I haven't been able to make anything new due to life getting in the way, but I wanted to share something, so here's some pillows I made a couple of years ago! This was one of my very first punch needle and sewing projects. They're very comfy ❤️ #sewing #pillowcase #punchneedle #craft #DIY

I want to be a cat sleeping in the fields surrounded by flowers 🐈🌷✨ #kidlitart #cat #kitty #illustration #catillustration #cuteart #digitalart

More watercolours! #botanicaldrawing #flowerart #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorart #illustration

During Peachtober I kept wanting to draw something with watercolour but I couldn't squeeze in the time to do it, so now that I finally have a bit more time I can! #watercolor #watercolour #goldfish #goldfishart #cuteart #illustration

#peachtober DAY 31: Ghost! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 🎃👻✨ I can't believe I managed to finish the full month! This was so much fun to do ❤️ If you've followed me for the month, thank you so much! Your support means the world to me :) #peachtober25 #peachtober25ghost #ghost #halloween #halloweendrawing

#peachtober DAY 30: Whisker! I love those fish eyed pictures of cats, they always make me smile Tried drawing one but imo my cat looks like a rodent LMAO #peachtober25 #cat #peachtober25whisker #catdrawing #digitalart #illustration #catillustration

#peachtober DAY 29: SOUR! As a kid I was such a big fan of those jawbreaker balls and would eat them until my mouth would go numb lol #peachtober25 #peachtober25sour #drawingchallenge #sourface #digitalart #cuteart

#peachtober DAY 28: Button! Obsessed with all the buttons on the back of wedding dresses, but made it goth because I can 👌✨ #peachtober25 #peachtober25button #peachtoberchallenge #digitalart #button #goth #gothic #gothicdress

#peachtober DAY 27: Axe! Getting closer to the end! Trying to divert from the formula a little bit by making this one into a comic style. It's been so long since I've worked on a comic. #peachtober25 #peachtober25axe #peachtoberchallenge #digitalart #limitedpalette #cuteart #comicpanel #comic

#peachtober DAY 26: (TEDDY) BEAR! Bears are friend shaped ❤️ I think every kid was obsessed with a teddy bear double their size at one point, I know I was! #peachtober25 #peachtober25bear #drawingchallenge #art #digitalart #illustration #cuteart

#peachtober DAY 25: Stripes! Tried a more realistic style today! This took me way too long 😭 #peachtober25 #peachtober25stripes #digitalart #cuteart #illustration #zebra

#peachtober DAY 24: Spots! I love all the mushrooms that pop up as soon as it's autumn. So lovely ❤️ #peachtober25 #peachtober25spots #drawingchallenge #digitalart #illustration #autumn

#peachtober DAY 23: PAPER! I used to make so many paper airplanes back in school! Wish I could hop on one and fly far away ✈️ #peachtober25 #peachtober25paper #digitalart #illustration #art #drawingchallenge

#peachtober DAY 22: WEB! This myth about eating spiders in your sleep used to scare me for years! #peachtober25 #peachtober25web #digitalart #cuteart #artistsonbluesky #drawingchallenge

#peachtober DAY 21: SNOWFLAKE! #peachtober25 #peachtober25snowflake #digitalart #illustration #art

#peachtober DAY 20: TRUCK! This prompt brought me back to one of my core childhood memories! My sister and I used to play with our grandfather's toy truck, which was huuuuge 🚚💨 hours of fun 🤩 #peachtober25 #peachtober25truck #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #illustration

#peachtober DAY 19: Melon! I'm trying to prolong the summer but thinking about delicious fruit with this drawing. I love cantaloupes🍈❤️ What's your favourite fruit? #peachtober25 #peachtober25melon #drawingchallenge #octoberchallenge #digitalart #art #illustration #cuteart

#peachtober DAY 18: TOAD! I've been drawing so many animals for this challenge, and I really love the change of pace. It's making me really inspired! #peachtoberchallenge #peachtober25 #drawingchallenge #artchallenge #cuteart #toad #digitalart #illustration

#peachtober DAY 17: WHISTLE! I love the birds whistling every morning as soon as I wake up. It's such a lovely sound. #peachtoberchallenge #peachtober25 #peachtober25whistle #drawingchallenge #artchallenge #cuteart #birdart #digitalart

#peachtober DAY 16: HATCH! Love how this one turned out ❤️ Unfortunately I can't raise chickens in my tiny apartment, but a girl can dream haha #Peachtober25 #peachtober25hatch #drawingchallenge #artchallenge #cuteart #chicken #illustration #art

#peachtober DAY 15: AQUARIUM! Halfway there! I can't believe I've been drawing this much. I definitely went all out on this one. I love drawing fish ❤️ #peachtober25 #peachtober25aquarium #cuteart #illustration #art #drawingchallenge

#peachtober DAY 14: BRUSH! I thought this one was going to be easy, but I still struggled a lot with this prompt. This one is loosely based on the covers of the manga Blue Period. Can you tell I like sparkles? ✨ #peachtober25 #peachtober25brush #cuteart #drawingchallenge #digitalart #blueperiod

#peachtober DAY 13: MARBLE! Marbles were such a big part of my childhood during the 90's. I collected so many of them that all came in beautiful colors. Do kids still play with marbles these days? #peachtober25 #peachtober25marble #drawingchallenge #digitalart #peachtoberchallenge #cuteart

#peachtober DAY 12: (Tree)BARK! Taking a nice nap on a quiet sunny day <3 #peachtober25 #peachtober25bark #peachtoberchallenge #drawingchallenge #digitalart #cuteart

#peachtober DAY 11: Seagull! #peachtoberchallenge #peachtober25 #peachtober25seagull #artchallenge #drawingchallenge #digitalart

#peachtober DAY 10: CRITTER! tf when you find a bug to play with like a Pokémon 🪲🫴 #cuteart #peachtober25 #peachtober25critter #peachtoberchallenge #drawingchallenge #artchallenge #bugart

#peachtober DAY 9: ROPE! Not gonna lie, had a reaaaally hard time with this one. The prompt made me think of having a tug-of-war with a cute dog. #peachtoberchallenge #peachtober25 #peachtober25rope #drawingchallenge #artchallenge #digitalart

#peachtober DAY 8: LEAF! When reading this prompt my mind immediately went to the four leaf clover. Let's hope we all get the luck we need for the rest of this year~ #cuteart #peachtober25 #peachtober25leaf #peachtoberchallenge #artchallenge #drawingchallenge

#peachtober DAY 7: Strawberry! Can't believe the first week is already done~ This has been a good exercise in getting creative with a limited color scheme and playing around with layers! #peachtober25 #peachtober25strawberry #drawingchallenge #peachtoberchallenge

DAY 6: RING! for the #peachtober challenge on Instagram. I unfortunately didn't have enough time to really go into this one due to a lot of freelance work. Tried a more cartoon-ish drawing this time! #drawingchallenge #peachtober25 #peachtober25ring #artchallenge #illustration #cuteart

Day 5 of #peachtober on Instagram: Poppy! #peachtober25 #peachtober25poppy #art #illustration #cuteart #drawinchallenge #peachtoberchallenge

DAY 4 of the #Peachtober challenge over on Instagram! I'm feeling more and more inspired by drawing these prompts on a daily basis, especially since I'm drawing things quite out of my comfort zone. Today is Gingham! #peachtober25 #peachtober25gingham #illustration #drawingchallenge #cuteart

DAY 3 of Peachtober on Instagram!! This one was so much fun to make!!! I love slugs. They often crawl around in the forest close to my home after a long rainy day. Love picking them up too 😆 #peachtober25 #peachtober25slug #peachtober #art #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit

Day 2 of the Peachtober challenge on Instagram! I'm enjoying this limited color palette so far. #peachtober25 #peachtober25kite #peachtober

First day of peachtober on Instagram! I've been struggling with perfectionism again and this seemed like a good opportunity to challenge myself. Hopefully I can do all days of the month! #peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25acorn #peachtoberinstagram

I’m currently working really hard to (re)launch my online store! Here's a preview of the products that will be available, more to come soon! To stay updated, consider following or subscribing on the website (link in bio). #smallbusiness #artstore #artshop #shoplaunch

copywriting for online stores is haaaaaaard Does anyone have some good copywriting books to recommend that tackle this? #copywriting #SEO #onlinecopywriting #smallbusiness

#flowerpattern 🌹🌸🌺🌻🌼 #dailyillustration #patternillustration #patterndesign #dailydrawing

QRP with something watery 🐋 #whale #mermaid #art

played with some more color #dailydrawing #art #colorfulart #neonvibes #dailyillustration

🫜🫜🫜 #illustration #dailyillustration #cuteart #radish #vegetable #kidlitart #dailydrawing #cute

unfortunately due to life being busy and nerve pain, I've had to postpone drawing and posting for a while. It sucks, but thankfully it's a lot better these days. I'm hoping to get back into daily drawing again! #illustration #dailydrawing #portrait

I have this insufferable itch to completely revamp my online store, since it's so outdated. Just gotta find myself some 80 hours of free time to build it lmao #ramblings

These little monsters have really grown on me haha #labubu #lafufu #drawing #cuteart #cutedrawing #themonsters

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Melsie, Freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator with a small store! I love to draw playful, warm & cute things and enjoy using really vibrant colors! 🐝✨ Would love to make more commissions/ personal illustrations! 🌐 melsieferastudio.com ✉️ [email protected]

Got a Dip pen this weekend! Made some flowers. #flowers #dippen #fountainpen #traditionalart #traditional #botanicalart #botanical #floral

The other weird thing is people like to conflate a follow-count with an artist's level of skill or prominence, and that's just an incorrect metric. Some of our most skilled and well-regarded colleagues have modest followings online. Developing a following online is a whole other skill.

I'm struggling with finding inspiration lately, so I got some books to go back to the basics! #study #anatomy #anatomystudy #drawingstudy #sketching #artblock

Being an artist is like "when i finish this art project i am going to reward myself for working so hard by making this new art project" Over and over until you die.

I don't make money off this, so feel free to click through. This is a guide I wrote years ago that unfortunately remains relevant to people wanting to set rates for freelance work. medium.com/@xavierck/a-...