#art setup

Cordiwinks face reveal??? Can you tell why I was scared cc!Purpled looked like my cousins

The new studio is taking shape!!! Next job will be putting up the shelves 👀

For a whole host of reasons (including home and studio renovations taking a little longer than expected) I have not yet launched my MTG playmats for sale or fully opened my shop just yet. It's wonderful that people are keen! Thank you so much for all the lovely messages asking about them ^^ There is also a whole backlog of emails and messages to work through, but I promice I am doing my best to respond to everyone.

My wonderful partner Vincent has officially moved in yay! So we are chipping away at things behind the scenes, doing all the official paperwork and getting everything back up and running. It's especially challenging as we have chronic illness and flare-ups to navigate, so we have to take a lot of extra time to rest and pace in-between tasks.

Feeling incredibly thankful to all the wonderful people in our lives who supported us and helped make our home more accessible, you know who you are and I honestly can't even begin to thank you enough! We will do our best to pay it all forward in the ways we're able to. I feel incredibly fortunate to have reached this stage despite all the health challenges we've faced over the past few years. I'm genuinely so excited to start creating new art in this beautful space!

° COMMISSIONS ARE CLOSED °

For April and maybe half of May! Currently have a full schedule due to comms but will try my best to post art from time to time and maybe a video or two!

Some pictures of my bedroom after I’ve done some tidying! Slightly outdated though as my closet was recently updated and I’m currently updating my school desk :3

Featuring Daiso office supplies to step up my game for cheap. I do a lot of my art while traveling or at coffee shops, so I wanted a kit to keep my materials clean and organized without feeling too precious.

My solution:

Item 1 is a B5 zippered pouch that fits everything inside. It’s semi-rigid and about 1” thick, so it doesnt feel like its crushing my paper or tools and holds space in my backpack.

Next is a clear clipboard and an envelope of pre-cut & measured bristol paper. I like doing 2-4 on one page so you’re not dealing with curling edges on a tiny image, and I cut them into individual pieces later.

If I have individual pieces, I put them in a 2.75x3.75” box to keep them safe. This is usually for finished pieces.

My favorite part of the kit is a double-sided pecil case! It has a place for erasers (which were getting horrible and scrunly in my general pouch), ink (wont save me from a big explosion but hopefully small spills), and my brushes on one side. The other side is undivided, so plenty of space for pencils/pens/etc.

This whole thing zips up in a nice kit to take with me anywhere.

For storage at home, I also got a trading card-specific binder and extra refills. Not all trading cards are the same size, so if you want to store ACEOS (2.5x3.5”) this is the right size:

This is my workspace for making illustrations and comics. I use my planner to keep track of my progress. I do have a PC here as well, but I do most of my work on my iPad Pro.

I’d love to see other people’s workspaces too! If you feel like it, please feel free to share yours ✨