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Commission Work: Flat Colors & Outfit Design 🌌✨ + new draw with me video!
Hi everyone! :)Today I started filming a new draw with me videofor you, and I decided to film some process of working on my commission! 🥰 This is Elara from Heavenly Bodies (you can read more about her in my other post) and this is where I’m at with progress :)I filmed the process of designing and painting Elara’s masquerade gown, which is inspired by starry night skies 🌌✨If you look closely, there are silver constellations on her décolletage, which I thought was such a pretty detail in the book 😠I’ll start editing the video ...
Commission Work: Sketching Elara from Heavenly Bodies âï¸âœ¨ + new video for you! 💌
Hi again! ðŸ˜Today is the official release day for the book Heavenly Bodies in the US, so I wanted to show you guys a sneak-peek of another commission I’m doing for the book! 🥰 This is Elara, the main female lead âï¸ She’s the runaway princess of Asteria, a kingdom of nighttime and shadows, and she’s the perfect blend of soft and fierce :)Some behind the scenes of planning these sketches:The author, Imani, wanted Elara’s character sheet to include an outfit she wore to a masquerade ball, so I looked up the description in the book...
Drawing a Book Villain 🖤🌹 real-time process of commission work! ✨
Hellooo everyone! 🥰Earlier this week I shared my progress on this fun commission to draw Ariete, the villain from Heavenly Bodies! The book is officially released worldwide TODAY 😠So I thought it would be the perfect time to share this video with you 💗This is my first time recording commission work! My process is a lot longer when I do commissions (I spend more time on details) so the video is almost 4 hours 🙈 The initial sketch isn’t the final that the author ended up choosing, so I put flat colors down for it in the video and t...
Finished Commission: Ariete from Heavenly Bodies 🖤🥀 + new videos for you! ✨
Hi everyone! 🥰 I hope you’ve all had a restful weekend:)I wanted to show you my finished commission for Imani Erriu’s book, Heavenly Bodies! 🖤 Drawing this villain was SO much fun, and working with Imani to bring him to life was such a dream ðŸ˜I recorded the FULL painting process for you guys, so you’ll get to see the real-time video of how I painted him this week! 🥳 If you want to see some behind-the-scenes of my sketches for this commission, check out this post 💌I’m commissioned to draw another character from the book as...
Drawing Romantic Eyes 💗✨ real-time process! âœï¸
Hellooo everyone! :)Here is a new real-time drawing video for you! 💌 This one shows the process of drawing two different eye studies :) I wanted to focus on the emotions here and capture a romantic feel in their gazes, which was a little challenging (but easier once you discover the power of sparkles and shiny reflections in the eyes ðŸ¤âï¸âœ¨) I hope you all enjoy! :) I’m also currently recording another real-time videofor you of my current commission piece, so you’ll be able to see some behind the scenes! â˜ºï¸ Stay tuned for that...
Early Look: Romantic Eyes 💗☀ï¸âœ¨ + new video for you! 🎞ï¸
Happy Friday everyone! :)Here’s an early look at some eye studies I finished today! I rarely draw close-ups (I actually find them really challenging) so this was really good practice â˜ºï¸ I wanted to draw eyes that capture that ✨romantic gaze✨ lol it can be really difficult to portray emotion through the eyes alone without the other features to help with the expression, which was another challenging aspect! The other tricky part was that my reference was black and white, so I had to figure out the colors as I worked — here’s my refe...
Early Look: Snow Day â„ï¸âœ¨ Dating a Vampire pt.8 🥀
Hello again! ☺ï¸Today I finished working on part 8 of Dating a Vampire, and I wanted to show you guys an early look! I’ve always wanted to make a snow day episode, so here we are ðŸ¤Here’s my insane storyboard 😂I plot out each episode in my head first, but with so many scenes, it helps to scribble down what I’m imagining so I can see how everything flows! Even just a head angle or a basic shape is enough for me to know which scene is which, and this way I can stay organized :)Here’s my mood board that I used for inspiration:Rose ...
Commission Work: Sketching Ariete from Heavenly Bodies 🖤🌹✨
Hi everyone! I hope you’ve all been having a happy week so far:)I started working on a new commission this week and I wanted to show you all some sneak-peeks of the progress! 😠I mentioned in my last post that I normally can’t share much about commissions because they’re usually NDA (there’s one commission I finished in December that is SO exciting and I can’t talk about it yet! 🥲💗) but for this one, the author said I could share sneak-peeks with you! 🥰This is Ariete from the book Heavenly Bodiesby Imani Erriu! He’s one ...
January Wallpaper Pack! 💌✨ + plans for this week âœï¸
Hello everyone! :) I hope you’ve had a happy + restful weekend 🥰I wanted to start the week with a wallpaper pack for you! 💗 There are 22 wallpapersin this pack, and you can scroll down and download the artwork you want to use for your phone screen or tablet 💌✨ You can also browse more wallpaper packs in the wallpaper feed here on Patreon! 🥰 I hope you all enjoy:)My plans this week:I’m currently working on a REALLY fun commission for one of my favorite authors ever, and normally I can’t talk about commission work because itâ€...
Early Look: Jude + Oak âœï¸ðŸ‚ + Happy New Year! ✨
Hello everyone and Happy New Year! ðŸ˜I can’t believe we’re officially in 2025! 2024 was such a special year for me, and I thought I’d share a little recap with you here :)Last year was a time of exciting new experiences! You guys know I’m an avid bookgirl, and in 2024 I started drawing more fan art of characters from the books I love :) I had no idea that it would lead me to meeting some of my favorite authors, but pretty soon they started contacting me and asking me to work on projects with them — and of course I was over the moon ...
TUTORIAL: How to Render a Face! âœï¸ðŸ’—✨
Hi everyone! :)Here is a brand new tutorial for you! 💌 The topic that won the vote this month was a video about how to render a face, so I’ll be sharing my favorite tips and techniques about where to apply light, shadow and color on a face from sketch to finish 🥰I hope you all enjoy it and find it helpful!! :) Here are some additional videos and resources to help you with this topic:Rendering Walkthrough(a general guide on how to render)Color Theory TutorialHow to Draw FacesHow to Draw ExpressionsHow to Draw and Render MouthsHow to Draw...
Vote for the Tutorial Video Topic! 💌📮✨
Hello everyone! :)It’s time to vote for this month’s exclusive tutorial topic!Thank you so much to everyone who left suggestions, I’ve written them all down and have included the most popular requests in this poll for you to vote🥰Here’s a little info about each topic:Fan Art Tutorial:An updated video about how to create fan art! I’ll show you how I find references, how to choose colors, and how to infuse a story element into the artwork to create fan art that feels authentic and original 📚Style Studies: This tutorial will focus ...
BONUS VIDEO: Expression Studies! âœï¸ðŸ¥€ðŸ–¤
Hi everyone! :)Earlier this week you guys voted for me to film a video where I draw expression studies, so here it is! 🥰💌 I decided to draw three different expressions of my OC Viktor from Dating a Vampire! You’ll get to see me sketch each one, with some bonus coloring + rendering of one of the expressions at the end:)I hope you all enjoy! 😠Stay tuned for our tutorial pollwhich will be going up soon — you’ll get to vote for the topic of this month’s exclusive tutorial video(based on suggestions/ideas from you guys!) ✨Love yo...
Step-by-Step Tutorial: How to Draw Wings âœï¸ðŸª½âœ¨
Hello everyone! 🥰Here’s a little gift for you! My first guide on how to draw and render feathery wings ðŸŽâœ¨ Wings are one of my favorite things to draw, and they’re a great way to add an angelic flair to your characters! To access the step-by-step, just scroll to the bottom of this post and click on the attachment :) It’s a PDF so you can view it on any device! From there, just zoom in to read the steps 💗I hope you all enjoy it! 😠Don’t forget to drop a comment on this postif you’d like to request a specific topic for this...
Tutorial Suggestions! 💌📮 what should the video topic be? ✨
Hi everyone! :)It’s time to get your suggestionsfor this month’s tutorial video topic!😠Feel free to drop your requests in the comments, even if it’s a simple or basic idea — all suggestions are welcome :) This week I’ll scroll through your comments and then create a pollwith the most popular requests for you all to vote! ✨You can also check out last month’s pollfor some ideas or if you’d like to suggest one of the topics that didn’t win last time â˜ºï¸ Stay tuned for a new bonus videocoming soon too! It’s a cozy video ...
Early Look: Expression Studies! 🥀🖤 + new bonus video for you! 💌✨
Hi everyone!😠I hope you’ve all had a happy weekend:)Here’s an early look at my finished expression studies! This is Viktor from my Dating a Vampire series 🥰 It’s the first time I’ve painted him in color (he’s normally grayscale) and I love him even more 🥲🖤 Drawing expressions was the topic that won the vote in the bonus video poll, and I’m almost done editing the video for you! It will go up this week for all Devoted Dragonfly members :)Other content this week:Step-by-Step Tutorial Guide: I’ll be posting a new tutoria...
Real-Time Drawing Process: Hero vs. Villain Outfits 🦋🌹✨
Happy Thursday :)Here is the real-time drawing process of my hero + villain outfit aesthetics! These were soooo much fun to paint and great clothing practice since there were a lot of textures ☺ï¸I work on the characters individually rather than simultaneously, so you can watch how I render each outfit in a more focused way! I hope it’s helpful for you guys 🥰🦋✨I’ll be filming a new bonus videofor you guys soon too, focused on expression studies!And there will also be a new step-by-step tutorialcoming, so stay tuned for those :) ð...
Early Look: Hero vs. Villain Aesthetic 🦋🌹✨ + new videos for you! âœï¸
Hi everyone! :)Here’s an early look at my outfit studies! I wanted to draw two different aesthetics: a hero look and a villain look 🥰 I had SO much fun with these!I recorded the full coloring and painting process from start to finish, so you’ll get a new real-time video soon!:) Normally when I draw studies like this, I work on both outfits at the same time little by little, but I decided to work on each outfit individually so you can see the process in a more succinct way ☺ï¸In other news, the poll for this month’s bonus video close...
Vote for the Bonus Video Topic! âœï¸âœ¨
Happy Monday everyone! :) I hope you all had a lovely weekend 💕It’s time to vote for the bonus video topic! For all the new members here, each month I film a bonus video just for Devoted Dragonfly membersin addition to our real-time videos, tutorial, and draw with me video 🥰 and you get to vote for the topic! :)The poll is multiple choiceso you can pick your favorites! I’ll start filming once the poll closes 😠Stay tuned for a new real-time video coming this week too :)Love you all and happy voting! 💌~Lydia💕
Sketches: Fantasy Pirate Outfits 🌊🗡ï¸âœ¨
Happy weekend everyone! :)Today I saw some gorgeous outfits on Pinterest that have a fantasy pirate aesthetic, so I’m doing some studies of them! 🖤 It’s been a while since I did some clothing studies so I’m excited to work on these 🥰 Swipe to see my unhinged reference board lol I stuck some faces on top of each clothing pose because all the outfits were headless 😤I’m going to record the painting process for you guys, so you’ll get another real-time drawing videosoon! :) I’m also thinking of making our step-by-step tutorialc...
Draw with Me! 👑 using a paperfeel screen + metal pencil tips âœï¸âœ¨
Hi everyone and happy Thursday! :)Here is a new draw with me video for you! 💌 I recently got a new screen protector with a paperfeel texture and some metal nibs for my Apple Pencil, and I use them for the first time in this video! I’ve been curious about them for forever, and I give you guys an honest review while I draw:)Here are the products I used:MEKO Metal NibsPaperfeel Screen Protector So get cozy with a drink or your tablet to draw along with me and I hope you all enjoy! 🥰💗Love,Lydia 💕
Expression Practice: Viktor Reactions! 🧛ðŸ½ðŸ–¤âœ¨
Hi again! :)I wanted to make a separate post showing all my expression drawings of Viktor, my OC from Dating a Vampire 🥰 I put up a story on insta the other day asking for my followers to write things to Viktor so I could draw his reactions and practice expressions, so here’s all of them! :) I kept his eyes, eyebrows and mouth on a separate layer so I could erase them for each new expression :) Sometimes I just used liquify to move things around (especially the eyebrows!) And using liquify works amazingly if you want to create more subtle ...
WIP Sneak-Peek: Modern Disney Princesses 👑✨ + new draw with me video! âœï¸
Hi everyone! ☺ï¸Today I finished filming a new draw with me video for you! 💌 I got a new paperfeel screen protector and some metal pen tips for my Apple Pencil, and I used them for the first time in the video:) While working on my drawing I give a little review and tell you guys what I think! (And let you hear all the scratchy sounds of my pencil on the screen ðŸ¤âœï¸) I decided to test out the screen and the nibs by sketching Snow White, Ariel & Cinderella in modern aesthetics 🥰 so here is the work in progress! I’ll start renderi...
WIP: Dating a Vampire pt.7 🖤🥀✨ + new iPad accessories & upcoming content! âœï¸
Happy weekend everyone! :)Here are some sneak-peeks of the next episode for my series, Dating a Vampire! 💗 This one is themed after a bookstore date because Viktor and Rose both love books 🥰 I missed drawing these two!! This holiday season has been sooo busy, but I’m almost done with this ep. and wanted to show you the progress:) Just two more sketches to color and then it will be done and I’ll post it as a reel ðŸ˜âœ¨Here’s a sketch that didn’t make it into the episode, but I still like it:)What I’m working on this week:In oth...
Stars 💗💫✨ real-time drawing process! âœï¸
Happy Wednesday! :)Here is a new real-time video for you! This one is a long one (3 hours 👀💕) because I recorded both the sketching and the painting process 🥰 I really enjoyed painting this!! I didn’t have a plan for the color palette when I got started, and it slowly morphed into a very pink/purple drawing 🙈 Darker skin tones are a little more challenging for me, but I love it because you can add lots of lush, saturated hues to the skin that are super pretty:) Don’t forget to adjust the video quality to HDwith the gear button! ...
Early Look: Stars 🌟 + Happy December! âœï¸âœ¨
Hi everyone and welcome to a new month! ðŸ˜I hope you all had a lovely weekend and a happy start to the month :) It’s crazy to me that we’re already in December!! I love this time of year because of the holidays and the cozy wintry vibes, and I basically have all the excuses to stay indoors, make hot drinks, draw and read â˜ºï¸ I thought my first drawing of the month would be something to match the vibe of December, but maybe I was craving some color because I painted this super pink & purple piece! ðŸ¤ðŸ’— I wanted to practice a darker ...
TUTORIAL: Rendering Walkthrough âœï¸â„ï¸âœ¨
Hello and happy weekend! :)Hereis a brand new tutorial for you! 🥳💌 This one is a walkthrough of my full rendering process, specifically focusing on what to do with the drawing after you’ve put down your sketch and flat colors :)I talk about how to make the character feel like they’re a part of the environment, how to set up your color palette to make the rendering phase easier, how to “clean up†the drawing and adjust your colors, and more 🥰I was fighting a cold at the beginning of the video (I filmed over a 3 day period) so I ...
Rendering Tutorial Sneak-Peek: Painting a Snow Scene âœï¸â„ï¸âœ¨
Hi everyone and happy Friday! :)Today I finished filming our new tutorial video, which will be a full walkthrough about rendering! âœï¸âœ¨ This topic won by a LOT of votes in our tutorial poll, and I was so excited because rendering is my favorite part of the process! I can’t wait to share some new tips and techniques with you guys 🥰So here is the result! 🤠The weather is getting colder, so a snow scene felt right:) I was imagining this as the main character in a fantasy book experiencing the ✨plot twist✨ 🤠I love betrayal trop...
BONUS VIDEO: Drawing Aurora from Sleeping Beauty 💗🌹✨
Hello again! :)Here is a new bonus video for you! 💌 You guys voted for me to draw Aurora, so I filmed some cozy sketching and coloring process 🥰 She’s one of my favorite Disney princesses ever and I had so much fun drawing her:) There are two extra sketches I made of her that I ended up not using in the final drawing, so you’ll get to see those too!To watch in HD, just click on the gear button âš™ï¸ Also, in the video I mention my tutorial on how to draw dynamic character sheets, which you can watch here!✨ I talk about how to balan...
Vote for the Tutorial Video Topic! 🎥âœï¸âœ¨
Hi again! :)It’s time to vote for the tutorial topic! 💌 There were so many great suggestions that we have EIGHT options in this poll! Thank you to everyone who dropped their ideas in the comments ☺ï¸ðŸ’—Below I’ve included the most popular requests for you to choose from :) If you don’t see your suggestion in the list, don’t worry! I keep everything written down in my notes, and your comments always help me to continue creating helpful content for you in the future :)Here’s a little info about each topic:Rendering Tutorial:This ...
