🎨 Junior · Class of 2027⭐ Art Club President💻 Beginner coder

Hiii I'm Maya! I make happy art 🌈

16 y/o illustrator, yearbook designer & Procreate enthusiast from Austin, TX. I turn big feelings into bright colors — murals, stickers, zines & websites!

See my stuff ↓ Commission me 🎉

🏆 Scholastic Gold Key ×2 · 📚 Yearbook Editor · 🎪 40+ sticker designs sold at school fair

Art supplies

my desk chaos 🖍️

Colorful art

mural day!! 🎨

Maya

that's meeee ✌️

✨ COMMISSIONS OPEN ✨ STICKERS ✨ MURALS ✨ YEARBOOK ✨ ZINES ✨ PROCREATE ✨ COMMISSIONS OPEN ✨ STICKERS ✨ MURALS ✨ YEARBOOK ✨ ZINES ✨

Things I'm really good at 💪

🖌️

Illustration

Procreate + watercolor. Characters, portraits, dreamy landscapes.

92% · 4 years
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Graphic Design

Canva → Figma graduate! Yearbook spreads, posters, club merch.

85% · 3 years
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Web Design

HTML/CSS newbie building cute sites (like this one!!).

65% · 1 year

My fave projects 🖼️

Mural
🌈 "Belong" Cafeteria Mural
12×8 ft · acrylic · with 20 volunteers
Stickers
✨ Sticker Shop
40 designs · $600 raised for art dept
Zine
📚 "Loud Feelings" Zine
24 pages · sold 150 copies
Yearbook
🏫 Yearbook 2026 Spread
Lead designer · 40 pages
Poster
🎪 Culture Fest Posters
8 posters · Figma + print
Website
💻 First Website
HTML/CSS · portfolio for art club

My journey so far 🛤️


2023
🎨 Fell in love with Procreate
Drew every day for 100 days straight. Still have the streak screenshot!!
2024
🏆 Scholastic Gold Key
"Grandma's Kitchen" watercolor series won regional gold + honorable mention.
2025
📚 Yearbook Design Editor
Lead a team of 6. Learned Figma, deadlines & how to survive pizza-fueled layout nights.
2026
🌈 Cafeteria mural + sticker biz
Painted the big mural, sold 400 stickers, now saving for a Wacom tablet!
2027?
🎓 Dream: RISD or CalArts!!
Building portfolio now. AP Art + pre-college program this summer 🤞

Say hiiii 👋

Commissions, collabs or just fan mail — I read everything!

Find me everywhere 🌍


📸 Insta: @maya.makes
🎵 TikTok: @mayamakesart (12k!)
📌 Pinterest: maya-makes
📧 maya.makes.school@email.com


💬 Teacher quote: "Maya's energy lifts the whole classroom. A born creative leader." — Ms. Alvarez, Art