New Artbook Cover Reveal! 🎉
My new 400 page Artbook (consisting of 11 years worth of pencil drawings, sketches, and illustrations) launches on Kickstarter JULY 17! I've been working on this project for a while now and I can't wait to share this collection with you all! ✨ Stay tuned in the coming months for more info!
A bird of a different feather 🪶 “This poor ol' bird, being a sociable creature, finds being alone to be extremely challenging. In an effort to occupy his solitary thoughts, he has affixed a bell to his neck for each friend he has ever made during his travels. By hearing his friend’s presence with him at all times, he ensures that he is constantly reminded that he is not truly wandering by himself. He may not have seen them in some time, but he’s hoping to meet some new acquaintances, unaware that his presence now is rather frightening. He goes on hoping that maybe one day, he can take the bells off when he no longer feels alone. Until then, it’s one step at a time.”
What started as wanting to draw a fairy for my discord's monthly challenge "Winged Creature" ended up as this beautiful beast! I let intuition take over while drawing behind the booth at comic con and now I present him to you all!
New Coins! This one is for all the late night readers and bookworms out there! 📚
Sign up for my Patreon by March 17th to receive one! https://www.patreon.com/posts/100235524
Elden Ring was the first "Fromsoft" game that I played and left quite an impact as it was continuously inspiring! I’ve always wanted to make a fanart piece since and then I fell in love with this character's design when the announcement came out on Wednesday! I’ve basically been working on this nonstop since lol. I’m sure many of you are equally as excited for June as I am.✨
I’m also doing a flash sale of this as a print for the next 48 hours until Monday at midnight CST. so if you would like a print of Messmer of your own, you have until then to pick one up. 🐍
Magnificent, Even in Death 💀 First official piece of 2024! I'll be focused for the next 2 months on my massive 400 page artbook coming to Kickstarter in April but am glad I could sneak this one in beforehand.
Found this flower fairy "Vaelet" in #Palworld and inspired a color study piece! 🌺
"The Star" 💫
Just finished my next Tarot card illustration, "The Star". 24 Down, 54 more to go! I'm taking a short break from Tarot to focus all my time and energy towards my upcoming giant artbook! Looking to have the Kickstarter this April! <3
The Potion Shop Girl ✨ A small gold leafing piece to end the year! Went on to finish one of the “abandoned drawings” from my last post after getting some feedback. I'll forever use items around the house to help me create circles, this one being a Tupperware lid! ✨
"You're Not Allowed" 💔
The feeling of being told you're not worthy and a reminder that you shouldn't let other people decide if you're "good enough". Find people who will love you without the need to edit you.
Knight of Swords ⚔️ Just finished my next Tarot card illustration, the "Knight of Swords". 23 Down, 55 more to go! My patreon backers get a glimpse at the process along the way from initial thumbnail to final illustration! https://patreon.com/vonnart
- 5 "Royals Playing Card Decks" for the Free to Enter Giveaway - 3 Artbook Collections for the Patreon Exclusive Giveaway
Join the discord and our ever growing community here: https://discord.gg/HbXp5rJhng
My New Community Discord Server is now open and free to join! https://discord.gg/mJKGRp4
After creating my Sun/Moon coins earlier this year, I had the itch to make more! And this one is my first 3-dimensional, double sided coin! If you want to own one of these, sign up for my Patreon by November 1st and we will ship them out later that week! https://www.patreon.com/vonnart
XXXIV - Annual Birthday Self Portrait 🎂 Here is this year’s annual birthday self portrait and reflection piece! Below are the previous ones i've drawn throughout the years!
This drawing reflects the last year of my existence and on my previous birthday, I had both the best day of my life and the worst. I had an extremely traumatic psychedelic experience where i was convinced i had died for the first 2 and a half hours. It was intense and surreal, making connections to what the afterlife was and it was like none of the religions or theories had taught us. It was just returning to matter, still conscious but unable to grasp reality or have any say or control. An unnerving feeling of numbness and the inability to function. After collapsing multiple times from the rigor mortis i told myself I was experiencing, I was confused why i could still see and interpret anything. After some processing on the floor, I made a mental shift and thought: “Maybe the afterlife was like a turnable dial and because I was afraid, it unintentionally turned it a bad direction”. I was clearly in a negative plane of existence so I turned this mental dial in a more positive direction. “Maybe the afterlife is whatever you want it to be.” So I entered into what i thought was a projection of my own idea of what heaven was.
Almost instantly, I felt the sensation of unrivaled elation. I wasn’t at the pearly gates, an astral projection amongst the stars, or a foggy cloud representing a soul. I was still in my body and everything around me looked normal, which oddly seemed strange. “But why would i be in my house?" Maybe my mind is still processing being dead so instead it’s projecting what is familiar and comfortable OR OH maybe because heaven is wherever you would want to be the most! And this house is literally my favorite place on earth. And then I saw my bf Josh and wondered “Why would Josh be here when i could make any celebrity or crush I've had in my life to be the projection of a guide in this afterlife?" OH okay, because there truly isn't anyone I would want to help me through the early stages of accepting what’s after death!
This pattern of thoughts and answering them in my strange sense of being keep on a loop for about 5 hours and letting go of each physical attachment to the world was euphoric. No more fear of having to make money, keep up with work, pain or stress, worries about war or the state of the world, and most importantly, never having to fear dying again. I had never felt this light before. I let go of all of it completely and somehow, at the same time, felt incredibly connected to everything in a way that I can’t quite put into words. And the best part is that I kept reminding myself that I get to feel this feeling forever!!
Later that night I wanted to see if you could nap in the afterlife, and when I opened my eyes, I no longer was in that dream state. I was horribly confused and conflicted. I was actually disappointed I was still alive as that projected afterlife was the most beautiful sensation I may ever experience. The weeks that followed became a constant fear of questioning reality and developing pretty bad insomnia. I was afraid of learning that I still might be dead but I couldn’t have any way to prove it. It ended up being rather painful for about 4 months. My friends, family, and parents really helped ground me back to earth and I am so thankful for them. I’ve been reading a lot of books that explore consciousness and it’s been helping immensely.
So now, I feel like I’m seeing the world again for the first time through fresh lens of perspective. Being alive is the greatest sensation that I was taking for granted. I did develop my first actual fear in life, and like many, it’s the fear of dying. And that feeling is so strong because I enjoy being alive SO much, I really, really love it! The ups and downs, the connections and lessons. Everything is so delicate and precious and I’m making sure to handle it better these days. Here’s to 34 and it’s pretty safe to say I’m looking to make it a more calm and peaceful one!
Make your Own Happy 🎃
Drew this on the plane ride back from Dragoncon! Thanks to everyone who stopped by, it was an amazing weekend! Now I can switch gears for the next 2 months and fully embrace my favorite spooky season of the year! I already have a few ideas for this year's Drawtober creations! 🎃
Fall is rapidly approaching, and that means the annual Drawtober event is on the horizon! The official calendar will release on September 1 but we opened our haunted doors to a new discord server for those who love Halloween and want to celebrate throughout the entire season, whether they're participating in the Drawtober challenge as artists or just want to hang out with other spooky ghouls who are excited for autumn!
This new discord community has already surpassed 1000 members, so to celebrate we are holding our first giveaway with this gold leafed print of my “Fall Bringer” character.
To enter your chance to win this, you can join this community below and check out the "Giveaway" channel!
Link to join the Official Drawtober Discord Server: discord.gg/qSP8hgB7RC
My First Dimensional Pin! 💘
These will be free to every Gold backer on my Patreon if you sign up by Sept. 1! https://patreon.com/vonnart
