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Joseph Zhou, Dark Fantasy Artist
@josephzhou.art
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Joseph Zhou, Dark Fantasy Artist @josephzhou.art · May 22
"Promise of the Gibbous Moon", my latest painting, with tutelage from my mentor @scottmfischer.bsky.social for @smarterartschool.bsky.social 🌘

#art #gibbousmoon #witch #bats #artsky #fantasyart
Dark haired witch wearing a cape and holding a broom. Her long hair flows in the wind as she leans back toward the waxing Gibbous Moon as bats fly in a swirling pattern around her toward the viewer
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Not gonna go outside? Touching some paper is not a bad alternative. 😆

If you’d like to see the entire recording:
https://f.mtr.cool/fjztoxthxb

#drawing #sketching #portrait #portraitart #drawingtimelapse
September 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Made badge ribbons for Dragon Con. I uh, forgot to post about this until now 😅
Rathalos badge ribbon Table display all setup
August 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Celebrating the completion of another piece! It's now at the frame shop waiting to get its final dressing!
A pencil drawing of a pair of hands in opposition on a dark background. Between the hands a whirlpool or galaxy is being created magically.
August 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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You won't believe that Levana was made by AI!🤖
...Cuz it wasn't! I spent over 31 hours and just under 35k brushstrokes in Procreate manually drawing and painting this😅
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#darkart #seasonofthewitch #illustration #darkart #darkfantasy #bats #artsky
July 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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I streamed on IG for 5 days in the last 7 days, it was cooler than streaming on TikTok lol
josephzhou.art Joseph Zhou, Dark Fantasy Artist @josephzhou.art · Jul 20
I streamed on TikTok for the first time today and it was pretty cool. I might continue doing it😄
July 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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I streamed on TikTok for the first time today and it was pretty cool. I might continue doing it😄
July 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Fresh Profile Pin Post!

I'm open for illustration projects: book / ttrpg / portrait

Meanwhile, I keep busy with the Woolbeast Wayguide:
Creating creatures in watercolor and sculpture; writing their stories for my book in progress.

(I also draw a lot of Baba Yaga huts and occasional beer labels)
watercolor painting: two blue creatures with horns are sitting in leafy green hills while reading books. The small one on the left has a mug of tea. The sun is setting and they look very cozy. A watercolor painting of a purple furry creature with four blue and sparkly horns. It has an overbite with two fangs peeking out and big pink ears. It's holding a weed that's been pulled up by the roots. It's eyes are golden and looking up at something - it seems to have been interrupted in its gardening work. A clay sculpture of a blue, hairy beast with golden yellow eyes and blue horns. It's holding a book with some other books in the background.
March 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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I've been chipping away during lunch/breaks at work over the past few weeks
9x12 pen and paper #wip
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark
Work in progress/incomplete pen drawing with a shadowy figure in the foreground next to a glowing cauldron with a large twisted humanoid in the distance facing a raised temple against a large red sun
May 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Cute artworks😍
witchetyslug.bsky.social Slug @witchetyslug.bsky.social · May 17
What's this? A new introductory post?!
I'm Slug, an artist from the UK (based in Fylde, near Blackpool). I love exploring mixed media art, fantasy, horror & gore!

Check out my online shop!
>> inprnt.com/profile/witchetyslug <<

Links to other socials in the comments!~
A digital illustration of myself as a plastic doll that can be purchased in a cardboard starter pack. The image shows a caricature of myself pressed against some plastic packaging looking distressed. I have pale skin and curly, brown hair tied in a bun with a grey bandana tied at the top. I am wearing circular-framed pink glasses, a black T-shirt with pink text that reads "100% Human made" and a long grey skirt with a pattern made out of a desaturated photograph of gaming dice. Next to me are other plastic-wrapped items that include: 3 candles, 2 crystals, a yellow ball python snake and 3 Dungeons and Dragons dice. The packaging is grey with with various text written on it. At the top on the left is a pink sticker that says "NO AI". On the top right, the word "Witchety Slug" is written in white text with a blue and pink affect. The price was originally £29.99 but the set has been put on sale for £5. A digital infographic done in the same style as the starter pack image. At the top are the words "Meet the Artist" written in pink bubble lettering. The image lists various details about myself. Beneath the title, it says "ADHD included" next to the bisexual and grey-romantic flags. Beneath that, it has pronouns listed as "She/Her", INFP and the astrological symbol for Libra. On the left side of the image, my likes are listed - Dungeons and Dragons, ghost stories, urban legends, cartoons, anime, (vegetarian) Asian food, pizza and too many video games to list. On the right side of the image, my dislikes are listed - blood tests, Injections, platformers, phone calls, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, raisins, cherry flavoured and scented things. At the very bottom of the image, it says "Your very own witchy weirdo!" A graphic using the same pink and blue background. Four examples of my art have been collaged together. The first is a digital piece of my character, Pill Bug. She is a cartoon girl with pink skin, the abdomen of an insect and antennae. To the right of Pill bug, is a digital sticker design of a deer skull with blue mushrooms growing on it. Below is a close-up photograph of my Mimic pin-up painting. The mimic has a monstrous face with sharp teeth, pupiless eyes and slimey green hair. There is another, larger mouth in place of her stomach. Finally, to to the left of the mimic, is another digital sticker example. This time, it is a snake skeleton floating in a cracked test tube filled with green liquid.
May 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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"Promise of the Gibbous Moon", my latest painting, with tutelage from my mentor @scottmfischer.bsky.social for @smarterartschool.bsky.social 🌘

#art #gibbousmoon #witch #bats #artsky #fantasyart
Dark haired witch wearing a cape and holding a broom. Her long hair flows in the wind as she leans back toward the waxing Gibbous Moon as bats fly in a swirling pattern around her toward the viewer
May 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Beautiful bows by AdorkaBows at Anime Boston. Featuring one of my pins!🦋
adorkabows.com AdorkaBows 🎀 @adorkabows.com · May 22
Come find me in the Artist Alley with @thepolymerokapi.bsky.social at table 701.

I will be there all weekend but my 46 hair bows will probably go fast 😉 ✨

Pin Credits: @snarkyco.bsky.social, @shiroiroom.bsky.social, @josephzhou.art
Rainbow black and white hair bow with a pen that says queer and here Pink purple and white pastel hair bow with little bows on top of the big bow and a small little bunny pin with wings and a crescent moon on its head A Lacey hair bow in Black gold Brown and light blue with a center pin featuring a moth and a skull, it also has a dangling charm with keys on it
May 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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"Promise of the Gibbous Moon", my latest painting, with tutelage from my mentor @scottmfischer.bsky.social for @smarterartschool.bsky.social 🌘

#art #gibbousmoon #witch #bats #artsky #fantasyart
Dark haired witch wearing a cape and holding a broom. Her long hair flows in the wind as she leans back toward the waxing Gibbous Moon as bats fly in a swirling pattern around her toward the viewer
May 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Let’s rock! Leaning on inspiration from Ziggy in this new Rock & Roll Fantasy piece, debuting on the @monstersofrockcruise next month with @wentworthshows #ziggystardust #spidersfrommars #bowie #davidbowie #davidbowietattoo #rockart #fantasyart
February 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Looking for something beautiful, cute, nerdy, or all of the above? I've got something magical for everyone. Shop current inventory at: Adorkabows.com

Discord members get first dibs on everything including custom bow slots. It's free to join. Sign up: Bowpeeks.com
A hand holding antique silver metal pins in the shape of Sailor Moon brooches. There are five of them. Pins by Adorkabows & AmunetGFX. Six various shape and color enamel pins including a small happy bunny, a crystal, and a bow. A purple, burgundy, blue, and silver bow. Pin in the center by Doctor Gus. A luxurious white, silver, and pearl bow. Center crystal piece by Seralunis Jewelry.
October 11, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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Beautiful bows by AdorkaBows at Anime Boston. Featuring one of my pins!🦋
adorkabows.com AdorkaBows 🎀 @adorkabows.com · May 22
Come find me in the Artist Alley with @thepolymerokapi.bsky.social at table 701.

I will be there all weekend but my 46 hair bows will probably go fast 😉 ✨

Pin Credits: @snarkyco.bsky.social, @shiroiroom.bsky.social, @josephzhou.art
Rainbow black and white hair bow with a pen that says queer and here Pink purple and white pastel hair bow with little bows on top of the big bow and a small little bunny pin with wings and a crescent moon on its head A Lacey hair bow in Black gold Brown and light blue with a center pin featuring a moth and a skull, it also has a dangling charm with keys on it
May 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Beautiful work Ren🤩
cobaltcorvus.bsky.social Ren Varela @cobaltcorvus.bsky.social · Apr 8
I'm Ren Varela, a freelance artist that specializes in dark, slightly surrealist fantasy illustrations, and character and creature design. I'm open for work! #PortfolioDay

Portfolio: cobaltcorvusstudio.com
More Links: bio.site/CobaltCorvus
Contact: [email protected]
A dark art, digital painting of a haloed, skull headed figure floating in a void with arms stretched to its sides, palms facing forward, and with rose quartz protruding from its shattered, decaying body. Various digital portrait drawings, several in portrait view, of a young male character all done in gray scale. A black and white, digital painting of a backlit portrait of a man, possibly in his mid to late thirties, with slightly unkempt hair and a scruffy beard. A digital painting of a giant, multi-armed, skull-headed figure in a large thunder cloud with several bolts of lighting generating from it.
May 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Stunning pins and art arrived from @josephzhou.art 💀 ✨ 🦉 Thank you so much, they turned out spectacular ^w^
Skull enamel pin with mushrooms, skull enamel pin with water and lilies, sketch of owl standing on skull
May 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Thank you for the support Ren😍 I'm so honored you love it😄
cobaltcorvus.bsky.social Ren Varela @cobaltcorvus.bsky.social · May 20
Oh yeah, look at what came in the mail yesterday! Love it. 🖤

Also, check out @josephzhou.art if you haven't yet!
A photo of an enamel pin of a skull set on some water with two lily pads and flowers on either side of it. The artist is Joseph Zhou.
May 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Jenna!!! Thanks so much for your support and I'm honored you love my art😍
jrosereads.bsky.social Jenna Rose 🌹 @jrosereads.bsky.social · May 19
Stunning pins and art arrived from @josephzhou.art 💀 ✨ 🦉 Thank you so much, they turned out spectacular ^w^
Skull enamel pin with mushrooms, skull enamel pin with water and lilies, sketch of owl standing on skull
May 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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My buddy Jamaal making some cool new merch!!!
May 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Hey there! I'm Aimee, I draw dark fantasy/sci-fi illustrations, write stories and novels, make websites, have big Opinions, & like dark af jokes. I'm here to uplift others, shitpost, and have fun.

I recently released a gay robot novella... You should check it out. TheWarmMachine.com 🤖
An illustration of a person from the chin down. They have both their arms around black wolves, which are asleep and cuddled against the person. Two more wolves are asleep and piled on top. The person and the animals are all smeared and smattered with blood, indicating they had a great meal together. An oil painting of a foggy, monochrome forest with a singular man with glowing eyes standing in front of it. Before him are multiple shadows of wolves, their eyes glowing in the darkness as well. A small child holding a bunny rabbit stuffed animal standing in front of a line of darkened forest. Inside the forest are lots of glowing sets of eyes A woman dressed in white standing amidst a roaring blizzard in the forest. Her hair and hood are whipped by the wind; her eyes are glowing, and she's cradling a baby-shaped wrapped object in her arms. Her dress and mouth are stained with blood.
January 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Jamaal!!! Thank you so much for your support and share💀
d13monstudios.bsky.social D13MON-studios @d13monstudios.bsky.social · May 18
The enamel pins from my friend's, @josephzhou.art Kickstarter are here and they look wonderful! Congratulations my friend on a fantastic job! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

#enamelpin #enamel #pin #kickstarter #sticker #stickers #skull
May 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Shoutout to @josephzhou.art for the gorgeous landed pins! These came out beautiful. Excellent work!

#DarkArt #Art
Various skull-themed stickers and pins spread out on a table.
May 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM