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Ahh, the annoyance of knowing your substrates, the big paper roll I have is not the same as the old one, it can't take as much paint when I don't prime it, so it's just been absorbing all the colour in while I'm underpainting.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 9h

Cethlenn, Queen of the Formorians. Illustration for the Librum Prodigiosum a couple of years back. #darkart #acrylics

Cethlenn, Queen of the Formorians. The wife of Balor and the mother of Ethniu, Cethlenn was a clairvoyant who warned Balor of his impending demise at the Battle of Mag Tuired.
She looks west sat in front of the sea, her red eys glowing and wearing a head dress of long spikey coral.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Poster is up and out for the Halloween party at the Dukes #halloween #scarymovies #party

Poster for the Dukes of Highgate's Annual Halloween Horror fest: A speech bubble dripping with pink blood asks 'What's your favourite Scary Movie?', floating above a TV displaying static & stating prizes for best famous Monster Costume/Couple. It is surrounded by 3 vertical rows of famous horror film monsters: Jason (Friday 13th), Wishmaster, Art the Clown (Terroriser), Pennywise (IT), Chucky (Child's Play) + Freddy (Nightmare on Elm St). An all over blood red theme with drinks offers and dates as text at bottom.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Poster is up and out for the Halloween party at the Dukes #halloween #scarymovies #party

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Maple", oil on canvas, 12x16", 2026- $950(Cdn) #art #landscape #cityscape #trees #canadianart #painting

A painting of a view of the maple tree & the tree of heaven behind it in my backyard with 2 red brick houses behind. The house on the left is obscured by branches & leaves, and in the bottom left corner vines cover the fence. The fence continues along the bottom edge to the right corner covered by greenery. Behind the fence is a taupe coloured vinyl sided shed in my neighbour's yard. A dark tarp hangs under the shed's eaves, blowing slightly in the breeze.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Artists, show how you paint stars ⭐

The Star Tarot: A Lady in a yellow dress & cowboy hat pours water into a lake. In the distance, mountains & forests, 7 stars hang in the night sky behind her

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Grace 🎇 Illustrator & Author @gracezhuart.com · 16/09/2026

Artists, show how you paint stars 🎇🌃✨

celestial painting of a young woman dreaming among the stars

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In progress: "Maple", oil on canvas, 12x16". Starting to fill in the leaves. This will take a while. I'm moving back and forth between the leaves and the trunks as I balance the tone & contrast. #wip #art #landscape #canadianart #painting

The same painting. Now the house on the left is obscured by branches & leaves, and in the bottom left corner vines cover the fence. The fence continues along the bottom edge to the right corner. Behind the fence is a taupe vinyl sided shed in my neighbour's yard. A dark tarp hangs under the shed's eaves, blowing slightly in the breeze. Much of the upper right of the painting is still white, a branch or two taking shape over the upper right with dark green leaves filling in around them.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Coming soon: A triptych or even trilogy if you will, of paintings based on the glorious cinematography of Backdraft (1991)

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"You Don't Matter & I'm Already D34d" You can buy prints of this lovely piece for friends, family and even enemies here: ko-fi.com/s/3d5d222ec5 #darkart #skull #flamingo

A woman in a flowing golden gown sits in front of a large window in a dark room, holding a skull. She stares concernedly at something outside out view. By her side, a pink flamingo.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Latest #Tarot the 10 of Pentacles. This one took a while to compose & paint. #minorarcana #dogs

10 of Pentacles Tarot card: In the foreground to the left, a bearded old man with long greying hair in a red hooded cloak looks down at 2 large dogs on the right, one of which licks his lips looking up at him. Just behind on the left a small girl pets an obscured dog, and to the right a woman in a long flowing red coat looks back at them. In the middle, a man in an ornate shirt holds a spear, his back to us.
In the background, a huge arch with draped pendants/flags hanging off it. In the far distance a bridge structure. Overall are 10 yellow Pentacles spaced L-R in a 3/4/3 formation.

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Brookie @brookie.blog · 31/08/2026

you call yourself designers ?? this is what real design looks like.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Latest #Tarot the 10 of Pentacles. This one took a while to compose & paint. #minorarcana #dogs

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"You Don't Matter & I'm Already D34d" You can buy prints of this lovely piece for friends, family and even enemies here: ko-fi.com/s/3d5d222ec5 #darkart #skull #flamingo

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"Down", graphite on paper, 5 1/2 x 8", 2026 - $250(Cdn) #art #drawing #birds #sciart

An drawing of a red-tailed hawk perched on a post. We are viewing it from the front. It's head is turned down over it's left shoulder looking at something below.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

9 of Cups tarot card. 58 or so of 78. Acrylics on mixed media paper, A3 or so. #minorarcana #tarotcard #darkart

9 of Cups Tarot card: a man in a wide brimmed hat dressed all in black sits with arms folded in front of a barred window, backlit. In the foreground, 9 golden goblets and 2 books sit on a wooden table. Colourful hanging bulbs hang on wires above him, and a deer skull, picture frame and various adornments hang on the wall to the right.

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Elwyn Rain @elwynrain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🎨 I am opening 3 slots for lineart based characters fullbody commissions over September and October 🎨 Dm or email to save one ! I may also take bigger projects, but it will need to be discussed upfront - my whole porftolio : elwyn-rain-art.carrd.co #art #commissions

A commissions sheet showing two examples, one is a lineart only the other flat colors, both show the same moody lady wearing a blue leather vest
Price are indicated on it : 90€+ for lineart and 120€+ for colors
On the side a small version of a full illustration of a giant goat i a mountain pass with the text " Want something else? Bigger?
Rendered? Commercial?
Email me with your project at elwyn.rain@proton.me"

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Melanie Gywer @melaniegywer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Zwei Fische von gestern: Bei dem verschwommenen war das Papier relativ feucht. Finde den Effekt ganz spannend

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Black Cat Appreciation Day? I got a couple of those 🐈‍⬛ #cats #petportraits #blackcatappreciationday

Wooster, a black cat with green eyes stood looking at you with his tail wrapped around his front legs

A black cat with with boots & lower face cuddled up in some blankets seen from above

Captain (a large black cat lying down in the background) and Duchess, a small tabby, lying in front) on a red blanket/background

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"self (shut your filthy mouth)", graphite on paper, 6x10", 2026- $350(Cdn) #art

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Pencils for a commssion: Moana, (dunno what sort of dog she is)

Pencil drawing of a sweet dog sat looking at you on a sofa

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 14/08/2026

Do you like... Sad wet men? Cyborgs? Robots? Stories about grief, survivor's guilt, regret, and legacy? I bet you'll like The Gone Machine. 🤖 Part of @the-book-bazaar.com on @backerkit.com 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ cast 🤖 Robots save the human 💧 Sad & wet (in multiple ways) 📚 Novella #IndieAuthor #TGM #Writing

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Is life and death all there is? Explore legacy with The Gone Machine

From Aimee Cozza Illustration - Is life and death all there is? Explore legacy with The Gone Machine

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Mark Glasby @markglasby.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Spent 4 hours into this painting. Another practice skull. 16x20” linen. #wip #oilpaint #skull #dnd #darkart #undead #paintinginprogress

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Oh Yeah I never put this up. Valentines card painting for my wife

Bubu & Dudu, some anime style Panda & Bear my wife sends me gifs of all the time riding a sheep & duck rocking toy things. In the background a load of small hearts

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I'll go with this, it's still 30C at 8:30 at night where I am QRP with your cold, wintery, snowy art or photos! #heatwave #acrylicart

A lady wearing an orange dress sits atop a huge Polar Bear, marching through the snow in a forest. A homage to a Kittelson painting 'The White Bear'

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

"swift", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 5x7", 2026- $150(Cdn) #art #birds #sciart

A colour drawing of a swift perched on a stump. Still filling in the feathers across its shoulder & head.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacus Some Greek Mythology illustration for you. This is pencils scanned in and coloured in Photoshop

Cacus, the fire breathing giant of Greek Mythology - he stands breathing blue fire in a cave, leaning back with his arm outstretched. The bones of his victims litter the cave floor.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Richard Burton War of the Worlds stylee

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Brandon Bird @brandonbird.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New season of Strange New Worlds = time to reshare Wide Pike. brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/...

An oil painting of Captain Pike where he is portrayed as wider than usual.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

www.vatstheproblem.co.uk If you're UK based, this may go some way to help small breweries getting hammered on tax. UK is at 20% whereas most of Europe sits at 8-10% on Hospitality. Cheers!

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VAT's the problem

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Share a photo of a signpost you like I waited a long time to encounter such dangers

A sign in Portmerrion warning of the dangers of strong currents & quicksand, written in Welsh & English

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Still one of my favourite paintings I did for my wife's birthday in 2019 #octopus #acrylics

A large red octopus approaches you underwater, lit from the left

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NORTHERN RESIDENT ARTIST @northresidentart.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A decent starter pack full of active uk based painters No iffy cartoons or Ai Go see

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 07/07/2026

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

If you see this, post a monster!

The Biasd Bheulach is a nocturnal shapeshifter: it bore the form of a man, sometimes of a man with only one leg. At other times it appeared like a greyhound or beast, this picture has it as all 3, attacking you from within a thin crevasse.

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Damjan Gjorgievski @damjangj.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

If you see this, post a monster!

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Bru.ib⭐ @bruib.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Close-up crops: (Full image above☝️)

(Detail crop.) a glowing orb leaves a white trail as it patrols a striped geometric landscape. the image is stippled from tiny circles.

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Noé Leyva ✍️ @noeleyva.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Creature sketch. I felt like scratching a million lines.

Creature digital sketch. Dragon/drake(?) type. It sits atop a cliff's edge. no eyes, spiky, with insect wings and at ail that ends in a scorpion-like tip.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Pencils for 10 of Pentacles, ~7hrs or so over 2 days #tarot #minorarcana #pencilart

10 of Pentacles Tarot card pencils: an old hooded man looks down at the left, over a small child + 3 dogs. In the background, a woman looks back, a man with spear has his back to us. In the distance a large arched bridge has flags attached, behind that a double bridge.

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MMATopgun @mmatopgun.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Shots fired! My first attack for Art Fight 2026! It's Neefia for @helenaimeeart.bsky.social! #artffight #artfight2026 #draenei #wow #warcraft #beach #sunset

A digital painting of a draenei woman, Neefia, sitting on rock on the beach, as the sunsets before her. She is looking back at the viewer over her right shoulder.

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Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Live now! amyraehill.shop

Twelve cups featuring a tiny crescent Earth over the round horizon of the Moon.

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

New & updated Prints available in my shop! Grab here ko-fi.com/manticoreaw/... or DM me directly. Also check out the gallery, I can put any of the Tarots into this format if you prefer another card. Cheers! #printsforsale #tarotcards

Knight of Cups Tarot. A knight in golden armour, holding a goblet, sits atop a horse facing East by a lake. Ghostly tropical fish float in the sky behind.

8 of Swords Tarot card. A blindfolded woman, her arms crossed across her chest stands in a dark forest surrounded by swords.

The Moon Tarot: A Wolf, a crab and a dog populate the rocky shore in the foreground, in the distance 2 huge pillars rise in front of a small village set on a forested hillside. In the night sky the 32 pointed Moon shines brightly

3 of Swords tarot Card, A large armoured heart floats above a stormy sea, pierced by 3 swords

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Raddy Billy (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Go Célia go!! 🙌 I'm Guillaume and I draw portraits, paleoart, horror and fanart.

graphite portrait of Hungarian-American actor Bela Lugosi in an expression of despair, 2019, art by Guillaume Babey

Digitally colored portrait of Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis in sideview opening its jaws and sporting a green and yellow-ish color scheme with darker horizontal facial stripes, 2024-25-26, art by Guillaume Babey

traditional sketch of human facial skin dropping in folds from a human skull, the face sporting a double knobbed mustache, 2025, art by Guillaume Babey

digital color artwork of Lupin III in his Castle of Cagliostro design and color scheme, in a dynamic pose in front of the castle and village of Cagliostro by the sea and mountains at night, 2026, art by Guillaume Babey (created by Monkey Punch)

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

www.vatstheproblem.co.uk If you're UK based, this may go some way to help small breweries getting hammered on tax. UK is at 20% whereas most of Europe sits at 8-10% on Hospitality. Cheers!

vatstheproblem.co.uk

VAT's the problem

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Old Paul @manticore-aw.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

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Holly @sparrowlucero.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

conch canaries

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: an amazing #Roman glass jug with a smaller glass jug inside – a so-called joke-jar that shows the skill of the glassmaker. Presumably made in workshop in Cologne, found in a grave in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland, 4th c. AD. 🧵1/2

A translucent greenish glass jug with a long neck, a wide base, and a single handle, containing a smaller, almost identical jug sealed inside it. The outer jug shows signs of age with visible cracks and scratches.

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