Catpuccino Club: A Custom Cat Illustration of Semyon
From a real tabby cat to a playful coffee-cup character: see how Semyon became Catpuccino Club through reference-led digital illustration, textured mark-making, and fictional café branding.
ADUK.ART Journal
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Blue Fish Illustration — A Master Class with Masha Mars
A behind-the-scenes look at the Blue Fish restaurant illustration created during a master class with illustrator Masha Mars,…
Tomatoes on Stripes: ENMY Acrylic Marker Sketch
A journal-style studio note about a vivid ENMY acrylic marker tomato sketch: red fruit, blue stripes, progress photos,…
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Tomato Marker Illustration – Testing New ENMY Markers in a Bright Food Study
A colorful process reel showing how Adelya tests her new ENMY markers on a vivid tomato illustration. From…
ENMY Acrylic Markers Review: Swatches, Coverage & First Impressions
A personal first-look review of ENMY acrylic markers by artist Adelya. This reel shows the color card swatching…
Singapore Orchid Watercolor Marker Painting
Singapore Orchid Watercolor Marker Painting: botanical elegance and decorative place lettering. A short aduk.art studio note grounded in…
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Behind the Scenes of a Digital Fashion Illustration: How Masha Was Drawn
A personal behind-the-scenes look at how Adelya created her fashion illustration of Masha, an illustrator she once learned…
Fashion Figure Study from Masha’s Illustration Course – Anatomy, Proportions, and Style
A behind-the-scenes look at a fashion figure study created during Masha’s illustration course. From a 12.5-head anatomy layout…
From a Random Pinterest Image to a Frog Painting – Digital Animal Illustration Timelapse
A behind-the-scenes look at how Adelya turns a random Pinterest reference into a vivid digital animal illustration. This…
Lotus Flower Painting
A personal story behind a lotus flower painting on canvas with gold leaf details. This reel follows the…
My First Telegram Sticker Pack
A behind-the-scenes reel about Adelya’s first Telegram sticker pack, created around a funny horse character for the Year…
I Refreshed My Avatar
A personal post about refreshing an artist avatar and sharing the original illustrated version with all its small…
Interior sketch educational work
Interior sketch educational workMy attempts to draw composition when following the course on interior sketching. Process studyExploring interior…
Botanical Studies Made with Watercolor Markers
Botanical Studies Made with Watercolor Markers: variety and observational structure in one botanical page. A short aduk.art studio…
Globeflower Watercolor Botanical Illustration
Globeflower Watercolor Botanical Illustration: botanical shape study with annotated-diagram clarity. A short aduk.art studio note grounded in the…
Chanterelle Mushroom Botanical Illustration
Chanterelle Mushroom Botanical Illustration: mushroom form and natural-history-style annotation. A short aduk.art studio note grounded in the visible…