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 few different quicker, experimental pieces I created this month. This mont...
2022-06-02 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
This month has been all about experimentation for me. For a long time I've made it my mission to achieve a traditional look in digital media and I feel like I'm closer than ever. BUT the switch to watercolour or gouache seems inevitable at some point. I just love these textures and I'd love to achieve them with real paint! W...
2022-05-31 09:36:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
It's been a while, but I finally have something new to show.
As I've told you before, I've been experimenting with a digital watercolour style. I'm still in the process of figuring things out, but I like the general direction so far. I'm incorporating textures I created in Artbreeder that have a traditional look ...
2022-05-26 13:20:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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 the illustrations above. They're both very different, but I hope you like th...
2022-05-03 14:22:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends!
Since some of you renjoyed the previous post about books I've recently read, I figured I'd continue this, and turn it into a regular thing.
Small disclaimer upfront: My favourite genres are literary fiction and magic realism, and I love stories that are set in East Asia. I don't exclusively read these thing...
2022-04-28 09:47:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
How are you today?
I managed to finish this painting pretty quickly compared to some of my other works. It's heavily inspired by this artwork by Shaun Tan. Something about that pink an...
2022-04-27 10:22:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
Before I sign off for the weekend, I wanted to leave you with this little work in progress. The colours and the environment are out of my comfort zone, but it's been a lot of fun so far.
Have a great weekend!
2022-04-22 16:02:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The prints are available at djamilaknopf.com/store until 29 April, 10 AM EST and start shipping on 5 May. You can use your 10% discount.
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Hello friends, how are you doing today?
It's a bit grey and drizzly here, but that's actually fitting for this print release.
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2022-04-21 10:15:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
I didn't talk about this when I finished the coloured version of this illustration back in December, but I just wasn't that excited about it. I struggled with the colour palette and changed it around a couple of times. But even then... purple and brown tones in combination are just not my thing.
But now tha...
2022-04-13 16:25:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
Can you spot all the cats?
I just finished this painting. It's just a fun, light concept I've had floating around in my head for a while. I wanted the colours to feel summery and airy. It's an unusual mix of light pink and green, but it captures the mood I was going for. I hope you like how it turned out!
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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 "Colourless Streets" that's heavily inspired by Ghost in the...
2022-04-04 10:50:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: I finished the detailed lineart for the cats. The chonky one in the front is my fav! Which one is yours?
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FYI: I'm sending out rewards on Monday
Hello friends,
I hope you've had a good week! I'm feeling a lot better and I took a covid test today that came back negative. So that's good news. <...
2022-04-01 18:27:39 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends!
I didn't want to make a big deal out of this because it really isn't and I'm doing fine. But I caught covid last week. A good friend came over to visit, we spent a few days here in my city and then travelled to Prague, because it was also my birthday and we wanted to do something nice. We had such a nice time, great weather,...
2022-03-31 10:49:15 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: The payment successfully went through and we were able to donate 1370€. Thank you all so much for making this possible!
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Hello friends!
I've been staring at my phone screen these past few weeks, being somewhat paralysed by what was happening in the Ukraine. And I just couldn't bri...
Hello friends!
I'll be sharing this on social media on Monday, but you get to see it first!
I knocked back some of the rain I added in the previous version, and took a more subtle approach instead. This way, the scnene looks a bit more soothing - at least to me. I think the addition of the character also helps ground the ...
2022-03-12 20:36:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends! How are you today?
The painting posed some challenges that I wasn't expecting, especially after the 3/4 mark when I tried to push it towards the finish line. I tried a few things, like switching on some of the neon signs, but that only took me away further from the vision I originally had. It just didn't capture the dr...
2022-03-09 22:13:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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 "Night Lights" and "Ancient Forest". I hope you'll like the...
2022-03-02 10:39:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
It's been an insane couple of days, and just like everyone else, I'm just trying to process and to make sense of it all. But rather than checking the news every five minutes, I'm trying to continue creating things.
So this is something I'm working on at the moment. It's inspired by Ghost in the Shell, and I inclu...
2022-02-28 20:11:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
The forest is finally done! I've had so much fun painting this. Any nature themes are super relaxing.
And I couldn't resist adding a few Kodama. Their designs in Princess Mononoke hit the perfect sweet spot for me between cute, weird, and simple. I love them so much!
2022-02-17 20:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I haven't drawn a forest in a while. This one is highly influenced by the forest on Yakushima Island that also inspired the forest in Princess Mononoke.
I can't wait to paint all the leaves and the mossy textures!
2022-02-11 17:40:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
Currently, I'm experimenting and trying to figure out how to incorporate a watercolour look into my work. I've done this a couple of times in the past, but somehow, I just never seem to be able to make it work. It's always a bit too soft for my taste. ends up looking too soft and undefined for my taste. We'll see where...
2022-02-07 14:06:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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 "Memory Lane" that shows an actual place in Shinjuku, Tokyo....
2022-02-02 12:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post
EDIT: I finished the painting! I hope you like it. I think it's my favourite thing I've made in quite a while.
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Hello friends,
I've been working on this painting for a while and it's about 95% finished. I just need to detail the character, and do a few final adjustments. But I wanted to show you what I ha...
2022-01-21 20:17:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
How are you doing today? It's rainy and grey here, so the best thing to do is to curl up in a blanket with a hot cup of tea, and read a good book. Which is probably what I'll do after finishing work for today. But first, let's talk about the new timed edition prints!
I'm releasing two illustra...
Hello friends!
I started a new painting. Details, details, details!
I based this off of a photo I took in 2017 when I visited Japan. The place is called Memory Lane (or Piss Alley, haha) and is located in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
I hope you like it so far. There are still a few bits and pieces missing that I'm going to fill...
2022-01-14 20:52:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
I have a new painting for you. It's another homage to winter and I've really enjoyed working on it. Mostly, the scene is inspired by those nights when the sky gets that weird orangy colour. I know that light pollution isn't great, but I just love the look of it because it somehow feels so eerie and weird. I've been fas...
2022-01-07 23:01:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
It doesn't look like it now, but I'll cover this whole scene in snow later on. And I have something fun planned for the colour palette. Also, one of my new year's resolutions for 2022 is to work on my character designs, especially fashion and SHOES. They're hard to draw, but also carry a lot of personality if you put a bit m...
2022-01-05 15:29:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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 "Sky is Falling" and "Remembrance" (thanks for the title, J...
2022-01-03 14:36:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I'm super excited because I'm doing a charity collab with one of my favourite YouTubers: https://www.youtube.com/c/sharlainjapan (@heyitssharla on Twitter and Instagram)
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EDIT: Ok, I put in a few more hours and made some changes. I like it a lot better now. Added a bit of detail to the cherry tree and completely changed the character. I also felt like the scale wasn't quite right, so I made her smaller. I hope you still like it. It was definitely a lot of fun to paint!
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