Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨

Imposter syndrome has snuck in over the weekend, and I'm having an anxious moment over it.

Anyways, here are some of the premade/adoptables I'm working on. Follow my Paytreon newsletter (its free) to get some more BTS while I work on this project.

#premade #adoptables #vgenshop

Oh! And according to my bff's extensive list, his Bath and Body Works scent is Loyal to You.

#writing #books #indieauthor

He's my favorite for a reason, and I like to imagine one day people trying to dissect him.
Maybe people will relate to him. Some may hate him.
Regardless, he's a really fun character and can't wait to share him.

It's subtle, but I love writing my MMC, Mad's personalities. There is a lot of things going on that I hope I'm capturing correctly, and will be seen once I release this book. But he's a really complex character. A man of many faces who wears masks for himself and others.

My degree is in Pyschology, so I can't help but find it fascinating that a lot of these beginner author traits are so established its a predictable pattern. I, however, did not notice how often I used certain words. So, surprise to me! But fascinating.

I saw a video on overused filler words, and ew. Gross. I'm gonna go throw my manuscript out the window and cry. Why are we like this? Excuse me while I erase an ungodly amount of filler words.
#writing

#wipwednesday. This bitch be working HARD!

I get to put the full version here. 🫣😏 I got to do this lovely piece for @tillybramley.bsky.social I adore it so much! Such a blast to draw!

Sometimes, a girls just gotta scream MCR really badly at the top of your lungs. 😌 Its theraputic.

Second Vgen commission finished, I'm so close to getting verified! I'm freaking loving this website! It's making things so much easier. Once everything is fully set up, I hope it'll help me reach more clients!

Seriously, thank you all so much for letting me grow!

I just turned in my second commission on Vgen, and I'm always so nervous when I turn something in, but I'm also excited, cause I really LOVE how it turned out!

I have my Book and Draw video scheduled for Friday over on YouTube. It's Haunting Adeline, and I go over why I drew the scene I did and also a little bit of artist BTS. It's only 5 minutes, but if you're curious, be sure to subscribe!

#books #hauntingadeline #darkromance #art #fanart

Omg, I never realized how much I sound Californian until I started recording myself talking.
Jesus. H. Christ.
Can I say "like" anymore!?
And bro!
And bitch!
Someone take me away.
I'm not recording myself anymore.
(This is a joke. I gotta)
But its embarassing.

Thank you again to everyone who participated in the contest! I hope to offer some more giveaways in the future!

#art #illustration #bookishart #characterart #romance #bookstagram

I'm late on posting, but I love how this piece turned out! These characters are absolutely so much fun! The dynamics, the theme, the color schemes!! I loved working on this piece!

Have you ever won a contest before? I have and lost it cause it went to my spam folder. T_T I have bad luck with contests, but luckily for @brooklyndeanwrites she won 2nd place for my 1k giveaway!

If I ever misgender you, just know I'm so sorry! And please tell me. #socialmedia

1. that I have permission to share the piece or if they're waiting for a reveal. So I check my notes and their socials.
2. I check their pronouns. I hate misgendering people, so I try and be as mindful as I can.

So, my nervous mind has always been double, triple, and quadruple-checking things.

Because I'm so anxious, doing my content planning for the week takes me longer. Anytime I'm tagging an author or creator for their commissions, I check two things religiously.

But I do use it for little things. Like this post!

#socialmedia

I use Google Calendar for my content planning for the week. I tried using Buffer, and I really like it, but I'm a cheap bastard. 😌 A girl's gotta struggle a bit before paying for convenience. Maybe eventually I can streamline this part. Or pay someone to do it. HAHA a girl can dream!

I need to work on some more YCH bases. They seem pretty popular on VGen. I’m also going to work on some more YCH covers of mine.

I also saw so many people like the idea of adoptable/premades, and wanna work on those. I have ideas for shifters, plus size baddies, gender neutral characters.

Authors, tell me how down bad is your FMC for your MMC.

I'll go first!

"Once upon a time, Wonderland had been her home. Her first life was here. Mad, was here. He was home."

#indieauthors

I have so many ideas for making pre-made characters. I'm trying to think up a way that I can make display them, and maybe even make clothing packs and stuff. I got ideas for humans, creatures, shifters, and aliens.

I'm spending the day sketching, so let's see what I can come up with.

I keep telling myself to draw on LIVE more, but it makes me so nervous, and I never know what to talk about. I need an emotionally supportive extrovert to keep me from shaking like a chihuahua. I know its one of those things that gets easier the more I practice, but I'm scared!

I love smart women.

But its fun incorporating those words of nonsense into my series, and maybe even turning a couple into a curse word or two.

I'm writing an Alice in Wonderland reimagining.

One of the things I've been working on is including some of Carroll's nonsense words into the world. And I thought about trying to make my own, but that's just not working.

Only a few more days left for my 30% off art deal! So if you wanna snag a spot for some art, be sure to reserve a spot with 10% down! If you have any questions, my DMs are open!

Check me out on Vgen with my usual handle Anna Leigh Arts!

#commissions #bookish #spice #ych #bookart #commissionsopen

No ai, and I'm verified on Bookish Artist Compendium! If you like my colorful style, be sure to like and follow. I drop discounts from time to time on my other socials. So be on the lookout for those.

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