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B. Fowler

@bfowler.bsky.social

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Amateur/talentless writer and artist. Interested in #Fantasy and #SciFi. Lover of #VideoGames, #Anime, and #Sweets. Scientist by day. #VSS365

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · Nov 13

I haven't seen anyone else do this yet, so I've created a starter pack for #vss365 posters. This includes people who appear currently active in this activity as well as the vss365 feed. There are still a few spots left in this starter pack, so let me know if there are more people for me to add.

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 10h

That little canyon!

🍄 Catell-Ruz 🍂 @catellruz.bsky.social · 17h

Is that #PortfolioDay again? :)

Hi, I'm Charlene, a #gamedevmom: visual development artist at Blizzard on WoW by day, and working on my personal visual encyclopedia Raizh by night! Here's a glimpse of my little universe!

A double page from my visual encyclopedia Raizh: on the left there's a scholar smoking a pipe, and a vehicle that has a triangle shape on the right.

A double page from my visual encyclopedia Raizh: it's full of small and cartoony characters playing some traditional music instruments.

A double page from my visual encyclopedia Raizh: on the left there's a botanist lady holding a plant, and a vehicle that has mechanical legs on the right.

A double page from my visual encyclopedia Raizh: on the left there's a corner of landscape representing a canyon, and a tundra view on the right.

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 10h

This fighter!

Las 🐺🪽 @featherfangart.bsky.social · 13h

Hey #portfolioday!
I'm Las, a freelance artist jumping between storytelling illustrations and comics. I have a thing for wolves, wings, swords and all things emotional. 💕
Currently slooowly preparing my original comic.

🐺 www.patreon.com/Alassa
🐺 featherfangart.tumblr.com
🐺 featherfangart.etsy.com

A tarot illustration inspired by the Knight of Swords, featuring Ulric Cousland (my own customized warrior human noble from Dragon Age Origins) wearing a black armor with black fur.

He's facing out of the canvas, determined expression on his face, which is bleeding. (Technically, it's a burn wound from a crazed mage in a Circle, but you know how it is with aesthetics.) He's holding the Summer Sword (originally a greatsword of Loghain's most loyal lieutenant and a sword he punished Loghain with, I just added the little thorns/teeth on the blade, bc again. *Aesthetics*). In his damaged ear, he's wearing an earring Zevran gave him. 'It's the one thing that will make this side of me handsome,' he said upon receiving it.

He's surrounded by a pack of dark wolves. All of the characters have yellow/golden eyes, matching the leaves of the birches in the background.

series of illustration featuring two original characters Rafe and Zacharius (who belongs to @lesoldatmort ) set into the world of Thedas (Dragon Age), inspired by Emerald Graves map and the Temple of Mythal. The whole piece is a view from inside of some overgrown ruins, through a huge door in the shape of pointed arch. In the centre of it there are the characters talking about something. Rafe, an adventurer type, is standing on a rock looking down at Zach standing on the ground (like a normal person) while probably describing something wild to him. Zach is most probably offering some of his own input, but he's definitely not as excited about it as Rafe. Amused more like.

Around them there are broken statues, lots of rocks, fern, plants, behind them there's a view of even more ruins and forest in the background.

The second one is situated in a rain scene near similar ruins, The bois are sitting in the lower left corner of the piece, Zach, who is dry, is casting a barrier around them to hold the water off. Rafe, completely drenched is trying to squeeze more water out of his hair. They're looking at each other playfully. The ruins are overgrown and water is pooling around them. Everything is surrounded by a rather thick fog.

The last one is set near a pond. Rafe's exploring, Zach's chilling in the background.

a digital illustration of two gauntlets/hands, a dark one with golden details and white/lighter one, both inspired by renaissance 15th/16th century armor. their fingers are slightly reaching out for each other. both hands are wrapped in a red ribbon that says 'No Love, however brief, is wasted.' In between there are white periwinkles as a symbol for fond memories

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 10h

That collection of swords!

Emily L'Orange 🦆🍊 @emilylorange.bsky.social · 12h

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Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm an illustrator and 2D artist working in the ttrpg and indie game space.

💌[email protected]
🔗 emilylorange.com

🥃 www.tumblr.com/emilylorange
🖼️ cara.app/emilylorange
🐘 mastodon.art/@emilylorange
🖨️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/emil...
🪙 www.patreon.com/c/emilylorange

A digital illustration showing a floating landmass, grassy with evergreen trees. It appears thin, maybe six feet deep, and underneath it can be seen a starry night sky. a race track passes through the sky and travels through the forest. the sky above is ocher, with puffy white clouds.

a collection of painted 'swords' organized into four rows, oriented with hilt in the bottom left, and tip on the top right, on a neutral, dark grey background. each sword is a strange and fantastical interpretation of a word written in grey text below them. some of the words included are: 'void' (sword resembles a black hole), 'storm' (sword resembles lightning emanating from a cloud), 'mountain' (sword resembles a mountain peak), 'spicy' (sword resembles a smoking chili), 'star' (sword resembles an image of the sun with a solar flare), 'Flowers' (sword resembles a thistle), 'fossil' (sword resembles a trilobite), 'forest' (sword resembles three trees in autumn), 'arachnid' (sword resembles a spiders web in a branch), 'molten' (sword resembles blown glass that has not yet cooled)

a digital painting of an anthropomorphic duck, sitting in a beach chair. the sun is blocked by a large blue umbrella that casts a blue tone on her, and she lounges in a bikini, looking off in the distance. the colors are mainly oranges and blues.

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 10h

That dragon looks very rideable and very fun

Sojung Kim-McCarthy @creativesojung.bsky.social · 12h

Happy #PortfolioDay! I’m a Korean illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate PB-MG & would love to work on stories about ordinary brave girls✨Finding & helping community✨Folktales!

Repped by Susan Hawk @ Upstart Crow Literary

🖼️ sojungkimmccarthy.art
✉️ [email protected]

#KidLitArt

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 10h

This medusa can kill me, and I wouldn't be mad

Kate Draws 🌈✨️ @tacticiankate.bsky.social · 13h

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.

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 11h

I love that black dress on the elf!

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

These squirrels are too cute

Amy Everson @amyeversonart.bsky.social · 14h

Hi 👋 #portfolioday! I’m Amy, an author/illustrator with several dummies to share. I just signed up for the SCBWI Winter Conference, will I see you there?

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

That doorway is well guarded

Jack Norisk 🦇 @jacknorisk.art · 14h

Hi #PortfolioDay
I'm Laura a french freelance illustrator. I do fantasy art and comics. I love to play with ambiances and lights!

Among bookshelves filled with books, grimoires and trinkets, Gale stands, holding his chest in pain. A book suddendly opens in front of him letting out a dark orb dazzing with electricity, coilling arround his body. A tinier orb above Gale's heart. Pages fly arround the room. Tara looks the scene from a corner, affraid. While a big shadow is projected on the walls. Taking form in a spectral way, bearring Gale's traits.

A scenery in misty hills, the sky is clouded with rays of light percing here and there. A stone heraldry in the ground, thorns growing around it. This part of the picture is circled by three "dracat" tails (furry dragon-lion like tails). On the right a dracat and a fairy are standing next to each other in awe, looking to the left as they seems to watch something off sight.

A goloma, pathtfinder creature, guarding the door to Osibu. Spear in hand.

Anthro lynx fighting anthro jackals in an egyptian set.

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

I love this blue city

Temmaru | Vgen @temmaru1.bsky.social · 14h

Ayoooo! 👋 #PortfolioDay

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

This angel could kill me, and I wouldn't even be mad

Caleb @calebisdrawing.bsky.social · 14h

Can’t remember the time I last participated in a #PortfolioDay, so here’s hoping this makes up for lost time.

Hi, I’m Caleb! I love teaching, tabletop roleplaying games, and doing fantastic art of all sorts.

A digital drawing of a gargantuan raven, its wings spread over a snowy, rocky landscape.

A grey, gloomy angel, skin like marble and hair like tarnished gold, wielding a mace in one hand and gesturing to you with the other.

A nightmare horse, a demonic steed with fire for mane and trail, the mount for the D&D villain Count Strahd Von Zarovich.

A feminine vampire consort dressed in a long red gown.

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

This forest divine beast looks amazing

LunaruXZ @lunaruxz.bsky.social · 14h

Hey! #PortfolioDay
I'm Cris and I am a Concept artist looking for work mainly as a concept artist or illustrator!

I just recently graduated and I'm excited to get started anytime!
🎨: www.artstation.com/crisbr
📧: [email protected]
#ConceptArt #Illustration

Concept art piece showing a full body render of a slender creature made out of wood and a dark substance. The thumbnails for designing the creature can also be seen on the upper right corner with text describing a bit about the creature's lore.

Illustration depicting an old concept of the same slender beast in the other concept art piece, defending the forest of the intruder. The intruder wears an armor and holds a light in one hand and a sword in the other, ready to attack the beast.

Creature concept mimicking the style of Satoshi Matsuura's creations.

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

That frog is going to to win

bsky.app/profile/reds...

Polina Surygina @redsmo.bsky.social · 1d

Hey everyone! I hit a bingo today - it’s both #PortfolioDay and my Birthday 🥳🥳🥳
I’m Polina (Redsmo), a 2D artist and illustrator who loves creating fantasy worlds and atmospheric stories.

🔸 Portfolio: artstation.com/redsmo
🔸 Socials: linktr.ee/redsmo
🔸 Contact: [email protected]

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

I need a jackalope familiar

looceyloo @looceyloo.bsky.social · 1d

Ayyy it's #portfolioday again!

I'm lucy, I mainly draw fantasy art

I'm currently booking for December, to finish just in time for the holidays. Email me if you're interested!

[email protected]
looceyloo.com

Fanart of Vraska, a Planeswalker from Magic the Gathering. She is a pallid woman with glowing golden eyes and head full of green and orange snakes for hair. She wears a dress of fungi and greenery. She lounges comfortably on a dilapidated stone throne, and holds the Thaumatic Compass in one hand.

Digital art of a ranger and a giant jackalope equipped with a saddle and bags. The ranger is wearing a white cowboy hat, a red serape, and dusty mauve cowboy boots. She is down on one knee, examining a broken feather as she looks off in the direction of her quarry. It is midday - the colours are vivid and warm, conveying the heat and aridness.

Art of a deathly pale woman with long white hair. She is dressed in black, with gold-trimmed light armour. She lunges forward, brandishing a long black knife and pointing a long metal claw. Black shadow magic erupts from her casting implements in the shape of wings.

Character art of a "Starlight Saint". A knight dressed in excessively decadent armor and cape in a neo-classical and baroque fashion. The armor is gold, studded with bright magenta gems and hot pink ribbons. Panels on the armor are deep purple and magenta, with gold constellations. The clothing that peeks through the armor at the arms and legs are white slashed silks over purple silks studded with constellations. In his right hand he flourishes a white cape lined with deep purple, embellished with pink gems and gold constellations, and edged with a line of gold tassels. In his left hand he flourishes a sword with an incredibly long and thin magenta blade, and a gilded hilt featuring an angel with swirling wings. He wears a leopard pelt bedecked in ribbons with gems set in its eyes. The face of his full mask helmet is that of a classical statue, with a triple crest of plumes. A gem-studded gold halo circles the top of the helmet.

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

That castle falling looks amazing

Philipp "Soma" Urlich @somartist.bsky.social · 23h

Happy #PortfolioDay !
I'm an fantasy artist from Switzerland, doing art in my spare time.

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

That plate of cookies looks so good!

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

I love that ice skating hippo

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 14h

This rider and moon

Linda Lithén @lindalithen.bsky.social · 18h

Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm a illustrator from Sweden that have done work for D&D, Critical Role, Ghostfire Gaming and more!

I'm currently available for work! (Not private commissions, sorry)
[email protected]
lindalithenart.com

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 15h

This city with the waterfalls

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 21h

Hi #PortfolioDay !
I'm Marco, a queer cartographer specialized in creating maps that make you want to live and have adventures in them! 🏰🌲

A map of a 80's themed American suburban town

A map of a Dwarven city built on the side of a giant waterfall

A map of a continent with diverse biomes and zoomins of various locations

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 15h

This dragon archer

Jimmy Makepeace @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social · 23h

Hello #Portfolioday

My name is Jimmy Makepeace and I am an illustrator and sometimes animator based in Bristol UK.

A woman rides on the back of a dragon with a bow and arrow over a blasted landscape.

A barbarian stands surrounded by skeletons in a throneroom backlit in red

A sleep paralysis demon sits atop a burned out tank against a crimson sky

Elric of Melnibone is gently pushed forward into the future by an unseen breeze, he's stood atop a boat surrounded by candles

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 15h

I love this cat

Anna Augustyniak @augustanna.bsky.social · 17h

Hello, #portfolioday!
I'm Anna, I'm freelancing.
I'd love to illustrate your card game the most (but I'll illustrate anything)!
I draw with both traditional and digital tools.
I'm best at drawing creatures.
Thank you ♥

🖼️ cara.app/august
📨 [email protected]
🕸️ august.net.pl
☕️ ko-fi.com/august

An expressive ink drawing of Crossbreed Priscilla from Dark Souls. She's wearing a fur dress and attacking with her scythe. Her feet are bare, there are scales on her face. She has a fluffy tail, she's partially a dragon.

An oil pastel drawing/painting of a long-haired white and brown cat sitting next to pink flowers.

A traditional drawing/painting of Pokémon Meowscarada. Anthromorphic jester-cat sitting on the field of flowers, smirking menacingly, holding her flower grenade in hand.

Pokemon fanart. A painting of an owl (Decidueye) shielding three owlets (Rowlet) with its wing from rain.

B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 15h

This skeleton

Travis P @tpurvisarts.bsky.social · 16h

Hi #portfolioday!

I'm Travis, I'm working on finding my footing in making art again, but I lean heavily towards fantasy and creatures.

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 15h

The boats are sailing to the moon!

qv qv bonito @quietvictories.bsky.social · 16h

Hello, i'm qv. I do concept art, covers, illustrations and short animations for musicians, streamers, etc. Try me, try me! #PortfolioDay

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 15h

Those threads better not be for my fate

Tatiana Krstic - Teaspoon @teaspoonart.bsky.social · 16h

Hi #portfolioday ! 🔥

I’m Tatiana, french freelance illustrator working for card games such as Magic : The Gathering, book cover and illustrations with a lot of storytelling.

My commissions are open !
✉️ : [email protected]

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 15h

I really like that book cover

Myst-A@Y/Con 2025 @myst-a.bsky.social · 16h

Hi #Portfolioday!
I'm Alyssa, a freelance illustrator based in France.
I've worked on video games, book covers and webtoon backgrounds.
I'm looking for new illustration project in any format (books, trading cards, etc)

✨ alyssamonnoyeur.com
📧 [email protected]

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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 16h

I love these mermice

DrusillaArt @drusillaart.bsky.social · 16h

Hi #portfolioday!
I'm Drusilla and I do watercolor pet portraits and illustrations. I'm a long time pet rat owner and rescuer, and animal lover. Commissions open. You can find me on social media at #theillustratedrat

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