Sketching & Illustration

Hi there! I’m Meg and I wanted to introduce myself as your Creative Moderator for this group! I am excited to be here! (=^･ω･^=)

Some of you might recognize me from my time at Artsnacks, doing art livestreams and hosting the ink challenge for 2023, or maybe you know me from social media (toxic.moxie) or maybe we are meeting for the first time here. Either way, hello! I am happy to meet you and be here to support your creativity!

I like to create art in a lot of different ways: digital illustrations in Procreate, doodles and illustrations using pen, ink wash, and sometimes watercolor or acrylic paint markers, and I also make paintings on wood cut outs that I cut and sand myself. If I am being honest, I just create in whatever way feels inspirational at the time, and I am always open to trying new supplies and…

To follow what @chris was saying about projects for fun, I’ve been challenging myself finding new projects so I started on my Coloring Calendar! This image is for rainy APRIL. I needed new compositions to challenge myself, using new tools on new paper. I’ve been using the unbeatable Pentel coloring pencils on Maruman paper.

I’ve tried other ‘erasable’ pencils and they’re a bold faced lie. The Pentel ones are the real deal and the paper holds up better than my Canson classics. I need a whole box of the red ones now 😂 Next up is JUNE: Camp!!

Have you guys tried the Milky brush yet? This thing is awesome!