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A black and white illustration of a spacious living room where five people are dancing and posing. One person balances on the back of a sofa, while others move near a staircase and an open doorway.

Illustration: Is that the living room from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air? YES! Well played Josephin Ritschel

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Date
18 September 2013

Oh, an intricate pencil drawing of the cast of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air having a party in their unmistakable, 90s, LA mansion? You really don’t get much better than that on a Wednesday morning, do you? Unless you’ve just done it then walked out of your new lover’s house to find a tenner on the pavement. Joephin Ritschel has been on the site before when we found she had been quietly making hilarious pencil comics about Mulder and Scully in her spare time and swiftly moved to top place in my favourites folder. Since then she has been creating her one-of-a-kind pencil creations for the likes of The New York Times and Wrap magazine. The fact that other people appreciate Josephin’s weirdness is nothing less than joyous. Josephin, you’ve made our day.

A pencil drawing of a person breakdancing on a tiled kitchen floor. A second person stands over them, gesturing with one hand. Above them, a graffiti-style bubble reads “Fresh Prince”.
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Josephin Ritschel: Prinz von Bel Air, Strapazin #112

A black and white illustration of a cluttered, mid-century living room. Four people and a small dog relax among ornate furniture, while a television screen shows a man speaking.
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Josephin Ritschel: The Prime Russian Magazine

A black and white illustration of a suburban neighbourhood where large, dark voids have opened in the ground. Small figures run through the streets and gardens, some falling into the deep, ink-like holes.
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Josephin Ritschel: Solitude

A black and white illustration of a person standing on a path in front of a house, holding an axe. Dark, towering pine trees surround the property under a moody, shaded sky.
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Josephin Ritschel: Solitude

A black and white illustration of a small house with smoke rising from the roof. The building and the surrounding concrete yard are fractured by deep, jagged cracks.
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Josephin Ritschel: Solitude

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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