Hello friends!
I quickly wanted to let you know that I the two paintings "The Old Library" and "Big Cloud" are available now as limited edition prints, only until 27 June in the store.
The ...
2023-06-19 10:54:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
It may not seem like it, but I've been drawing a lot since I came back from Japan. I'm doing lots of little pen doodles in my sketchbook. So far, I'm keeping them to myself, to take off the pressure.
But I also painted a piece in gouache and coloured pencil, and one in Photoshop! Both were super fun...
2023-06-15 13:28:07 +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 the 'big cloud' painting that I created before I left fo...
2023-06-05 16:58:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
This is the finished painting I've been working on! Some Ghibli vibes and cottagecore to celebrate the warmer days. I hope you like it! I'm heading to Japan this weekend, and I'm so HYPED. I can't express how much I'm looking forward to this trip! I'll be sharing the rewards on 5 June, once I'm ba...
2023-05-18 13:15:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I think every artist should paint a scene with a gigantic cloud at some point in their life, and for me, now is the time. I felt like painting something light and summery and fun.
This month, I have less time than usual to work on art, because I'll be heading to Japan very soon. I'm excited!!<...
2023-05-10 10:27:41 +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 more.
The layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference are taken from my illustration titled "The Old Library". I just wanted to paint something warm and ...
2023-05-03 10:00:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, how are you today?
I'm getting ready for my biggest convention of the year, which is next week, but before that, I wanted to finish this painting I've been working on. I just wanted to paint a cozy library in warm lighting. Adding all the golden decorative elements was super fun. I hope you like it!...
2023-04-24 15:21:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, I hope you've had a good weekend!
I've been having a ton of fun sketching lately, which is unusual for me, since most of the time, I enjoy finished work a lot more. I'm still not very good at doodling for the sake of doodling, because I need some sort of purpose or bigger picture, but putting together the...
2023-04-17 17:48:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, how are you today?
Sorry about posting twice in one day, but I have another announcement to make: Four Limited Time prints are now available at djamilaknopf.com/store
'The Greenhouse', 'Far From Home', 'Mountain Village', and 'The Whishing Tree'.
I ...
Hello friends!
I've been feeling pretty good about my art lately, and I'm having a lot of fun experimenting and just doodling (which I rarely do). Taking a stab at sequential art is something that's been sitting on my bucket list for ages, and I'm finally trying it, starting small.
This page is the result of...
2023-04-11 09:45:35 +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 Greenhouse" that I created last mon...
2023-04-03 07:51:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
How are you doing today? Just in time before the end of the month, I finished another painting. It's loosely inspired by the game Stray. I'm not much of a gamer myself, but I've been watching my bf playing, and I absolutely love the world and atmosphere. But I wanted to make this scene my own, an...
2023-03-31 17:45:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
How are you today? Spring is finally, undeniably here, and that makes me happy. I also managed to finish the writing for my art book. Now there are only a few tutorials left, as well as image descriptions. And I already have a pretty good idea of what I want the cover to look like.
But I also ...
2023-03-16 12:42:40 +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 painting "Mountain Village" that I created last month...
2023-03-03 14:46:24 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends!
I'm preparing the rewards right now, and I will send them out later today. But before I do that, I wanted to share this piece of writing I did recently, titled Why I Make Art. It's a topic I've been thinking about, especially with current challenges like AI art.
I'm current...
2023-03-03 13:54:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, how are you today?
I'm continuing with this painting, and I'm taking a slightly different approach than usual. I recently browsed through my old folders, and I found this:
I actually really liked this proce...
2023-02-27 20:26:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I recently started a new painting, and this is the sketch. I felt like painting a greenhouse. I hope you like it so far!
2023-02-21 14:50:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
I quickly wanted to let you know that I'll be doing a webinar called "Creating Complex Environments" over on Schoolism! We'll be talking about using photobashing/collaging to assemble scenes for reference.
When? Thursday, February 23rd at 9am PT / 12pm ET
Whe...
Hello friends!
I wanted to share my new painting with you before the weekend. The process was interesting, because I'm noticing how my gouache practice is influencing the way I paint digitally. Usually, I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist, get hung up on details, and over-render paintings. But for this one, I simplifi...
2023-02-10 19:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I'm currently working on this painting. Just something relaxing, focusing on the mood and colours.
2023-02-08 14:34:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, how are you this Monday?
I'm still doing the weekly gouache exercises and I'm learning so much! But for every new thing I discover, there are 10 I still don't know yet. In the end, it all comes down to experimenting and putting things into practice.
So here are 2 small paintings I did last mon...
2023-02-06 11:06:50 +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. I just updated the brush pack to add a few painterly brushes!
The layered PSD file, step-by-step images, inspiration/reference are taken...
2023-02-02 11:06:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I hope you're well. It's super snowy here today, so I'm constrantly getting distracted looking out the window.
I wanted to share a couple of things with you that I've been working on. Above, you can see a digital painting in the making. I don't know exactly what the story is yet, but I w...
2023-01-18 09:56:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends! How are you today?
I'm in an experimental phase at the moment and I felt like painting something different today. I usually hide these things away on my hard drive somewhere, but I liked this one enough to share it with you.
What do you think?
2023-01-05 19:31:33 +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 Wishing Tree" that I created in ant...
2023-01-03 16:15:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I hope you've enjoyed the holidays and are looking forward to the new year!
In between bigger paintings, I like doing quicker studies and scribbles, and this is one of them. The scene is based on an airbnb I stayed in a few years ago, and I loved the plants around the window and the little details -...
2022-12-29 18:06:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
How are you doing today? Already slowing down for the holidays?
I just finished a new painting that I wanted to share with you. My goal was to paint something bright, warm and hopeful for the new year. I was inspired by a custom in which you tie ribbons to trees to make wishes. So fingers cros...
2022-12-22 19:25:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
As I've talked about a couple of times, reading has been a big thing for me this year. I usually read the most when I'm feeling calm, or maybe reading makes me calm? Either way, it's just been really lovely to be accompanied by books all year round. I distinctly remember reading "1984" on a sunny da...
2022-12-15 09:23:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
It's been a minute since I released new prints, so it's about time! This collection of 5 prints will be the last thing to hit the store before Christmas. They're all landscapes, and I really enjoyed painting them, and getting lost in detailing all the foliage, clouds and other textures. I hope you'll like...
2022-12-08 11:21:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I quickly wanted to let you know that I'll be retiring these open edition prints from the shop to make room for new ones: "Sunday Afternoon" and "Waiting for Something".
https://www.djamilaknopf.com/store
Th...
2022-12-05 13:33:52 +0000 UTC View Post
