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Fantasy animal artist 🇳🇱 linktr.ee/foxofwonders

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday!

I'm a fantasy animal artist. Not currently available for work, but keeping my name out there for the future. :)

A dragon eating from a bird feeder. A great tit and Eurasian nuthatch patiently await their turn.

My character Aurean (a four-horned sheep/goat/camel) making an orange grow faster inside a massive greenhouse.

My character Amnis (fantasy fish/shark) doing a 'cannonball' off a tropical cliff.

A stag beetle with kintsugi patterns over his body, shedding specks of gold as he spreads his wings.

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Sleepingfox (Shien R.W.) @sleepingfox.bsky.social · 1d

Heya #PortfolioDay!

I'm a freelance illustrator with a love for fantasy themes. I enjoy painting ttrpg characters, creatures, and animals!

🎨 sleepingfoxart.com
✉️ sleepingfoxart.com/contact

#fantasyart #dndart

A muscular gray and white werewolf, Rev, crouches near a stream in a forest, looking down in wonder at his reflection. He feels his mane with a glowing paw, the other holding onto a scarf on the verge of being blown away. 3 spell scrolls whip around him, their runes still glowing - one of them depicts a simply drawn wolf with a d20 rune underneath. Faint blue magic trails off of Rev's body and from the scrolls.

A gigantic green eastern dragon winds around a sunlit mountain. The dragon's horns and fur along its back integrate trees, which meld into the mountain's base. Other mountains are strewn in mist in the background.

A lithe, serpentine dragon taur perches with his two front legs on one of the branches protruding from the massive tree in the background. One of his back legs dangles in the air as he holds onto a hanging branch with the other talon, his long tail looped loosely around it as well. The humanoid half of his body is a light teal compared to the rest of his dark blue body. He looks up at a hanging crystal egg, gently holding out his hands as if about to touch it.

A mysterious black rabbit in a long coat with metallic trim sits on an old tree stump, playing a flute that emits a ghostly trail. He has a large collar of white fur, and limbs that seem half metal and doll-like. He sits in a misty, spooky forest, a light in the distance framing his form. There are spectral rats that heed the flute's call throughout the painting.

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The Tundra Ghost @thetundraghost.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #PortfolioDay!
I'm Tundra, a fantasy illustrator from Europe inspired by animals, nature, metal, and dark folk music. I would love to work on album covers, book covers, and card illustrations.

This is where you can find and support my work: linktr.ee/thetundraghost
📧 [email protected]

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday!

I'm a fantasy animal artist. Not currently available for work, but keeping my name out there for the future. :)

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 3d

There is no human form. 🥄

Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! 💚

Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 4d

Gàxareh as a feral hawk for once?
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Sketch of my hawk character Gàxareh, this time as a 'regular' hawk instead of anthropomorphic.

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 5d

Incredible claws! How did you attach them? Couldn't quite see it.

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 7d

Looks so good though!
*studying the lighting on the head*

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 7d

Also bonus picture (please upload this time, it's my third attempt...)

Using the necklace on the head looked pretty good too! Sadly it didn't stay in place well.

Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 7d

I have, didn't do it at the time because wanted any jewelry to be optional. I might just reconsider sewing it on though, it's not like I've ever taken the rings off either, and worst case I can just 'seam rip' it back off with virtually no damage. Good idea!

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 7d

The next wisest point is my shoulders, but then any necklace would either rest on my chest (too low), or have to be extremely tight (very not great with fur) and risk getting hidden completely if I move my head and the necklace slips below the neck fur. I've tried both.

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 7d

The resin mask is pretty wide, and since I don't want a humanoid neck, I don't want the neck to get narrower below the head. But since it's already so wide, I can't make it any wider without it looking weird, while a necklace has to rest somewhere.

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 7d

Aaa I totally missed that! But glad I still got to see the other designs this way. ^^

Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 7d

It says 1, does that mean there were more concepts? 👀
Variations of this one, or wildly different ideas?

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 7d

Concept vs reality

Love this idea! More like a fully fledged (hehe) OC in my case. :p

Still working on his wings, and after that refine his clothing. Necklace I've given up on, since the neck in the suit can't support a necklace.
#fursuit

Gàxareh's reference sheet, minimalist version

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 8d

It's weevil time!

a close up of a bug with the words weevil moment behind it

ALT: a close up of a bug with the words weevil moment behind it

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 12d

Incredible work, such a striking expression enhanced through the composition!

Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 12d

Oof yeah, a single good design can take forever to finalise, let alone seven.

Best of luck! And be sure to take breaks and make some simpler comfort zone stuff in between. :p

Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 12d

What the heck have you gotten yourself into?! XD
Seriously though, very curious what kind of idea could be so intimidating as to put it off for over a decade.

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 16d

Smart! Have you ever tried white ink on black paper? That's what I thought it was at first.

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 16d

Ohhh! I wouldn't have guessed! :D

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Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 17d

Aaaaa thank you so much! ;o; 💚

Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 17d

(please come to Europe soon)

Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 17d

Hahah, glad to hear it, they're fantastic! XD

If it weren't for the shipping costs I totally would have!

Foxofwonders @foxofwonders.bsky.social · 17d

That's so pretty! Though with that lamp to look at, I doubt I'd get any work done. XD