An artist who gave up her engineering job to make online art videos and tutorials has said she has no regrets.

Temi Danso used to work as a structural engineer but now creates digital art and shares her process with more than 250,000 followers on platforms like YouTube and TikTok.

“I got to the point where I was earning more from my videos than from engineering,” she said.

“It was scary leaving a stable job, but I knew I had to give it a shot.”

Danso,from the West Midlands,initially studied engineering at university,but always had a passion for art.She started creating digital art in her spare time and began posting videos online as a hobby.

“I was just sharing what I was doing, and people seemed to enjoy it,” she said.

“The community was really supportive, and I started to get more and more requests for tutorials.”

As her online following grew, danso realised she could potentially turn her hobby into a full-time career.

“It took a lot of planning and saving, but eventually, I felt confident enough to leave my job,” she said.

“It’s been amazing to be able to focus on my art and connect with people all over the world.”

Danso now creates a variety of content, including speed paintings, tutorials, and art challenges.

She also sells digital brushes and other resources for artists.

“I love being able to inspire others and help them develop their own artistic skills,” she said.

“It’s so rewarding to see people create amazing things using my tutorials.”

While she admits that being a full-time content creator can be challenging, danso says she has no regrets about her decision.

“It’s definitely a lot of work, but it’s work that I love,” she said.

“I’m so grateful for the opportunity to do what I’m passionate about.”

Artist Temi Danso Builds Online Following with Realistic Colouring Pencil Art

Ms Danso’s work involves her using colouring pencils to create incredibly realistic pictures, and the videos include tutorials, rants about art and other content.

She has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram, 300,000 followers on TikTok and 850,000 subscribers on YouTube, and has been invited to collaborate with companies such as google, Meta, Adobe and YouTube.

She said her global fans included an 11-year-old girl from the USA who wrote her a letter telling her she had encouraged her to create.

Ms Danso said she wanted to give people the confidence to take up art and not be too self-critical.

She said not everything she tried worked, but “I always say come back the next day and you will have a completely different view of what you’ve created”.