Hello friends!
The day is almost here: My second art book will hit Kickstarter on Tuesday, 16 January, 4 PM GMT. If you'd like to be notified about the launch, you can sign up here: 2024-01-11 15:29:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, and Happy New Year!
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.
Thank you so much for being so kind ...
2024-01-08 15:47:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I just wanted to let you know that I'm working on the reward painting at the moment, and it will be ready by the end of the week!
You can see the sketch above. I've had this idea in mind for a while, and I'm ...
2024-01-03 10:51:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
I hope you're having a lovely holiday season! Before I sign off for the year, I wanted to share two new paintings with you. I scanned them yesterday, and while they don't have quite the same presence as the originals, I ...
2023-12-27 09:58:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I’m releasing three paintings I made this year. Two of them were included in my 2024 Japan calendar, and the thirs I just finished. Next year, I will add more limited edition prints of the remaining calendar paintings....
2023-12-13 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
I hope you're well! I'm surrently working on a new painting that I'll be able to show you very soon. Until then, I wanted to update you a little bit about what's been going on behind the scenes.
In October, I...
2023-12-12 17:48:16 +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.
This time, I’m sharing a new gouache painting that was...
2023-12-04 13:54:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
How are you doing today? We've had a surprisingly snowy few days here, which is great! I love snow; it makes everything look soft and beautiful.
But we're not here to talk about the weather, right? This month, I've been ...
2023-12-01 14:35:27 +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. As a bonus, I included two mini ref packs.
This ti...
2023-11-06 10:06:43 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: For the reward, I recorded a full painting process on my phone, but I used the wrong codec. Now I need to covert all the files, and it's taking ages. On top of that, I'm learning a new software because my old one crashes when I open 4k fil...
2023-11-01 10:10:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends from sunny Los Angeles!
My friend @LuisaPreissler and I have been here for a week now, and while the main event and purpose of our trip is definitely Lightbox Expo, we've also taken this chance to explore the city. We figured i...
2023-10-27 02:21:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
It's been a long time coming, and I'm beyond excited to announce the 2024 Japan calendar! I created 12 new paintings that are all inspired by my trip to Japan earlier this year. I used poster colour / gouache for all of ...
2023-10-09 14:36:46 +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. You'll be able to use the discount code for m...
2023-10-02 10:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post
This year, one of my goals was to get out more, see the world, and just have memorable experiences. I went to Spain, Japan and Norway, but I also went on smaller local adventures. After my burn-out in 2021/2022, I made an effort to re-frame art in...
2023-09-25 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I've been a bit quiet on here because I'm focused on finishing my gouache paintings for my upcoming Japan calendar. I'm planning the release for 9 October, but I'll make a separate announcemen...
2023-09-22 14:46:42 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: The Old Library is now available as an open edition print: https://www.djamilaknopf.com/store
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Hello friends!
It's been...
2023-09-11 07:10:54 +0000 UTC View PostHello 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/r...
2023-09-05 11:30:43 +0000 UTC View Post
FIY: I'm going to send out the rewards tomorrow. I just had to finish the painting first. :D
Hello friends!
I hope you've had a good weekend. I've been busy painting working on this painting all day. It's the cover for my upcom...
2023-09-04 20:11:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
This one is a MONSTER, look at all those lines in the cityscape! But I really wanted to make sure that the perspective was solid, and that the structure would hold up in the final. I'm putting extra care into this one. 2023-08-29 12:16:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I started working on the cover for my upcoming second art book "Luminescence: Shedding Light on the Creative Process With Djamila Knopf". I wanted somethong that tied together some recurring themes of my recent artwor...
2023-08-22 10:22:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends,
I just quickly wanted to let you know that "A World of Flowers" is now available as a limited edition print at https://www.djamilaknopf.com/store...
2023-08-17 15:39:23 +0000 UTC View Post
After talking about my trip to Japan recently, I also wanted to take you along to Norway, and tell you about my journey. It wasn't my first time visiting; I had been once before, in 2016. Back then, my friends and I visited Oslo and the rural Vike...
2023-08-09 19:46:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, how are you this Sunday?
I spent the last few weeks on this painting, and I'm so glad I was able to finish it! Honestly, I was about to go mad because all the patterns were so repetitive.
So. Many. Flowers.
It ...
2023-07-23 10:19:56 +0000 UTC View PostAs you may have noticed, I've been getting more into traditional media recently, and I absolutely love it! However, I'm still committed to delivering the Patreon rewards I promised: Layered PSD files, step-by-step images, etc. So that means that I...
2023-07-13 08:32:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I'm working on a new painting. It's inspired by the TeamLabs exhibit we visited in Tokyo. They had this beautiful flower room with lots of orchids and other flowers hanging from the ceiling⸺it was magical! I wanted to paint ...
2023-07-11 15:02:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I haven't told you a whole lot about my Japan trip yet, and I wanted to share some photos and impressions with you. My friend (@anikeru - Please go follow her. She's an amazing artist) and I ...
2023-07-05 14:01:00 +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 and step-by-step images are taken f...
2023-07-04 09:03:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
This month was all about traditional media for me: Practicing, and getting more comfortable with it, and channeling all the inspiration I gathered in Japan.
This one is probably my favourite poster colour pai...
2023-06-28 11:45:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I showed you the wip earlier, and now I finished and scanned the deer painting I was working on. I ended up keeping the background as it was, and decided not to go too crazy with the details. But I finished the deer, of course...
2023-06-24 12:54:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
Are you sweating, too? It's super hot and humid here right now, but I'd take that any day over those gloomy months that we just went through.
Today I'm working on a new gouache (or poster colour) painting of a deer I...
2023-06-22 10:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post