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✨🔮 I have a project in the works! I’m making a deck of face cards that will help create player and non-player characters for role playing games & stuff. If you could help me with some feedback that would be very helpful! . . Which option do you most closely prefer? . . Would you prefer to write on the front of the cards or the back of the cards? Or both? . . I’m considering making a deck of battle maps as well, are there any other card-shaped resources that would be helpful for your TTRPG purposes? . . Thank you! . . #ttrpg #dnd #roleplayinggame

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This is a commission I finished recently, I loved painting those trees! 🌲

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“Thieving Princess, why have you returned?”

We’re absolutely in love with this incredible piece of art from Hannah Christenson‏!

Check out her website here: http://www.hannahchristenson.com/

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Oh hey! I finally got around to coloring one of those Inktobers I did last year. 

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Help Orlando Out

I’m sure most people are aware of the shootings that happened early this morning (around 2am) at Pulse in Orlando, Florida. As a queer person who not only lives in Orlando, but as someone who literally went to high school and grew up one block over from Pulse, I want to put out some super awesome resources for the internet to take advantage of! Please remember that last night was specifically Latin Night, so not only was this an anti-LGBTQIA+ act of violence, it was also an anti-latinx act of violence. I grew up in this area, and I visited Pulse multiple times, and it was most definitely a predominantly latinx/black club. This attack was carefully planned, I have no doubts about this.

Want to donate, but not sure where to donate/where is reliable?  Zebra Coalition; a GREAT place that helps out LGBTQIA+ with all sorts of issues. They pointed me in a direction to help me financially when I was homeless. http://zebrayouth.org/get-involved/donate-now/ Orlando Youth Alliance; a nonprofit organization that is specifically geared towards the younger community but will help anyone in need. http://orlandoyouthalliance.org/index.cfm?n=7& Support the victims/families of the shooting; [PLEASE BE WEARY OF FRAUDS!!! I WILL ONLY ADD IN LINKS THAT ARE LEGITIMATE!] This is a legitimate donation page and is set up by Ida V. Eskamani [her linkedin page is here], who works for Equality Florida, which is a nonprofit organization https://www.gofundme.com/2942a444

Need counseling? (mainly Orlando based) The Center; they are offering counseling for anyone in the area who may be suffering from any sort of stress/ptsd/etc. from this event. You can also call them at 1-407-228-1446! http://www.thecenterorlando.org/ UCF; the university is offering counseling today (June 12th) between 12:00pm-5:00pm EST https://www.facebook.com/UCFCAPS/posts/10154235951353050

Want updates? [All of these sites have some sort of political bias and agenda unfortunately but I tried pulling together sites that are updating in real time on the topic] CNN; http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/ Twitter; the tags #pulsenightclub, #pulseshooting, and #pulsenightclubshooting are all trending, as is the term ‘Orlando’ Blood Banks at capacity; if you can donate blood, PLEASE DO! Right now there are so many volunteers that blood banks are asking people to return throughout the week. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-orlando-nightclub-shooting-blood-donations-20160612-story.html Orlando Radio Stations; I’ve heard from local friends that WTKS 104.1 is a good station to be listening to right now!

Want to show support? [Here are some things I’ve seen pop up around the internet where people are offering support] List of vigils tonight; https://medium.com/@jaimewoo/list-of-vigils-tonight-after-orlando-gay-club-shooting-a226b5fdf83e#.yl74paumb Sikh Temples in Orlando are opening their doors for those seeking shelter; https://twitter.com/SinghLions/status/742013309814083586 DONATE BLOOD! Here are some sites to make appointments; Browser: https://www.oneblooddonor.org/index.cfm Mobile: https://www.oneblooddonor.org/mobile/index.cfm [I will try to update this throughout the day. Original post: 2:02pm EST Latest update: 2:55pm EST]

[hannahchristenson]

I did a guest issue of Harrow County, issue number 12 is out in comic shops now!

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So! Lately I’ve been doing daily gouache sketches. It’s going alright so far. I’ve also been making short videos of some of the sketches, mostly as a way to document progress and have some fun, but also because some people were interested in the sketch process. I did the above sketch a few days ago and posted the video yesterday. You can watch above or here on youtube if you’re interested!

-Hannah

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New video! I’m not sure if I’ll make a sketch video every time. But anyway, here’s this one. Watch it above or on youtube here!

-Hannah

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I’ve been doing more little gouache sketches lately! I made a time lapse video of this one! Here is a link to watch it on youtube or watch it below:

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Here are a few really quick and messy gouache sketches from this week! Just experimenting till I have time to do a full painting again.

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Mars turns one year old today! He's a good boy.

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Check out Hannah Christenson’s process for her amazing story in Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Dragons #3, which features the gender-swapped Russian folktale about a knight and squire fighting the three-headed dragon Tugarin.

Yes, the whole issue looks this gorgeous. Hannah is crazy talented like that.

You can find more of Hannah’s incredible art on her Tumblr and see what she’s up to on Twitter! Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Dragons #3 (of 4) is at your fine local comic shop now.

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Hey check it out! Here is a bit of the process behind my story for Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Dragons. It's out in comic shops now!

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Here is the full piece I made for the #1001Knights Kickstarter project! Check it out here.

-Hannah

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Hey there! I made a very quick video about how I did my current overhead camera setup. I hope it’s somewhat helpful! If you go view it on youtube you will see in the description more info about it, such as materials used. 

I’m getting ready to work on another gouache painting, slightly larger than the last! The sketch is already done, more news on that soonish hopefully!

-Hannah

[hannahchristenson]

Hey there! I made a very quick video about how I did my current overhead camera setup. I hope it’s somewhat helpful! If you go view it on youtube you will see in the description more info about it, such as materials used. 

I’m getting ready to work on another gouache painting, slightly larger than the last! The sketch is already done, more news on that soonish hopefully!

-Hannah

[hannahchristenson]

Ah, knights, one of my favorite things! Some of you may remember a sneak peek I posted a few months ago about this project. A year or so ago I was invited to participate in an idea: join together with several other illustrators and paint some knights. 

I don’t usually do this, but for this illustration I decided to make a little model so I could make my own reference. It was originally going to be a knight in the arms of a statue, but the statue quickly changed into a giant woman. It’s called Battlefront Pietà.

The project grew and became more ambitious and fantastic until it developed into something amazing. 1001 Knights was born. As the project grew I became increasingly impressed with the hard work and dedication put forth by Kevin Jay Stanton and Annie Stoll, the creators of 1001 Knights. The product of their hard work, as well as participation from fantastic artists from around the world, is a gorgeous three book set now live on Kickstarter.

The books have about 250+ pages each and are full of pieces focusing on the ideas of wisdom, fellowship, and courage.

These are the sketches for my contribution to the project. I hope to be able to show you more of it soon! I am thrilled to be a small part of this. Please do check out this anthology project on Kickstarter, it is well worth the time to see what it’s all about. I’ll post the full image as soon as I’m able. Until then, thank you kindly for your time!

-Hannah

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After I first posted a photo of this personal project/gouache painting I had several people ask me questions about my process, workstation, palette, set up, paint, etc. It took me a while, but I finally put together some video clips of the painting process. I hope to do more videos in the future! Please forgive the shaky camera moments and the poor lighting, I’ll work on that. Thank you for watching!