Hello everyone! I hope you’re all safe & sound 💛
Here is the process video for my recent digital sketch I’m calling Palm Girl! I sketched this when it had been cloudy & rainy for almost a week and I really missed the sunshine 💛 I felt inspired to draw some warm sunny palm leaves next to some cool blues to give a tropical vibe! I hope you all enjoy seeing the process and how it all came together :) ✨
Also! I already mentioned this in a PSD post for $10 patrons t...
2020-06-04 22:17:09 +0000 UTC
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Happy Wednesday everyone! ✨
Here is a little step-by-step of how to draw some plants! 🍃 It’s June which means the weather is getting warmer & sunnier, and the plants are so pretty and green 💛 So I felt like this would be a fun step-by-step to make! Now I wanna draw a character surrounded by a bunch of leaves & plants ☺️ I’m thinking of making a second step-by-step for a different type of plant so stay tuned! ✨
Have a lovely day & stay safe everyone ...
2020-06-03 13:43:26 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! I hope you’re all healthy & safe 💛
Here is this week’s sneak-peek! This is going to be a new image I’ll be putting up on my Patreon’s home page 🤗 I’m also thinking of changing the tier images, but we’ll see 🤔
Coming soon:
- Step-by-Step: Plants! This month’s step-by-step is going to be summer-themed to celebrate the return of the warm weather and sunshine 💛 I’ll be making a step-by-step on h...
2020-06-02 21:13:15 +0000 UTC
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Happy Monday everyone! Welcome to a brand new month 😍✨
I can’t believe it’s June already! This crazy year is flying by 💛 I hope you’re all staying safe and sound during these strange times. Above is a little preview of the rewards for this month! I always like to do extra things throughout the month though, so be ready! ☺️
May was such a fun month full of mermaids and pretty tropical themes, and we got so many amazing entries fo...
2020-06-02 00:28:12 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! 💛
This month’s tutorial on How to Draw Hands has been posted! 🎉Be sure to check it out if you haven’t already, I loved filming it and I hope you all enjoy it! ☺️
Here’s a mini step-by-step on how to do a simple hand study from reference! One of my favorite ways to feel more comfortable drawing hands is to do a bunch of mini hand studies from references on Pinterest, all on one page. It’s simple, ...
2020-05-30 00:31:46 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday everyone! 💛
Here is the May tutorial: How to Draw Hands! 🤗✨ In this video I share some of the techniques I use whenever I draw hands! Everyone has a unique way of drawings hands and there are so many different methods out there, but the ones I share in this video are some that I learned in school when I had to draw hundreds of hand studies 😅 I had a lot of fun making this video and I hope you all enjoy it!!
Stay tuned for our Feature Friday
2020-05-29 17:27:49 +0000 UTC
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Hello again! 👋🏼☺️
Here is the layered PSD file of my newest drawing as promised 💛 This drawing was so much fun for me and a great change of pace! It’s not very often that I work with a color palette that has green and orange, so this drawing’s process was both challenging and refreshing 😌 Below you’ll find a Google drive link to the file and from there you can open it in your program! I hope you all enjoy seeing all the layers that...
2020-05-28 19:23:58 +0000 UTC
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Happy Thursday everyone! 🤗✨
Yesterday I completely finished filming and recording the audio for this month’s tutorial! 🥳 Editing should only take the rest of today and then I will have the tutorial posted by this weekend! I’m so excited to share it with you guys! 💛☺️
Anywho, here’s a photo study sketch I finished last night that was inspired by summery vibes! ☀️✨ For this drawing I wanted to use a complementary color c...
2020-05-28 14:37:55 +0000 UTC
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Happy Monday everyone! 💛💫
Here is this month’s Draw With Me Video! Except this time it’s more of a ”paint with me“ because I’m using my paints ☺️✨ To celebrate Mermay, I’m painting a mermaid character design using watercolors! 🤗 Usually I plan out my painting before I begin by creating thumbnails and sketch ideas, but this time I just jumped right into the process to see what would happen! The result was a pretty mermaid princess 💕
This video’...
2020-05-25 16:01:52 +0000 UTC
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Happy Saturday lovelies! ✨ I hope you’re all enjoying your weekend so far :)
Here is the full process video of my recent mermaid drawing that I’m calling Blue Wave! I love drawing close-up portraits like this because I can go crazy with details and textures and it’s so much fun 🙈 In this video you’ll get to see the entire drawing process and watch how I go through a couple different ideas for the direction of this piece, including a hand that I wanted to incorporate b...
2020-05-23 15:20:45 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday everyone! 💛🥳
Here is the completed hand study sheet you may have seen on my stories! I sketched these in preparation for this month’s tutorial which I’ll be filming today: How To Draw Hands! 🖐🏼 I always follow some basic steps whenever I draw hands and I’ll be sharing those tips with you guys 💛 it’s gonna be fun! ✨
Other news:
- Be sure to check out the special Procreate file that I posted of my recent mermaid drawing...
2020-05-22 12:53:20 +0000 UTC
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Happy Wednesday lovelies! 💛
My next mermaid drawing is going to be a warmup digital sketch! More simple and sketchy, focusing on line work and textures 🤗 I want to use one of these references and turn it into a mermaid! I like them both a lot, but I’ll let you guys decide 😌 Which one should I use??
Quick note: The image looks a little fuzzy on m...
2020-05-20 18:06:42 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday dragonflies! 💖
Here is a layered Procreate file of my newest mermaid drawing I'm calling "Blue Wave," because her hair makes me think of a blue wave! 🙈 With this file, you guys can open it in Procreate to view all the layers that went into the process! I hope you find it useful and helpful! You'll get to see each step from gesture to finish 😊✨ Quick note: the reason this isn't a PSD is because Procreate wou...
2020-05-20 00:07:06 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday everyone! 🤗 Did you all have a good week? ✨
Here’s a WIP of a mermaid I’ve been sketching in the car! Right now I’m on a road trip with my hubby and our little 3 month old baby boy 💛 We’re driving to attend a funeral this weekend because my grandfather passed away. He was a huge inspiration for me as an artist and always encouraged me with my art, I’ll miss him a lot 💛 I’ll be pretty busy with family this weekend so features will happen on Mon...
2020-05-15 22:22:48 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovelies!
Here is the process video for my newest mermaid drawing :) this was for this month's mood board challenge! I had a lot of fun drawing inspiration from the mood board and interpreting it in my own style ✨ as you'll see in the video, I had lots of different ideas for the pose, color palette, and other details so the process is a little crazy! But I hope you guys enjoy watching 🤗
And thank you to everyone who has posted their entry for the challenge s...
2020-05-13 20:57:40 +0000 UTC
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Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you're all enjoying your week so far :)
It's time to vote on this month's tutorial video!! We had SO many amazing suggestions and I've included them here for you all to vote on what you'd like to see this month 💛 This time you can vote for several options instead of just one, but only one will win! Keep on reading for some info about each of the options :)
- How to D...
2020-05-13 16:09:31 +0000 UTC
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Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend and a happy Mother’s Day ☺️
Here is this week’s sneak-peek! My version from this month’s mood board challenge 🥳 I have looooved seeing everyone’s drawings for this challenge so far! You’re all so creative I can’t wait to share everyone’s work at the end of this month 💖✨
Also, thank you to everyone who submitted suggestions for this month’s tutorial on our feature Friday post! We’ve got some re...
2020-05-11 16:54:04 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday lovelies! It’s the weekend 😍
Here is some progress on my sketch for the mood board challenge this month! ✨And OMG a few of you have already finished your versions and I am so impressed!! There are some really unique concepts 😍 I can’t wait to share them! Don’t worry if you haven’t started yet, I’ll be sharing everyone’s entries at the end of May on my Instagram! 💛 so excited ☺️
The May Tutorial:
2020-05-08 15:03:07 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! 💛 Happy Thursday 😄
Here is the result from yesterday’s painting session while I filmed for this month’s Draw With Me video! Since it’s Mermay, I felt like painting a mermaid with watercolors would be a fitting choice ☺️ now it’s time to edit the video and then record audio! It will be posted for all $5+ tiers 💕
In other news, get ready for tomorrow’s Feature Friday post!! I’ll be taking yo...
2020-05-07 15:06:23 +0000 UTC
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Good morning everyone! 💛
Here is the full process video for my vintage mermaid drawing! I had a lot of fun studying victorian paintings and trying to capture the soft & foggy quality that I often see in those paintings 😌 I studied a lot of academic painters in school and have always loved that style! Anywho, I hope you all enjoy seeing the process for this merm! ✨
Love,
Lydia✏️
2020-05-05 14:51:28 +0000 UTC
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Happy Monday everyone! 😌 Did you all have a good weekend? 💛
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to create an underwater background! One of my favorite underwater scenes is where you can see the surface of the water underneath with all the pretty sunshine filtering through ☺️✨ Did anybody else ever swim to the bottom of a pool just to look up and see what the surface of the water looked like?? That’s what I always did whenever I went swimming! 🙈
A...
2020-05-04 16:03:20 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! 🤗 Are you all having a good weekend so far? 💕
Here’s this week’s sneak-peek of a mermaid I’m working on! I’ve always been inspired by Victorian paintings and how soft and elegant they are, and I thought it would be cool to take some inspiration from that painting style and draw a vintage merm! 💖 I rarely use color palettes like this too so I’m having fun experimenting 😌
Let me know if you guys would like to have a ste...
2020-05-03 10:29:00 +0000 UTC
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Happy Saturday everyone! 💖 I hope you’re all having a nice relaxing weekend so far 😌
Here is the Mermay mood board for this month’s drawing challenge! 🥳 I put together a bunch of images that I find really inspiring! Read below for a couple details and guidelines on this Patreon exclusive drawing challenge ☺️💖
- Use this mood board to inspire a mermaid/aquatic-themed drawing in any medium you choose! ✨
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2020-05-02 13:37:52 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday everyone and welcome to a new month! 💖
Here is the May rewards list with a general overview of what you can expect this month! 💕 As most of you probably know, the month of May is a time to draw lots of mermaids and fun aquatic things to celebrate Mermay, so this month I’ll be drawing lots of underwater-themed goodness! 🥳
Something new this month: To celebrate Mermay, I’ll be putting together a speci...
2020-05-01 13:55:54 +0000 UTC
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Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you’re all having a lovely week so far ☺️✨
I‘ve got some exciting things planned for this upcoming month of May (it’s gonna be a month full of mermaids and aquatic things to celebrate Mermay! 🐬) but also, our bi-monthly Draw Me event is starting up again for patrons in the Devoted Dragonfly tier ($10)! Swipe through the images in this post to see a few patr...
2020-04-30 20:03:05 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday everyone!! 💖
Here is this month’s tutorial video: How to Draw Eyes From Different Angles! 🥳 Thanks to everyone who voted on this one!! I had a lot of fun filming this tutorial and I hope you all enjoy the video ✨ I’ll be sharing some tips on how to draw eyes from 4 different face angles! As I mention in the video, this tutorial mainly focuses on the proportions of the eyes and not the rendering, so let me...
2020-04-28 15:26:38 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday everyone! I hope you’ve all had a lovely week 💛
Today I finished filming the April tutorial!! I’m really excited to share it with you guys, it was lots of fun to make ☺️ now it’s time for the editing phase! The video will be posted before the end of this month for all $2+ tiers ✨
Also, if you’re in the $5+ tiers, make sure to check out my newest Draw With Me video I just posted! I sketch some head studies while talki...
2020-04-24 22:32:29 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovelies! I hope you’re all having a happy and beautiful Wednesday 💖
Here is this month’s Draw With Me video! It took me a little while to get it finished because of other projects and working on other rewards, but it’s finally here ☺️ In this video I share my top 5 personal tips to stay motivated when it comes to creating consistently. Motivation is something I used to struggle with as an artist, but now ...
2020-04-22 21:20:08 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovelies! I hope you’re all having a happy Sunday 💛🤗
Here is the full process video of my whole character sheet for the #sixfanarts challenge! ✨ Warning: it’s a long video! 😂 But here you can see each character’s process and see how it all came together! I had so much fun with it 😌 you’ll probably be able to tell that I kept getting more detailed with each character, with Aloy being the most detailed out of all of them 🙈 But I really enjoyed exploring this...
2020-04-20 00:20:10 +0000 UTC
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Hello again lovelies! 🤗✨
Here it is! A step-by-step for my Aloy character sketch! 🥳 These are the basic steps I followed in this drawing‘s process and I hope you guys can benefit from it 💛 I tried to keep my process pretty simple for each of my #sixfanarts characters, and it was sooo much fun! It feels nice to shift my focus onto some looser & sketchy work 😌
I hope you all have a happy weekend!!
Love,
Lydia
2020-04-17 22:00:00 +0000 UTC
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