Illustration & Drawing
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Erika Lee SearsI am an oil painter, a mother, and high five champion. I make art everyday. I started this journey because of the birth of my son and I wanted to stay creative on a daily basis. These are my moments of ordinary and extraordinary.
Kal Draws The LineSatiric scribbles from the award winning cartoonist for The Economist (47 years) and The Baltimore Sun (31 years). Kal shares fun sketches and insights from his colorful career.
Drawing a BlankAn honest and authentic newsletter about making books for kids, from author-illustrator Jacob Souva. Loads of encouragement for illustrators, authors, and makers. Inspiration for getting better at <waves at everything> this together.
Harry Stooshinoff Painting NewsletterI'm a painter who works every day. I post all of my work to my online selling sites and I publish a newsletter here, once a month, on a variety of painting issues.
Lisa HanawaltArt and messiness. Join to read the juicy stuff and make drawings with me!
The Travelling ArtistAn Artist travelling Europe and beyond, telling stories in my sketchbook and sticking my nose in other artists' studios
Still SketchingStill sketching: art, reading, and the hidden stories of women artists from my Norfolk studio
ArtGymBuild your skills as an illustrator through live practice sessions and a vibrant art community. Join professional instructors for structured, fun classes designed to develop your creative work and portfolio. Perfect for beginners to career artists.
Paul WangThis is my personal Substack. You will find my sketches and demo videos here.
Artist in Progress Club by Milena MilakJoin a community of artists and grow your skills. Get monthly process videos, guides, and live draw-alongs, guided by a recovering perfectionist who understands self-doubt and those days when progress feels almost invisible
It's Good to Be HereBe the artist in residence of your world. A weekly dose of wonder from artist and bestselling author Amy Stewart. Supporters get sketchbook and notebook tutorials and a deeper dive.
Seasalt and SerpentineDispatches coming to you from the wilds of the Lizard Peninsula. Expect news and announcements on illustration projects, exhibitions and courses and tips and advice on sketching practice and process.
Coffee in drawings outDrawing my life in little books. Helping you to do the same.
Ten Minute ArtistDiscover Daily Creative Joy via drawing and journaling prompts. Build a 10 minute creative habit and start attracting true fans. Written by Adam Ming, a startup co-founder turned award winning children’s illustrator at 40.
BwrightousThe Art of Overthinking
The WahlflowerMissives from the studio of author & illustrator Phoebe Wahl
The Accidental ExpertStories of success, failure, lucky guesses, and digital art.
Pen Powell Posts!Stories, drawings, and whatever’s in my brain — from children’s book maker Claire Powell.
Pencillings and PonderingsA Substack about Illustration, by Abigail Halpin
A.M. SketchingA bit of creativity, often whimsical, from Clancy's sketchbook to go with your morning coffee.
Tessa’s Substacknotes and drawings from my journals
Sketch Away with Suhita ShirodkarSketching Tips and Online Sketching Sessions with Suhita
Pencil PalsHi, it’s me Helen Stephens. This is a juicy chat between illustrator pals. I’ll be sharing stuff about making picture books that you might feel daft asking. When you sign up you’ll get the Illustrators Freebies. Yes-please-thank-you!
Drawing LifeUnlock your dynamic and expressive approach to Figure Drawing. Sign up to receive weekly articles. Changing how you draw can change your life. ❤️
Hand to PaperOne sketch & the story behind it. I will share new work and older sketches from the archives, all exclusive to Substack.
AI-power for digital ARTStop watching. Start creating. Get paid
Scribbles in the SkyA space to nurture our drawing and creativity together through reflective writing and monthly themed drawing projects.
Loose LinesNavigating life through sketchbooks. Draw, Sketch, keep it Loose and don't overthink it!
Introvert Drawing ClubPlayful drawing prompts and practice sessions. 🌻 Art tips & techniques to explore your creativity with a fun, encouraging community.
Conscious EuphoriaConscious Euphoria is platform for trans-centred content that doesn’t apologise for existing run by illustrator Ocean Grove
Paint What You LoveI am an illustrator, painter, writer, teacher, and visual storyteller. My work tends to be feminine, exploring beauty in all forms. When I paint what I love - good things happen.
Paper poetryA refuge from the fast-paced scroll of social media, where I share the quieter side of my artistic journey—the stories behind the illustrations, thoughtful experiments, and my love for working with paper and traditional materials.
Painters Painting PaintingsA platform for spending longer with paintings, online.
The Sketch BugA nook for sketchbook pages, process pictures, comic blurbs, and the little things that spark inspiration by illustrator Julie Benbassat
Sketchnote LabYou don't need to be an artist to think visually. Join Sketchnote Lab and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward.
Notes from a Creative FreelancerDrawing tips to take you from I can't draw to I can't stop drawing.
Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline TeunissenA warm corner of the internet for people who want to draw more, worry less, and find their way back to nature — one sketch at a time.
Tim’s Daily FlowersI send drawings of flowers everyday as daily fresh flowers
Studio Secrets✸ I'm a children's book author + illustrator and this is a peek into my studio (and also secrets) ✸
Plein Air PoetryA painter and a poet inspired by place, working mostly en plein air ("in the open air") in the Impressionist tradition.
Mark's ArtMark's Art is a Substack about the artistic process behind making images for magazines like The New Yorker as well as sharing examples of good, bad and meh paintings and drawings from over 40 years as a creative person.
Rosalie Haizlett IllustrationPaintings, stories & studio updates about the creative process and nature connection. I send out 1-2 emails per month, an art-filled letter from me to you!
Andy J. Pizza's Audio / Visual NewsletterStories and drawings about creative practice, self love, neurodivergence and Invisible Things.
Drawing the Natural WorldSharpen your pencil. Grab a pen. Explore botanicals, wild creatures, and insects as you draw along with me in graphite, ink, or colored pencil. (I hope you also like folklore and history!) Join anytime.
DrawTogether with WendyMacDrawing explorations, lessons, and weekly art assignments from New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton. Paying subscribers get full access to the DrawTogether Grown-Ups Table creative community and drawing assignments.
Mi boletín de AcuarelaConsejos y reflexiones sobre cuadernos de viaje y urban sketching, desde la mirada de un artista, ilustrador y amante de la acuarela.
Whales + WolvesIllustrations, cosy seasonal activities, books, etc. Trying to spend more time offline. Cultivating empathy, wonder, and kinship with nature ♥
slow motion multitaskingrabbit holes and rabbit drawings