Just finished Eliza and Her Monsters for the fifth time…this year. Definitely my favorite book since it got me back into writing. Wish my iPad hadn’t died, I miss digital art. *sigh* Guess ink and pencil work. 

Damien and Amity from Monstrous Sea, which is from Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia.  

I drew Rory and Viv as well, but I didn’t really like how they turned out; they seemed stiff. :p

Damien was actually easy and it felt real loose, but by the time I got done with Amity I was trying to hard. I loved this book and would also love to see Monstrous Sea be made one day as well :D

amity fanart! first finished drawing in 3+ years <3 ps, francsca zappia if u see this ilysm

Just finished Eliza and Her Monsters for the fifth time…this year. Definitely my favorite book since it got me back into writing. Wish my iPad hadn’t died, I miss digital art. *sigh* Guess ink and pencil work. 

Rory and Damien from Monstrous Sea, done in Procreate with some brushes from @davey_perkins. I’m really liking them! Also I want to draw more monstrous sea things. (Unrelated: I have a newsletter coming out tomorrow! Talking about worldbuilding a city in the cyberpunk book I’m working on. Link in my profile to sign up for the newsletter!) #art #procreate #monstroussea #drawing #books #elizaandhermonsters https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTXsxwL7J0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Underwater Motion of Seagrass and Kelp

Damien and Amity from Monstrous Sea, which is from Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia.  

I drew Rory and Viv as well, but I didn’t really like how they turned out; they seemed stiff. :p

Damien was actually easy and it felt real loose, but by the time I got done with Amity I was trying to hard. I loved this book and would also love to see Monstrous Sea be made one day as well :D

Why no, I don’t understand color theory, thank you for asking. #monstroussea #rorysilas #thisstoryhasmonsters #chessiedoesart https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0If6MgWMo/?igshid=pahrrsbx2opl

Giant crows and star-swept seas; clockwork cities and planet-given powers; friends and siblings and lovers fighting against the monsters of the world, both inside and outside. . I was looking at previous questions I’ve answered on social media and comments on Wattpad and it struck me (again) how amazing it is that there is so much love for a story that was only presented as a small piece of another book. I wanted to thank everyone who has shown support for Monstrous Sea. Don’t worry—this post isn’t bad OR good news, it’s just to say thank you, and to let everyone know that I’m always still working on this story and I still want to bring it to you in full one day. . I hope you’ll keep sticking with me. Amity, Damien, Rory, and Viv are waiting. 🐉🌊✨ #monstroussea #elizaandhermonsters #writing #books #therearemonstersinthesea #youfoundmeinaconstellation https://www.instagram.com/p/B5sh4TQg1Rq/?igshid=910olgxg3b8m

Some Monstrous Sea doodles during my down time @ work :U

I don’t care if I’m reblogging this, it’s still cool

Faust. #monstroussea #thisstoryhasmonsters https://www.instagram.com/p/BoMCTTFn83b/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5juro3jv0qwo

Amity, Damien, Rory, Viv. #monstroussea #sketch #chessiedoesart #therearemonstersinthesea

I think this will be okay. I think it will be strange, and probably scary, and I think there will still be times where I think I am the worst person on the planet. But I think I will also love myself and what I’ve made, and I’ll know without doubt that those two things are separate.