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Eva Schicker

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The Adventures of Princess Lailya, Bulumbu, and Tilley Turtle

The Adventures of Princess Lailya, Bulumbu, and Tilley Turtle

A graphic fantasy following Princess Lailya and her friends, the giant goldfish Bulumbu and Tilley Turtle, on their adventures across oceans to find precious pearls for a queen who is also Lailya's aunt.

2024

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After countless failed visual AI prompts, I’m returning to my hands-on drawing practice

How I decided to pull myself out the AI trap

Mar 11

Drawing in pencil for my current painting, ‘The Night Swimmer’. It celebrates the wonders of the sea, and at the same time, it is a plea to keep our oceans and all ocean life protected and clean. Artwork © the author.

Mar 11

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About me, Eva

Art, design, and UX have shaped my journey

Mar 3

My first book The Adventures of Princess Lailya, Bulumbu, and Tilley Turtle is now available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1CYB5ZN.

Mar 3

How to elevate your happiness index

Borrowing from UX research strategies to build a happier life

6d ago

How to elevate your happiness index

6d ago

How drawing boosts my mood in a big way

From feeling bland to amazed in a few seconds

Oct 25

Fire & Smoke, a conceptual drawing of two sources of smoke combining into a cloud. By the author, 2024.

Oct 25

How Cleopatra’s Needle inspires to tell epic stories

The hidden gem in New York’s Central Park is all about verticality and reaching for the sky

Oct 10

Author’s sketch of Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park.

Oct 10

The case for fluid tech learning

Prioritize what you need to learn and enjoy the process

Sep 27

Assess the time commitment for your areas of learning and prioritize.

Sep 27

New York’s most enchanting bookstore ever

It goes by the name of Albertine

Sep 12

Upstairs at Albertine.

Sep 12

Sketching visual cues for my story plots

Scribbles, doodles, scratches all come in handy

Sep 5

A set of quick pencil sketches with a few notations that help me outline my story.

Sep 5

Spending my summer days with F. Scott Fitzgerald in hand

This August, I opted for a whole different experience, for free

Aug 22

Tender is the Night, my summer novel. Photo by author.

Aug 22

Painting and sketching while traveling along the Maine coast

My greatest thrills when wanderlust strikes

Aug 6

A two-page water-color sketch, vista seen from the rocky beach in Maine with the Camden Hills in the distance. 2024.

Aug 6

Eva Schicker

Eva Schicker

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Hello. I write about UX, UI, AI, animation, tech, fiction, art, & travel through the eyes of a designer & painter. I live in NYC. Author of Princess Lailya.

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