iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

my september sticker has been revealed and she’s PERFECT! she’s a part of my patreon rewards this month — also in print form — so feel free to check it out! ✨☀️ patreon.com/artbysmashley

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

not to be delulu on main but i genuinely think i'm going to change my life this september 🍂🤭✨

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

i literally want to cry every time i see this picture bc i think it's the most accurate to my soul, i feel so pretty, i feel so hAPPY, i want this energy for the rest of my month, year, life, beyond!!!!!!

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

did you know i write monthly newsletters - no paywall! - over on my patreon ?? 👀 free members get access to these little glimpses into the behind the scenes, my thoughts, rambles, and life. i love sharing these parts of myself with people and always hope to connect further with my community!!

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[ august newsletter ] better late than never, hey? | art by smashley

Oh August, you were so delightful. I'll remember this month as one marked by rest and relaxation - and honestly? Not a whole bunch of art...

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OdomK @odomk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Another Avian August piece. Never seen or heard of this bird and I found it hard to capture the image of the bird in the portrait, but I think it came out alright! #Art #Digitalart #Illustration #AvianAugust #OcellatedTurkey #Bird

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Saba 🏳️‍🌈 Kofi tiers ✨ @ace-of-dragons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

ooooo you wanna commission me for a skeb-style character illustration sooooo badddd vgen.co/ace_of_drago...

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Skeb-Style Character Illustration by Saba (@ace_of_dragons)

Send a request while they're still accepting!

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

not to alarm you but it’s my birthday month and i have A TON OF REWARDS including — ✨ NOVA STICKERS ✨ all tiers, including my 1.50 tier, are eligible to receive some happy mail from me!!! pledge this month and fill out the form 🥰 more info here: www.patreon.com/artbysmashle...

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Caitlin Yarsky- PROMETHEUS GRAFT #1 FOC 11/02!! @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Art people! Found a new reference source called angleref.com, you can rotate a skull and see tons of faces at that angle. I’m sure there’s more to the site but how cool is that? Happy drawing :)

Screenshot of Angleref.com showing many faces at a specific angle for reference

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

BSKY U R SO NICe i just got out of work and the love on my birthday post shocked me so much 😭😭😭 i’ll reply when i have the time but oh my gosh yall are so kind!!!

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

hello <3 it's my birthday today, so i think i get to ask for some attention? do u like my art? hehehe~

Half body digital painting of a woman standing center frame, her hands lifted to secure a golden headpiece that resembles the sun’s rays. She is a Black woman with warm brown skin, and her reddish brown hair is piled in thin braids atop her head. She wears a brown bandeau style top, with a citrine crystal dangling from its center. She is adorned with golden jewelry. Behind her is a sunlike sphere. It is leo season magic personified

Digital painting of a mermaid. She is full-figured, with soft and dimpled skin on her arms and stretchmark-lined stomach. Her arms are lifted up, holding back her pink hair, revealing armpit hair. She stares directly at the camera. Her mermaid top is adorned with seashells and starfish and netting and pearls, and her tail is a dusky rose pink. She sits on a dark rock among the sea, with water splashing up at her. The sky is painted purples and pinks.

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

hi it's my birthday so what if i got 2-3 new patrons hm? 🥹

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🌟asher @sidefury.art · 17/08/2026

Haven't done emotes/stickers in a while, so this one was real fun!! Commissioned by a good friend and old raider pal ❤️ ✦ #VGenComm #VGenOpen ✦

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

did u know that for $1.50 u can pledge to my patreon this month and get a STICKER sent to u!!!! or for $5 u can get TWO! stickers sent to you??! and they're SO CUTE! pls check it out im so proud of these rewards and i really hope i can send them to lots of people this month in honor of my bday ;_;

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

happy leo season! ✨ read more about this piece on my patreon ☀️🤍 any support means the world and helps me to create more personal works! ref from @grafitstudio.bsky.social

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

local woman has patreon with 40% off ur first month or year this july and begs for people to see it and maybe want to sign up to support her so she can make more art she loves 💗✨🤍 idk how to advertise idk how to make my stuff look good but i swear these rewards are gorg 😭😭 patreon.com/artbysmashley

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

happy leo season! ✨ read more about this piece on my patreon ☀️🤍 any support means the world and helps me to create more personal works! ref from @grafitstudio.bsky.social

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

who’s gonna go check it out? 👀☀️✨

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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🌟asher @sidefury.art · 19/07/2026

soft lovely mama for @canadiankitten.bsky.social, ty for always thinking of me every #ArtFight!! ❤️💖

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

seylah ruxe, back in her astro era. an indulgent personal piece i did to celebrate 5 years of playing ff14 (albeit with tons of breaks in there), and my catgirl's new look hehe. i hope you enjoy! #ffxiv #ff14 #miqote #finalfantasy

Digital painting of a miqo'te from FF14. She has white cat ears + a fluffy white tail, and her white hair flows in waves around her shoulders with four braids on the side. The character holds two cards in her hands, and wears a forest green, almost grecian-style one-shoulder dress, adorned with golden hardware and stars.

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

the art vs the sticker ✨☀️ july patreon rewards are live — and you can get 40% off your first month or year!!! no code necessary, active all month!! patreon.com/artbysmashley

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Helen Aimee Art - Commissions: Open! @helenaimeeart.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hello #PortfolioDay ! My name is Helen and I am a digital artist from the UK 💜 I love painting fantasy portraits with lots of colours and magical effects! 💜 www.helenaimee.art#/ 🍵 ko-fi.com/helenaimeeart 🟢 vgen.co/helenaimeeart My favourite universes are: WoW, TES, DND, VtM and FFXIV

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Patricia VI Arts // Commissions Open @kiwipon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#PortfolioDay again! I'm a freelance illustrator and concept artist from Spain who loves fantasy and story telling. I'm available for work in Publishing,TTRPG and Concept Art. 💟Commissions are open💟 I Would love to work with you Info & portfolio 🌐 patriciaviarts.com ✉️ patriciavi.arts@gmail.com

mock up of wrap around book cover depicting a fae lady with chinese influence, puting a piece of a branch of plum blossoms on a human night's armor who is looking down in devotion. On the left side there is a plum tree in bloom and o the background a shiny starfall

Gale and Lae'zel stand in the astral plane looking at Mystra's constellation( path) and united with red dragons dragons(flying on the background) they prepare to take revenge from gods that used them. Gale is looking at Lae'zel lovingly, holding her chin up and Lae'zel is both holding her silver sword in one hand, ready for battle, and her mage in her other hand.

Scene illustration of my OC Akantha finding the armour imbued with her brother's essence. On the right side The little fox, a kid, is observing the wrenching scene from behind a column

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Tyler Walpole ➡️ NYCC @tylerwalpole.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Here’s some cool chain reference for you. I found this in Groningen, NL.

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Kate Draws 🌈✨️ @tacticiankate.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

ANOTHER ONE DOWN‼️‼️‼️ this time a comm of a lovely hexblood mage :) #art #commission #dnd

A color illustration of a client's hexblood OC named Moryana - she is a woman with fair skin and lots of freckles, an eldercross resembling thorny brambles around her ears, bluish-grey eyes, and long wavy bluish-grey hair. She is wearing a light blue gambeson overlaid with pieces of leather and gold armor with a white skirt underneath, a gold dragon ear cuff, and a branch-like tiara with a red gem in the center; she is holding a round glowing gemstone and casting loops of glowing gold magic, looking very delighted.
The background is an art nouveau-style circle thingy styled to look like stained glass of a brilliant sunset.

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

a wip i haven’t had time to finish yet 🤍

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

happy 5 year ffxiv anniversary to me and the catgirl who’s been through it all with me 🙂‍↕️🤍 seylah, my bb, you bring me joy — even when the game didn’t, i knew i needed to stick it out so id have you always. (and now im in a situation where the game is bringing me the MOST joy)

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Helen Aimee Art - Commissions: Open! @helenaimeeart.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

This was supposed to be an attack but ended up being a revenge! For @ninamiart.bsky.social ! I had to paint Ankhe because she is gorgeous 💜 also I really wanted to paint something soft and pretty! #art #ArtFight #ArtFight2026 #TeamMystery #ShareMyAttack2026 #WoW #Warcraft #Draenei

A digital portrait of a female Draenei character from the World of Warcraft universe. The character has light purple skin, light glowing blue eyes and shoulder length white hair. She is wearing a white a blue dress outfit with a silver necklace and arm cuffs. She is smiling softly and the viewer while holding holy magic between her hands.

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🌟asher @sidefury.art · 07/07/2026

a nicer #ArtFight piece for my good friend @joichichan.bsky.social !!! this character's name is Aspen 💖

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

the art vs the sticker ✨☀️ july patreon rewards are live — and you can get 40% off your first month or year!!! no code necessary, active all month!! patreon.com/artbysmashley

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Amanda 🪲 @acwhiteart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Did a fabric draping study and used it as an excuse to paint my friend @artbysmashley.bsky.social ‘s WoL, Seylah Ruxe #ffxiv

Digital painting of a miqo’te woman from Final Fantasy XIV wearing a flowy dress. She is holding the skirt up with both hands creating some great draping

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

a cute catte for a cute @sidefury.art 90 min procreate speedpaint <3

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

con edison bill about to go crazy as i run my pathetic little window unit ac that does nothing for half my apartment to try and survive this heatwave pls consider joining my patreon 🥵🥵🥵

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🌟asher @sidefury.art · 01/07/2026

happy #pride! forever and always, every day of the year! ✦ Lucretia is demiromantic like me, so I tried to use greens and whites from the flag 💖 #Phokyres

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

☀️july rewards are here ☀️ and you can get 40% off your first month or year! i just got rid of my sketch tier, which was my most lucrative tier but also leading to persistent burnout, so any support or boosts or hype helps me a lot right now! 🫶🏼 patreon.com/artbysmashley

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

shoutout to my catgirl for getting me thru burnout and anxiety and difficult days <3 seylah ruxe i luv u sm

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🌟asher @sidefury.art · 29/06/2026

finally i got a hrothgar comm 😭 PLS LET ME DRAW YOUR CAT PPLS big thank you to @clayghosts.bsky.social for requesting me! ✦ #VGenComm #VGenOpen ✦

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

a quick lil 4~ ish hour portrait i did on my ipad this weekend. i have been at the theatre all week and it's always fun to have a piece to noodle on during my downtime/breaks <3 ref: studio grafit

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

sometimes when im art blocked i just buy a ton of new reference packs like mm yes that'll surely cure me

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

im in a BAD art block lately (combo mental state/burnout) but i want to try and get back into a flow so if you play FF14 can you drop a screenshot or pic of your WOL and i'll pick a few over time to sketch? ;_; no promises on how refined or not they'll be! i just need a no pressure inspo i think.

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Helen Aimee Art - Commissions: Open! @helenaimeeart.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Finally finished this painting of my Dracthyr character Kleorei! It was definitely challenging 😅💜 I need to work on some more backgrounds in the future #art #WoW #warcraft #OCsky #oc

A full body painting of a Dracthyr visage character from the World of Warcraft universe. The character is stood in a small pool of water in Bastion. The character has pale skin with patches of silver / purple scales, pink eyes, purple hair, large sweeping silver horns and thick tail with a fin. She is wearing silver, black and purple armour and resting her hands on a large two handed sword.

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

burnout so bad, imposter syndrome so high— all i want to do is sit in my quiet comfy office and play ff14 and level my crafters and gatherers 😔

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🌙·̩͙ Arcuate ✧*｡ @arcuatemoon.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I drew a little this week, I’m proud of me #dylanocean ref: Rosé Blackpink

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🥀Megwyn Rose🥀 @megwyn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

If you'd like one of these and have the money to spare, I could use some extra support, as this month has been kinda tight and I still have some bills to pay down the road. No pressure though 🖤🙏 Reposts are very appreciated 🖤🖤🖤

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AdorkaStock @adorkastock.com · 04/06/2026

This new shoot with Q. Amethyst is this weekend so keep dropping your suggestions!

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Helen Aimee Art - Commissions: Open! @helenaimeeart.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Hey artists!! Post some art you made from before Bluesky!!

A digital portrait of a female sorceress character. She has lightly tanned skin, blue eyes and long white hair tied into large buns with some loose parts at the front blowing in a breeze. The character is wearing a white tube top with large metal jewellery inset with opal stones. She is staring directly at the viewer with her lips slightly parted.

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