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Istrandar - Making Carnholt @istrandar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm making a game where you control ancient creatures to kill a god that refuses to die. -Use the corpses of the dead to cast spells -Link your soul with a unique beast -Gain new powers in exchange for your humanity The game is called Carnholt!

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Geoffrey Ernault @exphrasis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Recently shipped the demo 2.0 for my game, Tides of Tethys. Please check it out and wishlist the game if you can! :)

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you see this, quote with your Night/ Dark Art! 🖤

This is a digital painting of background I painted for "Hit-Monkey" Season 2. The environment shows a desaturate bluish green sky with dark clouds. It also shows a a beach house in the midground with sand and some grass around it. The left side of the background has a dock coming towards the foreground to the midground with a boat. There is a body of water to the right. This is a night time scene.

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Crystoria: Knightfall @crystalstory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I have lots of polishing to do on everything, but I‘m happy to report that all of the gameplay for the demo is done! :D

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Morning! I just moved into my new apartment about a week ago and I've finally got my art stuff set up. I'm excited to get back to working on this 2d Animated short. Here is another background I designed and painted for "Dervil The Duckling." #art #environment #design #painting #digitalart #photoshop

Final painting of a blue sky with white clouds and green trees in the background. The midground has tall green grass and the foreground shows a body of water. This BG was done in photoshop.

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🌱Emily Claire✨ @eclairesketches.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My piece for the Streets of Zine "Abandoned" theme

Digital illustration of an abandoned science lab

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han olliver @hanolliver.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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digital painting of two older woman with white head scarves standing in the middle of a sidewalk between a green patch of grass and yellowish weeds on the other side, blue shadows casting behind them, a blue sky up ahead, and trees in the background.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Morning! This is another background I designed and painted for a 2d animated short called "Dervil The Duckling." Once I finish moving to my new apartment, I'll be able work on some more designs. Anyways, hope y'all had an amazing day! #photoshop #backgrounddesign #illustration #backgroundartist

This is a painted environment design of a lake in the middle ground with mountains in the background. The sky is blue with white clouds and the foreground shows a brown dirt ground with medium size and small rocks on the right and left. There is also grass on the right and left side of the foreground. This is a daytime scene.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Question, does anybody use Buffer to post on social media, specifically Bluesky? If so, do you have issues with your images being super compressed resulting in a low quality image? Also, if you have any work arounds I would love to know what they are.😀

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Morning! I had a blast designing and painting this background from a slight top down perpective. I can't wait to get back to doing some more background designs. Anyway, I hope everyone had and is having a spamtastic day. #digitalart #backgroundartist #photoshop #art #design #environments

This is a painted background design of tall grass in the foreground leading to a body of water in the midground. The background has mountains and a blue sky with clouds. Also, there is a dirt ground path between the tall grass leading to the body of water. This environment is a daytime scene.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Morning! Here goes another background I designed and painted for the 2d animated short called "Dervil The Duckling." I've been having a ball drawing and painting these backgrounds. #backgroundartist #backgroundpainter #landscape #art #digitalart #photoshop background design

This is a painted background with a blue sky with clouds in the background, a mountain and a body of water. There are long grass covering the right and left of the illustration, leading to the center of the image. Also, there is a dirt ground in the foreground leading to the body of water.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Morning! So, my team and I from Creative Overdose Studios have been working on a 2D animated short called "Dervil The Duckling." Here is one the backgrounds I designed and painted. I'll be sharing more soon. #backgroundartist #illustration #art #backgroundpainting #landscape #painting #photoshop

This is a digital painting of a background with a blue sky and clouds. The midground has long green grass with a few small rocks at the base of the grass. The foreground show a dirt ground with small grass patches and a few small rocks. This is a sunny daytime scene.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Morning! What, you can now post more than four pictures now.😀 Anyway, this is another illustration I did to test out the new flatbrush app. I wanted to see how it handled my imported brushes from Photoshop, and it passed the test. #backgroundartist #digitalart #illustration #landscapepainting

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Victor Kozuchenko @lightvick.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Birthday mode: ON 🎂 Wanna make me happy? Repost my stuff. That’s literally all I ask 😌 Thanks in advance, y'all! 💫

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Morning! So, lately I've been beta testing this new app called Flatbrush. So, far I'm loving it and the developers are super quick at making changes when given feed back😊. Anyways, time for me to go get some sleep.😴 #flatbrush #digitalpaiting #stilllife #foodart #illustration #art

Digital painting of an apple sitting on a beige surface. The main light source is coming from the right.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Morning!!! So, I finally completed this illustration and had a blast experimenting with a different technique I learned from Gabe Ramos. Anyways, time for me to get some shut eye. #Backgroundart #backgroundartist #illustration #digitalart #digitalwatercolor #painting #art

Final digital painting of an African American young boy about to take a sip from a water fountain in the foreground. Behind him are two sets of stairs. The setting is in a school. The light values are warm while the dark values are cooler.

Final drawing of an African American young boy about to take a sip from a water fountain in the foreground. Behind him are two sets of stairs. the setting is in a school.

Final value pass of an African American young boy about to take a sip from a water fountain in the foreground. Behind him are two sets of stairs. The setting is in a school.

This is the color wash of an African American young boy about to take a sip from a water fountain in the foreground. Behind him are two sets of stairs. The setting is in a school.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Morning! Here is my day 3 painting for #PleinAirPril . For this challenge, I'm going to take my time learning new painting techniques, so I definitely won't hit the 30 mark, but I'll continue the challenge until the end of the month. This painting was all about using a default 100% round brush.

Final digital painting of a small storefront with trees surrounding it on both sides. This is a daytime sunlit scene.

Sketch of a small storefront with trees surrounding it on both sides.

Color block in of a small storefront with trees surrounding it on both sides. This is a daytime sunlit scene.

Some texture added to the painting of a small storefront with trees surrounding it on both sides. This is a daytime sunlit scene.

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Crystoria: Knightfall @crystalstory.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I got a lot done today! :) #gamedev #indierpg

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Morning! Here goes my Day 2 for #PleinAirPril . For this piece, I experimented with using a hard round brush at 100% opacity except for the sky gradient. I'm definitely going to try this again. Time for sleep now. @warriorpainters.bsky.social #NoPleinNoGain #pleinairpainting #Digitalart #art

Final digital painting of a blue sky with a large amount of tree branches covering the sky. The foreground has a stone wall with black rails on the top. This illustration depicts a sunlit daytime scene.

Sketch of a large amount of tree branches covering the sky. The foreground has a stone wall with rails on the top.

Flat colors of a blue sky with a large amount of tree branches covering the sky. The foreground has a stone wall with black rails on the top. This illustration depicts a sunlit daytime scene.

Texture and some shadow pass of a blue sky with a large amount of tree branches covering the sky. The foreground has a stone wall with black rails on the top. This illustration depicts a sunlit daytime scene.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Morning and Happy #PleinAirpril ! During this challenge I'm going to focus on different painting techniques for painting backgrounds. Anyways, with this piece I only used a hard round brush with some transfer added to it. This was definitely a challenge lol. #Art @warriorpainters.bsky.social

Final digital painting of a blue sky with two mountains in the far background and two mountain of trees in the middle ground. Between the two mountains is a river. The sunlight is coming form the top right corner hitting the mountain of trees on the left.

Flat colors of a blue sky with two mountains in the far background and two mountain of trees in the middle ground. Between the two mountains is a river.

Rendering stage of the blue sky with two mountains in the far background and a mountain on the left.

Rendering stage 2 of the blue sky with two mountains in the far background and two mountain of trees in the middle ground. Between the two mountains is a river. The sunlight is coming form the top right corner hitting the mountain of trees on the left.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Morning and HAPPY Pokemon Day!!! Here's a illustration I did way back when I was playing Pokemon Sun and Moon. I can't wait to get back on my gaming lol. #pokemonday #Pokemon #fanart #digitalart #art #illustration

Digital fanart of me as a cartoon and Primarina from Pokemon Sun and Moon. The background has a nice primary blue with teal and white speed lines going down and bubbles.

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Sara ✨ Concept & Visdev @saralanart.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

My room in 3 more palettes! Another exercise from @chuwenjie.bsky.social ’s class!

Painting of a corner of a room with a low bookshelf, TV picturing a blank TV screen, an open door leading to a fire escape and tree, and pictures covering the wall. It is overcast and the mood is calm and quiet.

Painting of a corner of a room with a low bookshelf, TV picturing a “spotify” screen with a mountain and album cover, an open door leading to a fire escape and tree, and pictures covering the wall. It is dusk, and it is cool and raining outside but warm and cozy inside.

All the paintings side by side with their associated color reference photos (the overcast one is a shot from a film with two people sitting on a dusty porch, the dusk one is an exterior shot of a cute convenience store, the dramatic one is a picture of the inside of a gothic church).

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Morning! So, I decided to start a new illustration yesterday to test out this digital watercolor technique I've been learning from Gabe Ramos. I'll probably finish this one on Sunday. Anyways, hope everyone had a spamtastic weekend. #digitalwatercolor #illustration #drawing #digitalart #art

Drawing of a young boy about to drink from a water fountain in a school. Behind him is two sets of stairs; one is going up and the other down.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Morning! This is a background I created for animated loop done by Tyree Morrow. I had a blast lighting this scene. Later on this week I want to try out this digital watercolor method I've learned from and artist named Gabe Ramos. #backgrounddesign #digitalart #art #environmentdesign #photoshop

Final digital painting of a scientist's lab. The background wall has a bright blue screen at the top and the bottom shows the entrance with bright blue panels. The mid ground has a huge circular test tube with a large metal structure with wires holding it in place. The foreground has a see through monitor and touch screen panels on the desk. This illustration has a dark cool purple tint with blues and some green highlights.

This is the line art of a scientist's lab. The background wall has a big screen at the top and the bottom shows the entrance with control panels on the left side. The mid ground has a huge circular test tube with a large metal structure with wires holding it in place. The foreground has a see through monitor.

This the flat colors of a scientist's lab. The background wall has a bright blue screen at the top and the bottom shows the entrance with bright blue panels. The mid ground has a huge circular test tube with a large metal structure with wires holding it in place. The foreground has a see through monitor and touch screen panels on the desk.

This is the shadow and first lighting pass of a scientist's lab. The background wall has a bright blue screen at the top and the bottom shows the entrance with bright blue panels. The mid ground has a huge circular test tube with a large metal structure with wires holding it in place. The foreground has a see through monitor and touch screen panels on the desk. This illustration has a dark cool purple tint with blues and some green highlights.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Well, this was a great way for me to start the year and I'm glad I participated in the #heavyjan2026 Challenge! Alrighty, time for me to create some more art and level up!😀 #Heavyjan #heavypaint #digitalart #painting #art

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

MORNING!!! Yass I finally finished the #Heavyjan2026 Challenge. I definitely learned a lot and can't wait to apply what I learn in some newer illustrations. #heavypaint #digitalart #illustration #painting #digitalpainting #backgroundartist

Final digital painting of two lemons hanging from a branch with leaves sitting on a maroon wooden surface.

Sketch of two lemons hanging from a branch with leaves.

Color flats with color variation of two lemons hanging from a branch with leaves sitting on a maroon wooden surface.

Shadow block in of two lemons hanging from a branch with leaves sitting on a maroon wooden surface.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Morning! I had a ball embracing the color jitter of the palette knife brush. Anyways, this is my day 30 of #heavyjan2026 . #heavyjan #heavypaint #illustration #art #stilllife #foodart #digitalart #painting

Digital Painting of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit. This illustration is lit from the top right corner.

Sketch of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit.

Flat colors of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit.

Shadow block in of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit. This illustration is lit from the top right corner.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Morning! I was supposed to make this a super fast one, but I was having too much fun with the default oil brush with the high color jitter. Day 29 of #heavyjan2026 #heavypaint #heavyjan #illustration #stillifepainting #foodart #art #digitalpainting

Final digital painting of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. The overall feel of this painting is warm.

Color flats of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background.

Painted shadow pass of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. The overall feel of this painting is warm.

Additional lights, shadows and color variation of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. The overall feel of this painting is warm.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Morning! Ahhh I fell behind lol. I'll get caught up. Anyways, this is my day 27 painting of #Heavyjan2026 . I played around with the fan oil brush and decided to leave some... or a lot of the texture in the final piece. #heavypaint #heavyjan #illustration #stilllife #art #digitalart #painting

Final digital painting of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. Half of this illustration is in shadow with the light coming from the top right corner. This painting has a warm tint to it with some accents of cool colors.

This is the flat colors of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface.

This is the light and shadow separation phase of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. Half of this illustration is in shadow with the light coming from the top right corner.

Some additional details of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. Half of this illustration is in shadow with the light coming from the top right corner. This painting has a warm tint to it with some accents of cool colors.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I definitely agree with you there. I normally don't paint with full opacity, but now I'm starting to paint more opaque, which is forcing me to consider what colors to choose. I know you can change those settings, but I try to keep them off. Also, the color dynamics have been a game changer for me.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Morning! Here goes Day 26 of #Heavyjan2026 . I need to really attempt to keep these last 5 short. ALMOST THEREEEEE!!! #heavypaint #heavyjan #illustration #digitalpainting #stilllife #art

Final digital painting of a pear sitting on a blue surface. The light is hitting the pear from the front, creating a long cast shadow behind it.

Color flats of a pear sitting on a blue surface.

Shadow pass of a pear sitting on a blue surface. The light is hitting the pear from the front, creating a long cast shadow behind it.

Lighting pass added to the shadow pass of a pear sitting on a blue surface. The light is hitting the pear from the front, creating a long cast shadow behind it.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Thanks😄! I actually really like this work flow. I'll probably experiment with it some more after I finish the heavyJan challenge. Oh and thanks for the repost.

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Elwyn Rain @elwynrain.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It's time for a small sunday #artshare ! Drop your art and support each other As I am finishing a new anomalocaris drawing this time bonus points will be for watery art ! Have fun !

An artwork showing a strange aquatic humanoid creature, with blue skin in a chitonous armor having fun riding an armored anomalocaris in similar colors. But below her a giant creature is swimming, and the head of the monster is going in her direction...

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Thanks for making this post Elwyn. Here's a couple pieces.

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Travon Serrano | Background Painter @travonserrano.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Morning! I had ball painting this background. I was a bit unsure how to go about rendering the tree bark, but I found it easier to add different shapes on top of the dark base, which would act as some of my cracks. Day 24 of #Heavyjan2026 #heavypaint #heavyjan #forest #environmentart #illustration