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Candra Hope

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · Jul 8

I'm currently available for this kind of work 👇 Contact [email protected]
#portfolioday

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 9h

I felt like this painting got me off and running with my fantasy illustration work, and it gave me confidence to tackle subjects I'd been nervous about before. So I'm still proud of it and will keep sharing it every chance I get.

Painted digitally in Corel Painter.

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 9h

I also felt more comfortable illustrating my own characters in a complete scene, and implementing everything I'd been studying about art up till then. I was starting to find my painting feet...

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 9h

It's from about five years ago and it was the first painting where I felt comfortable the main character's likeness and her tattoos, thanks to Vikings for the inspiration. Some people might recognise similarities with Rollo's wolf tattoo...

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 9h

Rhona and the Wolf

I've shared this painting a lot because it's kind of a calling card for my illustrated story of the same name, and I use it as my profile picture across my socials, so it's done the rounds. But it also holds an important place in my journey as an artist...

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 9h

Cool thanks 😎🤗

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 10h

😁🤘🖤🖤

I might use it as my profile pic for a bit. Would you mind?

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 1d

Courtesy of @tristanelwell.bsky.social

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! And thanks on the line work, always trying to do better with that xx

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 2d

Another ink drawing, this time Vignette from Carnival Row.

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 4d

Wasnt it, and thank you! I rewatched it recently and loved it even more this time 🖤🖤

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 4d

Ink drawing #2
Ethan Chandler from Penny Dreadful

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 7d

A bedsit with the sink next to the bed.

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 7d

Lol I was trying to be kind. I'm sure some of that money is actually his. Least they could do with it is pay his rent and give him a bit to live on, like the rest of us poor folk.

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 7d

Someone take his money off him and put him in a council flat fuck sake.

Axios @axios.com · 7d

Elon Musk becomes the first person in history to be worth half a trillion dollars.

Elon Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion in net worth

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison briefly eclipsed Musk as the world's richest person last month.

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! 😊

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you! Just realised the scan quality isnt great here oops 😳😊

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 7d

Its October and while I don't do Inktober, I might share some older ink drawings beginning with Vanessa Ives from Penny Dreadful.

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 7d

I didn't, and still don't to be fair, know much about Norse people or their mythology but I loved how rich and believable this series felt. Definitely nice to see realism instead of caricatured stylism xx

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 7d

Hey thanks so much, glad you like them! 😊🤘

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 8d

If you've read this far, thanks for putting up with me, hope some of it resonates xx

Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 8d

P.s. They're also available as limited edition signed prints if anyone wants one. Here's a link to my Webshop
www.candrahopeart.com/shop

Shop — Candra Hope Art

www.candrahopeart.com

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 8d

I'm still proud of them and I learned a lot about painting, and everything since got stronger and I was generally more confident. It allowed me to expand into more complex work so I'll always have a soft spot for them. Here are the others. All are on A3 or 14x14" board in oils...

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 8d

Which encouraged me to paint more characters and reignited my love of movie art and I've been down that rabbit hole ever since. I painted a series of four characters from the show around the same time, focussing on portraiture, colours and markmaking...

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Candra Hope @candrahope.bsky.social · 8d

I was also hugely inspired by their tattoos (I didn't know Vikings tattooed themselves) for my Pictish story so they were perfect subjects. I'd also just joined twitter and when I posted this, Clive Standen who plays Rollo on the show, shared it to his followers so it got a lot of attention...

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