Eva Schicker – Medium

Eva Schicker

Featured Book

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

Stories

Pinned

Published in
Cubed

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, 2024

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, 2024

Pinned

About me, Eva

Art, design, and UX have shaped my journey

Mar 3, 2024

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, 2024

Stay in the loop and get an email whenever Eva Schicker publishes.

Stay curious, learn about trends, engage in creative visions, conceptualize emerging digital thinking, and above all, have a good time expanding our perception of the world. These are my principles.

By signing up, you will create a Medium account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.

Medium sent you an email at to complete your subscription.

Venice, always magical but especially during Carnevale

Days of splendor, dance, and folly

Mar 11

A couple dressed as matching red butterflies with strings of lights inside the wings and feathered headdresses. Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy.

Mar 11

How I craft my story one sticky note at a time

Finding the ideation flow with mini drawings

Feb 26

The sticky note.

Feb 26

‘Blobby’ design and where it lives

Discovering the amorphic shapes that rule the design world

Feb 3

Blobby design shapes in art and architecture.

Feb 3

Published in
Amazing Places

Snow in Central Park on Martin Luther King Day

A blinding sun, frozen ponds, and a strong reminder of what life is all about

Jan 21

The Lake, mostly frozen today.

Jan 21

What makes kinetic sculptures move?

How artists create energy

Jan 17

What makes kinetic sculptures move?

Jan 17

My Medium year in review

Authenticity, AI, art, and community

Dec 28, 2024

My Medium year in review

Dec 28, 2024

Starry universes, megalithic suitcases in the sky, and a giant gem-studded praying mantis

The hidden messages in New York City’s holiday displays that leave you awe-struck

Dec 18, 2024

The color-changing stars at Columbus Circle. These massive stars are some of the largest in the world, displaying a rainbow of colors transitioning from blue to purple to green-yellow to orange and every hue in between. It is a message to the world that life is best under the twinkling lights of the sky.

Dec 18, 2024

How an art reference to a visual AI prompt can shape your icon exploration

A subtle artist or art history parameter in a Midjourney prompt can set the creative tonality

Dec 11, 2024

AI renders in Midjourney based on a single art reference.

Dec 11, 2024

Eva Schicker

Eva Schicker

Book Author

Friend of Medium

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.

Following

Lists

Travelogues

Art History

American History

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams