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Vanessa is Tired But Trying
@vanessasketch.bsky.social
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Games Illustrator, TTRPG enthusiast, creator of webcomic Arcane Eon, MDT5K player. Available for work! Really.

Lover of horror, fantasy, and goofy snark.

A duo with @atypeofbird

www.vanessacohen.com
www.arcaneeon.com
vanessacsketch@gmail.com
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This is an updated version of the DnD sorcerer/wizard that I’ve been playing for 5 years now. She’s inspired by Elvira, and has been a lot of fun to draw!

I also have a webcomic on hiatus for anyone into magic detectives & gangsters! www.arcaneeon.com
A full body picture of a half elf sorceress/wizard. She has lots of red hair, and a crown with a rainbow of gems. Her hips are cocked, one hand on them and the other conjuring some purple-black magic orb. She has one leg in front of the other, showing off the slit in her floor length magenta dress.
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Actually working on some creepy paintings now, but since it isn’t done, here’s a smattering of the horror I’ve done!
Fanart of Alan Wake 2. Alan walks down a dirty rain slicked alley in Noir New York. There are neon lights and a lamp sticking out of his bag that illuminates Alan’s silhouette. He has a gun drawn. Various sketches of monsters. The overall theme is bulbous growths and gloopy slime. One features an evil grin, while another has an impossibly wide mouth full of sharp teeth. Two more monster sketches. One looks almost like a kneeling figure holding their head with a massive mouth in the torso area. The other looks like a plant with leaves made of tongues, protrusions, and eyes. In the middle is a mouth surrounded by large teeth.
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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So with #HazbinHotel coming back, I wanted to take a stab at a #Vox design that I’ve been thinking about.

Went with a suit and hat to evoke 1960’s, along with modern touches in the tie and flatscreen. This was to put him in more contrast to Alastor’s 1930’s style.

It was fun! 😄
An alternate design for TV demon Vox. His head is a flatscreen tv, and he stands hands out with an evil grin. He’s wearing a fedora, and a striped suit, with a tie displaying a wireless symbol.
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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One more WIP! #DnD #TTRPG
A redheaded half elf sorceress, Elyra, smirks. She is wearing a lot of purple eyeshadow, and a dress with a deep V.
October 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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QRP with your meme redraws!
A brunette woman, Jill Valentine, in front of her conspiracy board, reaching for a photo. This is done in the style of the Pepe Silvia meme from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia with Jill as Charlie.
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Here’s a peek at what I’ve been working on. Every year or so I update my half-elf sorceress/wizard’s icon & look. It was way past due for an update.

As an artist who can adapt styles, this has been a good exercise in refiguring my default style. #TTRPG #DnD
A work in progress picture of half-elf redhead sorceress Elyra. She’s smirking with one hand up and ready for magic.
October 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Vanessa. I’m an artist with multiple years in games & many more in comics. I love creating expressive characters & interesting environments. Looking for full-time work still! ✨

Portfolio: www.vanessacohen.com
Webcomic: www.arcaneeon.com
A WIP of a half elf sorceress, intentionally meant to resemble Elvira. She smirks, one hand on her hip, other hand up to cast magic. A shoulders up shot of a woman with a serious expression. It’s done in an old 1930s style in black and white. The woman is wearing a suit, wavy dark hair, and sporting octagonal glasses. Fanart for the game Alan Wake 2, showing Alan Wake cautiously walking down a dark rainy alley. He is in silhouette, holding a gun, while a small lamplight shines from his bag. Neon lights illuminate the alley dramatically. Concept piece of a cyberpunk cityscape. Two silhouetted figures take in the streets in front of them. Neon lights give shape to the buildings and smog rolls across the ground.
October 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Hi! I’ve been in game art for the last few years but my first expertise is in comics!

More samples from my webcomic are here: www.arcaneeon.com
Also my personal site: www.vanessacohen.com

Thanks for looking!
A 5 panel page depicting a scene from the game Final Fantasy 8. The boy, Squall, is trying comfort the girl, Rinoa. PANEL 1: RINOA: What will become of me? P2: SQUALL: Don’t worry about it. There’ve been many good sorceresses. Edea was one. You can be like her. P3: But Edea’s still…I can’t guarantee anything. If Ultimecia possesses me again…you saw me. She controlled me in outer space and made me break Adel’a seal. What might happen next time? Will I end up finding everyone? P4: RINOA: …Scary thought, isn’t it? P5: SQUALL (internal): Rinoa…even if you end up the world’s enemy…I’ll…I’ll be your knight. A 4 panel comic page from Arcane Eon, the main characters talk on Vera’s car as it speeds into the night. PANEL 1: JASE: Brody’s a scrappy guy, I’m sure he made it through that. VERA: …Sure. P2: NOLEN: Is there an easy way out of town? Airships, maybe? MARIEL: Are there any at this time of night? P3: VERA: I think I know one. P4: Vera’s car drives down the rainy street to the airship docks. A 5 panel comic page depicting the reveal of a feminine Joker. The Joker puts on gloves, straightens her tie, and applies lipstick. PANEL 1: JOKER: And yet, strangers started demanding that I smile! More and more, as if they were entitled to it! As if it offended them if I looked less than thrilled to see them. P2: JOKER: “C’mon, give us a smile!” P3: JOKER: “Why are you so angry? Smile!” P4: JOKER: “You’d look prettier if you were happy!” P5: JOKER: Well, look at me now! So, whaddya say, Bats? I think you’d look so much prettier if you gave me a smile.
September 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Post a mage
A color waist up sketch of a half elf sorcerer/wizard, Elyra. She is smiling, looking off to the side with her hands on her hips. The resemblance to Elvira is intentional.
September 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Would love to throw my hat in the arena! I have a wide range of styles, focusing on character design.

Some examples are below here, and others can be found at www.vanessacohen.com

Thanks for your consideration, and I hope to hear from you!
A b&w shoulders up drawing of a woman with hexagonal glasses and curly hair, serious expression. The resemblance to actress Hedy Lamarr is intentional. Fanart for Alan Wake 2 of Alan walking down a rainy ally at night. There is garbage strewn about on the ground. Alan holds out a gun. Full body character design for my webcomic. A woman, about to take a step, smiles nervously, one hand behind her neck. She has long wavy black hair messily pulled back. She has black buttoned up boots, and a blue dress. Quick done monster concepts. Upper left is a stretched out mouth with sharp teeth. Left is a sort of swampy thing, face and arms melting around pustules. Upper right, a creepily grinning blob, its head covered in boils. Lower right, a shifting stretching mass, almost looking like a maw opening wide.
August 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Felt like reposting some art since my office area is getting close to ready.

I’ve been playing Elyra since 2020 & I update her icon every year or so. She’s a lot of fun & I’m excited to get to her family backstory someday! 😀
A color drawing of my D&D character Elyra, a beautiful half-elf sorcerer/wizard. Her hands are on her hips, her expression wry. Her resemblance to horror icon Elvira is intentional.
August 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Feel free to add me! I’m a concept artist who also specializes in #TTRPG art!

For other examples, my website is: www.vanessacohen.com

Thanks for anyone who looks at my art! ✨
A black & white drawn icon of a grinning woman with big hair and chunky earrings. A black & white drawn icon of a woman with a serious expression and hexagonal glasses, wearing a suit. A drawn full body picture of an airship captain. He has a playful attitude and a long fur collar jacket. A TTRPG style map of a cemetery at night; a flight of stone stairs lead up to a mausoleum, creating a tiered landscape.
August 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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With the last few years I’ve had, why not? Also Jazzy is always called for.
Jasmine, an espresso colored cat, leaves one green eye just a little bit open. Her ears are turned, and one front paw is stretched out as she lays down on a bed.
August 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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A full body color drawing of Dr. Ava Brewer, intentionally designed to resemble Heddy Lamar. She has a neutral but clinical expression on her face.
July 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Happy #PortfolioDay 🎉

I’m a 2D illustrator, who works primarily in videogames and comics. I have a wide style range, but love characters and expressive color. Still looking for work.

vanessacohen.com
arcaneeon.com
Expression sheet of my Call of Cthulhu character, Dr. Ava Brewer, an introverted scientist with wavy dark hair. Her expressions have a wide range from pensive to shocked. A color full body picture of character Dr. Brewer. She is styled to look like an academic of the 1930’s. An environment concept art for a cyberpunk cityscape. Two people in the foreground take in their surroundings in contemplation. A fanart piece for the game Alan Wake 2. Alan creeps down a city alley, gun in hand. Rain drenches everything and garbage litters the street.
July 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Describe your account in one Simpsons image
Bart Simpson declares to his dad, Homer, that he killed the Zombie Flanders (their neighbor). Homer asks, "He was a zombie?" in response.
March 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Been tinkering with different expressions for Dr. Brewer, my #CallofCthulhu PC in my friend’s game on & off for the past few weeks. In upcoming games she’s hoping to invent some useful gadgets & maybe make something to complement West’s reagent… 😆 #TTRPG
A page of expressions for Dr Ava Brewer, my Call of Cthulhu character. Many expressions are incredulous, annoyed, and sarcastic. Others are shocked and happy. Her look is based on Hedy Lamar.
January 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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And here are the rest of the maps for #CallofCthulhu and House of Re-Animator. Textures and many assets are from Forgotten Adventures, while the rest were made by me. What a fun time it was! 😀 #TTRPG
Overhead map view of a secret passage in Dan and Herbert’s basement lab, hiding behind a cabinet. It leads to Herbert’s secret lab, where an ominous green glow is emerging from beneath a metal door. Overhead map view of Herbert’s secret lab. There’s a metal bin full of discarded body parts, and a table covered in chemistry equipment. Tesla cables are powered by a voltage machine too new for the time, while Project Prometheus sits in its glass tube. Its vitals are monitored by computers from the future. Overhead map view of Kuttner Grove, an older part of Kuttner Cemetery. There’s a higher part with mausoleums, and a lower portion where one mausoleum is separated by a small river. Regular headstones dot the landscape.
January 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Now that the scenario is over, here’s a look at the maps I made for my friend’s Call of Cthulhu game. It was appropriately titled House of Re-Animator! More maps to follow. 😄
An overhead map view of the 1st floor of Dan and Herbert’s house. It’s decorated to look like it belongs in the 1930’s. Overhead map view of the 2nd floor of Dan and Herbert’s house. Dan’s room is messy and Herbert’s is barren. An overhead map view of Dan and Herbert’s basement. Earthquakes have revealed cracks in the foundation, letting a dangerous ooze to bubble up in the storage room. A lab is set up, with chemistry equipment & gurneys.
January 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Since we have a game tonight, I decided to sketch a small comic of Ava and Herbert in their college years. Friendship means helping each other with wacky experiments, right? 😆
Herbert, a man with short hair & glasses, is covered in blood. He tells his friend Ava, a woman with dark hair & glasses the dosage of his reagent was too high. She replies she’ll make a note of it.
January 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Decided to sketch an Ava from Veilguard since it’s New Year’s. Why not? She’s in the Mourn Watch and a mage.
January 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Because one good outfit deserves another, here’s Ava in more of a casual look!
A full body drawing of Dr Ava Brewer from my friend’s Call of Cthulhu game, wearing a white blouse, navy blue skirt, and Oxford shoes.
December 31, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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Finally did a full design of my Call of Cthulhu TTRPG character for my bro’s game: Dr. Ava Brewer. Miskatonic Alum, expert in physics/resonance, & friend of Dr. West. She is meant to resemble inventor/actress Hedy Lamar.

She’s such a delight to play as! 😄
A full body character design for my Call of Cthulhu TTRPG character, Dr. Ava Brewer. Her resemblance to Hedy Lamar is intentional.
December 31, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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Our Call of Cthulhu game’s current scenario has us teaming up with my character’s old college friend, Herbert West. So I’ve been trying to figure out how to draw this ridiculous nerd.
Herbert West, a nerdy scientist, drawn with a self satisfied smile on his face.
December 22, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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Also, here’s my Rook, Riley Thorne, based off my Ravenloft D&D PC. I did really love how her background worked into the main narrative & dialogue was sometimes just what she would’ve said. lol
My Veilguard PC, Riley Thorne, a Grey Warden warrior, standing in front of an Eluvian mirror. She is wearing her golden armor and is very pretty.
December 6, 2024 at 6:32 PM