Lenka Šimečková

Lenka Šimečková

@lesim.bsky.social

Fantasy & horror illustrator from Bohemia 🇨🇿 | Demons, cats and bad english | No AI | instagram.com/lenka_simeckova/ llesim.tumblr.com

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Hello #PortfolioDay I'm a czech illustrator doing book and comics covers, TTRPG and card art. I especially love drawing cats, gibson girls and pretty decay 🐈‍⬛ Still kinda burned out on soc-med, but trying to get back into the groove

Thanks to Tomáš Prokůpek and Akropolis for including my Styx short comics in Generace XY/XX -The youngest wave of Czech comics anthology. I still have a photo of me (with very overplucked '00s eyebrows) visiting exhibition for previous Generace Nula, so it's pretty cool to be in this next wave.

Cover illustration for Kroniky Edenu 2: Poustevník written by Nicole Karráová and published by Laser 🇨🇿, that's out now. Very happy to work on this cover for continuation of Nicole's series, this time in poisonous smaragd green. I love jewel tones combined with decaying themes.

I've been so soc. media demotivated, everytime something i worked on is out and I'm like -i should make a post!- I open IG and get immediately drained by the overstimulating inauthentic soul sucking garbage and postpone it to another day.

Then i remember Bluesky and -hey, it's kinda nice, i should use it more. But in that case i should make a post on IG that I'll posting more here instead, so ppl know, right?- says my brain. And so i block myself from posting anything to anywhere for another x weeks. Brilliant strategy.

And meanwhile internet is atrophying more and more, that i'm not sure how much pushing through it is still worth it, instead of just holing up somewhere with less visibilty but also without noise, looping videos, AI trash and algorithm baits. Just static pictures and texts pls.

Crackle with Power for Magic: The Gathering - Secrets of Strixhaven: Mystical Archive. AD: Sarah Wassell If you're in CZ/Prague this Friday, I'm going to be at Černý Rytíř from 5pm, together with my markers for card signings, prints and stickers:)

WIP - Using the upcoming Mystic Star's Vampire Ball as an excuse to draw vampire ladies in anachronistic clothing. I love drawing ruffs and exposed panniers, hoop skirts, corsets, bustles and all that stuff. It's like an insectoid exoskeleton worn as armor.

Cover illustration for Kroniky Edenu: Průvodce, written by Nicole Karráová and published by Laser-books. The intention with this one was to evoke old codexes - byzantine style, with the gold and jewel tone. (And I never pass on a chance to shill for my beloved pomegranates and crooked trees.)

Packing up for tomorrow's Comic Con Prague. I'm going to be there whole Friday and then Saturday till 3pm (i think), come find me in the comic creators guest booth section. Going to have prints, postcards, stickers and MTG art proofs with me there🙌 #comicconprague

Older work, but i don't think i ever posted it - Illustration for Descent: Legends of the Dark by FFG, used in accompanying app for the game. History of Terrinoth depicted in stained glass. AD: Tim Flanders #illustration #descent

Been learning leatherwork lately. One of my first attempts - simple phone pouch from scraps from closed bookbinding business. Leather was too soft and the window could be cut out better. The handbag is one of my latest attempts that i'm pretty satisfied with - think I'm getting better at this!🙌

Cad Bane I drew for the Star Wars: Unlimited card game by Fantasy Flight Games, which can be found as a showcase card in Shadows of the Galaxy set. #starwars #shadowofthegalaxy #illustration #cardart

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