THE VIOLET WEST
Fantasy Novels & Graphic Novels

I've been working on this one since last May. A birthday present for my husband. This is one of his cities on the cliff where Idiria lives. Made on a 11 x 14 shadowbox with balsa wood and acrylic. May many more count with creativity

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***I shipped one letter, and it arrived. You can see where the Post Office Stamp areas. (See the video in my Etsy shop) If my links are not working, let me know. Some of the settings are new to me. For kawaii and manga lovers. Inspired by my graphic novel characters, Polly and Paws. Envelope designed to fit the USA Post Office size regulations once folded and glued. Includes white and sage green background options. Lined and unlined pages (white and sage green) available in t

Setting up a Fall corner for my photos, although I specifically ordered warm they sent me mixed color fairy lights. Nothing and old good sharpie and some washi tape can't disguise. Orange sharpie works best than yellow. Rolled the wire with washing tape with the colors of my set so it's not disruptive. Time to write a chapter or two... happy Sunday. -V

The most asked question by younger readers: WHY DOES POLLY NOT HAVE A NOSE? I am very inspired by asian art such as anime and manga, which was part of my growing up. And to make them more cute and young, usually the nose is small and barely drawn in expressions. I love making characters like that and exploring the shapes and personalities. Some famous characters without noses are our favorites: Powerpuff Girls, Adventure Time, Minions, Krillin (from Dragon Ball), Meowth (from

Bring your own 3D Autumn Diorama to life. Print, color, and assemble to make a 3D shadowbook diorama. Set for 8.5 x 11 pages, but you can print in your preferred size and paper. Not colored. Color to your preference. PDF file includes uncolored line art pages ready to print. Short, easy instructions. This is not AI or clipart. It's an original character design inspired by my graphic novel series, Polly and the Black Ink Includes 3 free colored bookmarks to print. 100% origina

🎨🌟 oh...oh... er drama... My character caught me planning to do tiny vial miniature of another book & character that is not hers... Ok...ok... I'm so sorry Polly and to you too Paws, I apologize. It's actually their anniversary this year and I haven't done a thing about them 😫 Ok... ok... 10th Anniversary since Polly & Paws debut we can celebrate this month. I'll do a tiny vial for my display. 👀 🧡Extras: I will post the making of the tiny vial too and prepare a GIFT for

Author Jacob Falling & wife Author/Artist Vanessa Bettencourt - Awesome con Artist Alley I'm Vanessa Bettencourt, one of the authors. We're a couple who love fantasy, sci-fi, mythology, and gaming. I am the illustrator of our projects. I've just updated all areas of our website to keep it easy to use. You'll now see categories on the blog to easily find the articles: The Bookshelf: all updates on our books Art & Making: a peek into my art projects, crafts, fun WIPs Seasonal:

Ok I just ordered some stuff , super easy to do and upload from my phone or desktop with Sticker Mule and thought why not make a private store for my blog fans. Here is $10 to spend https://www.stickermule.com/unlock?ref_id=6248490701&utm_medium=link&utm_source=invite 👉 My new store : https://tr.ee/IJfEGKHGnn Ordered more charms and stickers to test the new holographic, glitter and posters. Will be showing you an easy step-by-step so you can do yours (no need to set up a st

5+ This is one of my fav horror mysteries by the new imprint RunForIt. Awesome. An orphan girl seeking revenge she does all in her power to learn how her mother really died. Coincidentally, other people died that day in the same location, so they dismiss her as an unsolved murder. The best part? A kid she knows from school (knows well) ends up possessing a teddy bear, and together they solve a paranormal, terrible secret and mystery with ghosts, curses and zombies in the mix.

Such an amazing cover. I couldn't stop myself from doing some Paper Art. Instead of drawing, I used the cover art by artist Grace Zhu and did some precise cuts to make it 3D-looking in layers. Thank you, Toopling Tours and publisher for this arc copy. Note: I cut the art. The artwork is by the artist responsible for the cover. Genre: YA Romance Publishing date: June 23, 2026 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound Rep: Gay, LGBT+, Sapphic Synopsis: Perfect for fans o

☀️ Summer is here don't forget this amazing series 🏖🌊 Summer for me is: ☀️⛱️🏖 🌊 🦀 🐙 🦑 🦈 🐟 🐠 🏄‍♂️🏊‍♂️🚵‍♂️🐳🐬🐡🐚🪸🪼🫍🦋🐝🌸🌿🌼🍓🍉🍧🍨🧊🌅🎆🏐🪁🎨🩱🎤🎧🎵📚🔱 5 stars Loved this one. Not only Summer is the best, our three friends decide that it's the perfect time to make a splash and win at their goals. Unfortunately, nothing goes as planned, and they will have to make some decisions and stand up for their beliefs, even if that means not being accepted (by bull

1️⃣ Can you believe Polly is 10 years old? I've done this art for a game, but decided to print the game scenario. I am very grateful to all of those who have given me reviews on Amazon, where you can find my books. I am making an accordion book with Polly art. 2️⃣ I have a GIVEAWAY: I will illustrate one of the poems from this book, Carnivorous Sky, which is a horror novel in verse, and make a giveaway for newsletter subscribers. I will randomly pick a USA resident from the c

This was and still is one of the most inspiring youtubers I followed since the beginning of the Tea Dragon Society creation. 🥰5 stars This is the start, if you knew the YouTube artist author then you know how much work it went into the extra lore, character design, and heartfelt story. This first volume is shorter (in story) than the others but it's a curated story made from loads of hard work and, amazing art. We get to know the characters, the tea dragons and their types,

What the Road Said 5+ stars 🌟 For all ages, all states of mind and emotion, the road speaks to us in our life's journey with simple but powerful words of encouragement. A book for all of us, even for those who fear books and try to ban them. Beautiful artwork, beautiful high-quality case perfect for collectors as well or to gift. #whattheroadsaid #cleowade Get book here, sale for limit time

Sould a few books and bought acrylic markets trying the brand Arrtx for the first time... but got the wrong schetchbook for it so I'm using this small one but it's for watercolor not Acrylic Markers. Montrose Beach 3 warm color palette Chicago Skyline What happens with acrylics? They are opaque, white can cover a darker tone, so layering is different from using alcohol markers or watercolor.

🥰Sometimes I reach for too much. But still ended up drawing more than I expected, one per read, although I've read more than the ones I did. Maybe will do another for Fall and another for Christmas What do you think? Let me know. At one point switched from acrylic markers to watercolor 😄

Aion, Valian, and Tulerul wish you all a Happy World Children's Day In Portugal, there is a huge free-entrance book fair in a famous park, and a lot of activities and amazing books and authors to meet. Find our books here.

Genre: Adult Romance Publishing date: May 19, 2026 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound Rep: disability, mental illness, LGBTQ+, AAPI Synopsis: All’s fair in love and magic. Gwendolynne Chan just needs to get through her final year. At Seamere College of Magical Veterinary Sciences, she spends her days using her powers to heal companion animals while her nights are spent studying for exams. As the top student in the magical familiars stream, she is on track to be

🎨🐝Pixel Art Inspired by Covers. I love working with beads it's calming and relaxing. The animals on these covers are drawn in pixels so it's easy to follow the pattern. 👾5 pixel stars 🌟 If you don't know this series, check it out. I like the previous volumes a lot, they play a fiction version of Minecraft called Sandbox. It's in verse and from the perspective of kids who are neurodivergent or artists, or have other unique traits that make them struggle dealing with the ed