Hi! I'm Alena, I'm a freelance illustrator from Prague. I do card game art, book covers, mostly smaller things, local. My dream has always been working on MtG. Also Hearthstone, as I really enjoy its playfulness. But mostly I want to learn, improve, get to some interesting/challenging things. I never really had a portfolio review, so it would be invaluable to hear some overal critique - what seems to be my weaknesses/strenghts, what to focus on etc. All work is from this year (approach varies a bit - I do enjoy switching between darker things and more silly ones). Thanks a lot for your time!

Hi Jeremy, my name is Alena, I do work as a freelance illustrator, but only a part of it is in (my favourite) fantasy genre - so a lot of works in my current portfolio are either things I do to learn, or other projects. I would love to work on MtG and/or Hearthstone one day, I do love both, but it's somewhat tricky trying to build up portfolio towards both. I'm often wondering whether I should push my style in different directions, or remain somewhat in the middle, just continue learning, improving craft. Any advice on this, or feedback in general, what areas to focus on and work on? Oh by the way, I also did Hearthstone Art Challenge. Included that piece as well. Seeing it now, I know I got unneccessarily 'creative' - making a 'caffeinated muckmurlofrog' - what was I thinking :) Had a lot of fun with it, but I really should have chosen something classic. Can't wait for another contest! Thanks a lot for your time!