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Melissa
@meowwwls.bsky.social
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she/her

🖌 part-time #illustrator
👩🏻‍💻 part-time front-end developer
🧘🏻‍♀️ full-time worrier

📍 Chicago
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A bunch of scary firsts for me here, but scary in a good way (hopefully 😬). I've never drawn an open mouth/teeth because I have no clue how, and predictably it was hard to do without looking like dentures or Ross Geller. Also my first time using #watercolor for a portrait. Hopefully not my last.
A digital watercolor painting of a woman. She has dark brown slightly wavy hair worn down, ivory skin, and light blue eyes. Her lips are red and slightly parted. She's wearing a gold v-neck top with black stripes.
May 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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I haven't drawn since last fall due to Lack of inspiration and blank canvas anxiety. Decided to take pressure off by using limited colors, not sketching, and doing 4 panels vs 1 full-size drawing. Giving myself permission to be imperfect and move right on to the next drawing was incredibly freeing.
4-panel portrait orientation illustration top left panel: illustration of a flamingo with one leg leaning on the other. the background is a light desaturated turquoise. the top third of the drawing features two clouds and an orange sun top right panel: illustration of a plate of 3 pieces of sushi with black chopsticks on a light desaturated turquoise plate. on the top right side of the plate is a bowl of soy sauce. on the bottom right side of the plate is a white napkin with black polka dots. the background is bubblegum pink. bottom left panel: illustration of 3 skincare products. a light desaturated turquoise bottle of lotion with the label "nourish" is to the left and behind an orange box labeled "glow - 3.4 oz". on top of the box is a white tube of suncreen with the label "spf 50" with a sun underneath. the background is bubblegum pink. bottom right panel: illustration of a white curved vase with orange stripes. inside the vase are 3 flowers with thin black steps and bubblegum pink petals in a rounded shape. the vase is on top of a pink tablecloth with wavy white lines forming a square pattern and indicating movement in the fabric. the background is a light desaturated turquoise.
May 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Giving myself a break as a little treat
Screenshot of my muted words on bluesky, including OpenAI, ChatGPT, and AI
May 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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It's ✨ spooky season ✨, and what's scarier than putting yourself out there? 👻

A few of my recent illustrations:
A digital illustration of a woman with red hair and a crow on her shoulder, in the style of a tarot card. She's wearing a high-collared ruffled shirt with striped sleeves, and crescent moon gold earrings. The background is gritty and black, with random gold stars. At the bottom of the illustration is the word "Death" encircled by floral and leaf flourishes, with grey-blue fungi on either side A digital illustration of a woman with bat wings and bat ears. The style is vintage-gothic, with minimal colors - black, white, and red. The background has bare black trees, red faded clouds, a crescent moon, and two bats flying. The woman has short, wavy hair, red lips and cheeks, and her collared cape has lace and scallop pattern details. The border is red with a single white spark in each corner. A digital illustration of a woman with red hair in the style of a vintage framed portrait. The frame is oval and scalloped with flourishes at the top and bottom. The woman has long red hair, blowing in the wind. She's looking off to the left with a stoic look on her face, wearing a plaid black and white cape, accessorized with a floral choker. Above her are moons in crescent, half, and full phases. Behind her are stems with red flowers and black leaves with white details. The illustration has a dusty, faded look with gritty textures used all over. A digital illustration of a woman trying to keep her head above water. The background is black with large white drops of water scattered all over. The woman has long black hair swished to the left side. Her head is tilted down to the left. Her eyes are closed, with tears running down her rosy cheeks and down turned red lips. The water is slowly rising, covering half of her head.
October 22, 2024 at 2:27 PM