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sjbernhisel

Bay Area Illustrator!
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My Bio

I'm Sarahjane! I'm an illustrator living in Oakland, California. My background is in mobile games and design for interactivity, but I started my own stationery and art print business, as well as owning a brick-and-mortar store in Oakland that features over 150 local bay area artists. You can catch me drawing plants and animals in my free time.


Favourite Visual Artist
J.C. Leyendecker, Mike Mignola, Gustav Klimt, Alphonse Mucha, Mary Blair, Ben Jelter, Jessica Hische
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Modest Mouse, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, David Bowie
Tools of the Trade
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Watercolors, Gouache
A lot has changed since I have last been here! I have graduated from the Academy of Art University with a BFA in Animation. I am now working full time as an illustrator and animator for a mobile game and app company, as well as taking in commissions and freelance work on the side. Needless to say, I am very busy. You can check also out my new work and website at sjbernhiselart.com, or follow me on tumblr! Anyway, I'll try to keep updating with my new work. If you have been following me for a while--I've posted a lot of stuff from the last year to now. If you're new, well, go ahead and look at how bad I used to be! I've been here since 2003!
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Oh my!

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Haven't updated my dA journal in AGES. I hardly expect anyone to read this: I hardly read anyone's journals myself. I was, however, tired of seeing my last journal. For my new followers, thank you for checking out my work! I really hope you like what you see. I am an artist in that I like messing around with EVERYTHING that involves creation. I love the hard round brush in Photoshop as much as I love Illustrator's pen tool; I love those like I love smearing an oil-paint laden brush across a canvas; I love the subtlety of graphite, the beauty of the human figure and the epic quality of creating an imaginary creature, and the satisfaction of k
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If art is your work in any way (as in you actually get paid to do it, or you're studying to currently), what is your hobby? (If you like more than just one, that's fine--choose that which most closely applies)

6 votes
Video Games
Cooking
Reading
Some Kind of Physical Activity (Dancing, going to the gym, biking, climbing, skiing, etc..)
Watching TV/Film
YOU MEAN THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN JUST ART???
Volunteering
Eating
Pooping
Sleeping
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OH hey girl <3 <3 <3
Your art is simply beautiful <3
Aw, thank you so much!
Thanks for the fav! ;)
Hey SJ!
It was great having you in astronomy class; you're too smart and adorable for your own good!
Much love,
Menna
Haha, thanks Jimenna! Always nice finding other AAU students on here--especially ones that I've had class with. Loved our class. Our teacher is the coolest. (:
Agreed! We have quite a few on here.
Kathy's on here too! I've been trying to get her to post more.
Gabby is absolutely one of the best teacher's I have had the pleasure of having.