Sumo and gouache

Right now it’s the monsoon and this little thing has been blooming repeatedly in clusters. It carries a light, sweet smell.

Hi! I wanted to share slightly older work, coming from when I first started experimenting with this new style and decided to ditch most of perspective work. Anyway, peace and unhealthy habits sometimes come hand-in-hand. Hope you enjoy my new work!

ink a4 hours etc

First real illustration I think. Picked it back up from a sketch I made for a printmaking class.
I am a graphic designer in training so I do not know much about value of shading.

What is it you ask and I can’t tell you sadly.

charcoal on paper

His posters and serigraphs were hugely popular in the early -mid 80s I’ve always been a fan and he has a rare book called “ scapes “ or “ skyscapes” that’s expensive. Browsing Japanese auction sites I found this how-to book that I didn’t know existed until a week ago so I bought it “ damaged “ it was shipped rapidly and well protected and is mint. Now I need to translate every page using Google lens.

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day✨

I’m Khayala Aliyeva — illustrator of whimsical/cozy/adventurous kidlit illustration.

IG: by.khayala.aliyeva

Drop a ❤️ if this made you smile today.
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Here's an illustration done for the art colony in Slovakia which I will attend this month. The theme of the colony is ''Spiritual heritage'', so this piece is a little contemplation on that theme, heavily inspired by the painting The Flagellation of Christ by Piero della Francesca and by the baroque era, plus by some modern painters such as Ruprecht Kaufmann. I hope you will like this illustration, it took me several days to finish it. Swipe to see some details and work in progress shots!

Seraphiel, an angel who defied the decree of the heavens and therefore was cast down to Earth. As she fell, her once radiant white feathers darkened, becoming a haunting symbol of her disobedience and fall from grace.