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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director

@suzannehelmigh.bsky.social

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AD for Legends of Avantris + freelance illustrator in TTRPG 🚫No AI&NFT🚫 🎨Art director, illustrator, concept artist 📩Work inquiries: http://helmigh.art (@) http://gmail.com 🇳🇱 Dutch ⚔️Wields swords Bi 🏳️‍🌈, ❤️Wife of @TitusLunter https://helmighs.carrd.co/

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · Oct 18

Wow welcome new people! I noticed a sudden flood of new followers.
Content I post is a mix of my art🎨, art directing👩‍🎨, some art tips👩‍🏫, and my pets 🐕
Please come and say hi and share some of your stuff!!

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Linda Lithén @lindalithen.bsky.social · 2d

Now that I've recovered from my cold and isn't sneezing my brains out, I finally managed to finish up my piece from @paulscottcanavan.com 's mentorship :D

Knew I wanted to paint a horse, so decided to draw some inspiration from the wild hunt folklore and ended up with bonus doggies.

A male rider dressed in leather armour rides across the sky. He's carrying a spear, and a half cape is flying out behind him. His horse have blue glows across its body, and they're flanked by two demonic canines with red glows across their body. Behind them is a eclipse and clouds.

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

This is gorgeous!!!

Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much for the kind words 🫶.
I believe there are simply so many incredible artists that try and stay/get in touch with the MTG AD’s that they simply don’t have the capacity to reply.

Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Jeffro.
It helps that I have a steady art direction job in TTRPG (Dungeons and Dragons type of games).
I miss doing MTG art not for the income but for staying in the MTG community as an active artist. I still go to MTG events.

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Donny <3

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

I think they do. But with the new art directors came new artists of their own. I think only the super duper famous and good ones from the previous freelance artists got taken with. I kinda fell off the boat... but I can understand how it happened.

Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much ❤️ Because of such cards I still go to MTG signings with my artist proofs. They’re so much fun. Love the MTG community!

Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

🫶🥲 that is really great to hear! Means a lot to me.

Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!
Yeah I think I’ve emailed all of them, one by one over the last year or so. Not a single reply (from about 13 people). Maybe their inboxes just get swamped with these emails.

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

2/2 In many artists like me falling completely into the unknown. There is no way of getting onto their radar or reapply you work. It gives a sad feeling and is big hit on your self-worth/confidence as an artist.
I hope one day I can paint some more MTG cards.

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 2d

1/2 A little sad venting coming in, regarding Magic the Gathering.

Some years ago I really enjoyed doing freelance work for MTG. I play the game and the type of art you get to do for it is just a lot of fun to work on. In the last few years WOTC switched out their entire AD crew which resulted ->