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Lyss Menold

@lyssmenold.bsky.social
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Freelance illustrator, sci/fi fantasy nerd, board game fan. Also loves robots. they/them linktr.ee/lyssmenold?utm_source=lin…

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Bear Weiter @bearthw.bsky.social · 18h
Artist friends—we have an open call for Indigenous artists for our upcoming game Between Earth and& Sky: the Roleplaying Game. For more information or to submit yourself and your work, head over here and fill out the form: www.montecookgames.com/call-for-ind... Please feel free to share!
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Call for Indigenous Artists for Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game! - Monte Cook Games
Celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. Dreamwalking, sea-singing, and crow communication. Dangerous gods, difficult choices, and sweet romances. This […]
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Loish @loish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Dang yall, thanks so much for the support 😭 Usually I ignore the random AI accusations but I wanted to take the chance to talk about how important it is to do your research in times like these. Didn't expect to get soooo many kind comments though! We gotta stick together, my beloved art community ♥️
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BAKER @fuckyoubaker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
MUCH RESPECT TO PEOPLE NICER THAN ME
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you see this, post your green art 💚
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Devierue @devierue.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
These are $875 and you're worried about charging for your art?
A pair of Prada shorts that look like the Army designed a diaper
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Two extremely different pieces of art you’ve made ✨
Digital painting of a woman's back with peices flying out to reveal a robots body underneath Digital painting of a cartoon penguin in a top hat stealing fish
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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026
Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.
A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.
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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 02/09/2026
Friendly reminder that tomorrow is #kidlitartpostcard day! I will be scrolling. Take care to use the correct hashtag and use key words so your work can be found in the future! 💙❤️
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Illustration Jobs @illustration-jobs.com · 03/08/2026
✨ New job: Background Designer ✨ 🏢 Titmouse 💼 Freelance / Contract 📍 Vancouver, Canada
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Illustration Jobs - Background Designer at Titmouse
Freelance / Contract | Vancouver, Canada
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🎉😴🎉
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Always bittersweet leaving GenCon to go home. I have so much fun here and see so many cool ppl...but I'm very excited to go home and get some sleep 😆. See you all next year!
Photo of Indy
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Kat Tsai @chuwenjie.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
My painting of Sonam’s temple for Avatar Aang. Much of the work I did on this film was developing the style for the ancient flashback sequences! #avataraang
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Some more art from How to Raise your Kaiju! These are Goobzillas, inspired by my little goober (who would totally eat the world if it was only small enough)
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Kendra P @hagofbolding.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Jimothée
Jimothée Chalamet
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Yorgos Cotronis @cotronis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#portfolioday is upon us, here's some of my work. Unfortunately a lot of it is still under NDA so it's mostly reposts.
A book cover for the novel "Steelborn," showing a redhead woman resting a sword on her shoulder, surrounded by a floral pattern.A book cover for the novel "The Moss," showing a girl covered in flowers and moss with glowing white eyes.Cover for A DANGEROUS BARGAIN by ERIN COTTER. Depicts a framed oval painting of a young man in the 1500s. The painting has been slashed with a knife.cover for comic MADAM. A woman in a black dress with her hand resting on a door frame. From the room behind her, tree roots grow and envelop the wall.
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Thank you!!! 💖
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Heeey it's #portfolioday! I'm Lyss, an illustrator working in games and books. I love surreal, funky, colorful pics, esp sci-fi and fantasy 😁 🌐 www.lyssmenold.com
Digital painting of a person walking away from a sci-fi background, their clothes turning into stars. For the book "What Elegant Stars".Digital painting of a robot working on her own mechanics, cyberpunk background.Digital painting of a person whose body and clothes are dissolving into flurries of snowDigital painting of a person's back with robot elements.
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Evelyne Park @evelynepark.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Painting all things Gothic, elven, magical and a bit surreal in acrylics. #PortfolioDay Open for new book illustrations and character art starting October 📖 www.evydraws.com/portfolio evydrawsillustration@gmail.com
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Zak Eidsvoog @zakeidsvoog.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Another board game I've been working on with the folks at Rose Gauntlet Entertainment just went live on Kickstarter! It has some of the cutest art I've ever seen from @lyssmenold.bsky.social and a neat little worker placement / engine builder gameplay loop. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ros...
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How to Raise Your Kaiju
Raise baby Kaiju, conquer cities, and earn gold stars in this delightful strategy game for 1–4 players.
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ros... ...since the original link didn't work 😅
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Coming soon: How to Raise Your Kaiju
Raise baby Kaiju, conquer cities, and earn gold stars in this delightful strategy game for 1–4 players.
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Voiced by my five year old! How to raise your Kaiju will be on Kickstarter tomorrow 😁https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rosegauntlet/how-to-raise-your-kaiju
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Pfaw @pfausgarden.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This anthology includes my short story "The Black Mill"! I hope you check it out and share it around<3
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
QRP your bird art!
Digital painting of a top down view of flamingos flying. Card art for the game Flock.
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Writer of “Rape Apologists Must Die!” @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"We are deploying responsibly
developed Al to liberate humanity from menial labor and usher in an era of unparalleled creativity and abundance."
SAM ALTMAN

"You ingested the entire written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation, and without credit, to build a system whose primary commercial application is eliminating the jobs of the people whose work you consumed.
You are not liberating human creativity - you are strip-mining it and selling it back at a markup while calling the theft training data."
NAOMI KLEIN
@think_and_exist
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Katherine Lam @ LBX 431 @katherinelam.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A lot of these paintings show the New York communities I have come to know (Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge). I wanted to depict the people who built these communities and make this city so incredible. and what better way to show this than with a cat bothering them
watercolor painting, a USPS truck is parked on the side of the street next to a growing tree. dappled shadows fall on the side of the truck. a USPS worker is standing by the side door, looking at a cat who has parked its ass on the drivers seat, foot up in the air licking its butt
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A man says "I'm an adult! I can do anything I want!" he then bears a quizical expression and asks himself "Hey What DO I want?" He holds his position and ages for years and years until he is a skeleton.
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I'm personally calling this one Cutethulu. For How to raise your Kaiju, coming to Kickstarter July 14th! 🐙
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ariella @agbouskila.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Well, I've been affected by the Bungie layoffs, and I guess I'm now looking for work. I'm a senior narrative designer on Destiny 2. I'm going to thread a little list of stuff I've done on the game; normally I go out of my way to avoid attention, but today I'd appreciate reposts.
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Nothing is more humbling than watching a kindergartner recreate you as a mii.
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Jana Heidersdorf @checanty.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Serra Herba #MerMay Geneticists have yet to determine whether this mermaid is actually part of the marine plant life.
Drawing of a mermaid made from seaweed
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Randy Vargas @vargasni.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Had the chance to paint this piece for the Mistborn expansion of the Cosmere RPG ✨ Huge thanks to AD Matt Demino for the fun assignment and guidance! #cosmererpg Prints are already available in my INPRNT shop 💛 So excited about this release… can’t wait to get my hands on the physical books!
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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
*sigh* If your Kickstarter video/image is AI, I won't back it. If your book has an AI cover, I won't read it. If you're a public supporter of AI use for creative work, I will unfollow you. I cannot stress enough how offensive I find AI use in the arts. It is outright theft, it is lazy, it is gross.
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ceej @ceej.online · 06/04/2026
extremely bad time for an astronaut to find out he's a werewolf
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Thank you!! 💖💖💖
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Artists! QRP with sketch vs final!
Sketch of a person wearing stars walking away from a spaceship and sci-fi cityDigital painting of the book cover "What Elegant Stars" featuring a person walking away from a spaceship, wearing cloth that turns into stars.
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Samesies, I need to be better about it. I forget as often as I remember and tax time hits like a truck sometimes 🥲
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CuttleDreams @cuttledreams.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Shout-out to the homies ✨✨
A drawing of a centipede, two millipedes, and three isopods surrounded in sparkles. They share the colors of the trans, bigender and genderfluid flags.
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Eren Angiolini @erenangiolini.com · 31/03/2026
Happy Trans Day of Visibility!🏳️‍⚧️✨ I'm Eren (they/them), trans non-binary fantasy artist (I also colour comics!). I'm a big Critical Role fan (I also did official art for them), I love D&D/TTRPGs and I have a Patreon full of TTRPG portraits you can use in your games: www.patreon.com/ArtVenturingGuild
Critical Role fanart inspired by richly decorative antique book covers.
A falcon flying, framed by a banner that reads "I can stil hear the Falcon's Cry" and miniatures featuring Azune, Thimble, Kattigan, Teor and other characters and items connected to their plots in the campaign.An illustration re-interpreting the painting “Call to Arms” by Leighton. Jester and Fjord are leaving an elegant building after getting married, followed by Caleb, Essek, Beau, Yasha, Caduceus and Veth, as Kingsley stops them on the steps, seemingly telling them about something important and pointing to the side.
He’s asking them to join on a new adventure or maybe fight an incoming danger.
All of the Mighty Nein are dressed in very fancy clothing, Jester has a beautiful white gown with pink embroidery. Every’s face is either shocked or excited.

In the background, we see various buildings, one showing the “Lavish Chateau” sign. 
Many NPC, guest characters and easter eggs are hidden in the image.Illustration of a blue-skinned horned character mid-spell, in a room with pillars and bookshelves, at night.Promotional banner for Eren's ArtVenturing Guild Patreon, showcasing the previews of 6 different and unique character portraits.
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Replica004 | Sara Zeno Camponeschi @replica004.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Happy #TransDayOfVisibility 🏳️‍⚧️🥰 I'm Zeno, a transmasc fantasy artist from Rome Italy. I mainly paint book covers and for private clients lately, but my dream is to create for D&D and Magic one day. I'll have my Top Surgery on June 5th yee 🥹🎉 (If you'd like to help me fund it, link below)
Complex digital illustration depicting the End of the Empire of Netheril, dating -339 DR, the event known as Karsus's Folly. 
At the center of the composition, Arcanist Zeno - my dnd oc - rides his loyal wyvern Dethorth with a thunderstruck expression on his face, his body limp and his cape flying in the wind. In the background the Eileanar Enclave (Karsus' enclave) plummets to the ground as Lord Karsus, the greatest Netherese archmage to ever live, casts his infamous Avatar spell to try to harness the power of Mystryl, goddess of magic at that time, and of the Weave itself. To stop his disastroust attempt, Mystryl sacrifices herself by Wishing herself out of existence, using Zeno, one of her Chosen, as a conduit to do so, draining a massive portion of his life energy to achieve the feat. Dethorth's reins are broken, a metaphor for Zeno losing his will as he's being used by the Goddess. The white/blue beacon coming from the city is Karsus' Palace, the Karsus's Avatar spell being the source of the light, and a little bit to the right, a huge explosion havocs the city as the two mythallars keeping the city afloat detonate.Sort of Character Sheet of my original dungeons and dragons (2024) character, Naj'all Armgo, from house Barrison Del'Armgo. At the end of our game "The Wounds Once Made", he was punished by Lolth with the most dreadful of curses for a drow, to be turned into a Drider. Naj'all is a tall drow elf man, with long disheveled white hair, red eyes with black scleras and an ugly scar on his face. His jaw splits into two separate parts. His torso is attached to the bodyof a black-purplish spider with 8 spiky legs. In the top left of the image a portrait of his face, scowling at the viewer with an impassive expression. In the top right there are two Sava pieces he himself cut from onix stones. The Mother has toppled the Warrior. In the corner, a broken brooch from his former house from Menzoberranzan, Barrison Del'Armgo.Bust illustration of Strahd von Zarovich, infamous Count of Barovia. He's walking on a battlefield, clad in green flames, a smug expression on his face. Strahd appears as a 40-something man, but is in fact a vampire, with pale skin and dark hair. He wear a rich vest with armor and fur.
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Stefanie 🏳️‍⚧️ @foxenlock.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I’ll be posting the art bundles for Trans in the Machine over the next few weeks. Featuring stickers from @sarah-clowder.bsky.social, textile patches from Chaos Creations, cover print & bookmark from @lyssmenold.bsky.social. Plus, a Trans+ cyberpunk manifesto from me and @willofwands.bsky.social
An art bundle comprising: 

Cover artwork of Trans in the Machine: Chronicling the New Cyberpunk Canon by Lyss Menold

A black and white textile patch with the text 'Trans+ Cyber Punk' from Chaos Creations

A stick with text in the trans colours reading 'Putting the Punk Back in Cyberpunk' by Clowder

A black print covered in trans coloured binary code and the text 'Trans+ Cyberpunk Manifesto' by Stefanie Carter Cuthbert and William Elisabeth Cuthbert

A bookmark featuring cover art from Lyss Menold
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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
In honor of the crowdfund for WHAT ELEGANT STARS, which desperately needs your spacebucks to get over the finish line, we have the ultimate question: 🚀 What neckline is the most space opera and why? 🚀
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I'm so glad you like it 💖💖💖!!!
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
An art exchange I did for @estefaniar88.bsky.social! The weather is getting warmer here but that won't stop me from drinking hot chocolate, gotta maximize the coziness of the season 😌🍫☕️
A digital painting of a cup of hot chocolate with capybara marshmallows
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Reiko Murakami @reikomurakami.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I’m thrilled to find out I got the Silver award and Honorable Mention in Pen/Ink/Pencil category for IBA14! Thank you so much to the jurors for the recognition.
“Good Night, Sleep Tight”
Cover art for Brian Evenson’s book of the same title, published by Coffee House Press“Identity”
Personal project made for my solo show at Keep Contemporary
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Just found out that my cover for Mickey7 was selected for inclusion in Infected by Art 14! Thanks so much to the judges, and to Petrik Leo for the amazing project 🧡. It's an honor being chosen alongside so many incredible artists!
Digital painting of a pile of bodies in orange spacesuits. Alien centipedes swarm towards the living person on top of the pile.
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Thank you!!
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Just finished a cover for an upcoming book "Trans in the Machine," art directed by the wonderful @foxenlock.bsky.social! Check out the campaign here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Cover for book "Trans in the Machine" showcasing a woman rising upwards, a city made of digital noise emerging from her hands
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Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I've gotten a sneak peak of this book, and I am SO excited for it. You should back this if you want a fascinating analysis of the history and current state of the art of (trans) cyberpunk!!! (I'm also writing the forward for it!!)
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Stefanie 🏳️‍⚧️ @foxenlock.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Powered by community. The forward will be written by @robotleblanc.bsky.social. Editing will be undertaken by Lillian Boyd. Artwork by the phenomenal @lyssmenold.bsky.social. And featuring dozens of insights and interviews with Trans+ creatives & media experts, including:
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Lyss Menold @lyssmenold.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
These paper dolls are SO COOL!!!
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