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Process Video! | Patron Portrait 006 ✏️💖

Hello lovelies! Hope you're all having a wonderful Tuesday so far 😊✨

Here is a little process video of a patron portrait! These are so much fun to do and actually great exercises to keep myself drawing and thinking creatively 😊 I can't believe this is #6! Some day I'll have to put together a little book of them all or something 😌 I just finished drawing another patron's portrait today, so I will be posting that one very soon! In the meantime, I hope you guys enjoy watching a ...

Sketchbook: Pencil Doodles ✏️✨

Happy Monday everyone! 😊✨

Here are some warmup sketches I drew while sitting in a cozy quiet library this weekend. I won't be posting these on Instagram, so they'll have a home here in the sketchbook feed! For new patrons here, you can check out the sketchbook tag and see all my sketches that I've posted exclusively here on Patreon 💖 

I've always felt like an artist's sketch lines can reflect how the artist was feeling when they were drawing; lines can look calm, slee...

Feature Friday & Patron Portrait! ✏️💖

Happy Friday everyone!! I'm so happy the weekend is here 😊✨

Here is the first finished patron portrait for the Draw Me event! 💖And as requested, I've included the original patron selfie along with the portrait 😊 I really enjoyed this one; the coat, beanie, and glasses were such adorable features to add to this drawing! There are quite a few left to do so I'm gonna be a busy bee this month. I will be uploading a process video ...

Zombie Girl | Time Lapse Process!

Hello my loves! 💖

Here is the process video of my recent drawing for Max Grecke's zombie girl challenge! This drawing took so many different directions as I made it, so you'll get to see some of that when you watch 😊💖 My main struggle initially was actually with color, because I had never painted green skin before and it took a little longer to experiment and get the hang of it. Eventually though, you'll get to see where a lightbulb goes off and I figure it out! The other new t...

Layered PSD: Zombie Girl! 💖

Hello lovely Dragonflies! Here is the first layered PSD of this month! :D

As most of you may know, this drawing was a challenge for me for several reasons and when you check out the layers in the file, it's pretty obvious I struggled in a few places! I've also kept all the layers of an alternate colored version of this piece in the PSD from when I was trying to figure out my colors. This drawing went several different directions before it found its way to how it looks n...

September Rewards! 🌻✨

Hello lovely people! 💖

Here is the Rewards List for September! This is here so you all know what to expect during this month 😊 I’ve color coded your tiers so they’re easy to see, and every tier gets all the rewards of the tiers below it! So for example, Big-Hearted Butterflies will get their own tier rewards plus all rewards from Considerate Cocoons and Caring Caterpillars as well ✨

Note: I’ve gotten several selfies from you guys for...

Digital Sketch WIP!

Happy September everyone!! 

Here's a rough work in progress of a new piece I'm working on! You might recognize her as the #drawthisiyourstyle piece made by @maxgrecke on Instagram; he's a super talented artist and I absolutely love his character design! Anywho, the character is supposed to be a zombie girl and since I've never drawn a zombie before I felt like this was a perfect challenge :) I find that sometimes I stick to my comfort zone when it comes to drawing, and lately I've ...

"Draw Me" Event Info & Feature Friday! ✨

Happy Friday everybody! I’m so happy it’s the weekend 💖

This is an info post about our special bi-monthly event that is starting up again in September for the Big-hearted Butterfly tier ($5) and up! For this reward, you can send me a selfie and I will draw a portrait of you in the sketchy style I’ve shown in the pictures above. These images are real examples of patrons I've sketched! I do my be...

Video Critique & Draw-Over! (003)

Hello again Dragonflies! :)

I'm posting another video critique and draw-over for you all to enjoy! A patron submitted an artwork they're struggling with and in the video I do my best to offer tips and constructive criticism to help them out. The purpose of the draw-over is to illustrate a visual of what the artist could do differently, or just show them different techniques they can use in the future! Hope you guys enjoy :)

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Layered PSD: Gold Leaf ~

Hey there Dragonflies! :)

Here is the PSD file for my newest drawing, which I'm calling Gold Leaf! I spent a lot of time on this piece and used several techniques I don't normally use, so I hope that you guys enjoy having an exclusive look at how I made it :) Feel free to download it into your program, check out the layers & process, draw all over it, and do whatever you want! 

I have included the file as an attachment in...

How to Create a Color Palette!

Hello lovely patrons! :)

I'm so excited to be sharing my very first color tutorial with you all!! :) In this video I talk about a couple techniques you can use to create a unique color palette, and I've found that these techniques actually help me a lot whenever I'm in an art block. You'll also get to see my painting process on my newest piece which I won't post anywhere else! And at the end of the video I also show you guys how I created the pretty leaf effects in my c...

Feature Friday, Sneak Peak, & Updates! ✨

Hello lovely patrons! 💖

Here’s a rough WIP I’m currently working on for a DTIYS challenge by Will Murai on insta 💕 This is ALSO the piece that will be a part of this month’s tutorial, which is... Choosing a Color Palette!! If you’ve been keeping up with my stories then you’ve probably seen a little sneak peak of my progress on the tutorial so far 😌 I’m really excited to share it with you guys! 💖

I’ve been sooo busy finishing up rewards fo...

Feature Monday & WIP! ✏️✨

Happy Monday everyone! 😌

Here’s some rough sketchy progress on a Patron’s portrait I’m working on from a submission last month! This is usually what the piece looks like when I’ve roughed in some values and haven’t yet added details or effects 💖 For all you new Patrons who might not know what this is for, I host a “Draw Me” bi-monthly event where patrons in the $5+ tiers get to send me a selfie and I draw their portrait in grayscale!...

Plant Girl | Time Lapse Process!

Hello lovely patrons! :)

Here is the process video for my most recent drawing of a really fun #drawthisinyourstyle! I spent sooo much time on this drawing, working and re-working color schemes, fiddling with textures, and painting all those little strands of hair. The green and yellow color palette was a challenge for me at first, but in the video you'll see how I figured out how to balance it all :) The video is a teensy bit longer than my other process vids, so I pair...

August Tutorial Poll!

Happy Friday everyone! Did you guys have a good week? :)

As promised, here is the poll for this month's tutorial! I took all the suggestions from you guys and condensed them into these three. Normally I have around 5 options to choose from, but I decided to keep it simple for this one! Here you have the power to decide what you would like to see this month, and I'm super excited to get started on whatever you guys decide to vote for! :D Keep reading for information abou...

August Tutorial Suggestions & Sneak Peak! ✨

Happy Wednesday everyone! 💛✨

Here’s this week’s sneak peak! Not finished yet, but getting close 😌 This piece has definitely been a challenge so far because yellow isn’t a comfort-zone color for me. But I gotta say, I’m really enjoying working with warm colors again! I will probably be changing a lot of this piece as I continue working on it, so stay tuned for the final! ☀️

August Tutorial: It’s almost time for me to start working on our 2019-08-14 15:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Draw With Me | Ohuhu Marker Art!

Hey everybody! 

I'm excited to share my very first traditional art video with you guys, which happens to be a Draw With Me! In this video I show you guys my process as I draw with the new Ohuhu marker set, while answering a few questions that were asked on my Instagram story! My amazing husband helped me out a lot with this video and reads the questions to me while I draw so you'll get to meet him :) and you'll get to meet my cat t...

Feature Friday & Messy Sketch! 🖍✨

Happy Friday everybody!! I hope everyone’s week went well 💖

It’s the weekend which means it’s time to feature your lovely artwork on my Instagram story! Drop your username in the comments if you would like to have a feature ✨

About the sketch: This drawing actually started out as a marker doodle and I decided to test what it would look like if I messed with it in Procreate! Turns out it’s lots of fun 😌 Not sure if...

Sneak-Peak! | Jellyfish Girl

Hello lovely Patrons! I hope you’re all having a wonderful week so far 💖

Here’s this week’s sneak-peak of my current drawing! I’m not sure if I feel like it’s quite finished yet, I feel like there’s something that needs to be added but I haven’t figured it out yet... we’ll see what happens! 😌

This piece has been very meditative for me; not using any references, not being so strict with myself about perfect anatomy or tons of detail, and I have enjoyed it so ...

Sketchbook Post | Marker Doodle 🖍✨

Happy Monday everyone! ❤️

Here’s our first sketchbook post of the month! This is an experimental piece I’ll only be posting here for you guys 💖 This was made using the Ohuhu markers which I’ve been really enjoying lately 😌 I have the chisel tip ones but I wish I had the brush marker versions because it is SOO hard to blend! So I think I’ll be getting some brush markers soon. Until then, I hope you guys enjoy some rough unblended marker art! 😅

P.S. Thank you to...

August Rewards & Feature Friday!

Happy August everybody!!

It's a new month which means it's time for all new rewards :D I'm excited to dive into everything and make this month a truly artsy one! 

One quick note I'd like to get out there: I've received so much interest in our "Draw Me" event and I just wanted to remind everyone that the event is bi-monthly, so our next slots for portraits will be opened again in September! Have no fear though, if you've sent ...

How to Achieve a Painterly Style!

Hello lovely Patrons! :)

Here is our tutorial for the month of July!! I had so much fun creating this painting and I'm so excited to share my process and some painting tips with you all :) I hope you guys enjoy watching the video! 

You guys really liked the idea of downloading the line art for this piece and painting it in your own style, so I've included the sketch as an attachment in this post! Here's what you can do: ...

Layered PSD: Male Portrait!

Hey Dragonflies! :)

Some people really wanted to see the layers of this male portrait because I used a lot of textures and different techniques, so I'm sharing the layered PSD with you guys! Hope you guys enjoy it :) Feel free to download it into your program, check out the layers & process, draw all over it, and do whatever you want! 

Enjoy! :)