My biggest art goal for 2023 was to take the 20 themes from my scene studies challenge and use them to create 20 illustrations of my own. To take the new skills I’d build and put them into my own artwork. This challenge truly changed my life. Spoiler alert: it helped me find my style. So grab some tea, and let’s take a portfolio tour!

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Videos Mentioned:
Scene Studies Challenge Tour:    • i painted 100 SCENE STUDIES // 2022 g...  
Coffee Shop Painting:    • LIGHTING THEORY in 20 minutes // the ...  
Messy Sketchbook Tour:    • SKETCHBOOK TOUR (the one where I plan...  
Ogygia Art Studio Ghibli Plant Tutorial:    • How To Paint Studio Ghibli Style Foli...  
Designing Backgrounds:    • design better BACKGROUNDS with these ...  

0:00 Intro to the challenge
0:41 My INENTIONS for the challenge
2:14 WATCHING IN WONDER theme
4:08 FACIAL EXPRESSIONS theme
5:50 ARCHITECTURE theme
7:33 FOOD theme
9:22 ANIMALS theme
10:59 TREES theme (a BIG turning point in the challenge)
13:23 discount code for my New Year’s sale
13:38 LIBRARY theme
16:13 CREATURES theme
17:36 INTERIORS theme
19:23 DANCE theme
20:22 TRAINS theme (another BIG turning point)
22:56 COTTAGE theme
23:59 SHOP theme
25:36 SKIES theme
26:38 SWEETS theme
28:30 SPOOKY theme
30:40 STUDIO GHIBLI theme
31:50 HOME theme
34:05 PLANTS theme
35:20 CREATIVE theme
36:16 RECAP (did I ACTUALLY meet my intentions??)


Sound effects by Zapsplat
Coffee Cup Image by pngtree.com