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Jason Rainville @jasonrainville.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Idea for the Fighter. Based almost directly off @howardlyonart.bsky.social 's "Bonnie Knight" ref pack. was going to follow the ref more directly but as the setting shifted to a 12th-13th century look & I wanted the Paladin to have the heaviest armor, chain and tabard replaced the plate in the ref

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Caitlin Fowler @caitlinxfowler.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New painting 🦋 Ive been wanting to play around with cool tones, mood, and have more practice in painting metal and armor. Found a great reference from one of @howardlyonart.bsky.social reference packs to practice from. I also love morpho butterflies and am always finding ways to paint them more.

Paintinf of woman holding sword, surrounded by morpho butterflies. Done in shades of blue, gray and purple.

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Jordan Lynn Gribble @jlgribbleart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I painted this while listening to a lot of #Hozier. Inspired by "Too Sweet" and "Abstract (Psychopomp)" specifically. Also, amazing figure reference from @howardlyonart.bsky.social. #Watercolor #Portrait #ImaginativeRealism #SpiritualArt #InspiredByMusic #JLGribbleArt

A watercolor painting of a woman in teal, cyan, and light blue, wearing a garment with the pattern of light reflecting off of water. She gazes calmly off to the side, framed by large vines of Ivy, and haloed by sparkling light.

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SoundOfTheForest @soundoftheforest.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I painted the wings of this dragonfly to make it a Drag-queen-fly hehe. I can’t wait to do a painting of this one!

Nicole holds up a dragonfly. She painted the wings to have the gradient of a rainbow. This dragonfly is in drag and also is very gay.

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Ursula Dorada @sulamoon.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Pra finalizar o trio, agora falando sobre cabelo liso #cortesdasula Artista de referência: @howardlyonart.bsky.social

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 25/12/2025

Read about @howardlyonart.bsky.social and his work in the December issue of Beautiful Bizarre art magazine! Get your copy at store.beautifulbizarre.net/product/issu... or from one of our Stockists worldwide. #beautifulbizarre #artmagazine #art #artist #artinspiration #figurativepainting

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 09/11/2025

Read about @howardlyonart.bsky.social and his work in the coming December issue of Beautiful Bizarre art magazine! Never miss an issue again. Subscribe today > store.beautifulbizarre.net/product/12-m... #beautifulbizarre #artmagazine #art #artist #artinspiration #painting #figurativepainting

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 25/10/2025

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I will be on Brandon Sanderson‘s live stream on YouTube tonight if you want to join me! 6 to 8 PM mountain time. I will be in costume! 🤓🧙‍♂️🎨👨‍🎨 www.youtube.com/live/gkyVNtU...

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Brandon and Emily Sanderson Present: A Night of Fan Mail and Costumes with Special Guest Howard Lyon

YouTube video by Brandon Sanderson

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 15/10/2025

There are so many wonderful collections on view at Haven Gallery, including @howardlyonart.bsky.social, Garden of the Gods. Hurry exhibitions close October 19th! #beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #surrealart #artcollectors #artmagazine #artinspo #art

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

“A Daughter of Helios” 8x10 oil on linen. This painting depicts one of the Heliades. It is available through the Haven Gallery! Thank you, Sonja! Always wonderful to paint you! #greekmythology #goddess #art #painting #oilpainting #howardlyonart

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SoundOfTheForest @soundoftheforest.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I had so much fun modeling for this painting! Howard is so incredibly talented and his mythology paintings are gorgeous.

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Andy B @geekynerfherder.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Psyche Opening the Jar of Aphrodite' by @howardlyonart.bsky.social geekynerfherder.blogspot.com/2025/09/arto...

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

“Psyche Opening the Jar of Aphrodite” 24x36 oil on line panel. Available now through the Haven Gallery #oilpainting #art #painting #mythology #psyche #greekmyth #howardlyonart

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Mike || Comms on hold until my bones are fixed @michalputo.art · 08/09/2025

Hey artists!! Post some art you made from before Bluesky!! #art It was the challenge on the discord channel of @howardlyonart.bsky.social I think. One of my final paintings with water soluble oils, I switched to regular oils shortly after this portrait.

Oil painting on canvas panel, 30x40cm. Portrait of a blonde woman wearing a light brown dress. Her hair are shoulder long, straight. She's looking at her right side.

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Caitlin Fowler @caitlinxfowler.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I did a study from the Dark Fae reference pack offered by @howardlyonart.bsky.social. I wanted to focus on the overall mood, lighting, and use of color. Ive been a little burnt out, so this was a fun and low pressure piece to do, and I really like the overall result!

Shows woman with horns holding up her dress to the side with one hand. It is catching the light and has a red undertone. Her veil also catches the light and is a bright red. The background is fading into night with a setting sun behind some trees and bats flying far in the distance.

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I am excited and fortunate to be a finalist in this year’s Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize! “Pasithea” oil on panel 24” round @beautifulbizarre.net

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Another work in progress. “Zephyr Flirting with Flora”.

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

It was more than a year in the planning, including growing the flowers and figuring out how to get the camera a good 15 feet above the ground to reduce distortion. You can find it on my Gumroad page: howardlyonart.gumroad.com Use the code SUMERTIME to get 30% off!

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Work in progress. Oil on linen panel. “Psyche” is shown here opening the jar that Aphrodite gave her. #oilpainting #art #psyche #greekmythology #fantasyart #howardlyonart

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I had a blast painting my beautiful friend @artmodel-sarah.bsky.social as Tress of the Emerald Sea. She was the original model for the book! We had about 2 hours of painting time. I love my art community! #art #painting #oilpainting #allaprima #tressoftheemeraldsea #brandonsanderson

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PinkoJoe.com @pinkojoe.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Hang together or hang separately.

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Ruben van der Meer (hij/hem) @atelierrubenvdmeer.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

‘Helena’ 70x50 cm Oilpaint, leaf metal gold Model: Sarah 📸: @howardlyonart.bsky.social

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Elfy🎨🖌️ @elfypedia.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I had the urge to paint this very, romantic themed, classical piece - so I dove into one of @howardlyonart.bsky.social ‘s reference packs. I definitely overworked the hair, but we live and we learn haha! used procreate, and it took 9 hours #painting #art #artist #digitalart #portrait #procreate

Digital portrait painting in a classical style , of a woman in a flowy dress looking wistfully off to one side. The background is a blue sky in the late evening, amongst trees.

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Megan Lloyd (offline til summer) @thirdchildart.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

@trueref.bsky.social has so many great pose packs (used one for the sketchbook studies pictured below), and I've also been collecting reference packs through @howardlyonart.bsky.social 's Patreon! (used for this painting)

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Collecting all the genres. TrueRef: Real references for real artists 🤍

Pose reference of a woman in a vintage white gown.

Pose reference of a woman sitting while smoking.

Pose reference of a woman crouching with a knife.

Pose reference of a woman sitting with a cigarette in her hand.

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Belinda Morris @artybel.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

A little sketch before bed using Prismacolor Col-Erase pencils and photo reference from @howardlyonart.bsky.social #sketch #portrait

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Belinda Morris @artybel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Another portrait sketch based on reference from @howardlyonart.bsky.social tuscan red and pink are my favourite Prismacolor Col-Erase pencil combination, highlights with General's pastel white :)

red and pink sketch of a woman looking down slightly over her left shoulder. She has long hair and wears star and crescent earrings. There's another sketch to the far left of the same woman. Drawn on paper that has a wash of a light purple.

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Colt Smith @mirthor.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Paintings from March. Oil on panel, Reference images from @howardlyonart.bsky.social

portrait of a woman in red. Oil on Panel

Portrait of a woman in blue oil on panel

A portrait of a female knight in armor against the trees. Oil on panel

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Megan Lloyd (offline til summer) @thirdchildart.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Two hour study of a reference image from @howardlyonart.bsky.social 's Patreon!

Waist up portrait of a Black woman wearing simple armor over a dark blue dress. Her chin-length black curls are pulled back from her face by a thin headband, with half her hair tied back behind her head. Her expression is solemn--she looks to the side, towards a strong light source that floods half her face with light. The background is a dark gray gradient.

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✨HOLLY✨ @hollyhaurelia.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

also for this aw i used @howardlyonart.bsky.social refpack "Chelsea Classical" (not paid advertising, i just love his references and have been buying them for years, i think they are some of the best references for artists and more people should know about them)

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Felipe Gaona @felipegaonar.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Hi everyone, this is my newest illustration, it's my version of the Goblin Guide MtG card, part of my portfolio for Wizards.

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SoundOfTheForest @soundoftheforest.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I developed my first roll of film all by myself! @howardlyonart.bsky.social took the photos and then taught me how to do the rest. These were taken on a Rolleiflex E 2.8 with Kentmere 400 B&W film. The process was so cool and I’m really happy with how they turned out.

Black and white film photo of Nicole looking at the camera, in a hobbit dress a stone Necklace and curly hair, half up, revealing pointed ears.

Black and white film photo of Nicole looking up towards the right corner, in a hobbit dress a stone Necklace and curly hair, half up, revealing pointed ears.

Black and white film photo of Nicole looking at the camera over her shoulder, in a hobbit dress a stone Necklace and curly hair, half up, revealing pointed ears.

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Mercurial Muse Art @mercurialmuseart.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

She's nearly done. 23k gold gilded background and oil paint on a handmade traditional board. Beautiful Reference by @howardlyonart.bsky.social #Art #painting #oilpainting #figurativeart #portraiture #portrait #preraphaelite #traditionalart #fineart #golden #bskyart #magical #lunamoth

Oil painting of a young woman in April romantic flowy dress with gauzy sleeves in a glowy green color. Her face is under lit by a gentle golden light and she is looking to her left. She is seen from the waist up and the background is made from 23 carat gold filled it onto the artboard. There's a pattern that can be seen in the gold that is burnished to be reflective. There are also raised stars underneath the gold for a 3D effect

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Mercurial Muse Art @mercurialmuseart.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

First layer of gilding done. I used 12 k white gold. I'll probably do a second layer before moving on. @howardlyonart.bsky.social references used. #traditionalart #fineart #gilding #painting #gold #oilpainting #wipart #art #artist #bskyart #bluesky #portrait #portraitart #mercurialmuseart #golden

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Julia Maddalina @jmaddalina.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I took some time yesterday and today to do a little #MTG alter, inspired by @howardlyonart.bsky.social’s challenge on his Patreon! 🎨 I’ve been wanting to do some Astarion art since BG3 came out, and I’m happy to finally have the opportunity to do so! 🧛🏻‍♂️♥️

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Kristen Aundrea @kristenaundrea.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Finished at last! 12" x 16" oil on linen. Based on a reference photo from @howardlyonart.bsky.social

Oil painting of a red-haired woman in a pink gown with puffed sleeves

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Colt Smith @mirthor.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Paintings I am working on and a study. Reference photos by @howardlyonart.bsky.social who makes the most beautiful reference packs.

A study oil painting of a woman looking up

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Sam 📷 [Resources for Artists] @sambestock.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

If you're into pose references, @grafitstudio.bsky.social and @howardlyonart.bsky.social have some BIPOC models (fully dressed + underwear). @adorkastock.com (underwear) and @trueref.bsky.social (dressed + underwear) as well! Unsplash is also another option like Pexels you can try there too. ❤️

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This one was shot on film. Kodak TMAX 100 and a Mamiya RZ67

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Another image from the shoot. The haze is from a fog machine and back light. The beautiful McKenna and styling by @s0alaina.bsky.social 🤩

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I am enjoying approaching photography as an artform and not just as reference. I also love working with extraordinary people. McKenna, the model, is one of those people. So is Alaina @s0alaina.bsky.social - who did the hair and styling. The world is a more beautiful place because of both of them ❤️

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🌿Mistle🌿is learning to draw @mistle.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

My weekly portrait for #SylBootcamp @sylessae.bsky.social I feel like I’m gaining more confidence as the constant practice pays off.

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Jason Rainville @jasonrainville.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The fruits of my latest study (in comments), practice for my forever-upcoming project. Who would like illistrations of women as the 12 usual ttrpg classes in a classical style, with historically inspired outfits, for tokens & spell cards and such? :) A hennin turns into a wizard hat so easily

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