Turtles & Lost Lights

I'm Herz, Swiss, 33, she/her, I mainly draw JoJo's and Transformers! Please let me know if I should tag something! Commissions are currently CLOSED

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Arcee Stickersheet Bumblebee Stickersheet

Woah nelly I actually did more art! I made my first new TF sticker sheet designs since 2019 and I really hope you like it!!

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[WE DON'T GO TO DELPHI]

Pharma/Ambulon 💊 🦿

56 Pages, 18+

Super happy to announce that I've finished my first Doujinshi! I'll have it in physical form at TFN for the first time and then online afterwards! ❤️ 💖 I'll eventually share it online, but if you'd like a print, keep your eyes open! 👀

Thank you to every person who has egged me on to do this haha Also yes this is a longer remake of an old comic of mine :)

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TUTORIAL - How to touch up scanned b/w art! My friend asked for advice on how to do this, so I made a little ugly tutorial for it! Please ask if you have any questions!

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Hello everybody!

I returned to a sea of very touching messages in my inbox. Thank you so much everybody, seriously, it feels so sweet knowing I wasn't forgotten during my absence <3 I know myself too well to pretend like I'll be able to respond to everyone, but please know that I'm reading all of them and I'm very touched;;

I'm sorry I dropped off the planet on every social media. Very basically, everything I was dealing with accumulated to a big depressive episode and whenever I felt like I was getting better, I was whiplashed back into being unable to talk, be awake or doing anything I had planned to do. On top of that, I was burnt out from drawing for a long time, and I finally had the guts to admit it to myself and take a break.

This is my first time having the energy sitting on this computer again in months, and I wanted to just say thank you for not forgetting about me <3

I've had some very exciting life changes - most importantly, I've adopted a puppy, Bonbon!

She's not only a wonderful friend, super cute and funny, but also a great reason to get out of bed every morning. I've had structured days ever since she came home and I've been taking better care of myself in response too.

A lot of things don't quite work still, and likely never will, but I'm safe and in good care, and I'm working hard to come back into art. I've been able to draw again for the past three weeks (working on a Transformers douijnshi!) and I'm trying out different strategies to defeat my demons.

Thank you so much for sticking around, and again, for reaching out to me even though i've been a ghost. I appreciate it, and I wish you all the very Best. Take good care of yourself!! I love you!

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My piece for the Parallel Worlds BingQiu/BinggeYuan Zine ! I'm deeply honoured to have been part of this project, thank you SO much for having me!!

I made this comic in 2024 and I'm so happy to be able to share it now! The theme was Shen Qingqiu/Shen Yuan and Luo Binghe in different timelines, AUs etc - I went with lesbian demons because that's what I enjoy :)

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Sticker designs for last year's Blitzbee week! <3

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Messin' around...

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Good evening! I'm doing an art stream tonight to finish as many outstanding rewards as possible! Come and join if you like, we're just hanging out <3 I got the mic on!

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I wish you all a late but very happy 2026 <3 I hope something good awaits you this year, and that you will have the strength to march through the next 12 months with all the force you need to master the cruelties of the world <3

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Hello! Huge fan of your art (you were part of the reason I got into TFA).

If you don't mind me asking how are things going with shipping to the USA?

Hello! Sorry, I haven't been on tumblr in like a month :(

The ones I've been sending out have been slowly but steadily arriving! I have about 12 left to send out, and then I can start sending the orders that were placed after October!

Sorry that it's taking so long, but the way it's going now, things ARE arriving in the US <3

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The days keep dragging you down

I can finally reveal my piece for the Dandelion Zine, an Abbacchio centric project I got to be part of!! Thank you SO MUCH again for having me! Loved to draw this angsty man drowning for a second time (odd that I have two of these)

The leftover sale is still going on as of me posting this, so check it out if you like!

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hello! I just wanted to say that your art has always been something I look forward to seeing. I’ve followed you online since 2019, and used to obsess over your jjba fanart. Although lives are busy and changed by the years, I still get excited seeing a post of yours on my dash. Like seeing a familiar face from an easier time pass by on the street. I hope everything is going well with you, and that you know how important your art and presence is ☻

Ouuu thank you so much; That's super sweet of you! I'm really happy that I can be that kind of artist to you <3 That means a lot to me, thank you so much for your kind message!

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hiiiii ! (⁠｡⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠｡⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠ so, i just wanted to come by and say that i just recently followed you and i really really love the way you draw, i didn't know you were burned out so im happy to see that you are taking rest from comms and more work related art stuff so please take care, the fact that you can use art to also sothe and get your personal projects and ideas alive it's a great thing by itself, and i hope it helps you and makes you feel more at peace, wether you post it or not ♡

(also idk if youre uncomfortable with people scrolling all the way down to see the old posts too, cause i like to see the journey of improvement in artist i like so i feel motivated too, so sorry if spamming likes was a bit of a bummer! it is with all the good intention but i understand all the notifs can get overwhelming ´⁠；⁠ω⁠；)

Ouwwhh hello;; that's so very kind of you, thank you!

I'm having a very bad evening, and reading this put a smile on my face :) Thank you so much for taking the time to send me such a kind message! Yes, I love doing art, and whenever I can physically sit down to actually draw, it brings me joy :)

And no I don't mind at all! It's there to be seen by anyone curious enough to check it out <3 And notifs have never bothered me in my life, I think it's very funny to see somebody going through my gallery and having a good time! <3

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Hello! Sorry to bother but I wanted to ask if you where planning to restock the jjba acrylic charms on your store? If not I understand but I wanted to make sure. I love your art so much♡

(I saw your store had secco stuff and jumped at the chance to get my hands on it cause hes my fav so ill already be trying to grab anything secco thats still in stock anyway 🫡)

Hello!

Ahh thank you so much! <3 I'm happy you like them!

Yes I'll do a reprint of them eventually - not sure yet when, but I might do one next year! And thank you aa I love the lil guy too!

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Just realised I didn't post this here too, but the post has been fucking me over once again :')

I've informed the people affected already via mail, but the gist of it is that the US is a nightmare hole and has very strict new rules to send packages to, and our local post didn't clearly state how it works because over 40 packages were sent back to me without comment and I've been fighting the post office ever since.

They owe me 500 CHF in shipping costs that we've spent for nothing. So that's just one of the many current stress factors in my life, but I hope to have this resolved soon and that I can figure out how to send the remaining packages to the US - thank you all so much again for ordering from Mel and I's shop, and I'm so sorry about this horrible delay :(

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UPDATE: I got 430 from the 500 CHF back! More than I thought they'd give us, but I had a very nice man on the phone who showed a lot of understanding.

Some of you have already seen, but I've started to send out one package per day, and I saw that some have already arrived at their destination <3 it's gonna take over 2 months for everyone to get their orders (unless we finally get a good deal with the US but with that monster at the helm, its' not likely) but I think that's better than nothing happening at all <3

Thank you so much again for your amazing patience and understanding!

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Hello, just wanted to say that I commissioned you several years ago to draw my funny little vampire hunter Rose, you did such a beautiful job with him that your pic of him has been my phone background ever since I got it, even after getting so many more pics of him done since, it's still one of my absolute favorites.

Anyways I learned today the reason why you've been so absent these last couple years, I'm very glad you have started treatment and started drawing for yourself again, I've been burned out of drawing for several years myself from pushing myself to draw nothing but commissions myself too, I super hope things will get better for you soon!

Oohhh my god hi! It's been so long! Aww that makes me so happy, I'm so glad you still like the pic;; that means a lot to me ;__; And I'm happy you're still as invested in Rose as you were back then!!

Thank you for your kind message <3 It's still a process, but I'm enjoying life a lot better than I used to! I'm sorry to hear you've been burnt out, I hope you're doing better now and will continue to do so! <3

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I just wanted to say thank you for the kind messages <3 It's very sweet to know that despite barely being online anymore, people still check up on me sometimes ;__; Thank you all! I'm doing okay, started new treatment schedule very recently and hoping now that it helps!