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thelettergii · 3 months
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I've turned my favorite magical girl costumes into stickers! If you've ever wanted a glittery sticker of Clear Card Sakura, Godoka, or Princess Sailor Moon, now's the time.
They are now available for purchase on my Ko-Fi shop. $10+ backers on Patreon can also receive them after three months of support at that tier, in addition to lots of other content and goodies from me!
Each sticker is about 3 by 4-4.5 inches and has holographic glitter in some parts!
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thelettergii · 3 months
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Dabbling in some other styles! I feel like when I currently design fashion, my art looks too anime-y and doesn't feel "fashion illustration" enough. So I redrew one of my Sailor Moon designs and I think this version looks way more likely to be in a fashion magazine.
Here she is in my current style for reference. To me the drawing below doesn't feel like it's about the fashion, you know? More art style ramblings below, but I would love your thoughts either way!
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I wrote more about my art style explorations in a public Patreon post available for everyone! Patreon backers get early access to posts like these, and exclusive posts for paid members only. If you like my work I'd appreciate the support :)
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thelettergii · 4 months
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10 Pantone Colors of the Year, in fashion 🎨🌈
Time to update my Pantone fashion series with this year's color! Every December, I design an outfit inspired by Pantone’s Color of the Year. For Viva Magenta, I wanted to do something inspired by fireworks and celebration - especially because it’s my 10th design, which means 10 years of drawing this series!
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It's wild that it's been 10 years of the series! It's somewhat nice to see my art improvement over time, but I still don't feel like I'm where I want to be at artistically :/ I will keep working at it!
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thelettergii · 4 months
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I need some time to work on more Sugarplum illustrations, but here's a sneak peek at some upcoming characters! Can you guess what flavors these ladies are?
Alternatively, tell me what flavors you'd like to see!
The Sugarplum Series so far: Pt. 1 | Pt. 2
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thelettergii · 4 months
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Sugarplum Ladies, pt. 2
More characters in my Sugarplum collection, a series of fashionable ladies inspired by dessert flavors. Lady Lemon and Lady Lime are twins! Lady Lemon is loosely inspired by 70s fashion and Lady Lime is loosely inspired by 60s fashion.
If you'd like to meet more characters early, consider backing me on Patreon! I share all my illustrations early there, as well as early sketches of character designs.
Pt. 1 | Pt. 2
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thelettergii · 4 months
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Oooh, also, would loveeeeee to see drawings of Ever After High, Monster High and, especially, Lolirock from you. They will look so cuteeee in your colour palet
I absolutely ADORE Ever After High and Monster High! I see a lot of artists do their own renditions of Monster High and honestly they are so good that I'm not sure what else I can offer 😅 I think it's because the fashion styles of EAH and MH tend to be more casual than the high glam stuff I draw. But I'm sure I'll think of something one day.
I also enjoy Rainbow High and would love to do something for that too! But to be honest the dolls I admired most and was most familiar with growing up were the really fancy collectible Barbies. I think that's what influenced my love for fashion the most and you can sort of see it with the big sparkles and gowns.
Lolirock is new to me, I will check it out! Thank you for the suggestions 🥰
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thelettergii · 4 months
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How does one even learn how to draw the way you do? Like, this is not just (deservingly) complementing you, I genuinely want to know because your sugarplum ladies and sailor moon art are everything! The colour and texture of your art are so unique!
Wow, thank you so much! <3
The nice answer is that if I could share 3 tips that shaped my artwork:
Get a really good understanding of anatomy and proportions. Some people memorize every muscle, but imo you don't have to. I grew up with foervraengd's anatomy tutorials and took those proportions to heart. I wouldn't try to stylize (that is, find your own unique art style) until you can grasp the basics, because you have to understand the basics before you can exaggerate them.
Learn to reference without tracing exactly. I often look for photo references for poses I'm not familiar with drawing. I think it's ok to layer a ref on top of your drawing to check if proportions are correct or something like that, but I've learned what looks lively IRL can look pretty lifeless when transferred directly to a canvas. An artist I like @/almakrowan suggests blurring the reference to help you interpret it in your own way; I would also suggest exaggerating the placement of body parts a little - look at the direction the arms, legs, shoulders, and hips are facing and make that angle a little more extreme.
Analyze your favorite artists! I'm an analytical person by nature so I'm biased, but I think it's fun to break down exactly what I like about a specific artist's style or art piece. Maybe it's their line textures, or the way they capture faces in an elegant or cute way, or the composition or layout of their pieces. It's very likely you enjoy more than one artist, so I think if you can take all the things you like about different artists and combine them together somehow, that's what creates your unique artistic voice. (This works for fashion design too!)
The less nice answer is that truthfully I am pretty hard on myself when it comes to art, unhealthily so. In my old art I see nothing but flaws, so I'm always trying to get better with my latest artwork. This is not a healthy learning mechanism and I do not recommend it, haha.
I used to lurk on deviantART as a kid and there was always this huge emphasis on "accept constructive criticism and always improve yourself" and a lot of art drama stemmed from artists who refused to take critique and you could see their art stagnating. So even though I was just a lurker without an account at the time I took that philosophy to heart, maybe a little too much...
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thelettergii · 4 months
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I LOVE UR ART
Thank you!! 😭😭😭
Lately I feel like I am throwing my art into the void (especially on other social media) so it is really nice to know!
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thelettergii · 4 months
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I think I'm gonna do the scary thing and open my inbox for asks. Dunno for how long so enjoy it while you can!
Got something you've wanted to tell me for a while, or something you want to know about me or my art, or suggestions on what I should draw? I'm all ears. Also I love talking about food and cooking and can go on forever about it. So you can ask me about that :3c
Ask me things!
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thelettergii · 4 months
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Sugarplum Ladies, pt. 2
More characters in my Sugarplum collection, a series of fashionable ladies inspired by dessert flavors. Lady Lemon and Lady Lime are twins! Lady Lemon is loosely inspired by 70s fashion and Lady Lime is loosely inspired by 60s fashion.
If you'd like to meet more characters early, consider backing me on Patreon! I share all my illustrations early there, as well as early sketches of character designs.
Pt. 1 | Pt. 2
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thelettergii · 5 months
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Sugarplum Ladies 🍰
The Sugarplum Series is a collection of fashionable ladies inspired by dessert flavors, tea parties, and patisseries. I was very much inspired by other sweet-themed designs like those of Sakizo, Eku Uekura, and even Cookie Run to make a collection of my own. I'm so nervous to share a new original series but I hope you like them *w*
These are just the first four characters as part of a much larger project, so stay tuned for more designs! I tend to post in batches on my Tumblr, so if you'd like to see them in advance or just support my fashion illustration, consider backing me on Patreon!
Pt. 1 | Pt. 2
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thelettergii · 6 months
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The Witches Collection
My take on the Witches of Oz, inspired by the cardinal directions. I drew this back in 2021, but I'm sharing it now to announce that I'm holding a 20% off sticker sale for the month of October!
I've turned some of my original fashion designs into stickers inspired by tarot cards (but mostly Clow Cards tbh). One of my most popular sticker sets is the Witches pack!
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Use the code WITCHY2023 to get 20% off anything in my sticker shop! The code expires October 31, 2023 11:59pm PST.
IMPORTANT: All orders made before Oct 5 will be shipped out that week. Any orders made after Oct 5 won’t be shipped until the end of the month. I will be out of town partway through the month, so I can only ship the first and last weeks of the month!
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thelettergii · 6 months
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My favorite part of Neopets was always the faeries and Faerieland! Really wanted to redraw one of my favorite loading animations from the site.
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I gave all the faeries redesigns too! The theme I had in mind was "Faerieland meets Euphoria High" lmao, so my redesigned outfits are more casual than the high fashion I tend to draw, but I think it fits their personalities better while still being chic.
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thelettergii · 7 months
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Some of my favorite magical girl costumes! In order: 1) Crystal Feather Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 2) Ultimate Madoka from Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3) Princess Sailor Moon from the live action Sailor Moon series
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thelettergii · 7 months
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Thank you for 1000 followers! ;w;
In personal news, I just finished the Demon Slayer manga. Has anyone else caught up? So many feelings...the brainrot is real...
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thelettergii · 7 months
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Trying out an original fashion series! I had this idea of illustrating a color for every letter of the alphabet, so here are the first three as proof of concept. Is this something you'd want to see a full series for? 🤔
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thelettergii · 8 months
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Jhudora & Illusen redesigns 💜💚
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