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fantasy illustrator, dnd player, bibliophile, and knight of the realm 🏳️‍🌈 ✷ she/her ✷ comms open: [email protected]

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emily | comms open @fourofdiamondsart.bsky.social · Oct 14
greetings, #portfolioday 🗡️

I’m Emily K. Leary, a queer fantasy illustrator. Interested in: TTRPG work, book covers, music album art, character design, poster design, handlettering, and personal comms!

💌[email protected]

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thefourofdiamondsart.squarespace.com
Digital illustration of a book cover for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Green Knight rides into King Arthur’s court, axe held aloft. He is surrounded by handlettered title blackletter text. Courtiers watch him enter, including Gawain in the right corner. Scanned risograph illustration, printed on red paper. Illustration based on Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe. Text is handlettered. Digital illustration, the front of a Valentine’s Day greeting card design. A princess and a lady knight passionately kiss. The frame around them features bleeding hearts and the handlettered text “with this brief line, I greet thee, valentine”. Digital book illustration of a jester waiting for a train to arrive. The background appears to be a modern city. The jester is juggling balls and a cell phone.
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fidisart.bsky.social
🪦Till life do us part 🪦

GHOST MOMMY FULL from VILLAINESS by
@novamali.bsky.social and @damesprod.bsky.social 👻
Last couple days to preorder 🧡

🔗: www.kickstarter.com/projects/novaandmali/villainess

#ocsky
Art of a late victorian ghost lady, coming down the stairs with open arms for her husband. The artwork is in black and white with orange accents.
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
fourofdiamondsart.bsky.social
𝕬 𝖜𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖉 𝖇𝖑𝖆𝖉𝖊 🗡️ a little sneak peek for my next two color riso print

#lotr #nazgul #art #riso
Crop of a larger illustration. The armored legs of a Nazgûl are visible, standing in the ruins of Weathertop. They carry a sword. Beneath this, a Morgul Blade contrasts a dark background, the end broken off. At the bottom is handlettered blackletter text reading “one of nine”.
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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samanthamash.bsky.social
I have an ongoing set of work that I am calling the "long canvas animal series". These are four of my personal favorites from it: Pale Antelope, Leopard, Tiger, and Black Rabbit

What animal should I draw next?
An illustration of a pale antelope (a leucistic Blackbuck) kneeling among brown and orange leaves on a black background An illustration of a tiger kneeling among large dark green leaves and oranges on a pink background An illustration of a all black rabbit running through round green leaves and pink flowers on a yellow background An illustration of a golden leopard kneeling among round green leaves on a dark emerald background
October 23, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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scarygorgon.bsky.social
Oh hey. I guess I can share this bit of concept art I was sitting on until the medieval adaptation panel was over yesterday (thanks to everyone who came along!)

I’m currently neck deep in an old French werewolf story and my sketchbook is filling up with stuff like this.
A drawing of a wold stalking through a forest of white trees. The background is red.
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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kianahamm.bsky.social
Frankenstein but it’s wlw
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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emcheeseman.bsky.social
Postcard Club mail is on its way this week~ 💌
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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thevelvetcompote.bsky.social
INTRODUCING... THE MERCH! our merch designers have been hard at work finishing up their pieces and are finally excited to show you what you'll be getting when you order either the physical, digital, or all-in-one merch bundles! more info on each piece below ⏬
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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ainsleysunday.com
a lil frankenstein screenshot study :-)
A digital painting of the Creature from Frankenstein 2025
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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thevelvetcompote.bsky.social
IT'S HERE! The Velvet Compote is incredibly honored to announce that preorders have OPENED for Blood & Brocade: An #IWTV Charity Fanzine.

Enjoy the work of dozens of artists and writers from around the world as they bring historical fashion and eternal vampirism together🪡 🩸
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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zmeess.bsky.social
Essek and Caleb at Jester and Fjord's wedding party, k-i-s-s-i-n-g

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #CriticalRoleSpoilers #shadowgast
digital fan art of Essek and Caleb from Critical Role, at Jester and Fjord's wedding, sitting on a bench and kissing. Essek is a young-looking slender dark elf with light lavender skin and shoulder-length white hair, which is artfully curled and pinned back. Caleb is a light-skinned thin human in his early forties, with auburn chin-length wavy hair and a full beard. they are both dressed in formal clothing, cream and light pink to match the colors Jester had picked for her wedding. Essek is wearing a silk shirt with bishop sleeves and a straight neckline that exposes his neck and a wide pearl choker; he also has slacks on, short enough to reveal his boots with metal toe-tips, as well as a coat made of thick matte fabric, with wide geometric shoulders and layered hanging sleeves. it is caught at the waist with a wide sash, the coat's two floral frog closures open. Caleb is dressed in form-fitting pants tucked into white boots, a leather strap around one of his thighs. he has a long-sleeved shirt on under a light pink sleeveless coat made of delicate floral brocade. there is a large white flower tucked behind his ear. both of them are wearing a bit of make-up: Essek has white lipstick on his bottom lip, and Caleb's eyes are accentuated with fiery red eyeshadow. they are sitting on a bench outside, leaning into each other, Essek placing a kiss on the corner of Caleb's mouth. Essek's left hand is guiding Caleb's chin towards him with a delicate finger, while his right is resting in Caleb's left. there is a flowering branch above them, soft pink petals lying on the white cobbled stones beneath their feet. the ocean is visible behind them, the setting sun shining right behind the couple's heads, illuminating them in warm orange glow.
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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cy-lindric.bsky.social
☀️🏳️
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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thevelvetcompote.bsky.social
good evening, coven. there are (actually) 4 days until the release of #BloodAndBrocade🩸🪡 this artbook features 200 pages of illustrations, essays, and fiction & will be available for purchase nov 10, limited to 500 copies. tonight's spread is by @fourofdiamondsart.bsky.social

#iwtv
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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thevelvetcompote.bsky.social
🪡 What you've been waiting for ... the B&B artbook pre 0rders will be going live Nov 10! Enjoy 200 FULL-COLOR PAGES of illustrations, essays, and ficlets all about our favorite vampires in their fineries..

poster by: @fruitgravy.bsky.social

more info below 👇

#iwtv #zine
October 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
fourofdiamondsart.bsky.social
a little teaser of my 16th c. Lestat for the #bloodandbrocade zine! Blood & Brocade is a historical fashion IWTV artbook/zine. For more information, check out @thevelvetcompote.bsky.social

🩸Preorders open on November 10th!

#interviewwiththevampire #lestatdelioncourt #thevampirelestat
A cropped image of a larger digital illustration. Lestat, a blond vampire in profile, wears 16th century fashion, and gazes a book (out of frame). Behind him is a bright halo.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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zmeess.bsky.social
i just wanted to do a little study of Wick's and Yanessa's features over the weekend (totally headcanon that they basically have the same face), and then it spiraled out of control

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #Araman
a set of semi-realistic sketchy head shot portraits of several characters from campaign 4 of Critical Role. Azune is a young human with a short beard and long wavy hair in a messy braid. he has a thin faded scar running up his cheek and through his facial hair, and a large birthmark over his left eye. he is looking up with a hopeful expression. Tyranny is a young-looking demon with pierced goat ears, horns growing out of her forehead, a pointy goatee, and long straight hair with short bangs. she is depicted in profile, her mouth open as if speaking and her hands folded in front of her face in a prayer. Wick is a young human with short hair curling delicately around his face. he has several simple tattoos on his face, including a stripe running down his bottom lip and chin and through his short goatee. there is a diadem resting on his forehead, decorated with crystals. he is looking at the camera with a serene smile. next to him is his grandmother Yanessa, an older woman with features very similar to Wick. she is wearing an elaborate up-do with a halo-like crystal ornament woven into her hair. she is smiling at the viewer with the same smile as her grandson. Teor is lion-folk with a septum piercing and a braided beard. he's looking wistfully into the distance. Occtis is a young human with dark shoulder-length wavy hair. he appears slightly tired, looking down. Julien is a young human with thick curly hair. he has a bit of stubble on his chin and a few moles on his face. he is staring at the viewer from under his eyebrows with angry defiance.
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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cy-lindric.bsky.social
🐁🍀
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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emahriel.bsky.social
drink deep
November 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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eleanormaybaker.bsky.social
In fantastic news for medievalists, 'Perfume and Milk' from Florence + the Machine's new album Everybody Scream contains references to Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love, and allusions to the General Prology of the Canterbury Tales (as well as, I think, the opening of Fitt II of SGGK)
Florence + The Machine - Perfume and Milk (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by florencemachine
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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ainsleysunday.com
frankenstein on the mind 🫀
the creature from guillermo del toro’s frankenstein
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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ainsleysunday.com
you ever see a movie so good it ends a year-long drawing hiatus?
a digital drawing of the creature from guillermo del toro’s frankenstein
October 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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klimtsonian.bsky.social
what do you know, I’m just a bad believer 💘
#CriticalRoleCampaign4
An art nouveau-style illustration of Tyranny from Critical Role. Tyranny is a pink-skinned tiefling with yellow goat-like eyes, upright horns, claws, and a devilish tail. She wears teal-blue robes with ruffles and celestial embroidery, as well as a matching headdress. She has straight white hair that flows past her shoulders and short bangs. In the frame behind her are motifs of the lunar cycle, a sun, and flaming hearts wrapped in thorny vines with arrows through them.
October 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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levostregc.bsky.social
♬ Everye bodye daunse!

Everye bodye sing!

Everye bodye move!

Everye --

Bodye --

Screame! ♬

(#florence #f&tm #florenceandthemachine)
October 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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hemask.bsky.social
Here is the other color version. When I think about pieces I am drawn too, I love a muted color pallet. I piece that looks like it's had a life, bleached by sun and time. The colors also remind me of the cold winter nights while on a moonlit snowshoe with my family in the forests of Vermont.
October 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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fruitgravy.bsky.social
it is my honor to show you all the full front cover for my first collaborative artbook, b&b. featuring lestat & louis getting ready for a romantic evening. 🌒
@thevelvetcompote.bsky.social
b&b is a love letter from myself and 100+ other creators for iwtv, and im so honored to work with+
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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fourofdiamondsart.bsky.social
greetings, #portfolioday 🗡️

I’m Emily K. Leary, a queer fantasy illustrator. Interested in: TTRPG work, book covers, music album art, character design, poster design, handlettering, and personal comms!

💌[email protected]

📜
thefourofdiamondsart.squarespace.com
Digital illustration of a book cover for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Green Knight rides into King Arthur’s court, axe held aloft. He is surrounded by handlettered title blackletter text. Courtiers watch him enter, including Gawain in the right corner. Scanned risograph illustration, printed on red paper. Illustration based on Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe. Text is handlettered. Digital illustration, the front of a Valentine’s Day greeting card design. A princess and a lady knight passionately kiss. The frame around them features bleeding hearts and the handlettered text “with this brief line, I greet thee, valentine”. Digital book illustration of a jester waiting for a train to arrive. The background appears to be a modern city. The jester is juggling balls and a cell phone.
October 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM