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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Illustration I did this past Sunday while helping out at an event. Part of a series of sketches of ingredients for potions #watercolours #art #witch #witchaesthetic #fungi

Witch hat shaped mushroom dripping a purple galaxy ooze from the rim, sparkling underside

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I've been working on this diorama on and off for years and now I just need to glue the roof and do the light system! It's a kitbash of a flowershop that I transformed into a magic shop 🧙‍♀️🧹 #miniatures #diorama #magical #art

A mannequin bust with a witch hat and a crystal pendant

A miniature of an amethist geode and a crystal

A miniature shelf with magic books, herbs, a marigold, a skull and a crystal ball 🔮

A peek through the window of the magic shoo woth the shelf and stairs in view

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Been forgetting to post here, every time I plan it I get sidetracked, except today. Here is my latest comission, a friend of mine wanted a Vaporeon card! #pokemon #Vaporeon #watercolours #art

A watercolor illustration of the Pokémon Vaporeon standing on a rock as a wave splashes on it

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Omg I haven't posted in a while but I've been so busy with my D&D campaign and other commitments, I have way too many WIPs yet to finish! I need to digitize some more older art to post here...😅

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

100 followers! 💯✨ A huge thank you to everyone who has joined me here. It’s been so much fun sharing my art, from fantasy watercolors to sci-fi and digital art. I’m incredibly grateful for the support and this amazing community. Here’s to many more adventures! 🎨🥂 #ArtSky #100Followers #QueerArt

A digital watercolor-style illustration of a GaymerPainter wearing glasses, a goatee, and a green mohawk. He is wearing a blue pearlescent jacket over a white t-shirt and blue jeans with colorful sneakers. He is making a peace sign with one hand and holding a white sign that says "100!" in red ink with the other.

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Mango, but he's sleepy @mangotarot.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Hi, please. My gfm was set to 2000, but I am very quickly realizing it should be around 3000-4000. Please help. I am. Struggling hard.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Flashback to 2014! 🎨 Sharing an old illustration I made for a short story about Gonzalo Guerrero. I really enjoyed leaning into the bright, tropical palette and clean shapes for this coastal scene. #Art #DigitalArt #Illustration #History #MexicanHistory

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

A few days ago I got inspired by @gnarlyghost.bsky.social and I started making my own space pirate crew, so far I have done two members, the android weapons expert and the crab minotaur chef

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Quote reply with your ghost art!

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

A "gift" for her partner. 👗🪰 Knowing what female mantises do after mating, this fly cake feels a lot less like a sweet treat and a lot more like a final meal. I love the contrast between her pretty pink dress and the dark reality of this garden date. #Mantis #DarkHumor #Illustration #Art

A darkly whimsical illustration of a green praying mantis standing upright, wearing a ruffled pink dress. She has large, red compound eyes and a calculating expression. She carefully carries a small cake topped with two flies. The image highlights the irony of her feminine attire against the predatory nature of a mantis bringing a "last meal" to her mate

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

10 years of rendering progress! 🧙‍♂️✨ Revisiting a red wizard from 2014. The original relied on sharp digital lens flares and cross-hatching, but my new version uses organic watercolor textures. I love seeing how my rendering style has matured over a decade. #Art #FantasyArt #ArtProgress

A digital illustration of a wizard in red robes and a pointed hat standing in a dark cave. The rendering features sharp digital lighting effects, including a bright white lens flare emanating from his staff. The background cave walls are shaded with dark, mechanical cross-hatching.

A vibrantly rendered illustration of the same red wizard with a more painterly, watercolor-inspired style. The lighting is warm and natural, glowing from a torch on his staff. The robes have rich texture and soft shadows, and the cave background is rendered with organic, mottled brown tones that create a sense of tactile depth.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Happy Pokémon Day! 🌿 Raising a vine for the Bulbasaur line. I loved using organic strokes to capture the way light hits Ivysaur, my fave, through the trees. #PokemonDay #Ivysaur #PokemonArt #Art

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

14 years of digital art growth! ⛓️🎨 Comparing my new Andromeda Shun to an old sketch. My early work was much more hesitant with digital tools. I love seeing how years of practice have built my confidence to create bolder lines and clearer compositions. #SaintSeiya #ArtProgress #DigitalArt

A soft, ethereal digital sketch of Andromeda Shun from Saint Seiya. The lines are thin and pale green, giving the piece a delicate, hesitant feel. Shun has long, flowing hair and a gentle expression. In the background, there are faint white clouds and a hand-drawn pentagram star in the sky. Text in the corner reads "...is his smile" with the signature "Alvar."

A bold, clean digital illustration of Andromeda Shun against a bright blue sky. The line work is sharp and confident, showing a mastery of digital media. Shun’s iconic green hair is vibrantly colored with defined cel-shading. He wears a white shirt and his signature bronze star pendant. The composition is clear and professional, showing significant artistic growth.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Artist! Quote with your most detailed art!

A magical town plaza with a woman walking her dragon, a man selling magical ice-cream and an elf on a wheelchair, magic academy is in the background with a protective spell above it

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Throwback to a couple years ago: a watercolor Pegasus! 🦄✨ I am really happy with how the gradients in the mane turned out. There is something so satisfying about the way traditional paint behaves on paper that I'm still trying to replicate on digital #Art #Watercolor #FantasyArt #MastoArt #Creative

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Sunny the Moobloom 🌼 Commission for a friend. She requested the dandelion tail, the ear tag, and the bee hair pin. The farm and beehive in the background were my choice. I love when a piece grows from shared ideas. #Art #Commission #CharacterArt #GaymerPainter

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Morning glory ☕ Self portrait painted with coffee. Layered washes to build tone using only brewed pigment. There is something intimate about painting with what you drink every morning. The stains, the gradients, even the scent become part of the process #Art #CoffeeArt #SelfPortrait #GaymerPainter

A sepia toned self portrait painted with coffee. The figure has closed eyes and a calm expression, holding a steaming mug near his chest. The words “Morning glory” are written above in flowing script. Soft coffee stains radiate in the background, creating a warm halo effect.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Quote this with your purple art! 💜

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Snowboarding skeleton made with Posca pens. As a Mexican artist, I have a close connection to skeleton imagery through Día de Muertos traditions. Bringing that imagery into a winter sports scene felt personal and playful at the same time. #Art #MexicanArtist #Posca #GaymerPainter

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Knotwilg from an old Scrawlrbox challenge 🌿 Inspired by the Dutch tradition of pollarding willows into these distinctive forms. A tree shaped over time through care and repetition. Made with Derivan Liquid Pencil for an old Scrawlrbox challenge #Art #Knotwilg #Landscape #GaymerPainter #Netherlands

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Happy 40th anniversary to Zelda! Definitely my favourite gaming series, unfortunately I'm still finishing this one 👀 I cannot wait to share the final version. Stay tuned 🌊🏝️🥚🦉🐋 #workinprogress #digitaldrawing #zelda

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

LGBTQ+ 🌈 A small celebration of queer identity and creative expression. Different styles, different personalities, one shared spectrum. Watercolor markers + colored pencils. #Pride #LGBTQ #Art #GaymerPainter

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Garden study 🌿 A collection of vegetables illustrated with watercolor markers + colored pencils. Exploring greens, textures, and organic shapes. Botanical studies are always grounding to paint. #Art #Watercolor #BotanicalArt #GaymerPainter

An botanical-style illustration featuring various hand-drawn vegetables, fruits, and legumes scattered across a white background. Each plant is depicted with its vine, leaves, or blossoms in a colorful, ink-and-watercolor style.

Items include:

Top row: Red grapes on a vine, a bundle of asparagus, a cucumber with a yellow flower, and cherry tomatoes on a branch.

Middle section: A red bell pepper, a long orange carrot with feathery green tops, a chili pepper, radishes with leafy greens, and a pea pod.

Bottom section: A blackberry, a red onion with its bulb and roots, two purple eggplants, a head of broccoli, a long leek, and a zucchini with its orange blossom still attached.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Throwback to Thiers Hôtel du Pirou — painted after my visit to the city. Those half-timbered façades completely won me over. Watercolor markers + colored pencils. #Art #Watercolor #Architecture #GaymerPainter

An illustration of a historic, timber-framed building in Thiers, France, against a plain white background.

The building features traditional half-timbering (colombage) with dark brown wooden beams forming "X" patterns across tan-colored walls. It has several stories, with the upper floors slightly overhanging the ground level, supported by ornate wooden pillars. The roof is a vibrant red, featuring a steep gable on the left and a small dormer window on the right.

On the ground floor, there is a storefront with a bright red facade and a matching curved awning. At the top of the image, the word "Thiers" is written in a black, gothic-style

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Design vs Character🌶️👑 I originally designed this look based on Chiles en Nogada, focusing on the cream, poblano, and pomegranate colors. Swipe to see the queen who finally got to wear it! Love the transition from blueprint to personality. ✨ #Art #Design #Drag #GaymerPainter #MexicsnCuisine

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Dug through the 2021 archives and found this Skyward Sword chibi Link! 🗡️✨ It’s fun seeing how my games have evolved since the days of recalibrating my Wiimote for every boss fight. 🛡️🌈 Hope your Tuesday is legendary! #Zelda #Link #ArtSky #FanArt #Nintendo #GaymerPainter #Wii

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Well it's lunch break here in the NL. Time for a surprise Monday post!? 😂 Hope to get to know some cool artists and art lovers here, now that I'm finally active! #MeetTheArtist #digitalArt #Gaymer

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

If you see this, post your dragons 🐉🐲 . I've only got these ones scanned and edited so... 😉

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Monday mood: Charging through the clouds. ⚡️🐍 Decided to go high-contrast with this feathered snake. I really enjoyed using the Derwent Inktense for this piece from 2020. Hope everyone has a powerful start to the week! ✨ #ArtSky #Illustration #Mythology #Quetzalcoatl #TraditionalArt #MorningCoffee

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Sunday mood: Zen and colorful. 🐸🌈 I’m really happy with how the rainbow gradient on the mushroom cap turned out—it’s the perfect spot for this little frog to look out at the world. 🍄✨ Hope your weekend is ending on a bright note! #Art #FrogArt #Illustration #GaymerPainter #Rainbow

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Starting a new series of LGBTQ+ couples inspired by food pairings I love! 🥭✨ First up: Mango con Tajín. Sweet, spicy, and perfectly balanced. This series is a love letter to queer joy and the iconic pairings that just work. More food (and couples) coming soon! #ArtSky #QueerArt #CharacterDesign

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Introducing my "Nature Guardian Dragons" series! 🌿💎 Each dragon is a literal embodiment of the environment they protect. This one is built from ancient wood with leaf scales and wings made of raw amethyst geodes. What do you think? #ArtSky #NatureGuardians #DragonArt

Detailed watercolor and ink illustration of a forest guardian dragon. Its body is textured like brown tree bark, with green leaf scales covering its chest. It has branch-like antlers and hollowed-out wings filled with vibrant purple amethyst crystals in a chevron pattern.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Just finished the linework for merman #2! 🦈 He’s a half-shark protector, using his scythe to free sea life from plastic. I did this digitally instead of my usual fineliners. Honestly? It was way harder. 😅 Probably the last time I do lines this way, but glad he’s done! #Art #CharacterDesign #merman

A black and white line art illustration of a muscular merman with a shark’s tail and a dorsal fin on his back. He has short, swept-back hair and visible gills on his neck. He holds a large scythe with both hands, a set of plastic six-pack rings are ensnaring a small, distressed sea turtle he intends to help. The merman has a focused, determined expression.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Working on a new #Fakemon project! 🍄🧪 Meet Flaskspore, a Plant/Poison type. It looks like a ghost haunting a bottle, but the "ghost" is actually hallucinogenic spores secreted by the mushroom living inside. Can't wait to share the rest of this dex! #ArtSky #Pokemon #CharacterDesign

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

My new Ravnica D&D character! 🌀🌊 He’s a "Double Avatar" Triton Monk. The Simic Combine messed up his enhancement surgery and gave him a second set of gills by mistake. Now he’s a Monk of the Four Elements trying to balance... well, everything. #ArtSky #DnD #Ravnica #Triton #CharacterDesign

A watercolor illustration of a blue-skinned Triton monk standing in a martial arts pose. He has a bright green mohawk and large fins where ears would be. He wears an orange and brown monk’s robe with a black belt and holds a long wooden staff. The style is reminiscent of classic fantasy character art on textured paper

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Meet the Pez-tronaut/Fish-tronaut! 🐠🚀 I loved the idea of a fish exploring the "ocean" of stars, but he needs a water-filled helmet and tank to do it. Exploring the deep sea vs. deep space isn't so different, right? Watercolor and ink. 🎨 #ArtSky #CharacterDesign #SciFiArt #Illustration

A watercolor illustration seen through a circular grey spacecraft porthole. A fish-headed astronaut in a red and orange space suit floats in the starry blackness of space. He wears a glass globe helmet filled with teal water. A purple galaxy and a pink planet are visible in the background.

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Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Big news! “Avery and the Fairy Circle” is a finalist in the Oregon Book Awards hosted by @literary-arts.org!! Go peruse the other finalists here: literary-arts.org/2026/02/anno... Thanks to my readers! If you haven’t read Avery yet, get it here or at your library! <3 bookshop.org/p/books/aver...

Image reading “Oregon Book Award Finalist!” With the cover of “Avery and the Fairy Circle” underneath it, illustrated with a girl and a fairy beneath a mushroom.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

A fantasy twist on the Pont Valentré in Cahors! 🏰✨ This is from a postcard series I did a while back, based on photos I took of real locations. I couldn't resist adding a dragon to the French skyline. 🐉 Do you prefer painting from life or from your imagination? 🎨 #ArtSky #TravelArt #Cahors

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Inspired by #Bloomburrow, I painted this "adventuring party" for my MTG trade binder! ⚔️🌿 Featuring a badger warrior, frog druid, raccoon wizard, fox sorcerer, and crane bard in acrylics. It's also my banner image here! #MTG #MagicTheGathering #TraditionalArt #ArtSky #FantasyArt

A vibrant acrylic painting of five anthropomorphic animal adventurers standing in a grassy field. A burning village and a fiery sky serve as the backdrop. The party includes a badger with a mace, a small frog casting a blue spell, a raccoon holding a glowing green staff, a fox in green robes casting a fireball, and a crane playing a lute.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Looking back at this "Viral Beholder" I made a few years ago during a pandemic-era art group for people with HIV. 🎨🩸 I used D&D logic to design it: the tentacles end in keys to represent how the virus "unlocks" and enters cells. #ArtSky #HIVAwareness #DnDArt #CreatureDesign

A watercolor and ink illustration of a fantasy creature inspired by a virus. It features a large, single central eye with a purple iris and a reptilian slit pupil. The creature has a translucent teal body with yellow circular segments. Inside the body, pink RNA strands are visible. Several thin tentacles emerge from the body, each ending in a different type of key, with one holding a credit-card-style keycard.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Happy new year! I wanted to design a merman that felt a bit more unique, so here is my Catfish Merman. He’s not here for the aesthetics; he’s just here to clean up the neighborhood. Mixed media on paper. What kind of sea creature should I "humanize" next? #ArtSky #ArtistOnBluesky

A watercolor illustration of a merman with the lower body of a spotted yellow catfish and the upper body of a man with a thin, long mustache. He has a stern expression, holding a spear with a crushed soda can on the end and a mesh bag filled with ocean trash.

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Visiting my family in Mexico and I did this little piece with poscas and black paper. . . #drawing #art #mexicanart

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Coming at you with the slowest set of updates on an art piece ever! 😂 I finished the sketch. I already started upscaling the drawing and doing some of the figures in detail on separate pages to transfer to the wall this week!

A colored sketch of Mexico city with a skyline with the most known landmarks, a huichol style eagle and deer, a cactus and a skeleton wearing a zarape adorn the scene. The Popocatepetl volcano in the background with a snow covered top.

A higher detail version of the skeleton wearing mexican clothes. He's wearing a Yucatan style hat with a cempasuchil flower on it and a mexican stitched zarape with pumpkin vines and flowers along with more cempasuchil

Two sketchbooks of different sizes and the sketch for the mural being copied from the smaller one to the larger one using a grid

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Alvar Monroy @gaymerpainter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Well as I run away from other platforms I might also share my WIP. This is a colored sketch for a mural that I'm planning on painting in my room! It's inspired by my birthplace Mexico City

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