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mel
@melspencils.bsky.social
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she/they | 🏳️‍🌈
colourful realism artist
mainly coloured pencils & acrylics

dutch artist? join my discord ⤵️
https://linktr.ee/melspencils
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mel @melspencils.bsky.social · Oct 7
hi! are you an adult artist (18+) living in the netherlands? i've created a discord for creatives to connect, chat about art and just vibe and hang out! it's a chill and laid-back space. if you're interested, this is the link to join discord.gg/ZDqsK4W3 💙
Join the the creative poffertjes Discord Server!
this serves is here for artists living in the netherlands to connect, make friends and meet up! | 3 members
discord.gg
melspencils.bsky.social
you never know what gets you back into the creative zone. apparently for me it was the recent dan and phil video lolol. (so happy for them <3)

i am having so much fun working on this piece! excited to keep working on it
this photo shows a hand, holding a pink pencil, working on a drawing of dan and phil. it’s a very early work in progress shot, only they eyes have been drawn in. around the drawing on the desk, there are several coloured pencils
October 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
hi! are you an adult artist (18+) living in the netherlands? i've created a discord for creatives to connect, chat about art and just vibe and hang out! it's a chill and laid-back space. if you're interested, this is the link to join discord.gg/ZDqsK4W3 💙
Join the the creative poffertjes Discord Server!
this serves is here for artists living in the netherlands to connect, make friends and meet up! | 3 members
discord.gg
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
recently painted a donut and a waffle on little magnetic canvases! these little paintings are such a joy to do 🩵

painted with heavy body acrylics!

#foodpainting #acrylicpainting #foodart #art
painting of a waffle on a small square canvas. the waffle has a bite out of the corner and there’s vanilla ice cream on top of the waffle. it’s painted to look 3D. in this picture i’m holding the painting with my left hand. there’s some paints and paintbrushes visible in the background. painting of a donut on a small circular canvas. it’s a pink donut, with colourful sprinkles. it’s painted to look 3D. in this picture i’m holding the painting with my right hand. there are paints and brushes visible in the background.
July 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
new video on youtube!! painting some little critters with jelly gouache! 🩵

#artyoutube #art #goauche #painting

youtu.be/in1nlh3e9Ns
painting small creatures with jelly gouache! (and trying to trust the process)
YouTube video by MelsPencils
youtu.be
July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
practicing landscapes in my new youtube video! using acrylic markers :) 🌱

#artyoutube #landscapeart #sketchbook #sketchbookspread

youtu.be/e_5pdC5fAH0
landscape practice! | sketchbook spread
YouTube video by MelsPencils
youtu.be
June 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
dan and phil photocards make for great sketchbook references ✨
sketch of dan and phil, done with blue pencil. they’re looking straight (or gay) at the camera, not smiling. dan on the left is holding up his middle finger. phil on the right has his right eye slightly narrowed. they’re are some stars surrounding them.
June 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
painting on pantone a pink and purple card! a video with true ups and downs lolol

#painting #artyoutube #acrylicpainting #colorfulart

youtu.be/gkNgOfvSaME
painting on pantone cards! | emotional rollercoaster edition lol
YouTube video by MelsPencils
youtu.be
June 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
proud pigeon gouache painting! turned it into a holographic sticker 🩵

#pigeon #birdart #gouache #sicker

melspencils.etsy.com/listing/4309...
mini gouache painting of a pigeon. the pigeon stands proudly. the background is a light pink, with loads of sparkles. sticker of the pigeon gouache painting. underneath his beak there’s text that says “proud.” it’s a die-cut sticker, the background is pink.
May 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
my newest coloured pencil portrait, ‘happy butterflies’. this piece was such a joy to make 🩵

the portrait itself is done with coloured pencil, the flower crown and background with a combo of markers and pencils.

#coloredpencil #portraitart #drawing #art
coloured pencil portrait of a black smiling woman, looking of to the left. she is wearing a flower crown. bare shoulders are visible. the skin is done with coloured pencil, the shadows have pinks and purples, making it a colourful portrait. the flower crown is done with alchohol markers, acrylic markers and pencils. from left to right, the flowers are white, pink and orange. the portrait is centred in the middle, on each side there are three butterflies, drawing with metallic markers. the background is yellow, with two yellow ‘swirly stripes’ on each side of the portrait.
May 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
sketchbook tour is now up on youtube! this is probably my favourite sketchbook yet :)

#sketchbook #sketchbooktour #artyoutube #artist

youtu.be/fT_nIwpqMPg
my favourite sketchbook yet?! | sketchbook tour
YouTube video by MelsPencils
youtu.be
May 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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kylepeterart.bsky.social
day 849: my friend @melspencils.bsky.social recommended I try markers under colored pencil when I was wanting more saturation, and I finally got around to trying it out, & it worked wonderfully! Thanks, mel!

#PleinAir #DrawingFromLife #Sketchbook #Copic #Prismacolor #ColoredPencils #TraditionalArt
We see a photo in 0.5x zoom of a drawing on a sketchbook compared to the reference. The drawing shows two buildings, one tall and red, the other stouter and yellow orange. Both look like old buildings, and we can see the real life reference just to the right. The building reflect over water under a partly cloudy sky.
April 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
new video on youtube! filling the last spread in my sketchbook, with colourful, spring themed drawings ☀️

youtu.be/KkMC6cGec70?...

#acrylicmarkers #sketchbook #colorfulart #artyoutube
the last spread in this sketchbook!! | acrylic markers
YouTube video by MelsPencils
youtu.be
April 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
happy earth day 🌍🌱
a sketch from the last spread in my sketchbook, done with acrylic markers :)
vertical landscape sketch of a grass field with white dandelions. the field takes up a little over half of the landscape. above the field there’s the sky with clouds and a setting sun visable. the sky goes from blue to yellow to orange. the sketch is done in acrylic markers, the colours are vibrant.
April 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
a little spring sunset drawn with acrylic markers 🩵
this piece was a lot of fun to do!

#acrylicmarkers #drawing #art #colorfulart
picture of a spring themed sunset drawing. drawn with acrylic markers. in the foreground of the drawing there are daisies in grass visible, the further back into the drawing it goes, the smaller the daisies become. there’s a tree in the top left of the piece. on the top right there’s a sunset with colourful clouds, below the sky there is a little bit of water. this drawing has a lot of green, quite a bit of orange and yellow, and a bit of blue and purple.
April 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
i’ve been focussing on just making art the past few days and it has been so nice. i’ve done some anatomy practice, sketched in my sketchbook and continued working on a coloured pencil portrait. was feeling disconnected from my art for a while, and this is already helping
March 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
birthday sketch :)
this picture shows a table with a slice of cake (the cake is white, with red glazing on top and two raspberries). in front of the cake there’s a sketchbook, with a drawing of that same cake, drawn with coloured pencils. there’s some coloured pencil on the right side of the table, and some polaroid pictures behind the cake.
March 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
finally working on this piece again, i missed my coloured pencils sm.
March 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
shop update!! so many new things! 2 prints and 4 stickers!
+ to celebrate my bday coming up, i’m having a sale! 15% off orders over €4!

i hope you like these 🩵

melspencils.etsy.com
shop update includes: raccoon print with the text “just let me sleep”. print of an acrylic painting of a frog on waterlilies, loads of greens in that one. sticker of the same raccoon, also with the text “just let me sleep”. sticker of that same frog on waterlilies, has a holographic effect. sticker of a goat with the text “day dreaming”, this one has loads of soft colours. sticker of an angry looking cat, with the text “art is fun”.
March 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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cyanishida.bsky.social
Pinterest updated their terms of use and they're going to use all of the content you saved to train their AI.
Go to options > your privacy rights > disable GenAI
Please do it 🫠
March 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
melspencils.bsky.social
new youtube video!! somehow managed to upload this only a day later than originally planned. i hope you’ll give it a watch :)

youtu.be/9vASe8-XOH0

#blueskyartist #art #traditionalart #youtubeartist
painting with a limited colour palette! | art supply box
YouTube video by MelsPencils
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
i’m trying to record a voiceover but i think my mic is broken 😭
February 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
haven’t been very active on here because my mind’s been busy with other things, and i’ve been experiencing a bit of art block as well. i am working on a painting atm, but as it’s a gift i haven’t been able to share any of the process (i don’t think they are on here but i don’t want to take the risk)
February 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
shop update + clearance sale! ✨
i recently added pumpkin coffee prints, snake prints and snake sticker!
everything from the clearance sale will be disappearing from my shop next week. don’t miss out 🫶🏻

melspencils.etsy.com

#artist #stickers #smallbiz #artshop
this picture shows items that new to my shop. a colourful snake painting print in two different sizes, a sticker of that same painting and a print of a pumpkin + coffee, painted in a more loose style. this picture shows all of my items that are on clearance and will be disappearing from my shop. two different pride prints, two different pride stickers (holographic). two different ghost stickers(holographic). a candy corn fox sticker (holographic stars). pumpkin moon stickers, one round one rectangular. a snowboarding penguin sticker. on the top of the photo there is text that says ‘clearance sale’. on the left side of the photo there is text that says ‘prints 20% off, stickers 10% off’
February 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
new video on youtube! fill a sketchbook spread with me, using a rainbow pencil! 🩵

youtu.be/bbNmWZrtf08?...

#youtubeartist #artyoutube #rainbowpencil #sketchbook
magic rainbow pencil?! | sketchbook spread
YouTube video by MelsPencils
youtu.be
February 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
melspencils.bsky.social
holographic snake sticker ✨

you can find it in my shop!

melspencils.etsy.com/listing/1866...

#stickershop #snake #stickers #art
holographic sticker of a rolled up colorful snake. the snake is pink and yellow. the background of the sticker is a teal colour. the sticker has a holographic stars effect!
February 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM