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Kurt and Traci Gaming
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We're a game playing and making couple in NYC. A creative illustration and graphic design team specializing in board games for all ages. We also garden and create other stuff too, like children's books and sculptures.

www.imaginethatdesignnyc.com
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Kurt and Traci Gaming @kurtandtracigaming.bsky.social · Feb 25
Here's quick visual of what we do. Traci does the art and Kurt puts it all together in a final design.

#Illustrator #GraphicDesigner
#BoardGames #GameArt #graphics #Gameboxes #Tabletopgames #illustration #PackageDesign #BoxDesign
A horizontal graphic with a purple background, along the top is an ITD logo with the title Game Art and Graphics and blow ar three images of the front of games boxes with art and graphics, CastleScape, Feast of Olympians, and Paradise-Opoly.
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A bit of #ThrowbackThursday coming your way. A Pirate in Bloomers, which happen to be polka dots -- just in time for #NationalPolkaDotDay. Painted by Traci VW.

#TBT #GameArt #CharacterDesign #CharacterArt #Pirate

www.imaginethatdesignnyc.com
Art of a pirate character caught in his polka dot bloomers
January 22, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Some good stylized painting explanations by Dexter Isaac. Applies to #gameart creation as well as concept art

www.threads.com/@dexarts_01
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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tracivw.bsky.social
I'll join the fun of #ArtABCs starting with Beluga Whales for B.

#kidlitart #PaintPlay #animals #whales #kidlit #belugawhales
Children's book art of a pod of beluga whales chasing fish in the dark sea beneath the ice
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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A boost for today's viewers and possible art buyers.

#art #fantasyart #boardgameart #boardgames #gameart #illustration
kurtandtracigaming.bsky.social Kurt and Traci Gaming @kurtandtracigaming.bsky.social · 9d
Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Traci VW a game artist living in NYC. I love to create fun characters and fantasy art. Oh, I also love dragons! I've helped bring many games to the table.
#gameart #illustrator #boardgames #artist #fantasy #characterart #illustration #art #dragons

www.imaginethatdesignnyc.com
A page with five pieces of art from Traci Van Wagoner, Game Artist. 1. a Minotaur fighting a knight in ruins, 2. a person in a long cloak pointing a spear at a red dragon protecting a big pile of gold and treasures, 3, two box cover arts combined (fit together on a shelf) to create a full scene of a bustling medieval marketplace and a castle in the sunset in the background, 4. Two men exchanging goods in the marketplace 5. a table with a scroll, feathered pen, lantern and a ring of keys on a stone table ImagineThatDesign.com TraciVanWagoner.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Hey #PortfolioDay!

I'm Madeleine, an illustrator from Sweden, and I love to paint anything historical and fantasy, sometimes with folklore elements. I also write books!

Would love to make more book covers! ✨

🌐 madeleinefjall.com
✉️ [email protected]
La belle dame sans merci by Frank Bernard Dicksee version of Hans and Henry from Kingdom Come Deliverance image of Lucia with candles in her hair, holding another candle between her hands. Her eyes are glowing. She's wearing a lucia gown inspired by photos from late 1800s Fanart of Alistair Theirin from the Dragon Age games, wearing grey warden armour, standing in front of a mural with a crown over his head. A pale changeling sitting in water in the deep dark green forest
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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hello #PortfolioDay
im an illustrator based in the uk. i love to draw things inspired by fantasy themes, fairy tales and ornamental design.
please take a look 🌿

✉️: [email protected]
🌲 : linktr.ee/faungrove
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Some more examples!
King Arthur sits on the ground next to a mossy rock, proudly thrusting the sword up into the air, suggesting that he's just drawn it out from the stone. It has a magical blue glow. In the background, some people cheer his success, while a few others seem miffed about it. An interpretation of the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, sitting and playing an ancient lute. She has long bright yellow hair that radiates out from her like sun rays. An amulet or mirror around her neck radiates even more rays. A religious ceremony in ancient Minoan culture: a young female priest, dressed in white, under an olive tree. In the background, two more women doing some kind of dance and strewing red petals on the ground. The scene is full of dappled sunlight.
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
kurtandtracigaming.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Traci VW a game artist living in NYC. I love to create fun characters and fantasy art. Oh, I also love dragons! I've helped bring many games to the table.
#gameart #illustrator #boardgames #artist #fantasy #characterart #illustration #art #dragons

www.imaginethatdesignnyc.com
A page with five pieces of art from Traci Van Wagoner, Game Artist. 1. a Minotaur fighting a knight in ruins, 2. a person in a long cloak pointing a spear at a red dragon protecting a big pile of gold and treasures, 3, two box cover arts combined (fit together on a shelf) to create a full scene of a bustling medieval marketplace and a castle in the sunset in the background, 4. Two men exchanging goods in the marketplace 5. a table with a scroll, feathered pen, lantern and a ring of keys on a stone table ImagineThatDesign.com TraciVanWagoner.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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tracivw.bsky.social
I just ordered a bunch of books that have been on my #TVWTBR list for some Wintertime Reading fun. Everyone needs good books to hunker down with during these cold months.

I painted this many many years ago and it won an award with SCBWI. It's still a seasonal favorite.

#kidlitart #kidlit #TBT
Children's book style painterly art of a nighttime scene outside at winter with kids in front of a snowman reading a book
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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anyway you can buy it here

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cross4
Game Design: Amabel HollandHex Number: 90Duration: 30 minutesPlayers: 1-4MSRP: $25.00 Amabel Holland's throwback to the classic crossword dice games of the twentieth century, cross4 is the first of th...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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The pool building game contest only has 1 month left. Remember, you can enter the contest before your game in ready. Don't wait until the last minute to submit your entry!
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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We're back in the studio after a little vacation. We're pleased to announce that print-files have been sent for Carlos Crosses the Border and Nelson Beats the Odds Compendium Two for the 10th Anniversary.
#nelsonbeatstheodds #10thanniversary #carloscrossestheborder #kidlitart #kidlit #ChildrensBooks
10th Anniversary Carlos Crosses the Border book cover with a 6 year old Carlos in front of a border wall looking up with sunbeams shining down on him. Book cover 2 of Nelson Beats the Odds Compendium Two with verticals of all the books in the series.
December 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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My fellow Texas Democrats and I broke quorum to shine a national spotlight on Trump’s redistricting power grab.

We inspired other states and millions of Americans to join the fight.

Moments ago a federal court struck down his rigged map.

This is why we fight back.
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art 🐦

#birds
Card art and design featuring art the goddess Hebe with her golden eagle, and the card effects and icons, and flavor text: Goddess of youth and cupbearer to the gods.
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art 🐦

#birds #mourningdoves #natureinthecity
Art of two mourning doves cuddling on a branch with city buildings bhind them and a blue sky with puffy splattery white clouds
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
kurtandtracigaming.bsky.social
The season of gift giving is getting started, so we thought we'd share a link to our store with our art and designs covering a wide variety of subjects from gaming to cute animals. Check it out! Thanks!
#ArtSky #Art #giftideas #supportartists

www.redbubble.com/people/Imagi...
A sampling of 14 collections of our art and design on gifts and merch in our Redbubble store https://www.redbubble.com/people/ImagineThatNYC 5 rows of three squares showing collections of our art and designs in a variety of categories from art to sports balls. Plenty of gift ideas for the holiday season. https://www.redbubble.com/people/ImagineThatNYC/shop?asc=u
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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The time has come! The cover is done and approved by the author and publisher Ronnie Sidney, II for Carlos Crosses the Border.

So, here we are with a cover reveal! ta-da!

#CarlosCrossestheBorder #10thAnniversary #NelsonBeatstheOdds #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #immigration #coverreveal
Front cover for the children's book Carlos Crosses the Border written by Ronnie Sidney, II, LCSW, illustrated by Traci Van Wagon shows a young boy in blue shorts and a blue and white striped shirt from the book looking up at the tall border wall between Mexico and USA. A sun shines down with sun rays lighting up the scene.
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Stay tuned for a cover reveal this week for Carlos Crosses the Border written by Ronnie Sidney, II, LCSW, illustrated by Traci Van Wagoner and designed by Kurt Keller, a new release for the #10thAnniversary of Nelson Beats the Odds.

#kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustrator #designer
Black and white image with 10t Anniversary Nelson Beats the Odds on the top, the title image of Carlos Crosses the Border and Cover Reveal Coming! on top of a gray background with a sketch of Carlos from the back looking up at the title.
October 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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We're on the tail-end slide to finishing Carlos Crosses the Border, a new graphic novel style picture book for the 10th Anniversary of Nelson Beats the Odds. We're finalizing the art, creating a cover and laying the book out.

#kidlitart #kidlit #10thAnniversary #NelsonBeatstheOdds #childrensbooks
Carlos Crosses the Border title with Carlos on the right with his arms out presenting the new title. The background is filled with color thumbnails of the book
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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tracivw.bsky.social
Monsters get scared too, even with a #NightLight. But maybe there is something waiting there in the dark. Ooooh!

I'm having a bunch of fun playing with the new Procreate brushes.

#SCBWIArtober2025 #Kidlitart #monster #illustration #PaintPlay
A cute green and hairy monster ducks behind his colorful blanket in bed looking out into the dark textured purple beyond the light of his flower nightlight. Eyes peering out of the dark at the bottom of the bed.
October 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Things feel heavy right now. But like Mr. Rogers said, look for the helpers, they’re always there. You’re not alone in this. Sometimes just knowing others see it too, that they’re reaching out, that’s enough to keep going. The good is still there if we look for it. I see plenty of it here.
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit.

May October bring peace and good fortune for those of us who aren't billionaires.

#AnimalParadeWorld #cuteanimals #animalscomingandgoing
Rabbits from the front and back with a banner over the top that reads, Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! zazzle.com/store/animalparade
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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tracivw.bsky.social
#RESIST
Silhouettes of three figures — the biggest bending over the middle one threatening, the mid figure standing up to him -trump- protecting a small figure who is cowering. RESIST is within the two smaller figures. In the background is textured red squares and a yellow splat burst behind the figures and NO above the two protective figure.
September 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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An update from our drawing board. Basic color is done for Carlos Crosses the Border. Traci is busy now blacklining & detailing the spreads. Once she's done, Kurt will get to work on the final design & layout

#NelsonBeatstheOdds #10thAnniversary #kidlitart #illustration #process #GN #ChildrensBooks
10th Anniversary for Nelson Beats the Odds, Carlos Crosses the Boarder, Blacklining and Detailing in process with Carlos over the top of thumbnails of the spreads for the book.
September 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Art Tip: Backs
September 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM