Julia Specht
Julia Specht
APHANTASIA
APHANTASIA is a strategic card game consisting of 86 unique playing cards. The story takes place in a dystopian swamp where up to six players take on the role of heroes and fight for their survival. APHANTASIA is the project with which I completed my master’s degree in illustration. I developed it together with Michel Porep, who is mainly responsible for the mechanics and the story, while I am responsible for the overall visuals, i.e. the card illustrations and layout, as well as the story. I created the illustrations in ProCreate and the layout in inDesign. The particular focus of my work was to develop a modern approach that challenges common science fiction clichés. Through the means of exploratory drawing, a new, diverse worldbuilding was created. The layout of the game also represents a modern interpretation of the trading card game genre, combining an editorial style with an accessible layout.
Julia Specht
APHANTASIA
APHANTASIA is a strategic card game consisting of 86 unique playing cards. The story takes place in a dystopian swamp where up to six players take on the role of heroes and fight for their survival. APHANTASIA is the project with which I completed my master’s degree in illustration. I developed it together with Michel Porep, who is mainly responsible for the mechanics and the story, while I am responsible for the overall visuals, i.e. the card illustrations and layout, as well as the story. I created the illustrations in ProCreate and the layout in inDesign. The particular focus of my work was to develop a modern approach that challenges common science fiction clichés. Through the means of exploratory drawing, a new, diverse worldbuilding was created. The layout of the game also represents a modern interpretation of the trading card game genre, combining an editorial style with an accessible layout.
Julia Specht
APHANTASIA · Moskito-Drohne
Eine Illustration aus meinen Master-Projekt “APHANTASIA” – ein strategisches Kartenspiel mit 86 einzigartigen Karten, das in einem dystopischen Science-Fiction-Sumpf spielt.
Julia Specht
Half decayed half reborn Skateboarding
riginally, this drawing is part of my master degrees project APHANTASIA, a strategic card game set in a dystopian science-fiction swamp. I think it also looks dope as a skateboard deck. The Illustration was created in ProCreate for iPad.
Julia Specht
APHANTASIA · Gemini Heron
This drawing is part of my master degrees project APHANTASIA, a strategic card game set in a dystopian science-fiction swamp.
Julia Specht
Calypso
Eine freie Zeichnung, hier gezeigt als Editorial Illustration für eine Tageszeitung.
Julia Specht
APHANTASIA · Spielkarten-Illustration
This drawing is part of my master degrees project APHANTASIA, a strategic card game set in a dystopian science-fiction swamp.
Julia Specht
WrestleMania 40
This is a personal drawing transformed into a mockup editorial illustration for a magazine.
Julia Specht
APHANTASIA
This drawing ist part of an illustrated reading sample of the novel for the card game APHANTASIA, which I developed together with Michel Porep as part of my master’s thesis. To create a giveaway for a trade fair presentation, I converted some of the original illustrations of the playing cards into black and white and used them to illustrate the additional story accompanying the card game.
Julia Specht
My favorite Dogs
A personal drawing about my favorite dogs which started as a ballpoint pen sketch in my sketchbook and was finalized in ProCreate. I think it would look cute as a T-Shirt design.
Julia Specht
Comicladen Lesezeichen
Eine Visitenkarten in Form eines Lesezeichens für den Hamburger Comicladen Comics Total! (Hier gezeigt im Einsatz feat. “Blue Spring” vom fantastischen Taiyo Matsumoto)
Julia Specht
APHANTASIA
This drawing is part of my master degrees project APHANTASIA, a strategic card game set in a dystopian science-fiction swamp. Here, it is shown as an alternative black and white version.
Julia Specht
APHANTASIA · Kollektives Gedächtnis
This drawing is part of my master degrees project APHANTASIA, a strategic card game set in a dystopian science-fiction swamp.
Hallo! Ich bin Julia, freiberufliche Illustratorin aus Hamburg. Im Sommer 2024 habe ich meinen Master of Arts in Illustration an der HAW Hamburg abgeschlossen und mich auf Editorial- und Brettspiel-Design spezialisiert. Zuvor habe ich mich während meines Bachelorstudiums mit digitaler Frame-by-Frame-Animation beschäftigt, was meinen Illustrationen ein Gefühl von Bewegung und Rhythmus verleiht. Ich habe Erfahrungen in einer Vielzahl von kreativen Bereichen gesammelt und neben meinem Studium sieben Jahre lang in einem Comic-Laden gearbeitet. (Fun Fact: Ich habe sogar einen Bachelor of Science in Seeverkehrs- und Hafenmanagement aus einem früheren Kapitel meines Lebens!)
In meinen Zeichnungen erforsche ich oft die Interaktion von inneren und äußeren Welten, wobei Pflanzen eine ständige Inspirationsquelle sind. Meine Vorliebe für Popkultur fließt in meine visuellen Erzählungen ein. Ich schaffe detailreiche Arbeiten, die mit leuchtenden Farben oder scharfen Schwarz-Weiß-Motiven Atmosphäre erzeugen. Ich bin unendlich neugierig, immer wissbegierig, und wenn ich nicht arbeite, stricke ich, probiere neue Rezepte aus oder spiele mit meinem Super Nintendo.
Ich bin immer auf der Suche nach spannenden Projekten, Aufträgen und Kooperationen!
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