Appel

Illustrator | Floris the Frog | Dutch | She/Her | ENFP Full time frog artist by day, (fanart) sketcher by night, welcome to my sketch blog. Check the pinned post for tags I use and my other tumblr blogs.

[appeltjesgroen]

Hello there, here is how I use my three tumblr blogs. ✏️ appeltjesgroen : Sketches, D&D, Commissions, personal work, fanart 🐸 studioappeltjesgroen : Frogs and Floris the Frog, my main character and work ✨ citroentjesgeel : inspiration, references and other their gorgeous artworks

'My art' tag for all art posted on this tumblr. 'Appel's asks' tag for questions answered

Other tags: Dramione | Frog Yourself | Critical Role | Book art

[womanguy]

you should get a second evening for reading fan fiction. And you should get an extra day in the week to do arts and crafts.

[studioappeltjesgroen]

New colour way of the Lily of the Valley Floris t-shirt: sage green variant. 🌿

Available in S, M, L, XL, 2XL and 3XL Also available in a dark green-blue colour, petroleum blue. Hope these will be loved at DoKomi and Dutch Comic Con!

[appeltjesgroen]

“It's hard to see who I am when I am lost in what’s expected of me.”

The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig 🦋

[appeltjesgroen]

“It's hard to see who I am when I am lost in what’s expected of me.”

The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig 🦋

[appeltjesgroen]

“It's hard to see who I am when I am lost in what’s expected of me.”

The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig 🦋

[rainwashedsoul]

[juliedillon]

"Ministrations," part 3 of my king/knight illustration series 😁

[maiya5t]

Farewell is a hard thing to say

[mortuary9]

chilly

[shithowdy]

hey young artists: you are not "losing money" by not monetizing your hobby. just because someone keeps suggesting you monetize doesn't mean they (or you) understand what goes into running a business. unless you have a clear demand for your work and a gameplan to take advantage of that, the only thing you are wasting is your time by trying to cater to an algorithm or a market that simply doesn't exist. you cannot reverse-engineer success as an artist. just make your art. just make your art. your audience will come to you eventually.

[shithowdy]

now that i have more time to elaborate: i'm bringing this up again because every day on reddit i see what are very obviously teenagers pleading in borderline distress for help on how to "get noticed", typically with the intent of getting commissions. you are not only damning yourself to a lack of artistic identity by developing your work based on what you think will sell, you are also damning yourself to the very real possibility of resentment toward your own hobby when people aren't as enthusiastic as you about the results.

it's completely normal to want positive reactions and attention when you are a creative person. "create for yourself" can also mean "create things you know will make people happy, because you like making people happy". what i want to emphasize is that introducing the element of money can pollute that exchange, and if you find yourself at any point distressed because you're struggling to get a business off the ground... examine yourself with honesty and ask if part of the problem is not that you think the only worthwhile support your audience can offer is becoming a customer.

[appeltjesgroen]

Happy (Draco finally had the guts to kiss Hermione) Valentine’s day~ 💕✨

[appeltjesgroen]

Last year I made this one and it's my most loved and viral fanart to this day. I wish and plan to make more fanart this year, here's to hoping it will work out!

[appeltjesgroen]

Frogtastic Frogs 2 crowdfunding campaign is ending in a few hours! We're close to unlocking he axolotl's and if the first two are unlocked, I will unlock the last two myself. We gotta keep the collection complete! You can frog hop to the project here. Open for US backers! I've been super late with mentioning it here, a reason for my silence: I am swamped with work... I have so much book art wips waiting for me...

[canagadoodles]

My account is still blocked from searching/tags/etc on my business blog @foundfamilyadventurecrafts so I'm posting this here. There's something very bad happening with Small Business, Tech, and Amazon. What else is new?

Links: Bobo Design Studio for Updates & Submitting Information

Arrows Aim Greenhouse + Chroma Rex are putting together a complaint with WA State Attorney General's Office + Templates for complaints / opt out

Articles:

Amazon's Buy For Me Information Page

Reuters Article

Ars Technica Article

Business Insider Article

[friday-tea]

Hey, that's us and a bunch of our friends! This whole thing SUCKS so bad and we're pissed. We've intentionally not listed our products on Amazon for the 15 years we've been in business. We're ready to join a class action lawsuit and kick some ass.

[owlyjules]

Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 15

“The little patridge family settle in near the fireplace and listens to everyones chattering. Very soon you hear soft peeping from the sleepy chicks tucked under their mothers wings.”

[appeltjesgroen]

Happy (Draco finally had the guts to kiss Hermione) Valentine’s day~ 💕✨

[appeltjesgroen]

“He came for the girl... And got the monster instead.”

- One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig