Jenna Illustrates

Jenna Bergstraesser is a costume designer/illustrator based in Los Angeles. Currently Costume Designer for the Disney Theme Parks. jennaillustrates.com

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Julie and the Phantoms

Day 1: Favorite Character

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“Poe, are you alright?!”

(We didn’t get much finnpoe in TLJ but this moment was great)

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My thoughts are all over the place about The Last Jedi but I know one thing: everybody loves Finn.

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I am a Serious (TM) Disney artist who draws fanart based on the Oscar Isaac interview about Finn and Poe... (he said they’d make beautiful babies)

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I’ve been throwing around ideas for a superhero series about high schoolers.  They’ve gotten their powers based on the classroom they were in at the time and who they wish they could be.  

Pathos- (Library) Emotion Projection and Manipulation Alpha- (Physics/Chemistry Classroom) Cyborg Technology powered by unstable chemicals Blaze- (History Classroom) Fire Manipulation and Intuitive Combat Ability Paladin- (Football Locker Room) Armor and Protective Shields and Equipment Triage- (Nurse’s Office) Super Speed and Healing Energy

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A character turnaround I did to prepare for 3D modeling in Maya and ZBrush.  This is L’Ivrogne from my Chimera series!  

https://www.jennaillustrates.com/chimera

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Wonder Women. Based off of some wonder woman comics costume designs over the years and some badass women I know.

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Working on some cartoon children!

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This year was a great one for productivity!   

I’m seeing now just how much I experimented with different styles, and May marked the purchase of my ipad/ipencil/procreate so I could start doing digital work during breaks at Disney.  

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My favorite of the Rogue One team...

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Texture Sheets!

I’ve been calling my Howl’s Moving Castle a Zulu South African adaptation as Sophie would be from the Zulu Kingdom and the majority of the story set there.  However I chose Michael, Howl’s assistant, to be from the Ndebele nation (he shows it with the signature beaded bands he wears).  Howl himself has fashion influence from both groups, showing his wayward nature.  

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Some patterns for my Howl’s Moving Castle characters!

The first is Sophie’s bodice repeated pattern, the second is Howl’s skirt piece, and the third are different options for Michael’s headband.

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Exciting news!  I now have a redbubble where you can buy prints of my work!  Check it out...

http://www.redbubble.com/people/jennaberg

and if you like any other works I’ve done that aren’t on the store and want me to add them, just shoot me a message!

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Final Designs for Howl and Sophie!

from my South African Zulu Adaptation of Howl’s Moving Castle

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Michael Model Sheet, now fully colored!

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Model Sheets for Howl’s Moving Castle

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Here are some personality studies of my Howl’s Moving Castle characters based on the posture and expressions of other characters in popular media!