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Kristina Gehrmann

@kristinagehrmann.bsky.social

Freelance illustrator for books & publishing. Fantasy, romance, history. Clients include: HarperCollins, Penguin, Hachette, Darrington Press, book boxes etc. She/her, deaf. #NoAI www.kristinagehrmann.com info@kristinagehrmann.com

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Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 6h ago

Something about "you are the product" (bacon) Or maybe the investors are the bacon #genAI

Screenshot from mileswildermusic on Threads:
"“Slop” is so visceral to me because I grew up feeding literal slop to pigs. Buckets and buckets of table scraps, garden trash, cheap grain, etc. soaked in water and poured into a trough. Pigs LOVE slop. We’d pour it out and they’d jostle each other and scarf it down in big reckless mouthfuls with happy, satisfied grunts. Pigs are smart animals, but not enough to understand the reason for the slop buffet. They didn’t know about bacon. I see people satisfied using Gen AI. Do they know about bacon? "

Ines Korth @ikorth.bsky.social · yesterday

Hey, a little reminder that I really enjoy working as a colorist and have done so in the past for various artists with different styles. If you're interested: info@ineskorth-works.de #colorist

Info sheet for the works of Ines Korth as a colorist with various examples. Text: Flatter/colorist, info@ineskorth-works.de, ineskorth-works.de

Eleonor Piteira @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social · yesterday

Cover illustration for 'The Immortal Creations of Aurelie Blake' by Mara Rutherford, book 2 of The Broken Veil duology, that I painted for HarperCollins 🍊

Cover llustration painted by Eleonor Piteira for the book 'The Immortal Creations of Aurelie Blake' by Mara Rutherford, featuring a young white dark-haired woman holding a sword on one hand while a thick wisp of something smoke-like wraps up around her other hand. A tall young man looks at her, half disappearing into the background. A stone window with intricate designs frames them both.

Dagmar Palfey @dagmarpalfey.bsky.social · 2d 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.

Natalia Zaitseva @nataliadraws.bsky.social · 2d ago

With this one I was trying to capture the feeling of the fun train rides we used to go on during our frequent convention visits. Those were great times!

Four lively girls are sitting on a train, chatting animatedly. There are snacks, a sketchbook, and a map. The colors are warm, and the style is cute.

Jessica Elena @byjessicaelena.bsky.social · 3w ago

A little floral piece!! #art #illustration

A digital drawing of a loose and playful floral composition, with lots of colours, leaves and white flowers.

Aleksi Remes @aleksiremesart.bsky.social · 4d ago

Castlevania carousel 🦇

John Singer Sargent @johnsargent.bsky.social · 4d ago

Spanish Fountain https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singer-sargent/spanish-fountain-1912

Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 5d ago

Selling mentorships to artists and sending unsolicited marketing emails, but can't even tell that I'm an illustrator, not a fine artist. 🤨Are you for real, my dude ??

Francesca Resta @niji707.bsky.social · 6d ago

This week I had some time and I finally finished this fanart!! ❤️💪💪💪 I haven’t shared a new illustration in a long time, so this feels great! 💃 It’s Shallan from the Stormlight Archive 🥰 I hope you like her! ❤️❤️❤️ (Painted in Corel Painter)

Fanart of Shallan Davar from the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

Elhyana🏳️‍🌈 -Commissions open 2/3-@elhyana.bsky.social · 6d ago

Alright I've teased you enough you all! Here's the book cover I've done for @tgnewman.bsky.social ! It was such a fun challenge, and I hope you all like it as much as we do!!

Book cover illustration
Four characters seen from the back, one of them passed out on the horse, with the tallest one holding a red banner with a drake skull on top
They're on the road towards what looks like a castle surronded by a town, in the back we can see the hills and the mountains

paul reinwand @paulreinwand.bsky.social · 7d ago

Animation folks that are looking for work currently, or in the next few weeks, I have a lead on an Adult Animation/Action/Superhero show staffing up soon: BG Layout - mid level Blender knowledge needed Prop 2d FX Char Design Feel free to drop portfolio links below, and I will send them along to AD

Rod Mendez | 🔅 I'm on Patreon! 🔅@rodmendez.bsky.social · last wk.

Colored version of the previous boats art!

Illustration of boats sailing through the sea. There's a lightouse in the BG among the clouds. Color palette is analogous in blue and purple tones.

Sam Hogg @thewhalergirl.com · last wk.

My new piece 'The Old Oak Spirit', coming Sat 1st Aug on @everydayoriginal.bsky.social Channelling my love of deep cool forests & fairytale damsels on mystic quests. Liked it enough to find a fitting fairytale frame to finish it with! 8 x 6" in acrylic & gouache #art #fantasyart #traditionalart

traditional painting of a woman in a red renaissance dress standing in front of a huge old oak tree, which has small tokens hanging from it's huge gnarled twisted trunk. A small globe of energy is coming towards her outstretched hands as if the oak were communing with her. Mood of the piece is quiet and dark

Photo of an ornate brass frame with scroll worked edges and flower motifs. Inside it sits a traditional painting of a woman in a red renaissance dress standing in front of a huge old oak tree. Around the frame there are a number of fnatastical objects including a raven skull and a mosaic glass vase.

Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · last wk.

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Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · last wk.

"Never mark an email as spam if I interacted with the sender before" sounds like a simple thing that could've been done in 1993, and yet here we are, with email providers NOT doing it. But at least we can get AI shrimp Jesus.

tomattiea 🌱@tomattiea.bsky.social · 5mo ago

One weird duck #art #cuteart #cats

A digital art of a black cat swimming in a stream, with two yellow baby ducks following it. There's pink and blue flowers in the background. The text above the cat reads "quack?" And a smaller text next to the duck reads "wtf?"

Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 2w ago

Waiting for client feedback like

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Zi Xu @ziqqix.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hi #portfolioday, I’m Zi Clio-award winning poster/cover illustrator, with clients including Disney, Lionsgate, Marvel, Netflix, Universal, Warner Bros., etc. I am looking for work ASAP 🙇🏻 I’d hugely appreciate a reshare or a kind word among the ADs you know! 🙏🏼 🎨 www.ziqqix.com 📧 ziqqix@gmail.com

🍊 tsu @tsurudraws.art · 2y ago

⚠️PSA ABOUT SCAMMERS There's been an uptick in impersonators who target users with easily swappable handles (i's for l's, o's for 0's, varying repeated letters, etc) They will always 1) block the original artist 2) target users who have replied with interest, either thru QRPs, replies, or DMs (+)

poibeans@poibeans.bsky.social · 2y ago

This has never happened to me but if you get this reply please do NOT interact with it but report this account for scam and impersonating because I would NEVER reply like that when it's about comms!!!! I cannot track this account down as I seem to be blocked personally.

Jack Kirby Crosby🌹👨‍🎨@jkcrosbyfun.bsky.social · 2w ago

heya non cis-male concept artists, share a link to your work! I'm making a list of artists to show my students at university. In particular if you have some work that is messy and shows your workings!

nico @nicodelort.bsky.social · last mo.

Oxford at sunset, the Royal Institute of Translation looms over the city. First illustration for R. F. Kuang's Babel - illustrated edition 40x30cm ink on claybord

a black and white scratch board drawing depicting an aerial view of the city of Oxford in the mid 1800s. A large tower looms over the city in the distance. On the left side of the illustration, a curved road with horse drawn carriages.

nico @nicodelort.bsky.social · 3w ago

Robin and Ramy witness Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation, in all its foreboding majesty second illustration for R. F. Kuang's Babel - illustrated edition, out now from Harper Voyager 40x30cm ink on claybord

a black and white scratchboard drawing. In the background a very large tower looms over Gothic buildings overlooking a vast paved plaza. In the foreground, two characters wearing black Oxford robes walk towards the tower.

Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m an illustrator with a focus on fantasy, history & narrative illustration. I want to illustrate more book covers with beautiful badass characters 🙏 🌎 www.kristinagehrmann.com 📩 info@kristinagehrmann.com

A female black-winged angel carrying a scythe staff. Her face is beautiful, but a part of it is blackened and mummified, and she lifts a black lace veil to reveal it. Her outfit displays a similar marring on her body: one of her hands is only bones. She wears her decay with pride as she regards us. Bats fly around her, their heads are skulls.

Blake and Rubi from "Dominion" riding on the back of a big orange glowing tiger. He has taken her captive.

Achilles and Patroclos, standing next to each other in front of a raging fire. Achilles is outfitted for battle and looks wistfully into the distance, while Patroclos ties some laces of his armor, also looking sad. Behind them and above there's the mosaic of a warrior in his chariot.

A young woman in a forest landscape, wearing adventurer clothing and carrying a sword. She stands confidently facing us. Behind her is a big wolf also looking at us. The wolf is surrounded by ominous black shadow shapes.

Emi (they/them)@queeringsmite.bsky.social · 3w ago

now I know I'm always saying this. but please, I beg you, TTRPG professionals, Put Email In Bio. PLEASE. I want to contact you but it is so hard when I have to go through five different layers of three different websites to figure out how!

Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 4w ago

Commissioned character art for the novel "Dominion" by Jean Kwok.

Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 4w ago

Commissioned character art for the novel "Dominion" by Jean Kwok.

HolBolDoArt🏳️‍🌈@holboldoart.bsky.social · 4w ago

One Cold Night

In a dimly lit snowy scene, a woman with red hair wearing a dark cloak stands in a field covered by white snow. Around her are many sheep with black and white faces and golden wool flaked with fallen snow.

I'm the background, beyond a wall, is a large stone house with large sash windows. Bright orange light invisible in the windows, and shadows of people and things inside can be seen. On either side of the house are tall bare trees.

HolBolDoArt🏳️‍🌈@holboldoart.bsky.social · last mo.

The Churchyard's Watchful Protector

In a snow-covered churchyard in front of a large gothic church, a large black dog with glowing eyes sits among the graves. The graves are weathered and covered in lichens, and capped with snow. Behind them stands a grand gothic stone church with many large indicate windows separated by buttresses (each topped by a pinnacle), with a tall central bell tower. Around it to the right are tall but bare trees. All are set against a smooth blanket-like cloudscape.

Natee (they/them)@himmapaan.bsky.social · last mo.

Splendid Fairy Wren (_Malurus splendens_) Watercolour & De Mairo genuine lapis lazuli Ultramarine on silk mounted on paper, 88 × 120 mm. The scan does no justice and flattens the subtly varied blues too uniformly. I tried to edit it as well as I could. 1/