More comic art! This is sort of a rough character sheet I put together while trying to define how I want Emilian and Nonna to look, as well as trying to settle on a style that felt like them. #illustrator #illustration #webcomic #comicart

Finally finished this cover for the webcomic I’m planning to make this year! It follows the story of two kids in the fictional town of Renkin as they map out a mysterious hidden tunnel system spanning their hometown. I can’t wait to share more with you guys! #webcomic #illustration #comicart #comic

I’ve been holding onto this coaster set for a little over a year but the second I got it, I knew I wanted to make a coaster set inspired by #otgw and I finally got to finish it! I love how they turned out, even if I’m a season late. #overthegardenwall #woodburning #overthegardenwallfanart

It’s been too long since I made anything because my job has been sucking up so much of my time. But I’m trying to practice cover design using an old comic idea I’ve been playing around with. Covers have always intimidated me from a design standpoint :( #coverart #kidslit #kidslitart #webcomic

Tis the season of Over The Garden Wall 🍁 Kicking off this season with some woodburnings inspired by #OTGW concept sketches. I loved how this Pottsfield shepherd-like pumpkin man turned out. By far one of my favorite shots from the show. #overthegardenwall #woodburning #woodburner #OTGWart

Finally posting these three pieces together so that people don’t have to go digging through my feed to find them all. I really loved creating this little series and I will never get tired of drawing deer. #kidslit #kidslitillustrator #illustration #minicomic #kidslitart

Thank you so much to a lot of the people who have been checking out my KidsLit Postcard!! I just hit 100 followers which is crazy! Thank you all so much!

Hey everyone, happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Moggs Drews, an illustrator and woodburner based in Colorado. I’m currently looking for representation or book projects. I hope to see ya around! Here’s my portfolio: moggsdrewsillustration.com #kidslit #kidslitillustrator #illustrator

Part 3 of my work for my #pbrisingstars mentorship. I absolutely loved getting to play with the colors and framing of this piece. #kidslitart #kidslit #illustration #illustrator #kidslitillustrator

Part 2 of work for my #pbrisingstars mentorship! I had so much fun with playing with compositions and I loved creating this spread. Especially creating a sort of flow through the composition pushing the eye from left to right as you follow the herd. #kidslit #kidslitillustration #illustration

After three months of working hard in a mini-mentorship with @anneappertillustration I am so happy to show you guys the first in a series of illustrations I completed as a part of the mentorship. I am so grateful for this experience! #kidslit #kidslitillustrator #illustration #illustrator

I held off on watching the new @lindsayellis.bsky.social because I had a feeling it was going to make me cry. And it did. But what an incredibly potent video and strong reminder of why it’s important for artists to fight for quality in children’s media. I am inspired! m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwpa...

A little sneak peak of some of the work I’ve been making in my mini-mentorship with Anne Appert! I loved this sketch so much. Who wouldn’t want a whole herd of deer to cheer them up on a bad day? #kidslit #illustration #illustrator #sketching #deerart

A handful of recent woodburnings. I did them while sipping tea on the porch mid-rainstorm and I think something about that experience healed me. #illustration #illustrator #woodburning #pyrography #natureart

Little slug guy chilling in the garden. How I wish I were he. #illustration #illustrator #digitalpainting #slugart #sillyart

An ode to my frustration with Americana; its connection to land, the people of this country and the infuriating argument around who “does” or “does not” belong here. Here’s to working towards a better future. #illustration #illustrator #digitalpainting #natureart #naturepainting

Spent an ungodly amount of time on this sketch of Paul Hackett from #afterhours since I want to practice drawing people in oil pastel. Not entirely happy with it but it was very fun to play with the colors in this! #oilpastel #afterhours #illustration #pastels

Quick study of a button quail I did a little while ago. I love to play around with pastels whenever I get art block because I feel like I just have so much fun exploring what they can do. #birds #birdart #buttonquail #oilpastel #sketchbook

Hello everyone! Recently I was announced as @anneappert.bsky.social ‘s runner-up for @pbrisingstars.bsky.social and it’s been such an absolute honor! I’ve also noticed that I’ve had a small influx of followers here as a result, so I just wanted to say welcome to everyone and thank you all so much!

2025 RUNNER UPs PT 2: @boragrove.bsky.social @mariannebtabner.bsky.social @jynhall.bsky.social @laurenmcpheters.bsky.social @scnaux.bsky.social @musingmommumble.bsky.social @inkcap-art.bsky.social

A small roundup of recent woodburns. I’m trying to get myself burning again on a regular basis, thinking of these as sketches to get better ideas for large scale compositions. #woodburning #woodburner #pyrographer #illustrator #illustration #birdart

Broke out the Colwood to create this seal plaque for my brother’s birthday. I feel rusty as hell but I’m so happy with how this little guy came out. #woodburning #woodburner #pyrographer #pyrography #sealart

For the past couple months I’ve been working on an animated project in between commissions and my day job. I’ll be releasing an official teaser for the project soon, but for now here’s a series of backgrounds I did for the opening sequence that I’m pretty proud of! #colorstudies #gouache #animation

A small round up of recent sketchbook pages! I’ve been having so much fun playing around in my sketchbook during lunches at work. #sketchbook #sketchbookspread #illustrstion #illustrator

And ode to one of my favorite shows, Joe Pera Talks With You! This is a show I always find myself coming back to in difficult times to remind myself of the joy of day to day minutiae. Thanks Joe! #joepera #joeperatalkswithyou #adultswim #illustration #illustrator #tomatoart

Hey everyone!!! I’m so excited to announce that I applied to the #pbrisingstars mentorship this year! I feel like this is a great opportunity to dive in the world of #kidslit and regardless of whether or not I get selected, I’m just so happy knowing this opportunity is out there.

I watched the #jimhenson documentary twice in one week and cried both times. Here’s my little tribute to the man, because words can’t express how happy I am for the impact his creativity had on the world and my own artistic practice. #illustrstion #kermit #mupptes #themuppetshow

It’s hard to not get discouraged during the querying process. The past few years have been hard on me in ways that bring me to tears almost on a daily basis. My own battles with mental health make it hard to not view all the rejections as confirmation that I’m just not meant to be in this industry.

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard this is my first time ever participating! I’m Moggs, a wood burner and illustrator currently looking for representation! My website is: moggsdrewsillustration.com/home.html I hope to see you around! #kidslit #artpostcard #illustrator #illustration

Just my little disaster gays. Sometimes I picture these two as happy normal well adjusted humans just to give myself a little dopamine fix. #illustration #theterror #theterroramc #queerart

Starting my querying journey as an illustrator right now and it’s terrifying! The question of whether I’m enough, or if there’s just not a place for me in this market is on my mind constantly, especially as the world is so turbulent. How do other illustrators do this! #kidslit #illustration

Rockpile!! It’s been too long since I drew a bunch of rocks with cute faces. #illustration #illustrator #geology #geologyart #gouacheillustration

It’s that time of year again!! (Self portrait time) #selfportrait #illustration #illustrator #cartoonist #cartoon

Started playing #discoelysium again and was struck with the most intense desire to draw the #amctheterror boys in the Disco Elysium art-style. So here we are starting with Fitzjames. A lil afraid to post this, I’m not great at painting. #theterror #theterrorfanart #impressionist #digitalpainting

Hello #PortfolioDay I’m Moggs, a Colorado based illustrator + pyrographer! I’m heavily inspired by nature and have a soft spot for birds and mushrooms. I hope to see ya around! 🍄‍🟫 My Portfolio: mdrews.otherpeoplespixels.com/home.html 🍄‍🟫My email: [email protected] 🍄‍🟫My instagram: inkcap.art

I’ve recently realized that all of my recent paintings/illustrations from the past year have dark colored backgrounds. I decided to remedy this for the new year by painting an owl with a dark colored background. #birds #barnowl #birdart #owlart #gouache #gouachepainting

Happy new year everyone! This year I attended my first ever artists market and actually sold out of all of my stock! This was an incredible night and it has given me a lot of inspiration to keep pursuing more artistic goals in 2025. #pyrography #woodburning #birdart #sardineart #artmarket

I’m going to be selling wood burnings at a Christmas market next week so I’ve been prepping some new plaques to display. This #barnowl is my favorite so far! #illustration #pyrography #woodburning #birds #birdart

Ok, so, did I make animal crossing versions of #theterror characters? Yes. Was it a moment of weakness? Perhaps. Am I very happy with my animal crossing versions of them? Absolutely. #illustration #amctheterror #theterrorfanart

A sketchbook page from a while back. I love playing with oil pastels when I’m feeling creatively stuck. This page was oil pastels on acrylic paint. #oilpastels #sketchbook #sketchbookpage #mountains

Some #theterror fanart I did about a month ago after completing the show with a friend. It was such a wild ride and I just couldn’t get this idea out of my head after finishing it. #illustration #digitalpainting

I collected some leaves and pressed them to use them as a canvas. Should I do more? 🍂🍁🍃 Btw I will finally open my shop next friday 6pm CET for the winter season again. New prints and also few originals will be available. Keep your eyes open!! #illustration #gouache #autumnlandscape

A couple sketchbook pages. You can see me planning an animated project on here but I felt weird about the empty space. So I filled everything up with doodles. My favorite parts are the lil rock guys. #treeart #rockart #sketchbook #natureart

The house across the street from us has been playing live amateur polka for the past two hours and I’m pretty delighted about it.

A Greater Prairie Chicken! I absolutely adore these little guys and couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw one. One of my favorites when it comes to animals that look like irl Pokémon. #birds #birdart #sketchbookpage #illustrator

Golden hour in my bedroom is maybe the only thing truly keeping me together these days.

Another collection of November sketchbook pages featuring two of my favorite things, birds and sloppy pastels!! #sketchbook #sketchbookart #birds #oilpastels #birdart

A recent sketchbook page. Things feel intense and scary right now but somehow November feels hopeful to me. Community is the most powerful tool we have. Look out for each other, and take care of yourselves! #sketchbook #sketchbookart #owl #moth #owlart #mothart #illustration

"Over the Garden Wall" stop-motion short by Aardman studios is now online ♥ Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the series by Patrick McHale (Cartoon Network). Directed by Mikey Please & Dan Ojari ("Robin-Robin"). Puppet Makers : Sculpt-Double. Watch the film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2024-11...

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