MAIKE PLENZKE

Hi! I'm a Freelance Illustrator from Germany. If you want to work with me, feel free to write me an email: maikeplenzke (at) gmx.de I always check them regularily during the day. If you have a random question please use the ask box instead.

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I was asked in DMs if I could post some of the American Girl illustrations I did for their 2022 book "Body image". Here they are!

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Happy Halloween everybody! (An old one from 2021 that i forgot to post here).

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On that note i realized I haven't posted a few images from past years that i still like. Here is one from 2021.

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Hi!!! Big fan of your art here, I had noooo idea you had a tumblr, but now it's my goal to let you know this:

You art is amazing!!! It's a huge inspiration to me, and I mean huge! I remember reading Front Desk when I was nine when it first came out and I was so enamored with the cover! Honestly, each book that was released I anticipated seeing your art and I'd always look in the back of the book to find your name! Hope this doesn't seem like a weird ask, you're awesome and you've inspired me to do art!

Your art, like the other ask said, is super cozy and I hope to see more of it! I always immediately recognize it when I pick up a book, not just the Front Desk series but other books like Ghost Girl - Immediate recognition from the lettering and style!!! You rock!

Awwww that's so sweet! Thank you so much for your kind message! I'm happy you found your passion for doing art, it's so much fun! ^_^ Yeah I let tumblr slide a bit in recent years, but I actually realized I prefer it over all the social media now. It feels like a little community here somehow.

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i literally just discovered you thanks to your julie and the phantoms painting! and i wanted to say your art is so beautiful! <3 and you caught the likeness of all of them so well and then they’re also softer like from an animation and- it’s just so admireable! along with all your book covers bcs daamn they’re so cozy! just you’re really awesome and i hope you’ll have a good day!

O gosh I just noticed I don't get notifications on tumblr i think it's because of the browser used! So I don't know how old this message is (because there is no date on messages anymore)... I still wanted to thank you very much for your kind message even if it's probably 3 years old at least! I appreaciate it! <3 Thank you! EDIT: I noticed I can turn dates on in the settings, i'm dumb.

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My friend graciously lend me her copy of "Breath of the Wild" so I could play it for the first time.🍃 I'm still not done with the game, but i'm a fairly slow gamer.... Drew this a few months ago and forgot to post here.

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An older drawing of Vin from Mistborn (which was written by Brandon Sanderson.) I know her cloack is black and all, but I wanted it to be...misty.👅 (EDIT: Apparently it's indeed grey and I just forgot.)

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An illustration I've drawn at the start of the year and never posted. I usually get in the sewing mood when it starts to get colder and never in summer, so I always have to remember how all that sewing worked again.

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The Cover for "Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe" by Alyson Noël. Art and Title Type by me AD: Michael McCartney

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The Cover for New from here by Kelly Yang. Illustration by me. AD by Lucy Cummins.

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Heartwarming story "Not all heroes" by Josephine Cameron. Illustration by me. AD: Cassie Gonzales

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Ghost Girl by Ally Malinenko I don't often get to do spooky covers so this one was fun! Illustration and lettering by me. AD: David DeWitt

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Updated cover for The year of Miss Agnes. Type and Illustration by me. AD: Michael McCartney

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The Talespinners series is done, so here all three together. Illustration, title and series type by me.

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An illustration I did in early 2020. I missed the sun of summer and the birds chirping back then and wanted to capture that feeling. :)

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Happy New Year everybody! It’s a bit too late for these illustrations but I forgot to post them here again. ^^ I hope you all had a lovely time during the holidays, even if we had to be apart from our loved ones this year.

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“Julie? So...does that mean you are joining our band?” I love love love this show, I don’t care if it’s for kids. It just made me soo happy.<3