lovely Disney princess Aurora! ✨ This drawing was so much fun because I allowed the process to be much more sketchy 💛 I focused on my line work more than the painting aspect, and I really like the result! ☺️ I hope you guys enjoy watching! ✨ This past week I also uploaded the full PSD & Procreate File of Aurora for all Devoted Dragonfly patrons, s...

Early Look: DTIYS ✏️✨

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a restful weekend 💌✨

Last night I felt inspired to work on a dtiys challenge, and I chose the challenge hosted by @samdoesarts on Instagram! He’s an incredible artist I really admire, and his character is just too beautiful to resist 💛☺️ I’m not sure if my version is finished yet, I might add a couple more details! But so far it has taken me abou...

Vote for this month’s Tutorial Video! 📮💌✨

Hey guys! And happy Saturday 😍✨

Yesterday we got SO many suggestions for this month’s tutorial video and I’m blown away by how many amazing video ideas you guys have!! 🙈 I’ve been writing all of them down this morning because I want to save them for future months and I feel so inspired just thinking about them! ☺️ For this month‘s poll, I’ve decided to pick some of the most popular requests and there are four options to choose from...

Tutorial Video Suggestions! 📮✨ + Feature Friday & Upcoming Rewards 📝

Hello again! I hope you’ve all been enjoying your Friday 🥰✨

It’s time to get your suggestions for this month’s tutorial video! 🥳 What kind of video would you guys like to see this month? Feel free to suggest anything that comes to mind! ☺️ I’ll write down everyone’s suggestions and pick the most requested ones to go into our video poll for you to vote this weekend!📮

In oth...

Early Look: Boots 🥾✨ + my reference! ✏️

Hello & happy Friday everyone! 🥰✨

Here’s an early look at my newest drawing! ✏️ This past Christmas my parents gave me a pair of Doc Marten boots, and I love them so much I felt like drawing a bunch of them! 🙈

It’s very rainy today and I love wearing them in this kind of weather 🥰

Anywho, I screen-recorded the whole rendering &am...

Vote for this month’s Step-by-Step Tutorial! 💌✨

Hello again everyone! ☺️ 

This month I’ve decided to let you guys vote for the step-by-step tutorial! 📮 Usually I just create one, but I thought it would be nice to give you guys the ability to vote and help me decide! ☺️ Quick note: The voting poll for this months tutorial video will be going up this weekend! This poll is just for our step-by-step tutorial 😌✨

Early Look: Aurora ✨ + my sketch & reference! 🌷

Hi guys! ☺️ I hope you’re all having a lovely Wednesday so far! 💛

Lately I’ve realized that I’ve only drawn a couple Disney princesses and there are still so many I haven’t drawn yet, so I’m trying to change that! 🙈 I sketched Mulan this week, and now I just finished the next princess — Aurora! 😍 I love the movie Sleeping Beauty so much! I remember as a kid I adored her wavy hair and her cottage outfit, and I still think she is ...

Aurora & Mulan 💌✨ Procreate Files & PSD Files! 💫

Hello everyone & Happy Wednesday! ☺️

I decided to post the files for both Mulan & Aurora in one post! So this is very Disney-themed 🙈 I’m also sharing both a Procreate file and a PSD file, in case one is easier for you guys to access than the other 😌 As always, the layers are all labeled and organized to help you guys understand the process! And if you access the procreate file, you’ll be able to see the drawing process video as well! ☺️

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Early Look: Mulan ✨ + Decorating my Workspace! 🪴😍

Happy Monday everyone!! 💛

Here’s a little sneak-peek of my Mulan sketch, this time with color! 🥰 I worked on coloring her today and filmed the process for this month’s studio vlog 📸 I’ll also be posting a Procreate file and open PSD file of both the colored version & the sketch, so you guys can see all my layers and how I colored it! ✨

We also went to the hardware store today to get some supplies and install...

Bonus Tutorial: How to Draw Twinkle Lights! 🎞✨

Good morning & happy Sunday everyone! ☺️⛅️

I decided to create a little bonus tutorial video for you guys this month because I got a new tripod and I couldn’t wait to try it out! 🙈 And also to thank you all so much for your support 🥰 it means the world to me! 💛 In this video I’ll be showing you guys how I draw twinkle lights to get a magical glowy look :) 

On another note, I’m also using a new camera for this tutorial and I love it!...

Coffee Shop Sketch WIP + Feature Friday! 🌧✨

Hello again & Happy Friday everyone! 🥳✨

Here’s a sketch I made today while visiting a coffee shop in my city! It was so cold & rainy outside today, but also really foggy which made the city look so pretty and sort of magical at the same time ☺️ I love those kinds of vibes while drinking a hot latte in a coffee shop, it feels extra cozy 😍 I brought my camera with me into the city and filmed for the studio vlog too, which I’m so ex...

January Rewards + Working on my first Studio Vlog! 💌✨

Hello & happy New Year everyone!! 🥳✨

Here are the rewards you can expect for January! 💌 As always, you guys know I love doing extra stuff for you all each month so this is a rough outline! 🥰

Today I worked on the studio vlog, and it was SO FUN 💛 I’m going to be filming for several days and share my week with you guys 😊 today we visited a cozy coffee shop in the city (it was a cold & rainy adventure 🙈) and I sketched ...

Updates to your Tiers! 💌✨

Hello again everyone! 😌

A couple days ago I mentioned that I would be implementing some changes to your tiers for the upcoming months, and this post has all the details you need to know! 💛 The reason I’m making some of these changes is because of our amazing community growing so much each month, and there are a couple rewards I’ll have to replace in order for me to keep up with everything 🙈 but I have some exciting news about a new reward I’ll be adding, ...

Holiday Bundle! 🎁✨ Gift for All Patrons 💌✨

Hello everyone! ☺️ I hope you’re all enjoying your holidays 💛

I wanted to thank each and every one of you for supporting me this year and for being my patrons! ✨ Because of you guys, I’m able to draw and do what I love as a freelance artist and that means the world to me 💛 This year has been a crazy one with its ups and downs, but I’m so grateful you guys have been with me on this journey ☺️ So here is a little holiday gift for all of you!
Inside the ho...