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Marco González - Fantasy artist @mgonzalezart.bsky.social · 1h

Hey #Portfolioday! I'm Marco González, freelance artist and art instructor working on TCG, TTRPG, videogames and book publishing, among others. I love creating worlds and bringing fantasy to life.

marcogonzalezart.com
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A ghostly white head with long hair and a circlet is trapped in a glass jar with a metal, spiky lid tied with chains. The head is screaming with its mouth open wide, while a purple ooze flows from it. The jar is on top of an altar of sorts with runic inscriptions on the steps leading to it. Behind it, a huge, dark creature with long extremities looms over the scene, with its hands surrounding the jar.

A red-haired dwarf with an eye patch, a mohawk and a manica and a Huge, muscular, long-haired character at a bar share a table, some drinks while playing and/or gambling. The dwarf has just leapt onto the table holding a massive axe and threatening to severe his opponent's hand, while the other begs him not to. In the background, a lively crowd cheers and laughs while watching the scene.

The focus of the illustration is massive cocoon-like formation made of gnarled branching shapes with a warm, eye-shaped light in the centre. In the foreground, a thick “branch” where a character is standing goes towards the background. The atmosphere is mostly blue and hazy, with some warm light particles floating around.

A horned and almost entirely covered creature stands in the middle of the picture. Frayed layers flow around its body, kind of disintegrating as they move. A dark face with bright eyes is barely visible. Behind it, we see a stony and almost organic setting in mostly cool colours. In the bottom of the frame, we see a small character looking at the giant creature, standing on an organic-looking pathway.

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 1h

Art should come with suggested song pairings. Like cheese and wine.

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vapourwraith @vapourwraith.bsky.social · 6h

Hello #portfolioday

I'm Lizbeth and trying to rewire my brain around making artwork for myself, which feels nearly impossible these days compared to making art for my students. I've been playing video games for hours a day while watching my newborn son. Trying to be kind to myself despite artblock.

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looceyloo @looceyloo.bsky.social · 22h

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.

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korraiko | waitlist open @korraiko.bsky.social · 19h

Hi #PortfolioDay !
I'm Korraiko, I love to draw dark and creepy

Email: [email protected]
Portfolio: korraiko.carrd.co

#art #fantasy #darkart

The digital illustration showing a woman in a dark dress holding a scythe. The cathedral and red sky are in the background

The digital illustration shows a woman with dark long hair, gathered in a messy bun, she is wearing a dark blue dress, in her left hand she is holding an axe. Behind the woman is a stone staircase, which she is climbing. In the upper right corner are large windows, behind the woman's head is a large portrait of a couple, in the upper left corner are stairs leading up

Cover Illustration for Rocio Carranza's FLAME IN THE SILVER STORM (2025)
The illustration depicts a young woman with wavy hair, wearing a red dress, holding a flame in her hands. Blackthorns are twined around the woman. The background behind the woman is a seascape during a storm, with a ship in the background, followed by eerie hands.

The digital illustration shows a woman in a wedding dress, her mouth and neck covered in blood

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 4d

ICE out of Portland!
#abolishICE #resist #PDX

A digital drawing of a frog standing on a bright red background. The frog is holding a sign that says “ICE out of Portland”. The frog looks mad.

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Oriel & Moons 🇧🇷 🏳️‍⚧️⋆ Commissions Open! @celticbotanart.bsky.social · 22h

Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm Oriel, a nonbinary illustrator from Brazil, currently working with commissions 💛✨

I love drawing characters, fantasy themes and lgbtq+ OCs (mine and other people's), and fanart of favorite characters!

✨ vgen.co/CelticBotan
✨ ko-fi.com/celticbotan

Digital painting commission in colors, fully rendered / mimicking traditional textures. It depicts the commissioner's OC, Aetherhis, thigh-up. She's a white young elf woman wearing a fantasy armor, golden and full of jewelry and coins. Her hair is long and dark brown, and she's looking down at a black crystal floating between her palms, turned up, a soft smile on her lips. Behind her, we can see the arms of a Black Spirit (Black Desert Online supernatural entity) - a pair of hands wearing silvery/iridescent metal gauntlets and a black cloak with golden embroidery. The Spirit has the hands near Aetherhis' face, tenderly. Circling around her head, there's a halo of golden stars, mimicking a gold foil texture

Digital Bust Commission in black and white, mimicking pencil textures. The commissioner's OC, an Aasimar girl. She's black, with long dark locks and glowing white eyes. She has wings siding her face, and stars and constellations in her hair. She's smiling gently at us

Digital full colored, fanart of Ephor Augusta of Septimont, from Wuthering Waves. She's a tall, tan woman with very long, very curly red hair, wearing a Roman gladiator-inspired fantasy armor and a golden sun crown, shining on her forehead. It's nighttime and she's standing thigh-deep in a blue lake, looking at us with a serious expression. Her hair and red shoulder cape is flowing in the wind. The water shines on her from below and around her, hundreds of fireflies glow, framing her in a dream-like manner.

Digital art in colors, mimicking traditional painting and textures (like gouache or oilpainting). Ghost little girl, floating in the air; she has fair skin and shoulder length brown hair, worn in ringlets Shirley Temple Style. She's wearing a white, old-timey dress and ribbon in her hair. She's grumpy, one of her hands against her cheek, as she looks off frame. Near her, it's written GHOST - #(re)DRAWLLOWEEN 2025.

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Jackson Killian 🏳️‍⚧️ @jackykillian.bsky.social · 20h

Happy #PortfolioDay!!

I'm Jackson, a horror artist who loves drawing monsters and creatures with exaggerated features!!

I'm currently open for freelance and/or commission!

Links to my redbubble and kofi in the comments below!

#darkart #art #artist #photography #horror #drawing #photo #monster

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Jackson Killian 🏳️‍⚧️ @jackykillian.bsky.social · 8h

I'll never betray you like that

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SAPRO @saproartist.bsky.social · 18h

Hi #Portfolioday !
I am a freelancer always open to drawing for your projects, particularly fantasy and horror!

Please contact me at saproartist(at)gmail for inquiries.

Illustration for Lunacid: Tears of the Moon

Illustration of the OC Strahd created by sabbathism

Design of a jester character for J.E. Lynn

Illustration of original characters created by Goetia

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Chris Illustration 🌙 Comms Open @chrisnazgul.bsky.social · 18h

Hello #PortfolioDay !
I'm Chris, a greek Illustrator who loves to paint covers with dark fantasy vibes

My Comms are always open
Portfolio: chrisnazgul.carrd.co
Contact: [email protected]

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BreezyfulArt🌙 @breezyfulart.bsky.social · 18h

Happy #Portfolioday 🎨🖼

I'm Breezy! An artist from the US who loves to draw anything with a magical and celestial touch! Thank you for stopping by! 🌙°•○●•○●

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🦇𝐄𝐦𝐢⚰ @emi56y.bsky.social · 16h

#portofolioday Hi, my name is Emi and I draw fan art, ocs and other things. I love purple
linktr.ee/Emi56y (my socials medias)

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Sirrhokahl 🐉| @Ko-Fi and VGen Open @artofshadowdrakkon.bsky.social · 17h

Hello, #PortfolioDay!
Some call me "Shadow", a self-taught traditional, digital art, and sci-fi writing hobbyist. I primarily study astronomy and physics, and incorporate that in my designs.

DeviantART: www.deviantart.com/shadowdrakkon
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/artofshadowd...
VGen: vgen.co/artofshadowd...

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Yulia Zhuchkova @avalach.bsky.social · 21h

Hi #PortfolioDay 🎨

I'm Yulia, an illustrator specializing in creating storytelling-driven works for books, music album covers, TTRPGs, TCGs and more.

I’d love to create art for MTG and DnD one day!

Open for illustration projects in publishing, gaming, music and beyond.

🎨 & ✉️: linktr.ee/avalach

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DarP🌠(Taisa K) @darpart.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Taisa (DarP), a concept artist & illustrator in GameDev. I create characters for every adventure: allies, foes, and companions to fall for. From stylized to realistic, always rich in story and detail!

🎨 artstation.com/darpart
🎏 darpart.carrd.co
💌 [email protected]

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Melissa Reddraws Spandri @melissared.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hey #Portfolioday !!

I'm Melissa, Freelance Fantasy Illustrator and Comic book artist <3 Italian, with love for cooking and martial arts <3 here some of my new works (recently redescovered oils <3)

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✨🌱t-t-t-Tia🌱✨ @titea-art.bsky.social · 16h

Hi #PortfolioDay

My name is Tia and I create cozy and vibrant illustrations. I’m looking for work as a book designer or illustrator.

Portfolio: titeaart.carrd.co#portfolio
Email: [email protected]

An illustration of my two Ocs (Izzy and Shawn) drinking hot cocoa cuddle together

An illustration of Princess Serenity (Sailor Moon) looking at the night sky

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Maahri ~ Open for Work! @maahri.bsky.social · 16h

Hark! #Porfolioday

Hi, I’m Mahri, and I’m looking for work in figurative illustration regarding TTRPG and assorted spaces. I’ve got a soft spot for gothic imagery and fantastical fashion, and a love of all things arcane.

Email - [email protected]

Commission - forms.gle/vSnbopye7Smb...

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Selianne 🌙 Comms are open @selianne.bsky.social · 20h

Hi #PortfolioDay!
I'm Selianne and I'm a small artist from Poland. I love drawing anything with fantasy vibes and designing outfits!

✨ selianne.carrd.co
✨ vgen.co/Selianne

A drawing of a scene from Dragon Age: Origins. A red haired elf standing above a carnage with two daggers in hands. She's in a tattered and bloodied wedding dress. Behind her there's a stained glass.

A drawing of an elf girl with a celestial skin - blue with a lot of stars. She has white hair done into small braids. She has a big moon on her forehead and gold eyes. She has a gold diadem and wears a dress. She's sitting on a stairs barefoot, with one feet touching the water. She's in a forest with a small gazebo behind her. There's a blue katana near her.

Drawing of a blond archer girl in art nouveau inspired style, with nature themed background.

A drawing of a female elf character holding a tarot card. She has orange, wavy hair and is wearing a purple colored outfit with a green cape. She also holds a scythe. The background is art nouveau inspired, with flowers: asphodel, laurels and nerium.

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|CUON|🎃✨ @lcuonl.bsky.social · 9h

Hi #PortfolioDay I’m Cuon, I create horror/dark fantasy stuff🖤

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Kate Blagodatskikh @blagodatskix.bsky.social · 20h

Hello #PortfolioDay 👁
I'm Kate, freelance illustrator who works on illustrations, book covers and loves to paint horror, mythology and nature 🌿

Portfolio: blagodatskix.carrd.co

• Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/blag...
• Socials: linktr.ee/Blagodatskikh
• Contact: [email protected]

The illustration of the woman with blind eyes that is surrounded by light.
She has peony flower in her hands and many, many eyes in her body that are visible from the cuts.

The illustration of the woman, siting in the dark with coral and tentacles emerging from her back.

The illustration of the sand watch, figure of woman inside the glass. Watch surrounded by two hands - one old and one young.
Also, there a lot of mushrooms on the bottom and top of the illustration.

The illustration of the mermaid lounging under lily pads in dusk light.

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Kate Blagodatskikh @blagodatskix.bsky.social · 16h

#PortfolioDay artshare! 🌿

⟡Link your Portfolio Day posts in the comments
⟡Try to reblog/comment each other

🚫no A/I

#selfpromo #artshare

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Jackson Killian 🏳️‍⚧️ @jackykillian.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks for the share!!!!
Here's mine:

bsky.app/profile/jack...

Jackson Killian 🏳️‍⚧️ @jackykillian.bsky.social · 20h

Happy #PortfolioDay!!

I'm Jackson, a horror artist who loves drawing monsters and creatures with exaggerated features!!

I'm currently open for freelance and/or commission!

Links to my redbubble and kofi in the comments below!

#darkart #art #artist #photography #horror #drawing #photo #monster

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birdko🦇🎃 @birdko.art · 8h

commission for a first-time client of their lovely moon druid elf character 🌿🌙

[ #art #artcommission #OCart #DnDart #TTRPG ]

Digital illustration of Mira, a woman with elven features, medium-brown skin, hazel eyes and wavy dark-brown hair, wearing a green gown with leaf embellishments and translucent sleeves, sits on a moon overgrown with ivy vines, amid a field of glowing golden blossoms beneath a starry night sky. She is calling forth magic from a glowing blossom floating between her hands. Mira belongs to swetha.duggi on Instagram.

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