My results of 2019 and some plans to 2020. Bonus: A little present for you!

My results of 2019 and some plans to 2020. Bonus: A little present for you!

12.22.2019

First of all, guys!

I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

Could you believe that it is 2020 almost here?

Anyway, guys, be happy every single day! Each of you is unique! Love yourself, support yourself!

 Thank you for being here!

So, let's start the blog post!

 (And don't forget about lillle surprize for you in the end!)

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ARTIST INTERVIEWS: An Keegan

ARTIST INTERVIEWS: An Keegan

12.05.2019

Hi, everyone! I invited for a little interview An Keegan (Anastasia Bakhchina), New York-based Russian illustrator

We'll talk about:

- how illustration work begins,

- how an illustrator and a book relate,

- how to keep your work-life balance,

- changing of art name,

and more. 

Anastacia Keegan, photo from her instagram profile

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Inktober 2019: Time of preparing. Some simple instructions.

Inktober 2019: Time of preparing. Some simple instructions.

9.05.2019

Mr. Jake Parker has pablished the official prompts list for inktober 2019. So it's time to prepare yourself and your art supplies and to refresh some hacks. There are my posts about reasons, tips and benefits of inktober.

• 6 reasons to participate in inktober
• What to do if you have no time to draw inktober
• 5 ways to integrate inktober in your art
• What did Inktober give me?

And my sketches from last inktobers:

• 2017
• 2018 

You can buy my posters with illustrations from last inktobers:

• on Posterlounge
• on Society6

Also you could be interested:

• Jake Parkers's Instagram 
• Inktober oficial profile
• Jake's site
• Inktober site
• My pinterest desk about Inktober  
• Oxana Semesyuk, artist from St, Peterburg, wonderful Inktober experience and interview.

Do you want to participate in Inktober this year? What goals do you want to achieve? Are you ready? Are you excited to be a part of the biggest world art challenge?

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How to deal with criticism as an artist

How to deal with criticism as an artist

8.15.2019

“I really liked it while it was outlined. In color, it is cool too, but it feels like hard work, you know, heavy like 9 volumes of dictionary.” That’s what my friend told me about my new artwork.

It feels like I have all the 9 volumes on my shoulders and my head.

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Stop the cheap sensation

Stop the cheap sensation

6.19.2019

 

Stop the cheap sensation

One of my big goals for this year was to draw for a serious theme. For a long time I didn’t know how to make this big step from simple flowers sketches to meaningfull illustration. Then I realized that the best way is to take my own issue and share it through my art with others.

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