Julie Dillon
@juliedillon.bsky.social
Artist in the PNW. She/Her. Previous clients: WotC, Simon & Schuster, Tor.com, Macmillan Publishers, Llewellyn Worldwide, Dark Horse Comics
[email protected] https://linktr.ee/juliedillonart
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Julie Dillon
@juliedillon.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Hello BlueSky! :) My name is Julie Dillon,and I'm a freelance fantasy artist living in Portland, OR. I like making character focused illustrations that touch on mythological and fantasy themes.
Instagram: @juliedillonart
website: www.juliedillonart.com
email: [email protected]
Instagram: @juliedillonart
website: www.juliedillonart.com
email: [email protected]
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Addendum to this excellent post:
You do not have to be good at something to have fun.
Don't hold yourself up to hyperrealistic or professional or your favourite ___ standards.
You're new and learning!
Be YOU, not a copy of someone else.
You do not have to be good at something to have fun.
Don't hold yourself up to hyperrealistic or professional or your favourite ___ standards.
You're new and learning!
Be YOU, not a copy of someone else.
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Addendum to this excellent post:
You do not have to be good at something to have fun.
Don't hold yourself up to hyperrealistic or professional or your favourite ___ standards.
You're new and learning!
Be YOU, not a copy of someone else.
You do not have to be good at something to have fun.
Don't hold yourself up to hyperrealistic or professional or your favourite ___ standards.
You're new and learning!
Be YOU, not a copy of someone else.
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Finally got around to putting these up! Smol originals, ready to hang, $165 each :) thecreepingmoon.store/collections/...
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Finally got around to putting these up! Smol originals, ready to hang, $165 each :) thecreepingmoon.store/collections/...
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Reminding myself once again that it is not a race.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reminding myself once again that it is not a race.
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need-a-penny, take-a-penny
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
need-a-penny, take-a-penny
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Using genAI alienates you from everyone else. It doesn't democratize art, it atomizes it.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Using genAI alienates you from everyone else. It doesn't democratize art, it atomizes it.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
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'An Awakened Slumber'
sumi and liquid acrylics
my first personal painting in a long long while. It was the planned painting for this years New Year's card for the year of the snake. I am so glad that I painted it anyway.
sumi and liquid acrylics
my first personal painting in a long long while. It was the planned painting for this years New Year's card for the year of the snake. I am so glad that I painted it anyway.
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
'An Awakened Slumber'
sumi and liquid acrylics
my first personal painting in a long long while. It was the planned painting for this years New Year's card for the year of the snake. I am so glad that I painted it anyway.
sumi and liquid acrylics
my first personal painting in a long long while. It was the planned painting for this years New Year's card for the year of the snake. I am so glad that I painted it anyway.
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we're at 31 submissions out of the 100 available slots already, damn
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
we're at 31 submissions out of the 100 available slots already, damn
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I needed a project to keep myself busy recently so I scratch-built an Armstrong from Final Fantasy IX 🏠🐟
October 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I needed a project to keep myself busy recently so I scratch-built an Armstrong from Final Fantasy IX 🏠🐟
I was told I should study computer science because my art was just "silly ding-dong shit," so I studied computer science for years before admitting to myself I was miserable, and decided to at least give myself a chance to do what I wanted before defaulting to what other people thought I should do.
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I was told I should study computer science because my art was just "silly ding-dong shit," so I studied computer science for years before admitting to myself I was miserable, and decided to at least give myself a chance to do what I wanted before defaulting to what other people thought I should do.
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Mokosh, Slavic deity of fate and abundance.
This month's ℘atreon postcard 🕊
Join us before the end of November to get one!
www.patreon.com/natasailincic
She also features in the 2026 Calendar for the month of August ✨
This month's ℘atreon postcard 🕊
Join us before the end of November to get one!
www.patreon.com/natasailincic
She also features in the 2026 Calendar for the month of August ✨
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Mokosh, Slavic deity of fate and abundance.
This month's ℘atreon postcard 🕊
Join us before the end of November to get one!
www.patreon.com/natasailincic
She also features in the 2026 Calendar for the month of August ✨
This month's ℘atreon postcard 🕊
Join us before the end of November to get one!
www.patreon.com/natasailincic
She also features in the 2026 Calendar for the month of August ✨
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Koi Pup. The oranges on this are so much fun. 8 x12 acrylic and coloured pencil on watercolour paper. Original for sale. Inspired by a monster from the Demon Slayer anime.
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Koi Pup. The oranges on this are so much fun. 8 x12 acrylic and coloured pencil on watercolour paper. Original for sale. Inspired by a monster from the Demon Slayer anime.
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My name is Mandy and I'm a 1/2-white-1/2-Chinese artist in Canada. I tattoo at Baohaus Collective, as well as exhibit my paintings in galleries across North America.
Website: mandytsung.com
Website: mandytsung.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My name is Mandy and I'm a 1/2-white-1/2-Chinese artist in Canada. I tattoo at Baohaus Collective, as well as exhibit my paintings in galleries across North America.
Website: mandytsung.com
Website: mandytsung.com
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I need to scan this in properly, but I’m real pleased with this little watercolor study I did today 👉👈 I got Nita Engels’ book “How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself” and it’s been really helpful in figuring out some landscape techniques ☺️
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I need to scan this in properly, but I’m real pleased with this little watercolor study I did today 👉👈 I got Nita Engels’ book “How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself” and it’s been really helpful in figuring out some landscape techniques ☺️
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My next presentable watercolor attempt, after a few more flubs and restarts. 😅 I still have a *lot* to learn, but I'm really enjoying the process along the way.
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My next presentable watercolor attempt, after a few more flubs and restarts. 😅 I still have a *lot* to learn, but I'm really enjoying the process along the way.
My next presentable watercolor attempt, after a few more flubs and restarts. 😅 I still have a *lot* to learn, but I'm really enjoying the process along the way.
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My next presentable watercolor attempt, after a few more flubs and restarts. 😅 I still have a *lot* to learn, but I'm really enjoying the process along the way.
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work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
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✨PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT ✨
At long last, my Great Gatsby retelling - a psychological thriller/drama graphic novel filled with vintage glamour - is getting published! #GreatGatsbyIIE
At long last, my Great Gatsby retelling - a psychological thriller/drama graphic novel filled with vintage glamour - is getting published! #GreatGatsbyIIE
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
✨PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT ✨
At long last, my Great Gatsby retelling - a psychological thriller/drama graphic novel filled with vintage glamour - is getting published! #GreatGatsbyIIE
At long last, my Great Gatsby retelling - a psychological thriller/drama graphic novel filled with vintage glamour - is getting published! #GreatGatsbyIIE
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Minerva (2024) • Acrylic on Fabriano
January 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Minerva (2024) • Acrylic on Fabriano
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
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K-Pop Demon Hunters, but (early 1700's) Canada 🇨🇦
I did a lot of research for this one due to Canada's history of colonialism, and learned a lot! Here's more info- www.tumblr.com/christianneg...
#kpdh #kpopdemonhunters #canada #acadian #mi'kmaq
#frenchcanadian
I did a lot of research for this one due to Canada's history of colonialism, and learned a lot! Here's more info- www.tumblr.com/christianneg...
#kpdh #kpopdemonhunters #canada #acadian #mi'kmaq
#frenchcanadian
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
K-Pop Demon Hunters, but (early 1700's) Canada 🇨🇦
I did a lot of research for this one due to Canada's history of colonialism, and learned a lot! Here's more info- www.tumblr.com/christianneg...
#kpdh #kpopdemonhunters #canada #acadian #mi'kmaq
#frenchcanadian
I did a lot of research for this one due to Canada's history of colonialism, and learned a lot! Here's more info- www.tumblr.com/christianneg...
#kpdh #kpopdemonhunters #canada #acadian #mi'kmaq
#frenchcanadian
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Pumpkin house (it was eaten within 30 minutes)
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Pumpkin house (it was eaten within 30 minutes)
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