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Dagmar Palfey

@dagmarpalfey.bsky.social

Artist. Vampirate. Tryhard. Writer? They/them A rising tide lifts all ships. No AI

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Dagmar Palfey@dagmarpalfey.bsky.social · 2w ago

"The Great Hunt" I painted this as part of @paulscottcanavan.com "Mastering Imaginative Realism" mentorship. The brief was to design and illustrate a hunter and their animal companion embarking on The Great Hunt. I had a lot of fun designing this creature and painting a stern orc lady 👀💦

A digital illustration of an older orc woman riding a made up creature in a snowy forest. The creature looks like a very large shaggy goat with a long neck and tusks coming out of the bridge of its nose that curl back in. The orc has a fierce expression on her face and is about to knock an arrow in the bow she's holding. The pair are riding downhill as the sun sets. They are following large footprints in the snow that have blood near them. A few ravens are perched in the tree branches around the pair.
Dagmar Palfey@dagmarpalfey.bsky.social · 4w ago

"At the Gates of Moria" I did this as part of Cynthia Sheppard's "Illustrating the Emotional Narrative" mentorship. This is the moment in Lord of the Rings where Sam is forced to leave Bill the Pony behind. It's always deeply affected me but I find this scene is rarely remembered.

A digital illustration depicting a scene in Lord of the Rings. Sam and Bill the Pony stand in the center of a ring of characters made up of Gandalf, Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli, and Boromir. Sam clings on to the pony and pleads, eyes wide. Everyone looks distressed or uncomfortable. Further back, two trees with gnarled roots frame a smooth cliff face. Frodo stands between them, facing away. Merry and Pippin sit on a root, looking for food in their bags. The scene is dark and the environment is harsh.
Dagmar Palfey@dagmarpalfey.bsky.social · 4w ago

Book rec! The Emotion Thesaurus is intended to help writers express characters' emotions in more sophisticated ways, but because many of these cues are visual, it's been extremely helpful for me as an illustrator for storytelling and brainstorming. Here's the spread for "disbelief" as an example.

A picture of the cover for The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression Second Edition by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi.The first page of a two-page spread from The Emotion Thesaurus for the entry for Disbelief. There's a definition for disbelief, a long list of physical signs and behaviors, and a list of internal sensations associated with the emotion. Examples for physical signs and behaviors include: the mouth slackening, eyes widening, the posture slumping slightly, and openly staring. Internal sensations include a tingling in one's chest and a hardening or clenching stomach.The second page of a two-page spread from The Emotion Thesaurus for the entry for disbelief. Sections include mental responses, acute or long-term responses for this emotion, signs that this emotion is being repressed, and examples of escalated and de-escalated emotions.
Dagmar Palfey@dagmarpalfey.bsky.social · 4w ago

"Treasure Island" I did this as part of Cynthia Sheppard's "Illustrating the Emotional Narrative" mentorship through SmartSchool. I've always been most fascinated by the ultimately doomed friendship between Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver. This piece takes place before Silver's plan is revealed.

A digital illustration of Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins from the book Treasure Island. They are sitting in a small food prep area of a ship laughing and eating some apples. A shadow of three figures standing in a doorway cuts through the illustration and covers Silver in shadow. Silver's parrot is sitting on his shoulder and squawking. There are apples scattered around the scene.
Dagmar Palfey@dagmarpalfey.bsky.social · 4w ago

"Somebirdy to Love" My goal for this piece was to design Harpies that looked like they could either have human or animal-level intelligence. And to draw monster girls having a cute moment :)

A digital illustration of two harpies on lush, plant-covered branches high on a cliff. One harpy has just landed and is grinning at the other, who is lifting her face upwards towards the first harpy. Their faces are very close together, as if about to kiss. The harpies are extremely colorful and have long tail feathers and thin, curled feathers that stick out from the backs of their heads.