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It was time for a new avatar! Mixed ink and digital. #avatar #comic #comicselfportrait #comicportrait #ink #mixedmedia #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CChm7gUDyv1/?igshid=e42u5zzsyh2d

Done-ish with that image! This is a cut out of today's update of my webcomic twistEd. Weirdly, "montage"like scenes translate to panoramas and one-panel pages... probably because panel boarders feel like 'cuts' and i have fluid transitions in my head. Based upon the school of athens by Raphael. Nothing as respectful as equating serial killers, maniacs and hooligans with impersonations of classical western science and philosophy... #comic #webcomic #schoolofathens #parody #ink #panorama #maniacs #drawing #onepanel #panel #twisted #twistedcomic #mogysyndicate #gang #montage https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsr0Rxkh870/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ofll73mbn1tl

Inking the next page of twistEd. This one is based upon a very famous artwork. Maybe hard to tell from this square cutout. #progress #wip #inking #scientist https://www.instagram.com/p/BshIaTrhF_S/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yth713ws1pv2

Almost all letters are gone and now I know exactly, how many prints I have left to give away. Thank you for the interest under the last posting - your names are noted (if not already on the list anyway ; ) ) - the ones of you that would like to get one of these handish made lino prints, let me know via comment here, if you haven't before (or would like again) and i get back to you via pn for your address probably on Sunday. This is free of charge and your address will not be saved on my end. Printmaking is a hobby for me and it'll show in the prints. They truly are originals with joyous 'happy' accidents and slightly crooked and paint not catching - i will get better over the years! Printmaking is an art all to itself and i have so much respect for all the people who practiced hard to master this skill. I cannot see myself putting in the time necessary to make perfectionist prints - but each year i'll learn a bit more to hopefully have these cards be a joy to the people receiving them. They are made with a lot of dedication and care. It might sound incredibly cheesy, but while doing these I think a lot about what I am grateful for and how to express this in the short lines I can write. This year again the print ate all the time of the project, so sadly the people receiving them do not get personal notes. Which is a bit stupid since this is a deeply personal greeting and the importance is the thought and not really the art. But with the time in the art I hope to express this anyway. So, let me know and thank you to all of those who stick around and encourage me with their appreciation for my work and for all the beautiful art i can gaze at for inspiration! #giveaway #card #greetings #greetingcard #christmascard #linoprint #linocut #original #stars #starsandswirls #gallimaufry #wirrwarr #tentakel #tentacles #festive #thankyou #thankyoucard https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWmpfmBYrq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zbv1v2rpc8f3

Done with the festive print run. 1 are all the good prints. The piles in 3 are: nope / maybe / yes! Today just about 5-10% prints went wrong. The days before... I had 12 goodish prints in total out of 60 runs. Oh boy, i learned so, soo much. The printing press made the progress faster but not easier. I had better control over the color distribution last year, with a smooth wooden scraper but lost 30% to paper moving. Things i want to do better: more uniform color, more colors, better registration, way more space around the print (my format choices depend on postage for card projects : / ), more suitable motif for thus technique. This is more a hobby for me, i know that most of my problems stem from a lack of practice and skill. Who managed to read all of this:i made a hand full of prints extra. If youd like one (free of charge, anywhere in the world), let me know via comment : ) #linoprinting #festive #print #prints #printmaking #giveaway #linoldruck #tentacles #stars #card https://www.instagram.com/p/BrKHxhSB-R-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xi50st8kgwxi

My Christmas card project is coming in a bit more pricey than I anticipated this year. This is purely a voluntary cost on my side- i am not in any dire need! But it is a good reason to finally update my little store and ad 6 originals and a button set i crafted earlier this year. http://gabrieldevue.storenvy.com  (link in bio as well.) The originals cost around 60 Euro (65-69 Dollar). If you order until the 13th I am pretty sure they'll arrive within Germany before Christmas. My shop is open all through the holidays. So if you order later, you can still bein luck. For international orders, it might be a bit late.  I do not plan to close my shop though and will keep these drawings there until they sell or my slightly bad conscience to part with soul-parts sets in.  I would appreciate it very much, if these little soul-pieces would get a home with somebody who truly likes them. They are very personal but were deeply necessary to do for me and I try not to hide. Too much. I might use the ideas behind those drawings in the future (like for a linoprint, but i won't be reproducing these artworks as they are.) Thank you so much! #art #artsale #storenvy #original #soultear #soulpieces #offer #ink #inkdrawings #depression #artworks #fineart #eisengallus #eisengallustinte #drawinginks #RohrerandKlingner #RohrerundKlinger https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq_TXW0Bf9M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q8ln2ieathhk

I was besides myself with joy when i opened a surprise letter by ermelin. She, @das_clownteil and @styxcolor crafted this present for me. They made artworks for 4 additional cards - adding my notoriously murderous cast to a serial killer quartett. You three wonderful people made my day - thank you for this amazing idea, the great execution and the wonderful gesture in general. I honestly don't feel like i deserve this and don't quite know what to say to people being so nice to me. It means a lot to me! #birthsdaypresent #birthday #styxcolor #ermelin #clowny #serialkillers #berlincardgames #kulturmeister #serialkiller #fanart #preset #quartett #collectible https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp_OsgkBRd8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u9ivlyuw3cj0

I had to put some projects on hold - among these new, fun, morbid stickers. But since my sticker needs are not met, i printed some motifs as photo set (and ordered some more for the patreons) - you know, the really important basic human needs... The sorting is funnily off. My plan to do something mosaic, continuous with this format are off the table. #photoset #twisted #foto #stickerset #patreon #patreons #reward #webcomic #twistedcomic #printstuff #photosticker #sticker https://www.instagram.com/p/BozodR4CtZk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=huzqxz4khl8k

I enjoy the layout / thumbnailing phase of my comic TwistEd intensely, though i sometimes fall into a trap of reusing formulas (if they work: great. if i don't challenge myself to a bit more experimentation where it would benefit the story: not that great). For this i carry a little book and two pens with me. Best outcome is taking time, sitting down and really thinking about thumbnailing, but often... i simply enjoy doing this while involuntarily waiting somewhere and get the feeling i got something done. On every second page i drew my preferred ratio. I cut a very basic stencil for this. The page is slightly see through (mainly a draw back, sadly) - positive for not having to redraw the border on every page. I start with a colored mechanical pencil for the basics. Once I have several pages down, i go in with a thin fine liner (usually doing this one at home). I tried skipping this, but i rely a LOT on these thumbnails, because often i manage to catch a gesture much better in this small format and work from there. This saves me so much time. Scanning, scaling up to my preferred inking size and doing the actual pre-drawing. Maybe I kind of made this post, because I want to show off my awesome nails as well. A 2 year old chose those colors as almost every week now. By chance this was my favorite color combo in the 90s. I was amazed how well green, orange and blue (in those shades) go together. I cannot objectively evaluate the sanity of this "observation" - i grew up in the 90s!  #leuchtturm #sakuramicron #sakura #pilot #drawing #thumbnails #thumbnailing #process #comic #comicpage #sketchbook #twistedwebcomic #twisted #webcomic

I'll be at the Comic Salon Erlangen this Saturday - probably running around, but you can meet me for sure 12-13:00 or 15-16:00 at A45, the Ultra Comix booth. They're incredibly nice to give space to some local artists and will also be selling some of my stuff. I'd be incredibly happy to see or re-see some of the people that enjoy reading Twisted! Can't believe I am having nerves again! Bad feeling of not having printed something new in spite of creating panels constantly, also... crowds... #cse18 #comicsalon #convention #signing

Hey! thanks for reading twistEd : )TwistEd is written in English and the voices of the characters are closer to what I have in mind. Its also set in an English speaking country (though this is not really important to the story). Many of the chapters are line corrected by a native English speaking editor (but i tend to do last minute changes... sorry to the editor).That being said - i am not a native English speaker so sometimes the wording might be a bit off or clunky. This is only sometimes intended for one of the characters, who also isn’t native. In short: English is the “closer” version to what I envision but it is a second language to me, so it might sound unintentionally awkward at times. I also appreciate being told of typos or other mistakes.I hope you’ll enjoy living in this world for a short time. Well. Not “enjoy”, but having an... interesting experience!gab

Desperately had to ink tonight but couldn't, so i continued work on this. Sometimes i try to imagine, how my comic would look like as anime. This is a scene from the next chapter and not finished. Things... are missing from this frame. #preview #anime #cellshade #cellar #stabileseitenlage

technically this also looks... very different from how i feel it. I wish i had been able to create much more subtle gradients and featherings, but that would probably need way more time than i can take with these at the moment. My goal was just to ... deal with them. Get them out of my head. Spring is here and i have so many good things in my life. The waves will not close over me. I've been through this shit for so many years and beat it succesfully. Not going back there. I just cannot afford it. Dealing with this might also mean some more terribly unsubtle emo drawings for you! I'll be emberassed about these in some months. hopefully. But right now... they re important for me. #eisengallus #note #painink #throbbing #heartdrain #itsmineallmineminemine

I failed witht his note. it doesnt look even close to what i really want to say. the way that ink seperated is very pretty.... but... a bit cheery with the pink undertones. not really what i had in mind. I suspect it will darken and desaturate with more sun hitting it. This drawing has probably be done hunderts of times and much, much better by other artists, but maybe I will tackle it with more thought when i have the brain for it. Still - am just happy that this one is out of my system for the time being. #rohreundklingner #lanadessin #eisengallus #schreibtinte #writingink #burnout #pinksud

Still just a cleaned up note. Don't want to and can't spend time on these at the moment but they need to be "written down" to go away. done in Eisengallus ink. Will probably desaturate and darken a bit with daylight. #schreibtinte #writingink #eisengallus #painink #note #thedrag #muffled #drawing

It was time to draw this down. I keep this idea with me for quite a while. Mh, maybe not the idea, but this sensation, of sometimes having the head stuck in something immovable and sharp edged and being a servant to it. The execution is far from what i really envision for this, but for now it's good to have it down as a note. #iced #frozen #afloat #stuck #current #inkdrawing #rohrerundklingner #LannaDessin #overlydramatic #butneeded