Valentina Filić

Happy Holidays, friends!
Sending you lots of warm hugs and hot cocoa ♥

A screenshot of my INPRNT print-on-demand profile where people can purchase high-quality giclee art prints of some of my artworks.

I know you're probably absolutely swamped with all the sales and promos right now, but if you'd like some new art for your walls (while supporting yours truly), feel free to check out my INPRNT gallery! #art #prints

www.inprnt.com/gallery/vale...

PS: I've added some VANTAGE art, too!

Every RPG game ever that's existed for decades looking at this like:

Have you checked Jet Pens? They stock hobonichi, as far as I remember. I don't know the current prices on there, but worth a check?

I've been seeing this color wheel art share on my feed recently... so I wanted to share this collage of all 31 days of my May-Sketch-A-Day speedpaintings from 2022 #art

(I definitely need to get back into creating more of these; but life's been rough in the last few years...)

I've also written up a small behind-the-scenes blog post detailing my journey! I will probably be adding more to this post in the coming weeks, but for the time being, you can read it all here:

www.valentinafilic.com/vantage.html

Looks like I haven't shared this here, but a tabletop/board game that I worked on for over 7 years has finally been released!
I'm so excited to share this news with you (and some of the art that I've created too!)

Check out VANTAGE, from Stonemaier Games
stonemaiergames.com/games/vantage/

A painting of the Elven city of Rivendell, built on a waterwall. A tiny fellowship crosses the waterfall on a great arched bridge.

Rivendell - watercolour and acryla gouache on paper

My vision of the city of Rivendell, complete with a tiny fellowship crossing the bridge as they embark upon their journey.

✨ Prints avaiIable ✨

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"I can't brainstorm without ai" "I can't draw without ai" "I can't write without ai" "Ai summarized it for me cause it's too hard of a read"
So what exactly /can/ you do? Because you sound fucking useless to me

illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a kitchen scene with a woman in a chair slumped over a table in exhaustion. Two small goblins approach her curiously.

burned out.

One day I will live in my own place, away from toxic family members and their narcissistic/gaslighting behavior, surrounded by good books and art and music, and finally at peace to be my authentic self.

Life has been rough as of late, so I'm just putting this out there into the Universe. 🙏🌙

That's such awful news, so sorry to hear it 🥀

I see so many new followers here! Hello and welcome ♥ Thank you for being here, your support means the world to me!

I apologise for the lack of art, and for all the radio-silence on my end; burnout hit me extremely hard lately, on top of some health issues I'm currently overcoming.

Just finished my first-ever playthrough of Journey (the game).
I'm just gonna go and cry myself to sleep now.

Tumblr post that reads: kill the imposter syndrome in your head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Saw this and thought my oomfs' feeds could use this

ChatGPT consumes so much water and energy each week that it could power entire countries for YEARS and folk act like you told them to kill their selves cause you want them to write their own emails and not to steal art. 😂

Get well soon! ♥

Pen and ink drawing on toned-tan paper of an Elven sail ship that is slowly drifting towards the glowing sunset of the Gray Havens.

October 2024 • Day 29. Navigator
…navigating the old Elven sail ship towards the Gray Havens.

#art #ink #lotr

Pen and ink drawing on toned-tan paper of a decaying, sinewy hand that is barely holding an ornate handle of an elven sword

October 2024 • Day 23. Rust
...and bone lie forgotten deep within the Dead Marshes.

#art #lotr #elf

Pen and ink drawing on toned-tan paper of an old and tattered map. The map depicts the Middle Earth lands to the far East, the uncharted territory beyond Rhun and Mordor.

October 2024 • Day 20. Uncharted
...lands to the East.

#art #ink #lotr #map

Pen and ink drawing on toned-tan paper of the fortress at Helm's Deep. Standing atop a cliff before it is a man on horseback, looking down at the fortress.

October 2024 • Day 19. Ridge
...overlooking the fortress at Helm's Deep.
#art #ink #lotr #lordoftherings #helmsdeep

(oops, need to catch up posting the rest of these!)

Finally got around to start watching Wednesday on Netflix... Not even two minutes in on the first episode, and I'm already sobbing.

Why did nobody say anything about Edith Piaf's "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" playing at the start?
I was not prepared for this 😭😭😭

Pen and ink drawing on toned-tan paper of the rolling hills of the Shire. At the forefront, a silhouette of Gandalf's wagon, Gandalf's pointy wizard's hat, with Frodo sitting next to him. In the far distance, large storm clouds cover the skies, while birds flutter about.

October 2024 • Day 18. Drive
...slowly along the twisting road towards the Shire.

#art #ink #lotr #lordoftherings #thehobbit #theshire #gandalf

Pen and ink drawing on toned-tan paper of an old and battered fantasy journal, detailing one's travels through Middle Earth. The spread features doodles, photos, and hand-written notes of various places such as The Shire, Barad-Dur, and The Lonely Mountain.

October 2024 • Day 17. Journal
...to record and remember the best memories.

Thank you so much, that's very kind of you! ♥

Pen and ink drawing on toned-tan paper of Gollum/Smeagol crouched upon a rock at the edge of the Forbidden Pool with a freshly-caught fish in his hand. Behind him is a gentle waterfall, silhouetting his entire figure.

October 2024 • Day 16. Grungy
...Smeagol at the Forbidden Pool.

#art #ink #lotr #thehobbit #smeagol #gollum

That sounds super lovely! Thanks for the kind words ♥

Pen and ink drawing on toned-tan paper of a tattered guidebook. The cover displays a path twisting towards Mount Doom and Barad-Dur, with a small silhouette of Minas Tirith visible in the distance. The top of the book displays the words "Middle Earth travel guide", and the bottom right corner says "what to see and do when visiting...". A bookmark bears The One Ring at the bottom.

October 2024 • Day 15. Guidebook
...to the most exciting places in Middle Earth.

#art #ink #lotr #thehobbit