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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Some of my personal favorite ArtFight attacks from this year. May share more, who knows. #art #digitalart #artfight (Effigy and Crescent belong to @insyirma.bsky.social) (Deirdre belongs to Nyphx on ArtFight: artfight.net/~Nyphx)

Image depicting Insyirma's OC, Crescent, peeking behind a potential podium of worship in a desolate landscape. The sky is dark with red clouds, and a red moon is visible in the top left corner. They are grasping the podium of worship.

A lonely road in the middle of the dark countryside at night. Insyirma's OC, Effigy, stands in the middle of the road, in front of the viewer, and staring them down with its beady little eyes menacingly. In the distance, there are crop fields to reflect the fact that is out in the countryside. The atmosphere is foreboding as everything is encased in red light from a blood red moon in the distance.

An abstract scene depicting a mix of both night time and dusk given the fiery-ish looking gradient. Deirdre is posed within the middle of the scene, her four arms outstretched, face poised in an expression ambiguous but maybe resembles determination or poignance, determined to help lost souls be guided to where they need to be.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Getting into #Pokemon a little bit and playing Black because I never got to it when I was younger. Only played Diamond. Yes, I am a Grass starter kinda guy.

Me looking up at Serperior and telling it that it is a grass stem, because that's kind of what Serperior looks like to me. Cool grass snake.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

There's a benefit to having wings. More than just for flying I might add. #ocart #sonaart #digitalart

Depiction of my persona, T'loch, standing out in the rain with one of his wings unfolded and arching over his head, his expression one of annoyance.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"Judges have decimated, meanings of our laws..." (Fear Factory - Scapegoat) New reference for Colt in the year of 2026 when #Artfight is around the corner. He was overdue for one. #art #ocart #oc

Reference for my android astrophysicist character, Dr. Colt Blazkovich. Showcases both his human appearance and the base android form underneath. Colors for his design are provided in a box on the left for eyes, hair, skin, shirt, jeans, belt, shoes, and android form in case someone wishes to depict him artistically in their own work.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A scribble of my doomed marine guy because it's been a bit since I last thought of him. #digitalart #ocart #ocs

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

And with that, here is my official team card for #ArtFight. Got a couple new fellers for the roster that you all be seeing soon enough! Their names are Ziranna and Getrid in order from left to right. #TeamMystery

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I am emerging from my cold harden cavern on some distant planet to say that I am preparing for #Artfight. Slowly as that takes.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

This one is a bit more of a personal artpiece, but I like the effort that I put into it. Words are from the lyrics to Promises Unfulfilled by Eternal Suffering. #digitalart #art #sonaart

Surreal landscape showing my dragon persona floating in a seemingly endless psychedelic ocean, with rifts in the fabric of spacetime in the sky above bleeding and oozing onto the ocean below. There is a bright white star on the horizon, and there are words written reading, "Reality's open wounds, wipe away the salt." These are lyrics taken from Promises Unfulfilled by Eternal Suffering.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Another piece that I managed to find the time to finish. Bit of a stronger experiment with backgrounds this time. Full of massive stars, a.k.a. the ones I'm studying. #sonaart #characterart #artistsonbluesky #digitalart

My sona, T'loch, standing perhaps on a distant planet with lots of different colored stars in the background, mainly blue, yellow, and red supergiants. Character is posed as if preparing for something, a challenge down the road perhaps.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Something about listening to old school industrial metal always gets me in the mood to draw Colt. The android/human duality is just fun to play with I suppose. (This one's based off of that one scene of Devin in the Detox music video.) #digitalart #characterart #ocart #art #ocsky

Image depicting Colt against an abstract background, his android form underneath overlaid against the hair that is otherwise covering his eyes.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

My little video to celebrate on the new year's arrival with a flavor of #doom. #HappyNewYear to ya folks.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

On that note. Season's greetings from two of my dragon fellows. Quaethi and Aquis. #art #digitalart #ocart #dragon

Variation of the it chrismas, merr chrismas meme, but with an ice dragon with green eyes, and pale blue horns, and bluish grey hair and fur, designed to look like snow and ice. In the bottom right corner is a water dragon colored blue with red markings and magenta/pink mascara. The ice dragon is named Quaethi, and the water dragon is named Aquis.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Series of artpieces I made for the HARBINGER II anthology on the SCP Wiki, run by @shaggydreds.bsky.social + others. Made these back in 2023 on the last 10 days of October in tribute to the original anthology. I joined BlueSky in 2025. (1/n) #SCP #art #digitalart #horror #SCPArt

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Well hello once again, BlueSky. I apologize for being dead for multiple months. I am quite busy. Now a proud enjoyer of #Krita, though! Writing's from After Afterlife by Edge of Sanity. #art #digitalart #oc (CW: Horrorish imagery.)

Dark, cosmic surreal scenery with a dark goat like abomination featured front and central. Writing at the very bottom reads, "I am the master of your dreams, I am the creator of your screams, I pulverize your inner will, invisible, no blood will spill." They are lyrics taken from After Afterlife by Edge of Sanity.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

(CW: Bloody/Gory) Some gritty shit that I ended up drawing from having old school horrorcore on loop. Pretty crucial scene in my lore, to be TL:DR; about it. #digitalart #art #oc #ocart #characterart

Abstract scene of the moment when Colt Blazkovich lands a fatal fist through the chest on one of Nyctia's disciples, Venora, during a growing conflict and worry about Nyctia's presence.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Small take on Luna Tenebris from #TheDragonPrince after I watched the whole thing before starting grad school. Love the show but man I wish Luna had a more involved appearance. What a design. #digitalart #fanart #lunatenebris #dragonart

Fan art of Luna Tenebris from the Dragon Prince, showing her peering over a cliffside or rocky elevation, eyes staring with a purple glow, and her chest gems ebbing with energy. The moon glows behind her to show a night in which she would be drawing the most power, being connected to the Primal source for the Moon.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

#AcademicSky Moved into my office today, and thus the semester is underway. Still wrapping my head around the fact that it's actually happening.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

And that's a wrap-up on #ArtFight for this year! Feels really nice to hit the 50 attack mark, get the 150 Attacks! Achievement, and progress in my art skills a bit because of it.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

With that here is my belated card for ArtFight. Decided on Team Crystals. Featured characters are from left to right: Colt, Natint, Aquis, Iudex, and Garrison. Name is RealmsOfTheDark if you want to find me. Link is in the bio too. #artfight2025 #artfight #teamcrystal

My team Crystal card for ArtFight 2025, showing the following characters, Colt Blazkovich, Natint, Aquis, Iudex, and Garrison. I attack everyone, do friendly fire and revenge, and character range includes human, feral, anthro, monster, worm, eldritch, and dragons.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Four references for the humanoid forms of my characters, hastily done in preparation for ArtFight. Dragon forms to come very soon. Small tidbit: They are part of a cosmic dragon race in my character lore. #artfight2025 #digitalart #ocart

Reference for the humanoid form of Aquis.

Reference for the humanoid form of Iudex.

Reference for the humanoid form of Aura.

Reference for the humanoid form of Natint.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Kind of in the middle about the theme for this year's ArtFight. Might go with Crystals because of time crystals in quantum mechanics/condensed matter physics, but no certainty to that decision.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

#Pride Month felt like an appropriate time to have a bit of a redo of my profile, put it more in line with my sona and whatnot. A special shoutout to my fellow aroace people and everyone on the ace and aro spectrum. You all deserve a good month and a good life.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

As the month of #artfight is upon us, I would like to share my profile in advance. I hope within the next little bit of time to add some more of my characters onto the roster so be on the lookout for them. In the meantime: artfight.net/~RealmsOfThe...

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Recently watched Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (quite enjoyed it), and it inspired me to do this drawover/scene study (?) of my Doom/Quake character Garrison in the same pose (while in the depths of Hell of course) as young Masbath during one scene. #digitalart #ocart #characterart #character #oc

My space marine character Garrison, situated within the depths of Hell, armed with his shotgun and covered in blood from previously slaughtered demonic creatures, looking past some chaotic, spiky rock formations down at something. More demons? A central locale like a temple or altar where the damned are used for the unholy beings vile needs? Who knows? All that is known is that Garrison is here to kill 'em all.

Original still from Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow in 1999 for the sake of comparison and reference, showing Masbath holding his father's musket while crouching just behind a tree.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

"The old flesh is dead. Long live the new flesh." An older piece of #art that I made of Colt from last year, but I hold it as one of my personal favorites so I'm showing it here. An abstract depiction of his rebirth as an android if you'd like. #characterart #ocart #digitalart #character

Image of Colt Blazkovich floating in a surreal purplish motherboard background curled into an almost fetal position with his eye shining brightly with a distinct lens flare effect. Above and below this scene are lines of text that read: "The old flesh is dead. Love live the new flesh."

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Going to fit it into my bio when I can, but I made a #carrd for those who want to check it out. cosmicbeholder.carrd.co

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Welcome to my astral abode.

Just a funny little thing for myself.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I've just been processing the fact that I have finished undergrad, and have thus graduated. Grad school will be interesting when the fall comes around. #AcademicSky

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Introducing another character of mine, Malcolm, through a nod to Mr. Bungle's debut album based on this dude's internal turmoil. Why Mr. Bungle? Because I think they're a good band. #characterart #digitalart #art #oc #ocart

Artpiece styled after the album cover of the debut album of the band Mr. Bungle, the name swapped out with Mr. Malcolm, as Malcolm is the name of the character depicted front and center in the art. He is hold a struck match with a blunt in his mouth which is already emitting smoke from being lit. He looks down at the match with a scowl as if the current effects of the joint aren't enough for what he is feeling in the moment. The background is awash in psychedelic mixtures of pale green with multiple other colors and abstract, symmetrical patterns. Up on the top corners are cartoonish versions of Malcolm showing some parts of his emotional turmoil, wrapped in vine-like designs, also in reference to the original Mr. Bungle album cover. Instead of yellow and orange, the album cover's borders are colored two shades of a paler green.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Drawing of Colt posed like Tim Eiermann from that one photo of Pyogenesis that I have, because I can. #digitalart #characterart #oc #ocart

Minimally shaded depiction of Colt with both arms crossed, head tilted to the left looking upward with an expression of stern contemplation, mirroring a similar pose struck by Tim Eiermann from the band Pyogenesis, photo shown in the top left corner for comparison.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

(CW: Cosmic Horror) Art that I drew for my senior research project this semester for fun, since it was about Jupiter's moon Europa and the elasticity of its ice shell. Take it as a reminder why we shouldn't go past the ice shell if we land on it (joking). #cosmichorror #horrorart #digitalart

Mock concept art of a physical Europa lander mission titled "Concept Art of Europa Lander Mission", depicting a craft on the surface of Europa, drilling through the ice shell of the planet. It is drawn like a 2D cutaway diagram, showing the thickness of the ice shell, colored with a rocky bluish brown texture. Beneath is a vast blue section labelled the subsurface ocean with a lurking abomination (supposed to be possible Europan megafauna) with multi-colored eyes, mainly blue and red, staring up at where the lander is drilling through the ice of the shell above, as if awaiting to be freed.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I've been busy with academic obligations, so in the meantime, accept this meme image I made with the #zubeia rig done by Paul1748, available on their Gumroad for free. Being a dragon nerd, the designs of Zubeia and the Archdragons from #thedragonprince has been growing on me in recent months.

Image shows Zubeia from The Dragon Prince, against a background of a thunderstorm with blue lightning bolts extending from the clouds. Zubeia is holding her hands up on both sides, palm outstretched, and looking directly at the viewer. The caption "Absolute THUNDERSTORM" is written below in stylized text mimicking the thunder and pattern on Zubeia's wings.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

A small thread of brief bios for each character featured here. Open to read 'em. #character #oc

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

(CW: Blood, body horror, eldritch imagery.) Recent artpiece I completed of a few of my eldritch characters. Their names are: Hylkaeth (top left), Verx (top right), and Cithar (bottom). May make a thread about them soon. #art #oc #digitalart #cosmichorrorart #character #horrorart #eldritchart

Image depicting several eldritch abomination characters of mine. From left-to-right: Hylkaeth (top left), Verx (top right), Cithar (bottom). There is text that reads "WHAT IS BELOW, REMAINS BELOW, UNTIL IT AWAKENS..." with said text increasing in distortion until the last image of Cithar.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Introduce yourself with 4 records: Admittedly, it was hard to narrow down the list, but these are my picks. At least, my foundational choices. Anathema - The Silent Enigma (1995) Pyogenesis - Ignis Creatio (a.k.a. self-titled) (1992) Trouble - S/T (1990) Fear Factory - Soul of a New Machine (1992)

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

A drawing of my persona in the meantime (the humanoid form anyways). #character #oc #digitalart #sona

A depiction of my persona, a cosmic humanoid being with elf-like ears, two pairs of eyes, one with purple irises, the other with yellow. There are dragon features such as wings, horns. The character, save for blue-green-red markings on the face and the irises, is colored in shades of blue. He is producing a star in an outstretched hand.

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Who this is: This is Colt Blazkovich, an astrophysicist born a human but brought back from certain death as an android with superhuman resilience and strength. While driven to protect those more vulnerable, his methods can be violent and intense, being very jaded. #character #oc #art #digitalart

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

First little bit of art for this account I suppose. Did it as a little break from the week's workload. This one's of my android character. #character #oc #art #digitalart

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RealmsOfTheDark @realmsofthedark.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I suppose I'll explain my sudden manifestation from the ether. I'm RealmsOfTheDark on ArtFight. Go there for examples of art I've made, but I'll likely post here too when I have time. Be forewarned, my work can sometimes go into cosmic horror and blood/gore, so if you don't like that, steer clear.

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