Kristina Gehrmann
LightNews LightNews
banner
kristinagehrmann.bsky.social
Kristina Gehrmann
@kristinagehrmann.bsky.social
15K followers 1.2K following 1.3K posts
Freelance illustrator for books & publishing. Fantasy, romance, history.
Clients include: HarperCollins, Penguin, Hachette, Darrington Press, book boxes etc.

She/her, deaf. #NoAI
www.kristinagehrmann.com
[email protected]
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
kristinagehrmann.bsky.social
Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · Jul 8
Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m an illustrator with a focus on fantasy, history & narrative illustration.

My dream is to illustrate more book covers with beautiful badass characters, especially women in armor. Please make it happen, universe 🙏

🌎 www.kristinagehrmann.com
📩 [email protected]
Illustration of a knight or paladin or swordfighter in chainmail and cloak, drawing her sword, stepping over a water surface towards the viewer. Behind her, a flock of swans rises up into the sky. A young woman in 15th century inspired black plate armor, looking wistfully and holding a longsword that has a magical golden light emanating from it. Behind her is a rich colorful tapestry with late Medieval motifs that's interwoven with gold thread. King Arthur sits on the ground next to a mossy rock, proudly thrusting the sword Excalibur up into the air, suggesting that he's just drawn it out from the stone. It has a magical blue glow. In the background, some people cheer his success, while a few others seem miffed about it.
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
benmce.bsky.social
Autumn’s Waning 🍂
A digital painting of a large tree in fall. A figure walks through a creek in the foreground, surrounded by fallen leaves.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
aplante.com
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
thewhalergirl.com
Hey all, do I have any UK based concept artists following me (or who knows anyone) who would be up for a long term 22 month contract working on Dragonwilds at Jagex? Remote with a very occasional day in office in Cambridge. Development experience and fantasy genre work is a must. Mid level role.
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
smallbu.bsky.social
SmallBu is looking for a freelance BG artist for a new animated project!

-multi month job
-must have significant prior experience working professionally on animation/game BGs
-must have several examples available online portfolio
-no students

Link your portfolio of BG work here if ur interested!
a black and white drawing of a person laying on a bench with their feet up and a sign that says 2 feet
ALT: a black and white drawing of a person laying on a bench with their feet up and a sign that says 2 feet
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
paraplyshop.com
I haven't seen a post like this going around yet, so I'll make it myself! EU-based artists, tell us what you sell and drop a link to your shop in the replies ❤️

Everyone else: please spread the thread and check out the artists if you want to support human made art this holiday season 🌟

#shopsmall
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
miserelovesco.bsky.social
I just realized I haven't been sharing any of my own work, oops! I call this the creeper corset- I figured if I was going to get ogled for wearing a corset I'd be sure something was staring back. The bone beads were a fun challenge! #darkart #horror
Pleather corset with handmade finger bones and glowing eyes.
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
syqkos.bsky.social
Lily and Thorne🧼🖤 illustration done for author Rhiannon Hargadon

#art #fantasy
Illustration of an elven red head man with a forest and runes tattooed on his chest and arms and a human woman taking a bath together
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
mlkirsimagi.bsky.social
✨
digital sketch of a fluffy white cat looking up at a glowing sparkle
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
simsamy.bsky.social
Because I knew you 🩷💚
#wicked #gelphie #art
Elphaba and Glinda from Wicked sit on Elphie's broom together and embrace each other
November 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
jametc.bsky.social
the 'clubs' they mentioned are a thing that just does NOT exist anymore. I honestly think that's the biggest hole

like, clubs, or lj comms, or single-interest forums just do not exist. Today you toss fanart/discussion onto an open sea and pray other fans will see it and engage, and if not, too bad
November 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
angelicshades.bsky.social
If you've ever wanted to collect one of my originals, here's a great opportunity! I'm offering these pieces currently via the @changelingart.bsky.social's Deck the Halls auction with extremely fair starting bids.

Place your bids here by commenting on the images:
www.facebook.com/share/19tZA4...
Framed art featuring ornate frames with handmade traditional art rendered in watercolor, ink, gold paint, etc.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
eleonorpiteira.bsky.social
Here's the endpaper illustration I painted for @adriennebooks.bsky.social 's 'Fallen City' ☀️
Photo of a hand holding a book opened, showing an horizontal illustration painted by Eleonor Piteira for the book 'Fallen City' by Adrienne Young. On the left side of the illustration, a man with shoulder-length dark hair is wearing Greco-roman inspired armour and a red cape, with a broken coin necklace. The background is made of broken mosaics framed by two columns and an archway, and on the foreground the silhouette of a city burns while birds fly away. On the right side of the illustration, a woman with long wavy dark hair wearing a pale off-shoulder Ancient Greek-inspired dress, with a coin necklace. The background is made of mosaics framed by two columns and an archway, and on the foreground the silhouette of a city burns.
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
katchdraws.bsky.social
So I saw the new Snorlax 🪴
A green Snorlax sitting in some tall grass with trees in the background. Golden light frames the sleeping Pokemon, moss as grown over this rip van winkle goobermon
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
thecreepingmoon.bsky.social
Desecrated Grounds

Acrylic on panel (original sold)
A painting on wood cut in the shape of a cathedral panel. The painting depicts a mausoleum in a dark swampy forest. The mausoleum is surrounded by lit candles, with a pile of small bones at the entrance. The door is slightly cracked open.
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
pakornart.bsky.social
#watercolor #art #medieval #painting #graphicnovel #fantasy #comics #illustration #castle
City sliding into water Arsenal Alleyways
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
markus-erdt-art.de
I want to do some more Lorcana fanart to extend my portfolio.
Mirage was the one I did already. Who else to do? Chaos? Mozenrath? Queen La? or somebody from Gargoyles perhaps?
#mirage #Lorcana #fanart
A fan art piece by Markus Erdt for the Lorcana card game. Mirage, a cat lady in red Egyptian style clothing floats towards us in front of a moon lit sky and Egyptian temple walls. She wields green flames in her hands.
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
serenamalyon.bsky.social
Not my usual style, but an illustration for a puzzle I made a long time ago.

If you've put together this puzzle, I'm so sorry for the swan and the hair 😘
women gather and make art in a lush garden space
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
wolfskulljack.bsky.social
I’m trying to pass portfolios of other artists to clients I can’t take and the amount of you that don’t have your contact details readily available! I want to give you woooorrrkk!
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
thecreepingmoon.bsky.social
The front cover that I did last year, for Illumicrate’s special edition of Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan
A painting of a massive fantasy cathedral overlooking a gothic cityscape. The sun is setting and the city is bathed in twilight.
May 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
johannamation.bsky.social
Artist propaganda I’m not falling for (and you shouldn’t either):
ARTIST PROPAGANDA I'M NOT FALLING FOR: X Pulling all-nighters to make art proves you’re dedicated to your craft X True artists draw every single day X Only make friends with fellow artists cuz they’ll get you gigs someday X Freelancing is for artists who can't get a "real" studio job X Drawing fanart is cringe X Your portfolio should only have what studios want to see
June 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
elisabethalba.bsky.social
Cozy Caturday Cottage Cats! 🐈🔥

Art by Elisabeth Alba
Created with ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache

Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
Illustration set in a cozy Victorian cottage kitchen/living space. A cat sits on the ground by the hearth, reading a book. Another cat sits in a nearby rocking chair, knitting a blanket.
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
brianlarossa.com
Hey illustrators/agents!

I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!

Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.

💙❤️ #artcommissions
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
replica004.bsky.social
Sea elf Ezac 🦈🌊
[Comm for xravenloves]
Ezac is a muscularly slender male sea elf or merman, with bright blue eyes and ashy blonde short hair. He looks young but a bit rugged. He has a giant unique tail and fins: at the base of his tail he has large manta fins and shape and as it ends it forms into a fierce shark tail. On the background a coral reef in blue gradients.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
shade-of-stars.bsky.social
Curaniel (commission)
Digital painting. A portrait of a female elf, she has a very pale skin, long ears with many simple earrings, dark blue eyes and long black hair. Her hair is loose behind her back, and there are some braids in the front, one braid is decorated with pearls. Her dress is almost transparent with sparkling details.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Reposted by Kristina Gehrmann
riseupcomus.bsky.social
The thing I like the best about Frank Franzetta's EOWYN VS THE NAZGUL LORD is that Eowyn was disguised as Dernhelm, just another one of the boys. Which means that this is how all the Rohirrim were dressed.
Frank Frazetta's Eowyn vs the Witch King. Eowyn is clad in a chainmail bikini as the necromantic witch king looms over her, ready to strike with his mace.
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM