iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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caitliwinx ⚔️🍂🪾 @caitliwinx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

TOLKTOBER ✨⚔️ DAY 3 - NECROMANCER 💀 #artsky #tolktober2026

Drawing of a hooded cloaked figure doing some magic to revive a dead guy

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Bryce B @brycebucher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fatum Betula on sale btw

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Zach Hazard Vaupen @emo-sludge.com · 01/10/2026

Real get in the hole mood lately

some kind of awful creature crawling toward a sewer hole with someone stands beside it holding a pointer directed at the hole.

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A somewhat maximalist, very collage-heavy experiment piece this month, using a lot of my photography and some old Slovenian art

Digital collage and painting on vertical canvas
Theme: Fantasy / Dark fantasy / Experimental
Character: My OC Lubi (he/him, transmasc) and a skeleton
#Artsky #QueerArt #TransArt #DarkFantasy #SwordAndSorcery

This piece is almost entirely composed of photographs I took. It features a central long corridor that disappears into the darkness, every side of it a different texture. The left and right walls are photos of old walls, the ceiling is wood, and the floor is an enlarged photo of a gingerbread cookie I bought in a Polish shop in Ljubljana once, overlaid with an assortment of Turkish delight from Lidl. I've had these two photos for like 3 years and I'm so happy to finally put them to use lmao

In the front, slightly left stands a knight, who was traced with a lasso tool over a relief sculpture from Celje. He's wearing a dark armour with very colourful accents on skirt and flag, and his head is a fire. On his knee guards, one can spot a unicorn and a stag beetle in trans flag colours.

In the upper right corner, a dragon's head is sticking out of a wall, the fire it breathes joining in with the knight's fire hair. For this head I used a photo from an ornament on one of the 'healing springs' near my hometown. It's coloured in somewhat garish colours that reoccur across the picture, magenta, aqua, green and blue, and notably three of its fangs depict the white, pink and blue or the trans flag.

Lastly, underneath the head stands a skeleton, cut from the famous Danse Macabre fresco from the Holy Trinity Church in Hrastovlje. The skeleton is orange with green shadows, and splashes of magenta on some parts of its body.

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Can't get anything done like this, but don't have the heart to wake him up...

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ᙎOᗫᙓᙎOᖇᙏ🔻 @wodeworm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Inland harvest - Miadon`s pact

In the spiraling bowels of cybernetic depths, two formerly forms , distraught thoughts overwhelmed by the nihilistic oblivious weight of the machinations and dealings of those who aspire to spread the dread, looking for inspiration, A sort internal divination in the wired came to a thoughtful conclusion of becoming symbiotic in form and function; they melded, acting of a sleuth like nature to discover and weed out these whispers of self-fulfilling prophetic nihilism. as they lived and breathed, they encountered many alleys and enemies alike and cultivated the inner unity theyve experienced, now fully married to the pact, one monstrous and hulking with blackened ichor at their heart acting as sensory, another fluid and gelatinous holding a grand scythe and flowing flesh acting as the cerebral, they endlessly roam the endless wired, never sated for the hypothetical delusions they must tirelessly confront.

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A somewhat maximalist, very collage-heavy experiment piece this month, using a lot of my photography and some old Slovenian art

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

⚔️⏳️24 HOURS LEFT!⏳️⚔️ 📚️ Four S&S Novellas & cover art postcards 📦️ International Shipping Discount 📜 Bonus Risograph 'Zine 🍆 Custom Dinkuses 🖼️🖼️ And now we're pushing for DOUBLE ART! 👉️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i've basically disappeared off the world ever since dressmaker came out. hopefully once i get through the main story i can reclaim my life again because holy shit

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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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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yet another

A disfigured person holding a battle axe.

A Gandalfian geezer with a pipe and a horned hat.

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

These two have been sitting in my folder for a while. Princess Daphnee for a patron & my oc Vampirka

Quick drawing of Princess Daphne from Dragon's Lair. She's reclining in mid-air.

Quick drawing of my OC Vampirka. She is a va-va-voom vampire lady with big pointy ears and short pink hair. She's sitting on the floor with one arm behind her head. She's wearing a pink see-through gown.

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

this game is genuinely everything i hoped it would be

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

These two have been sitting in my folder for a while. Princess Daphnee for a patron & my oc Vampirka

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

⚔️📚ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO BACK NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY NOVELLAS 2026!📚⚔️ 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Featuring cropped art by @vor-bokor.bsky.social, a social media square format post advertises that there is one week left to back New Edge Sword & Sorcery Novellas 2026.

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Sam 📷 [Resources for Artists] @sambestock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Aw man, I wish there was an easy and convenient way to find more non-AI resources." I GOTCHU BOO 💪❤️ bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Dorian Hrupački @catotower.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Vampir

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Ramonkey Perales @ramonkey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My friend @aickmanwill.bsky.social and I are making a bronze age-inspired sci-fantasy comic: Down North, Where No One Goes. We've received few but great lil reviews of issue 1 (available digital and physical). So, we hope you like issue 2! Coming *very* soon! Less than a month! Help us, share! 💀🖤

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It really tells you something about how not to trust news headlines that so many of them say something like this 👇🏽 Kraft put out a statement in plain English saying Ed asked him to donate. He didn’t say he will donate, let alone to who.

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Banshee Lover's Rage @annlynzee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I think it would be really cool if everybody with an Ed Sheeran dunk tweet donated $5 to Palestinian charity.

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Bryn Hammond @brynhammond.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

10 days left seas afire--fields of hell phoenixes--long nights It's wild in Sword & Sorcery these days

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Another melancholic Ire, but pink this time, which it superior

Digital illustration on vertical canvas
Theme: Fantasy / Dark fantasy / Experimental
Character: My OC Ire, he/him,
#Artsky #QueerArt #DarkFantasy #SwordAndSorcery

This piece features predominantly pink and lilac hues. In central composition it depicts a warrior (Ire), resting his green war axe on the ground next to him, with one leg on a slightly higher ledge than the other. He's wearing a black/grey sleeveless shirt and a colourful loin cloth in green, red, pink and blue. His body is of a pink colour, while his face is green with red and black markings and two horns on his forehead. His hair (depicted with only a flat black shape) is long and black, sticking out in the back like red-tipped quills. His expression is grim.

In the background we see a foggy sky with a partially clouded rising sun, and a brief view of mountains on the left.

The ground Ire stands on is grey and purple, while behind we can see a shock of tall blue grass. On the right of the foreground is a cluster of pink and blue flowers with pointed petals.

Overall the painting has a very painted look, and an applied texture to mimic a slightly weathered book cover.

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Jeff Simpson @jeffsimpson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sphinx, painted in photoshop

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Sygnin @sygnin.com · 15/09/2026

Jareth #labyrinth #fanart #sygnin #darkart

Art of Jareth from Labyrinth. Tall thin man with wild white hair wearing a black cape and holding a white crystal ball in one hand

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andy [known agitator] @meltedmasks.me · 13/09/2026

oh your art is messy and full of mistakes? it doesn't mirror properly? the proportions are weird because you grew up on a mix of anime and 3D platformers? you drew on the wrong layer and now the highlights are weird? that rules, dude, show me more; a horrible computer could never make that

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Homomacabre @homomacabre.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

RIP to the iconic Bob Mackie

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Style study 4/4 - Frank Frazetta The finale! It was hard to mimic a traditionally painted style in Paint Tool SAI, and while it did turn out better than I expected, it's definitely not as close a match as the previous studies. A lot of thoughts about this one in alt text!

The work process of this felt very odd. My goal was authenticity, so I used many references for different parts of the painting. I'd paint the ground first start to finish, using some of his paintings with matching ground style as reference. Then I'd paint the knee, and use a bunch of his paintings with a similarly positioned knee, etc. Basically every different bit was fully painted before I went on to the next one. That's exactly what fake drawing tutorials on old deviantART looked like lmfao.
This took two weeks, not because of the process (actually very fun), I just had a lot of other things going on. Sadly the frustration with the long work did really get to me, which ended up with some very unhappy hours towards the end.

A few parts kinda break my immersion here, aside from it being clearly digital. Big one being that the character feels too specific. When I look at Frank's work, unless it's Conan or his OC do not steal Death Dealer, I always get the feeling that I am looking at a somewhat vague warrior figure, but Ire's design very distinct, which is not what I'd expect to see in Frazetta's works. Recognizable character designs in S&S feel more within Whelan's realm. Another bit where I think I failed a little is that the axe is too fine and smooth and loses some of that chunkier painting style he's known for.

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IMAGE DESCRIPTION:
Character: Ire (OC, he/him)
#Artsky #QueerArt #DarkFantasy #SwordAndSorcery

Digital painting in style of Frank Frazetta depicting a shirtless, green axe-holding warrior standing on rocky ground against a light background. The foreground is darker and detailed, while behind is foggy blue cliff, a yellow-orange sky and a partially clouded white sun.

The character wears a furred loin cloth and tall sandals. His body is white and his head is brown with distinct markings and 2 black horns. His black hair is waving in the wind. My signature is in the bottom left corner, mimicking the shape of Frazetta's.

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

now i can finally go back to drawing whatever i want 🙏 (spoken as if i was forced to do the style challenges)

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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GlowDonk - The Xbox Avatar Guy @glowdonk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

AI bros running DLSS 5 only to then witness the face of a once-thought-to-be-sleeping elder god

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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 10/09/2026

DLSS 5 is just a lighting pass and not an ai hallucin--

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Style study 3/4 - Mike Mignola From all the studies, I probably learned the most from this one, and Mignola's use of heavy black shadows and simple shapes was a delight to try out. More thoughts in alt text!

I really enjoyed working on this one. I admit that Mignola is an artist that like.. I have been aware of for a long time, but until this I never really looked at the larger body of his work. I especially love the heavy use of black in this style (I read Frazetta was a big inspiration for him and it shows lmao). With my piece, I really enjoy how I stylized Ire's hair and axe. There was almost a therapeutic simplicity to working in this style, similarly to the Tartakovsky one. Fantastic shapes.
Colour was a slightly trickier element for this, but I think I ended up with a fairly Mignola-ish palette. Speaking of colour, or lack thereof, I've been meaning to develop my black & white art more, and studying Mignola's work feels like it'll give me some good insight for that!

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IMAGE DESCRIPTION:
Character: Ire (OC, he/him)
#Artsky #QueerArt #DarkFantasy #SwordAndSorcery

Digital drawing done in the style of Mike Mignola (Hellboy). It features a heavy use of flat black shadows, placing Ire into what seems like a cave tunnel. He appears to be walking through a rough, rocky terrain. The piece has a black, red, green and orange palette.
Ire is holding his green axe in his right hand. The right arm is entirely blacked out, only highlighting three red scars, but the part of the axe that reaches into the shadow of the background is silhouetted in bright green.
Ire is wearing a green tank top and a red loin cloth fastened by a studded belt. His hair is long and black, with thick strands looking almost like tendrils. His body is white, while his face is brown with red and black markings. Two small black horns extend from his head.

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☀Hyde Angelus☀ @ RCCC : K26 @hydeangelus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

doodle of my late son

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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

*sniff sniff*

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Jorge Rodríguez @jorgertg98.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Risen Dark Angel comm for @ragnamarkndroll.bsky.social! Really proud of this one

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.

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goba (ACT 2 out NOW!) @gobadev.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

REAL WEB LEGENDS: Carter's Quest Act 2 trailer drops this Friday at noon! The culmination of years of work. Years of blood, sweat, and tears. You will soon get to see just a sliver of the work I've put into this beast of an act. Coming as a FREE update to Carter's Quest.

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Dorian Hrupački @catotower.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The whole squad is here!

...even the ones that aren't with us any more

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Catomika- Open for work!! @categerbasi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Duchess of the vampires.

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 09/09/2026

this is what I mean by the chronic worldbuilder's god complex. the scut work of sentences can always be outsourced to some mere demiurge

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Ben McEntee @benmce.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Mage

Illustration of a sci-fi wizard wearing blue armor and colorful robes.

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Style study 2/4 - The Legend of Vox Machina. I thought it would be fun and easy to do one of the studies in a more 'conventional' style, but the result is a bit dull compared to the rest, and also it was revealed to me that thin clean lines are the devil. Process details in alt text

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Arvy @arvy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I don't have any attachment to the franchise, but I am looking at the trend as a whole - and within it, what saddens me is the "standardization" of the AD for the remakes MGS Delta, Oblivion remake, now OoT - all have slightly different flavors, but a common palette of artistic devices and assets

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

From: Zima Blue (2019), dir. Robert Valley, Passion Animation Studios

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Style study 1/4 - Samurai Jack This was an easy one, I've done Samurai Jack style before and it was just as fun now as it was then. Process details in alt text!

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Style study 1/4 - Samurai Jack This was an easy one, I've done Samurai Jack style before and it was just as fun now as it was then. Process details in alt text!

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 06/09/2026

If you're reading the Elric books and you encounter something that isn't explained in detail, you say "What?" and then "Haha that little scamp" and then you keep reading! That's half the fun! There's a whole world implied that you don't have access to! Which is GOOD!

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 06/09/2026

I think just more nuance, more ambiguity, less neatness/black-and-white thinking, more messiness, more complexity, moving parts, undefined edges. (And readers who don't whine about encountering it, but that's proving too much to hope.)

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