Dylan Mierzwinski (sheher)

Well hi. I got to lead my second painting retreat @the_smiley_manse this last week in Vermont and here are the best takeaways from our time together:1. Before you judge yourself or quit, finish the page. No really. Just finish the page first.2. Find some comfortable doorways that allow you to beg...

eased out of my creative break and back into creating with some things that always make me happy: greeting cards, flowers, markers, and telling Brooksie I love him a lot. Tombow dual brush pen colors: 772, 553, 526, 885, N52, 192, 177, 249#sketchbookartist #illustratorsofinstagram #greetingcardde...

last june i stormed out of instagram just in time to not share any glimpses into the best part of my year: teaching my first painting retreat @the_smiley_manse in springfield, vermont. here are some of the details i never want to forget: hearing voices as i walked up the hill to the barn; hearing...

here are stills of the piece I shared in my marker tip reel from yesterday. Im about to write and send my April newsletter which is about what Im calling my creative moratorium (aka actively refilling my creative well) + the quarterly update of the inspiration binder (hundreds of floral reference...

eight easy tombow tips from my sketchbook to yours:1. use a variety of marks for interest (stamp the brush, drag the brush, tap the brush, swoop the brush, etc)2. use layers to create texture3. loosen up your shapes with a little speed (literally move faster!)4. play with outlines and filled (col...

a folksy work-in-progress, two haikus, and a colorful spread only two pages back dated 2.15 to show how utterly SLOWLY Im finishing these last few moleskine pages. some books get all pages filled in a sweep of 30 days, others collect their work over years. what works-in-progress are you picking a...

Do you know where the wild things go? Well Ive been practicing capturing them in my sketchbook. I embarked on a 100 day challenge to push myself to loosen up and capture hard scenes so I could draw the mountains I love, and the trees I love, and apparently my dog Stevie over and over. I quit my 1...

The signature style myth is a fearful pressure that in order to be successful as an illustrator who licenses and sells their work that you must have a single, realized and recognizable rendering style. I have worked for many years now making an income from selling and licensing my artwork (thank ...

I truly hate to admit it, because I work so hard with creatives to help them break this habit, but Im really tough on myself, and it is NOT a compliment or aspirational trait. It doesnt make me or my work or my life better, it just makes me critical of myself. My critic is very focused on now and...

For my whole life Ive been speechless when asked whats your favorite color?. Youd think I was being sworn under oath to answer and facing prison time if I get it wrong. Favorite color for clothing? For kitchen items? For wrapping paper? IT CHANGES OKAY?!?! In 7th grade I remember my Leo moon abso...

Look what I found while packing up my studio!!! This is a color inspiration sketchbook Ive been building for years, thanks to a course by @clairepicarddesign you basically cut out and collage colors together that youre drawn to. if you comment color course Ill DM you the link to the exact class ...

steps for making swatches when I add new colors to the family:1. cut strips from sturdy paper, or paper similar to where medium will be used (color temp can be important here)2. use previous swatches to match swatch width, cut into separate cards3. color on cards (normally I have a scratch sheet ...