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Library Final
Hello friends!I just finished this cozy library scene after changing the lighting and palette. It will be this month's reward! I hope you like it.Do you have any suggestions for a title?
Messing around in Blender
Hello friends!I've been a little quiet these past two weeks. The reason is that I've been teaching myself how to use 3D and I've been completely immersed in it. I haven't had this much fun is such a long time! Truly. When I wake up in the morning, I can't wait to get back to it a...
November Reward
Hello friends!I just sent out the rewards via private message. As always, they include my brushes (Photoshop and Procreate), Gradient Maps, and a 10% discount code for my store.The layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference are taken from my illustration "Day-to-Day: Rain" ...
Autumn Landscape
Hello friends!I finished another one of these little paintings and I'm excited to see the collection grow.Two weeks ago, I took a bit of a mental health break and spent a few days by a lake. It was absolutely beautiful and very quiet! This was one of the views.
Small paintings
Hello friends,I hope you're doing well!I've had some time to think recently. About life and work and my relationship to art, and I realised that I've been putting a lot of pressure on myself: to make bigger illustrations, more details, etc. I've also been stressing myself out because...
Work in progress
Hello friends!I hope you're doing well. I've been working on this painting and I've been liking the direction so far. But now I'm not so sure anymore. Maybe I should change the time of day to night? Bring in a few more blue tones and warmer lighting? What do you think?Also, I've ...
New Limited Edition Prints!
Hello friends!I just wanted to let you know that "Autumn Rain" and "Snow Temple" are now available in the store.As always, they're fine art giclée prints that will only be sold for a limited time.Of course, you can use your discount code!The sale ends on 14 November, 10 AM EST. ...
October Reward
Hello friends!I just sent out the rewards via private message. As always, they include my brushes (Photoshop and Procreate), Gradient Maps, and a 10% discount code for my store.The layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference are taken from my illustrations "Snow Temple" and ...
New WIP & quick announcement
Hello friends!How are you doing today? I started working on a new painting last week and today I can share the sketch with you. I felt like creating a cozy library. I hope you like it!Also, I wanted to let you know that I won't be doing any livestreams for a while. I'm just not in the right ...
New Artwork - Early Access
Hello friends!This is what I've been working on over the last couple of days. Since it's geting colder, I felt like painting something snowy. It's partly inspired by the bath house in Spirited Away and partly by the beautiful Onsen in Obanazawa, Japan. And I wanted the character to appea...
September Reward + Livestream
These are the livestream details:When? Thursday, 7 October, 7 PM Berlin time (check the link below for your time zone)Where?https://youtu.be/P-sxkoYGFM8Lorena, Kim and I will just hang out, paint, chat and answer questions. It's going to be very casual and relaxed and we'd be happy to see yo...
New Painting & Quick Update
Hello friends!I hope you're doing well. I know I haven't posted anything in a while, but I just took a break to visit friends in Ireland. And just as I was returning, I caught a pretty bad cold. So I've been spending a couple of days in bed to recover. But I'm alrealy feeling a lot b...
August Reward
Hello friends!I just sent out the rewards via private message. As always, they include my brushes (Photoshop and Procreate), Gradient Maps, and a 10% discount code for my store.The layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference are taken from my "Bright Sunlight" illustration t...
Just a quick heads-up
Hello friends!I'll be sending out the rewards tomorrow. I'm starting a new painting today. Fingers crossed it turns out better than the last one, hehe.
2022 Calendars are here!!
Edit: Of course, you can use your discount code you received with the rewards__________________Hello friends!It's September, so it's always a good opportunity to pick a calendar for the next year! I wasn't able to make one for 2021 because shipping got completely messed up by youknowwhat...
Talk: How to Manage a Successful Art Career From Home
Hello friends!I wanted to let you know that this month we won't be doing a livestream, BUT we're doing a talk as part of Lightbox Expo Online. I will be joined by the amazing Kim Myatt (@ysvyri), Lorena Lammer (@amaretta_) and Luisa Preissler (@luisapreissler) and we'll be talking about ...
Rain - Final Artwork
Hello friends,This concludes the mini series of paintings I created for the "Artists’ Master Series: Color & Light". I've had a lot of fun coming up with different lighting scenarios and stories around this little cottage. Thank you so much for your patience while I worked on these beh...
Follow-up to yesterday's post
First of all, thank you all so much for your thoughtful responses, suggestions and words of encouragements! You're all so sweet and kind for taking the time to write a reply. I've read them all and I appreciate every single one. It will take a me a while to respond to all of them, but for no...
New artwork?
I wrote a follow-up:https://www.patreon.com/posts/follow-up-to-55044067?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare_____________________________Hello friends,I'm a little desperate right now. I've been working on this thing for over a month, and I'm at a...
Sunset - Early Access
Hello friends!Here is the sunset version of the painting. Warm colours are always a bit more challenging for me, but nevertheless, I really enjoyed working on this. Plus, I like how the little character turned out.I hope you like it, too!The Kickstarter (https://bit.ly/3fRwgTI) is going incredibly w...
"Early Morning" - Early Access
Hello friends!The Kickstarter for the "Artists' Master Series: Color & Light" (https://bit.ly/3fRwgTI) went live yesterday! We're already over 200% funded, which is incredibly exciting.I already shared the "Bright Sunlight" version of this painting yesterday, and today it'...
Super Secret Project Reveal!!
Hello friends,I've been talking so much about this secret project of mine and I'm beyond excited to finally be able to share it! It's a book about colour and light!And it's live on Kickstarter now: https://bit.ly/3fRwgTII'm so honoured to be part of this amazing lineup of artists...
July Reward
Hello friends!I just sent out the rewards via private message. As always, they include my brushes (Photoshop and Procreate), Gradient Maps, and a 10% discount code for my store.The layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference are taken from a super secret painting. I hope you'll ...
The Time Traveller - WIP
Hello friends!Before I head out to my next convention (Dokomi at booth H16), I wanted to leave you with a little sneak peak of the illustration I'm working on. This section is not even close to finished, but I'm really happy with the general direction of the colour palette. It actually took ...
Falling Behind
Hello friends! I'm making progress with my current painting "The Time Traveller", but I won't be able to finish it until the end of the month. There's just been a lot going on with convention prep and life. It was so nice to be able to meet people and hang out last weekend at Lei...
The Time Traveller - WIP
Hello friends!As promised, I'm going to tell you a bit more about my current work in progress.Usually, I lean more towards Eastern aesthetics and architecture, but this time around, I figured I'd embrace my own roots. I grew up in a small German town, and old timber-framed houses were a comm...
New WIP - Early Access
Hello friends!I've been working on this thing for a while now. I think you can see why it took me a little longer, haha!I'm going to tell you more about it as soon as I finish the character. But I hope you like it so far!
June Reward
Hello friends!I just sent out the rewards via private message. As always, they include my brushes (Photoshop and Procreate), Gradient Maps, and a 10% discount code for my store.The layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference are taken from my illustration "Hydrangea" that I ...
Deviantart Podcast // Conventions
It's me again! Apparently, I have a lot to share today!First of all, I had the chance to be part of the Deviantart Podcast. Don't be fooled by the word "podcast", it comes with a video! So if you'd like to hear me talk about art, inspiration, teaching, and much more, check it out...
Hideout Prints
Hello friends!!So many people have asked me about prints when I shared the 'Hideout' illustration a while ago, and finally, here they are!Looking at this scene just makes me happy, even though the process was incredibly challenging and took me a very long time. But I'm glad I stuck with ...
