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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

So my spouse & I have been watching the One Piece anime for a while. In the current arc, all I keep saying is:

Margie from the show Welcome to Derry, a blonde middle school girl with an eye patch and glasses. She is saying “I wanna kill that fucking clown.”

Me too, kid.

Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay I’m Vanessa. I’m a 2D illustrator, comic creator — artist, let’s go with that. Still looking for full time employment, so if you need someone with bold color & wide range of styles, get in touch! Site: www.vanessacohen.com Comic: www.arcaneeon.com

Full body art of half elf sorceress/wizard Elyra. She has one leg in front of the other to illustrate the high slit on her magenta dress that turns to black at the bottom. She has one hand on her hip, smiling, and showing off a ball of purple and black magic.

A page of greyscale head sketches of my CoC character Ava Brewer, a woman with dark wavy hair and octagonal glasses. They show her in various expressions (happy, horror, confusion, disdain) and with one she holds a cigarette.

Fanart for game Alan Wake 2. Alan walks down a rain soaked alley in silhouette, gun drawn. A neon sign for the Oceanview Hotel points him onward, while graffiti on the walls calls him out personally.

Fanart for Silent Hill 2. A man, James Sunderland, stands in a dilapidated hallway. At the end the double doors are wide open, fog rolling in, framing a shambling entity coming closer.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Yeah, I’m late with coffee, but here’s some old RE art to celebrate the 30th anniversary! My love of the series continues. #REBHfun #RE30th

Art of Jill Valentine from Resident Evil. A woman with short brown hair, wearing a blue beret and uniform. She is aiming her gun at something off-screen. She is in the woods at night, with a mist curling around the ground.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Yeah, so it was my birthday this week. It’s been a terrible week/year/several years. If anyone wants to get me a present, I’d love a job. 😂 I mean, wouldn’t you like to have some art like this?

A full body picture of a half-elf sorceress wearing an ombré dress going from magenta to black. It’s slit up to her thigh, showing one leg off. Her hip is cocked to the side, one hand on it, the other conjuring black and purple magic. Her hair is red and a crown of jewels in a rainbow sits on her head. She is smiling.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I’m a artist/writer. My webcomic, Arcane Eon, has weird horror that will become far more prominent (when life affords me the opportunity to return to it 😭). At the end of the day, horror is where my heart is. www.vanessacohen.com www.arcaneeon.com

Fanart for Alan Wake 2. Alan is silhouetted against a rainy dark alley, gun drawn. There is meaningful graffiti on the walls, and a lit neon sign pointing him forward.

Fanart for Silent Hill 2. James Sunderland is standing in a dark hallway of an apartment building. At the end of it is a monster, contorted and strange, with a fog rolling in behind them.

Original concept art. A lonely house sits at the end of a fence lined path, with the attic showing the only light coming from said house. A shack in the front looms with its door slightly ajar. The environment is grey and snowy.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

OC Lore Train ✨explain their lore in the worst possible way. Not checking the contract’s fine print really bit her in the ass, but on the plus side her project got funded.

A half body sketch of a woman with octagonal glasses and curly dark hair. One hand covers her mouth while the other holds a cigarette. She looks panicked, and wears a dress shirt, vest, and a untied tie.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Y’know what? I’m gonna say character design. I do enjoy communicating who a character is based on how they look.

Full body drawing of a half-elf sorcerer/wizard Elyra with long red hair and a magenta dress with a black ombre effect going down to the ground. Her hip is cocked to the side, one hand on it, while the other conjures a brackish purple magic. She wears a crown of gems in a rainbow, and has a smirk on her face.

Full body drawing of Ava, a woman in a 1930’s style wine colored suit with a yellow tie. She has wild curly black hair, and octagonal glasses. Her expression is serious.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hi #portfolioday I’m Vanessa, an illustrator & writer, creator of Arcane Eon. Def in need of work so if you need an artist who loves color & can adapt to almost any style, DM or me! Done a lot of TTRPG art too. 😄 www.vanessacohen.com www.arcaneeon.com

A full body picture of a red headed half-elf woman. She has one leg showing through the slit in her magenta dress, one hand on her hip, and the other full of brackish purple magic. A crown of gems in a rainbow sits on her head, and a tome of magic on her hip. She is smiling in a knowing way.

A greyscale sketch of a woman with wavy dark hair and octagonal glasses. She looks panicked, one hand covering her mouth, the other holding a lit cigarette.

Fanart for Alan Wake 2. A silhouetted figure wanders down a neon lit, garbage covered, alley. They hold a gun, and a light from their bag illuminates a bit of their back. Dumpsters are on either side. Rain falls around them.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

And here’s some most recent pages since the link itself has no visuals.

AE, Vol. 2, Chapter 5, page 161.
Jase comforts Vera, Nolen & Mariel say they need a way out of the city that night. Vera has an idea of where to go. They drive off into the rainy night.

AE, Vol. 2, Chapter 5, Page 160.
Vera uses a dark smoky magic to choke the hover car behind them, causing it to crash.

AE, Vol. 2, Chapter 5, page 159.
Brody attempts to throw a “oneder” filled with sticky goo at a magic gangster. Instead they get stuck together and thrown from their vehicles when another gangster causes a bump in the road.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Decided to sketch an Ava from Veilguard since it’s New Year’s. Why not? She’s in the Mourn Watch and a mage.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

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.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Bringing my older comics over here since why not migrate everything? Jill knows the value of a good “sale.” #residentevil #jillvalentine #art

Two panel comic about Jill and Carlos from RE3Remake. She gets a dress from an abandoned store. When Carlos asks, she says she got it “on sale”, ie. free.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

An oldie but a goody of Jill Valentine from Resident Evil. You’ll quickly find I am a big sucker for RE 😄 #residentevil #jillvalentine #art

STARS member Jill Valentine stands in the Arklay Forest, gun at the ready, against undead nightmares.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Another piece I recently finished, this time an original cyberpunk style alley. #art #cyberpunk

Art of a cyberpunk style alley, with two people hanging out in the foreground.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Recently got to play the Lake House DLC & loved it! Huge fan of the Remedy Universe. Ended up getting inspired to finally do a piece of the Dark Place in AW2. #alanwake #alanwake2

A man with a gun is silhouetted against the neon lights from a hotel sign in front of him, green lit from behind. Rain falls down in this dingy alley he stands in.

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Vanessa is Tired But Trying - Available for Work! @vanessasketch.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

So what's up? I'm more over here now. The new remake of SH2 was way better than I expected, so here is a #silenthill art inspired by that. Please enjoy because I am a lonely artist lol

A blond man (James Sunderland), stands in a hallway of a seemingly abandoned building, though an unusual figure is silhouetted against the encroaching fog at the doorway.

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