danielle taphanel

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danielle taphanel@treelet· Jul 22

throwback to this lovely album by @laurentds.bsky.social that i did the cover for. you can find all their music for 18 magicians on sale atm: musicfor18magicians.bandcamp.com

a digital illustration of an album cover titled "fields and valleys" by music for 18 magicians. the outer border has a stylized dandelion flower on the left and several seeds, blossoms, and ephemera around the frame. hooded figures crowd together toward the bottom. in the interior frame a hooded musician plays a flute while seated on a tree, using arms made of smoke and magic.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Jul 3

4 page update today. Just need a little more stability so I can work on art more and scramble for loose change less.

An image of two comic panels featuring a thin, naked, light-skinned figure floating in space. In the second panel, their outline is blurred, with a stylistically rendered nervous system running through their body,

danielle taphanel@treelet· Jun 27

Non-Self for The Institute for Advanced Study

A digital illustration of a cell under a microscope with two human figures in the center whose palms are pressed against one another, eyes closed in contemplation.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Jun 24

Disabled queer still looking for work, please contact me via email or my website if you think I'd be a good fit for your project! danielle.taphanel@gmail.com www.danielletaphanel.com

danielle taphanel@treelet· May 29

Now is a really great time to subscribe to my Patreon 'cause for $5 a month I'll be posting about my new comic once a week. I'm trying to manage $300 a month for meds and groceries. patreon.com/treelet

A spread of two digital comic pages, the left featuring a mountaintop with rounded structures next to a large tree, and a ruined city in the far background. An inset panel shows a pair of hands tugging on cloth. The right page shows the shadow of the tree as it falls over a window and a person using a pipette to draw something out of a syringe body.

danielle taphanel@treelet· May 26

You can now download a big 100 page PDF of my sketchbook from 2022-2025, free or PWYW: treelet.itch.io/palm-leaves-sketchbook-2022-2025

a title page with various sketches rendered in white on a green background. the text reads: "palm leaves 2022-2025 : danielle taphanel".

danielle taphanel@treelet· May 22

Pleased and proud to have helped design Maisey, the main character of Sonnet, which you can wishlist on Steam now: store.steampowered.com/app/4589630/... And follow: @sonnetgame.bsky.social

A digitally illustrated character sheet for Maisey from the game Sonnet. It features Maisey, a brown skinned girl wearing a large yellow tunic that doubles as a cloak/poncho, wielding fighting sticks, and carrying a large blossom in a cylindrical woven container on her back.

danielle taphanel@treelet· May 19

My fridge is empty! Private commissions are open. Email me for more info: danielle.taphanel@gmail.com or use the contact form on my website. No DMs. Thank you!

A commission price sheet with three full color illustrations on it: one of a tiefling figure holding a staff, one of a small shrine in a garden, and the last of a record shop. The text reads:" danielletaphanel.com; can do: tattoo designs, character + inventory art, oc tarot cards, and more~; email: danielle.taphanel@gmail.com

danielle taphanel@treelet· May 16

all that is mine

a drawing of a fat naked body lying prone on their side, top surgery scars visible. rings of thorns and sparkles surround them. the text reads: "treelet" in one corner and "all that is mine", beneath.

danielle taphanel@treelet· May 13

Finally taking the time to format 4-5 years worth of sketchbook pages into a big PDF.

A digital sketchbook page filled with various human figures, plants, trees, and flowers.

A digital sketchbook page filled with various human figures, animals, plants, trees, and flowers.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Apr 21

Finally fixed my portfolio and reactivated my instagram, feel free to stalk me and/or hire me (links work now): www.danielletaphanel.com instagram.com/treelet

danielle taphanel@treelet· Apr 9

Old Qifrey study.

A digital drawing of Qifrey from Witch Hat Atelier, done in the style of the mangaka, Kamome Shirahama.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Apr 8

Right on my head.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Mar 30

My cover for North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher: www.neonhemlock.com/books/north-...

A digital illustration of a figure with long, black, braided hair standing on a cliff edge overlooking a valley forest. A set of tracks winds its way through the trees, and in the distance is a large white structure with a pale ribbon encircling it, reaching toward the sky.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Mar 18

More old sketches from a comic that doesn't exist.

A digital drawing of a character/expression sheet of a human figure with a black outfit underneath a lab coat and four arms. The box inset has a green bamboo icon and underneath reads: "Dr. ??, Age: ??, traditional medicine, acupuncture, massage, exorcism, warding."

A digital lineart drawing of various human figures in simplified, futuristic looking clothing contrasted against panels and backdrops which feature underground structures, gardens, and biodomes.

A digital line art drawing of several human figures with black hair and long, flowing clothing. The text reads: "Wala Na, hemp, linen, plant dye."

A digital sketch page with three panels at the top that feature a wooden structure on stilts, a rounded stone building, and a person with antennae with a speech bubble that says, "Did you eat yet?" Underneath reads the text, "Wala Na", along with more human figures, abstract shapes, a cutout of a building built on stilts, and a jellyfish.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Mar 17

Lowkey kinda obsessed with him.

A screenshot of Michel Bollinger from The House in Fata Morgana.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Mar 12

Despite careful masking, I have a sinus infection, so I am a fevered, leaking, useless mess and will be for the rest of this week at least. Here's another sketch for another comic I will never finish in the meantime.

A line drawing of a simple figure with long hair tied into a bun and a light circle drawn on their forehead. More images show an identical figure with shorter hair and more careworn expression, with a black circle on their forehead. There are several abstract line drawings and the words, "short", "tall", and "snow", "melt/rain", and "growth".

danielle taphanel@treelet· Mar 11

James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain for Penguin Random House Publishing.

An illustrated cover for James Baldwin's book "Go Tell It On the Mountain" featuring a young Black boy representing John Grimes, surrounded by a halo of light and crowned by praying angels as he looks downward. To the left are buildings occupied by Black church and community members, and below is a drawing of the hut where his father Gabriel was raised.

A scene from James Baldwin's Go Tell It On the Mountain featuring John Grimes as he experiences hallucinatory religious visions surrounded by his family and community.

A scene from James Baldwin's Go Tell It On the Mountain featuring John Grimes engaged in a wrestling match with Elisha.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Feb 3

Sophie, a private commission for Albert.

A digital color illustration of a small white dog with curly hair sitting next to a small hut with a roof made of leaves resembling a junimo hut from Stardew Valley. Surrounding the dog is a pink flowering bush, grass, and strawberry plants. Three small inset panels show the dog's various expressions.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Jan 13

Coral, a private inventory commission for Claire.

A color digital illustration of a curly-haired brown-skinned woman wearing an oversized dress shirt, pants, blue tie, and blue-tinted glasses, staring at the viewer with a lollipop stick in her mouth. Around her are various objects related to her life and profession: tarot cards, dowsing rods and pendulum, a box of matches, a sticky note from a woman named Vera with lipstick marks, a journal and pen, a walkie talkie and a Polaroid camera from the 90s, a Christian cross, a mirror, candles, lollipop, herbs, a thermos, a handgun, a small baggy with a finger bone inside, a flashlight, stacks of newspaper, a photo of a ghost, holy water, a granola bar, and a ritual knife. Beneath her is an inset image of a messy bedroom with a cork board with multiple papers pinned over a map, bed, a vanity table used as an altar, and a large bookshelf. The inset image is flanked by two small statues of angels.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Jan 5

Went to admire the spot in my shelves where DEAD HORSES by @goblinstunts.bsky.social will soon be.

A photo of a shelf with various comics and manga. Please ignore the kitty cam in the upper right corner.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Dec 17

Tender Horns #mushishi

A digital illustration of a young boy from the third episode of Mushi-shi titled "Tender Horns" depicting him small sets of horns as he covers his ears. Behind him are a mirrored set of hands, with a trio of "un mushi" and branching veins.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Nov 30

I count your promises on my finger bones and note you've broken every one.

An illustration of three stylized deer running in panic, each with a necklace of thorns around their necks, with the rightmost deer's collar having been broken. The entire image is framed by threads tied into knots. In the center is a black circle with a drawing of a dilapidated house and a red figure in its doorway, laid over a drawing of a locket. Finger bones are scattered across the image, along with a wedding ring placed at the appropriate junction.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Nov 7

The Magician, private commission for Claire.

A digital color drawing of a female tiefling wearing bright orange robes, holding a staff, in front of a watery field of lotus flowers, framed by ferns, with a rising white tower in the distance.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Oct 31

Patrons get weekly access to the process of my next project, a false materia medica titled "On the Preparation and Use of Medicinal Divinities". patreon.com/treelet

An image of two humanoid figures side-by-side, one with the head of a bird, the other with a star for a head. A crowned eye and a set of tangled, alien ribs is drawn on their chests. Behind them are circular star maps, and further back abstract organic tubes. Parts of them are labeled: eyes, mind, suffering, desire, flesh, blood. The title reads: "On the Preparation and Use of Medicinal Divinities by D. Taphanel"

danielle taphanel@treelet· Oct 31

Dawn #hnk #housekinokuni #宝石の国

A monochrome illustration featuring Phos from the manga Houseki no Kuni by Haruko Ichikawa. They are in their white final form, drawn with six arms and a large halo, in the center of a field against a not yet risen sun. The central panel is flanked with various drawings from nature, with a small series of drawings representing Phos's different stages underneath from right to left. The bottom panels show the markings on Phos's face, as well as a series of hand gestures, again read right to left.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Oct 30

Notes on abandoned Orpheus and Eurydice comic.

A series of line drawing thumbnails and sketches titled Orpheus and Eurydice (auloniad). The pages depict Orpheus's descent into the underworld, and small sketches of Eurydice during her wedding, a satyr, Charon the boat men, and Orpheus holding his lyre. The text reads: "she still exists in my mind in that moment, looks of anger, betrayal, sorrow -- perhaps contempt -- crossing her features. expressions alien to me as they had been to her in life. i try to avert her gaze in my memory."

danielle taphanel@treelet· Oct 29

Notes for abandoned mermaid comic.

A page with line drawings depicting several versions of a mermaid, along with her mother the Sea Queen. The notes are labled "Sirena". The text reads from left to right: "She understood the price, of course: what are the damned, if not tender of heart and frail of temper? // The bargain struck like a storm. Of all pains, this was the worst: the horror of finally unbecoming but past that, the passionate relief of being // She is given a quill, a mirror, and a flute. The contract is in the empty song of the fluter's body. Her mother begins to cry, but pretends otherwise."

danielle taphanel@treelet· Oct 24

We are cooking, we are baking, we are making soup.

A screenshot of the Bitsy tool with various subtool windows open and a transparent blown-up version of pixel art of a moss-covered temple overlaid on top of the left-hand side of the canvas.

danielle taphanel@treelet· Oct 23

I found my notes on my "moth child empress dream eating" Bitsy game from a couple of years ago, so I decided to finish the script and started sketching rooms.