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I'm starting a new series on YouTube tonight. In my new sketchbook, I have started to draw pictures with a short story, a thought or a short poem. Now I plan to film some of them. But see it yourself:

I have started a new sketchbook. 
I write pictures for a short story, a thought or a poem. 

2023 was a wild year. It was just a little more than a year ago, when I changed school. And this changed so much more. 
I've got so many opportunities for which I am so thankful for. So let's reflect a bit on the milestones reached during the last twelve months. 

This December got off to a magical start. It had been snowing a lot and everything was white. I love the snow, the silence it brings. 

 Postcards with the illustration from the story of Juna and the bear will also be sold at the Christmas market in Stein am Rhein. That's why I was able to pack and send out my first order as soon as the postcards arrived. 

One big goal that I set myself for 2023 has been ticked off. I had photos and illustrations printed for the first time.

Between the learning sessions, simply as a break in between, I also liked to draw in a sketchbook. I kept an OOTD - Outfit Of the day sketchbook. I drew lots of outfits and mini-mes in it. It's a good opportunity for me to practise, stay in practice, try out new things and also draw more freely than when I'm working on commissioned pieces where I'm given a brief of what to illustrate.

Endlich ist es so weit. Meine erster grosser Illustrationsauftrag ist abgeschlossen. Und das Making Of Video ist bereit. Ich erzähle euch in diesem Video vom Entstehungsprozess der Bilder, von der ersten Idee über die erste Skizze, bis hin zum finalen Bild. 
Falls ihr mehr über die Herausforderungen erfahren wollt, schaut doch ins VivisVorld01 rein, dort erzähle ich mehr zu diesem Thema. 
Ich danke der Märlistadt für den tollen Auftrag. Vielen Dank an alle, die mich während dieser Arbeit unterstützt haben. Ein besonderer Dank an meine liebe Freundin Lia, die mir beim Filmen des Making Of's geholfen hat. 

My First Vlog Is Online!

Today I uploaded my first real vlog to Youtube, one in which I speak and in which I can be seen.
I started filming the video several times, but never followed through. But at some point I got to the point where I finished it within 10 minutes. So the filming. With the editing and so on, I needed a bit more time.
And also until I really had the courage to upload it. But I decided to do it. 
And now I'm excited about what's to come. Which videos I will be able to shoot for VivisVorld and how many vlogs will follow. 
Thank you for being with me on this journey!

My First Procreate Workshop

I had the great opportunity to teach a course on Procreate a month ago. Within 3 hours I showed what can be accomplished with Procreate, which functions are available and what is the easiest way to draw rain and snow, how to create a great paper structure or what is the difference between masking, alpha lock and clipping mask. 
I really enjoyed sharing my knowledge and it was a great experience to see how confident I have become in using this app over the last three years. 
I hope that there will be another opportunity to share my knowledge in a workshop in the future. Who knows what else will be possible. 
 

It's been a long time...
I'm finally writing a blog post again. Woohoo!

There's been a lot going on since my last blogpost. I've been working a lot for school. And I was able to lead and run my first official workshop on Procreate. But maybe I'll tell you about that in another blogpost. 

Today it's all about the holidays. I spent part of my holidays in Italy. It was my first holiday in Italy and it inspired me a lot to have something new in front of my camera lens. Below I share some pictures and impressions. Enjoy!

I'm often asked what my favorite brush for Procreate is, the one that allows you to create the best images or write the most beautiful hand lettering. Unfortunately, I can't give you a simple answer to these questions. Digital drawing is more of a medium than a style. You can explore just as many artistic styles digitally as you can with traditional methods. The best brushes, colors, and textures to use depend on the style you're aiming for.

Finding your favorite brushes is an integral part of developing your own artistic style. What I would recommend is to simply experiment. For creating an aesthetic image, it's generally easier not to mix too many brushes and styles.