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Rax

@toothwalker.bsky.social

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artist, photographer and baby writer trying to work despite chronic illness #art / #oc / #photography I have an art feed and a photography feed! I do not have a writing feed because oh the horrors

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Themefinland @themefinland.bsky.social · 2d

Painted tundra -
Commission for Lukka9090 , a snapshot of one of the biomes in their world :)

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Requinoesis✨ @requinoesis.bsky.social · 20h

Hi hi #PortfolioDay! 🎨✨

I'm Requinoesis, someone who loves the ocean! I'm dedicated to creating a new insight into the imagery of sharks under pastel colors! 🌊🦈✨

You can see more of my art stuff here, if you want: linktr.ee/requinoesis

Roberto, the great hammerhead shark, explores the ruins of an ancient museum destroyed by Typhon's storm. He holds a flashlight and carries a mysterious human spirit in his backpack, who accompanies him in silence.

The place, shrouded by the phenomenon called “cursed salt mist”, is covered in a permanent fog. Salt crystals sprout everywhere and a supernatural presence seem to lurk among the rubble.

The spirit that accompanies Roberto is liquid and translucent. Sometimes little tropical fish of extinct species float around him, as if attracted by his presence.

The museum's architecture is full of organic curves and ornate tiles. Decorated columns show a crab with a human face holding the moon between its pincers, an ancient symbol of a historical figure revered by the sharkfolk.

A cozy little shark bistro nestled among lots of plants.

A little harbor village of Gourdlets among a cozy grove of trees, carrying out various cooperative activities related to fishing and recreation, there are little colorful fish and a shark swimming peacefully in the sea.

An allegory of the "Jaws" movie poster that caused damage and negative stereotypes to the image of sharks that persist to this day (I'm glad it's slowly changing, but it's still too slow to be considered forgivable). Now with a reversal of roles, with the human victim replaced by a simple wild shark and the terrible stereotyped shark replaced by a monstrous human skull seeming to want to devour the shark (this is the reality, we kill thousands of sharks every year, many of them killed for irrational reasons, who is the real cruel killer?)

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Dan Liimatta @danliimatta.bsky.social · 1d

it's #portfolioday!

I'm Dan, I'm a concept artist/illustrator that often posts dailies, but I also do environments, character concepts, and commissions.

& I'm available for work, email or DM me if you're interested!

✉️ [email protected]

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Rod Mendez @rodmendez.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay !

I'm Rod, freelance artist with focus mostly on environments and illustration.

Looking for new gigs in publishing, ttrpg and games!

🌐 www.artstation.com/rodmendez
📧 [email protected]

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Melissa Reddraws Spandri @melissared.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hey #Portfolioday !!

I'm Melissa, Freelance Fantasy Illustrator and Comic book artist <3 Italian, with love for cooking and martial arts <3 here some of my new works (recently redescovered oils <3)

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hello #Portfolioday 🌼
I'm an oil painter inspired by nature, and I especially like painting animals and plants. I have a wildlife biology degree and enjoy detailed work. I sell originals and prints and am interested in illustration!
lostthicket.etsy.com
ko-fi.com/doedryadart
[email protected]

An 11x14" oil painting of a mossy forest, viewed from the shadow of a large tree.

Painting of a bighorn sheep perched at the edge of a cliff overlooking a vast canyon landscape.

Painted turtle sunning itself on a worn branch in the middle of a swamp.

Hare hiding in the undergrowth surrounded by detailed foliage.

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Rax @toothwalker.bsky.social · 1d

what are the plusle's and minun's names? I love those two 💜

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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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🕯️ʟɪsᴇ, ʟɪsᴇ, ʟɪsᴇ🕯️ @lisebaron.bsky.social · 1d

#PortfolioDay, hi! 🌿
I'm Lise, illustrator inspired by character's stories, nature themes, everyday magic and exploration; on the lookout for more freelance work in #ttrpg, publishing and games~
🌻 lisebaron.art
💌 [email protected]

#ttrpgart #gameart #coverart #kidlitart

collage of several illustrated ttrpg characters. Left to right: An adventurer half orc lady with a huge Warhammer across her shoulders, on which are perched two round robins; a monk turned swashbuckler half elf in a peach tunic holding a mysterious crystal pendant that glows green like a tropical sea; a mountain elf ranger walking on a stony path, holding her thick wool cape up to let a group of elephant shrews pass by. painted by illustrator Lise Baron.

Book cover representing the two main characters of the book framed by a full page of ornaments. Teriana on the right, a young woman with a deep dark skin and large blue eyes, wearing ornate waist long braids, a large white linen pirate shirt and a collection of gold bangles. Marcus on the left, a fierce blond Roman-like commander with a large scar on his right cheek, wears a cuirrasse with a XXXVII embossed, a thick red cloak. A golden dragon ornates his leather belt. Dark Shores is written by Danielle L. Jensen. This cover is the french pocket format, published by éditions Bragelonne and painted by illustrator Lise Baron.

Painterly painting of a centaur-ibex granny climbing a cliff to harvest her hawks' eggs, by illustrator Lise Baron. On the cliff we can see the bird's nest, a domesticated squirrel picking one of its eggs. In the distance, warmly illuminated mountains and on the edge of a cliff, a little farmstead waiting for her to return. The scene is full of rocks, grass and little flowers. painted by illustrator Lise Baron
Painterly painting of a centaur-ibex granny climbing a cliff to harvest her hawks' eggs, by illustrator Lise Baron. On the cliff we can see the bird's nest, a domesticated squirrel picking one of its eggs. In the distance, warmly illuminated mountains and on the edge of a cliff, a little farmstead waiting for her to return. The scene is full of rocks, grass and little flowers. painted by illustrator Lise Baron

Digital painting study of Shishkin’s “Rye”; Serene end of the day landscape. Looking over a rye field from a wildflower overgrown dirt path, to great green trees carved over a warm grey overcast sky.

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looceyloo @looceyloo.bsky.social · Oct 18

Starlight Saint Raeleciras dae Lusalere, for CommodoreSir on twt!

(repost w/ art tags and bc i'm still dang proud of the amount of detail in this one!!!)

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#art #commission

Character art of a "Starlight Saint". A knight dressed in excessively decadent armor and cape in a neo-classical and baroque fashion. The armor is gold, studded with bright magenta gems and hot pink ribbons. Panels on the armor are deep purple and magenta, with gold constellations. The clothing that peeks through the armor at the arms and legs are white slashed silks over purple silks studded with constellations. In his right hand he flourishes a white cape lined with deep purple, embellished with pink gems and gold constellations, and edged with a line of gold tassels. In his left hand he flourishes a sword with an incredibly long and thin magenta blade, and a gilded hilt featured an angel with swirling wings. He wears a leopoard pelt bedecked in ribbons with gems set in its eyes. The face of his full mask helmet is that of a classical statue, with a triple crest of plumes. A gem-studded gold halo circles the top of the helmet.

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Rax @toothwalker.bsky.social · 1d

The Stag Beetle Loggery at Warnham Nature Reserve, showing carvings by John Glazier. The logs are partially buried so as to create tasty edible homes for stag beetle larvae!

Sussex, UK, September 2025

#photography #bugs

a photograph of a group of vertically clumped logs in a sunny clearing in the woods. at the front is a log with carvings of the life stages of the European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

Rax @toothwalker.bsky.social · 2d

HARD choice, but top right!

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Martin Mottet @martinuche.bsky.social · 3d

"detail" of the front cover part

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JBC @johnbcaddell.bsky.social · 3d

here's a set of white #Calla lilies that were growing outside of the SF Conservatory in the vicinity of the Dahlia Dell #JustBecause I have no particular reason to post except that I like them
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#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower

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Requinoesis✨ @requinoesis.bsky.social · 7d

This animation test was more laborious...

When his friends are going through difficult times, Roberto shares his favorite dance music to cheer them up! 📻🎶

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Rax @toothwalker.bsky.social · 3d

Apples, probably a domestic of some variety. The trees are really cropping extravagantly this year!

Surrey, UK, September 2025

#photography #fruit

a photograph of a clump of pale yellow-green apples, growing amongst green leaves

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Rax @toothwalker.bsky.social · 3d

oh no!! horsenapped!!

Rax @toothwalker.bsky.social · 3d

incredible work!!

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Charissa 🌺 Comms Open @charissacuriel.bsky.social · 3d

🌺 Commission for my friend @nyxaiko.bsky.social 🌺

She really just let me throw a full rainbow in here <3

[ #commission | #portrait | #procreate ]

Digital portrait of a woman with three big flowers staggered at the bottom of the canvas. The woman has neon blue hair and softly painted features in contrast tot he heavily saturated rainbow colors in frame. The flowers are each large and different with some colors shifting from the full rainbow to the bottom right flower that is mostly blues, purples, and reds.

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Humberto Müller @lagomuller.bsky.social · 3d

Sunrise at Mairiporã

Mairiporã, SP, Brasil
#Glow #BlueSkyArtShow
#photography #photos #landscape #sky #colour #clouds #sunrise #nascerdosol #skies #nature #mountains

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Helen Mask 🔜 Seattle oddities🔜Pdx oddities 🔜kumoricon @hemask.bsky.social · 3d

Started sketching this a few years ago and decided I’m ready to finish it. I completed the inking tonight and I have lots of details to add in coloring stage. (They are the morning and evening star)

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Rax @toothwalker.bsky.social · 3d

so excited to see this coloured, it's LOVELY already!!

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さゐとうみずき @miz07.bsky.social · 3d

桜

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Rax @toothwalker.bsky.social · 5d

Broadleaf Arrowhead, Sagittaria latifolia, also known as Wapato or Duck-potato - the tubers are edible by humans as well as ducks, and were an important food source in pre-colonial North America

Sussex, UK, September 2025

#photography #bloomscrolling

a photograph of a large green leaf with three rounded points, and a flower stalk with white-petalled flowers with prominent yellow centres. the rest of the picture is assorted green wetland plants

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pikaole @pikaole.bsky.social · 8d

Witchy crows 🐦‍⬛

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