Mad being sad is my sexuality. The angst! The anguish! I make him suffer 😌 Mad is the MMC to my dark romantic fantasy reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I hope he'll be everyone's next book boyfriend after I publish. So far, he seems to be hitting the mark. I know he's my favorite

Character sketches are a fun and affordable way to start hashing out a new character! Not sure how they look, lets create a mood boards, inspirations and traits and play around! You get 3 revisions for character sketches so we can try and capture them just right!

I love doing character-centric book covers! I also love hiding a bit of symbolism within my pieces, so if you have something in mind, feel free to DM me! I'm always looking to do more book covers and have a 15% off going on right now for all monstrous or shifter type creatures! #indiebook

Doing 15% off monster, shifter, creature characters until the end of October. I’m currently booking for November so be sure to reserve a spot! #mondterfuckers #mermaids #romancebooks #monsterlovers

I make bookish content for indie authors! One of my favorite things to do is make scenes from the book that can be added into the book. Or! I keep seeing those printed vellum sheets, and these would be perfect to add as little gifts for your newsletter or Patreon subscribers!

I’ve been working on my romantic fantasy for over three years (a novel) but been developing it for over ten. Its gone through a lot of reworks and feedback, and I can’t wait to share that with the world! I think k if you’re fans of Ghibli, Inuyasha, Saiyuki, Fushigi Yugi, youll see my inspo!

September is almost over, and I haven't gotten enough done! D:

So, one thing I'm always trying to remember is be purposeful with what words I use while writing. One of the things I learned in pursuing my psych degree is how important word choice is.

I seriously love finishing the piece and seeing the rendering! Like it’s so satisfying and I love when the commissioner loves it too! #artist #ClipStudioPaint #commissionartist #indieauthors

I'm so tired! I haven't been sleeping well lately, and today I woke up at 5am. I have a lot of work to get done, and I'm so impossibly behind it's not even funny. But I love what I'm doing, so I'm not sure if that's what's making it hard to rest? I have an alarm set for every hour so I take breaks.

21/49 chapters editing for Draft 4! Progress is slow, but I'm determined to learn this art form, and at least entertain others with my silly little stories! #indieauthors #writing #editing

I got to create these book covers for Sara Bittner and her Child of Ra trilogy! Be sure to check them out if you love supporting indie authors, historical fictions and romance! #booksky #books #indieauthors #artist #ClipStudioPaint #opencommissions

Trying to get more accustomed to BlueSky, so here is some art from my debut novel WIP, Down the Rabbit Hole #booksky #portfolioday #novelart #romantasy #readers #indieAuthors

Just a little graphic explaining how my YCH poses work. Let me know if you have any questions! #commissions #18+artist #smutartist #romance #spicyart #indiesuthors

✨I’m a commission artist that specializes in romantic art for indie authors 🍭From sweet to 🌶️ spicy! ✨YCH poses ✨Custom Commissions ✨ Chibi Art ✨ Comic Pages ✨ Bookmark YCH Art I believe we are strong as a community, and do my best to uplift indie authors. #booksky #indieauthor #art

When i see ppl struggling to understand that the only consent that matters in kinky erotica is between you and your decision to look at it or not, i want to direct them to the definition of a scene in a BDSM context. Think of erotica as a play scene an artist has created and is sharing.

I’m tired, but the only way I get commissions is if I make myself known! So hello, hello!! I’m Anna Leigh, I make romantic bookish art and aspire to release my own novel soon! If you have any questions, I don’t have any answers. I don’t know what I’m doing! #booksky #commissions #art

Have some more sketchbook art as I practice emotions for my daily warm up sketches!! This one isn't a winner, but I still did it, and that's what sketching is all about right? Getting loose and making yourself better! #sketchbook #romanticfantasy #characterartist

Have some more sketchbook art as I practice emotions for my daily warm up sketches!! This one isn't a winner, but I still did it, and that's what sketching is all about right? Getting loose and making yourself better! #sketchbook #romanticfantasy #characterartist

Posting an older NSFW piece cause it’s one of my favorites. Gagged up and tentacled 🐙 Alice with Mad. I always love drawing his tentacles and wanna do more. 😩 Alice loves them too, but Mad’s still a bit shy about them. #spicyromanticfantasy #characterart #drawing #nsfw #18+ #smut

IDK how September has simultaneously been the longest month of my life, and the shortest. I feel like I've gotten so much but nothing done all at once!

I love receiving commission requests like this. It always gets my imagination going! #commissions #books #novelart #characterart #spice

I’m offering comic pages for commission now! 🤩 both spicy and sweet!! Perfect for adding a little extra drama in your self published book, something for your Patreons, or to advertise that scene you’ve always imagined! #indiesuthors #writing #books #authors #characterart Feel free to DM me :D

I’m trying to come up with bookish ideas that I can use to make stickers and merch, but it comes down to, “what makes my art different than other artists?” Cause my art is my brand. And I don’t necessarily want to just mass market what’s popular, but adapt what’s popular to my style.

to draw spice or practice emotions today for my warm up sketch? 🤔

I start off my morning by getting some editing done. I noticed my mind works best in the mornings rather than at night. So, I make my drink, do some editing, go on social media and do some chatting and posting. Then its off to drawing. What strategies have you found for writing? #writing

Imma be super hella obnoxious cause I got dual pride flowing through me! My friends debut trilogy is complete with my cover art for the hardback editions! Like excuse me!? This is amazing!! #books #romance #historicalfiction #coverart

A brand new episode of HIS ROYAL WICKED SIN my MMM enemies-to-lovers is live!👀💖 Revealing the protagonist YOU choose, and the next way you can influence his destiny... Remember to vote before the new poll closes!⤵️💕 www.patreon.com/posts/his-ro...

I heard ya like sketches 👀 Here are some sketches from my debut novel series. These are from book 4-5

Here are some sketches from my Patreon, of the non-spiced variety. I sketched these up while I was working on book 4/5.

I posted a Reel on Instagram and TikTok doing more emotional practice sketches!! Video content never does well here (at least for me) but that’s up over there if you wanna take a look. 👀 it’s angsty! #characterartist #bookartist #books #indiesuthors

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Trying to draw these two tongue tangling is hard! 😩 #art #romance #characterart #sketchbook

Drawing two people doing it ✨👌✨ Drawing two people kissing 🥲 Why’s it so hard?? #art #sketch #drawing #romance

I feel like an oldie trying to figure out BlueSky. 😩

Realism artwork I drew of Ray Roderick, one of the main characters from my upcoming novel, SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES 🎸💕 SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES releases October 9th! I'm currently looking for ARC readers too✨ ARC sign-ups are open until September 18th! 👇 forms.gle/9eesCddj1Z62...

Free post on Patreon 💖 you can join as a free member too! www.patreon.com/posts/138438... #comics #Patreon #indiecomics #webcomics #GlobalComix #Celestis #SparkleArts

I’m going around my socials trying to promote my Patreon with tantalizing NSFW sketches and writings, and BlueSky is the only one that’s kind to me. 🤣 Anyways, here’s some sketches. Also! $5.00 patreons get monthly sketches! Something I’d normally charge $75 for! 👀 #nsfw #bookish #commissions

Just more fun with expressions! www.instagram.com/reel/DOTydtG... #art #characterart #novelart #sketchbook

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Just gotta show off this beautiful piece done for the lovely @aletheafaust and her series Misfit. This was one of my YCH poses that we totally customized. I’m booking for October, and my 15% monster poses still stands if you wanna claim a spot! #authors #commissionsopen #nsfw

One of the things I miss about making comics is the range of expressions I got to play with! Well, nothing beats practice, so I'll be practicing my emotions on my characters. $5.00 + Patreons can suggest their own character's and emotions to get character sketches from me.

I post weekly warm NSFW Warm Up Sketchs over on my Patreon. Just like sketches make ones drawings better, I've been working on my story telling my working on NSFW - canon/canon adjacent spicy drabbles. For $1.00 you can join my Pareon and get this exclusive content.

LOOK AT MY COVERS!!! All three for @sarabittnerauthor Child of Ra Trilogy!! That's so cool!!! Child of Ra www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHNCB8L... #characterart #booknovel #hardcoveredition #commissionsopen #drawing #bookish #historicalfiction #historicalromance

I started off drawing comics, and as much as I love drawing spicy and romantic things, they're usually much more limited on the expressions I get to draw. So, to keep up the skill, the best thing to do is practice!

For everyone new, hi! I'm Anna! I lost my job in April, and as difficult as its been, I know its the best thing to happen to me. I'd debated quitting for a while to pursue my dream of doing art full time, and without that dramatic push, I don't think I would have. I would have kept putting it off

I'm updating my Patreon to include more bookish content! . I'm also working on offering more for free members, so be sure to like and follow my page, I'll be doing more for that as well, including special discounts and you'll have access to content before I post on social media.

Some behind-the-scenes thinking, I've been trying to make my Patreon page a bit more all-encompassing.

Go ahead, ask me how I know. I hope the man is doing well…one of my first commission jobs way back in college.

Sketches starting off an unholy abomination will always be my favorite step of drawing. #artist #commissionsopen #NSFWartist #sketch #humor