My journey as a Freelance Artist

Here you will find out about my Etsy shop shenanigans, my ongoing and evolving journey as a freelance illustrator, and maybe the occasional personal lifestyle update - I do have 2 bengal cats that I am dying to talk about and I am a hot chocolate addict!

More poolside illustration - trying to draw more children and I actually find them harder to draw then adults. Is that normal? 😂 #nadineaydinart #splahing #childrensbookillustration #kidlitart
Another drawing challenge by @karolinepietrowski - I couldn’t resist this for the summer season, I’m feeling poolside baby a lot and will illustrate a few more beach babes. Weather here in London is blistering hot 🥵 around 33 degrees. #
A bit late to the game but here’s my version of #toonmeluca by @karolinepietrowski . I loved Disney’s Luca it just made me want to go back to Italy for a riviera holiday and splash around! 💦 #nadineaydinart #selfportrait #disneyluca #
My version of Disney’s Mulan and her honourable steed. Also wanted to try muted colours and grayscale tones it makes it a little more grown up I think, don’t you? 🎀 #happymidweek #nadineaydinart #disneysmulan #horse #horseriding #digit
SPLASH 💦 because who has never been splashed? 💧 Drawing children’s facial expression is harder then it looks because you want to limit the lines or it ages the child character- I was fussing around this for so long. #childhoodweek #nadineayd
Bubble tea and mint choc ice cream trade. A illustration for #childhoodweek for prompt #trade
“Grounded” for the 3rd prompt of @childhoodweekevent @beatrice.blue I remember when I was growing up and got told off stomping on the stairs just came naturally to me but it would always get me in more trouble by my parents. . Here&rsquo
“Map” is the 2nd prompt in a day behind. 😩 Trying to adjust my style and let lose to work a little faster, so far not liking it much- I prefer to take a week or few days on 1 illustration rather than a few hours hehe! . What do you think
I joined #childhoodweek and illustrated their first prompt of “song”. Looking at all other entries I think I went of topic a little bit, any excuse for me to draw a wolf 😂 . . . . . #mystyleart #childrensbooks #song #songillustration #k
Eugenie & Raps! 🌻 I’m starting to have a posting pattern which is good makes me look structured and organised 😂 😝 🌸 🌻 Another Disney boat ride scene which is also influenced by the art of Brittney Lee! #nadineaydinart #disneytangl
Finished and happy with it. I think I’m doing a boat collection. Any other Disney boat scenes you can think of?? 🛶 By the way I couldn’t stop singing “sha-la-la-la-la my oh my look like the boy to shy…” . Next up? you
Sailing into the weekend like.... #pocahontas . . . . . . . . . . #nadineaydinart #scenstudy #paintstudy #coloursofthewind #fantart #disneypocahontas #disneyprincess #disneyfanart #whimsicalart #sailingaway #landscapephotography #nightscenery #anima
The night lights. A story about a firefly and a moth trying to find the way back home but the human wold is confusing their senses to get home safely. 🦋 🪲 🌝 🍃 Swipe through to check my illustrations for this story written by Zoe Tucker. #make
It’s been such a full on few weeks, I’m knackered. Who else is feeling sleeping beauty syndrome and ready for a relaxing weekend? . Did you know that the folk tale of sleeping beauty is actually disturbing before Disney came alone and mad
The first time I have ever drawn a stingray and I find him cute. Yesterday I just couldn’t stop thinking about mermaids so started drawing on my iPad like a mad woman hahaha and this is what I came up with a rendering of “the little merm
“Then they try out their best acrobatics. Woo-hop!” Shouted Lampy as he looped the loop.” “I bet you can touch the moon!” Shouted Luna. 🦋 I couldn’t resist another Lampy the firefly and Luna the moth drawing, it
Which image is your favourite 1,2 or 3? 🦋 Luna the moth is helping Lampy the firefly find his mum but it’s such a confusing world out there for Lampy to find his mum because he is getting confused with the lights of the cars and the lights of
I re-did Lampy the firefly! I made his face orange to match his body now so it makes his expressions clearer and not disturb my blue hues for the backdrops.
A children’s book cover I came up with for the “cleopatra and mr tibbles” story on the #makeartthatsells course for #matsicb8 #maydrawingchallenge #nadineaydinart
“She was excellent at maths, studied philosophy and astronomy, and could speak lots of different languages. 👩🏻‍🎨 Another illustration from the manuscript of “cleopatra and Mr.Tibbles”. Are you enjoying these illustrated stori