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Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨

@annaleigharts.bsky.social

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🔞 Only ✍️Bookish artist specializing in, dreamy, romantic character art. Now taking slots for October. 📝 : Aspiring Author: WIP 🐰Down the Rabbit Hole ❤️A dark, spicy, romantasy reimagining of Alice in Wonderland. https://linktr.ee/aleigh_art

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Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 23d

✨I’m a commission artist that specializes in romantic art for indie authors

🍭From sweet to 🌶️ spicy!

✨YCH poses

✨Custom Commissions

✨ Chibi Art

✨ Comic Pages

✨ Bookmark YCH Art

I believe we are strong as a community, and do my best to uplift indie authors.

#booksky #indieauthor #art

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Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 20h

Mad being sad is my sexuality.

The angst! The anguish! I make him suffer 😌

Mad is the MMC to my dark romantic fantasy reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I hope he'll be everyone's next book boyfriend after I publish. So far, he seems to be hitting the mark. I know he's my favorite

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 2d

All sketches can be built upon as well. If you want a sketch now, and a render later, you'd just have to pay the difference and you get to use the sketches to start teasing your new characters.

#sketches #characterart #indieauthors #commissionsopen #drawing #sketches #antiai

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 2d

I want to be a solution against generative ai, but also celebrate human creativity. The most cost effective method of getting character sketches would be through my 💲 🌳 🔛 to get access to monthly sketch rewards!

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Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 2d

35.00 - Face
$50.00 - Bust
$75.00 - Full Body
+ $20.00 Color
+ $15.00 Per Character
+ $50 Background
+$100 Commercial Use

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 2d

Character sketches are a fun and affordable way to start hashing out a new character!

Not sure how they look, lets create a mood boards, inspirations and traits and play around!

You get 3 revisions for character sketches so we can try and capture them just right!

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Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 14d

I love doing character-centric book covers! I also love hiding a bit of symbolism within my pieces, so if you have something in mind, feel free to DM me! I'm always looking to do more book covers and have a 15% off going on right now for all monstrous or shifter type creatures!
#indiebook

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Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 15d

Doing 15% off monster, shifter, creature characters until the end of October. I’m currently booking for November so be sure to reserve a spot! #mondterfuckers #mermaids #romancebooks #monsterlovers

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 16d

The only problem is... she doesn't remember him.
She doesn't remember anything.

#indieauthor #characterart #drawing #commissionsopen #slowburn #darkromance #erotichorror #bookrelease #author

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 16d

It's 1985. Ten years after the untimely death of Heath's father. The Overseeing Officer departs to NYC to make some political appearances per his responsibility to keep the world sane and immediately knows he's in over his head when he finds his childhood crush back from the dead.

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Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 16d

These character art belongs to @l.l.gremlin, and their upcoming release The Cardinal Club, is coming out October 2025! I know I've been watching and waiting for this release, and can't wait to get my grubby little hands on it! Here is the excerpt!

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 16d

All pricing is on my website, be sure to contact me there, email me, or even DM if you're curious about booking a slot.

And here's something wild I never thought I'd say, I'm booking for November now! So my slots are going quick! Be sure to reserve a spot, a down payment is only 1/4 of the total.

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 16d

I make bookish content for indie authors!

One of my favorite things to do is make scenes from the book that can be added into the book. Or! I keep seeing those printed vellum sheets, and these would be perfect to add as little gifts for your newsletter or Patreon subscribers!

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Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 17d

I’ve been working on my romantic fantasy for over three years (a novel) but been developing it for over ten.

Its gone through a lot of reworks and feedback, and I can’t wait to share that with the world!

I think k if you’re fans of Ghibli, Inuyasha, Saiyuki, Fushigi Yugi, youll see my inspo!

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Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 17d

September is almost over, and I haven't gotten enough done! D:

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 19d

I just went back and forth on the phrase, "the home," vs "their home." One small phrase in a sea of words has two completely different feelings.

Will anyone notice? I don't think so. Not consciously at least.

But it helps build the story I'm trying to write.

#writing #indieauthor #wip #editing

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 19d

Of course, this is used in a different context when looking at society and individuals, but word choice is telling.

I feel that's something that can 100% be applied to writing a story.

Which is why editing takes so much.

For instance:

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 19d

So, one thing I'm always trying to remember is be purposeful with what words I use while writing.

One of the things I learned in pursuing my psych degree is how important word choice is.

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 21d

I seriously love finishing the piece and seeing the rendering! Like it’s so satisfying and I love when the commissioner loves it too! #artist #ClipStudioPaint #commissionartist #indieauthors

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 21d

I'm so tired! I haven't been sleeping well lately, and today I woke up at 5am. I have a lot of work to get done, and I'm so impossibly behind it's not even funny.
But I love what I'm doing, so I'm not sure if that's what's making it hard to rest? I have an alarm set for every hour so I take breaks.

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 21d

21/49 chapters editing for Draft 4!

Progress is slow, but I'm determined to learn this art form, and at least entertain others with my silly little stories!

#indieauthors #writing #editing

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 22d

Cause he’s just a baby, 🥺🥺🥺 and such a good boy. 🥹🥹🥹

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you!! Working at the dream everyday 💪

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 22d

I got to create these book covers for Sara Bittner and her Child of Ra trilogy! Be sure to check them out if you love supporting indie authors, historical fictions and romance! #booksky #books #indieauthors #artist #ClipStudioPaint #opencommissions

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 22d

Trying to get more accustomed to BlueSky, so here is some art from my debut novel WIP, Down the Rabbit Hole #booksky #portfolioday #novelart #romantasy #readers #indieAuthors

Sweet image between a red headed twink (Jack of Hearts) and his god situationship (Jay) looking awfully romantic with each other.

Promo illustration of the characters from Down the Rabbit Hole being dramatic AF. Like a movie poster looking longingly at each other.

Anna Leigh Arts ✨Commissions Open✨ @annaleigharts.bsky.social · 22d

This is so pretty! And then the one with all the marks!!! 🫣

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