Krystal Higgins
@kryshiggins.bsky.social
UX Designer, author, scuba diver & watercolor painter. Get my book Better Onboarding for user onboarding design tips! better-onboarding.com
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Still in the realm of old school assignments to remake scenes from books & movies, we have a painting from the Wizard of Oz book, where Dorothy and her friends are being saved from creatures called "hammer heads." My interpretation was a bit silly...
#art #wizardofoz #book #painting
Still in the realm of old school assignments to remake scenes from books & movies, we have a painting from the Wizard of Oz book, where Dorothy and her friends are being saved from creatures called "hammer heads." My interpretation was a bit silly...
#art #wizardofoz #book #painting
July 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Still in the realm of old school assignments to remake scenes from books & movies, we have a painting from the Wizard of Oz book, where Dorothy and her friends are being saved from creatures called "hammer heads." My interpretation was a bit silly...
#art #wizardofoz #book #painting
Still in the realm of old school assignments to remake scenes from books & movies, we have a painting from the Wizard of Oz book, where Dorothy and her friends are being saved from creatures called "hammer heads." My interpretation was a bit silly...
#art #wizardofoz #book #painting
#ArtIMade
In more "scenes from books/movies," here's a *bad* one from Wicked (the book). I was too overloaded with assignments that week to deal with good color balance. The only thing I like about it was leaning into the goldfishy descriptions of Miss Morrible 😅
#wicked #illustration
In more "scenes from books/movies," here's a *bad* one from Wicked (the book). I was too overloaded with assignments that week to deal with good color balance. The only thing I like about it was leaning into the goldfishy descriptions of Miss Morrible 😅
#wicked #illustration
July 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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In more "scenes from books/movies," here's a *bad* one from Wicked (the book). I was too overloaded with assignments that week to deal with good color balance. The only thing I like about it was leaning into the goldfishy descriptions of Miss Morrible 😅
#wicked #illustration
In more "scenes from books/movies," here's a *bad* one from Wicked (the book). I was too overloaded with assignments that week to deal with good color balance. The only thing I like about it was leaning into the goldfishy descriptions of Miss Morrible 😅
#wicked #illustration
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Building off of the last post, back with another graphic interpretation of a movie scene: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, showing the Headless Horseman chasing Ichabod as he races towards the bridge. Probably another one I would love to redo one day. Acrylic on board.
#Art #Painting #Movie
Building off of the last post, back with another graphic interpretation of a movie scene: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, showing the Headless Horseman chasing Ichabod as he races towards the bridge. Probably another one I would love to redo one day. Acrylic on board.
#Art #Painting #Movie
July 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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After a brief delay, back with more.
We're done with the portrait series for now. Today I'm sharing an old concept piece in black and white for the movie "Real Genius," done for a class assignment restricting us to a flat monochrome style.
I might redo this one someday.
#art #movies
After a brief delay, back with more.
We're done with the portrait series for now. Today I'm sharing an old concept piece in black and white for the movie "Real Genius," done for a class assignment restricting us to a flat monochrome style.
I might redo this one someday.
#art #movies
July 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Sorry for the delay folks, mix of travel and getting sick was no bueno.
Today we have another in a line of large pastel portraits, of my nonplussed roommate "posing" while trying to write an essay. 👩🏻💻
I was def having fun with color themed backgrounds on these. #art #drawing #portrait
Sorry for the delay folks, mix of travel and getting sick was no bueno.
Today we have another in a line of large pastel portraits, of my nonplussed roommate "posing" while trying to write an essay. 👩🏻💻
I was def having fun with color themed backgrounds on these. #art #drawing #portrait
June 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Continuing with my portraiture class #portraits, this is one of my favorites. A friend from school was always creative with his poses, and it was fun to think of the color blocking for this one. I'd never used pastels before this class and I fell in love with them after it.
#art #drawing
Continuing with my portraiture class #portraits, this is one of my favorites. A friend from school was always creative with his poses, and it was fun to think of the color blocking for this one. I'd never used pastels before this class and I fell in love with them after it.
#art #drawing
June 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Continuing with my portraiture class #portraits, this is one of my favorites. A friend from school was always creative with his poses, and it was fun to think of the color blocking for this one. I'd never used pastels before this class and I fell in love with them after it.
#art #drawing
Continuing with my portraiture class #portraits, this is one of my favorites. A friend from school was always creative with his poses, and it was fun to think of the color blocking for this one. I'd never used pastels before this class and I fell in love with them after it.
#art #drawing
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We'll kick it back off with one of many large (4'+) pastel portraits I made in college. This was during a time when I had to switch to using my left hand while my right arm was injured. A different style emerged as a result.
Fittingly, here's "Self portrait in a sling"
#art #portraits
We'll kick it back off with one of many large (4'+) pastel portraits I made in college. This was during a time when I had to switch to using my left hand while my right arm was injured. A different style emerged as a result.
Fittingly, here's "Self portrait in a sling"
#art #portraits
June 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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We'll kick it back off with one of many large (4'+) pastel portraits I made in college. This was during a time when I had to switch to using my left hand while my right arm was injured. A different style emerged as a result.
Fittingly, here's "Self portrait in a sling"
#art #portraits
We'll kick it back off with one of many large (4'+) pastel portraits I made in college. This was during a time when I had to switch to using my left hand while my right arm was injured. A different style emerged as a result.
Fittingly, here's "Self portrait in a sling"
#art #portraits
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A bit late today, here's a weird illustration I once made of a scone fairy. You know, that bright pink harpy that delivers fresh baked scones. Take that, storks.
#scone #fairy #art #illustration
A bit late today, here's a weird illustration I once made of a scone fairy. You know, that bright pink harpy that delivers fresh baked scones. Take that, storks.
#scone #fairy #art #illustration
June 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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A bit late today, here's a weird illustration I once made of a scone fairy. You know, that bright pink harpy that delivers fresh baked scones. Take that, storks.
#scone #fairy #art #illustration
A bit late today, here's a weird illustration I once made of a scone fairy. You know, that bright pink harpy that delivers fresh baked scones. Take that, storks.
#scone #fairy #art #illustration
#ArtIMade
Today's art comes from a sketchbook I had for my "illustration in journalism" class. The following are concept sketches on the topic of "the new economy" -- clearly, I did not think highly of said economy ☠️
#art #illustration #drawing
Today's art comes from a sketchbook I had for my "illustration in journalism" class. The following are concept sketches on the topic of "the new economy" -- clearly, I did not think highly of said economy ☠️
#art #illustration #drawing
June 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Today's art comes from a sketchbook I had for my "illustration in journalism" class. The following are concept sketches on the topic of "the new economy" -- clearly, I did not think highly of said economy ☠️
#art #illustration #drawing
Today's art comes from a sketchbook I had for my "illustration in journalism" class. The following are concept sketches on the topic of "the new economy" -- clearly, I did not think highly of said economy ☠️
#art #illustration #drawing
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Today we have a page from a comic I worked on as part of a narrative illustration class. See if you can guess what it's about.
Two words: "Crab Man"
#comics #illustration #crab #superhero
Today we have a page from a comic I worked on as part of a narrative illustration class. See if you can guess what it's about.
Two words: "Crab Man"
#comics #illustration #crab #superhero
June 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Today we have a page from a comic I worked on as part of a narrative illustration class. See if you can guess what it's about.
Two words: "Crab Man"
#comics #illustration #crab #superhero
Today we have a page from a comic I worked on as part of a narrative illustration class. See if you can guess what it's about.
Two words: "Crab Man"
#comics #illustration #crab #superhero
June 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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In keeping with yesterday's Creepy Christmas Turtle Topiaries, today we have a set of illustrations I had made of ocean-themed Christmas topiaries for an outdoor venue.
That walrus looks like it's about to jump into a game of footy with a pal.
#art #illustration #ocean #christmas
In keeping with yesterday's Creepy Christmas Turtle Topiaries, today we have a set of illustrations I had made of ocean-themed Christmas topiaries for an outdoor venue.
That walrus looks like it's about to jump into a game of footy with a pal.
#art #illustration #ocean #christmas
June 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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In keeping with yesterday's Creepy Christmas Turtle Topiaries, today we have a set of illustrations I had made of ocean-themed Christmas topiaries for an outdoor venue.
That walrus looks like it's about to jump into a game of footy with a pal.
#art #illustration #ocean #christmas
In keeping with yesterday's Creepy Christmas Turtle Topiaries, today we have a set of illustrations I had made of ocean-themed Christmas topiaries for an outdoor venue.
That walrus looks like it's about to jump into a game of footy with a pal.
#art #illustration #ocean #christmas
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To make some extra 💸 in college, I did illustrations for a company that specialized in Christmas installations for shopping centers.
Today's post is of dancing "A Christmas Carol" topiary turtles I illustrated. I wonder what Dickens would think?
#art #turtles #christmas #dickens
To make some extra 💸 in college, I did illustrations for a company that specialized in Christmas installations for shopping centers.
Today's post is of dancing "A Christmas Carol" topiary turtles I illustrated. I wonder what Dickens would think?
#art #turtles #christmas #dickens
June 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#ArtlMade
To make some extra 💸 in college, I did illustrations for a company that specialized in Christmas installations for shopping centers.
Today's post is of dancing "A Christmas Carol" topiary turtles I illustrated. I wonder what Dickens would think?
#art #turtles #christmas #dickens
To make some extra 💸 in college, I did illustrations for a company that specialized in Christmas installations for shopping centers.
Today's post is of dancing "A Christmas Carol" topiary turtles I illustrated. I wonder what Dickens would think?
#art #turtles #christmas #dickens
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Today's post is from a school sketchbook, an assignment to depict phobias. While not my finest, clearly I had fun with Zim-inspired colors and even created a popup panel.
I'm guessing the phobia was of the crowd type (I really should have labelled these).
#art #sketch #drawing
Today's post is from a school sketchbook, an assignment to depict phobias. While not my finest, clearly I had fun with Zim-inspired colors and even created a popup panel.
I'm guessing the phobia was of the crowd type (I really should have labelled these).
#art #sketch #drawing
June 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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May 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Getting these fundamentals in place will clear a runway for you to jump into the nitty gritty of defining user onboarding journeys. For a deeper dive into this & other aspects of designing for new users, grab a copy of the book at www.better-onboarding.com
Getting these fundamentals in place will clear a runway for you to jump into the nitty gritty of defining user onboarding journeys. For a deeper dive into this & other aspects of designing for new users, grab a copy of the book at www.better-onboarding.com
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3. Shore up the foundations of your product so it doesn't hamper your efforts. This can include improving essentials like the performance of a site or app. If the underlying product has too many issues, you'll struggle to retain users no matter how fancy your onboarding designs are.
3. Shore up the foundations of your product so it doesn't hamper your efforts. This can include improving essentials like the performance of a site or app. If the underlying product has too many issues, you'll struggle to retain users no matter how fancy your onboarding designs are.
May 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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3. Shore up the foundations of your product so it doesn't hamper your efforts. This can include improving essentials like the performance of a site or app. If the underlying product has too many issues, you'll struggle to retain users no matter how fancy your onboarding designs are.
3. Shore up the foundations of your product so it doesn't hamper your efforts. This can include improving essentials like the performance of a site or app. If the underlying product has too many issues, you'll struggle to retain users no matter how fancy your onboarding designs are.
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2. Build a new user mindset in your team. A great way to do this is by exposing your team to user research studies that are inclusive of new users. User research with new users always shows how their perspective is so much different and fresh than that of established users.
2. Build a new user mindset in your team. A great way to do this is by exposing your team to user research studies that are inclusive of new users. User research with new users always shows how their perspective is so much different and fresh than that of established users.
May 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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2. Build a new user mindset in your team. A great way to do this is by exposing your team to user research studies that are inclusive of new users. User research with new users always shows how their perspective is so much different and fresh than that of established users.
2. Build a new user mindset in your team. A great way to do this is by exposing your team to user research studies that are inclusive of new users. User research with new users always shows how their perspective is so much different and fresh than that of established users.