Nina Kiel

Illustration | Game Design | Comics Hey, my name is Nina! I'm a freelance illustrator, game dev and journalist from Germany.

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Working on something new - again on denim, as I enjoy embroidering this particular material the most (so far). Also, this will be a badass jacket once it's done.

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Cash Please: A Game about Sex Work

Cash Please by Beurkeek, Kaddi, LadyVelvetSteel, Gemanai, GoffMoff

Begin a career as a pro dom(me) and learn the ropes

Remember this little prototype I've helped create five years ago?

I'm excited to announce that today, our team started the process of turning it into a proper game! More infos will follow soon.

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You cannot kill us in a way that matters

Just finished this new piece which I've been working on the last few months to... well, process things.

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Turns out embroidering letters is quite difficult, but it feels like I'm (slowly) getting better at it.

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I'm making good progress on a new #embroidery project. Using thin cloth takes some getting used to after the denim jacket, but I really enjoy exploring fiber art and learning by doing.

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After several months of work, I finished this embroidery project yesterday. It's my second ever attempt at embroidery and I'm really, really happy with the result.

Also, a few weeks ago, my partner and I did a little photoshoot at a nearby park with the previous iteration (which is identical except for the golden circle).

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Thank you so much, everyone, for your kind words and interest in this piece! I honestly never expected this much encouragement, and am... slightly overwhelmed. I'm already working on something new, but it will likely take several months to finish, too. Until then, I might post some progress pictures or doodles.

Again, thank you! It's wonderful to be welcomed to the fabric art community with open arms.

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After several months of work, I finished this embroidery project yesterday. It's my second ever attempt at embroidery and I'm really, really happy with the result.

Also, a few weeks ago, my partner and I did a little photoshoot at a nearby park with the previous iteration (which is identical except for the golden circle).

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Today I realised that there are a few highlights in my archive I've never uploaded due to the long (terms of policy-induced) hiatus of this blog. So here's an adaptation of Jewel Staite's "this is me reading your mean tweets" post I'm still very fond of. Adjusted to my... slightly more limited resources.

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Yet another tattoo design for my best friend who is slowly, but surely turning into my personal canvas.

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Years ago, a friend gave me this book for my birthday. It's basically just hundreds of blank pages with a suggestion for a drawing on each one. Over time, I've filled a lot of them so I thought I'd share some of these doodles. (Kudos if you get the bad jokes.)

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Hello, here's a terrible joke I had to get out of my system.

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An updated version of my logo/avatar to account for hairdo changes. ✨

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A "Bloodborne"-themed tattoo design for my best friend. He ultimately decided to remove Gherman, as his then-girlfriend was scared of wheelchairs, and the tattoo artist changed the position of the Doll's hands (for reasons unknown).

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Something I particularly enjoyed drawing in recent years are tattoos, both for friends and myself. This one was the basis for my own sleeve, the tattoo artist (https://www.instagram.com/atelier_tintenmaid) then modified it and translated it into her own style.

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Made this for a friend who commissioned a promotional image for his gaming podcast. Thanks again!

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A little gift for my partner. I recently introduced them to "Star Trek" and they really enjoyed "Lower Decks", so I thought I'd draw us both as LD characters.

(The background's from the official "Star Trek" website which offers a nice variety of LD-themed wallpapers, I just modified it a bit: https://www.startrek.com/en-un/gallery/virtual-scenes-zoom-star-trek-lower-decks)

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When playing the first two "Zelda" games for the very first time (three decades after their release)...