Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist

@emorykj-art

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Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· 25d

I’m still drawing but all my thoughts are about Babel rn

A meme. “The shift:” followed by a depiction of hell. Then “the shift when I get to listen to Babel by RF Kuang narrated by Chris Lee Kum Hou and Billie Fulford-Brown” followed by an overly sparkly image of rainbows and dolphins leaping and smiling.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Jun 12

An early reveal of Jupiter and Ganymede, an illustration I made for a project yet to be announced, but one I’m extremely excited for. Based on Jupiter Seducing Callisto by François Boucher.

Jupiter and Ganymede — compositionally similar to Jupiter Seducing Callisto by François Boucher, but instead it is a night scene, with glowing white trees, and two dark skinned figures intimately seated in the moonlight. Overhead, two black birds, crowd maybe, flap their wings at each other.
Of the two figures, Jupiter is the larger, with black feathers sprouting from his head and forearms in place of hair. He is bearded, with an aquiline, birdlike nose, and is embracing Ganymede. Ganymede is a smaller adult man, his youthful appearance attributable to his transness — two top surgery scars mark his chest, and a dark lichtenberg figure scar snakes down his arm, the one that is reach up Jupiter’s thigh.
On the ground in front of them, a brass lightning bolt pierces through a brass crown.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Jun 11

Bug bannerettes for the Salem Renfaire this weekend!

A colorful lineup of shield-shaped bannerettes, each with gold trim and an illustrated beetle on the center.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· May 26

Beetle Joust bannerettes! I’ll be selling these at the Salem Renfaire, a one-day fest on June 13th, at Notch Brewing in Salem, MA.

A paper bannerette with gold piping and an illustration of two hare knight jousting atop a pair of oversized beetles.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· May 5

Prints available in my shop: www.emorykj.com/store

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· May 4

Poppy Knights — painted in watercolor and gouache.

A small, hand-painted illustration of two anthropomorphic rabbit knights under a tree. One is in a red tabard, kneeling, and pointing a sword down at the other, who is wearing a blue and white tabard and is lying back on the ground. The one in blue looks startled, and is in the process of offering the knight in a red a small red flower.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· May 4

Sketching more rabbit knights —

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Apr 28

Ahhhh they’re here! Loving these stickers (and a cute medieval guy all my own!) from @roseberrycomix.bsky.social !!!

A collection of medieval riso-printed stickers from Erin Roseberry! They look like the little guys that get doodled into the margins of old illuminated manuscripts.

Another photo of the stickers, with a handwritten note alongside it! Super cute!

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Apr 24

I haven’t updated the app yet, but it looks lovely in the grid format —

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Apr 22

Stickers up in my shop!

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Apr 14

Hello #PortfolioDay ! My name is Emory Kjelsberg, and I’m a freelance fantasy artist from New England. I illustrate for ttrpgs, ccgs, actual-plays, and similarly-inclined fantasy projects. You can find more of my work on my website: www.emorykj.com

Cover for Hit Point Press’s Humblewood Big Bad series, titled Thrash and Co.
Four anthropomorphic bandits are lounging around a giant wooden wolf mech.

A warthog-headed man charges toward the viewer through a wave of mud.

A brightly lit medieval scene of two bunny knights jousting atop painted beetles.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Apr 8

Stickers I’ll be selling at the Riverside Revelry Renfaire this weekend!

Sticker of a bunny curled up in the moon.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Apr 1

Absolutely jazzed to have been chosen as the poster artist for the Brighton Bazaar urban Renfaire! Any Boston area renaissance enjoyers, mark your calendars for April 11th-12th!

A poster for the Riverside Revelry Renfaire, an urban Renfaire hosted by Notch Brewing and organized by the Brighton Bazaar. In the poster, a sunny scene of a joust is depicted, but instead of people on horses, there’s are anthropomorphic rabbit knights jousting atop the back of giant beetles. A rabbit squire hurries forward with a set of blue and white replacement spears. The joust is surrounded by red and yellow striped tents, and human onlookers wearing animal masks.

The event is set for April 11th-12th, 12-6 pm, with a $5 admission. It’ll be at the Charles River Speedway - 525 Western Ave, Boston, MA.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Mar 30

Final fish man (Maansdüm?) from the Monstrology panel at PAX East! Hosted by @storysquadcast.bsky.social ! One hour to craft a monster from a set of randomly rolled factors and features. I had the pleasure of drawing alongside @naladraws.com 🩵

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Mar 21

If you see this, share your orange art! Panic at the Golden Gala, my beloved -

A very busy, glowing gala scene full of dancing anthropomorphic animals. In the center, two foxes, one orange with a yellow-green dress, and one black and grey, dance together. The grey one is smiling nonthreateningly, the orange one looks suspicious.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Mar 19

Never forget —

“All Money is Blood Money” - a rabbit-headed knight crouches, staring down the viewer and cleaning blood from a greatsword. They’re sitting on what initially appears to be a headless body, but there is no flesh, only green bills spilling from the neck and arms. A decorative border surrounds the image.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Mar 18

Just uploaded the full vid to YouTube, if you really want the gritty details — youtu.be/dMb5NlOPplI?...

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Mar 18

Thank you so much! I don’t really do tutorials, but I did film the painting of that first one (gouache), and I’ve got timelapses for most of the others (clip studio and procreate) — Not sure how helpful those are, though

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Mar 18

Trans guy here! Love seeing fellow trans masc artists in the wild 🩵

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Mar 8

lil turnaround of the Breena deck box —

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Mar 7

Breena, the Demagogue — Custom Commander Deck Box

An open Commander deck box for Magic the Gathering. Breena the Demagogue appears splayed crossed the top half of the box, while the bottom half is black, marbled with thin lines of silver and gold.

Alt art of Breena, the Demagogue — a white owl woman with intense yellow eyes and a black beak. She holds a staff with a red orb at the end. Her robes are black and brown leather, with some billowing strips of fabric and silver embroidery.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Mar 1

I’m a simple man. I’m not above being gaybaited by HBO.

Emory’s sketchbook and iPad on a cafe table. The iPad shows a reference board full of pictures of Lyonel Baratheon and Duncan the Tall from HBO’s Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
The sketchbook is open, with a line drawing of Duncan and Lyonel and some wine and food in front of them.

A closer shot of the drawing — Lyonel Baratheon has attached himself to Duncan the Tall. He has his legs wrapped around Duncan’s waist and is grinning. Duncan is trying to pull his unsheathed sword away from Lyonel, who is wrapping his fingers around it in a suggestive manner. Before the men is a table of food and wine, along with some candles. There is a decorative filigree frame behind the two of them, in lieu of a background.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Feb 26

Artists, quote with some of your most detailed art! 1. 10 main characters, AND I hid my entire humblewood campaign+7th sea crew in the crowd. 2. 9 eras of vampire AND their prey underneath the tap. 3. I hand-drew every pearl because I am insane. 4. I redid every Ambassadors prop from the OG painting

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Feb 22

Custom MtG Deck Box — Dina, Soul Steeper. Lil present for my partner’s commander deck 💚

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Feb 13

Bre of Clan Stoutarm — Commander Deck Box (designed and decorated by me!)

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Feb 5

HRT saved her ❤️💛🤍

A photo of two magic the gathering cards, side by side. The first is Brion Stoutarm, a four-mana Boros legendary 4/4, and the second is Bre of Clan Stoutarm, a four-mana Boros legendary 4/4. Both are Giant Warriors, and both have similar lifelink mechanics with the ludonarrative that they “throw” other creatures at enemies. The implication here is that Bre of Clan Stoutarm, a new card from the Lorwyn Eclipsed set, is the same person as Brion, and not just another member of the Stoutarm family.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Feb 2

Post a mage! He’s the muddiest mage I’ve got —

A warthog-headed man charges through an animated wave of mud.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Jan 29

Snow Hares playmat up in my shop! Comes with three creature tokens (2 Rabbits, 1 Wolf).

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Jan 25

Token Creature — 2/2 Wolf. Sometimes it’s hard to post art with everything going on in this country. Stay safe, from the storm, from ICE, from the horrors.

Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist@emorykj-art· Jan 24

Token Creature — 1/1 Rabbit Another little guy, surviving the snow with the rest of us 🩵