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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 4m

Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 6h

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.

Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 5m

Thanks for the tag! 💕

Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 6m

Ah! Thank you so much! 💕🙂

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 1h

Hi #PortfolioDay ! I’m Chloé, 2D artist & always open to talk about comic gigs 💜✨

Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · Jul 23

🌸 presentation post 🌸

I'm Chloé, 2D/concept artist in the video games industry & comic artist ✨

I draw lots of women - most of them sapphic -, I love lineart & vibrant colors, & I'll sometimes be annoying about playing Go

Drawing of a mermaid resting, lying on the ground of a quiet cove, surrounded by plants and flowers, part of her tail and hair in water, while she gently watches three ducklings swimming among the lotus flowers

Drawing of me as a witch floating in the night sky, wielding necromancer magic, holding a skull, wearing a witch hat, spiderweb pattern tights, a jean jacket, fishnet top, big goth shoes

one-page comic, black and white and grayscale
panel 1 : close up of a woman's hand, wearing rings, on an old spellbook page
panel 2 : same woman's hands conjuring some black fire
panel 3 (big) : woman sitting on the floor where a pentagram is drawn, with skulls and candles, while a tiny demon with horns seems to jump out of the spellbook right on her legs, visibly very happy
the woman's wearing converse-like shoes, jeans, a tope revealing her shoulders (and a big tatto on the left one), she has a choker necklace and hair loosely tied into a messy bun
text : Look. There's never a perfect time to cast your first spell. Especially as a self-taught witch. Reckless ? Sure. But the truth is... I needed a friend."

drawing of a woman entering some kind of cyber glowing bat, in a room full of old looking computers and wires and cables
there's a huge aquarium in the background with fishes and deepsea-like algae, etc.
the woman is linked to a machine by cables in her left thigh and neck, her eyes glow green and her skin too in some places

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CarsonDrewIt @carsondrewit.bsky.social · 3h

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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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 4h

Hey #PortfolioDay! Nice to see you again. My name is Aimee, and I'm a dark-beautiful #DarkArt freelance #illustrator. My current wishlist for projects is: 📚 Book covers and 🃏Trading/Playing card games, but I'm open to anything!
💼: AimeeCozza.com
✉️: [email protected]

An illustration of a person from the chin down. They have both their arms around black wolves, which are asleep and cuddled against the person. Two more wolves are asleep and piled on top. The person and the animals are all smeared and smattered with blood, indicating they had a great meal together.

A man curled over onto his elbows, his head in his hands, amidst green leaves. A glowing, luminous dagger dangles above his neck and spine. His hands are cupped and outstretched towards the sky. Luminous liquid slips through his fingers.

A small child holding a bunny rabbit stuffed animal standing in front of a line of darkened forest. Inside the forest are lots of glowing sets of eyes

An oil painting of a foggy, monochrome forest with a singular man with glowing eyes standing in front of it. Before him are multiple shadows of wolves, their eyes glowing in the darkness as well.

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

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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KITZA✨VGen comms open @lunamoonaaa.bsky.social · 11h

Hey #PortfolioDay

I’m kitza, drawing some fantasy stuff 🌙

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Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 3h

hi hello #PortfolioDay i’m alex i am an illustrator/cartoonist and i am currently working on a short memoir graphic novel about the time my grandpa died and we partied around his corpse in the basement

not currently looking for work, just attention (unless it’s REALLY cool or pays me many dollars)

Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · Sep 3

Ahoy hoy!!

I'm Alex, a Canadian illustrator on the Prairies.
I do a lot of landscapes, cartoons, comics, and murals, and I sell prints and stickers and stuff! I love colours and shapes! You can't beat em!

🧵 >> comics and murals

shop/blog/portfolio: aplante.com
patreon: patreon.com/alexplante

power lines going down a back lane, silhouetted against a pink and purple twilight sky. the trees and houses along the lane are all cast in blue shadow. the colours are laid out in a way that suggests the bi flag. very bisexual lighting. a street lamp glows, and some birds flying in the distance.

retro risograph-style purple and gold digital illustration of ingredients to make mushroom soup. mushrooms, knifes chopping onions and garlic, broth, lemon juice, etc.

an warm illustration of bald hill at riding mountain national park in manitoba, canada. a cliff juts out into a sea of orange, yellow, red, and green trees. in the foreground is a single rocky platform with a mama bear and her cub.

Digital gouache painting of Sam reich from game changer on dropout standing at his little rainbow podium but make it a little golden book. “I’ve been here the whole time…”

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Lauren Walsh @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 36m

Hi #portfolioday I’m Lauren and I’m an illustrator and character designer.

Laurenwalshart.com
[email protected]

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Julijana M @julijana-m.bsky.social · 58m

Happy #PortfolioDay, my first ever on Bluesky! 💙
I'm Julijana, I love doing atmospheric illustrations 🥰

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 6h

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

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks for hosting 💕🙂

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 6h

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

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Luke Ridge (Commissions open✏️) @lri.bsky.social · 7h

It’s #portfolioday!

I’m Luke, a traditional media #illustrator from the UK specialising in #creaturedesign and creation. You can find prints and Apparel via the link below. 😊

linktr.ee/lrillustrati...

Commissions open ✏️

#handmade #pencilart #monsters #sciart #artshare #graphiteart #PaleoArt

Commissioned piece. A version of ‘Grendel’ with a huge crustacean clawed arm in place of one he lost a time before. Over his shoulder a huge sword. His black eyes bulge, jaws wide. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’

Personal piece. A human head, portrait. Zombified and engulfed by a fungal infection (thing ‘The last of us). Nothing much is left of the person he once was. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’

Personal piece, a T-Rex hunkered down releasing a mighty roar. Full figure illustration. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper

Personal piece. An ancient Dragon. Huge, twisty and very long. His body swirls around itself. He places one claw on the ground for stability.

2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘KRITA’

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michael katchan @michaelkatchan.bsky.social · 8h

Gday #portfolioday

I’m Mike, an illustrator in the fantasy/rpg/TCG space

I love expressive characters, moody spaces and lingering moments

If you’re looking for work like this I’d love to talk

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Littleevil0ne *COMMS OPEN* @littleevil0ne.bsky.social · 12h

Happy #PortfolioDay!

I'm S. D. McMillan a.k.a LittleEvil0ne and I love painting diverse bodies and fantasy art!

Portfolio and Commission info: littleevil0ne.carrd.co
Email: [email protected]

An elf girl in a ball gown turns towards a starburst of light, hair trailing behind her

A tattooed warrior in partial armor cleans a piece of her armor in the firelight surrounded by mushrooms

"A black woman in a dress made of crystal chains to resemble a spiderweb dangles a jewel spider from a gold chain. Text reads ""Spider"""

A freckled fairy in a cream outfit with apple slice wings sits on one of the three apples surrounding her. Cinnamon sticks run through the apple pile trailed by Cinnamon dust and stars

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꒰ᐢ..ᐢ꒱颖琦Gwyn @gravenmyth.com · 5h

Hi #PortfolioDay ✨ I'm Gwyn, a digital artist from southeast asia. I draw OCs and fan art. 🐇💜
#oc #art #illustration

⊹ Portfolio ⊹ Vgen ⊹ Ko-fi ⊹ Xiaohongshu

Art of my Elden Ring OC, Grave Goddess Megaera. A leporine woman with amber eyes, long golden hair and purple fingertips dressed in purple, gold and silver. Miniature versions of Base Serpent Messmer’s winged serpents are curled around her hand and head. A spectral winged rabbit flies beside her. Grave Violets and Skeletal Flowers bloom around her.

Elden Ring inspired artwork depicting Godwyn, Prince of Death wielding Death Lightning. Facing away from him is his sibling Megaera, Goddess of Graves (my OC) in her Twinbird transition form. Both of them have a hand hovering around a golden aura of Grace. A faint image of an eclipse sits behind them.

Art of Revenant from Elden Ring: Nightreign with ghostly skeletal arms around her.

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Selina @sesart.bsky.social · 11h

Hi #Portfolioday

My name is Selina, I am a digital artist from Germany with focus on character art based on fantasy and mythology. I do book covers and character art

Portfolio: cara.app/sesart
🌿 Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/sesa...
🌿 Socials: linktr.ee/sesart
🌿 Contact: [email protected]

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Dan H Artworks @danhawk333.bsky.social · 5h

Happy #PortfolioDay

I'm just a Dan who is sharing what I draw with pens and paper on my personal art journey. Art is what I do to process my feelings about and escape from the world for a bit in the evenings and on weekends.

Pen drawing of a ghostly upper torso, neck, head and shoulders of a bald human emerging from a mass of organic shapes that suggest organs, musculature, veins and other structures. Facing left it is looking with solid white eyes and a third eye towards an area of alien writing and shapes in white on a black background next to what appears to the left half of a viewer facing grey style alien being in an embryonic pose in a container and hooked up to wires and is propped up by the same structure of the background