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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 1h

Same here, always appreciating it! 💜
Thank you!!

Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 1h

| Death comes from the Woods | 💀

I had the privilege to design and make a character sheet for a client who knew exactly what I was about. Thank you again @nuovanestra.bsky.social for entrusting me with Thralbes! 👁️

#darkart #characterdesign

Character sheet for a massive undead monster with stag features towering above a piece of a forest on the left drawing. On the right is a smaller version, a form the entity takes in other times. Third sketch is of the monster standing on his hind legs.

Full transcript of the text:"The exact origin of this great beast is unknown, but salvaged records confirm its existence dates as far back as a millennium. Its corrupting nature leads to a scarcity of eyewitness testimony. Nevertheless, I have compiled what descriptions I could from the survivors. Features of the beast vary depending on who is asked. Hunters note its prominent features as similar to a stag, while townsfolk say it bears more resemblance to a wolf."

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you kindly!

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 2d

Hello #PortfolioDay! 👁️

It's Mort, your cat obsessed slav necromancer and memento mori enjoyer who dabbles as a freelance illustrator in dark monstrous fantasy and also peaceful dreamy sceneries 🌙

🦴 patreon.com/lesoldatmort
🦴 tinyurl.com/mortstor
🦴 lesoldatmort.carrd.co

Digital painting of a winged demon, floating above infernal crocodile-looking dragon which is swimming through lava fields. Those are framed by rocks with stairs and smoking pyres in the background. The demon is Astaroth, he has mouths full of sharp teeth in place of eyesockets, horns on his head, black crown and sigil with his symbol and name behind him. In his right hand is a Longinus-look-alike spear with swirling red ribbon around it like a ripped war flag. A demonic viper is slithering around his left hand, crawling from Astaroth's ripped open chest. The whole pose of the demon is slightly reminiscent of a Jesus on a cross.

Poster illustration of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust theme. There are two characters portrayed, the vampire Meier Link who is placed in a round window made of bat wing and framed by a castle silouette and D who takes the lower part of the picture. Right part of his body is obstructed by his swirling cape while he is reaching for his sword with his right hand.

Final Fantasy 7 fanart illustration in style of ukiyo-e featuring Cid Highwind and Vincent Valentine meeting on a snowy backyard. Cid is carrying some pieces of metal he probably found on a scrapyard near Rocket Town.

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 2d

Hello #PortfolioDay! 👁️

It's Mort, your cat obsessed slav necromancer and memento mori enjoyer who dabbles as a freelance illustrator in dark monstrous fantasy and also peaceful dreamy sceneries 🌙

🦴 patreon.com/lesoldatmort
🦴 tinyurl.com/mortstor
🦴 lesoldatmort.carrd.co

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 2d

hehee glad! The inspiration was there! :D (and to be honest, I am running out of silly bday cat pictures for Galian references at this point haha)

photo of a cat sitting at a table, staring blankly while there is a cupcake with a candle infront of it.

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 3d

..when your found family invades your manor just to throw an awkward bday party 🎈

Enjoy, Vincent! 🎉

#VincentValentine #vvw2025

Digital drawing of a Galian Beast (limit break form of Vincent Valentine from Final Fantasy 7), sitting at a table, looking absolutely shocked and stunned while wearing a party hat and a small t-shirt which says "bday boy". There is a small bowl with a tiny cupcake and a candle infront of him.

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · Oct 31

Happy peak of autumn! 🍂🎃

I offer you teruVA doing some silly activities with pumpkins and chestnuts 🤲

#trigun

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · Sep 14

♦️ THE HIGH PRIESTESS ♦️

"Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminity, the subconscious mind but also mysterious secrets, disconnection from intuition, withdrawal and sudden silence..."

#trigun #elendira

Tarot card stylized fanart of Elendira from Trigun titled "High Priestess". The character is standing in the middle in between two giant nails, one black and the other white with hints of pinkish blood at the tips. There are also three tanks (probably containing plants) on both sides and behind Elendira. She is stepping down over what seems to be a pink moon and she is looking quite sassy doing it - slay queen! The colors are very vibrant.

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · Jun 21

In the Ruins 🌙

#VincentValentine #FFVIIRebirth #FF7

Digital fanart illustration of Vincent Valentine with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth design standing in a ruined castle with a full moon behind his back.

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 15d

CANDLELIT MESSENGER | 🕯️
"The thunderous din of a thousand hoofbeats now nearing
Yet no army, no hunt, to explain what you're hearing
(...)
Just the flicker of a flame and a letter ... in your hand"

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First entry to Drawtober challenge! 🎃
And a new Hell Employee to introduce to you!

#darkart

Portrait of an infernal demonic horse creature with horse skulls as shoulderpads and candles mounted on top of them. It's looking at the viewer with it's one eye and smiling while his jaws are sealed by red ribbon. There are two pairs of horse legs peeking from below the tattered cape and in the middle, clawed hands holding a sealed letter. The gesture suggests it's for you...
Behind the character are multiple vertical hills with towers pointing to the sky and small windows all over them.
The sky is starry and there are two constellations on them (one of them resembles a dragon).
The main portrait motive is set in a dark blue gothic frame and two little red winged demons (The Messengers) dance at the bottom of it, bearing a flag with a writing "Candlelit Messenger".

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Las 🐺🪽 @featherfangart.bsky.social · Aug 31

| The Black Wolf of Highever | ⚔️🐺
#dragonage #oc

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.

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 15d

Full poem co-written with @squeemu.bsky.social as each year! Thank you so much! 💀💜

Crispy hi-res, loads of lore and extra sketches/wips on Patreon!
www.patreon.com/posts/drawto...

A graphic to a poem which reads:
"The thunderous din of a thousand hoofbeats now nearing
Yet no army, no hunt, to explain what you're hearing
A breath before the phantom hooves would overtake you
The noise halts a step away and dead silence rings through
No jingling of reins, not one unearthly demand
Just the flicker of a flame and a letter ... in your hand."

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 15d

It has bEGUN! 🎃💜

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 15d

Full poem co-written with @squeemu.bsky.social as each year! Thank you so much! 💀💜

Crispy hi-res, loads of lore and extra sketches/wips on Patreon!
www.patreon.com/posts/drawto...

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 15d

CANDLELIT MESSENGER | 🕯️
"The thunderous din of a thousand hoofbeats now nearing
Yet no army, no hunt, to explain what you're hearing
(...)
Just the flicker of a flame and a letter ... in your hand"

---
First entry to Drawtober challenge! 🎃
And a new Hell Employee to introduce to you!

#darkart

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you, that's such nice thing to hear! 💜;; (His hair has a personality of its own 😌)

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 23d

...I basically made a friend/work buddy to Edgar the Collector I created for Hell Employees in 2019.
Edgar likes tacky trinkets and cozy sweaters, stealing both from mortals waiting in Hell queues 🫶

#darkart

Traditional drawing of a goat headed demon named Edgar the COLLECTOR. He wears a tacky looking necklace and seema like he is wrapped in a grey sweater.

Edgar happily showing a trinket he got to the Toll Collector!

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 20d

Thank youuuu 💜 tried to do the style an honour because the animation is INSANE ;; you won't regret it if you ever get to watch it!

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · May 29

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 🩸

Treated myself to draw a new fan art of this classic after two years... it was needed 🖤

#vampirehunterd #VHD #darkart

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 23d

TOLL COLLECTOR | 📜

"Donations to the GREEDY. Donations to the WEALTHY. Donations to the RICH.
What else fills their pityful empty heart?!
Show me what you have to offer, pay the toll and you may pass!"

Long time no Hell Employee OC 🔥

#darkart #characterdesign

Digital illustration of a monstrous winged serpent-like chimera covered in golden trinkets and chains. He floats next to the road leading to the main entrance to Hell. There are three sinners below him, two waiting in a queue and one offering a golden urn full of treasures.

More info: Toll Collector rose from the pit into which he was thrown into for his sinful life as a demonic being and was immediately taken to the office to recieve a new rank for such tenatious efforts in both life&death! 🔥
Now he collects tolls in form of coins, shiny jewellery and precious stones. It's also the only thing he can see - for he has lost his eyesigh for everything else, but the precious metals and stones...

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 23d

...I basically made a friend/work buddy to Edgar the Collector I created for Hell Employees in 2019.
Edgar likes tacky trinkets and cozy sweaters, stealing both from mortals waiting in Hell queues 🫶

#darkart

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 23d

TOLL COLLECTOR | 📜

"Donations to the GREEDY. Donations to the WEALTHY. Donations to the RICH.
What else fills their pityful empty heart?!
Show me what you have to offer, pay the toll and you may pass!"

Long time no Hell Employee OC 🔥

#darkart #characterdesign

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · Sep 23

First day of autumn! 🍂...at the Shinra Mansion.
Vincent seems to be enjoying it~

#VincentValentine #FF7 #FF7Rebirth

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Le Soldat Mort 💀🍂🎃 @lesoldatmort.bsky.social · 28d

I'm currently putting together the zine contents and figuring out options for the potentional US shipments in case the situation doesn't clear up in time for when pre-orders are opened. 🙏