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Katy Grierson

@kovah.bsky.social

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Fantasy Illustrator. Dice Goblin. Gamer. Critter. Co-author of Sul. She/Her. Critical role, Steamforged Games, Weird Giraffe Games, Fantasy Flight Games website: www.kovah.co.uk Co-author of www.sulbook.com #sulbook #illustrator #noai #art

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Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · Dec 2

Hi, I'm Katy an Illustrator from the UK.

I love to paint anything fantasy - especially dragons and have worked on a number of ttrpg books, boardgames and book covers.

You can find my portfolio here - www.kovah.co.uk

I've also co-authored a book - www.sulbook.com

Looking down over the side of a ship you see a pirate cat climbing up in the anchor rope, it's fur is ginger tabby and she has a mischievous grin on her face. Trouble is coming.

A man dwarfed by a huge tree stands on an outcropping of roots in a large jungle gorge. Light streams down illuminating the mist and the foliage all around.

The Nightmare in Ivory, the ancient white dragon Guiladon chomps down on the tiny hut of Caleb Widogast as the Mighty Nein try to make their escape from her icy lair. As they scream inside hoping the magic will protect them long enough for them to escape.

From Critical Role.

The demoness Aysel reaching down or perhaps dropping a small Sulaai boy into the trees, her wings outstretched as she flies.

From a scene in the book Sul: From Gold to Iron to Rust. Co-authored and Illustrated by Katy Grierson and Jacqui Davis.

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Julie Dillon @juliedillon.bsky.social · 17h

I just finished this up in a SmArtSchool mentorship class with Sam Weber. 😊 The assignment was to create an illustration with an original character, and I went with my current D&D character 😅

A woman with a shaved head in gold armor stands among dark briars. The briar thorns pierce her armor and skin in a few places, and she hangs her head in a defeated posture.

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Jacqui Davis @logicfairy.bsky.social · 22h

It's #PortfolioDay! ✨🔆

I'm an illustrator working in board games, would love to get into ttrpgs and book covers - www.jacquidavis.com

For fun I write and illustrate about a fantasy world with @kovah.bsky.social

Cover for Sul: From Gold to Iron and Rust - a green statue of a man rises from the sea against a yellow background

Painting of a vampire descending a staircase from a hanging castle

Iolo portrait: painting of a boy holding a wooden horse against a bright yellow background

Cover for Sul: Golden Hour, a statue rises from the desert at dawn

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Jonah Walker @ MCM London N-19 @galacticjonah.bsky.social · 1d

/Destiny brings together the strangest of people.../

Probably my most ambitious group piece yet, just based on pure numbers - likely the only one I'll do for this campaign, oof -- 13 is a lot, folks!!!
(As usual the designs have my own vague spin on them 🫶)

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanart

Digital Illustration of all 13 player characters from Critical Role Campaign four. They are all rendered in a sketchy line style and coloured in reds, blues and greens.

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Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 1d

Uuuuuugghhhh whhhy

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A-mazing :D

Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 2d

Is #longessek coming back :D

Cat version long Essek yay!

#essek #criticalrole

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bumble-b-goode @bumble-b-goode.bsky.social · 3d

long essek-saurus
#criticalrole

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Ale @alepresser.com · 3d

Oh no oh no oh no

It's a cup and the hat fits both the bird and the tiger I'M GONNA SCREEEEAAAMMMM

www.instagram.com/reel/DPERXfo...

Screenshot from Instagram, a porcelain cup of Kpop demon hunters' bird with the hat. It shine And very well made.

A d the porcelain HAT also fits the porcelain tiger cup, right behind it.

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 4d

I can’t stress enough how utterly embarrassing it is to see experienced artists suddenly use AI

I can never have a shred of respect for someone who used to be a peer & who decided to embrace something that’s the opposite of any craft & any human endeavour

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Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 5d

Getting to fly around as a dragon in your dream is top tier awesome!

#dragon

two dragons flying in the sky with their wings outstretched

ALT: two dragons flying in the sky with their wings outstretched

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Alsares @alsares.bsky.social · 5d

Voce for voce_etal (FA)

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BlindCoyote 🔜 BLFC @blindcoyote.com · 6d

“Don’t trust the voices after 9pm” is prob one of the better bits of advice I’ve heard

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Danil 🌱 @danilluzin.com · 7d

Orogene

One of my favourites pieces I've done for the #TheFifthSeason GM kit.
#art | #illustration | #book | #scifi

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 7d

Englebert. (From my book, Cauldron, which you can find here: buff.ly/TY9g8aW

#gif #enchantedtoad #watercolour #painting #creatureart

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Marcela Medeiros @marcelamarts.bsky.social · 7d

The Hades franchise has been everything I could’ve wished for since 2020.

I always wanted to thank Supergiant Games with a fanart, but I was always short on… time?

Maybe now, time won’t be such a troublesome thing for me anymore.

Death to Chronos!

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Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 7d

reference image

Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 7d

Warmup to get back into some arts. My glamour bard Bella reaching lvl 6 and learning command. She stopped a full on gang fight.

Used the image by Mead Schaeffer as a reference :D

#dnd #bard #command

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Bri 🔪 🫀 @ghostbri.bsky.social · 8d

🍃🍃🍃

A digital illustration of the character Moros from the video game Hades 2. The character is depicted from the waist up and from the side, staring thoughtfully towards the right side of the image. The illustration is in a painterly style but left unfinished at the bottom of the figure. The background is low contrast and depicts green branches and leaves.

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Jeremy Anninos @anninosart.bsky.social · 8d

💚🔥

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Eren Angiolini @erenangiolini.com · 8d

Tomorrow is the big day for Jester & Fjord!

Are you all ready to celebrate the wedding in perfect Mighty Nein style? I’m sure nothing will go wrong at all 😂

A reinterpretation of Leighton’s “Call to Arms”, dedicated to the bride & groom💙✨
#criticalrole #criticalrolefanart @criticalrole.bsky.social

An illustration re-interpreting the painting “Call to Arms” by Leighton. Jester and Fjord are leaving an elegant building after getting married, followed by Caleb, Essek, Beau, Yasha, Caduceus and Veth, as Kingsley stops them on the steps, seemingly telling them about something important and pointing to the side.
He’s asking them to join on a new adventure or maybe fight an incoming danger.
All of the Mighty Nein are dressed in very fancy clothing, Jester has a beautiful white gown with pink embroidery. Every’s face is either shocked or excited.

In the background, we see various buildings, one showing the “Lavish Chateau” sign.
Many NPC, guest characters and easter eggs are hidden in the image.

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Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 9d

I basically did 'office hours' so essentially 9-5 (because that worked with my schedual at the time).

Then had evening meal around 5:30 as a forced break, then was free time after that.

Getting up to make the food was a good work stopper for me.

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it’s always rat wednesday @ratwednesday.art · 15d

a paladin from today!

cropped WIP digital painting of an anthropomorphic panther in silvery armor

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Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 16d

I haven't made it past her yet, once I do will probably appreciate her more haha

Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 16d

Those fookin goddam sirens man #hades2

Also their song is annoyingly catchy.

a cartoon character with flames coming out of his head and the word " angry " on his mouth

ALT: a cartoon character with flames coming out of his head and the word " angry " on his mouth

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Katy Grierson @kovah.bsky.social · 19d

Playing #Hades2 and getting the boon that makes enemies expload on death, blowing up their comrades in a cascade of little booms.