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My final book cover for the @makeartthatsells.bsky.social Lettering Class! The story is about a space kitty named Oats who comes to Earth, loves jam & causes traffic in the suburban neighborhood with his playful shenanigans. 🐈‍⬛🛸⭐ #handlettering #illustration #artsky #childrensbookillustrator

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A Timelapse of my Traffic mini assignment from @makeartthatsells.bsky.social lettering class! #handlettering #illustration #artsky #midcentury #illustratorsofbluesky

A Timelapse of my Love Is Love mini assignment from @makeartthatsells.bsky.social lettering class! Read more about this special piece in my last post 🦋💗 #handlettering #illustration #artsky #midcentury #illustratorsofbluesky #loveislove

Though I still have to color in my September minis from the Lettering Class at @makeartthatsells.bsky.social, I'm too excited not to post the ones I finished so far for this month! For this assignment, I did a travel poster of LA for some humor. 😁 #handlettering #midcentury #illustration #travelart

I haven't used my exacto knife or painted with coffee in quite some time! Thanks, @lillarogers.bsky.social, for such a fun mini in your Lettering Course! I'm having a blast! #handlettering #illustration #editorial @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

I love the psychedelic feel of this mini in particular, &tried to channel from memory the exhibit I saw in college that was super trippy (minus the pill/ecstasy collage lol!!) 🦋💗🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜 @makeartthatsells.bsky.social #illustration #handlettering #editorial #monarchbutterfly #psychedelic

Finished my assignment for @makeartthatsells.bsky.social Lettering Bootcamp. We had to design a soap label. I came up with the name Bubbly Buttercup just because it sounded fun. Plus who wouldn’t like drawing bubbles and flowers! 😄 #handlettering #packagingillustration #illustrator #buttercups

Day 22: Snap Dragon Flowers #lillasStylePlay2025 #Snapdragon #flowers #sketchbook @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

I just finished up this soap packaging idea for @makeartthatsells.bsky.social lettering class. TBO I was avoiding cursive for a many years because I know gen Z’s never learned it, and it’s hard for them to read. What do you think, foes it have a future? #lettering #cursive #calligraphy #art

Day 23: A Guara Flower #lillasStylePlay2025 #guara #ink #watercolor @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 19: A Building where you live #lillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #kidlit #house #balloon @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 24: A Little Cactus in a Pot #lillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #kidlit #cactus #cuteart @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Loving the hand lettering class I'm taking at @makeartthatsells.bsky.social! This month's assignment was a soap label design. I always love packaging that is beautiful & draws you into the details. #packagedesign #illustration #handlettering #soappackaging #letteringart

Day 25: A Vintage MG Convertible #lillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #kidlit #mgcars #mgconvertible #surfacepatterns #patterns @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 26: A Vintage Tractor #lillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #kidlit #vintage #vintagetractor #tractor #FarmLife @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 27: A few cherries #lillasstyleplay2025 #kidlit #kidlitart #cherry @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 28: Any paint palette #lillasstyleplay2025 #paint #palette @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 29: Favorite Candy as a Child #lillasstyleplay2025 #candy #butterfinger #NESTLE #sketchbook @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

A little #cactus in a pot for #lillasstyleplay2025 @makeartthatsells.bsky.social #cactus #cactusmamaandbaby #kinderbuchillustration #childrendsbooksillustration #editorialillustration #drawingchallenges #artchallenge

Leo the cat helped me with the prompt for #lillasstyleplay2025: A leather jacket with patches and pins. Isn't he cool? 😎🐱 @makeartthatsells.bsky.social #leopoldbydanjak #leatherjacket #catlovers #patchesandpins #kinderbuchillustration #childrendsbooksillustration #drawingchallenges #artchallenge

A fake soap packaging design I made for the Make Art That Sells Lettering Bootcamp course. I absolutely love peonies! I even made a repeat pattern of the flowers for fun. @makeartthatsells.bsky.social #matsbootcamp #matsletteringbootcamp #handlettering #packagingdesign

Day 12 - Tiramisu #LillasStylePlay2025 @makeartthatsells.bsky.social 30 days challenge.

Day 13 - A San Francisco Cable Car #LillasStylePlay2025 is a 30 days challenge organised by @lillarogers.bsky.social for @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 11: Rattlesnake #LillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #rattlesnake @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 14 - A leather jacket with patches and pins for #LillasStylePlay2025 A 30 days challenge organised by @lillarogers.bsky.social for @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 10: Queen of Pentacles Tarot Card #lillasStylePlay2025 #tarot #queenofpentacles #sketchbook @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 12: Tiramisu (don’t zoom in) #lillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #kidlit #tiramisu #desserts @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 15 - A building from a place you'd like to visit #LillasStylePlay2025 30 days challenge organised by @lillarogers.bsky.social for @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 13: A San Francisco Cable Car #lillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #kidlit #cablecar #sanfrancisco @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

One of the prompts for painting is a rattlesnake. Not a subject I would think of before, but I'm glad for the challenge and I think it came out pretty good. Day 11 for #raceforrefugee combined with prompts from #lillasstyleparty2025 by @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 16 -Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs #LillasStylePlay2025 30 days challenge organised by @lillarogers.bsky.social for @makeartthatsells.bsky.social l

Day 14: Leather Jacket with Patches #lillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #kidlit #leatherjacket #papercraft #papercutart @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 17 - Sushi #LillasStylePlay2025 | @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Finished off this little fairy tin✨ originally from @makeartthatsells.bsky.social #lillasstyleplay2025 #illustration #kidlit

18 - Paisley #LillasStylePlay2025 | @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 10 - Queen of Pentacles tarot card #LillasStylePlay2025 @makeartthatsells.bsky.social 30 days challenge.

Day 11 - A rattlesnake #LillasStylePlay2025 @makeartthatsells.bsky.social 30 days challenge.

Here’s your prompt for Day 10 of #LillasStylePlay2025! 👑 Don’t forget to share your art on Instagram and use the hashtag so we can see it – we’ll be picking three participants at random every week to win a FREE self-paced Make Art That Sells course!

Day 9 - A Ouija board #LillasStylePlay2025 @makeartthatsells.bsky.social 30 days challenge.

Day 8: Old TV with a Show #lillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #kidlit #vintage #frankenstein @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Here’s your prompt for Day 9 of #LillasStylePlay2025! 👻 Don’t forget to share your art on Instagram with the hashtag – we’ll be picking three participants at random every week to win a FREE self-paced Make Art That Sells course! Last week’s winners will be announced on Instagram later today.

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Day 5: MATS Challenge “Pink Platform Shoes” #lillasStylePlay2025 #kidlitart #kidlit #artchallenge #turtle @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

Day 6 - Five different noses #LillasStylePlay2025 @makeartthatsells.bsky.social 30 days challenge.