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Lulu Illustration for Wild Rift

I loved creating this piece for Wild Rift alongside my team at Wild Blue!Look at the full lineup of our Yordle illustrations on the Wild Blue Artstation page.Check out my Lulu illustration on Artstation.

Teacup Dragon for Dragon Stew

I was so excited to illustrate the Teacup Dragon, a nerfed little psuedodragon companion for DnD! The Kickstarter for this project is complete but you can order the PDF here.Check out Dragon Stew on Kickstarter! Tea Dragon reveal on Twitter

General update!

Hey everyone! Long time, no see. It's been a crazy year (for everyone) and I wanted to share a few updates over here.General life stuff:I'm now our Lead Concept Artist at Wild Blue :) We've been working hard for clients including Riot, Proletariat, and others, and you can still swing by our weekly stream on...

Personal art update: 09

Hey everyone! I'm posting a few updates over here to share what's up on my end. I hope that you all are making it through the pandemic okay and had a great Halloween :)Little goblin (?) friends!These two are my favorite:BIG tortleYeah that's one big BoyMolly!And a hot elf lad that talks down to youI've ...

Sorry for the quiet over here!

Hey everyone, sorry for a bit of radio silence, it's been a crazy couple of months and it's been 100 mph all the time for a while.I made an update on Twitter and in the Patreon, but also wanted to post over here-I will be doing this as nondestructively as possible- moving the resources to Artstation, giving ple...

What Are Worker Cooperatives?

Last summer, I joined my team at Wild Blue fulltime, primarily working as our lead concept artist. I have gotten SO many questions since then about what it's like to create a worker cooperative and how they differ from traditional company structures.This is meant to just touch on some of the basics, but you can fin...

April AMA: Answers

Thank you to all of the $5+ Patrons that submitted questions! Please take all of this advice with a grain of salt as always.If you'd like to submit questions next month, pledge just $5/month!~~~~~~~~~ Scrubblegum asks: I Becca! I do have one question-I have some fanart/simple stuff. It's still clean work, but t...

March AMA: Answers

Thank you to all of the $5+ Patrons that submitted questions! Please take all of this advice with a grain of salt as always.If you'd like to submit questions next month, pledge just $5 a month (that's less than 2 Starbucks coffees!!)~~~~~~~~~ Wren asks: What sort of brainstorming/draftsmanship exercises do you ...

Freelance 101: My Digital Workspace

This is a list of the software I use in my digital workspace. As a remote worker that functions like a freelancer, I find it really important to have tools that smoothen out my day (and year!) I choose software based on what is cheap, doesn't have a ton of unnecessary features that I don't use, and gets the job...

GDC Portfolio Reviews are now open!

Edit: we maxed out so I will try to get thru this big batch starting next week, I'll open up more slots if I move thru them quickly!Submit your portfolio here!Instead of doing an AMA this month, I'm opening up first-come-first-serve portfolio review slots. I try to do this every year to help folks prep for the ...

Jan AMA: Answers

Thank you to all of the $5+ Patrons that submitted questions! Please take all of this advice with a grain of salt as always.If you'd like to submit questions next month, pledge just $5 a month (that's less than 2 Starbucks coffees!!)~~~~~~~~~ Claire_3C had some questions this month, which I'll break up into...

Dec AMA: Answers

Thank you to all of the $5+ Patrons that submitted questions! Please take all of this advice with a grain of salt as always.If you'd like to submit questions next month, pledge just $5 a month (that's less than 2 Starbucks coffees!!)~~~~~~~~~ youngizzik asks: any games you're excited for to come out soon?AN...

Game Art Portfolio 101

A lot of this advice is based off of my own experiences + my conversations with other professionals. Everyone has their own approach to portfolios, and this is NOT meant to be an all-encompassing guide! The intent is for this to just be a starting point. I stand pretty confidently by everything in this post, but please...

Resume 101

There are a few basic rules when putting together a resume. I highly recommend Googling other articles/posts/etc about how to put together a great resume so you have a few perspectives on best practices. Take all things I say with a grain of salt.Let's get started~!Why I recommend using a traditional format:Similar...

Nov AMA: Answers

Thank you to all of the $5+ Patrons that submitted questions! Please take all of this advice with a grain of salt as always.If you'd like to submit questions next month, pledge just $5 a month (that's less than 2 Starbucks coffees!!)~~~~~~~~~ youngizzik asks: Hi Bec! So, as I'm sure you know, GDC put ticket...

Oct AMA: Answers

Thank you to all of the $5+ Patrons that submitted questions! Please take all of this advice with a grain of salt as always. I apologize that this one is a bit late. It's been a hell of a mental health month.If you'd like to submit questions next month, pledge just $5 a month (that's less than 2 Starbucks c...

Personal Art Update: 08

Some personal work as of late. I've honestly had a bit of a mental health month and I've been really busy with work, but I did get around to finishing the desert pseudodragon a few weeks ago!

Cover Letter 101

When cover letters are required for a job application, it's important to make sure you make a solid first impression. Whether the recruiter will actually read your cover letter tends to vary, but setting yourself up for success and lining up every factor in your favor is always a good thing!Everything that I descri...

Sept AMA: Answers

August AMA: Answers

Thank you to all of the $5+ Patrons that submitted questions! Please take all of this advice with a grain of salt as always.If you'd like to submit questions next month, pledge just $5 a month (that's less than 2 Starbucks coffees!!)~~~~~~~~~ Sarah asks: I definitely want to hear about some constructive habits ...

Calculating + Setting Rates (Twitter Thread)

Original Twitter thread link.ThreadReaderApp post link.

Financial Planning to Start Freelancing

Unrolled from a Twitter thread. Apologies for any typos.~So you want to quit your job and freelance fulltime. Nice! Let's talk about what you should expect and how you should plan financially.Saving up beforehandExpect to not land a contract for at least 4 months. Have enough savings that you can float along for at...

Having issues connecting to the Discord?

Hey yall! A few things to check if you haven't gotten into the Discord:The easiest way for you (and me) is for you to connect your Patreon account to your Discord account, like here: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/212052266-How-do-I-receive-my-Discord-role- Please make sure those accounts are connect...

Creating a Great 2D Art Portfolio for Games

Building a portfolio can feel like a messy, confusing process. What types of art can make your body of work feel more practical? How can your work be more marketable? How can you stand out from the huge crowd?2D artist roles in games are incredibly competitive, and the bottom 30% of jobs in our industry tend to be heav...

Hashtags for Artists

This is a (imperfect, but growing) list of hashtags that you can use to get some extras eyes on your work online. If you know of other hashtags that are art related, please comment below so I can add them to the list!General "share your work" art hashtags:#portfolioday Quarterly, the 2nd Tuesday every 3 months....

July AMA: Answers

Thank you to all of the $5+ Patrons that submitted questions! Please take all of this advice with a grain of salt as always.If you'd like to submit questions next month, pledge just $5 a month (that's less than 2 Starbucks coffees!!)~~~~~~~~~ Rodney Kerrigan asks: *KICKS DOOR IN* IT'S TIME! If you happen to...

Awakened NPCs & Companions: Bob Peabody Peat!!!

Yes his name is Bob and he's VERY cute.I had an absolute delight working again with Andreas from Metal Weave Games on this piece for the Awakened NPCs & Companions guide!You can also view this on Artstation here.I used some 3D to block in this piece, specifically to help define the intimate warm lighting and the pe...

Feedback Discord is now Live!

Hey everyone!All $5+ Patrons should now have access to the BeccatheRose art feedback Discord, a new tier reward! This is a place *just* for feedback, fellowship, and pet pics. If you have any questions, feedback, or issues, please let me know and I'll be happy to help.Please check your spam folders if you're no...

Interested in art feedback Discord server?

Wanted to get a gauge on interest for this.It would be entirely critique/career focused. No link-dropping and leaving. Patrons only, constructive, queer-friendly.Included in the $5/month Patron reward tier. I only haven't done this already because I'm trying to avoid moderating too many Discords, but I think I ...

How Light Bounces in a Gem

I wanted to explain somewhat more scientifically how to paint a realistic gem, so I created this to clarify how light bounces and reflects to make something beautiful!I haven't done a tutorial like this before so please let me know if I got anything wrong. xD This is done using a pretty generic light setup, but the...