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Eileen Kai Hing Kwan 🦇 @whereiseileen.bsky.social · 6h

Icarus and the Sun 🌞🪶🕯️🪽 (I’m hoping to find time to finish the collection and draw a Medusa and Theseus and the Minotaur as well 💛)

My illustration of the Greek Myth Icarus and the Sun. This is the moment Icarus realises his doom due to his arrogance. He’s flying upwards towards the Sun, depicted as a woman’s face with sun rays as long trailing hair. His wings have large melted droplets of wax and feathers are falling away into the ocean below him. He cranes his neck upwards toward the Sun’s face, she is crying for him, their lips almost touch before his incoming death.

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

elves from Mirkwood -{ #art | #illustration | #fantasy }-

An elf with long flowing yellow hair, wearing loose orange garment, stretching an enchanted elven bow and surrounded by decorative plants and leaf motiffs. She's from the Mirkwood, a location from J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit".

An elf with long flowing yellow hair, wearing loose orange garment, playing an enchanted elven lyre and surrounded by decorative plants, leaf motiffs and a mystical haze. She's from the Mirkwood, a location from J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit".

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⚜️ 𝕷𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖘 𝕾𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖛𝖆 ⚜️ @lsaraiva-art.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

✨ Hey y’all! I put together this starter pack featuring some cool artists whose work appeals to my own very subjective taste in beauty and aesthetics. Check it out! 🖤 ✨✨✨✨ go.bsky.app/SNSkUcq #starterpack #art #illustration

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Madalyn McLeod @madalynmcleod.bsky.social · 23h

Hey, I'm dealing with an emergency and need to raise $300-500 to take care of it by Oct 1. Any donations or orders from my Kofi would be greatly appreciated. ko-fi.com/madalynmcleod

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

on today's episode of "A YouTube video accidentally showed me things of the TikTok universe I had no idea existed and now I'm shocked": AI slop widely spreading misinformation about health and foods in general

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Eleonor Piteira @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I had the utmost pleasure of painting the cover illustration of @marianavcoelho.bsky.social 's debut novel 'Truthteller' for Transworld/Penguin Random House UK! ⚖️ Out March 2027!

Cover illustration by Eleonor Piteira for the book 'Truthteller' by Mariana V. Coelho, featuring a woman with a golden headpiece that covers her eyes and fans out behind her head like rays. She is wearing a red and elaborate outfit with multiple layers and gold embroidery with gemstones. She is holding a scale in each of her hands, while the scales' chains wrap around her hands and forearms and go up towards the sky. Some of the chains are breaking, one of the scales is tipping down and gold liquid is running down.

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Jana Heidersdorf @checanty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Once in a while I remember I should proooobably promote my book more 😅 If you like mermaids or field guide style books, this is for you!

book cover of Dr. C. Lillefisk's Sirenology featuring a bunch of mermaids.

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

an elven lyrist from Mirkwood -{ #art | #illustration | #fantasy }-

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Olga Vyshnyvetska @mrspacelobster.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Gathered some of my favorite works here. All sculpted by hand with Cosclay (mostly) and painted with acrylics.

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Did you too see it drifting all night on the black river? Did you see it in the morning rising into the silvery air?” Odette skateboard for DROP IN: Skate Deck Art Show 🎨

Odette - black& white skateboard design of Odette's transformation and the Swan Maiden in folklore.
Illustration is a football skateboard shape. At the bottom curve is a black border followed by a porcelain edge filigree pattern with dashes/ lines. Inside the curve is a constellation design mimicking the star patterns of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria known as the "Swan Prince" castle. Grey stars on a white background with fine line ink. Above the border is a metal embossed moon medallion in grey with daisies and a moon. Large stylized white waves morphing into magical energy as they transform Odette are overtop the body of a painted outlined swan turned to the left with its wing folded down with speckled grey patterning mimicking vintage ballet costume patterns.
To the left of the swan is a large silver sacred heart with jewels, radial background, a sword vertically piercing it and an arch with three jewelled stars. Below is a rendered and outlined oval link chain winding behind the elements. To the right of the white swan is a faceted 8 point metal star with fleur de lis arm segments and a large diamond in the middle. Flying through the chain link is a Russian striped folk arrow. Above is the black swan counterpoint Odile flipped in reversed. Over top is a paisley like folk pattern of Russian like embroidery of flowers, vines and curved tear drops in flat toned greys. Above is a matching mirrored medallion of daises but with a sun instead for the time restraints of the spell from the ballet. The top curve is a tangle of branches/dark leaves in black on a lighter black background. Overtop are white fine line inked chamomile flowers in reference to Tchaikovsky's sister Aleksandra who inspired his ballets and the area of Russia they grew up. The border is split into white on the top & black on the bottom. Behind both swans are walls with a tile pattern of black 8 point stars lined in white on a grey background framing an empty space doorway is shaded wall moulding.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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Matt 🏳️‍🌈 @mspencerdraws.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Free shipping on INPRNT this weekend👀

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margaw 🌙 @margawart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's promo day with free shipping on INPRNT! ✨ www.inprnt.com/gallery/marg... (shares are super helpful as I've been stuck just below the withdrawal minimum for ages and can't get paid 🙃)

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Harold Richer @haroldricher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Neo luddites gobbo here

A goblin with a sledgehammer on a pile of broken electronic devices. It is written "down with AI ! AI destroys the planet, steals from artists and enriches billionaires"

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Eileen Kai Hing Kwan 🦇 @whereiseileen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Devilman Crybaby 🖤🪽 Still love this piece after so many years 🤍

My illustration of Devilman Crybaby. Akira/Devilman breaking powerfully through a thick cloak of smoke, his devil wings spread out and his clawed hands palms-up as he is met with Ryo/Satan gently descending toward him with their eight angel wings and intimately cupping his face in one hand. Their faces are close and staring into each other’s eyes, as if in love, a tear rolls down Devilman’s face to his belly with Satan’s other hand trailing down towards it.

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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

season's changing

A collection of season-themed knightly helmets.

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Evelyne Park @evelynepark.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh hi. It's my birthday 🙂 I have to say that diving into acrylic painting and book illustration over these last few years has been incredibly rewarding, and I enjoy learning more, painting more, and getting older really is quite great!

Cover illustration for "Fusion Fragment" showing a portrait of a woman facing upwards, as a mirror shatters around her. The mirror shards all show eyes of other women trapped within them. Two mask shards are also falling around her face, inspired by Japanese kabuki masks, representing her mixed heritage.

Acrylic painting showing Sauron's defeat by Lúthien and Huan at Tol-in-Gaurhoth

Book interior illustration for "Fangs for Nothing", showing the MC Winnie in a castle hallway. The scene takes inspiration from Gothic horror and Gothic romance movies, from the nightgown design to the candelabra.
A black cat hides behind Winnie's leg, a vampire hides in a dark doorway, and the red candlelight reflects of a suit of armor and several empty painting frames.

Acrylic character illustration for a fantasy book commission. The two characters are shown in a sparse, partially destroyed ice palace hall. Both characters have unnaturally pale skin and are clad in black.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 22/09/2026

Got notified an artist was located, hired, and paid for work through HireHumanArtists.com and I couldn't be more thrilled Pls hire more artists through here!!! Support human made! #hha

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Xero Reynolds 41/100 on Patreon @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

under the light of that very ridiculous and yet very persistent debate, I'd love to point out how many "high art" artists of their time would go hysterically excited over so many "low art" things we have today based mainly on their level of quality

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𝕵𝖎𝖒𝖒𝖞 𝕸𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊 @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

SPIDER - 2026 My piece for @paulscottcanavan.com 's excellent Mastering Imaginative Realism course. it's the hardest I've ever worked on a single image and has been a total goldmine for technique, research and workflow. sorry if you don't like spiders, I found painting this very healing.

a woman rides into battle perched on the back of an enormous spider, they emerge into sunlight from a glowing green cave, the woman is weilding a glave and is casting a spell that resembles tugging on a spider web. in the foreground a smaller spider is also approaching. image painted as the result of Paul Scott Canavan's excellent mentorship scheme.

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

some weeks ago I read the Dog King by the great Holly Black and honestly I can't stop thinking about it might have to make some art about it hmmmmm

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There's too much talent trapped in poverty and too much mediocrity funded. Just sayin.

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Jay Garmon @jaygarmon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Author/artist grievance against AI, summarized

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Geoffrey Stone @geoffreystoneart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My starter pack of Fantastic CREATURE Illustrators has about 60 artists on it and I’m looking to place even more! Please share this wide! If you or someone you know does excellent creature illustrations, be they cute, creepy or anything in between, drop some creature art in the comments!

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

an elven archer from Mirkwood -{ #art | #illustration | #fantasy }-

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank

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Kelly Bastow @moosekleenex.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Vermilion Vapor~

a creepy gouache painting with a hooded figure, a rocky landscape and floating jellyfish

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12/09/2026

all life is sacred except for the god damn mother fucking piece of shit mosquito

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thorin Oakenshield -{ #art | #illustration | #fantasy }-

An enormously-important-looking dwarf with white hair, a long braided white beard, thick eyebrows, light-blue eyes, holding a thick piece of oak as a shield and wearing a purple garment, a kingly light-blue hood cloak, a golden circlet with a blue stone in its center and black boots. He's a character from J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit"

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 10/09/2026

Since it's my 50th time round the sun, would you care to share my art around? That would be a splendid gift, thank you! 🥰 emilyhare.com #dragons #fantasyart #watercolour #creatureart #unicorns

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Belle 🦇 @gwenypatu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The struggle of working on really cool projects that you're not allowed to talk about yet... I am still making things, promise ✨here's a little self indulgent fanart WIP in the meantime. Do you recognise him??

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Reiko Murakami @reikomurakami.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Progress shots

Testing white ink on tracing paper layer

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Madalyn McLeod @madalynmcleod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Illusions Lifted

Art of a girl holding doves that are transforming into demons as they fly away.

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Sam Guay @samguayart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Orchid's Dream is a finalist for the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize! Voting is open for the People's Choice awards, take a look at all the work and vote for everything you love. Voting closes September 14th. Vote here: beautifulbizarreartprize.art/peoples-choi...

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Anya Chalina @anyachalina.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A little collection of dollhouses I drew recently.

The image shows a two-floor building with open walls. On the first floor there's a dining hall. There's a large table and a skeleton sitting at the table. There's a mural with a skeleton and an angel at the back and some arches with candles. On the right, there are two rooms: one is the reception with an arched window and a table behind the window, sofa in front of the window and a large human statue. A ragdoll cat is walking towards the door. Next room is a bedroom. The door to the bedroom has a lock on it. The bride is floating above the bed and a skeleton is looking at her from above the bed frame. In the center, there's a wedding ceremony hall with skeletons sitting on benches, a skeleton standing on a platform in the center reading a book and a groom waiting at the altar. There are murals on the walls with people and skeletons and a big statue of a crying angel. On the second floor, on the left side there are two rooms. At the very left side, there's a room with a broken wall. Birds are flying from an open cage, there's a shelf and some paintings on the wall. A skeleton is popping out of one of the paintings. In the next room, a skeleton is sitting on a chair and a cat is looking at it through a small secret door from the next room. There's a sculpture of an angel behind it. On the right side, there's a dressing room. The bride is sitting at the vanity table looking at her reflection but she sees herself as a skeleton. The room at the far right side extends to the roof. It has two large murals: one shows the groom and the shadow of the bride dancing and another one shows the bride holding a bird with 4 skeletons behind her. There are broken stairs leading upstairs. The wall is broken and there's a large skeleton climbing the wall. Upstairs shows the bride ringing the bells and a large skeleton behind the roof looking at her. Birds are flying in the sky and ribbons and cascading around the roofs. There's a horse on the left and a skeleton with angel wings.

The artwork shows a house in the woods. The house is placed in the center and has three floors. It’s surrounded by pines on both sides. There’s a gazebo on the left and a girl is sitting on a blanket near the gazebo offering a squirrel a fruit. There’s a passage made of stones going around the house and leading to a little lake on the right. Here is a swan and some ducks in the lake. On the right side, a girl is sitting on a blanket drawing an owl. On the first floor of the house here are three rooms: an entrance room with two dogs: Saluki and borzoi. They are laying on the floor. In the right there’s a living room connected to kitchen. A woman is sitting on a sofa holding her sleeping son. On the left side there’s a room with stairs leading upstairs. A young lady is walking up the stairs. On the second floor theres a library that extends to the third floor. The library has a mural of a woman on the wall and a ladder. Next to the library there’s a hall with a large mural of a woman with blonde hair. There’s a little nook next to the hall with sofas and a cat sitting on a sofa. Then there’s a bedroom with a bathroom. Upstairs, there’s a patio with a large crooked pine tree and a peacock sitting on a balcony boarder. Then there’s a tea room with floor pillows that leads to an art studio. A boy is playing a flute while sitting on a roof. Herons are flying left above him in the sky. The artwork is mostly neutral in color with much brown, green and beige. The house is drawn in art nouveau style with lots of swirly and floral decorations

The image shows a dollhouse artwork of a hotel. The hotel has 4 floors and is decorated in Art Deco style. The first floor has two rooms: a lobby and a tourist information room. In the lobby, a concierge is standing behind the front desk. A lady with a fancy white poodle is walking toward the elevator and a liftman is holding the doors for her. The room has some chairs, art objects and some luggage. Tourist information room has a round desk with a lady standing behind it. There is a table and two guests are sitting near the table. The room has some games and posters with various entertainment locations and events.
Second floor has three rooms: a master suite, a corridor and a smaller room. Master suite shows two rooms with an arch between them. A young man is smoking a cigar while looking away. A lady is holding a book while walking towards the door. The room has patterned walls and various furniture. A large bed is visible behind the arch. In the corridor, a hotel maid is standing next to the room housekeeping cart. On the right side there's a smaller room with yellow walls. A lady standing near the door. There's a big bed behind her with clothes scattered around the bed and the floor and a greyhound dog is stretching next to the bed.
Third floor has two rooms: a corridor and a dining room on the patio. The corridor has a sofa and elongated chairs. A man is standing next to a woman with his hand reaching towards her. A lady is sitting on a sofa. On the patio people are dining. There are three tables in the back and two tables in the front. The roofs of some buildings are visible in the background.
The top floor has one room. The room is a club with a big balcony and large windows. There's a stage in the center with a band performing. Dancers are dancing in front of the stage. Guests are watching the performance while having drinks.
The artwork is mostly dark blue, mustard color and turquoise. The artwork has a patterned frame.

The image shows a Victorian style house with different rooms and characters placed around the house. The house has three floors and 15 rooms plus balcony. There are 30 characters in the piece, 6 dogs and one cat. Rooms from top to bottom: balcony, master bedroom, hall, nursery, attic above nursery, butler's room, 2 servant rooms, study, dining room, hall, restroom, parlor, foyer, kitchen, pantry. Each room has various furniture and a different color scheme.

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I watched the new OoT remake trailer and these are my opinions: - I genuinely like some of the designs - some textures look too... wet... .... ? - slashes! explosions! excitement! - voice acting... (derogatory)

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 08/09/2026

Rat racer on a boulangerie run. A collaboration with @fpiatti.bsky.social who built & painted the car (and took these photos!) 💛 Tried a bunch of new things in terms of materials for this one! Really happy with how it turned out 😊

Rat racer figure riding a model car. Close up of baguettes.

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