Hi Reader!

October is finally over! After this whole months of updates, I want not only to look back, but also mix things up and show you the art I've been making this weekend.

You'll see, it's quite a nice change :)

But first! We have a winner this month 🎉

This morning I sent an email to the member that was picked for a completely free print; if it was you, congrats! If not don't worry, it's only the second giveaway I'm doing since the beginning of this Newsletter, so you will have another chance next month!

Two completely opposite illustration

After a whole month working on the sketches for the book (see the next section!!), I definitely needed some fresh air before continuing!

So this week, I have two completely different illustrations to show you!

The first one is far out of my comfort zone: it's an acrylic painting, the first one that I have ever completed.

The work in progress was sitting on the shelf for a while, and I'm super happy to finally have complete it.

If you want to compare, here's the post with the reference image!

I'm really a solely digital first artist at heart, so working with paint and brushes is really unusual for me. It took some time to understand how to mix the colors, how much water to use and with what kind of brushes, but in the end I still had a very good time 🌸

The second illustration has a completely different vibe to it, I'm sure you can easily tell.

I edited a whole timelapse, with the music I was listening to in the background; it was fun!

It was inspired by a super high-energy playlist I was listening to on loop, the night after having completed my October challenge. I was full of adrenaline, and finished the whole thing in the same evening!

This is really not the kind of illustration I got you used you to, and I don't think I'll continue on that path; but I needed to complete something shorter and more fun to celebrate :)

Now that I've completed the October project and reset my mind, I'm ready to dive back into the book!

Looking back at the whole book project

As promised last week, during October I have completed all the sketches for my illustration book!

As a reminder, it is the story of Susie, who needs to survey people for her school project, and to do so she will explore the big city and meet an interesting character.

Now that all 13 sketches are done, here they are all in order!

Without text it might be hard to tell what is going on exactly, and that's why this month I'm gonna focus on getting the writing done.

I've already made some progress, and I'm looking forward to share it with you soon :)

Some inspiration for your day

I was really touched by the warmness of this last piece by Simz 🧙‍♀️🧡

That's it for today!

Next newsletter will be on the 17th, in just 2 weeks! I need some time to prepare the book and some more cool art. It'll be worth it :)

See you then, and thank you for being here Reader !

Take care,
- Nighten

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