Hey Reader,

I hope the world is smiling at you this week, and you are feeling new feelings and ideas coming your way.

Welcome to the latest issue of our "DRAW Newsletter" 😊.

Inside, you will find:

• D: drawing to inspire you
• R: resource to create awesome art
• A: affirmation of the week
• W: wonder – a question to wonder about

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February 9, 2025

D: Drawing

To me, one of the funnest parts about creating art is seeing it come to life as real-life objects.

We've been workin on this "Pastel Unicorn" design at the Kawaii Drawing Club® in January, and now it turned into a t-shirt I can wear and share with my daughter (she is my biggest fan 🥰).

How cool!

The other funnest part is sharing the skills and joy of drawing with you.

Here are the magical unicorns created by our KDC members! ✨

R: Resource

For this week's resource, I want to share something that can potentially become very exciting 😄, if you've ever considered selling t-shirts with your art.

TeePublic (a custom t-shirt company) has just launched Dashery – a way for sellers to create a storefront using their platform.

The store provides the same awesome t-shirt options as TeePublic, but it's YOUR store – you control it. And it's free to set up.

I LOVE that it offers different t-shirt fits and styles within the same listing 😍 (not currently possible with Shopify).

Here is an example listing by Juna from DetourShirts 👇

Looks so good and clean!

I don't know if this will go anywhere, but the potential is VERY exciting.

🔗 Check out Dashery (no affiliation – just wanted to share)

A: Affirmation

You might have seen that Instagram changed its image size from square to vertical 😅.

As a result, our Instagram feeds are looking messy to say the least!

Oh well, I've decided I am not going to dwell on this and will just "keep on making art". Soon enough, the new images will replace the mess, and it will all look pretty again 😊.

It's the same with life.

No point dwelling in the past. Let's live the BEST present possible!

So here is this week's affirmation:

W: Wonder

When struggling to make a decision, it can be very helpful to ask for input from your "future self".

What would Tatyana – 1 year, 5 years, 10 years from now – advise? 😄

The truth is... most of the time, the answers are already within us. We just don't see them yet.

Envisioning the future you WANT to see lifts the fears and doubts of the present.

It shows how your actions of today serve (or not serve 😜) the desired version of your future.

So here is a question to wonder about this week:

Have a beautiful week! ❤️

Warm regards,
Tatyana

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PS: here are 3 more ways we can create together:

• Get your copy of the 21 Day Challenge to learn how to create YOUR OWN kawaii characters.
• ​Join our Facebook group to share your drawings, connect, and get support. I post a video tip in the group every Tuesday.
• ​Check out my YouTube channel for drawing tutorials, Procreate tips, and mindset talks.

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