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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hey #PortfolioDay, I'm Wes! Illustrator with credits including Star Wars, Warhammer 40k, Riot Games, Magic: The Gathering (soon!), and a whole bunch of NDA stuff I can't talk about yet!

I also sell courses/brushes/tools for artists!

www.wesgardner.art

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 11h

Oh dang it's #portfolioday !

I'm Wes, pro artist with credits including Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40k, Star Wars, Percy Jackson, and various TTRPGs, books, albums, and more.

Doing livestreams and have courses/brushes/stuff for sale too!

www.wesgardner.art

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The Shiflett Brothers @shiflettbros.bsky.social · 20h

Farewell to the legend, Drew Struzan 🖤

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 1d

RIP the legendary Drew Struzan (1947-2025) 😩

Even though we were expecting the news any day now, it makes me very sad. What an artist.

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 2d

In the latest YouTube video, I had the chance to break in the Ugee UT3 Trio Pad, a pretty fantastic 14.25'' android art tablet with three distinct screen modes.

Let's take a look at this bad boy together!

youtu.be/CbEKFJ2Zcb0

Art Tablet Review! Let's check out the Ugee UT3 Trio Pad

YouTube video by Wesley Gardner

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, that's my good pal Sam, always discussing the systems and functions of subjected selections! Classic Sam!

Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 3d

Holy crap, Homeworld Remastered Collection is less than $3? If you're into strategy or sci-fi games AT ALL, this is an absolute must-play classic.

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Buy Homeworld Remastered Collection from the Humble Store

The Homeworld Remastered Collection includes : Homeworld Remastered Edition Homeworld 2 Remastered Edition Homeworld Remastered Steam Multiplayer As a bonus, you will also receive free access to: Home...

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 4d

It's Friday, you know what that means....the first FRIDAY FUNDAY stream is upon us!

Let's play some Tenchu: Stealth Assassin's on PS1, then see if either Assassin's Creed Shadows or Ghost of Tsushima hits the feel of the Tenchu series better!

www.twitch.tv/wesgardner

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 5d

God bless David Simon

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 6d

More tattoos added to the gamer sleeve today! This round: StarCraft!

Planning on five or six more logos/icons, then filling it in with some cyan, purple, and blue watercolor background washes!

Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 6d

lol

lmao

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 11d

Man this Art vs Artist thing, how are you all so dang hot, like calm down for a second

Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 12d

Going live! We're doing a "paint-along" today, so hop into chat, use the command !ref" (without quotes) to get the image we're using, and follow along with me and the gang!

Live on YouTube AND on Twitch, so whichever you prefer!

www.youtube.com/@ArtofWesGar...

www.twitch.tv/wesgardner

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 15d

New Patreon post is up, where I share some high-res art, talk shop about the YouTube and livestream, discuss upcoming projects, and more news!

Only $1 a month unlocks EVERYTHING, including past posts, projects, brushes, coupons, and more!

www.patreon.com/posts/hi-res...

Hi-Res Art, Live Streaming, and News! | Wes Gardner

Get more from Wes Gardner on Patreon

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 16d

Woof.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 16d

EA Announces Agreement to be Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55 Billion www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 18d

New YouTube video is out, and it's about something near-and-dear to my artistic heart:

Sometimes, your art is gonna suck.

What do you do if you find yourself in the middle of a "bad" painting? Here's some tips to get you through the tough times!

youtu.be/QLqTAD5H0Ps

Some Pro Tips to push through "bad" paintings! // (Wes's Art Tips Ep. 3)

YouTube video by Wesley Gardner

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 18d

Oh hellllll yes

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 19d

Sketch from today's stream

Was a blast messing with the wet brushes and Sumi-E inks to get a better handle on that Yoji Shinkawa style

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 19d

Quick art stream today, gonna dig into some more digital oils in Photoshop with the mixer brush! All the while cranking some PS1 era soundtracks lol

www.twitch.tv/wesgardner

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 20d

Sketches from today's stream, we'll be digging into more oils/smudges/studies tomorrow on another stream!

Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 20d

Doing some brush testing, and studying some Yoji Shinkawa (going after the nice inky impressionistic look).

Come chat for a few hours! Live on YouTube, and on the Twitch channel!

www.twitch.tv/WesGardner

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 22d

Save 20% on ALL my stuff from now until the end of the month on ArtStation! Also, discounts stack so the more you buy, the more you save!

www.artstation.com/wesgardner/s...

Wesley Gardner

Illustrator - (Star Wars, Warhammer 40k, Riot, etc)

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 24d

Newest Humble Bundle TTRPG bundle has a few books I worked on, go get you some WH40k!

www.humblebundle.com/books/warham...

Humble RPG Bundle: Warhammer RPG Starter Bundle by Cubicle7

Prepare for blood and glory—get 10+ tabletop role-playing (TTRPG) campaigns & more for Warhammer 40,000. Pay what you want & support Children’s Health Ireland!

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 25d

It's hilarious, and also true, which makes it MORE hilarious

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 25d

If you got a social, I'll damn sure media it

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Wes Gardner @artofwesgardner.bsky.social · 25d

In some reealllly weird moods lately, not a lot of them good

Hoping I can shake it off, but part of me wants to vent it out as well. Not sour grapes, just some trends I'm seeing that makes the grind not fulfilling.