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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 13h

Hi again #PortfolioDay!

I'm Elsa, book cover illustrator focused on fantasy, sci-fi and horror. I have a soft spot for symbolism, as well as themes of identity and connection. Currently available for freelance work!

💼 elsavelasco.com
✉️ [email protected]
Other links: linktr.ee/evelasco.art

Drawing of a brown-skinned androgynous person with long straight black hair looking back at the viewer. They have a handkerchief in one hand, and are sweating under the sun. In the background there’s the shape of a crowd with banners and strange musical instruments, congregated around the huge arch of a gate, for which the keystone is being set in a ceremony.
This piece is an illustration for the first chapter of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness

Illustration of a long-haired man sleeping. There are worlds melting in his hair, the skyline of Portland before him and Mount Hood in the background. This piece is an alternate cover for The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

Illustration of two hands reaching for each other. One of them is darker than the other, and they both have cracks that glow with light. Between them is a glowing star, and they are surrounded by a swirl of darkness and light, that remind the night sky and snow.
It is an alternate cover for The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin

Illustration of a naked androgynous figure in a cave surrounded by black monsters that remind marine creatures. The person is drawing on a book while looking and touching the monsters. The person has a hole in the chest, filled by a glowing speck of light. They also have glowing eyes, as do the monsters.
The person's n1pples are censored due to BlueSky consistently flagging the image as adult content.

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Yorgos Cotronis @cotronis.bsky.social · 11h

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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Andrea Corsini :•) @syqkos.bsky.social · 15h

Hey #PortfolioDay 🖤

I'm Andrea, freelance illustrator and concept artist who loves to paint fantasy and dark fantasy themes.🌙
I've worked in TTRPGS, TCGs, videogames and book publishing.

Would love to work for MTG and DnD one day!

✉️[email protected]
🎨 www.andrea-corsini.com

Illustration of a vampire woman luring the viewer closer

Illustration of a knight fallen after a duel

Illustration of a goatman creature in a fallen city

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korraiko | waitlist open @korraiko.bsky.social · 11h

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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Kate Blagodatskikh @blagodatskix.bsky.social · 12h

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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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 13h

Love how you use light and color to create such a haunting atmosphere in your pieces 🖤

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Luisa @saturniasvart.bsky.social · Apr 8

#PortfolioDay
Hi! I’m a Ukrainian artist exploring the shadowy corners of the soul through dark, ethereal, and mystical art.
My work is inspired by nature, gothic aesthetics, and the beauty of melancholy.
I’m drawn to mysterious places, old cemeteries, vintage things, dark music, and quiet books.

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Patricia Moj 🎨 || freelance illustrator / concept artist @pbmoj.bsky.social · 17h

Hi #PortfolioDay ! 💕

I'm Patricia, a freelance illustrator and concept artist from Germany. I especially love doing character-centric illustrations and do work for books, tabletop, board + video games, and other projects! 😊

✨ patriciamoj.com
✨ [email protected]

digital painting of an elf holding a magically glowing cup, leaves floating around

digital painting, a mage wielding water magic

digital painting, fanart of Lucanis and Spite from Dragon Age Veilguard

digital painting, a magic student instructing their pet pig to do some magic

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks for hosting, Patricia! 💜

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 13h

Hi again #PortfolioDay!

I'm Elsa, book cover illustrator focused on fantasy, sci-fi and horror. I have a soft spot for symbolism, as well as themes of identity and connection. Currently available for freelance work!

💼 elsavelasco.com
✉️ [email protected]
Other links: linktr.ee/evelasco.art

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 13h

Hi again #PortfolioDay!

I'm Elsa, book cover illustrator focused on fantasy, sci-fi and horror. I have a soft spot for symbolism, as well as themes of identity and connection. Currently available for freelance work!

💼 elsavelasco.com
✉️ [email protected]
Other links: linktr.ee/evelasco.art

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Nia Soler @niasoler.bsky.social · 1d

La actividad de los centros de datos de la IA, al contrario de lo que declaran los gobiernos, sí que afecta al precio de la factura de la luz. En EEUU se ha disparado hasta un 267% en zonas cercanas a estos centros, pero también afecta al resto de consumidores con independencia de la distancia.

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Julie Dillon @juliedillon.bsky.social · 7d

I've been working in sketchbooks more as part of a class assignment; here are some of my recent sketches 👉👈 I've been trying to draw what comes to me in the moment, and not worry too much about the output or making everything perfect, but also put time into each to make it feel 'done' as a sketch.

Graphite and white charcoal sketch on toned paper of a woman with stylized hair

Graphite and white charcoal sketch on toned paper of a figure with a stylized owl headdress. The wings of the headdress cover the figure's eyes.

A graphite sketch of a a face surrounded by a sphere of churning, splashing water

A graphite sketch of a beared man with a sword plunging through his forehead and out his chin (in a stylized, non gory way).

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Sygnin / DTIYS pinned! @sygnin.com · 8d

Day 6 for #repostober

The widow.

The concept was better in my head than how it turned out, but I still like it conceptually.

#darkart

Art of a woman in a black dress and veil, holding a knife with some blood. She is standing in a graveyard at night with a small chapel in the background

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Abel Klaer @superstarfighter.bsky.social · 11d

Book Cover Artists!

QRP with your book covers 📖

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 12d

Then I cut the kind words, draw a silly doodle to go with them and stick the piece of paper around my desk, as a reminder.

Haven’t had to do it in some time, but it really used to help!

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 12d

After spilling it all out, self-compassion ends up appearing. I see all the shit out there scribbled in wobbly letters and think: oh wow, no-one deserves that, lemme write something kind to whatever part of myself is thinking all that.

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 12d

Oh I just remembered something that helps on really bad days. Whenever I’m struggling with self-kindness, I’ll get a scrap of paper and just write whatever I’m feeling that’s getting in the way of feeling that kindness. Just get it all out, unfiltered and raw.

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Sygnin / DTIYS pinned! @sygnin.com · 12d

I'm not sure if I have enough existing dark/spooky art to do #repostober every day, but well let's see.

Scary unicorn today!

#darktober #darkart

Art of a scary red unicorn with white mane and tail

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Eleonor Piteira @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social · 12d

Celeste dos Cravos (2025), acrylic gouache (+ tiny bit of watercolour) on hot pressed paper (A3)

The traditional version of the illustration I painted digitally last year, now as I had first envisioned it :)

Illustration by Eleonor Piteira featuring a woman on a balcony, holding a bouquet of red carnations, giving one of them to a soldier passing below, placing it on the muzzle of his gun while he looks up at her. All around, other soldiers walk beside him, some wearing red carnations on the muzzles of their guns too, others waiting for their turn to get one. On the background, Portuguese tiles frame the woman, while the balcony's railing slowly transforms into a streetlamp typical of Lisbon (with a caravel and 2 ravens, the symbols of the city).

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 12d

Omg coolest shirt ever!!!! 🖤 May I ask if the pattern be found online? Been crocheting for years, now thinking about jumping into knitting. This would surely be great motivation to learn 👀

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 12d

Sending lots of strength, and hoping therapy helps you 🙏🏻

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 12d

I was there a while ago too. After years of therapy, it’s become easier (still requires a lot of effort sometimes). Can’t say for certain what exactly helped the most, but trauma-informed therapy (parts therapy, EMDR) surely made a change, as did for some friends, who are doing much better now

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 12d

I’m sorry this is happening to you. Can’t say if this is normal, but it’s certainly frequent. From my experience, it seems to be super frequent among queer people, and also among artists (esp non white cis straight men). You’re not alone. Glad that you’re in therapy, it gets better with time 🫂

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 14d

I’m innnnnnnn if you wanna 🧡

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Elsa Velasco @evelasco.bsky.social · 14d

Like… what the heck

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