lily's art corner

×!do not repost!× i make fantasy art and. sometimes share some online . IG/artfol: lilmelily|AA: LilyYana ⚝•⚝ coloring pages: https://photos.app.goo.gl/GUoYHLWufng8F9F56

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꧁⭒°· earth goddess ⭒ marker and watercolor ·°⭒꧂

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Time for another watercolor and marker illustration!

I actually started this one at the end of march and finished it at the end of april because i had quite the struggle with it and even after finishing i wasn’t quite sure how i felt about it.

But now looking back at it i kinda really like the more pronounced lines in it?

It’s definitely a little different from what i normally would do, but was actually quite fun to use watercolor in a dippen and to easily mix different colors for the lines! :D

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⋆ · alcohol marker, watercolor, white ink, pencil for sketching and lineart

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· sketch collection ⭒ july ’21 ·°⭒꧂

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After some pretty stressful weeks and also looking back and rethinking my social media I decided to start uploading sketch collection posts from time to time.

This mostly allows me to 1 - have less emotional stress brought to you by perfectionism, 2 - more art, especially of my OCs for you all, 3 - all that without me needing to upload to four platforms everyday while cluttering everyone's feed but also uploading more in a way and last and (with 1) probably most importantly 4 - have a better chance of keeping up weekly posts while also taking my time with more finished illustrations

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‘Short’ character introduction:

⋆ Ava - A girl from the future timeline; lives on earth and has a small flowershop and a lifestyle that is considered ‘vintage’ in her time. especially loves caring for all types of flowers from and history of earth

⋆ Liv - future girl 2/3, close friend of Ava, fellow plant enthusiast; was born and lives in a human space base and cares for the extraterrestrial flora as a scientist assigned to discover more about the biosystem

⋆ Elysterëa - An ancient nature spirit of the magic world, takes humanoid form covered in various mushrooms; a friend of Majura, often acts rather childish, but especially in her anger can very quickly be just as unpleasant as many mushrooms

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⋆ · fineliners

⋆ · (+ alcohol markers for the butterfly one)

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· ava’s flowershop ⭒ inkustration 08'20 ·°⭒꧂

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This art is already almost a year old but I'm still very much in love with it.

It was one of my first detailed art pieces that I genuinely really adored, one of my first illustrations with my favorite ink, the first painting and birth of my dear flower girl OC Ava, basically the only print of my own art that I have hanging up and one of my favorites overall to this day.

So basically this one means a whole lot to me.

I never really uploaded it for various reasons (mostly nervousness, i suppose), but today is finally the day, i really hope you all like it ♡

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⋆ · acrylic ink, colored pencil

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· sunset goddess ⭒ marker elimination #1 ·°⭒꧂

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Thank you so much to xoxos_drawings on IG for giving me these colors and a sunset theme! I tried to make it look like a sun goddess with golden elements and overall summery look and cloud-like hair ^^

These aren't colors i personally would have chosen but I'm really pleased with the outcome, i gotta say!

(I might have to put the swatches on the right side tho next time so the watermark doesn't completely c o v e r i t, oop)

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So here we go with the 'i really wanna get rid of these markers so I'll have to get them empty' color palette challenge! aka the 'marker elimination series' (sounds more severe but also has a better ring to it i think!)

I think these will make up midweek posts for a while (or as long as my schedule allows it)

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⋆ · markers, colored pencil

⋆ · brush pen/fineliner for lines

⋆ · gouache/gold ink for highlights

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· ‘random things that bring me joy’ acrylic still life ·°⭒꧂

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(amazing title, i know, my creativity knows no bounds)

I’ve been struggling a bit with art and really didn’t know what to draw so i eventually decided to just do some studies of things in my room and ended up with this little still life kinda thing ^^

I’m really happy with how this turned out, especially the vibrant colors! Also all of these things bring me joy and are connected with very fond memories AND i am getting better at acrylic! :D

I really don't know what else to write, so yeah, i hope you all have a great day and remember to hydrate!

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⋆ · acrylic paint, pencil to sketch

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· forest fairy ⭒mixed media ·°⭒꧂

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Hello, i am back :D

I had quite the struggle with art recently (as well as a lot of school stress and exams and h e a t adding to that) but i think i’m slowly getting back into it ^^

Today i went on a little doodle date with my sister in a local park and we just sat down with a bunch of markers, her watercolor, some of my tiny pencils and ballpoint pens and decided to draw some forest fairies (i might have forgotten wings, but shhhh)

I really loved incorporating all the vibrant pencil colors!

Also remember to stay safe and drink lots so you don't melt in the heat ♡

(and if there’s no heat also drink enough and give me some of your weather pls)

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⋆ · markers, watercolor, colored pencil, ballpoint pens, white ink

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· firefly path ⭒mini polaroid #1 ·°⭒꧂

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So after ages of wanting to do this, i finally got myself a tiny photo album for mini polaroid pictures and therefore an excuse to paint in mini polaroid format!

For my very first one i just sat down with some watercolor and gouache and started painting some calm nature. I've been struggling a little with people art and/or more complicated compositions so this more simple one really was wonderful to work on!

I also really like the detail in the grass and tree bark :D

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Oh and for anyone wondering, the actually painted part is about 46×62mm ^^

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⋆ · watercolor, gouache, colored pencil

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· blooming love ⭒ marker illustrations ·°⭒꧂

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I’m back! And with two illustrations this time to - one: make up for completely missing last week - and two: i just was so incredibly inspired after drawing the first girl to turn this into a mini art set of a wedding :D they give me such happy vibes!

I normally don't use any pure black in my art but seeing as all these marker illustrations are to use up my old art supplies before they completely go to waste and dry up, i just gave some black liners another chance. Can’t say i hate it but can’t say i prefer it over colored lines either tbh

Also i'm still amazed every single time how beautifully vibrant markers are! Now if only they also were a little more lightfast ;-;

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⋆ · alcohol marker, black fineliners, white ink

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· seafloor nap ⭒ marker/watercolor ·°⭒꧂

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It's been a while since i drew this one, but i decided now is the perfect time to post it for mermay! ^^

This was one of my first drawings in my quest to better my art skills with water and water/light effects.

It's a rather simple drawing I'd say, but i genuinely love the atmosphere, the water effect and most importantly: what's better than just laying on the floor from time to time and not think about anything? (except maybe how beautiful those teals are, another positive of drawing water)

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⋆ · alcohol marker, watercolor, white ink, pencil for sketching and lineart

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· summer getaway ⭒ acrylic painting ·°⭒꧂

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I've been excited to show this one for a while now!

Not only did i actually use acrylics for once, but i also painted a scenery without any character in it and still really like the outcome ^^

I originally got 3 of these paints (red, white, blue) in a scrawlrbox and after playing around with them decided that they might actually grow on me if i had some more colors to suit my mixing and painting style.

So i got an additional pink and yellow and in combination with some acrylic ink they're super fun so far! :D

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⋆ · matt acrylic paint, acrylic ink ink, pen for sketching, toned watercolor sketchbook (ye i know not ideal)

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· ultramarine violet ⭒ liquid watercolor ·°⭒꧂

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I decided to get back into these because i really love the simplicity of monochromatic painting and all the lessons about value contrast it gives!

For these i choose one paint (+ pencil to sketch and white ink for highlights) and then am allowed to paint with only that.

Some colors, such as this first one also have beautiful splitting (as these are the dye based ecoline watercolors) and maybe we'll see some pigment granulation down the line ^^

(Also if you've been following my art for a while now you might remember i did this before and uploaded a dark red and mint portrait ^^)

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⋆ · liquid watercolor, white ink, pencil for sketching

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· river walk ⭒ marker and watercolor ·°⭒꧂

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Marker and watercolor illustration won on the poll i put up last week on IG, so here we finally have it! (definitely not a day late because I was working on a talk i didn't get to hold today :D)

But i really like how this illustration turned out! I'm slowly but somewhat surely working my way towards drawing water and using it to explore new atmosphere and perspective in my art.

It's just really fascinating what effects water can make with it's surroundings ^^

Also I'm trying to use up my markers before they dry up, so more reason for these study illustrations :D

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⋆ · alcohol marker, watercolor, white ink, pencil for sketching and lineart

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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꧁⭒°· spring playtime ⭒ gouache/watercolor ·°⭒꧂

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Finally after a long social media break i am back and I'm so excited to finally share this painting!

I've had the idea for a painting like this for such a long time but i never was confident in my baby drawing skills or had any idea how to go about painting this many flowers and nature without losing my mind.

In the end this did take me quite a few days, but the child's tiny smile brought me so much joy throughout the process!

I really miss going outside myself to go for long photography walks and shopping around town, but i can at least use this time to practice bringing nature into my sketchbooks.

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⋆ · gouache, watercolor, watercolor sketchbook, colored pencils to sketch

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٭ · lilmelily on artfol⭒ig⭒tumblr

٭ · LilyYana on amino

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°༻⚝ Arien and Ilmarë - silmarillion fanart ⚝༺°

It has been ages since I've sat down to design me some silmarillion characters and even longer since i uploaded some complete digital art.

I try keeping my posts all consistent looking so i always worry about digital art but i haven't been feeling great and was really stressed this week so i decided to do something different and also very serotonin inducing.

I ended up finally, after literal months of having this in my head, paint Ilmarë and Arien spending some quality sky maia girlfriend time together!

I hope you are all doing well and feeling healthy ♡

•⚝materials used⚝•

autodesk sketchbook

•⚝social media⚝•

ig/tumblr/artfol: lilmelily

amino: Lily Yana

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°༻⚝ gothmog fanart with co-artist little sister Anna - silmarillion fanart ⚝༺°

Today i sat down with my sister to do some digital art and revisit my 'humanoid' gothmog design. She doesn't really know who Gothmog is, but she really wanted to draw her a bird, so that's the story of how Gothmog, Lord of balrogs, came to own a little fiery pet bird named Gosli.

Does it make sense? Maybe not, but it was such a fun time that i have accepted Gosli as part of my angband gang now.

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Where is the color palette from?

A color palette challenge i made years ago and use occasionally.

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Why are the colors so different in the art compared to the circles?

I allow myself to only use the given colors but also layer effects, mainly overlay, multiply, glow.

For me art should be fun and i love effect layers too much to give them up.

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LilyYana color palette challenge, Autodesk sketchbook, medibang paint

•⚝social media⚝•

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°༻⚝ eternal magic - jan '21 inkustration⚝༺°

And finally here is my ink illustration for the January prompt ‘eternal magic’.

my original idea was rather boring i feel, so i’m very glad the piece ended up in a way that i really like and i think could be interpreted in many different ways.

If any of you wish to share some interpretations below i’d be really interested! no wrong answers :D

The little color test was colored digitally and I added a pink overlay on it to try add some atmosphere. I think recreating that effect in ink was the most spooky yet fun part of this painting for me.

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Ink, gouache, colored pencil, metallic watercolor

•⚝social media⚝•

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amino: Lily Yana

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°༻⚝ forest spirit - gouache painting ⚝༺°

I've been wanting to paint an overgrown forest like this for ages, but I never had the confidence in my painting skills.

Eventually i just sat down and tried, and i gotta say I'm so incredibly glad i did!

I think the next study i do should definitely focus on getting more contrast and a 'deep forest' feeling but overall I love this and it might mayhaps be my phone wallpaper since the day after i finished this ^^

(Also hooray for natural light in winter existing long enough for this picture)

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watercolor, gouache, grey toned watercolor book

•⚝social media⚝•

ig/tumblr/artfol: lilmelily

amino: Lily Yana