Emily Hurst Pritchett

I paint pictures, and I'm getting better, and I also read and sew and dance and sing and play video games and go to church.

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

I am BEYOND excited to share that I have been invited to attend Boskone 61 as their Artist Guest of Honor!! It's a genuine honor and a pleasure, I've loved going to Boskone in the past (I saw Tamora Pierce there!) and I'm thrilled to get to return to Bos… https://t.co/nx1Q890WE4

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

Building a little mock-up of a sinister Machine for the Deliverers Book 2 cover. I think the next step is actually to go back and paint the whole thing silver so I can get a little more metallic shine to work with...
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#artworkinprogress #illustrationart… https://t.co/WmzUsnpCSM

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

I'm so pleased with how my next Christmas book is turning out! I'm using a bit more of a watercolor and ink style, though it's all digital, and remembering how much I love inking.
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#picturebook #childrensbookart #digitalartwork #christmasbook #lamb #pai… https://t.co/MYAZuVdqYf

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

"Spiral Well," 2018.
This was one of my first really painterly digital paintings and I was super proud of it! I still am too. It gives me a sense of calm and coolness despite all the warm tones.
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#landscapepainting #digitalillustration #photoshoppaintin… https://t.co/bHsj0dwsoH

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

There's still something magical about holding something I drew on the computer in my own two hands. 📖 I'm glad they decorate a great story! Look for The Deliverers Book 1, by Gregory Slomba!
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#bookart #bookcoverartist #bookillustration #middlegradeb… https://t.co/EYxRbqyvOI

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

I don't think I've ever shown off my desk companion, which Luke had made for me for Christmas after my dear Chloe died. She loved to flop on my desk while I worked so now she still keeps me company. ❤
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#furrycompanion #mydesk #artstudio #artistatwor… https://t.co/elZMXC5T5E

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

As always, the key to thumbnails is lots of thumbnails.
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#sketchbook #sketchbookdrawing #thumbnailsketch #coverartwork #bookcoverart #bookcoverartist #quicksketches #illustrationartist #middlegradebooks https://t.co/g63mxuhqH1

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

Some details from the Deliverers book cover! This cover is actually for the second edition of the book, and i loved the red color scheme of the original, but it was a challenge to make it look like a fun adventure rather than a horror story!
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#bookcover… https://t.co/JhReBfonrW

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

I'm so excited to show off my latest book project: the cover for Deliverers, Book 1, by Greg Slomba! It was fun to read and fun to create the cover illustration and a couple of interior images as well. Find more at the link in my bio!
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#bookcoverart #il… https://t.co/LRA3aR3w9h

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

He is Risen indeed! I felt so happy to be working on this drawing this Holy Week, and I hope it brings you joy as well this Easter Sunday.
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#eastersunday #heisrisen #jesuschrist #emptytomb #pencildrawing #illustrationart #childrensbookart #picturebooki… https://t.co/OuDZ0gb8sp

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

POV: You're an artist adding the first few layers of color and texture to get ready for digital painting 🖼
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#digitalpainting #illustrationart #childrensbookartist #digitalillustration #bookart #addingcolor #kidlit #christmasbook #atmydesk https://t.co/TZ5DTV7odu

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

Guess what, friends...I'm working on another Christmas book! I love it already.
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#artworkinprogress #pencildrawingart #sketchingart #sketchphase #biblestories #storiesofjesus #feedingthe5000 #christmasbook #illustrationartist #bookillustration https://t.co/cNmQuxucB1

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

I love my studio assistant but she is not very professional.
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#digitalillustration #bookcoverartist #bookillustration #paintingfantasy #illustrationartist #homestudio #studioassistant #workingmom #artistmom #artistatwork https://t.co/73QKaGDQFe

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

"Dragonlings", from 2018. I imagine they've been stolen by some magic user to use for their own ends, but they will be rescued by a kind young person... These hot coals were one of the most difficult things I'd ever painted at that point 😩
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#digital… https://t.co/kM3manCZOi

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

Getting ready for Boskone! It's a little bit nuts! 😬
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#artshow #artshowprep #framingart #boskone #scififantasy #fantasyartist #artforsale #originalart #artprints #framedart #fantasycharacters https://t.co/jGGTvO4OHr

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

Thinking about a new painting idea...
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#sketchbookdoodles #sketchbookart #girlwithapearlearring #babydragon #shoulderdragon #pensketches #fantasysketch # https://t.co/FIeMRVMVPW

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

This is my reference board for "Partners." I don't take my own reference photos as often as I'd like, and especially when it comes to full suits of armor I'm usually searching up lots of images on the internet...
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#artreference #artworkinprogress #refer… https://t.co/Dt5WeIUQUB

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

Here's a bit of a look at the process of painting Briar.
The first sketches of the idea were done back in the middle of 2019, and the next sketches weren't done until February 2022, one of the first at things I tried to get done after my baby was born!
T… https://t.co/SKHs80H6bD

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

Starting the prep for a new painting! But I've got a lot of client work coming up so who knows when it will progress...
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#newpainting #traditionalpainting #gouachepainting #artworkinprogress #ellaenchanted #magicalart #fantasyadventure #bookcoverart #ya… https://t.co/o4T0yRWRoN

[Emily Hurst Pritchett @emilypritchart]

Just for fun today, I did a little landscape drawing for a warm-up sketch. I wanted to make something a little more polished than my usual handful of sketchbook scribbles, but still quick.
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#pencilsketching #landscapedrawing #pencilart #castledrawing #f… https://t.co/mVagOclNJs