Hi! I'm Mel Schroeder, a freelance Illustrator and college grade Concept Art teacher to animation students.
I have a degree in Animation and Digital Arts and I've worked on all sorts of Illustration and children book collaborations as well as covers and editorial pieces.
I live with my husband, our three beautiful dogs (German Shepherds Kala and Porthos and our Rough Collie Pan) and a chubby squirrel (Totoro).
I've been moved by art and literature since I can remember, my favorite books are the ones which make you travel to whimsical worlds so good that you forget real life for a while.
A piece inspired by the Japanese folktale of “The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon-Child.”
I’ll admit I took some liberties with this piece, since in the original story, Princess
Kaguya-hime is discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant and
not a lotus flower. I just craved that pop of color!
Here's just my fan art based on that WandaVision series scene.
Art inspired by the French folktale of"Blondine, Bonne-Biche, and Beau-Minon."It essentially follows the long story of...
How is it that our pets turn out to be so similar to us?Is it an initial connection, or is it a result of constant...