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Toronto based Illustrator & Surface Pattern Designer. Mythology, folklore, occult history & lover of all things spooky •COMMISSIONS OPEN• 🔗http://babeandoak.carrd.co 🌙PRINTS- https://ko-fi.com/babeandoak/shop 💌COMMISSIONS - [email protected] 🚫AI/NFT

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 1h

Hi #PortfolioDay

I’m Élle • Freelance illustrator & surface pattern designer

Specializing in detail heavy B&W work & passionate about occult history, horror & symbolism

Open for work in publishing, book covers, TTRPGs, private & commercial commissions

✉️ [email protected]
🎨 babeandoak.carrd.co

Altar prayer card for the goddess Diana. A rectangular card has a black border with parts of the Orphic hymn for Diana surrounding it as a border in white text. In the bottom right are twin arrows over a crescent moon representing her and Apollo. In the bottom left and top right are white outlined 8 point stars. Inside the border is a marble shockwave black and grey pattern with white outlining that forms an arch at the top with lining to look like columns on both sides. In the middle is a stag skull with painted antlers of a diamond and star pattern. Behind the skull are smaller 8 point stars and cloud ripples. Above the skull is a scraggly branch of queen Anne’s lace with small dots above. In the top corners are two constellations for Sirius as her hunting dogs and Roman numerals for 13 and 8 for the date of the Nemoralia festival.

Victorian Ward - Black and white illustration of a Victorian wall with a scarab ward framed. The border of the whole piece is a torn paper. Inside is Victorian black and white striped wallpaper with damask type filigree in the black and smaller stripes and speckles in the white with small vertical black stripes on either side. In the damask pattern are slightly abstract symbols of infinity, an hourglass and other resurrection symbols. In the middle is an ornate rectangular frame framing a large scarab beetle with its wings out. On its wings are celestial symbols like Jupiter, stars and the moon. Around the scarab are peony flowers and branches of a tree branching towards the top left with a vine white line swooping in an out and around the frame in the same direction. The scarabs body is engraved like metal with filigree. Behind the scarab in the frame is grain shading grey over black.

Dark Vibrations - Inktober 2022 black and white ink illustration. Plain rolling hills lead to the door of a building with a large central spire and a small covered porch. To the left side of the building is a three facet bay windows and the other windows have ornate stained glass. On top of the central spire is a lighting conductor in the shape of a 5 point star. In the highest window of the spire is stain glass in the shape of an eye. Converging at the start is a large vortex spiraling and expanding through the whole sky. The vortex is pulling party’s of the building up towards it and cracking parts of the wood and foundation. The vortex is casting light and highlights on the building and the tress behind it. Converging towards the building is a circle of 12 white bird silhouettes.

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 4m

Thanks Dan! 💕

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SAPRO @saproartist.bsky.social · 23m

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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Megi 🦋🐍 @mmegistus.bsky.social · 4h

Happy #portfolioday ! I'm Megi, an artist who draws mostly OC content and sometimes fanart for fun ~

Places where you can find me: mmegistuss.carrd.co

Comms: vgen.co/megistus

Patreon: patreon.com/megistus_sleep

An illustration of my original character, Bhargavi. She is standing in the middle of a pond with a brown wall and two pillars behind, with some greenery around. She has brown skin and long red hair with glowing orange/golden ends. She is wearing a golden armour around her neck and golden vambraces on each arm. She is wearing a sleeveless red top that reveals her smotach and long red pants. She is looking down and has one foot out of the water, while holding on to some of the longer shinier layers of her pants that have appeared to be drenched as they’ve soaked up too much water. There is a strong golden light shining down on her from above.

A fanart illustration of Clair Obscur. There is a giant frame with Verso looking at and reaching out to Alicia from his side, while Alicia, is looking at him and reaching to Verso, standing outside of the frame. With sunlight shining down only on Alicia and a bit on Verso. The top half of Alicia, where the sunlight is shining down on her, depicts her with white hair, while in the shadows, her hair is drawn closer to red. Red and white petals surround the scene.

A portrait illustration of my original character, Megaera, showcases her distinctive features. She has brown skin, striking amber eyes, and white hair with black highlights. Her ears are slightly pointed, and she bears a scar on her right nose, jaw, and neck. The illustration presents two versions: one with her hair flowing down past her shoulders and the other with her hair neatly tied up in a high ponytail. The background is just a plain white with a small chibi of her winking in the bottom right corner.

An illustration of my original character, Aleron. He is an elf with long dark blue hair with glowing cyan ends tied up in a high ponytail. He has fair skin, green (left) and blue (right) eyes and is wearing a blue long-sleeved robe with silver armour and vambraces. He is looking down at the viewer with a solemn expression and is holding a large silver shield in this left hand. Golden sunlight is shining down on this face and behind him are large metal spikes indicating he's in a battlefield.

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Yorgos Cotronis @cotronis.bsky.social · 33m

Hello hello #portfolioday
My name is Yorgos, I'm Greek and I make book covers. I'm available for new projects from December onwards.

Here's some of my work!

Painting of a woman with a facial tatoo in long black robes holding a Zweihander

Painting of a woman wearing a crown, in a field of rye. A wolf stands besides her, mostly in shadow.

Book cover for the novel EPIPHANY. It depicts a woman half submerged in water with flowers growing around her.

A book cover for the novel "The Moss," showing a girl covered in flowers and moss with glowing white eyes.

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 1h

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 21m

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 21m

Ah! You’re the best - means so much 💕💕💕

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Yukke/illustrator @yukke000.bsky.social · 40m

#PortfolioDay みたいなのでリポストさせてください！

Yukke/illustrator @yukke000.bsky.social · Oct 17

自己紹介まとめです！

・ポートフォリオ yukke000.myportfolio.com/work
・制作依頼に関して yukke000.myportfolio.com/contact
ミュージシャンのグッズデザインなど時々やらせて頂いているイラストレーターです。
左上から
1.オリジナル
2.GHOST ghost-official.com
3.Mötley Crüe（不採用）
4.Barns Courtney barnscourtney.com

よろしくお願いします～！
#絵柄が好みって人にフォローされたい
#絵描きさんと繋がりたい
#illustration #art

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 40m

I’ve never heard of that brand I’ll have to check it out. I use to use MorrocanOil but lately it just isn’t doing the trick anymore. I tried ShuEumura as well which smells lovely but I think might be too heavy

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クリス 🏳️‍🌈 💖💜💙 @nerdvolutionkurisu.bsky.social · 1h

Hi #Portfolioday!

I'm Kurisu, Game Designer and digital artist with a passion for fantasy!

nerdvolutionkurisu.com

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 44m

Omg that bottom left one 🖤

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 44m

#art #artshow #mail #gallery

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Linish 🍁 [comms open] @linish.bsky.social · 45m

Hiya #PortfolioDay!
I'm Lini, an artist who specializes in emotional character work with a surreal, dreamy aesthetic
I put my heart and soul into every piece of work I do

🔗 linish.carrd.co
✉️ DM's open

An elven woman with short blonde hair lies peacefully in dark foliage, eyes closed as if asleep. She wears silver and black armor, and a sword rests beside her, glowing faintly in the dim light

Digital painting showing a woman with dark hair in a ponytail, wearing a white dress with gold and green accents, standing in a shallow pool of water with lily pads. She is holding a staff topped with a miniature tree and looking over her shoulder at the viewer. The background is a fantasy landscape with purple and pink misty lighting, suggesting a hidden grotto or lagoon

Stylized illustration depicting a dark-haired girl wearing a witch's hat sitting against a full moon. She is looking at the viewer, leaning on her arm, her long hair fluttering in the wind. She wears a large pointed hat adorned with crescent moons, a fur-trimmed cloak, and a black and white outfit with a ruffled bowtie. The background is a deep night sky with stars, enhancing the magical atmosphere

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 46m

Almost every single thing I’ve ordered for an upcoming show has gotten delayed 😑

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Fukkatsu (cmm-close) @fukkatsu.bsky.social · 6h

Hello #PortfolioDay!🥀

I'm Fukkatsu, freelance illustarator. Mostly I draw my OCs, and I really love vampires and aristocrats🌹

Other galleries: linktr.ee/fukkatsu_sumi

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 49m

Haha me too but I also just hate my hair being wet so long it drives me nuts.

It looks so lovely though! Is there a particular hair oil?

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 50m

a cartoon of a cat and a dog with the words yayyyy written on the bottom

Alt: Jerry and a bird dancing around in a circle

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 51m

Love your fine line work and soft colour combos

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Abi Stevens: MCM N16 @abistevensart.bsky.social · 3h

Hello #PortfolioDay!
I'm Abi, and illustrator with a bold and colourful digital style.
Portfolio: abistevens_art
Email: [email protected]

Currently looking for commission work! (Private and/or commercial!)
#commissionsOpen #illustration #art

Here's some of my favourite personal work!

A digital illustration of a purple figure with a flat expression and their hands up grasping weakly at colourful looping shapes with bold black lines. Some have yellow eyes at the centre, they obscure most of the figures head, neck and shoulders.

A digital illustration of a colourful moth with swirly leafy details in its wings and a pastel rainbow ombre body. It is framed by swirly leafy shapes also in pastel ombre tones, and a rainbow spiral with circles showing the phases of the moon in yellow and white. The large full moon rests at the centre of the spiral and under the moths right wing.

A sigitL illustration of a white bat with 2 heads and eight wings in flight. It has no eyes and each wing is a different colour: blue, green, yellow, orange, red, pink, indigo and violet. It is framed by pastel sparkles and a gold ring border with a repeating pattern of eyeballs around it. In the outer corners are feathery stylised purple wings, and circles showing the phases of the moon.

A digital illustration: a parody of memento mori still life paintings but it's arranged on a beach and has a 'goth summer' theme. Objects include a skull, sunglasses, globe beachball with a witch hat on top, romance books with a knife stabbed in the top, a cocktail with an eyeball in it, a poison punch bottle, suncream, fang sweets, melting icecream, shells, bucket and spade, beach bag and towels. They are framed by a grey beach umbrella, deckchair, and a footprint in the sand.

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 53m

Lovely colour combos

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Suzanne 🪡 in Brno: Oct 17-19🪡 @anatomoth.bsky.social · 1h

Hello #portfolioday!
I'm Suzanne,fine artist who evolved into a tattoo artist.Gouache,acrylics,ink,inspired by flora,fauna,anatomy,psychology.Stationed in Budapest..Currently looking for a stable guestspot in Germany!
✉️ [email protected]
✨ ko-fi.com/anatomoth/
⚜️ instagram.com/anatomoth/

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