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Kit & Ty - “Sanctuary in the Storm” - Early Acess

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Dru & Ash - “I Can’t Let You Go” - Early Access

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Fish Princess - Doodle

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Buncha Old Artwork

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⚜️Kingling⚜️ - Vote + Early Access

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Doodle - People We Meet on Vacation

FIRST CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE FANART ALERT!!

Read People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry before the movie was out and honestly really enjoyed it! I’m still a fantasy girl to my core but it’s fun to switch things up.

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Betrayed by a Brother - Process

Hey Patrons!

Little Process post on this recent piece— excluding, of course, reference pictures taken of my brother which you can see in my recent reels/tiktok lol.

This piece was especially tricky because, in the written scene, SPOILERS Kel is dangling off of a cliff, but Cassie wanted the characters cropped as half bodies. So I couldn’t show Kels lower body being suspended in air. To solve for this, I used a lot of sheer vertical lines and an off k...

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Sneak peek - Kingling

It’s been a while since I’ve drawn my husband… excited for you guys to see this one!

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Digital Sketchbook

Mornin’ Patrons,

Here’s a recent digital sketchbook dump! Variety of ship art and pose studies. Enjoy! :)

Highlights: Odysseus, Jurdan, Percabeth, OCs

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Early Access - Betrayed by a Brother - Swordcatcher

Hi Patrons!

Here is early access to a commissioned piece for The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare! Kel and Conor 🥲 no spoilers but ohhh the devastation. Finally able to share this piece as Cassie asked me to hold off for spoiler reasons haha. It was so tricky to get the pose and emotions right in such an intense moment… Enjoy!

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Odysseus?? - Doodle

One day I’ll give into my inner theatre kid and do Epic the musical fanart fr. 😩🤞

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Divine Touch - Render

Happy Holidays Patrons!

Hope you all had a restful holiday season. Part 3 of my In Depth Video Tutorial where we dive into rendering was recently uploaded here, so I wanted to keep you all up-to-date on the progress we made in that video.

The next update will be finishing touches, color adjustments and speech bubbles— so look forward to it!

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In Depth Drawing Tutorial - pt. 3

Merrrrry Christmas Cerulean Patrons!

Here is Part 3 of my In Depth Drawing Tutorial Video. In this part we are covering rendering. I’ll go over my approach to specific materials, techniques for lighting and touch on character design.

Tried posting the video unlisted through YouTube for the first time so I could keep all 15 minutes together. Do let me know if there are any issues for you, or if it changes the wa...

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Young Wizard - Sneak Peek

Cheers Patrons,

The holiday season always makes me crave a certain wizarding world marathon, so here’s a sneak peak at this piece. ;)

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May I have this dance? - Doodle

Quick Jurdan! Cardan probably forcing Jude to dance with him at a revel where she was only planning to talk business.

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Animation Concept Art

Hey Patrons!

Most of you know me for my fantasy illustrations, but something I rarely talk about is my work in animation. Here’s a look at some of my film concept art from Uni—from character design renderings and color keys to building and environment concept art.

Fun fact: the animation industry was actually the path I originally planned to pursue, and half of what I focused on during my studies. If you’ve been following me on Instagram for...

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Divine Touch - Flat Colors

Hey Patrons!

Part 2 of my In Depth Drawing Tutorial Video is up for Cerulean tier, and I’m following up with the flat color progress we made in it.

Excited for the rendering tutorial up next, and to share the final piece with all of you! :)

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In Depth Drawing Tutorial - pt. 2B

Hey there Cerulean Patrons!

Here’s Part 2B of my in-depth drawing tutorial video. (Had to split it into two posts since Patreon wouldn’t upload the 11 minute version) This second part goes over gathering reference, sketching anatomy, inking, flat colors, and color pallets.

Honestly, your biggest takeaway from this part might be: “Wow, Frostbite… you use a LOT of reference.”

And honestly? Fair.

When I was a young arti...

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In Depth Drawing Tutorial - pt. 2A

Hey there Cerulean Patrons!

Here’s Part 2A of my in-depth drawing tutorial video. (Had to split it into two posts since Patreon wouldn’t upload the 11 minute version) This second part goes over gathering reference, sketching anatomy, inking, flat colors, and color pallets.

Honestly, your biggest takeaway from this part might be: “Wow, Frostbite… you use a LOT of reference.”

And honestly? Fair.

When I was a young arti...

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🏴‍☠️A Prince Among Pirates 🏴‍☠️ - Thumbnails

Ahoy Patron Mateys!

Some BTS content of my cover for A Prince Among Pirates by Katie Abdou for Simon & Schuster!

There was a lot of pose refinement on this cover, which I don’t mind because thumb-nailing poses is one of my favorite parts and it forces me to get really creative with body language.

Here we were trying to find the perfect balance of the rivals to lovers, haughty prince vs rugged pirate dynamic— so each pose is varying c...

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Lil Judes

Hi patrons!

Quick color shape warm ups of Jude!! I’d love to someday do a bunch of outfits/looks for her— particularly exploring her hair horns. ✨

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Early Access - “Swear it.”

Haymitch and Maysilee from Sunrise on the Reaping! Found family doomed by the narrative. And Haymitch, my poor poor boy. 🥲 Can’t wait for the movie to destroy my heart further.

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Sneak Peek - Sunrise on the Reaping

Recently read Sunrise on the Reaping and had to draw something to quell the despair. 🥲 Figure it’s my only chance to read a hunger games book before I watch the movie, since I haven’t read any of the others. I couldn’t put it down, so maybe I need to read the rest?

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In Depth Drawing Tutorial - pt. 1

Hi hi Cerulean Patrons!

Here’s part one of my in-depth drawing tutorial video. This first part goes over my hardware, software, canvas size, set up and brushes. I realized after filming and editing this that I YAP!!! So I suggest maybe just putting this on in the background while you draw or do something else haha. :) I’m keeping it more to the point in the next parts, where we actually get into the drawing.

T...

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Divine Touch - Tutorial Sketch

Hey Patrons!

Here’s a peak at the sketch phase for my In Depth Drawing Tutorial Video for Cerulean Tier!

My Ocs’ were the most requested subject by you guys for the drawing tutorial, so I decided on a tense ( w possible romantic undertones? 👀) moment between Kaedus and Irenea.

Still editing the video, but you can hopefully expect part one shortly!

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My Sweet Villian - wip

thinking about them… again…. sigh

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Grand Tetons Plein Air

Hi Patrons!

Something a bit different for you this time. Recently went on a bucket list camping trip to the Grand Tetons and did some plein air watercoloring while I was there! I hadn’t watercolored in agesss, so I was quite rusty and a bit discombobulated by the elements/having limited supplies. At one point, I had to use a croc filled with glacier lake water since I failed to pack a water cup haha. I think it adds to the authenticity though?

End up gifting the...

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The Glittering Edge - Process/BTS

Hallo Cerulean Patrons,

Here’s a process/behind-the-scenes look at my illustration for The Glittering Edge!

If you’re interested in the process for the second endpaper for this series, do let me know.

TBH, I was surprised at how well received this illustration was because I didn’t really like it at first. Looking back, I’m proud of how it turned out and especially proud of how I matched the colors in both endpapers. Enjoy!

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The Ichor Oath - OC stuff

Hey Patrons!

Here’s a big dump of OC doodles for my story tentatively named The Ichor Oath.

Also, I’d like to thank everyone for your suggestions on my last post. Based on my tally of the votes, my OC’s were actually the most popular suggestion! (Which I am extremely flattered by)

So you can expect to see more of Irenea and Kaedus very soon. ;) Enjoy!

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This in...

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⚜️Vote on my Next Fanart!⚜️

Hey Patrons!

Hoards of you have asked for an in-depth tutorial video on my illustration process, and your wish is my (slightly inexperienced but enthusiastic) command!

The full process/behind-the-scenes magic will be exclusive to my Cerulean Tier patrons, but I thought why not let everyone get in on the fun? So! I'm opening the floor to all tiers to help decide what I draw for the video.

Drop your wildest, m...

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