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My finishing touches / techniques

Since I've done posts about lineart and coloring, I thought I should go ahead and make one that explains some ...

Bed and Breakfast

Based on the patron-requested prompts "bears sleeping" and "bread"! I'm planning on posting process info for this one sometime soon!

Weekly Sketchbook #08

I tried a few more of the requests this week! I don't know a lot about Splatoon (I only played the first one once or twice), but I think the octolings are so cute...!!! I also had requests for sleeping bears, and another one for something involving bread, so I combined them! I ended up liking it ...

"The Sprite and the Gardener" Character Designs

Here's a look at how the designs evolved over time! The designs on the left are my initial designs from 2018, the middle ones are my redesigns from 2019, and the ones on the right were drawn for promotional material earlier this year (there isn't one for Elena, though). Lily, Amaranth, Moss, and ...

Weekly Sketchbook #07

These are a little different, since they're drawings from my actual physical sketchbook and not the iPad! This is so sad to admit, but these mark maybe the second or third time I've drawn with a real pencil this year. The iPad is so convenient, and I like that I don't need to worry about wasting ...

Request / prompt thread

This past week I've been trying to really get back into the groove of work, but because of that I've been kind of running on empty when it comes to thinking up what to draw for fun, so if anyone has any simple prompts or character requests, I'd love to hear them! I can't promise I'll draw all of ...

"The Sprite and the Gardener" phone wallpapers

To go along with the release of the book, I turned a few images into phone wallpapers, which can be downloaded from the gallery above!

If you aren't interested in this set, you can quickly browse all past sets using the wa...

"The Sprite and the Gardener" Cover Process

Since the book is officially out today (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), I figured it would be a good time to go over the process for choosing and creating the cover illustration! In the coming weeks, I'd also like to share some other behind-the-scenes work (among other non-SatG posts - I promise I'm not rebran...

"The Sprite and the Gardener" bonuses

It's officially out tomorrow!! As a fun bonus for libraries, classrooms, and whoever else is interested, the Oni Press team put together this printable poster and a set of bookmarks! The above are preview im...

Weekly Sketchbook #06

In which I revert to being 15 years old and get really into mid-2000s Sound Horizon again LOL...

Also, I recently read the first Warriors (as in, the cat book), and I strongly feel that if I'd read this as a child it would have permanently altered the course of my life. I wish I could gaze ...

My lineart techniques + notes

Since I've written a post detailing how I color things, I wanted to make a companion post that details how I approach lineart + additional techniques that I use for different effects!

Drawing

I'm a very particular person, so against my and everyone else's better judgeme...

"The Sprite and the Gardener" Coloring Sheets

The Sprite and the Gardener, the all-ages graphic novel that I co-wrote with Joe Whitt and illustrated, is set to hit bookstores in a week (more info can be found here)! To celebrate, I wanted to sh...

May print shop promo code

Just wanted to give a heads up that I've input this month's promo code (I've also bumped the discount up from 10% to 15%)! You can find my print shop here, and the code is VVKPRC

"Hide and Seek" phone wallpaper

I wanted to try making another wallpaper as thanks for being here for the first month! This should be versatile enough to use on pretty much

I wanted to try making another wallpaper as thanks for being here for the first month! This should be versatile enough to use on pretty much any phone...

Weekly Sketchbook #05

I think this pretty much marks my first month on Patreon? It's been a lot of fun being able to share sketches with you all! I'm so used to having them sit around and gather dust without ever seeing the light of day, so I'm happy to finally have a place to post them. I hope you've been enjoying th...

"Summer Cherry Tomatoes" Process

This image was the first time I tried making something look a little like an old newspaper clipping, and it took a bit of trial and error! I've included what I learned here so you can do it with fewer trials and and fewer errors! Since this image is otherwise pretty simple, I'm going to mostly fo...

My coloring techniques + notes

It occurred to me that I haven't really been able to go in depth with my coloring process on my previous posts, so I've decided to make a standalone post to refer back to!

While I change things up in my process from time to time, these techniques sort of make up the core of how I do things....

Weekly sketchbook #04

Lately I've started coloring the graphic novel I'm working on, and it's been a huge challenge. No one ever tells you that coloring one-off illustrations is totally different from coloring comics! Anyway, if my sketches start becoming more and more indulgent from here on out, it's because I'm tryi...

Coco

Coco from Witch Hat Atelier, painted for a friend! I regret that I wasn't able to get a good photo of it before mailing it off, though...! (these were taken with a phone)

It was painted with Dr Ph Martin's Bombay India Ink and a bamboo brush on Fabriano hot press paper, with some additional...

"June of 1983" Process

This is one of the more complex things I've drawn in the past year, but also one of the most rewarding! It felt like putting a big puzzle together, so I wanted to talk about my thoughts throughout the process.

1) The thumbnail sketch, drawn on an iPad 9.7 using Procreate. I...

Weekly Sketchbook #03

Trying to experiment a little more in Procreate! I've also gotten really into drawing Touhou girls again (it's an annual cycle)

Lately I feel like a lot of my stuff has gotten too clean, so I'm trying to relearn how to be more spontaneous. I'm also trying to mess around with stuff that isn'...

Ah!

Don't wake him!

Sprite Designs

Since our book The Sprite and the Gardener is set to release soon (about a month!), I asked people on twitter to tell me their favorite flowers so that I could choose a few to turn into new sprite designs! I...

Weekly Sketchbook #02

Some more stuff I drew in my downtime! I'm thinking about making a nicer version of the avocado one...? (I feel like I should note here that you shouldn't actually let cats near avocados)

The final one was drawn on an oekaki website using Shi Painter, so it's just that tiny. I kind of like...

Adding a "tip jar" tier!

Hi everyone! It occurred to me that I probably should have added a simple $1 tip jar option, so I'll be doing that sometime today. The $1 tier will give early access to my public illustrations, while the $3 tier will remain exactly the same. I just wanted to make sure I gave everyone a heads up!<...

"Sagitta Luminis" Process

With this image, I wasn't *super* thorough with documenting each stage as I worked on it, but I'd like to discuss it either way! After the initial process images, there are a few closeups and additional notes at the end of the gallery.

1) The thumbnail sketch, drawn on an i...

"Wisteria and White Clover" Process

I want to talk a bit about the making-of process for this image! The first section will cover the image itself in stages, while the final portion will have additional notes regarding composition, reference, brushes, and finishing touches.

1) The thumbnail sketch, drawn on a...

Weekly Sketchbook #01

Recently I've been trying to mess around in Procreate more, and I feel like it's been good for me. I actually have a really hard time using it for polished illustrations, but that completely takes off the pressure to work cleanly, so I've been able to try out a lot of new things!

Thank you! (+ starting bonus and INPRNT code!)

Thank you so much for joining me here! I'm so excited to have a place to share all the art I'd been keeping to myself until now - I hope you're looking forward to it, too!

To celebrate, I've turned my "Strawberry Cream" design into phone wallpapers, which can be downloaded directly from th...