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Alena Kubíková
@ajinak.bsky.social
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Freelance illustrator from Prague, with a soft spot for both darker and silly. ☕️🎨 Card and board game art, book covers. | ✉️ [email protected] | 🔗 https://linktr.ee/ajinak
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Alena Kubíková @ajinak.bsky.social · Oct 14
Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Alena, a freelance illustrator who loves painting things with character, capturing little story moments. Working mainly - but not only - in card/board games & book covers.

Take a look at what I do at www.ajinak.cz 🎨
A collage of digital paintings: A sneaky red dragon above a forest stream, examining a little garnet. Two trios of bookmark illustrations, one centering around scenes (viking/valkyrie/valhalla, dwarf and swords, innkeeper and his rat inside a tavern), the other around female characters (vampire ball, steampunk, dark fantasy and magic). A cat warlock with glowing dual-bladed sword in a dusk scene. Arthas as a puppet paladin held by a boy, with red rose petals swirling around. An albino murloc pirate strolling a sunny beach, grinning, holding a sabre and a bamboozled fish.
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davis.social
I made a scarier version of my MtG commander so he can intimidate my opponents
A cute little moth that is very scary and will definitely win many battles. Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls Legendary Creature - Elder Demon Flying Ward-Pay 2 life. Whenever an opponent loses life for the first time during each of their turns, put a +1/+1 counter on Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls and draw a card.
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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bettyjiang.bsky.social
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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annahollinrake.com
One of the best things to recognise in yourself as a creative person is when you are Sauceless.

Not art blocked. Not struggling with a difficult creative problem.

Being Sauceless is when you've done good work but have been staring at it for too long, and risk making it worse through noodling.
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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ascalaphid.com
🎂🪲
party larva
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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amalasrosa.bsky.social
Artist be like if I shift this line 0.05 cm to the left, increase overlay by 2%, and move this character’s head slightly by 3° will make a life changing difference that everyone notices
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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mynqzo.bsky.social
every time i get a haircut i simply must update my icon
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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eeliskyttanen.bsky.social
“Songbird’s blessing” Maybe my favourite assignment ever for MTG. Thanks to my AD, Zack Stella!
October 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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ascalaphid.com
Brother Gregor's famous fish stew

collab with my buddy eisly
gregor the gharial is trying to ladle out his stew but the brothers are wilding out and about to make a goddamn mess of it
October 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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jameelawahlgren.bsky.social
Still quite like this portrait study. I did it pretty quickly but the textures turned out juuuust right!
Painterly portrait of a Black woman in a beret
October 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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doedryadart.bsky.social
Haunted Tea Party
Pokemon fanart from a few years back, but I still like it :)
Digital
Pokemon in a fall forest, with a purple and orange color scheme. Noibat stumbles upon a tea party mainly featuring Sableye, Galarian Zigzagoon, and Sinistea + Polteageist.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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juliametzgerart.bsky.social
✨Mein Sehnen ✨
New piece I've done within Cynthia Sheppard's smARTschool class, featuring Lúthien Tinúviel from Tolkien's Silmarillion.

#art #juliametzgerart
October 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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ajinak.bsky.social
Human artists!?

Use one piece to convince people to follow you !
A digital painting of a sneaky red dragon inside a forest, moving on rocks above a stream, holding a bright red gemstone with its tail, just above the water, examining it. Bottom part of the image is submerged, showing other gems scattered on the stream floor.
October 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
ajinak.bsky.social
Human artists!?

Use one piece to convince people to follow you !
A digital painting of a sneaky red dragon inside a forest, moving on rocks above a stream, holding a bright red gemstone with its tail, just above the water, examining it. Bottom part of the image is submerged, showing other gems scattered on the stream floor.
October 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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dzeljka.bsky.social
safe full of goodies for One-shot Wonders

AD: Sam Bartlett
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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beatricep.bsky.social
Honey Theft - personal piece.
Had so much fun painting it
Illustration of a pixie with a jar of honey on her back. She is riding a frog and is casting a spell to make the animal fly. In the background a swarm of bumblebees is trying to get their honey back. The scene has a happy mood, blue sunny sky on a green grass field
October 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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stasanie.com
Deer will never stop being my hyperfixation animal they are just so animal
Three deer are lined diagonally across the canvas. The first deer is a pale skeleton, the second a dark apparition with coiling smoke flowing from it's body, and the third is a translucent skeleton. The deer are linked by a strange smoke that flows through their eyes, and the tines of their antlers are interlocked. This drawing was inspired by Pneuma by Tool. A portrait of a mule deer lifting it's head towards the sky. An eerie green smoke emanates from it's eyes, nose, and mouth. #Stasanie This character is named Marode and she belongs to seasaltshrimp.bsky.social‬ A portrait of a deer with a short grey pelt and a dark face. The deer looks emaciated and the knobs of her spine are visible through her skin. She has light blue eyes with no pupils, and pale antlers that seem to glow. She is surrounded by mist and thick thorny vines. #ArtFight #Stasanie The Pokemon Sawsbuck drawn in it's winter form. The Sawsbuck is drawn in a semi realistic style with heavy fur texture on a dark grey background.
October 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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devinellekurtz.bsky.social
Cover art for "Renegades" by Erin Hunter
A digitally painted book cover for "Renegades" by Erin Hunter. A young black and white cat races toward the viewer, mid-stride and in motion. The cat has amber eyes and is literally on fire, with flames blowing in the wind on all sides. The grayish teal ground has puddles which reflect. the glowing flames.
October 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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alexstoneart.bsky.social
Standoff
Acrylic on Board
2025
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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teeketch.art
I am here for another #portfolioday 👋

I am Teeg, and I like to draw a bunch of little weirdos. I am a character artist, illustrator and designer working in video and tabletop games. You can see more of my work and contact me through my site at teeketch.art
An illustration for Heepo the sentient healing potion being ambushed by a large mimic cheat. The knight from my project knight light walking by an abandoned shrine with paper and embyrd strewn about. King of demons illustration featuring a small demon boy standing strong in the center surrounded by large faces of hostile adversaries. The feog swordsman kero standing ready to draw hos blade with the taninki leader in the background lit by the full moon.
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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ajinak.bsky.social
artists, what's your favorite part to draw? quote this post!

I really love things in motion, scattered elements, different materials. A tiny bit of chaos frozen in time.
Three bookmark illustrations side by side: 1. A hunched, wounded Viking warrior in a blue tunic kneels before a gate, red shield beside him. A valkyrie in chainmail, a winged helmet, and a floating red cloak descends, holding a spear in one hand and making an accepting gesture with the other, while ravens fly around. 2. A smiling dwarf with bronze hair and beard, wearing grey-purple clothing and brown gloves, stands in a hallway filled with swords, turning toward viewer with an inviting gesture. 3. A blonde, bearded innkeeper or guest in a light tunic, leather bracers, and green vest leans on a wooden table, talking and stabbing a chicken leg with a knife. A grey rat sits on his shoulder, sniffing. On the table are a lit candle and plate of grapes, while a hand in an armored glove holds a wooden mug with beer foam splashing. A digital painting of a priestly mushroom figure with a blue scarf blindfold, standing in a forest with folded arms, spreading its white-spotted wings that resemble a red toadstool. Trees with mushrooms fill the back, and a snail on a plant observes the fungi character from the right. A digital painting of a grey cat warlock standing ready in a misty, rocky landscape, holding a double-bladed topaz sword faintly glowing with magic. A giant rat skull rests on the rocks to the left, and a hissing rat appears on the right. A flock of birds flies in the background. A digital illustration of Arthas as a wooden puppet paladin held by a young boy, with red rose petals swirling around, one casting a shadow on his head, making his eyes glow blue as he looks up. Inspired by both a toy-themed Hearthstone expansion and a scene from Warcraft 3.
October 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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liljelly.bsky.social
Some World od Warcraft things Ive made lately😇
October 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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elhyana.bsky.social
It's my birthday!!! I've reached 34yo!
As per tradition you're most welcome to share this post and make my work famous for the day! 🥰

Love you all! Have a great day too!
In the city of Noshtraad, Alyshia, a knight in shiny armor, is walking away from the bakery, her helmet full of pastries, and a big smile on her face In a tavern, my main character is trying to haggle with the taver keeper about the leftovers from her recent hunt A big bllody bag on the counter, a strange looking claw is coming out of tha bag At sunset in a dingy bar in the Star Wars Universe: A mandalorian bounty hunter is standing in front of a table, she looks particularly pissed about the payment A black and white painting of a woman singing, part of her body are glowing green from ghostly energy, she's not fully alive
October 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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stellabialek.bsky.social
“it’s fine… they won’t notice. you look normal. totally normal…”
Spellbound Princess for drawtober 👀
October 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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andrewkmar.bsky.social
i need some milk
October 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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keymintt.bsky.social
a gambler's mentality to optimism
#oilpainting
an oil painting of a coyote amongst a flock of mourning doves. it's jumping to catch one just out of reach while others take flight around it. the background is an open blue sky.
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM