Stephanie Stromenger
@stastro.bsky.social
⚔️LA based illustrator + designer
⚡️animation & games⚡️
🔗 http://www.stastro.com
https://www.instagram.com/stastr0
http://stastro.carrd.co
⚡️animation & games⚡️
🔗 http://www.stastro.com
https://www.instagram.com/stastr0
http://stastro.carrd.co
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Stephanie Stromenger
@stastro.bsky.social
· Nov 15
A few years ago I worked on a bunch of illustrations for FFXIV’s Starter Guide Series! As a fan, this was a dream come true! (More on my website✨) #ffxiv #finalfantasy
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If art is your hobby and you do it as a job, you need to accept that there will be times (sometimes years) where you lose that hobby.
I think it's really unfair that monetizing art is so often framed as "you'll never work a day in your life" and not "you might lose something very important to you"
I think it's really unfair that monetizing art is so often framed as "you'll never work a day in your life" and not "you might lose something very important to you"
Artists - just cause you CAN monetize your work doesn't mean you should. There is NOTHING wrong with just doing art as a hobby. I miss it actually. When my art became my main source of income, my relationship with my work changed forever (and often feels way less creative than it used to be).
My biggest piece of advice for artists who want to run their own art business is that first and foremost you need to want to run a business, aside from the art. (A thread 🧵⬇️)
April 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If art is your hobby and you do it as a job, you need to accept that there will be times (sometimes years) where you lose that hobby.
I think it's really unfair that monetizing art is so often framed as "you'll never work a day in your life" and not "you might lose something very important to you"
I think it's really unfair that monetizing art is so often framed as "you'll never work a day in your life" and not "you might lose something very important to you"
Here’s some anime styleframes I illustrated for a Spark Mobile spot! ⚡️// Creative direction by Scholar
#illustration #anime #animation #backgroundart #design
#illustration #anime #animation #backgroundart #design
March 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Here’s some anime styleframes I illustrated for a Spark Mobile spot! ⚡️// Creative direction by Scholar
#illustration #anime #animation #backgroundart #design
#illustration #anime #animation #backgroundart #design
I am beyond excited for Mayhem tonight, I’m going to be absolutely insane for…idk how long LOL
March 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I am beyond excited for Mayhem tonight, I’m going to be absolutely insane for…idk how long LOL
I can’t be the only that thinks people are overreacting to shrek…💀
February 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I can’t be the only that thinks people are overreacting to shrek…💀
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The new seasons of Bleach continue to blow me away in animation quality
December 23, 2024 at 6:01 PM
The new seasons of Bleach continue to blow me away in animation quality
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I feel this but I try to remind myself that we don’t ever truly stagnate because we’re all constantly changing. So even if seems like we’re not making progress in art, just being alive and witnessing life changes us and this affects and evolves our art.
I'm ngl, being around so many artists who are thriving & growing while I've...sorta stagnated is really hard! I'm not a machine 🥲
December 18, 2024 at 7:59 AM
I feel this but I try to remind myself that we don’t ever truly stagnate because we’re all constantly changing. So even if seems like we’re not making progress in art, just being alive and witnessing life changes us and this affects and evolves our art.
@treznor.bsky.social hypothetically, would yall ever go on Hot Ones 🍗
December 13, 2024 at 5:28 PM
@treznor.bsky.social hypothetically, would yall ever go on Hot Ones 🍗
I joked about Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross scoring Intergalactic as soon as I heard the music, and surprise surprise they did LOL
December 13, 2024 at 3:58 AM
I joked about Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross scoring Intergalactic as soon as I heard the music, and surprise surprise they did LOL
Why are there so many new waifu games
December 13, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Why are there so many new waifu games
gettin paid to draw anime boys rn, very cool
November 23, 2024 at 3:29 AM
gettin paid to draw anime boys rn, very cool
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some gaiaonline requests i did awhile ago
November 20, 2024 at 7:33 PM
some gaiaonline requests i did awhile ago
unfinished from kat tsai’s class -
i learned some really neat painting and PS tricks, but the subject matter bored me too much, so it remains unfinished LMAO
i learned some really neat painting and PS tricks, but the subject matter bored me too much, so it remains unfinished LMAO
November 20, 2024 at 7:49 PM
unfinished from kat tsai’s class -
i learned some really neat painting and PS tricks, but the subject matter bored me too much, so it remains unfinished LMAO
i learned some really neat painting and PS tricks, but the subject matter bored me too much, so it remains unfinished LMAO
If anyone wants to give pointers on this, feel free! It’s something I’ve been wanting to color, but I’m not sure how to go about rendering the water, or if the shape of it even works. Finding refs has been tricky
#Pokémon art I never finished..got stumped on how to color it lol
November 20, 2024 at 7:36 PM
If anyone wants to give pointers on this, feel free! It’s something I’ve been wanting to color, but I’m not sure how to go about rendering the water, or if the shape of it even works. Finding refs has been tricky
some gaiaonline requests i did awhile ago
November 20, 2024 at 7:33 PM
some gaiaonline requests i did awhile ago
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Um wow... was not expecting this positive of a reaction to a simple QRT about Dissolve Mode in our Carol & the End of the World BG paintings! 😳 Since y'all seem to have liked that so much, I thought I'd put all the pages of the BG Paint style guide I drafted in one thread! 🥰
November 19, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Um wow... was not expecting this positive of a reaction to a simple QRT about Dissolve Mode in our Carol & the End of the World BG paintings! 😳 Since y'all seem to have liked that so much, I thought I'd put all the pages of the BG Paint style guide I drafted in one thread! 🥰
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A few years ago I worked on a bunch of illustrations for FFXIV’s Starter Guide Series! As a fan, this was a dream come true! (More on my website✨) #ffxiv #finalfantasy
November 15, 2024 at 3:14 PM
A few years ago I worked on a bunch of illustrations for FFXIV’s Starter Guide Series! As a fan, this was a dream come true! (More on my website✨) #ffxiv #finalfantasy
I worked as the creative/art director on the Loverwatch dating sim from last year! I illustrated the chibis, all the food art, and drew a bunch of sketches 💕 #overwatch #art
November 12, 2024 at 9:49 PM
I worked as the creative/art director on the Loverwatch dating sim from last year! I illustrated the chibis, all the food art, and drew a bunch of sketches 💕 #overwatch #art
Here’s some styleframes I designed and illustrated for a North Carolina Educational Lottery spot. More frames and storyboards on my website, stastro.com! ✨🖤
#illustration #styleframe #motiondesign #design #animation
#illustration #styleframe #motiondesign #design #animation
October 3, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Here’s some styleframes I designed and illustrated for a North Carolina Educational Lottery spot. More frames and storyboards on my website, stastro.com! ✨🖤
#illustration #styleframe #motiondesign #design #animation
#illustration #styleframe #motiondesign #design #animation
I have returned
August 31, 2024 at 2:31 AM
I have returned