Jameela Wahlgren

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My illustrated cover for The Wolf King, a dark romantasy out from Penguin Randomhouse! Even though this version of the cover was killed I still wanted to share it since I had so much fun researching botanical illustrations to paint the wolfsbane and scottish thistles!

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How do you get a job as an art director?

One of the questions I get asked more than any other: How DO you get a job as an art director? The answer is covered in my Patreon this month! https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-do-you-art-138037822?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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Some more gouache portrait practice

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Deerskin

Self directed cover for Deerskin

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In vet tech school my favorite class was Breeds & Behavior. I remember learning how showing teeth is not always a sign of aggression!

Dogs also do it to show submission, nervousness or fear, often paired with cowering, licking their lips and squinting their eyes!

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Soft and fuzzy portrait meets painterly texture, this was so much fun to make! Hire me to illustrate book covers like this 😍

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One of the coolest things to remember is that because prey animals have eyes on the side of their head, they can still see in front of them but they are focused on something when in profile!

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Honestly, the protagonist I wish we'd gotten in Nosferatu

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Is this what "art therapy" is?

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Gideon Nav with her second greatest love: her zweihander

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Strong Signal

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Was supposed to be a quick figure drawing study but I got...carried away

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That famous Vermeer painting "Girl with an Octopus Headband"