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A few close-ups

I‘ve been working my way through this illustration and I‘m enjoying the process so much! Painting nature is incredibly relaxing.

2019-03-12 19:14:04 +0000 UTC View Post

💦 “The Smell of Rain“ Timed Edition Prints & Schoolism Interview

My first timed edition print is here!

Prints are being sold for a limited time only and will not be reprinted. Only until 15 March, 10 AM EST. STORE

2019-03-11 08:38:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Childhood Memories - Base Colours

A special shoutout to the awesome folks that hung out with us on yesterday’s livestream! These are so much fun. Just hanging out with other artists and chatting about stuff is probably one of my favourite things in life.

So, if you watched the stream you might have seen me working on thi...

Childhood Memories - Work in Progress

As a kid, I would always pick up tree branches, put strings on them and “go fishing”. Needless to say, I never caught anything. But still, I had so much fun! Sometimes I miss those days without computers and the internet readily available. I would just have to find ways to keep myself busy wi...

Patreon-only livestream on Thursday!

I hope I‘m not spamming, buuut I do have an announcement to make! I‘ll be streaming with my favourite art buddies Kim Myatt, Chantal Horeis and Lorena Lammer this Thursday at 7 PM Berlin time (if you follow the link it will be adjusted for your time zone).

And here is ...

February Rewards

I just sent out the rewards for February! They include the layered PSD and step-by-step images etc. for my illustrations "Sunday Afternoon" and "Snowy Nights". Since I finished "The Smell of Rain" in March, I will include it in next month's reward. I hope you have fun picking my .PSD files apart!...

T-Shirt design preview

I‘ll post the rewards first thing tomorrow! I was going to get them out today, but then inspiration struck today and I decided to just go with it.

So this is what I‘ve been drawing today! It’s still a work in progress. I told you before that I’m planning on doing m...

The Smell of Rain - Final Artwork

When I posted this on social media, I got quite few comments saying "I can almost smell/hear the rain" and I thought that was so beautiful! So that's what inspired the title. 

This painting went to smoothly because I nailed down the colour scheme and values pretty early on. After that ...

Leigh - Base Colours

I’m making more progress on this and I can’t believe that it’s actually turning out the way I imagined it. It so rarely happens!! Ahhh, so exciting!

I’ve been thinking about what kinds of stories I like and I can’t even pin it down to a genre anymore. I think I just need to care ...

Leigh - Work in Progress

Hello my friends!

I started working on another illustration for Phantasma - my long-term personal project. I don’t work on it all the time but it’s like an old friend I can always come back to. For me, it just feels nice to be able to jump around between different things. It keeps me m...

Snowy Nights - Final Artwork

Somehow, I spent 6 hours on this today and managed to finish it. I was not expecting that! And now I‘m completely wiped out. I think I‘ll have to do some kind of a wellness weekend with lots of yoga, meditation and a hot bath.

I‘ve been feeling a bit off balance lately because so man...

Cozy Bedroom - Work in Progress

As I said in the previous WIP of this piece, I‘ve been into plant care and interior design lately. For my own apartment, I stick to neutral tones (greys, beige, white, black and natural wood). The only colour is the green of my plants. Buuut I felt like this painting called for some warmth and ...

Interview!

Hello my friends,

I‘m excited to announce this interview I did with Dan Ekis. We talk about art and business.

If you‘d like to see my face gradually turn red, check it out: https://m.youtube.com/watch?...

New work in progress

I started this sketch some time last year, but felt too intimidated to finish it. Back then, I wasn’t confident in drawing backgrounds at all. So I actually started this with a 3D base that I made in Blender. It’s also going to be helpful with the lighting later on!

It’s also fun to ...

Ramen Shop - Final Artwork

“Ramen Shop” is just a working title. Do you have a better idea?

I’ve been fighting with this image for 2 days now (the process took longer, but the fighting part only started yesterday). I repainted the lighting a bunch of times and changed the colours around over and over again. No...

Ramen Shop - Base Colours

Hello friends,

Maybe you‘ve seen me work on this over the livestream. If not, you can still watch it. Just browse the livestream tab on the left and you’ll find the link.

I‘m pretty happy with the base colours and I‘ll jump into rendering today! I was gonna start on Friday, ...

Ramen Shop - Work in Progress

Hello my friends!

I‘ve been working on this drawing for a couple of days now and now the sketch is finally done! I just love these tiny alleys in Japan with their shops and restaurants. Everything looks nice and cozy with flower pots out front. I’ve been wanting to paint something like...

Patreon Livestream & January Rewards

It's time for our semi-monthly Patreon-only Livestream, yay! Lorena, Chantal, Kim and I will be talking about style and consistency. If you have any questions - related or unrelated to the topic - just leave a comment here and we'll address it. :]
This is for patrons only, so ...

🐌 Processing is taking forever this month

I don’t know what’s up with that, but half the charges are still marked as pending. So I’m going to hold off on the rewards until this is fixed. I hope that’s ok! Then I’m going to pick a lucky winner for that tiny painting as well. 😊

But while you’re here, I have some great ...

Crossing

Hello (my autocorrect keeps changing this to Jello) my friends!

I just finished a new illustration. This is actually the third this month, which means I‘ve been more productive than usual. I’m pretty sure that’s because I have an assistant now to take care of my orders and other admi...

More progress on the dog illustration

I‘ve been super inspired by Hidaeki Hamada‘s photography lately. The colours are so light and fresh and I wanted to incorporate that into my own work.

I‘m so hungry right now, so this is an extremely short post. I‘ll run into the kitchen now and grab some food!

Love you all....

New illustration feat. a dog!

Hey friends!

This is actually not going to stay in a square format. It’s a little wider than that so that it’ll be a nice print.

Anyway, I originally set out to draw a simple scene. Well, this is what it turned into... So I may have failed my mission to keep it simple (as always...

A small gift

Hello my friends,

‪I just did a study to develop my watercolour skills and to find a style that I like. It’s a copy from one of the background paintings in Only Yesterday (1991, Studio Ghibli, directed by Isao Takahata). And I figured since it’s not really mine, I can’t take credit...

PREORDERS OPEN: Kitsune T-Shirt

Hello my friends! This is exciting, I just opened preorders for my 3rd screen printed t-shirt design. It’s the first time I’ve ever made one with two print colours. And on top of that, 2 different colour schemes are available.

Here’s all you need to know:

• 100% soft style ...
  2019-01-21 10:34:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Kitsune T-Shirt Design

I spent yesterday drawing this t-shirt design that I‘ve had in mind for quite some time. Maybe you can tell, but I‘m really into yellow right now. And I‘ve always loved ginkgo leaves and fox masks.

What do you think?

Queen of Wands

A new tarot card! It’s been a while. So, this is the Queen of Wands. The key words were:

• Attractive
• Wholehearted
• Energetic
• Cheerful
• Self-assured

I hope all of that comes across. One thing I‘m trying to do is to bring more diversity into ...

Queen of Wands - Base Colours

It’s YELLOW. So much yellow. I personally really love it, but I don’t see it all that often in artworks. Everyone’s favourite colour is always blue or red or something. Yellow deserves some serious love. 💛

Hello to all the new patrons and to those who have been with me for some tim...

Queen of Wands - WIP

Hello, hello!

I hope you are well. :) I just finished this sketch for my new tarot card. I haven’t done one in a while because I just couldn’t think of a concept I liked. So I did some other illustrations in the meantime. But finally, this came together and I’m excited about it. Whil...

Encounter

In my bio it says that “I create illustrations that evoke a sense of wonder and nostalgia” and I feel like it’s especially true for this piece. There’s something so magical about exploring the world when you’re a kid.

I remember loving the snow when I was little. I was running ar...

December Reward

I just sent out the reward for December! It includes the layered PSD  and step-by-step images etc. for my latest artwork "Companions". It features Seth, Leigh and Eiki (the owl) from my personal project Phantasma. The file is super complex and has a ton of layers, so you're in for a treat, h...