Kategorie: Allgemein
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Paper chaos
Maybe three years ago I bought my most expensive paper: Arches Watercolor Grain Satiné. First I found it somewhat strange. It has this interesting texture. Like really small plain binding. It has a tendency to build this little dark spots, when drawing with dark pencils. It felt like roughing up…
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Shortstory: Magic Nuts
I joined Folktale Week first time in 2023. Back then I drew digital. 2024 the prompts gave me no story. In November 2025 my will was strong. And soon a story emerged inspired by the seven prompts. But I couldn´t finish in time. Yesterday I finished the last picture. I…
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My first cover
I am working on my personal first book for children. I had the idea in the summer of 2024. Since October I am working on it. I drew 12 double pages. I never did a cover. Last year in October I decided that it is time to get going. I…
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Flowers in Winter
Sometimes simple prompts spark my inspiration. In this case, it was the words “funky pants” that inspired me to create a picture. I can do funky pants! Flower power bell-bottoms immediately came to mind. And of course, flowers are a must. What do I like to draw most? Girls. The…
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Drawing progress
Since November 2, 2022, I have rediscovered painting and drawing. Before that, these creative activities hardly played a role in my life. Working with wool and fabrics filled the creative void. But I’m so happy that I’m now creating with paints, pencils and paper again. I quickly discovered digital painting…
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Creation Process – Part 1
I really want to revise my portfolio and make it more diverse. Since March 2024, I’ve switched to illustrating with colored pencils. My style has changed a lot and I’m currently learning so many new things. That doesn’t always make it easy to approach publishers and agencies. But I want…
Stefanie Achenbach 