Mariya Prytula
Children's Illustration Wildlife Art Yuletide Dreams series Current Project
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Mariya Prytula

 

 

Hello.

I am Mariya Prytula, and I create magical watercolor illustrations.

 

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I'll leave you with this cheerful face for the weekend. Look up amongst branches of #littlemossbigtree for these little messengers. #picturebook #scbwi #childrensillustration #kidlitart #wip #process #sketch #illustration #watercolor #forest #picturebookart #squirrel #bigtrees #atxart #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #artcollector #childrenswritersguild #best_of_illustration #ilovebooks #squirrelsofinstagram #kickstarter #happyweekend #whimsical
Look who ran up to join #littlemossandbigtree on their adventures #picturebook #watercolor #scbwi #childrensillustration #kidlitart #wip #process #sketch #illustration #thumbnail #forest #picturebookart #squirrel #atxart #storytelling #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #artcollector #childrenswritersguild #best_of_illustration #ilovebooks
Deep breath before the plunge for the first painted spread for #littlemossbigtree. #iaintscared See you on the other side. #wip #process #picturebook #scbwi #childrensillustration #kidlitart #sketch #illustration #watercolor #thumbnail #photo #forest #storyboarding #picturebookart #squirrel #bigtrees #atxart #storytelling #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #artcollector #childrenswritersguild #best_of_illustration #behindthescenes
Taking one of the thumbs for #littlemossbigtree and moving to a final :) #mossymonday #wip #process #picturebook #scbwi #childrensillustration #kidlitart #sketch #illustration #watercolor #thumbnail #photo #forest #storyboarding #picturebookart #squirrel #bigtrees #atxart #storytelling #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #artcollector #childrenswritersguild #best_of_illustration #behindthescenes
Painting large scenes in watercolor is like playing chess. You need to work out your strategy a few steps in advance and be able to quickly adapt to your opponent's moves. Doing color thumbnails for #littlemossbigtree helped. I tried different color combinations and lighting to see which would work best for the scene and effect I was trying to achive. I thought 3 for each scene was a good start. #picturebook #scbwi #childrensillustration #kidlitart #wip #process #sketch #illustration #watercolor #thumbnail #photo #forest #storyboarding #picturebookart #squirrel #bigtrees #atxart #storytelling #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #artcollector #childrenswritersguild #best_of_illustration #behindthescenes