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Vinnie Sift @vinniesift.bsky.social · 53m

Well, I could mention the time a dude gave me a DVD full of D&D 3.5 books and I just spent a lot of time reading them over and over. BUT more significant was the fact that when I had 6 or 8 I had Dragonology books and I would read them over and over, and imagine growing up to research dragons.

The cover of a book called Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons

A red leather-looking cover with two corners covered by stone heads of dragons and a large relief of a dragon covering most of the cover around a central circle and reaching for an elaborate egg. In the central circle, a green dragon with the mouth full of flames flies over a green valley with a river. The word Dragonology is written underneath. In the border of the circle, there's three green gems, a runic text and the subtitle "The Complete Book of Dragons".

A page of Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons.

A large chinese dragon twists all over the page, with green, blue and yellow scales, long whiskers, small horns, big eyes, small legs and hands with five claws and a big, pearl-looking egg in one claw. Around it, there's lots of scientific-looking text, drawings and a sample of their scales, explaining their distribution, anatomy and differences in claws with other dragons. The text identifies this dragon as "Chinese Lung (Draco orientalis magnus)"

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Vinnie Sift @vinniesift.bsky.social · 2h

This was me when I read the sleep spell in Mork Borg and it completely rewired my brain on how TTRPGs should work

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Igor Grouper-Commissions Open @igorgrouper.bsky.social · 23/07/2024

Did this short Conan comic to stretch my sequential art muscles. Would love to get some storytelling feedback and critiques from comic people. #art #comics #illustration #Conan #fantasy

A sketch of a comic page showing two lizard men guarding a temple in a jungle. A man comes running out of the darkness of the jungle with spears in his hands. One spear in the throat of one of the lizard men.

A sketch of a comic page showing Conan the barbarian stabbing a spear into the chest of a lizard man. Inside the temple is an auditorium full of lizard men. At the front of the auditorium is a fat lizard man holding a knife and a bag full of something.

A sketch of a comic page showing the fat lizard man pointing at Conan. Conan is then attacked by a mob of lizard men. Conan throws a trident into the head of the fat lizard man killing him. A large monstrous reptilian art bursts out of the mouth of the dead lizard man.

A sketch of a comic page showing a giant serpent creature coming out of the dead lizard man. The other lizard men flee the temple. Conan leaps into the air and kills the serpent with a bladed weapon. Conan opens the bag and a pug leaps out.

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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Character portraits, free use

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Symon Heilögu (Commissions open) @symonheilogu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Let's do an artshare! It's been a while since the last one ✒️ Repost and Like ✒️ Tag friends and mutuals ✒️No A.i/NFT ✒️No NSFW #art #artshare #illustration #comic #ink #lineart

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Cho(初) @nong247.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hey, thank you for the artshare! I love drawing gothic, dark fantasy themed stuff! Here are a few of my works.

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Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Mike Mignola, “The Repentant Cannibal” (2026), watercolour on illustration board, 36.2 x 47.6 cm.

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Gerald Brom’s take on Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné

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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 · 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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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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Ren M @remmukh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Я локализовал абьюз гоблина.

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JUKKE【J庭60 た17ｂ】 @yukke000.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#全クリエイターに告ぐ赤の作品を解放せよ実は赤の方が青より好きな色だったはずなのだが、最近あまり赤い絵描いてないなと思った。

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Khalid thee Cartoonist @khalid-comicartist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Beautiful art! I saw it and HAD to take a swing at coloring it 😭

Colors over Hannah Vex's Spider-Woman art, as Spider-Man swings over a giant trans flag, fingers signaling a heart.

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THE CODEX NOIRMATIC @thecodexnoirmatic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Qommncruol'mnivuern, Sivanchron Ulterior Iatrogenical Praetor 2023

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Dek, OPEN (2/5) @dekhead.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

They Came From the Bog

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Corin M Howell @corinmhowell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Finally got around to coloring this sucker. I’m really enjoying the new #TheGhostintheShell anime. 😎

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Andaerz @andaerz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Daily #2148 - Your friendly neighborhood ketchup princess!!

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Live Laugh Lurk @sallllltywater.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Yeah blood is such nice seasoning to rat fur

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Gaelya @gaelya.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Some artworks of various cultists I made for my dnd campaign. Always need a good cult!

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Gaelya @gaelya.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Some Dark Fanasty Knights I painted this year. Heavily inspired by Dark Souls

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學然_2차계 @aspidiske-art.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

In the Loop (best viewed on desktop full screen) #wh40k #necrons #aspidiske-art

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WizardoFrank🆖 RAFFLE UP @wizardofrank.newgrounds.com · 02/08/2026

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky! The children yearn for Grim Fandango

Poker Night with Glottis, Pim, Abrams, and ENA with Caine and Bubble as the Dealer

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Plum 🌸 @miss-plum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Homophobia made me pick up the pen and draw my girls sneaking a kiss

My OCs Ap and Ava in a fantasy AU. Ap (white hair/mermaid) climbed up the shit and stole a kiss from Ava (pirate, black hair) they’re on a pirate ship at sea.

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garin | comms open @garin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Hello!! 👋 I'm Garin, a freelance artist and currently I'm looking for work and open for commissions! I can do concepts, sequential art, illustrations and any 2D assets that can be used for your project! Feel free to hit me up anytime! 📩Contact: garincomms@gmail_com 👩‍🎨Portfolio: garin-art.carrd.co

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