mellowxartz

Dear Diary,  I go by Burns online, I’m 19, and originally from New York (though I’ll keep my current location a mystery for now, lol). I’ve always been fascinated by art for some reason. Maybe it’s because of animation, or maybe it’s because I felt like there would be more opportunities for me. Don’t get me wrong, I still love traditional art — it’s my roots, and I’ll always revisit it. But digital art, even though it took some time to pick up on, felt very natural to me. Social media hasn’t...

Dear Diary, My name’s Zuzia, I’m 20 years old and I’m from Poland. I’ve always liked to mess around with creative things, but sketching on paper never felt interesting enough. At some point, I got really into watching My Little Pony speedpaints. It was so cool to see how ponies came to life with so many pretty designs and it’s also very satisfying to watch the line art look so perfect. One day, after watching a few of them, I thought, “Why not try it?” And that’s exactly how I started my...

Dear Diary, My name is Tierra Butler and I’m from Monroe, Louisiana. What sparked my love of art was that as a kid I loved fairytales, and I would draw the characters from the shows. I would sit there watching art tutorials every time I was able to get computer time. What inspires my stories lately are my friends and nostalgia — such as work that surrounds itself around my complicated relationship with my family and the coquette style I was obsessed with as a kid, and the way they entertain...