ILLUSTRATION

I have been illustrating professionally on a freelance basis since 2011. Although the vast majority of my commissions are digital art, I’m very flexible! I’ve been asked in the past, for example, to create hand-drawn cards, embroidery, sketch logo concepts, and edit video footage. If you’re interested in commissioning a piece, let me know!

about the process

First time ordering a commissioned piece of artwork? Don’t worry - it’s simple! Pop me an email with a bit of information about yourself and what it is you’re looking for; I’ll get back to you in a jiffy to arrange a consultory chat (in which we discuss desired timeframe, style, context etc.). A background in digital media means that you’re in a safe pair of hands when it comes to the the end result - as well as being a creator, I can also edit/format your pre-existing works for print or web.

CHARITY ZINE PIECES

Occasionally I contribute towards charity zines of various themes. Proceeds have gone to Amnesty International, UNICEF; one such zine raised over 12,000 USD for the victims of disasters worldwide, including: South Asia Floods, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Harvey, Chiapas Earthquake, US Wildfires, Canadian Fires, Sierra Leone Mudslides, Typhoon Doksuri, Hurricane Maria, Oaxaca and Mexico City Earthquakes, and the Iran/Iraq Earthquake.

INSTAGRAM FEED

You can find me at @rubalu.art - hello!

I've always loved Roman/Byzantine mosaics hence this has been a long-opened brain tab; finally got around to it! Continuing on from that piece I posted earlier in the week, this technique was super fun and very meditative? Once you get going it's s
So does anyone else have this toxic trait of finishing one singular bit of art and then being hit with a wave of absurdly complex ideas - h a h a h a …?? (WIP) #art #digitalart #illustration #mosaic
Regents Park is v pretty at this time of year, but 50,000 other people and their cameraphones think so too... Still, lovely for Sunday walkies (I had a @quogle for company)! #art #digitalart #illustration #autumn
So have been thinking about #mermay... Does Luca count..? It does in my heart, so count it shall! If you have not seen the film, I strongly recommend that you get on it - it's one of those that you'll want to live in; large summer vibe. 🌊🌤🍝🛵
[spooky glowy OC content] - started out as an experiment; failed that; managed to wrestle something out of it; bon appétit! #digitalart #art #artistsoninstagram #illustration #oc
First ert of the year! 💨 Loosely based on Two Women at a Window by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, I have been undertaking further practice in rendering faces..? Hopefully will have a really quick method down soon because I have the attention sp
#artvsartist for 2022! Always feel a bit funny posting things before the Christmas hols because “nooo Rubyyyy you’ll have sooo much time to drawwww don’t waste the memeeee” - future!me, you know as well as I do that the only t
Lions! An unused part of a commissioned piece - they were too fluffy not to share! #art #digitalart #illustration #artistsoninstagram #lions
Squeak! Some witchy rats for belated Halloween revels. #illustration #digitalart #art #artistsoninstagram #rats #halloween
Further WIP folder fixes as we try and haul ourselves out of a 7-month-long art block..! What is Deltora Quest, you ask? If you were a small-to-medium Australian child in the early 00's they were THE gateway fantasy novels. Apparently there's an an
Necromancy would solve a lot of archaeological debates? Or a fun new way to cheat on a history exam… (Working through WIPs to get out of artblock; started this last October with @i_sometimes_makes_things92 - oops.) #art #digitalart #artistso
Went to last month's #sciencemuseumlates at @sciencemuseum and had an absolute blast, but we missed the Pokémon-themed scavenger hunt prize table by about five minutes?? They were giving out little artefact-themed gym badges?? Dang. So, made m
Who actually finished an art meme?! Anyhoo - got a lot of requests for this fellow from The Other Platform so here we go. Looking back on this project it's pretty wild how inconsistent my art style is - oh well! Experimenting is half the fun! Will
OC prompts from The Other Platform: AI-Generated New Years Resolutions! 1) Find something unreasonably vicious, hug him and let him know everything will be ok. 2) Egg every house in the village where I was born. 3) Dress in a way that only a ghost c
May 2022 be the year of finishing neglected projects..? A few people suggested Merida actually - inc. @lesmercredissouslapluie (merci!) - so here she is! Honestly have been hiding behind the excuse of The Hair, but found some neat brushes so... Could
Mucking about with styles..? #illustration #digitalart #artistsoninstagram
Further childhood himbo studies, feat. Rick O’Connell from The Mummy (1999) #digitalart #illustration #artistsoninstagram #themummy #rickoconnell #brendanfraser
Have you ever seen a character design that just... Haunts you. For two decades Prince Derek from #theswanprincess has upset me on a molecular level, and after confirming that I wasn't alone (@laureline1717 and @veranthia sorry for your suffering) I w
IT’S MA BOI (and his incredible cat) - happiest of birthdays @i_sometimes_makes_things92 !! #digitalart #art #artistsoninstagram #illustration #rope4lyf
OC time! Companion piece to that character redraw from 2014 (https://www.instagram.com/p/CKOxo4WgTjk/), hope to use this as a stepping stone to getting better at drawing curly hair… For reasons 👀#illustration #oc #digitalart #characterdesign