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Marina Esmeraldo\ud83c\udfa8 Drawings, travel diaries & creative career tools from artist Marina Esmeraldo. Resources on freelancing, making money with your art, and building a sustainable creative practice—plus the quiet magic of daily drawing to regulate your nervous system
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 25 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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A Morning Ritual for Expanding Your World — with Books!
Inside my curated archive of art & design books, architecture, and travel references that sharpen taste and spark ideas.
It’s well documented by now how creating rather than consuming is so much more important and impactful for our wellbei...
Your Creativity Knows What It’s Doing (Even When You Don’t)
Hello! It’s good to be back after an unexpected end-of-year break from this space. I’d love to share the latest drawings I’ve been working on, just for the sake of fun, play, and getting into one of my favourite mental and physical places —...
✨ The 2026 Launchpad is here: A mindful workbook for the new year
A dashboard to reflect, realign, and plan the year ahead — integrating time, energy, and money with intention.
The ending of a year and the beginning of a new one is a collective portal rife with possibility. An irresistible chance to star...
"Is Illustration Dead?" — If your creative career feels like a dumpster fire, read this.
Slightly unhinged, fully alive — having fun in the death and rebirth of it all. Photo by Cecilia Diaz Betz.
If you’re a creative freelancer (an illustrator, artist, photographer, writer, designer, etc) who’s been trudging through a slow ye...
🎁 Custom Portraits, Bespoke Letterings & Iconic Prints — My 2025 Gift Guide
1. Custom 3D Lettering! — 2. Custom Portraits! — 3. Pop Portraits — 4. Positive Posters — 5. Succession Tarot Portraits — 6. Khruangbin’s Official Tour Poster — 7. My book SOUVENIRS — 8. Nature Drawing Workshop in Barcelona
Independent ar...
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