Nilah Ate the Blog

Illustration, books, and baking… probably

Nilah Ate the Blog

Illustration, books, and baking… probably

my art

Digital drawing of a brown-skinned woman with dark wavy hair wearing a dark trench coat, a magenta sweater, gray slacks, and brown shoes. There is a pendant on her chest hanging from a chain around her neck.
Illustration

They Only Come Out at Night

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This post is mirrored on my ko-fi page. Follow me there! I’ve been trying to get back in the habit of posting regularly online, and let me tell ya, it’s hard! For like ten years I’ve mostly just been working…

A digital drawing by Nilah Magruder. A Black woman with short black hair and pointed ears looks over her shoulder. Her hand is on the back of her neck and a sword and scabbard hang from her left side from a belt. She wears a yellow jacket with blue stripes down the sleeves, orange pants cropped mid-calf, and sneakers.
Illustration

Blowing Off Steam

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I’m trying to blog more, and that means posting art on my blog more, too. I draw a lot. My day job (I’m a storyboard revisionist on Disney Jr.’s Ariel) is drawing. I’m also working on graphic novels in my…

A ghost braids a werewolf girl's hair.
AnimationLife as Usual

I Woke Up Like This

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In early 2020, I left Los Angeles. I’d spent nine years there trying to kickstart my career in animation, but felt like I was getting nowhere. I decided to return to my home state and throw myself into publishing books,…

Digital sketch of a woman with long wavy hair looking down at a small fairy lying in her cupped hands.
IllustrationLife as Usual

A Spark of Life

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Well, hi there. I find myself lacking focus when it comes to posting online, particularly with regards to my own art. In the distant past I used Livejournal, then Elfwood and DeviantArt. After that it was Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram,…