Jenny Haines

@jennyhainesart

UK-based illustrator, looking for work in game concept art and fantasy illustration | Other places: No NFTs, No AI (I can't see DMs; pls see website for contact details)

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Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· 6d

*gasp* @robhainescreative.space gave me The Book!!

Large hardcover book titled "Painting the Worlds of Studio Ghibli"

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· 9d

Want to see some process images? Of course you do! My concept was Nahoko walking along a path trashed on either side with destroyed airplanes - Jiro's reality. She's a beacon in the darkness around her, and she walks along the path towards the hypersaturated clouds that symbolized Jiro's dreams.

Greyscale thumbnail sketch of my initial idea of a woman in white walking along wreckage towards the horizon

First pass: refining shapes and bringing in colors

A woman dressed in white with a white parasol, walking among dark piles of wrecked WWII planes covered in moss and foliage. In the distance, the sky is blue and clear, but partially blocked along the left side by dense, oppressive stormclouds.

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· 10d

Proof 🦋

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Jun 23

There's also Filters in the menu for blurs and other distortions (those aren't on a non-destructive layer so prep accordingly, but I figured they're common effects in PS that are hidden and easily in CSP menus). I hope any of this helps 💖

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Jun 23

I don't know Photoshop nor your process, but if you're looking for non-destructive layers to do stuff like tone or color adjustments over the top of existing layers, you want "Correction Layers" in the menu here:

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Jun 9

Brought to you by a routine bloodwork appt: We've gotten so used to blood tests in modern life that I don't think we pause long enough to fully appreciate it. Like, we figured out that a vial of blood (or five) gives us a snapshot of a number of processes your body's running in that moment. Neat!

Meme: Marge Simpson holding a potato saying, "I just think they're neat!"

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Jun 3

I went back to bed to rest for 10 mins, which became over an hour because I'm not a monster:

Poppy the tuxedo cat fast asleep, fully melted into the bed and using my blanketed leg as a pillow

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· May 28

New art???🍃 This is simply called "The Ruins" - it was meant to be a quick exercise in composition *last summer*, but then I decided I wanted to render foliage and forget to finish it for months on end. Prints of this and more are available at Inprnt! www.inprnt.com/gallery/jenn...

Digital artwork in strong blues, greens and yellows. Peering through an old stone archway, the scene opens up to long-abandoned stone ruins, reclaimed by nature. A large, bendy tree has taken root in the center of the ruins, undisturbed save for the strong sunlight streaming down from above.

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Apr 30

Cats are solar powered:

Poppy the tuxedo cat lounging on the rug, her face in full sun and loving it

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Apr 29

Busy day! I also did this mountain study for @maddybellwoar.com's Art Club this month! The reference was rich in saturated blues and greens, but I wanted to practice reinterpreting the ref with a custom color palette (~4hrs)

Huge grassy mountain in the foreground, with a forest and mountain range in the distance, painted in early evening sky colors of purples and washed out greens.

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Apr 29

Made this small gouache painting during Yumione's (@yumione on Instagram) workshop this evening! (~90mins)

Gouache painting of a distant bushy field surrounded by close-up thick bushes and flowers

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Mar 22

Did another quick set of studies yesterday, the left using a blue gouache with water, the right using the same color more like gouache and mixing w/ white to create the values. Prob could've used another pass on both but I was painting outside til sunset and it got too cold for the paint to dry 🥶

Two art value studies of geometric blocks stacked with light hitting offscreen from the left. The left study was done using blue gouache with water, the right also blue but more opaque, mixing the color with white to create the values

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Mar 21

Yesterday's gouache practice, Value studies two ways (ref from Visign discord, where I lurk): - On left, a single color gouache using only water to control values via dilution - On right, the same color but using white to control values instead. Interesting that the waterier version dried pinker!

Photo of two similarly painted studies in purple of geometric shapes (a pyramid, cube and sphere) placed on a table

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Mar 17

Over the weekend I was inspired to get away from the pc and try some sky studies with gouache for practice!

4 small painted studies: a blue sky with fluffy clouds, a purple evening sky with pink diagonal clouds, a rainy golden hour with a small rainbow reaching into the sky, and a sunset with heavy grey storm clouds above

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Mar 9

Hi Stu, I've already been in a Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger inspiration kick; I'd love a chance to add some Final Fantasy to that list! Here's some examples of my work - my portfolio + contact info is at www.jennyhainesart.com

Deep in a lush forest, a deactivated robot crouches beneath a tree, cradling a magical sapling. Nearby is the tombstone of the woman who grew the forest from seed, whose work the robot continued long after she passed. (Inspired by Chrono Trigger)

Crono, Marle and Frog stand on a colossal chain across the Mountain of Woe, looking to the Kingdom of Zeal in the distance (inspired by Chrono Trigger).

Painting of the bottom of a grand waterfall in daylight. A small island with a large rock settled on it emerges above the water; the legendary Mana Sword is embedded in the rock, glowing softly with a magical blue light. (Inspired by Secret of Mana)

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Mar 8

Ordered some cheerful suncatcher window clings from poppodopolis.com and they arrived quickly and well packaged! There's a 20% off everything sale going on til tonight in case anyone else wants to catch some spring sunbeams!☀️

A spread of suncatcher window clings I ordered: a rainbow, a bee, a flower, and the Thank You postcard that came with the order

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Feb 27

I was holding off on mine and Poppy's daily Animal Crossing until some scheduled tasks were done for the morning. I was doing some other stuff to kill time when she took me to her speech buttons and tapped "Now." *pause* "Play Bedtime." Yes ma'am! She's now happily slapping damselflies on the TV 😂

Poppy the tuxedo cat standing on her hind legs to reach a bug in Animal Crossing

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Feb 25

Two adorable and colorful black-cheeked lovebirds for this month's #BirdWhisperer! (Digital; 1hr) @birdwhisperers.bsky.social #kleineKunstklasse #birds

Two colorful birds perched on a branch snuggling. Both birds have bright green bodies with reddish heads and bright red beaks

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Feb 11

I'm sure @robhainescreative.space is so glad he gave me this Otomatone today, whose high-pitched keening I discovered is the perfect response to sensible questions I don't feel like answering.

Image of the Kirby-themed Otomatone I was given

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Jan 15

Poppy's enjoying the latest Animal Crossing update!

Poppy the tuxedo cat resting her chin on the sofa cushion, gazing at TV off-screen while I play Animal Crossing

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Jan 13

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Jenny, a UK-based freelance artist who loves painting colorful, dreamy environments, often inspired by my love of retro games. I'm available for 2D games concept art and fantasy illustration! 🖌️ www.jennyhainesart.com ✉️ jennyhainesart@gmail.com 🎨 cara.app/snarkylamassu

A small caravan on a long journey along a well-trodden dirt road towards a massive crystalline tree in the distance (inspired by Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles)

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Jan 6

It's been a month or so and I thought she'd be bored of the game by now. Although she's stopped slapping the tv so much (fewer bugs in winter), she still "encourages" me to play it every morning, and calmly sits with me to watch. It's become a nice daily ritual.

Poppy the tuxedo cat sat on the sofa watching the tv while I play Animal Crossing for her.

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Jan 5

Today's back-to-work task is sitting at my desk and trying to remember who I was and what I was doing before the holidays. If I can even get to my desk - Poppy refuses to believe her 24hr, personal heater has to go do other things now.

Poppy the tuxedo cat curled up in my lap, determined not to move

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Dec 31

My last bit of art for the year, and it's a European Crested Tit for this month's #BirdWhisperer! Happy New Year everyone! #birds #kleineKunstklasse

Digital art study of a European Crested Tit bird, perched on a thin group of snowy branches against a white snowy background.

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Dec 29

2026 bullet journal at the ready, complete with inspiring stickers from @whatrobindoes.bsky.social! You can find her shop at: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/what... (her TTRPG merit badge sticker set in particular would be perfect for your new journal!)

Close up of a new blue journal, still wrapped in plastic. Two stickers are placed on top: the first is a raccoon carrying a sack with the phrase "Live, Love, Larceny" written on it, and the second is a stylized Cthulu creature knitting, with the phrase "Love Crafty" written on it.

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Dec 9

I thought returning to Animal Crossing would be a relaxing way to get through winter, but now Poppy harasses me if we don't play it every morning. She's also a terrible backseat gamer, and glares at me if I spend too long in buildings or talking to npcs when she wants damselflies to slap.

Poppy the tuxedo cat excitedly standing upright against a TV displaying Animal Crossing, having just slapped a bird flying off screen

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Nov 26

A Spotted Owlet for this month's #BirdWhisperer! (study, ~2.5hrs in Clip Studio Paint)

A digital art painting of a Spotted Owlet - a small brown, white spotted owl with cream colored tummy and thick brows. It's standing on a thick branch, looking at the camera

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Nov 11

If you like Witch Hat Atelier's art, you might be interested in A Bride's Story (by Kaoru Mori) for art reference; if nothing else, the detailed fabric textures are out of this world:

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Nov 7

Oh, I can finally do this thing with my latest painting! I'm still quite slow and clumsy with my Blender blockouts (but I'm getting better!), but even that janky scene on the left made the concept real and gave me what I needed to make it good.

The text "Just Make It Exist First" and below it a greyscale 3D blocks representing the idea of a robot sitting under a tree with a tombstone nearby. The text "You Can Make It Good Later" follows, and below it the highly-refined finished painting based off the first image, including rich greens and dappled sunlight

Jenny Haines@jennyhainesart· Oct 29

I finished a small painting in a rush this morning and haven't yet emptied the thick, tea-colored paint water that's sitting next to my actual tea mug. Place your bets now. (Oh yeah, here's the painting, for @maddybellwoar.com's Monthy Art Show stream today)