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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 7m

Find the remaining prompts below! Which ones most excite you?

Underpaintober 2025 Prompt List

1. Autumn
2. Mystery
3. Sanctuary
4. Maiden
5. Spirits
6. Priestess
7. Astrology
8. River
9. Grave
10. Dog
11. Siren
12. Unicorn
13. Mermaids
14. Carbuncle
15. Griffin
16. Cerberus
17. Jinn
18. Medusa
19. Echidna
20. Phoenix
21. Pyramid
22. Waterfall
23. Tank
24. Zodiac
25. Dragon
26. Wizard
27. Viking
28. Elements
29. Planets
30. Shaman
31. Knights

Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 7m

Our drawtober challenge is already half over! 🥹 Quick, join in on the fun (as much or as little as you like) and tag us and include #underpaintober so we can see what you do! 😻🛸

#visdev #characterdesign #illustration #art #horrorart #halloween #drawtober #drawtober2025

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 3h

Missed the chance to snag a mentorship with concept artist and returning favorite Léa Pinto?

Worry not, you can still get recordings for BOTH sessions of her popular Dynamic Shapes course — link in bio!

#visdev #environmentart #environmentdesign #conceptart #artschool #UnderpaintAcademy

Quote from Dynamic Shapes for VisDev student Simon Raveneau: Léa is very committed and great at teaching (and painting). This has definitely improved my painting efficiency as well as my understanding of the industry.

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Dynamic Shapes for VisDev homework assignment by student Raphael Aubry

Piece by Dynamic Shapes for VisDev student Misa Steinmetz

Poster for Léa Pinto's Dynamic Shapes for Visdev course at Underpaint Academy

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

We'll start with an overview of the basic joint types and design considerations:

#mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

Let's talk about designing believable mechs with these quick tips from Underpaint Academy instructor alexkonstad.bsky.social!

#mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration

Cover page for Quick Tips: Mecha with a little robot teacher in the corner

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 9h

#underpaintober community drawings for challenge 5: Spirit!

Join in on the fun:
bsky.app/profile/unde...

🌟 Featuring 🌟
amber4am / cara
pluuton._ / insta
mnchrmalien / insta
sirac.coskun_ / insta

#illustration #pleinair #visdev #conceptart #drawtober #drawtober2025 #inktober #artschool

Green smoke heading toward helmeted figure in the dark by Alex

Two spirits embracing a figure holding flowers in front of a mausoleum by Elias Martin

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Alex Konstad @alexkonstad.bsky.social · 19h

Mecha Cyclops for Marvel Snap.

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 21h

Chromatic aberr-ocean featuring art by Underpaint Academy instructor Samuel Smith 🌊

#visdev #conceptart #environmentart #environmentdesign #illustration #artschool #UnderpaintAcademy

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han olliver @hanolliver.bsky.social · 7d

underpaint academy might have some applicable courses in the archives! every class i’ve taken from there has been phenomenal. underpaintacademy.com

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Live online concept art, illustration, 3D, and design classes from industry professionals. Fundamental concepts for a successful art career. Sign up today!

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 1d

#underpaintober community drawings for challenge 4: Maiden!

Join in on the fun:
bsky.app/profile/und...

🌟 Featuring 🌟
amber4am / cara
mnchrmalien / insta
sirac.coskun_ / insta
@goniochromist.bsky.social

#illustration #pleinair #visdev #conceptart #drawtober #drawtober2025 #inktober #artschool

Woman sitting on a dragon's shoulder by Elias Martin

Woman leaning on desk looking at golden trophy by jonas valleix

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 1d

#underpaintober community drawings for challenge 3: Sanctuary!

Join in the fun:
bsky.app/profile/und...

🌟Featuring🌟
sirac.coskun_ / insta
@augustw.net
pluuton._ /insta
amber4am / cara

#illustration #pleinair #visdev #conceptart #drawtober #drawtober2025 #inktober

Hooded figures led by a lantern in the sewers, by Sirac Coskun

Chicken coop gouache plein air by August

Lights lining a path to illuminated dome houses by Alex

Mobil gas station digital plein air by 4am

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 1d

#underpaintober community drawings for challenge 2: Mystery!

Join in on the fun:
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🌟Featuring🌟
pluuton._ / insta
mnchrmalien / insta
@goniochromist.bsky.social
sirac.coskun_ / insta

#illustration #pleinair #visdev #conceptart #drawtober #drawtober2025 #inktober

Wet hands reaching into a moist, bloody eggshell by Alex

Scared person with wide-open eyes caught in the window light by Elias Martin

Small figures observing and kneeling to a chimera by jonas valleix

Red-eyed bald figure backlit by shop window, by Sirac Coskun

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

If you'd like to learn more, be sure to check out Alex's Mechs, Vehicles, & Props class at Underpaint Academy!

underpaintacademy.com/product/mech... #mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration #artschool #underpaintacademy

Mechs, Vehicles, & Props with Alex Konstad – Underpaint Academy

Get lifetime access to the recordings and discord server from last term! In this 8-week class, Alex Konstad will give you the tools to be able to construct your own believable hard surface designs. I...

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

Last but not least, some beautiful examples of the lesson in action from Alex's Genesis Wars project! Choose your fighter and comment what joints you recognize!

#mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration

Red humanoid gun-toting mecha named Yamatha

Blue aquatic kraken-like mecha named Deep Strider

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

If you prefer a gif version:

#mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

And an animated reference card that shows how to draw inspiration from biology:

#mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

#mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration

Basic joint type 5: Rotational hinged 360º — a ball in socket joint that can both twist and bend in multiple directions

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

And review with these handy basic joint type cards below. Share this thread with a friend who wants to learn hard surfaces!

#mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration

Basic joint type 1: Rotational joint that spins on an axis

Basic joint type 2: Hinged rotational joint — a lever that swivels on an axis

Basic joint type 3: Pneumatic compressor joint which pushes in and out

Basic joint type 4: Hinged 360º — a lever joint with two sets of hinges that allow it to bend in four directions

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

We'll start with an overview of the basic joint types and design considerations:

#mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

Let's talk about designing believable mechs with these quick tips from Underpaint Academy instructor alexkonstad.bsky.social!

#mechs #mecha #mechas #robots #robotart #transformers #industrialdesign #visdev #conceptart #illustration

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Kellan jett @kellanjett.bsky.social · 6d

Shots from the Teaser for our new TMNT Short. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2, Lost in New Nersey”
Yes that is its real name

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

#underpaintober community drawings for challenge 1: Autumn!

Learn how to join in on the fun:
bsky.app/profile/und...

🌟Featuring🌟
amber4am / cara
pluuton._ / insta
@augustw.net
@goniochromist.bsky.social

#illustration #pleinair #visdev #conceptart #drawtober #drawtober2025 #inktober

Notan and color landscape of mountains by Alex

Person walking through trees toward mysterious light by jonas valleix

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

Check out the full challenge list here!

Magical illustrations featured above by Underpaint Academy instructors @sevendeven.bsky.social and Samuel Smith 🫶

#visdev #illustration #halloween #drawtober #ghibli #drawtober2025 #underpaintacademy

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

🎃 Join our drawtober challenge (as much or as little as you like)!

Be sure to tag us and include #underpaintober so we can see what you do! 🤩🧙‍♀️

PS: There are 5 ghosts hidden in this clip. Can you find them all? 👻

#visdev #illustration #halloween #drawtober #ghibli #drawtober2025 #underpaintacademy

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Underpaint Academy @underpaintacademy.bsky.social · 2d

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