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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Paradise - My submission to the monthly prompt challenge for VGen, hoping to score verification through it. PSA: Save your files often, or you might have to line and render the same piece twice :,) - #Illustration #darkart #Vgen

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

TGR - Some hard surface work, surprisingly not as hard to pull off as I feared. - #illustration #manga #mecha

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Panel Practice 2 - Had some fun in finding how much I could do in single sittings, using tools I usually don't and techniques from my favourite artists. - #mangaart #illustration #darkart

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Character Sheet - Trying out different rendering methods and subjects. I'm planning explore world building and story telling without the incredible time commitment of my usual style. - #mangaart #illustration #charactersheet

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Panel Study - Wanted to explore a rougher rendering approach, for potential future narrative or world building projects. I've got a lot of streamlining ahead of me first, though! - #darkfantasyart #mangaart #illustration

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Malformed - Working on improving my linework. Tried to see how many textures I could layer, while keeping them distinct from each other with the linework alone. - #commissions #commissionsheet #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Yokai - Continuing to experiment with pushing texture and line expression. I wanted to create a contrast of textures and values with just the inking. - #darkfantasyart #yokai #mangaart #horrorillustration #darkartwork #gothicart #creaturedesign #monsterdesign

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Miko - Still working on improving rendering. Feeling much more confident with colour. - #illustration #commissions #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Interceptor [Commission] - Fun commission I got to draw, I love how it turned out! - #illustration #commissions #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Scythe - Another routine whack at figuring out colour - #illustration #commissions #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Muscle - Some 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 anatomy practice This one took me some time - #illustration #commissions #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Quarters - More studies and exploration. Playing with perspective and parts of the program I use that I haven't used before - #illustration #manga #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Block [Survey] - Doing further exploration of character drawing and worldbuilding Will probably do one-offs like this every once in a while - #illustration #manga #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Fallen - Recently got a new tablet, the level of details possible are wonderful - #illustration #linework #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Surveyor 1 - Working on environments and story writing - #screentone #manga #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Vampire - Another drawing done rather quickly exploring a muted color palette - #illustration #heiseiaestheticism #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

M2 [Commission] - Not my usual work, but a fun deviation to pad the portfolio - #characterillustration #commission #girlsfrontline

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Nightmare - A study of a couple of my favourite paintings. I've been trying to get more comfortable with colouring, imitating the best has been helping greatly. - Inspiration: Henry Fuseli - The Nightmare Takato Yamamoto - Touch of Magic I - #illustration #heiseiaestheticism #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Study - Trying to figure out how to color without muddying things up or changing how I line too much - #commissions #smallartist #illustration

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Guardian - Inspired by nose-cone pinups on old fighter planes - #illustration #commissions #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Commission Sheet - I’ve set up a Ko-Fi accessible through the link-hub in my bio Please check it out! There may be a few kinks in how I set it up so please message me if you have any questions - #commissions #commissionsheet #smallartist

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Rickolaus Rage @ricki-rage.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Raptor - Wanted to draw something that was the opposite of the normal. I think it turned out quite well. - #commissions #commissionsheet #smallartist

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