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Pen Tales Episode 2: with Dimi Pantazis

Hey guys, the second episode of Pen Tales is here: this time I had Dimi Pantazis as a guest, a greek comic artist with a really interesting background!

The episode is on early access for you Patrons again, before it goes public in a couple days.

I hope you don't mind the missing vid...

Pen Tales Episode 1

Hey friends,

one of my goals for 2025 is building a stronger and more consistent artist brand around my work and person online. This includes experimenting with new formats, Podcasts being one.

Maybe some of you remember my announcement of the Pen Tales Pod...

Electric Bazaar 5

Hey guys,

I'd like to give you a sneak peek to a brand new artwork: the fifth part of my Electric Bazaar series! And this one's going to become a part of the 6529 Meme Collection next week! I'm very proud to finally be a part of that art movement.

2025-01-05 09:10:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Huion Kamvas 22 Plus Review

Hello & Happy New Year everyone!

If one of your New Year's resolutions is getting a new drawing display, you may want to check out my new video that I just finished! 😄 I wanted to give you early access, before I'll officially release it soon!

Enjoy & Cheers
Stefan

Jimbō-chō Bookshop, Part 2: Working out multiple light sources

As I recently finished the Jimbō-chō Bookshop artwork, here's a second process insights post focusing on colors and lighting tricks.

Hey dear Patrons,

as I recently finished the Jimbō-chō Bookshop artwork, here's a second process insights post. After explaining ...

Mirrored Dreams Cover Reveal

Hey everyone,

I'd like to reveal the cover for the Mirrored Dreams book today! It's a co-production between my co-founder and friend Dominik Gümbel and me, and we had lo...

Japan & Japan

Hi dear Patrons,

it's been a while - unfortunately I've been having some health issues lately and needed to take things slower. Nothing serious, but being sick isn't really compatible with freelancing, and I want to change the habit of "just pulling through" with work as I've learned that i...

Jimbō-chō Bookshop - Mixing Reference and Imagination

Hey everyone,

I’ve just wrapped up the outlines for the scribbled scene I shared on Monday. Today, I’ll be sharing insights about the inspirations and decisions that shaped this new work.

A good old Art Update!

Hey everyone,

I've got lots of new art to share with you - first of all, the scene for my client Chegg is colored (that's the image in the header). Next, I'm going to turn this room into three more day times: morning, evening and night. I'd like to break down my process and show you how I d...

Outlines, Outlines, Outlines

Hey guys,

I continue to be busy with commission work, unfortunately lots of deadlines were squeezed into a short period of time. I took a couple slow weeks during summer and traveled a lot. Then I panicked a bit, thinking I wouldn't make enough money this year, and accepted too many offers ...

Fresh cards in the deck

Hey dear Patrons,

I've been trying to find time here and there to work on my playing cards project. Not so easy lately, as work and life stress were both a bit up. But I think I made my favorite card so far, the Jack of Clubs:

2024-10-09 11:14:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Suits of Life Cards Update

Hey guys,

I'm working on new Playing Cards, next up are the Clubs! And these will be Gaming themed, with a little focus on 90s gaming as that's what I grew up with :)

Here's three finished ones (2, 3 and 8), and also a WIP for the Jack of Clubs:

2024-09-27 06:52:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Initial Clip Timelapse & Animation Insights

Hey guys,

I've already shared my animation for Initial Clip with you some weeks ago. Today I'd like to give you a deeper look behind the scenes, as it's been one of the most co...

Plastober 2024 prompt list

Hey friends,

saying hello from my summer holidays in Greece - plus I wanted to share this year's Plastober prompts with you! There's daily and weekly prompts again, everything is in the images of the post :)

Also here's just a few thoughts on Inktober/Plastober and the creative commun...

The Pen Tales Podcast is coming!

Hey everyone,

a short one today, with a nice little announcement! It's been one of my "personal brand" mid term goals to start a Podcast at some point for a while now.

I love listening to creative Podcasts, and there's lots of them already. I've been in doubt about adding another one ...

"The Seed" pages 5-8, and a little general update!

Hey everyone,

it's been a while - August started so stressful for me, with some unexpected work coming my way. I had the pleasure to make a cool animation for Google, can't wait to share it with you guys once I'm allowed to! It had a tough deadline though, so I couldn't write any updates he...

"The Seed" Pages 1-4

Hey guys,

I'm back from my trip to Austria, it's been so great to hike the mountains and enjoy the nature for a couple days! Now I'm directly diving into a very hot August, and I don't just mean the weather! 🥵 My todo-list has been filling up quite a lot, with some inter...

Initial Clip Animation

Hey guys,

I'm on the way to Austria right now, for some days off in the Alps. But before I check out, I wanted to share my latest commission work. 😉 I made this animation for the Initial Clip network, th...