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Vanessa Dambach

@vandambach.bsky.social

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30s | she/they | Freelance Artist | Aotearoa NZ 🇳🇿🇨🇭 Commissions [Open]: https://ko-fi.com/vandambach 🔗 https://vandambach.carrd.co/ ✉️ [email protected]

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · Jan 14

Yay #PortfolioDay!

Hi all, I’m Vanessa, a freelance concept artist and illustrator who loves all things fantasy! I’m currently taking commissions and am also available for contract work 😄

Commissions: vandambach.carrd.com
Portfolio: artstation.com/vandambach
📧 [email protected]

A turn around character sheet of a young girl in green overalls. In one rendered elevation she’s holding a glowing magical bug catching net.

A series of exploration sketches of a girl who has been magically enhanced by different elemental fairy magics.

A blue skinned and silver haired elf wearing translucent blue/teal robes steps out of a swirling portal of magic with a galaxy of stars visible behind her.

A design of Caduceus Clay that resembles a fantastical creature seen in the Dark Crystal. He stands in a mossy graveyard, dappled with warm sunlight.

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Neasura @neasura.bsky.social · 7h

I feel like it needs to be shared that one of my big motivators for posting online is that whenever I share doodles to my bestie, she is being oh so supportive while holding a bat saying "ok now post it."

A page of sketches of two oc's in different poses; The first is a tiefling (Hazel) with her hands held victoriously above her head celebrating with a big open fanged smile, while an elf (Almond) stands next to her clapping her hands with an excited expression; The second next to them is Almond and Hazel but this time the elf is struggling to hold up the tiefling while flying while said character angrily panics about it; the third is a side view of the two character where Almond is softly holding Hazel's hands up like shes trying to encourage her.
There are also small sketches in-between of a little round robot with a stylized bomb for a head as well as two unrelated oc sketches at the bottom

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 7h

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 7h

I love their faces and interactions so much!!! I’m gonna squeeze Almond’s cute cheeks

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 11h

This is my rework of their first design for comic purposes so that I can get a good handle on it (ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 12h

I’m so glad folks like my bb clown ( ∩´͈ ᐜ `͈∩)

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 12h

harmonious colour pallet you can try adding spot colour greens and browns to lean more natural tortoise colours, or violet if you want to go in the other direction. For beginners you can always reference other similar colour pallets to help you along your way!

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 12h

The blues are nice, but you’re lacking contrast. Try adding some darker more saturated tones to accent the areas you want to have more attention. You can also add another colour to compliment the blue, orange is great for strong focused pops of colour like in the eyes, or if you want a more subdued

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 14h

IT’S SO FUN

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you! They’re so fun to play, the call of the jester compels me always

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 15h

They got that minor illusion bard magic! But also mostly I want to draw their story as a comic at some point and this fool needs to be able to ✨express✨ This mask only smiles though! Gonna have a gag where they swap out masks when they need to drastically change expressions to other emotions.

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 15h

I chew on them like a rabid chihuahua

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 15h

It never left lol, they always had The Hat, at least at the start anyway

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 1d

Thank yoooooooooouuuu (ㅅ´ ˘ `) they’re my oldest OC and have gone through so many iterations, but this is definitely my favourit!

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Kenny Goblins @kennylogins.bsky.social · May 21

jazz!
@juhuachai
"optimal posting times" "stagger your posts" if you see me you see me. it's in gods hands and i am not praying
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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 1d

[personal, OC art]

My blorbo, my pooky-wookums, I don’t draw them enough

An assortment of gaudy purple clowns by the name of Jingles. They’re horrible, I love them.

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Jenny @ comics mines @slowedmountains.bsky.social · 1d

rrrrrrr new gobelins season for those who celebrate (and for those who don't, now is a great time to start)

NICCOLO - Animation Short Film 2025 - GOBELINS

YouTube video by GOBELINS Paris

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 3d

And then I just…. doodle more WIPs….

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 3d

The problem with having literally hundreds of WIP sketches is that I can never choose which one to work on when I have spare time for personal art ( ._. )

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you! I’m especially glad that the tattoos look right, it was a challenge to make them look part of the skin and not seperate.

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s some detail shots, there’s a lot going on in this one

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 6d

Another commission for @astralnotations.bsky.social of their sunshine boi Quinn!

Two side by side paintings of the same character, one in a humanoid form playing a lyre, and the second in his angel form. Both paintings are framed by sunshine and flowers.

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 10d

Might be cause I logged just waaaaay too many hours over the last few days haha

Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 10d

I clocked it when she started going ‘Blast!’ and I just had Hades’ gravelly voice echoing in my head 😂 I love how much Zag looks like his dad and acts like his mum, and Mel is totally the vice versa of that

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks! I love this broody gal, she’s just like her pops (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠ )

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Vanessa Dambach @vandambach.bsky.social · 12d

I lost the battle with my adhd and binged #Hades2 all weekend, so I did a lil doodle of Melinoë to try and get back into the art groove today as a compromise with myself lol

A rough sketch in green on a grey background of Melinoe glaring at the camera while gently brushing a lock of stray hair behind her ear

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