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Anne Stickney @shadesogrey.bsky.social · 2h

How is the carpet flake endeavor going

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Alex Ziebart @alexziebart.bsky.social · 2h

I’m feeling much better, so I’m pouring candles today. For the fun of it, here’s a mini flash sale while I work: use code CANDLEDAY at checkout for 10% off. It does work on Fall/Holiday items!

grumpycandlecompany.com

Grumpy Candle Co

Homemade soy candles and wax melts from one grumpy old man in Milwaukee, WI.

grumpycandlecompany.com

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Anne Stickney @shadesogrey.bsky.social · 2h

I dunno if they wanted a short novella in response but they sure got one

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Anne Stickney @shadesogrey.bsky.social · 3h

When the mobile RPG unwittingly asks a narrative designer to fill out a survey regarding writing and tone

*cracks knuckles*

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Anne Stickney @shadesogrey.bsky.social · 23h

Well deserved!

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Anne Stickney @shadesogrey.bsky.social · 23h

It's raining and I'm so happy

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Anne Stickney @shadesogrey.bsky.social · 23h

I have this print in my living room and it's one of my favorites

S E Case @secase.bsky.social · 1d

owls (2022)

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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 1d

Can't stand your neighbors? Come tour PLOT 46 in RAZORWIND SHORES today! An isolated arboreal mountaintop cabin awaits you. Hide away from the sin and strife of the modern day with this rustic oasis. (SUBJECT TO SI:7 BACKGROUND CHECK)

screenshot from video game World of Warcraft, from the new Horde-side Player Housing map. A small cabin with a red wooden roof is in a mountainous landscape with orange grass and pine trees. In the distance is a small lake.

screenshot from World of Warcraft. Map of new Horde Player Housing map Razorwind Shores. Housing plot 46, slightly northeast of the center of the map, is clumsily circled in red.

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season of the apple cider witch 🍎🎃 @applecider.bsky.social · 2d

Part 2

Overwatch 2 screenshot of Sojourn in her Witchbane cosmetic, which looks similar to the hunter outfit from Bloodborne. It is a leather suit with a tricorn-esque hat, fitted waistcoat, leather pants and boots. The entire picture is an eerie green color, and she's firing off her railgun up at face level in the ramparts of some ruined building.

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season of the apple cider witch 🍎🎃 @applecider.bsky.social · 2d

WITCHBANE // Sojourn

It is very obvious this cosmetic is inspired by Bloodborne so I spent quite a few weeks cobbling this set together from all of the spooky castle/Victorian city places, which is hard in Overwatch!

#overwatch #sojourn #gamephotography #virtualphotography

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blavamoon @blavamoon.bsky.social · 1d

An old OC I brought as an adopt from Saltmatey, who is also one of the main villains in Maee's and Aria's stories! 🌑

She turned her back on Elune after her thousands of pleas and prayers went unheard, especially after losing her wife, friends and family in the Sundering and the following tragedies!

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Polina Surygina @redsmo.bsky.social · 1d

Hey everyone! I hit a bingo today - it’s both #PortfolioDay and my Birthday 🥳🥳🥳
I’m Polina (Redsmo), a 2D artist and illustrator who loves creating fantasy worlds and atmospheric stories.

🔸 Portfolio: artstation.com/redsmo
🔸 Socials: linktr.ee/redsmo
🔸 Contact: [email protected]

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Anne Stickney @shadesogrey.bsky.social · 1d

Oh heck I love that

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Léan 🌷 @kyotosparty.bsky.social · 1d

Oh it's #PortfolioDay !

Hi, I'm Léan, I'm a freelance illustrator who works for tabletop games and books (mostly!)
Character design is my one true love, followed by fashion history, mythology and skeletons.

🌐kyotosparty.com
✉️[email protected]

Busts of Jayce and Viktor, with their heads split open, sharing a single skull with arcane corruption all over it. There are butterflies fluttering around them, they're also surrounded by Zaun's smoke and Piltover's clouds. The skyline of Piltover crowns the piece, aligned with an arcane explosion right at the bottom center.

A blue tiefling playing the oboe surrounded by golden columns and lilac tiefling in the middle of a bloody swamp framed by soft turquoise walls
An elf? holding two swords and being pierced by two more standing between columns that turn into tree roots and a ??? thing ??? stepping on a giant scolopendra in the middle of a gothic archway with seven skulls above them

My OC Eliott sitting atop a broken statue that is holding a sword and a quill. There's a crack on the face of the statue, with a skull peeking from underneath. Eliott is reaching for the quill but his other hand hovers over the sword.

Gideon Nav and Harrowhark Nonagesimus holding hands and looking at each other. It seems as if Harrow is about to fall and Gideon is catching her. Two spears pierce through their linked hand and the blood pouring from them is dying Harrow's scarf red. It looks like bloody wings.

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Ryuutsu 💫 @ryuutsu.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay ! ✨

I'm Nika, an illustrator based in the Netherlands, and I paint stylized (often fantasy) characters and enjoy working with strong color identity. I've lately been intrigued by art for books and murder mystery narratives!

✉️[email protected]
🌿https://www.ryuutsu.com/

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Jasper 🐦‍⬛ TTRPG artist @jaspermillerart.com · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Jasper, a fantasy illustrator working in TTRPG/TCG/publishing.

My work pendulums between dynamic and vivid; soft and intimate.

I'd love to work on more book covers and TCG, so don't hesitate to reach out.

📨 [email protected]
📷 jaspermillerart.com

Illustration of a drow standing in front of a large white snake with wings. The drow has long white hair and dark green clothing with copper accents. He holds a dagger above his head with blue magic arcing between the blade and his hand. They are in the Underdark, with blue spores and mushrooms surrounding them.

Illustration of the fellowship from the Fourth Age actual play. They are at a high altitude looking down into a valley with a river. From left: Theodas (bald elf, many scars, dark beard, golden interlocking armor, dull blue cape); Iairen (elf, medium brown skin, kinky brown hair with undercut and half up style, blue robes, holding a blue palantir); Mistiel (elf with dark brown skin, copper cape, long white box braids half up, golden armour); Eona (human, dark brown long hair with golden scales woven through, leathers and cape, holding a sword); Chicory (hobbit-elfish, lilac dress, pale skin, brown hair in loose waves, holding a wooden staff that crooks over and holds a glowing white stone); Aerlind (elf, dark hair, blue fine outfit, tanned skin, east asian features, holds an astrolabe in one hand).

Illustration from first person view, showing a hand holding up an opalescent stone with a hole in the center. The stone has brass filigree, and through the hole is a view of a mountain sheep. The background is a mountainous landscape. There are slight magical effects showing that the view through the stone is a zoomed in view of the background.

An alabaster gargoyle and a feminine figure dressed in black robes with their faces shadowed by hoods. The pair are within a gothic styled church, standing before an altar on a dais, preaching to spectators behind the POV. Candles cast plenty of light in the room despite the flames being purple, and all the decorations and the architecture is gothic in design. They look as though they are in the middle of performing a sermon in unison

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🌿viktor aleksander🌿 @ commissions open! @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 1d

good morning #PortfolioDay !

i'm viktor, a trans gay illustrator, looking for work in books, ttrpgs, and comics. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 historical fiction, fashion, and fantasy is my cup of tea ✨🌿🌸🍵 would love to work with more queer authors and fantasy book boxes!

🖼️ www.nooska-art.com
✉️ [email protected]

A digital illustration of a scene from AV Wilkes' 'All the White Spaces'. Jonathan, a trans man and the protagonist, stands in the centre, facing the viewer. He stares ahead in horror, his right hand clutching his throat. From his left eye, strands of bleeding red aurora stretch outwards. These auroras show visions of Jonathan's brothers on the Western Front of the First World War:
- A moustached officer smokes a cigarette in a trench, looking away.
- A soldier is twisted in the remains of barbed wire.
- Three soldiers wear gas masks, emerging from clouds of mustard gas.
- No Man's Land exploded to all hell. A tank is submerged in a shell hole in the distance.
- A skull pressed into the earth.
- A soldier holds a rifle and makes his way across the strait of No Man's Land.

Two portrait aligned digital illustrations of book covers.
Left: An illustration of Afaeran and King Galdor from the webcomic Wundor. They stand in the centre, facing each other. They are bordered by Ancient Greek inspired white columns and an arch above them. The columns are covered with grapevines, vine leaves, and hanging purple grapes. Afaerun is an oche skinned elf with flowing light pink-white hair, and wears a curved silver and ruby tiara, he smiles as he looks at King Galdor. King Galdor is a purple skinned monarch with a single white horn growing from his head. He has flowing dark purple hair, and wears a red leaf laurel. He holds Afaerun's cheek in a romantic embrace.
Right: Two male characters stand in front of each other, staring at the other. One is shorter, and wears a mustard yellow jumper, looking annoyed. The other is taller, with frizzy blonde hair, a purple hoodie, and looks smug. A border of cat toys surrounds them. A cat lies down, arching over the two men, and has a smile on his face.

2 different portrait illustrations side by side.
Left: Alder is a green skinned eladrin elf paladin. He stands nude in a forest. He wears a gold crown of laurels on his head. He looks down at the ground. He holds a sword in one hand, and a sprig of alder branch in the other, he has a shield attached to one arm. He is surrounded by green trees and yellow flowers.
Right: A digital illustration inspired by the pairing Hansry (Hans Capon and Henry of Skalitz from the game series Kingdom Come Deliverance). The illustration is influenced by a scene in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice. It is separated into 3 panels.
Panel 1: Hans Capon looks behind him in quiet shock at his bodyguard Henry.
Panel 2: Henry has touched Hans' ungloved hand with his gauntleted one in a gentle hold. The panel is surrounded by blooming flowers: herbs and plants that Henry can forage on his journey. Marigold, St John's Wort, Valerian, Sage, Chamomile, and Dandelion.
Panel 3: Henry meets Hans' eyes with an unreadable expression. He quietly yearns beneath it.

A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles."
The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."
A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles."
The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."

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handclaw | Looking for work @handclaw.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #PortfolioDay!

My name is Arthur Lorenz, I am a versatile game artist from Germany, ranging from Concept Art, Illustration, Texturing and also 3d Modeling with a focus on stylized art.

Available to new jobs!

Portfolio: artstation.com/handclaw
Contact: [email protected]

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RSpanner @rspanner.bsky.social · 1d

RSpanner @rspanner.bsky.social · Feb 11

this song was made for gale tbh #bg3

(i just started up on tiktok so plz go give this some love over there too 🧵 )

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RSpanner @rspanner.bsky.social · 1d

RSpanner @rspanner.bsky.social · May 18

Thanks for the reminder, Gazlowe

(Audio is from a clip by Northernlion)

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RSpanner @rspanner.bsky.social · 1d

I'm Robyn, a queer freelance artist from the UK.
I've been working in graphic design for games for past 3 years but I also make illustrations, comics and animation (videos for stills in thread!). #portfolioday

Contact and other spaces: rspanner.carrd.co

A worgen and goblin on a motorcycle being chased by two elves in a car

A still from an animation of Gazlowe. Please go to my video tab to find the full clip.

A still from my animated Gale short set to Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra". Please go to my video tab to find the full clip.

A scene of Runaan and Ethari picking adoraburrs from a young Rayla’s hair. She’s covered in mud and has tracked it all over the floor, causing chaos.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 1d

For those who are testing the demo:

We're working on a fix for the "stuck inspect" - your mouse cursor has just disappeared, it's still there and if you wave it around the area where the close button is, you'll see the button change.

But Ryan is on it!

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 1d

Feeling the fall vibes? Want to get your spooky on?

Do I have the Demo for you!

Prime8 @prime8.games · 2d

The Ghost Hunter Simulator DEMO is live on Steam! Go forth and Ghost Hunt! Happy #NextFest everyone!

store.steampowered.com/app/4079080/...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Screenshot of Ghost Hunter Simulator Demo Steam store page

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · Jan 20

A book dedicated entirely to the prisms in hummingbird wings.

www.christianspencer.pro.br/PhotosNEW/pa...

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Myrmidia 🔛 Patreon ✷ Commissions CLOSED!! @myrmidia.bsky.social · 2d

Sketch Commi 🌙
#myrmidiacommission

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