Sylessae
@sylessae.bsky.social
Helping tired artists rekindle their love for art.
✏️ Portrait Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/sylportrait
📖 Mentorship: https://mentor.sylessae.com
🖼️ https://www.sylessae.com
✏️ Portrait Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/sylportrait
📖 Mentorship: https://mentor.sylessae.com
🖼️ https://www.sylessae.com
Even if you’re short on time, squeeze in a quick 15 minute practice study.
Your brain will try to convince you otherwise, but it DOES make a difference.
Your brain will try to convince you otherwise, but it DOES make a difference.
February 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Even if you’re short on time, squeeze in a quick 15 minute practice study.
Your brain will try to convince you otherwise, but it DOES make a difference.
Your brain will try to convince you otherwise, but it DOES make a difference.
The need for practice drawings to look "good" is what keeps most artists from practicing at all.
Experiment. Try different approaches. Embrace the bad. It's supposed to be messy and unknown.
That's what practice is.
Experiment. Try different approaches. Embrace the bad. It's supposed to be messy and unknown.
That's what practice is.
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The need for practice drawings to look "good" is what keeps most artists from practicing at all.
Experiment. Try different approaches. Embrace the bad. It's supposed to be messy and unknown.
That's what practice is.
Experiment. Try different approaches. Embrace the bad. It's supposed to be messy and unknown.
That's what practice is.
I love that these are both mine
January 27, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I love that these are both mine
Oh no croissant slug got cropped
January 27, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Oh no croissant slug got cropped
I dare you to fill the next ten pages of your sketchbook with ink drawings.
At the end of it, tell me what you learned.
At the end of it, tell me what you learned.
January 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I dare you to fill the next ten pages of your sketchbook with ink drawings.
At the end of it, tell me what you learned.
At the end of it, tell me what you learned.
Yes and they are a HUGE improvement from the orders I used to get through my print company. My printer on the left, old prints on the right.
I’m using the Epson Surecolor P700!
amzn.to/49EXQjq
I’m using the Epson Surecolor P700!
amzn.to/49EXQjq
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Yes and they are a HUGE improvement from the orders I used to get through my print company. My printer on the left, old prints on the right.
I’m using the Epson Surecolor P700!
amzn.to/49EXQjq
I’m using the Epson Surecolor P700!
amzn.to/49EXQjq
If you're feeling a bit aimless when creating, it helps to have something bigger to work towards. An example is my convention prep:
- It creates a clear goal
- Every project has a purpose
- Everything is an experiment (yay dopamine)
- The monotony of packing and printing is a brain reset from art
- It creates a clear goal
- Every project has a purpose
- Everything is an experiment (yay dopamine)
- The monotony of packing and printing is a brain reset from art
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
If you're feeling a bit aimless when creating, it helps to have something bigger to work towards. An example is my convention prep:
- It creates a clear goal
- Every project has a purpose
- Everything is an experiment (yay dopamine)
- The monotony of packing and printing is a brain reset from art
- It creates a clear goal
- Every project has a purpose
- Everything is an experiment (yay dopamine)
- The monotony of packing and printing is a brain reset from art
This has come up a lot in recent mentor sessions and feels important to reiterate:
It's important to know the difference between pushing past your comfort zone versus ignoring your own needs for rest and regulation. 👇
It's important to know the difference between pushing past your comfort zone versus ignoring your own needs for rest and regulation. 👇
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This has come up a lot in recent mentor sessions and feels important to reiterate:
It's important to know the difference between pushing past your comfort zone versus ignoring your own needs for rest and regulation. 👇
It's important to know the difference between pushing past your comfort zone versus ignoring your own needs for rest and regulation. 👇
Playing with other mediums can feel like becoming a master of none, but I've found each one feeds the next. What I learn in one medium always carries into others and has a funny way of leading me back to the one I love most.
Quick croissant study in watercolor 🥐
Quick croissant study in watercolor 🥐
January 18, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Playing with other mediums can feel like becoming a master of none, but I've found each one feeds the next. What I learn in one medium always carries into others and has a funny way of leading me back to the one I love most.
Quick croissant study in watercolor 🥐
Quick croissant study in watercolor 🥐
Finding freedom in abstract florals
January 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Finding freedom in abstract florals
Can we talk about @tinamon.bsky.social's progress since starting the portrait drawing bootcamp??
It's been just over a month of practice and she's made a huge jump! 🎉
It's been just over a month of practice and she's made a huge jump! 🎉
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Can we talk about @tinamon.bsky.social's progress since starting the portrait drawing bootcamp??
It's been just over a month of practice and she's made a huge jump! 🎉
It's been just over a month of practice and she's made a huge jump! 🎉
I got approved for a booth at @zenkaikon.com this year!
This will be my first convention in the decade that I've been making art so any advice is welcome!
I'm really excited to see you all in March!! 👀
This will be my first convention in the decade that I've been making art so any advice is welcome!
I'm really excited to see you all in March!! 👀
January 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I got approved for a booth at @zenkaikon.com this year!
This will be my first convention in the decade that I've been making art so any advice is welcome!
I'm really excited to see you all in March!! 👀
This will be my first convention in the decade that I've been making art so any advice is welcome!
I'm really excited to see you all in March!! 👀
If posting art on social media has diminished your desire to create, taking a break will change how you show up for your art.
I didn't realize this until I stopped posting.
🧵Let's reflect:
I didn't realize this until I stopped posting.
🧵Let's reflect:
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If posting art on social media has diminished your desire to create, taking a break will change how you show up for your art.
I didn't realize this until I stopped posting.
🧵Let's reflect:
I didn't realize this until I stopped posting.
🧵Let's reflect:
The final hour is upon us!
Discounted enrollment ends at midnight!
Discounted enrollment ends at midnight!
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The final hour is upon us!
Discounted enrollment ends at midnight!
Discounted enrollment ends at midnight!
3 HOURS LEFT TO ENROLL AT THE SALE PRICE ✨‼️
January 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM
3 HOURS LEFT TO ENROLL AT THE SALE PRICE ✨‼️
4 HOURS LEFT TO ENROLL 👀‼️
January 2, 2026 at 12:59 AM
4 HOURS LEFT TO ENROLL 👀‼️
6 hours left to enroll before the sale ends!
January 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
6 hours left to enroll before the sale ends!
12 hours left to get the bootcamp on sale!!
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
12 hours left to get the bootcamp on sale!!
13 hours left on the sale!!! 👀
January 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
13 hours left on the sale!!! 👀
2026 is the year you don't give up on your drawing goals.
Let my bootcamp help take some of the guesswork out of learning portraits. I use short, structured drills designed to work with a busy schedule.
New Year's sale = last discount until next winter 🤍 👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
Let my bootcamp help take some of the guesswork out of learning portraits. I use short, structured drills designed to work with a busy schedule.
New Year's sale = last discount until next winter 🤍 👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
2026 is the year you don't give up on your drawing goals.
Let my bootcamp help take some of the guesswork out of learning portraits. I use short, structured drills designed to work with a busy schedule.
New Year's sale = last discount until next winter 🤍 👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
Let my bootcamp help take some of the guesswork out of learning portraits. I use short, structured drills designed to work with a busy schedule.
New Year's sale = last discount until next winter 🤍 👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
Come learn to draw portraits with me!!
My 8-week portrait bootcamp is 50% off until MIDNIGHT. 👀 (hooray black friday)
👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
My 8-week portrait bootcamp is 50% off until MIDNIGHT. 👀 (hooray black friday)
👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Come learn to draw portraits with me!!
My 8-week portrait bootcamp is 50% off until MIDNIGHT. 👀 (hooray black friday)
👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
My 8-week portrait bootcamp is 50% off until MIDNIGHT. 👀 (hooray black friday)
👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
2.5 hours left on the sale!!!! ✨
November 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
2.5 hours left on the sale!!!! ✨