Hello friends!
How are you doing? I'm sorry that I can't show you any new art at the moment. But I'm expecting to wrap up my current project in about two weeks. And then it's all about painting!
But until then, I'll be joining my friends Lorena and Kim for a fun hangout and chat, as always. Only this time, it's the second Thursday of the month.
When? - 8 ...
Hello friends!
Thank you so much for the kind responses to the last post. They were really encouraging!
Today I'm sharing an illustration I've been working on last month, and now I'm able to show it to you. Clip Studio Paint reached out to me and asked me to paint something for them. I had creative freedom as long as it was a portrait with a positive atmosphere - which is definitely...
2021-06-18 07:39:11 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends,
How are you all doing?
For the first time in a long time, I feel free and happy and here's why:
1.) I finally got my vaccine appointments.
2.) I recently came across a book that came just at the right time when I really needed it.
It's "Deep Work" by Cal Newport, and it had such a huge impact on me. I haven't had enough time to imp...
Hello friends!
It's a warm and beautiful day in Leipzig and I'm excited to announce the release of the 'Worlds Apart' timed edition prints.
You can get them here
And of course, you can use your 10% discount code.
It's one of my favourite illustratio...
2021-06-03 09:41:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I just sent out the rewards via private message. As always, they include my brushes (Photoshop and Procreate), Gradient Maps, and a 10% discount code for my store.
The layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference are taken from my illustration "The Secret Chamber" that I created as a chapter opener for my art book. And this time around, I also th...
2021-06-02 12:30:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, I hope you're doing well!
It's time for our monthly Patreon Livestream again. So I hope you'll join Lorena, Kim and me for a fun casual hangout. We'll be doing some collaborative painting and chatting about this and that. But always feel free to bring questions, topics you'd like us to talk about or artwork you'd like critiqued.
When? - Thursda...
Hello friends!
Since I haven't done Inktober for a long time, I also haven't created any smaller paintings. But it's really fun and relaxing to add some more of them in between my bigger illustrations.
So I'm starting this series of simple nature paintings.
I used procreate for this and I'm thinking of creating a tutorial on how to achieve a convincing traditional look in digital medi...
Hello friends!
It's been a bit quiet around here because I just took some time off. Just a week before I jump head-first into that big secret project I was talking about earlier.
While I won't be able to share the progress, I will also be doing some quicker paintings over the next few weeks. Something simple, nature-themed and relaxing, to balance out those huge illustrations I've b...
Hello friends!
After those insanely detailed paintings, it's nice to take a step back and work on something a lot simpler. And hey, there's a train in it! I guess there's just no point in denying my 'Fernweh'. If you could go anywhere now (with pandemics, money or time not being an issue), where would you go?
And I want to let you know that I'm working on a secret b...
2021-05-06 10:31:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I hope you're doing well. I'm just dropping in to tell you that both "Children of the Sky" illustrations are available as timed edition prints now at djamilaknopf.com/store
Only until 13 May. All the other info is in the product description. And of course, you can use your 10% discount I sent out on Monday!
Btw, I'll be sh...
2021-05-05 11:08:51 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for our monthly Patreon Livestream, wohoo!
Where? https://youtu.be/iKy2UtFgMwY
When? Thursday, 6 May, 7 PM Berlin time (Check the link to see this adjusted to your time zone)
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Lore...
Hello friends!
I just sent out the rewards via private message (they might still be pending, but should go out very soon). Included are my brushes (Photoshop and Procreate), Gradients, layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference, as well as a 10% discount code for my store.
Everyone who has signed up before the end of April should h...
2021-05-03 15:04:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
Long time no see. I hope you're doing well and you've been able to catch a bit of sunlight. It's been lovely here these last couple of days. ☀️
Now, onto the reason why I haven't posted anything in a while: I've been struggling with this painting. And I mean STRUGGLING. This one really put up a good fight.
Creating the composite sketch and lineart was pretty st...
Hello friends!
I hope you're doing well and are having a nice week so far.
I've been working on a new painting for a couple of days now and it's finally at a stage where I'm excited to show it to you.
I also want to include the previous step of my process, which is something I do when I'm faced with a pretty complex scene: I build a photobash/collage sketch t...
2021-04-08 11:32:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I just sent out the rewards via private message (they're still be pending, but should go out very soon). Included are my brushes (Photoshop and Procreate), Gradients, layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference, as well as a 10% discount code for my store.
Thank you all so much for your support this month! After hitting a bit of a rou...
2021-04-02 12:40:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
It's the beginning of a new month this week, so we'll be doing our monthly livestream. Kim, Lorena and I will be chatting about branding and building an audience. So bring a cup of tea and join us in the chat!
Where? - https://youtu.be/CTvb2XX25GI
When? - Thursday...
2021-03-29 06:50:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I just worked on this all day because I really wanted to get it done before the weekend.
And now I'm too exhausted to write anything interesting, hehe. I just hope you like it!
2021-03-26 21:18:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!!
The prints are avilable for a limited time only: until 29 March, 10 AM EST.
Here: djamilaknopf.com/store
Don't forget that you can use your 10% discound code.
A lot of you have asked me about this print aleady, but I wanted to wait with the release until the beginning of spring, but now it's finally here!! Spring by fa...
2021-03-22 14:38:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I've been chipping away at this sketch for a little over a week. It's by the far the most detailed thing I've ever attemped. Surprisinly, I really enjoyed drawing all those buildings. Fingers crossed the painting part goes well!
And I may have entered my upside down phase. But things are just so weird right now that it just seems fitting.
2021-03-16 18:20:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
Last year, I released my art book "Komorebi" on Kickstarter. And I know that lots of you got themselves a copy (thank you so much 💜).
So if you own the book, it would really help me out if you left a review.
Amazon:
2021-03-10 10:40:07 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends!
Our monthly Patreon livestream is happening.
When? - Thursday, 11 March, 7 PM Berlin time (follow the link below to see this adjusted for your time zone)
Where? - https://youtu.be/jp1uL8oTLjY
We're going to be talking about voice, style, IPs a...
2021-03-08 16:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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The livestream will happen next Thursday, 11 March, 7 PM Berlin time.
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Hello friends,
I just sent out the rewards for February. It includes the illustration I ended up calling "Out of Place". There is a process video for the sketch, as well as step-by-step images, the layered PSD file, brushes and gradients. I hope you like it!
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Hello friends!
It's been over a week since I posted the sketch for this and now I can finally present the final result! I went for more of a muted palette, which is rare for me. But it seemed fitting.
I loved getting lost in all the details around the room - especially the retro electronics. What do you think?
Also, I'm still thinking about how to call it. Do you...
2021-02-26 17:54:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I've been feeling a bit off lately, and it has made painting challenging. So I figured rather than trying to get out of this weird state, I'd explore it and get inspired by it. And this is a visual representation I came up with.
Oddly enough, I arrived at the idea of the upside down and miniature room first and it was only later that I noticed that it was a pretty hea...
2021-02-17 20:48:48 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends!
First things first, here are the details for this month's livestream:
Where? https://youtu.be/G8ZMJ_jnnSI
When? Thursday, 11 February, 7 PM Berlin time (Check the link above to adjust to your time zone).
There will be a chat, so please c...
2021-02-08 17:35:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
For today, I felt like drawing a little girl with a flower in her hair. I can't wait for summer!
Hello friends!
Here's my fourth little portrait. I'm trying to not draw women every single day and it's difficult for sure!
Hello friends!
For this one, I was imagining the girl standing near a passing train, her hair blowing in the wind (yeah, I do have a weird thing for train stations).
I hope you like it!
Hello friends!
I don't want to spam you, so this is my last post for today. But I wanted to share my drawings for the portrait challenge I'm doing. I'm trying to bring in as much character variation as possible. First, I was going for full colour, but it turned out to be too stressful. So I'm keeping it chill by doing only digital pencil sketches.
And if you're curious: ...
2021-02-02 17:12:37 +0000 UTC View Post
!! The monthly livestream has been postponed to next Thursday, 11 February, 7 PM Berlin time !!
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I just sent out last month's reward via private message. It includes the usual brushes, PSD file etc., for two pieces I created in January: Hazy Shade of Winter and Obaasan.
Everyone who has signed...
2021-02-02 17:08:14 +0000 UTC View Post