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@exaltxix.bsky.social
30+, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏴🇭🇺 Glasgow based freelance artist - people painter, sun boy, all around menace. He/him.
I like big swirly brushstrokes, complicated men and monsters.
Art generally 🔞.
Email/Website for work: ares @ exaltxix.co.uk
I like big swirly brushstrokes, complicated men and monsters.
Art generally 🔞.
Email/Website for work: ares @ exaltxix.co.uk
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There's a range of stuff available from quick and sketchy icons to full illustrated scenes. Click through for examples.
I just downgraded my day job to half the hours due to studies so these would help me a ton!
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There's a range of stuff available from quick and sketchy icons to full illustrated scenes. Click through for examples.
I just downgraded my day job to half the hours due to studies so these would help me a ton!
ko-fi.com/ares_xix/com...
game companies simply do not seem to understand that I can just never buy a triple a/mainstream game ever again and I'll have plenty of games and a good time. I am not at all pressured into purchasing their ai filled new titles
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
game companies simply do not seem to understand that I can just never buy a triple a/mainstream game ever again and I'll have plenty of games and a good time. I am not at all pressured into purchasing their ai filled new titles
aaaauuu I want to play ttrpgs with peopleeee
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
aaaauuu I want to play ttrpgs with peopleeee
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Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
I enjoy dragon age two and dark souls two which I thiiiink were both relatively unpopular in their series. maybe I just have a thing for second games
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I enjoy dragon age two and dark souls two which I thiiiink were both relatively unpopular in their series. maybe I just have a thing for second games
struggling because I know I'm supposed to do charcoals but I cannot stand touching them. charcoals, pastel (dusty variety, oily is fine), it scrapes my brain
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
struggling because I know I'm supposed to do charcoals but I cannot stand touching them. charcoals, pastel (dusty variety, oily is fine), it scrapes my brain
this is a portfolio thing as well. acrylic on paper
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
this is a portfolio thing as well. acrylic on paper
intense nerves about portfolio....
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
intense nerves about portfolio....
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I've decided I'm not gonna take any new comms for december because of my mid-january portfolio deadlines, but if anyone wants to send me a tip to keep me fed for the month it'd be appreciated 😭 (art vaguely related)
ko-fi.com/ares_xix
ko-fi.com/ares_xix
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I've decided I'm not gonna take any new comms for december because of my mid-january portfolio deadlines, but if anyone wants to send me a tip to keep me fed for the month it'd be appreciated 😭 (art vaguely related)
ko-fi.com/ares_xix
ko-fi.com/ares_xix
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November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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another finger lost a battle against a box at work today.... rip 😔. this brings the injured fingers on right hand number to 3
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
another finger lost a battle against a box at work today.... rip 😔. this brings the injured fingers on right hand number to 3
never gets old when people complain about a fic tagged with trans character having a trans character in it. hello I want to speak to the manager, the bottle I bought at the apple juice store labelled "apple juice" had apple juice in it
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
never gets old when people complain about a fic tagged with trans character having a trans character in it. hello I want to speak to the manager, the bottle I bought at the apple juice store labelled "apple juice" had apple juice in it
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November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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I've decided I'm not gonna take any new comms for december because of my mid-january portfolio deadlines, but if anyone wants to send me a tip to keep me fed for the month it'd be appreciated 😭 (art vaguely related)
ko-fi.com/ares_xix
ko-fi.com/ares_xix
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I've decided I'm not gonna take any new comms for december because of my mid-january portfolio deadlines, but if anyone wants to send me a tip to keep me fed for the month it'd be appreciated 😭 (art vaguely related)
ko-fi.com/ares_xix
ko-fi.com/ares_xix
need to write my silly little story for the t4t morally dubious transmasc enjoyers
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
need to write my silly little story for the t4t morally dubious transmasc enjoyers
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I think this my least successful screenshot study all in all but I like the pink bits at the ear and neck. those are good. sorry roy I'll paint you actually well sometime
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I think this my least successful screenshot study all in all but I like the pink bits at the ear and neck. those are good. sorry roy I'll paint you actually well sometime
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Remember to feed the worms.
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Remember to feed the worms.
can I cut my own hair how bad of an idea is this
November 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
can I cut my own hair how bad of an idea is this
one day I'll do a little post about how I trace things I feel like it could be useful for people. it's really about learning shapes and not about producing a final image that matches or overlays in any significant way but I find it very efficient for me
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
one day I'll do a little post about how I trace things I feel like it could be useful for people. it's really about learning shapes and not about producing a final image that matches or overlays in any significant way but I find it very efficient for me
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You can make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
You can make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM