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The Hearts: Playing Cards Making Of

Hey guys, I made a new video in the last couple days. As you know I've been working on my custom cards deck "Suits of Life" for the last ~1.5 years. Now I took some of the footage from along the way, and turned it into a making-of video. Here's an...

2025-11-03 19:47:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Why I haven't been posting on Patreon

Hey everyone,

this is my first post on Patreon in months. I actually have a whole notebook full of post ideas, but I just never took the time to make, write, and publish them. So instead of finally forcing those out, I think it’s time to t...

2025-10-30 15:44:12 +0000 UTC View Post

The Democratizer

Hey everyone!

First of all, sorry for not posting anything in here! Less time spent online, and some lovely spring weather caused a bit of a timeout for me.

I have been making some art as well though, and I'm going to share it bit by b...

2025-05-07 16:27:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Democratizer - PSD/high res files

Hey everyone,

here's the premium addition to my latest walkthrough. You can download the files below :)

Thanks & Cheers
Stefan

2025-05-07 16:24:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Suits of Life: Tasty Treats

Hey guys,

I'm back drawing playing cards for my Suits of Life deck! The next suit will be the Diamonds, and it's all about tasty treats. I love drawing food, especially the unhealthy ones 😅 so I'm having a lot of fun with th...

2025-03-10 13:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Nostalgia Refuge

Some new and unreleased art for you guys today!

Serif, the team behind Affinity Designer, asked me if I could create an isometric artwork in the app. I've tested and used Affinity already a while ago, and it was cool to work with it again fo...

2025-02-24 15:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Making my first comic - Vlog #1

Hey friends!

I just finished producing a little Vlog styled video about making my first ever comic for "Mirrored Dreams".

...

2025-02-21 08:23:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Pen Tales Episode 3: Chester Holme

Hey everyone,

episode 3 of Pen Tales with Chester Holme is just out! Listen in if you'd like to learn more about Chester's work, illustration style and the two comics he contributed to 2025-02-12 17:13:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Mirrored Dreams is live on Kickstarter!

Hey everyone!

Mirrored Dreams is now live on Kickstarter!

You’ll find all the info, available rewards and limited pri...

2025-02-05 17:01:52 +0000 UTC View Post

The Seed print & Kickstarter sneak peek

Hey guys,

I'd like to reveal a new artwork for you that I just finished yesterday! It's a page from my comic the seed which will be part of the Mirrored Dreams book.

I put a little extra effort into this pag...

2025-02-03 14:22:21 +0000 UTC View Post

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 ...

2025-01-22 09:02:54 +0000 UTC View Post

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 ...

2025-01-16 14:06:44 +0000 UTC View Post

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 o...

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 ...

2025-01-01 14:49:31 +0000 UTC View Post

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...

2024-12-24 15:32:51 +0000 UTC View Post

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-founde...

2024-12-06 17:27:11 +0000 UTC View Post

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...

2024-12-03 17:40:24 +0000 UTC View Post

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 inspiratio...

2024-11-07 14:58:43 +0000 UTC View Post

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 ...

2024-11-04 17:09:15 +0000 UTC View Post

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 eno...

2024-10-17 18:21:37 +0000 UTC View Post

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...

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 th...

2024-09-24 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post