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Oliver 💙
@oliverniko.bsky.social
2.5K followers 650 following 6.8K posts
♿🌈 | He/Him

Soft realism artist with severe chronic illnesses. Both originals and various fandom pieces (mainly FE3H, Tales Of, Zelda and JRPGs). Also a writer.

🔞 Sometimes NSFW: Mainly kink and pin-ups, occasional explicit. #onocs = my OC tag.
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Oliver 💙 @oliverniko.bsky.social · Oct 14
Hello #PortfolioDay!

I'm Oliver, a queer and disabled artist/writer based in the UK. I love to paint with ethereal lighting and playing with lost edges.

Whilst my illnesses are too severe for work, I still take part in charity projects and mutual aid (see below) and happy to be invited!
A digital landscape painting with oil like brushes. Two characters kiss underwater, holding hands as they float through the water. Cyrus, left, is a tall Black man and wears fantasy travel like clothes with knee boots, baggy trousers and a sleeveless jacket with fur around the neck. He has long red dreadlocks floating around him in the water and pointed ears. Niko, right, is a slim light skinned man with long wavy navy hair. He wears blue toned princely attire with thigh high leather boots and golden details. He has a long pointed ear with a red earring. The piece has blue tones with bright warm sun reflecting off the riverbed background and off their clothes. A digital semi realism painting with oil like brushes, showcasing Sothis, a youthful goddess with light skin and long, wavy emerald green hair in thick ponytails. She wears a blue purple dress with a black leather chest piece and golden details down her torso and on a thick circlet. She holds her hands over Garreg Mach, a castle in mountains surrounded by dramatically shaped clouds that swirl around her. Behind her are more natural clouds hit with sunlight. This casts Sothis in a golden glow from the side and beneath her, casting highlights on the lower half of her face. Older depictions of Sylvain and Felix from Fire Emblem Three Houses in a digital oil style. They sit together on a wooden bench on a balcony, looking at warm moonlight together. A wall is behind them with an open window on a hatch, and leaves dangling around the building. A table is nearby with cloth, a pitcher and glasses. Felix wears turquoise robes with his canon boots, a stick propped next to him. His navy hair is longer, tied into a low side ponytail. Sylvain sits on his right, wearing a reddish brown jacket, a turquoise waistcoat and black trousers with knee high brown boots. He leans to Felix with a hand on his hip. He has a beard. A digital oil like painting of Sorey and Mikleo from Tales of Zestiria in a realism style. Sorey carries Mikleo in a bridal carry, fingers spread as though pleading. His face is covered in dark shadows and he smiles sadly with blood dripping down his face, one leg on a tree stump and the other shown in perspective from above on the forest floor. Sorey wears his white cape with feather details and buckled boots over dark baggy trousers. Mikleo is sprawled lifeless in his arms, his own arms limp, blood dripping down on one and through the chest of his turquoise and white jacket with gold embellishments. There are leafless trees behind them against a cool backdrop, and dying flames are on the forest floor.
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vcyarr.bsky.social
Just something I've been cooking up. ♡♡♡

[they/them]

#ocsky #artsky #ocart #artwip
Unfinished illustration of nonbinary person wearing a yellow empire-line dress while sitting on a couch, looking intoba hand mirror at themselves
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
oliverniko.bsky.social
Pet doodle sheets for mutual aid 💙

I've been offering one doodle per one item bought (up to 3 doodles) off Mari's survival wishlist; a severely chronically ill person facing caregiver abuse. A lovely way to help someone vulnerable this Black Friday: bit.ly/marisurvivalneeds
Three doodles of a tabby cat. The top is horizontal, with Miss Honey, the cat, laid on her side with paws to her chest. The bottom left is her sitting with a stretched back leg. The third is her meowing gently. Three doodles of Stuart the rat. On the left he sleeps curled up. On the right he holds a little canvas, and sits in a hanging bed. Two doodles of a beagle. On the left, he sits down with head at a 3/4 angle. On the right he looks directly at the camera. Three doodles of Salem, a black cat with a white chest and paws. He has a dignified look, with a long face and smirk.
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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chaoticfey.bsky.social
✨Item design commission✨

2 Slots open!

Base price 80€!

Due to unforeseen circumstances I need to open up 2 commission slots for a better financial situation this month!

I'm doing everything from spell books to swords.

DM me if interested!
Item design commissions Price 80€ Everything from swords to spell books
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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juunipupu.bsky.social
Knight and Burden to bear

[ #art | #oc ]
Knight oc Wreg stading still, looking sad/angry/determined. He's holding his sword in his other hand, and his other palm is bleeding. A full plate armor is over his shoulders, keeping Wreg in place and holding a family banner. The banner is wrapping across them both and depicts black wolves with various colored tails.
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
oliverniko.bsky.social
We're getting closer to 2.5k followers, thank you! When we reach it I'll do an art share, this time for traditional art. Reply if you want to be tagged. 💙
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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oliverniko.bsky.social
Because Niko once healed a back wound on Cyrus with a massive amount of magic, when they touch, the scar glows. 🌟

#Art #OCArt #FantasyArt #QueerArt #Procreate #onocs
A digital oil like painting of two nude elven characters. Cyrus, left, is a muscular man with long dreadlocks. He is shown from behind, a glowing golden scar on his back. He holds onto Niko, right, with one arm. Niko is a slender man with quite thick thighs. He holds onto the back of Cyrus' shoulders, left arm darkened with magical scarring. He smiles as Cyrus leans his head into him. They're painted with blue shadows, pink midtones and yellow highlights.
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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oliverniko.bsky.social
A little more info about this 💙 As part of this situation I rest my stuff on my lap and on the desk to my side, not the full thing haha.

I absolutely don't expect tips, but I would appreciate them if you'd like to support my oil journey!
Just a little more info about the desk chair requirement too: to do art that can't be done in bed atm, what I do is sit in my arm chair and prop my legs up on the current desk chair. Unfortunately it's bulky and too big so not suitable for wheeling or moving around much, meaning if I need something I have to get up. Not very suitable! Meanwhile a reclining desk chair will mean I can wheel around better and keep my legs up with just the chair. It also means I can rest properly in the chair by leaning back to rest, so in theory I will be able to spend longer in the study rather than only manage my current sub hour per week due to my limited capacity to sit up. (And less so when my bone capacity is small, like what has happened this week and I had to drop oil painting plans today) I aim to buy the chair in the winter and tips will just help me purchase faster. So no pressure still, just wanted to provide more context to the access need! It's non urgent but will be massive for my quality of life. 💙
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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oliverniko.bsky.social
Saying goodnight to the bees as we approach winter 🐝

Watercolour paint and white gouache in watercolour sketchbook

I did a few sketchy sessions of this when in medical waiting rooms and this is what came together. It's only my third time using watercolours so I'm still learning, but it's fun!
A watercolour painting of a fuzzy bee resting on a purple hyacinth, with a green background implying plants. It's painted in a loose, partially wet on wet style. There is a portable half pan watercolour palette on the right.
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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lunaramis.bsky.social
Christiano & Viktor 💵✒️| #oc #ttrpg #art

Men......... 🙄
drawing of a couple of men, one taller with a tan skin, short dark hair, facial hair and wearing a dark suit and shirt, and a smaller with white skin, long wavy dark hair, facial hair, and wearing a blue suit vest and pants, and a white shirt. They're holding each other closely and there's a dramatic light on their face. Christiano belongs to pyrofoux!!
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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charlottetangle.bsky.social
🧡🔪 ONLY I SEE YOU 🔪🧡
THE WAY YOU WANT TO SEE YOURSELF

YOU SHOULD BE FUCKING WITH
🧡🔪 NO ONE ELSE 🔪🧡
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#ctangleart #NSFWart #OCnsfw #edgeplay #shibari #bdsm
An illustration of Arek and Karol. Karol is kneeling, naked except for a blindfold, a ring gag, and a black-and-orange shibari harness that is binding his arms behind his back. Arek stands over him, his dick resting on Karol's lips; with one hand, he pulls Karol's head back by the blindfold, and with the other, he drags one glowing claw along Karol's throat. The close framing cuts off many details at the edges of the pose, but we can just see Arek smiling maliciously.
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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benmce.bsky.social
Autumn’s Waning 🍂
A digital painting of a large tree in fall. A figure walks through a creek in the foreground, surrounded by fallen leaves.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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trueref.bsky.social
Broke my own rule and pulled the trigger a little early, but...

🖤 BLACKEVERYTHING for 35% off memberships!
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Shop: trueref.io
flyer for TrueRef's black friday sale. 35% off memberships. 25% off single pose reference packs.
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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jvp.bsky.social
On this day, Indigenous people and allies confront the settler-colonial narratives of “Thanksgiving,” observing it instead as a National Day of Mourning.
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
oliverniko.bsky.social
This is now up to date. Still plenty of room! Feel free to ask to be added still (preferably in replies).

I strongly encourage sharing the starter pack if you do and spread the love around. Hope you've found some new artists to enjoy. 💙
oliverniko.bsky.social Oliver 💙 @oliverniko.bsky.social · 6d
My starter pack for European artists is finally live! Give it a share and find new artists to follow. 💙

So far, those who previously asked to be in it have been added. There is still plenty of room, so feel free to request a spot and just DM if you ever want to be removed.
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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saskya.com
"Watercolor Wolf Face" by @EmpyrealSaskya

Prints available for purchase, PLUS they are having a black friday sale!

#watercolor
#wildlife
#BSNM
#canine
#wolf
Watercolor Wolf Face, an art print by Saskya Sipher
Gallery Quality Prints
www.inprnt.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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shiftypumpkin.com
Thanks for sharing! I make oil paintings of natural & fantasy landscapes #art #tradart #oilpainting

perceptivepumpkin.com/gallery/
shiftypumpkin.etsy.com
ko-fi.com/shiftypumpkin
“Autumn Stream”, an 18”x24” oil painting of a forest in autumn. A dramatic sunset and gathering clouds fill the sky, with rolling hills of colorful trees. A slightly rushing stream cuts through the clearing towards the viewer. Work-In-Progress of a 18”x24” oil painting showing a foggy forest “Obsidian Peaks”, an 18”x24” oil painting showing a dark foreboding sky and black-blue mountains. A brief opening in the clouds shows the blue sky above, shining down on a valley teeming with forests. 18”x24” oil painting of a nebula in red and orange, above a dark forest in shades of purple, blue and black. A cozy campfire brightly lights a clearing next to an old log, and reflects on the surrounding trees. A rushing stream cuts through the forest.
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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michalputo.art
Thanks for share Riola! It's always a pleasure to see your work on the feed!

I'm Mike and I draw and paint portraits in graphite and oils. My links:

shop.michalputo.art
www.inprnt.com/gallery/mich...
patreon.com/michalputo_art
Oil painting on canvas panel, 40x50cm. A woman in red dress holding a bowl of odd grapes, her head is partially obscured by shadows. Oil painting on canvas, 50x70cm. A sad clown woman. She's redhead and wears a dress with white/black stripes and black collar. Graphite drawing on A3 paper. A demon girl with horns, dark eyes and creepy make up. She's superimposed on the spade - playing card suit symbol. Portrait of a woman wearing a tiara. Her head is held by her hand, she wears a shawl on her left shoulder.
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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danhawk333.bsky.social
Thank you for hosting Riola and hope all is well 😎🍷
Here are some of my recent pen pieces and some (optional) tags for @canuckuma.bsky.social @runningcritter.bsky.social @kvacm.bsky.social @michalputo.art @iromonik.bsky.social @inkgrid.bsky.social @cuarsith.bsky.social
Full page pen drawing of a figure with a chain mail like hood draped over their head the flows into robes accented with tusks over the shoulder and holding an orb between their hands, one over, one under with a glowing white energy around a black, pupil like sphere. Flanking at a distance to either side are two others with the furthest back on the left having 3 horizontal, rectangular extensions off the headdress. Behind the one on the right is a large, ancient stone structure with black panels set into it where white, ghostly, humanoid and near-humanoid figures are visible, while branching like structures fill the upper part of the page where the sky would be, blotting out the starscape. On the left diamond shaped craft hang in the air while the top of structures emerge from a fog, including a large T shaped structure. Pen drawing of an alien covered in coral looking bio-mechanical growths and a fogged visor only showing eyes with tentacle like limbs 'crab-walking' towards the left. Its companion is folded up in a corner among the curved walls that are covered in alien machinery that has organic like textures that look carved or inscribed. Behind the moving alien is a large oval window showing a star scape in deep space. Pen drawing of a large, vaguely humanoid figure with a simple disc for a face surrounded by a thick oval halo while two organic limbs rise from behind it's shoulders while it opens up wings that reveal the void of space with stars as they arc around it's body that seems to be made up of several other figures and forms as if a portal. In front of this are several figures in poses suggesting that they are worshipping this scene while all around are strange ancient cathedral looking ruins with ancient Egyptian style textures and patterns. Pen drawing of a humanoid with a void and a single star-like pin point of light in the center. Their unclothed but low definition body flows down into a number of organic shapes and semi-human faces that make up the overgrown mass of eyes, and root like structures. Up the sides it flows up into aged bone and metal structures that eventually becomes a set of highly complex technological structures that radiate outward from a marble like halo that surrounds the head.
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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uriak.bsky.social
Hello Riolo, Thanks for the share !
I'm uriak and I paint as a hobby
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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riolavar.bsky.social
🌻 ARTSHARE time🌻

Time to show off your art

🤘 Like & repost this post for visibility! 🤘
💎 Share your art, SFW or NSFW 💎
🍀 Tag some friends ( not mandatory ) 🍀
🌞 Support others if you'd like! 🌞
🚫 No N/F/Ts, No AI, keep it SFW

#artshare #art #selfpromo
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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riolavar.bsky.social
I'll get started. I'm Riola, and I love drawing characters and backgrounds.
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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malvanob.bsky.social
every once in a while i must remind people of this very first Elmo i made
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
oliverniko.bsky.social
As I continue to chip at this, I must do a reminder: don't be swayed by those who say the colourless blender is pointless. It's not, people just don't use it right!

They lift ink off the paper. Meaning, not good for blending colour. Fantastic to blend into white and create lost, painterly edges.
oliverniko.bsky.social Oliver 💙 @oliverniko.bsky.social · 3d
Coming along nicely 💙
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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anamariecox.bsky.social
Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Chubby-shark ( @chubby-shark.bsky.social ) is bringing early-Middle Age Arabic and Islamic representation to this zine, depicting how, with the traditions of poetry and song, it was common for a man to praise another man’s beauty.

#QueerMuslim #QueerIslam #LGBTQ #LGBTQArt #QueerHistory
A digital illustration of two masculine people posing happily together with their dog, the one in front's round belly accentuated by a bright floral shirt. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small white box that says "Page artist."
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM