Michaela nienaber

There’s a story in every sketch from the illustrator, who shows us her characterful creations and colourful scribblings

Journey into the character designer’s fantasy world to greet the animal adventurers and mythical creatures that live within

We discover the secret recipe behind the illustrator’s unique style and how she uses her sketchbook as a medium to test out new tools

Take a little breather and relax with some of the adorable characters jotted down in the illustrator’s sketchbook

I’VE BEEN DEVELOPING A PORTRAIT STYLE of painting that combines realistic female characters in surrealistic backdrops. The women are usually built through a collage-style process; borrowing eyes, nose

Dive into the natural world with some vegetable-flavoured character designs amid a host of delicate doodlings