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May Reward

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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 la...

Nature Painting & Dokomi Announcement

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This month has been all about experimentation for me. For a long time I've made it my mission to achieve a traditional look in digital media and I feel like I'm closer than eve...

New Work in Progress

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It's been a while, but I finally have something new to show. 

As I've told you before, I've been experimenting with a digital watercolour style. I'm still in the pro...

April Reward

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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 la...

Book Talk

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Since some of you renjoyed the previous post about books I've recently read, I figured I'd continue this, and turn it into a regular thing. 

Small disclaimer u...

New Artwork - Early Access

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How are you today? 

I managed to finish this painting pretty quickly compared to some of my other works. It's heavily inspired by 2022-04-27 10:22:34 +0000 UTC View Post

New Work in Progress

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Before I sign off for the weekend, I wanted to leave you with this little work in progress. The colours and the environment are out of my comfort zone, but it's been a lo...

Limited Edition Prints

The prints are available at djamilaknopf.com/store until 29 April, 10 AM EST and start shipping on 5 May. You can use your 10% discount.
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Library Illustration (black & white)

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I didn't talk about this when I finished the coloured version of this illustration back in December, but I just wasn't that excited about it. I struggled with the colour ...

Cats cats cats - Early Access

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Can you spot all the cats? 

I just finished this painting. It's just a fun, light concept I've had floating around in my head for a while. I wanted the colours to fe...

March Reward

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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 la...

Sketch with lots of cats

Update: I finished the detailed lineart for the cats. The chonky one in the front is my fav! Which one is yours?

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FYI: I'm sending out rewards on Monday

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What I've been up to

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I didn't want to make a big deal out of this because it really isn't and I'm doing fine. But I caught covid last week. A good friend came over to visit, we spent a few days her...

UPADATE: Limited Edition Print & Ukraine Donation

UPDATE: The payment successfully went through and we were able to donate 1370€. Thank you all so much for making this possible!

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Hello friends! 2022-03-14 10:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Final Artwork - Early Access

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I'll be sharing this on social media on Monday, but you get to see it first! 

I knocked back some of the rain I added in the previous version, and took a more ...

New Artwork - 95% Finished

Hello friends! How are you today? 

The painting posed some challenges that I wasn't expecting, especially after the 3/4 mark when I tried to push it towards the finish line. I tried a fe...

February Reward

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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 la...

New Work in Progress

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It's been an insane couple of days, and just like everyone else, I'm just trying to process and to make sense of it all. But rather than checking the news every five minutes, I...

Ancient Forest -Final

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The forest is finally done! I've had so much fun painting this. Any nature themes are super relaxing. 

And I couldn't resist adding a few Kodama. Their designs...

Ancient Forest WIP

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I haven't drawn a forest in a while. This one is highly influenced by the forest on Yakushima Island that also inspired the forest in Princess Mononoke. 

I can't wai...

Experimental Doodles

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Currently, I'm experimenting and trying to figure out how to incorporate a watercolour look into my work. I've done this a couple of times in the past, but somehow, I jus...

January Reward

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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 la...

Memory Lane - Final

EDIT: I finished the painting! I hope you like it. I think it's my favourite thing I've made in quite a while. 

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I've been working on this pai...

3 New Timed Edition Prints!

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How  are you doing today? It's rainy and grey here, so the best thing to do  is to curl up in a blanket with a hot cup of tea, and read a good book.  Which is pr...

WIP - Early Access

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I started a new painting. Details, details, details! 

I based this off of a photo I took in 2017 when I visited Japan. The place is called Memory Lane (or Piss Alley...

New Artwork - Early Access

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I have a new painting for you. It's another homage to winter and I've really enjoyed working on it. Mostly, the scene is inspired by those nights when the sky gets that w...

New Sketch & Notes on Perspective

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It doesn't look like it now, but I'll cover this whole scene in snow later on. And I have something fun planned for the colour palette. Also, one of my new year's resolutions f...

December Reward

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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 la...

Charity Project is Live!

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I'm super excited because I'm doing a charity collab with one of my favourite YouTubers: https://www...

New Artwork - Edited

EDIT: Ok, I put in a few more hours and made some changes. I like it a lot better now. Added a bit of detail to the cherry tree and completely changed the character. I also felt li...