MAGDALINA DIANOVA

Character designer / Illustrator

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running a fall sale on all my brushes on my gumroad shop so they're 20% off until sunday <33 if you're on my patreon you get a code for 30% off 🫶🏼

use code MOONCAKE at checkout here!

for the linework of this character I used Apple Crumble 🍎✨

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hi hello ✨

it's been ages since I last posted here but I kinda miss having a blog separate from social media so I thought I'd give it a try again <3

this is what i imagine my Anxiety looks like

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i thought i’d upload something and remind you that i’m not active here anymore (woah surprise) so if you’d still like to see my art you can do so on my Instagram

steps and timelapse video of this drawing will be available on my Patreon page for $5 - if you sign up you’ll also get access to all of my tutorials, videos and any content i’ve posted so far ✨

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Hey everyone! 

This is a self portrait / ootd drawing that I did last week! You can see a step by step tutorial and a timelapse video of it by becoming my patron ✨  There I post all my sketches, step by step tutorials, videos, blog posts and my podcast! I also offer video feedback with overpaint on your art! 

You can support me for as little as $2 and help me create more personal art and content that I can share with you ✨🍂 Click for my Patreon page!

Thank you!

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Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that I’ve finally launched my Patreon page! It’ll be be like a behind the scenes of my work - a place where I can share with you my process- sketches, step by steps, high res jpgs, thoughts and more. I will also offer to give overpaints and feedback on your characters. Here’s the link - patreon.com/magdalina /

Support me for $5 to see the full step-by-step process of this character with pictures and notes where I guide you through my whole process! It’ll be posted tonight! I’m also making this a Draw This in Your Style challenge on Instagram! You can see teh rules in my post there! 🦔 I will share my favourite entries on my stories and I will pick the best 5-9 entries in the end and post them on my feed too! Have fun <3  Instagram

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Here’s my interpretation of Lya - Justine Cunha’s character from her comic series! Hope you like it ^^

//ANNOUNCEMENT// So guys I’ve been planning this for a long time and so I’m very excited to let you know that I will be launching my Patreon page very soon! There I will share with you my work process, full res finished pieces, sketches and wallpapers. I will also offer to give feedback on your art since a lot of people have been asking me about that both here and on tumblr. You’ll also have early access to any art I post plus work I don’t post anywhere! I will announce more details soon so stay tuned!⚡️💛 Thank you for your support, you make me the happiest bean!! 💛✨

Instagram

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a quick sketch I did for International Women’s Day! 

Follow me on Instagram to see more of my art, wips and sketches! 

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my interpretation of @theanimatedlife-blog ‘s character for draw this in your style!

me on Instagram

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I don’t really upload a lot of sketches because I always have this urge to colour and finish everything I start. Which from my observation is the opposite to most artists (who have 8000 wips and ideas, like where do you even get those?! 🦄). So I’d love to do more of these casual sketches and allow myself to focus more on the design process rather than rendering and perfecting an image. As some of you might have seen in my Instagram stories yesterday this is a very very comfort zone sketch because of my disastrous attempt with gouache which I so don’t plan on repeating anytime soon 🦔🦔 Some of you might say that I’ll get better with practice. And to you I say NO. My fragile ego needs a break and some hot tea✨🦔 I will stop posting here soon, so follow me on Instagram

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Hey everyone! Feel free to join my ‘Draw This In Your Style’ challenge on Instagram!  Here are the rules if you wish to participate <3  - post your drawing on Instagram - put the hashtag #apricotbish - tag me  - have fun! I will be sharing my favourite entries in my stories. There is no deadline but I will be sharing these until around March 15th !

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quick draw this in your style I did a couple weeks ago. The original was by  @lovesoup who does beautiful illustrations!  here’s my Instagram in case you want to keep seeing my posts! I will stop posting here soon. <3 

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Well.. here comes the end of this blog I guess. I’m not a big fan of ending things, especially not ones that I’ve put so much love and effort in to but eh.

I honestly don’t know what’s happening to Tumblr lately. The notes on my posts have been falling dramatically and it’s not like I’m posting anything that different. I have almost 67k followers and I hardly get 200 notes on anything anymore. 

I suppose a lot of you are also using Tumblr less and less lately, so if you come across this post and want to keep seeing my art, please feel free to follow me on Instagram. I would love to see you there. And I’m also looking for artists to follow and get inspired by so come say hi : )  Another way of helping me is to reblog this post, which would be really kind of you and I will make you cupcakes if we ever meet in person lol. <3 

That being said I will continue to post my drawings here for a little longer. This blog has been a great place and everyone was so sweet and kind. I loved answering to your questions about improving your art and stuff and I would hate to lose that. However, Instagram is also way more interactive so I will be able to talk to you more there <3  here is my Instagram if you want to follow me there 

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how do you even social skills follow me on Instagram for more shits 

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here’s another dude I drew recently to try out Max Ulichney’s Procreate brushes.  follow me on Instagram for more sketches and shits 

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Forgot to post this here but that was me, watching Into the Spider-Verse. IT WAS SO GOOD!! So beautiful and original and inspiring !! I hope to be good enough to be a part of something that awesome someday <3  follow me on Instagram for more sketches and shits 

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Hey guys, I’m open for commissions again! If you want to make a gift to your loved one, or just want a personalized character feel free to drop me a message or email me at [email protected]

Thank you <3

me on Insta

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another sketch of my DnD character Freja!  I posted some process on my Insta stories, follow me there if you want to see more wip-s and time lapse videos!