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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Reach out my IG for full details - www.instagram.com/rafsarmento

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Best series in a long time. Perfection from beginning to end. (Now I need to visit Scotland)

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This is “SWRDSRCRY”, a personal piece I’ve created last year, to celebrate the first anniversary with my beloved @laismluz.bsky.social 🖤 Painted as always with Procreate, and assorted MaxPacks brushes by brushmancer @maxulichney.bsky.social

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Being a freelancer artist is tough. Every freelancer knows this. I have to stay strong at all times, especially in the low periods, while being a neurodivergent person… but today in particular, I’m feeling especially tired. I feel knocked out.

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Went to visit a new cafe at my town - couldn’t help myself but try and get some drawing going !!!

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Is it still play to use Substack? I loved the format, especially for my intention of keeping a blog-esque sort of place for my ideas and whatnots… couldn’t find anything close to it, and I see creative people are still engaging into it, despite those *issues* (yikes)

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Folks call your Senators now!! A ban on any state laws on GenAi for 10 YEARS is gonna do unthinkable harm! For those of you wondering what to say here are two posts you can use to build your own script (use alt script to cut and paste) Need to find your representatives? Here you go: 5calls.org

User Zachary Berger recommends the following script: "I'm a constituent in the congressperson's district.
Al regulation is life or death for a lot of the Congressperson's constituents in creative industries, please make sure the section in the budget reconciliation bill banning Al regulation doesn't pass."

User Karla Ortiz gives information on the bill so you can point your senators where to look:

Call your representatives! Tell them just yesterday (R) Congressman Guthrie added a new text to the Budget Reconciliation bill to BAN GenAi regulation in the states for 10 years!
Hell, point
them to the specific section:
TITLE IV-ENERGY AND
COMMERCE (Part II: Al section, (c) moratorium)

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Rainy afternoon + brewed coffee + Procreate = cozypunk

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

New piece, “Wild Things”, my personal homage to “Where the Wild Things Are” - see more about it on my Patreon! (The publication is open to everyone) www.patreon.com/posts/wild-t...

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Hey folks, This is titled after one of my favorite myths about an alleged ancient realm, the sort of thing I love seeing explored in the Hellboy comics. May I actually create a “Legends of Thule” story someday? Let’s see. Join my Patreon for more details on this, and much more!

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 20/04/2025

Happy Easter!

H.R. Giger and an egg on the Alien set circa 1978.

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Hey again, Just thought I could share a quick snap of the next piece I'll post here. It's another quasi-comics ètude, which I turned into a fake cover for an imaginary comic project of mine. The process for this (and all of my next projects) are all on my Patreon - join now! Link is in my bio.

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

“Orakulas” - one of a few new pieces I’m developing for a style experimentation, and for a portfolio revamp. More on www.patreon.com/rafsarmento - join today!

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

“Orakulas” - one of a few new pieces I’m developing for a style experimentation, and for a portfolio revamp. More on www.patreon.com/rafsarmento - join today!

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

This is the message, folks. Help me to build this community! patreon.com/rafsarmento

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

This is the message, folks. Help me to build this community! patreon.com/rafsarmento

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

My latest Patreon offering is STACKED - join today, and get instant access not only to new and past exclusive contents, but also a ticket into this ship for a journey that’s just beginning 🚀 www.patreon.com/posts/new-12...

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NEW ILLUSTRATIONS | Rafael Sarmento

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Hey! I’m Rafael Sarmento, and I’m an illustrator from Brazil. I’ve been working for the last decade plus for clients such as Blizzard, Valve, Gnomon, DC Comics, Boom! Studios, Dark Horse, among many others. Powered by @procreate.com and MaxPacks brushes by @maxulichney.bsky.social Let’s create!

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

New public post on my Patreon - share with your friends, help me get new Patrons! www.patreon.com/posts/new-il...

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NEW ILLUSTRATION /// SNEAK PEEK | Rafael Sarmento

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 03/11/2023

The flower crown (okay, not season appropriate at all but I still like this one! 😅). Gouache and watercolor on paper. Prints: inprnt.com/gallery/vmaderna/flower-crown I made a process post on my blog back when I painted this one if you'd like to check it out: pigswithcrayons.com/illustration...

Gouache illustration of a faun making a flower crown assisted by mushroom people. By Victoria Maderna.

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𝖋𝖊𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖔 𝖕𝖎𝖆𝖙𝖙𝖎 @fpiatti.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Have I told you already that I love painting and drawing dark fantasy stuff, #PortfolioDay ?😅 📩 federico@fpiatti.com 🌎 fpiatti.com #illustration #comics

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

New Patreon post for all members - check it out! If you’re not subscribed yet, free or paid, join the spaceship now 🚀 www.patreon.com/posts/quick-...

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Quick Update /// ORAKULAS | Rafael Sarmento

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ᴄᴀʟᴜᴍ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴛ @calumalexanderwatt.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

'when in doubt, get out the phat brushes' John Singer Sargent, circa 1906

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

New exclusive sneak peek on my current projects for my Patreons - why not joining now? www.patreon.com/posts/work-i...

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WORK IN PROGRESS /// ORAKULAS | Rafael Sarmento

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

New exclusive sneak peek on my current projects for my Patreons - why not joining now? www.patreon.com/posts/work-i...

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WORK IN PROGRESS /// ORAKULAS | Rafael Sarmento

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Steve Niles @steveniles.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Chris Van Allsburg

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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s another brilliant performance by Daniel Day-Lewis

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✨Steph✨ @stefoubou.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Mandatory introduction pinned post! I’m Steph, I draw stuff for a living, here is some of my work. Thanks for dropping by!

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Ladee Danger @ladeedanger.com · 13/02/2025

ARTISTS 🎨 Wizards has opened up online portfolio submissions! If you’ve always wanted a chance to work on Magic art here is your opportunity to show us what you’ve got! #WotCStaff #art #artsky company.wizards.com/en/freelance...

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Freelance Art Submissions | Wizards of the Coast

Are you an aspiring Wizards of the Coast artist? Submit your portfolio today for review by our art directors!

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Octopus/Caveman @octopuscaveman.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Crazy that people used to look like this

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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

A priest, a rabbi, and a horse walk into a bar. All three of them are Daniel Day-Lewis

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

If you see this, post a knight ⚔️

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Please stop with the generative AI. It's garbage, theft, making us less capable. Image by www.nobodyssweetheart.com

"Stop forcing AI into fucking everything. Nobody asked for it. Everybody hates it."

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Carlos Aguilar @carlosfilm.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

FLOW! For the New York Times I talked to director Gints Zilbalodis about the success of his Oscar-nominated animation marvel in his native Latvia and abroad. The photos of Zilbalodis with the cats are stunning: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/m...

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Reid Southen @rahll.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

One of the most frustrating things AI proponents say is, "You just don't understand the technology." It implies that AI is universally good and ethical, and that disagreement or criticism can only come from a place of ignorance, rather than understanding. Don't let them gaslight you.

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Damn, it's been almost seven years - this is a variation of a piece called "The Shaper", which got me second place at the first @procreate.com Art Prize. I'll never forget that experience! #art #illustration #procreate #maxpacks #digitalart #sarmento

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

If you’re watching the Super Bowl tonight, and you saw the HexClad commercial, just know I had a hand on this one, with my brother in arts @maxulichney.bsky.social - the most bonkers job of my career. Stay tuned for more info soon! youtu.be/2cK-v7sSiUI?...

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"Unidentified Frying Object" | HexClad Super Bowl (Full Commercial)

YouTube video by HexClad Cookware

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

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"Unidentified Frying Object" | HexClad Super Bowl (Full Commercial)

YouTube video by HexClad Cookware

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

The day I got ghosted by… Ghost? Yeah, the band. If you’re curious, head to my Patreon - get an exclusive look at the story behind the art, way before I can share it publicly. www.patreon.com/posts/ghoste...

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Ghosted by… Ghost? | Rafael Sarmento

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

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Ghosted by… Ghost? | Rafael Sarmento

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Since more and more instances are popping up of terrible men using autism as a scapegoat for their behavior, I’d like to link an article I made for the Nib in 2018. I hate that its continued to be relevant today thenib.com/james-damore...

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Autism Isn’t To Blame For Bad Behavior | The Nib

Autism is a developmental disability, not an attitude or personality.

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Rafael Sarmento @rafsarmento.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Just found three ancient pieces from 2018 - all done in @procreate.com

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