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R. Riekkinen ✦

@artvaris.bsky.social

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Freelance fantasy artist inspired by nature ✦🌿They/Them🌿✦ | ENG & FIN | No genA/I | [email protected] https://linktr.ee/ArtVaris

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 20h

Hello #PortfolioDay!
I’m Runo, a freelance fantasy artist specializing in characters ✦🌿

A black and white drawing of a character with curly horns and long dark hair worn in two loose braids, surrounded by a forest background and a decorative frame. There's a scar running across their mid chest and ribs. The character is gently holding their hands over the scar, with a calm expression on their face, eyes closed.

A black and white drawing of a long-haired character with antlers and fluffy ears, portrayed against a forest background. A circular shape frames their face from behind, and multiple sparkly shapes decorate the portrait.

A black and white drawing of a character with long dark hair and curly horns, surrounded by stylized foliage. A symbolic dagger seems to be piercing their throat. The character has a calm expression - eyes closed and a subtle smile on their lips.

A decorative and detailed black and white portrait of a long-haired character with pointy ears. They are dressed in fancy clothing and wear jewelry. Their eyes seem to be slightly glowing as they gaze at the viewer.

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 55m

Plus while my skin started to calm down rather quickly and I didn't have a big purging phase where my skin would have gotten worse before getting better, it still took around 5 months until I reached a point where my skin was almost completely clear even with mild-ish acne.

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah one of the most common effects of isotretinoin is that it dries out your skin and especially lips. In my case, it made my face skin normal and matte, but not uncomfortably dry. My lips on the other hand were suuuper dry the whole time and I had to be very diligent with my lip balm usage

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay

I’m Élle • Freelance illustrator & surface pattern designer

Specializing in detail heavy B&W work & passionate about occult history, horror & symbolism

Open for work in publishing, book covers, TTRPGs, private & commercial commissions

✉️ [email protected]
🎨 babeandoak.carrd.co

Altar prayer card for the goddess Diana. A rectangular card has a black border with parts of the Orphic hymn for Diana surrounding it as a border in white text. In the bottom right are twin arrows over a crescent moon representing her and Apollo. In the bottom left and top right are white outlined 8 point stars. Inside the border is a marble shockwave black and grey pattern with white outlining that forms an arch at the top with lining to look like columns on both sides. In the middle is a stag skull with painted antlers of a diamond and star pattern. Behind the skull are smaller 8 point stars and cloud ripples. Above the skull is a scraggly branch of queen Anne’s lace with small dots above. In the top corners are two constellations for Sirius as her hunting dogs and Roman numerals for 13 and 8 for the date of the Nemoralia festival.

Victorian Ward - Black and white illustration of a Victorian wall with a scarab ward framed. The border of the whole piece is a torn paper. Inside is Victorian black and white striped wallpaper with damask type filigree in the black and smaller stripes and speckles in the white with small vertical black stripes on either side. In the damask pattern are slightly abstract symbols of infinity, an hourglass and other resurrection symbols. In the middle is an ornate rectangular frame framing a large scarab beetle with its wings out. On its wings are celestial symbols like Jupiter, stars and the moon. Around the scarab are peony flowers and branches of a tree branching towards the top left with a vine white line swooping in an out and around the frame in the same direction. The scarabs body is engraved like metal with filigree. Behind the scarab in the frame is grain shading grey over black.

Dark Vibrations - Inktober 2022 black and white ink illustration. Plain rolling hills lead to the door of a building with a large central spire and a small covered porch. To the left side of the building is a three facet bay windows and the other windows have ornate stained glass. On top of the central spire is a lighting conductor in the shape of a 5 point star. In the highest window of the spire is stain glass in the shape of an eye. Converging at the start is a large vortex spiraling and expanding through the whole sky. The vortex is pulling party’s of the building up towards it and cracking parts of the wood and foundation. The vortex is casting light and highlights on the building and the tress behind it. Converging towards the building is a circle of 12 white bird silhouettes.

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 5h

I love your colors and linework so much, and your work is always so elegant!🖤

R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 5h

Lovely work! I love the delicate linework🖤

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CarsonDrewIt @carsondrewit.bsky.social · 22h

Hi #PortfolioDay
I'm Carson, a Chinese Canadian illustrator who's been working in freelance illustration since 2012
I've run my own t-shirt company, made emotes and overlays for twitch streamers, and also worked on a couple indie games.

I'm also a partnered twitch streamer - I stream 4 days a week!

A digital sketch of a woman-like shape made of gnarled wood, flesh, and flowers. The majority of the upper half of her head hollowed out and missing.
In a void in the figure's back, the face and hands of a woman peers out, cold eyes looking at the viewer.

A digital sketch of a nightmarish elk made of humans, bone, and gristle with its head raised toward the sky.
A four armed figure wearing a helmet holds up a small object that looks like a foetus.

A digital sketch of a person holding up a gnarled staff to ward against a large horned and feathered creature and several other humanoid creatures.

A digital sketch of a 3 armed woman. Between her palms is the brightly glowing form of a cat. Erupting out of the cat are various flowers and plants. The woman is a teal colour, and the flowers are a warm purple.

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you so much!🖤🙏 Your work is so cool as well!

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Janaina @janainaart.bsky.social · 12h

Hello! I'm a Brazilian artist and freelance illustrator. My work is inspired by fairy tales and myths ✨ #PortfolioDay

✦ Portfolio, Patreon, email, IG, shop & more: janainaart.carrd.co

Illustration of Odette surrounded by swans under the moonlight, a scene inspired by the Swan Lake ballet.

Tamamo, a fox spirit in Japanese mythology.

Illustration inspired by the poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats.

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 13h

I remember thinking about my gender identity and hormones even like 5 years ago, but because my skin was so problematic at the time, I felt discouraged to do anything about it since I was afraid hormones would make my skin even worse. But now I have had my first gender clinic appointment ✨

R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 13h

Honestly getting my acne treated has also improved my social life. Before, I would sometimes avoid socializing if my skin was acting up and I felt bad and discouraged because of it. This is also why I finally decided to reach out for medical help, I was so tired of my acne affecting my social life

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 13h

I highly recommend getting (medical) help, since it is causing you distress and affecting your quality of life. My acne was mild-ish (but very persistent and left some scarring over the years), so for a long time I felt discouraged and thought I needed to sort it out by myself💀

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 13h

I've gotten used to this new normal by now, but oooh boy do I appreciate being able to be this worry-free when it comes to my skin

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 14h

I've been completely acne-free after finishing my isotretinoin treatment about half a year ago, but I still remember how much stress my skin was causing me for 10+ years. Not needing to worry about my skin is still such a huge thing and a relief for me

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 15h

Your portraits are so good!

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🌿 Rowan @cynotherium.bsky.social · 21h

Hello #PortfolioDay,

I'm Rowan, a freelance illustrator working with ttrpgs. I love to illustrate anything involving animals. I am currently open for both commercial and private commissions, so feel free to contact me.

Portfolio: rowanholloway.cargo.site
Email: [email protected]

A calico anthropomorphic cat. They have a genetically modified paw reminiscent of bee stingers. They wear white sci-fi body armour with mechanical wings attached.

A DnD party attempts to rescue their horse from frozen water. We have a dwarven wizard, elven ranger, and human fighter.

A swarm of ravens flies towards the viewer.

A variety of spooky props for Crooked Moon ttrpg.

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scherville @scherville.com · 1d

Hello, #PortfolioDay!

I’m Iga and I’m an artist based in Scotland. I specialise in character artwork and love to play with texture.

Open for commissions and freelance work! Feel free to reach out directly, as I’m in the process of updating my website.

🔸 [email protected]
🔸 scherville.com

A selection of nine portraits - mostly commissioned by various clients as well as two personal pieces. They’re all done digitally in painterly style with visible brushstrokes and deep colours. There are vampires, vieras, elves, lizards, dragons and other humanoid but ethereal creatures.

Two painted book cover illustrations side by side, both showing a pale blond man and a brown-haired woman. The one on the left shows the figures lying down on the dark ground as they gaze longingly at one another. The one on the right has the man holding the woman in a dramatic pose as she awakens to her vampiric powers. Illustrations commissioned by Cat Rector for her novels: Coal Gets In Your Veins and Learning to Bleed.

Two watercolour portraits displaying loose brushwork. On the left - Maelle from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a young girl with red hair in a ponytail. On the right - a woman with dark hair and flushed cheeks.

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Olyfrogg🐸🌻 @olyfrogg.bsky.social · 22h

Hey #PortfolioDay 🎃🍂

I'm Oly, please look at my humble offering🤲🐸

I'm currently booking commissions for November/December under 📯[email protected]

Dust jacket illustration for "Peter Darling" by S. A. Chant, Rainbow Crate edition

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Helen Mask 🔜 Seattle oddities🔜Pdx oddities 🔜kumoricon @hemask.bsky.social · 19h

Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Helen, A freelance Illustrator inspired by art nouveau. I love mythology and folklore, dark creepy things, and Queer love.

I'd love to work on more TTRPG, Book covers/comic book covers, Posters, packaging illustration

Portfolio: helenmask.com
📧 [email protected]

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 15h

I've mostly drawn commissions for private clients over the past few years, plus worked with indie authors. I'm especially interested in queer character illustration/design projects!

✦ All my links: linktr.ee/ArtVaris
✦ [email protected]

A sketch commission for a client, of a long-haired, elven character wearing jewelry

A commission for a client, of a long-haired character with pointy ears

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 16h

Wahh thank you so much!🖤 I looove drawing with textured brushes

R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you so much Oni! 🖤

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Ash @bsartsss.bsky.social · 17h

#portfolioday
The gorls

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 16h

Your work is so beautiful and flowy!

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Kate Draws 🌈✨️ @tacticiankate.bsky.social · 16h

HOWDY AND HELLO #PortfolioDay I'm Kate, a freelance character artist who loves drawing fantasy, women, and especially fantasy women!!!!
I'll be open for work at the start of November!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

A color illustration of a dragonkin/tiefling woman with deep blue skin, closed eyes, tall curved horns with a glowing crescent moon between them, and long wavy hair going from indigo at the top to pale gold at the ends. She is dressed in an indigo gown with lots of gold trim and accessories and sheer blue accent cloth. She is holding a large golden greatsword with blue roses and purple thorns around the guard. The background is an art nouveau-style circular graphic of gold celestial motifs on a black to maroon gradient.

A color illustration of a dragonkin/tiefling woman with teal skin, darker turquoise hair in a braid, closed eyes, and a long tail. She is dressed in layers of red, gold, green, and turquoise, and she is holding a wooden staff with a golden lantern hanging from the top. The background is an art nouveau-style panel of stylized grass, lotuses, and clouds on a sunset gradient.

A color illustration of a gorgon woman with light and darker green skin/scales, long dark green cobra hair separated by narrow horns, and a long tapered tail. She is dressed in a dark green bustier with gold trim and lots of accessories, and she is holding two crossed swords behind her head. The background is an art nouveau-style panel of thorns and ivy on a black to yellow gradient.

A color illustration of my changing moon Lunar oc, Emerald, from an exalted game. She is a middle-aged woman with fair skin, emerald-green eyes with striking red eyeshadow, and long iridescent black hair partly held up by a golden comb with the rest pulled over one shoulder. She is dressed in an elegant green gown with puffy sleeves and a boob window, lots of gold and green jewelry, and a translucent green and gold floaty scarf thingy. The background is a simple green gradient with a crescent moon behind her head.

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R. Riekkinen ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you! 🖤