Mr Bayless 🩷💜💙
@mrbayless.bsky.social
COMMISSIONS OPEN!!! | Artist, writer, nerd, beard | He/him | #ADHD | #BlackLivesMatter | #LGBTQ
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Mr Bayless 🩷💜💙
@mrbayless.bsky.social
· Jul 8
Hello friendos, it’s #PortfolioDay!
My name is Bayless and I’m a character designer. I’ve done commissions for portraits, D&D characters, and superheroes.
I’m working on a proper Character Design portfolio this year!
My name is Bayless and I’m a character designer. I’ve done commissions for portraits, D&D characters, and superheroes.
I’m working on a proper Character Design portfolio this year!
Movie that takes place where you’re from
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Movie that takes place where you’re from
I remember seeing a brief second of Vash in an ad, pouring over Rockman Neo designs, constantly rereading my issue 1 of Scud, and staring at my Bionicles.
All of my first childhood “ideas” were just Leifeld ripoffs of these characters lol
All of my first childhood “ideas” were just Leifeld ripoffs of these characters lol
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I remember seeing a brief second of Vash in an ad, pouring over Rockman Neo designs, constantly rereading my issue 1 of Scud, and staring at my Bionicles.
All of my first childhood “ideas” were just Leifeld ripoffs of these characters lol
All of my first childhood “ideas” were just Leifeld ripoffs of these characters lol
Sword ladies! ⚔️
(Updated with a piece for a character I’ve been working on)
(Updated with a piece for a character I’ve been working on)
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Sword ladies! ⚔️
(Updated with a piece for a character I’ve been working on)
(Updated with a piece for a character I’ve been working on)
Sword ladies! ⚔️
(Unfair prompt as I tend to favor axes more than swords hahaha)
(Unfair prompt as I tend to favor axes more than swords hahaha)
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sword ladies! ⚔️
(Unfair prompt as I tend to favor axes more than swords hahaha)
(Unfair prompt as I tend to favor axes more than swords hahaha)
Del Toro is my god
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Del Toro is my god
I don’t do portraits too often but,
I would describe the left one as more accurate, while the Kendrick one has more personality (and is a known celebrity to compare lol)
I would describe the left one as more accurate, while the Kendrick one has more personality (and is a known celebrity to compare lol)
October 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I don’t do portraits too often but,
I would describe the left one as more accurate, while the Kendrick one has more personality (and is a known celebrity to compare lol)
I would describe the left one as more accurate, while the Kendrick one has more personality (and is a known celebrity to compare lol)
Ah, and a fine #PortfolioDay to you too!
You can call me Bay, I work in character design and I can do sci-fi, superheroes, fantasy, you name it.
I’m available for freelance and commission work.
Portfolio coming soon, for now you can visit MrBayless.com for more of my work!
You can call me Bay, I work in character design and I can do sci-fi, superheroes, fantasy, you name it.
I’m available for freelance and commission work.
Portfolio coming soon, for now you can visit MrBayless.com for more of my work!
October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ah, and a fine #PortfolioDay to you too!
You can call me Bay, I work in character design and I can do sci-fi, superheroes, fantasy, you name it.
I’m available for freelance and commission work.
Portfolio coming soon, for now you can visit MrBayless.com for more of my work!
You can call me Bay, I work in character design and I can do sci-fi, superheroes, fantasy, you name it.
I’m available for freelance and commission work.
Portfolio coming soon, for now you can visit MrBayless.com for more of my work!
That feeling when you ink and color something 3 times because you just can’t seem to find the rendering style you want.
October 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
That feeling when you ink and color something 3 times because you just can’t seem to find the rendering style you want.
Reposted by Mr Bayless 🩷💜💙
Hello artists! We return with another ✨Character Design✨ #Artshare
Have you been doing some character designing recently? Got a design u love and wanna talk about? Feel free to share! 🫵
Have you been doing some character designing recently? Got a design u love and wanna talk about? Feel free to share! 🫵
October 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hello artists! We return with another ✨Character Design✨ #Artshare
Have you been doing some character designing recently? Got a design u love and wanna talk about? Feel free to share! 🫵
Have you been doing some character designing recently? Got a design u love and wanna talk about? Feel free to share! 🫵
Said it before, I’ll say it again, I’d love to see Xena make a comeback. One that wouldn’t have to hide how gay it is.
If not a TV show, a comic would also rule.
If not a TV show, a comic would also rule.
More Xena x Callisto on patreon.com/laurenknight ❤️🔥
October 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Said it before, I’ll say it again, I’d love to see Xena make a comeback. One that wouldn’t have to hide how gay it is.
If not a TV show, a comic would also rule.
If not a TV show, a comic would also rule.
September 30th / October 1st
October 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
September 30th / October 1st
I started building a proper Character Design portfolio this year, and while I did a ton of research before digging in, I always want more.
What are some of your favorite designs or examples of great sheets or full portfolios?
What are some of your favorite designs or examples of great sheets or full portfolios?
September 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I started building a proper Character Design portfolio this year, and while I did a ton of research before digging in, I always want more.
What are some of your favorite designs or examples of great sheets or full portfolios?
What are some of your favorite designs or examples of great sheets or full portfolios?
Hey @bsky.app , read the room friend. We all came here to escape the censorship and suppression of other platforms. A place where we can see what we want.
Much like any good kink, safety tools are a great thing to have, but they should be available to those who want them, not forced onto all.
Much like any good kink, safety tools are a great thing to have, but they should be available to those who want them, not forced onto all.
September 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hey @bsky.app , read the room friend. We all came here to escape the censorship and suppression of other platforms. A place where we can see what we want.
Much like any good kink, safety tools are a great thing to have, but they should be available to those who want them, not forced onto all.
Much like any good kink, safety tools are a great thing to have, but they should be available to those who want them, not forced onto all.
It’s heckin Batman Day? Enjoy these character designs I did last year.
September 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It’s heckin Batman Day? Enjoy these character designs I did last year.
There’s a part of me that feels guilty for how much new art I haven’t made or shared lately, then I remember the work I’ve been putting into finally building a Character Design portfolio and I feel proud and accomplished.
September 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
There’s a part of me that feels guilty for how much new art I haven’t made or shared lately, then I remember the work I’ve been putting into finally building a Character Design portfolio and I feel proud and accomplished.
I think my anatomy and absolutely my lighting/shading got miles better.
September 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I think my anatomy and absolutely my lighting/shading got miles better.
Always love when I see dope artists on my timeline, link their account to see more, and find that I’m already following them.
August 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Always love when I see dope artists on my timeline, link their account to see more, and find that I’m already following them.
What’s a poster you had in your room growing up
August 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
What’s a poster you had in your room growing up
I’m well aware that it’s a good idea to stop and backup my Procreate files, but it also takes a while and that time I could be drawing.
August 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I’m well aware that it’s a good idea to stop and backup my Procreate files, but it also takes a while and that time I could be drawing.
Reposted by Mr Bayless 🩷💜💙
the ultimate weapon
July 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
the ultimate weapon
Hey friends! Today is my birthday and all I want is dope art.
Share some of your favorite artists with me, please. (NSFW is allowed)
Share some of your favorite artists with me, please. (NSFW is allowed)
July 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hey friends! Today is my birthday and all I want is dope art.
Share some of your favorite artists with me, please. (NSFW is allowed)
Share some of your favorite artists with me, please. (NSFW is allowed)
I wish I lived in the world of Superman 2025.
I would love so much to live in a reality where someone THAT GOOD just existed.
That would be so comforting.
I would love so much to live in a reality where someone THAT GOOD just existed.
That would be so comforting.
July 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I wish I lived in the world of Superman 2025.
I would love so much to live in a reality where someone THAT GOOD just existed.
That would be so comforting.
I would love so much to live in a reality where someone THAT GOOD just existed.
That would be so comforting.
Man… fuck social media. Shit gets in my head too easily. Cuts too deep. Has me out here questioning myself and my worth.
It’s a modern marvel that we can connect with so many people around the world, but it also just means when no one says anything, it feels that more lonely.
It’s a modern marvel that we can connect with so many people around the world, but it also just means when no one says anything, it feels that more lonely.
July 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Man… fuck social media. Shit gets in my head too easily. Cuts too deep. Has me out here questioning myself and my worth.
It’s a modern marvel that we can connect with so many people around the world, but it also just means when no one says anything, it feels that more lonely.
It’s a modern marvel that we can connect with so many people around the world, but it also just means when no one says anything, it feels that more lonely.
Listen, I know you need to keep drawing and don’t get too hung up on going back to redraw things, but what they don’t tell you is that by the time you’re on page 12 of your character design portfolio, the lineup you did first starts lookin stiff as hell.
Once more, with feeling!
Once more, with feeling!
July 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Listen, I know you need to keep drawing and don’t get too hung up on going back to redraw things, but what they don’t tell you is that by the time you’re on page 12 of your character design portfolio, the lineup you did first starts lookin stiff as hell.
Once more, with feeling!
Once more, with feeling!