Want to know what it takes to illustrate a children's book?
Art takes time.
Here's my substack about sustained effort, and the humility of compromise in art markets.
#illustration #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #writing #creativity #arttakestime #scbwi #kidlitillustration
Silver Marches map available in both print and digital formats at prints.mikeschley.com
Seeing my older #DnD artwork being appreciated today by folks more than a decade after I first drew it is like opening an unexpected gift and thank you card all in one. 😊 #ForgottenReams
#DrawingIsTimeWellSpent
#ArtTakesTime
An abstract painting with yellow green and orange curving and swerling around. At the edge these happy colors become monotone and broken. A statement about needing closeness and community.
Finally finished a new painting!! Some traditional art to share will all of you!!
#art #artwork #traditionalart #abstractart #painting #acrylicpainting #abstractpainting #inspiration #arttakestime #myart #paintings #realthingsmadebyrealpeople #arafel #arafelartist
She walks alone—
two sabers, one purpose.
Light in her heart, war in her eyes.
Shoutout to osaka momma japanese goods for the plug on this fig.
#AhsokaTano #ToyPhotography #BlueskyToys #ActionFigureArt #DioramaDesign #StarWars #ArtTakesTime #FigureFocus #OsakaMommaFinds #EyeOfReiki
#clipstudiopaint #CapCut #tiktok #memorialart #disabledartist #chronicallyillartist #supportartists #arttakestime #artistsupportartists #botanicalart #flowerart #digitalart #glazedimage #onthisday #petportrait #animalart #glaze #cara #socials #socialmedia #ukartist #uk #pastart #oldart #support #♿️
Instead of using the Studio Ghibli filter, I bought actual Ghibli films, like The Wind Rises, which has a 4-second scene that took a human artist 15 months to draw. Respect the craft.
#StudioGhibli #TheWindRises #Animation #ArtTakesTime #RespectArtists #HandDrawn #RealArt #ArtMatters
This painting might look like it came together quickly, but it actually took over 3 months to finish! Yikes!
Sometimes art moves at its own pace, and that’s okay. Every brushstroke, every layer, every moment of doubt.
#ArtProcess #OilPainting #CreativeJourney #ArtTakesTime #SlowAndSteady
I can’t show the finished plush because it’s a gift.. so that’ll be a future post!
#comm #price #plush #arttakestime #timeismoney
