Artist of the Week

Courtney is a style and fashion addict, sharing some really interesting insights on Lore Olympus characters.

Sunny (aka kore.cob) is a star in the fandom, always brightening our days (pun intended) with her memes and textposts! Learn more about this uber fan and lovely creator in our interview with them!

2021 marks the second year for the fandom’s Octoblore art/cosplay/fanfic challenge! Read on for the experience of ten artists who took part this year - the highs, the lows, and the lessons learned.

“Follow your heart and go. Create and create until your fingers can’t create anymore.” -Sam

“Life is too short not to do the things you love.” -Jessie

“Just because you think something is hard, doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Trust me on this.” - Maya

“Fan art led me to learn digital art which helped me to improve a great deal... I thank Rachel because she was a booster for my skills and self confidence.” - Chiara

Fan artist and editor Natalie @kores_diary made a series of paper dolls based on the ladies of Lore Olympus!

“Your art will change as you change. Welcome it, and don't stop trying to grow.” - Katie

Proud mother of a psychopath kitten who turned her life upside down., ZuzuOart lives in Poland but plans to move to London soon. She’s a huge fan of webtoons, anime/manga, comics, fantasy movies and books and pokemon trying out DND and some games and always listening to music.

“Keep drawing and practice every day and study/observe as many references of subjects you want to get better with (it could be characters, backgrounds, people, hands, color, perspective, anything) and most of all, always have fun in what you do!“

“I love how supportive my fandom friends I’ve made are. The positivity I get from the community always pushes me to try new things and push my artistic boundaries!”

Planningwithsacentity is a 23 years old civil engineer from Spain who is currently studying a major degree. When not studying she loves to watch comedy series/movie, doing crazy makeup to go nowhere, and pretending that she’s good at writing stories and drawing (she is!).

“With time you'll organically develop a style of your own, so don't pressure yourself on that regard, you scrubs.” - Maria/Maddie

Mari is an independent fan-artist living near a woodland area in Portland. When she isn’t drawing, she cooks, walks in the park, chats with online friends, and plays video games.

Cosmic is a college student from Texas. When not tormenting her OCs, she rewatches Bojack Horseman or Tuca and Bertie for the 1058th time.

“You can learn so much from studying other’s work and putting your own spin on it.” -Riley

“Every time I look at my art and smile, I know that every moment was worth it.” - Mielle

Leonora is a truly unique artist and cosplayer from Denmark, creating things that make her happy and sometimes sharing with the internet. Most of her account highlights the works she does on the tiniest canvas - a single eyelid.

“Finished” is better than “perfect”. Beating yourself up over perfection isn’t productive! - Chela

Holden is an adult who lives in the Yee Haw United States who has a full time job in a pharmacy and spends a considerable amount of time thinking about a blue man and a pink woman.

“Practice doesn't necessarily mean perfect, but it does mean progress. The teacher in me knows this from experience! Be resilient, and you will start to see progress.” -Jo

“You’re never gonna jump out of the gate with complete mastery of something. You’re going to fail, but you’re also going to learn and get better.” - Cat

When artist Dez (aka @peachydezy) isn't reading (or drawing) Lore Olympus, she works for Reading Partners as a Literacy Lead, helping elementary students who are behind in reading. Read more about this talented artist in our interview!

Dood is a Romanian artist publishing her first comic, Knights of Lion, on Webtoon. Lore Olympus is one of the sources of her strength and inspiration in following her passion for comics.

“Practice and don’t expect perfect.”

Ri is a cartoon artist who has been drawing fanart for video games, anime, and cartoons for as long as she can remember.

Cora is an aspiring archaeologist who loves art, music, and enjoying nature with her service dog and pet rabbit.

“Lore Olympus has helped me grow through a community that supports each other’s art and providing me with constant ideas for it. It’s given my art a new life.”

When not drowning in homework, Ellie (aka @mythologymagic) makes gorgeous art.

Gabrielle (aka @pleasurenerd) is a British artist specialising in digital portraits. She’s a big ol’ nerd and has a number of useless facts up her sleeve.