Arch Heretic

31 y/o | Austria | Forest gremlin and art mercenary ⚔︎ Working on her own IP in her spare time - Please write me at [email protected] for any business inquires!

[jannaphia]

hi! how did you get hired for bookboxes, did they reach out to you first? thanks!

Hi! Yes, they did! Most of them are marketing on instagram, so having your portfolio on there is really important. Litjoy was my first book box job, they're absolutely lovely ♥

I've never cold-emailed one, so I don't know how they feel about that. But there are a lot of smaller companies popping up right now, so I don't think it would hurt to start there and contact them on insta or via email!

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At some point far in the future 💫

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O, what wonder

That I found you there 

Between the stars ✧

[jannaphia]

O, what wonder

That I found you there 

Between the stars ✧

[jannaphia]

Hello! I hope it's ok to ask you out of the blue for art advice. Your small series on painting composition analysis was really helpful to me to train my eyes. I wanted to ask if you have recommendations or own ideas how to learn more about geometry/image composition.

Have a lovely day!

Hey hey! So sorry for not replying sooner, uni is completely draining my life at the moment 🥲

Anyways, asking for art advice is always ok! And I'm glad the composition analysis helped!

One of my favourite books I can't recommend enough is Harold Speed's The Practice And Science Of Drawing. It's been a while since I last read it (that reminds me to pick it up again some time....), but it made me look at art in a different way. If you want something a bit more practical, Andrew Loomis' Creative Illustration has a pretty good chapter on composition.

Other than that I don't have much to recommend, unfortunately. I did the series partly because I couldn't find good notes on composition, that go beyond the rule of thirds or the fibonacci spiral. Best thing to do to learn is probably to pick out some art that you like and do your own analysis. I promise, the more you look, the more you will find!

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✖︎ Ready - Aim - Fire ✖︎

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✖︎ Ready - Aim - Fire ✖︎

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little Cyrene needs to be picked up in Baldur's Gate

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Just a lil sneak peek of something I’ve been working on 💙

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Kinda sad about how a job turned out that I’d been really looking forward to. Very high profile client, cool project, everything seemed to be going well, but the communication has been a nightmare and a half. At this point I doubt my illustration will be in the project at all.

I know these things happen, but it still bulldozes your confidence tbh

Time to upload more silly BG3 sketches to make myself feel better, I guess

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Weird shot in the dark, but do any of you know where to find pen pals in this day and age?

Not sure if it's nostalgia, but I miss writing and I wish I had someone sapphic to exchange really pretentious letters with 💫

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Another commission for Litjoy Crate!

This one is for the special edition of Holly Black's The Stolen Heir 💙

[jannaphia]

Hey.

You pay a lot of attention to the textiles in your work and it shows. You render light on/through fabric really well and I can often imagine the texture of a fabric & the shape and hand of the folds. You have an eye for it, or whatever that saying is.

Anyway. love seeing your stuff as I scroll and thought you oughta know.

Thanks so much, anon!! ♥

I love clothes and the shape of draped fabric haha still so much to learn though! I feel like drapery is one of the simplest and at the same time hardest things to draw/paint.

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Hi! I was wondering; do you do commissions? And if so do you have a base price for them? Thank you so much! Have a great day!

Hey! I take commissions on a case-by-case basis, the price depends on the project :) If you're interested please send me an email at [email protected] ✉️✨

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An Inheritance Of Ashes 🔥

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her danger sense is tingling