Hi! I'm Erion, I work at Failbetter Games and also freelance.
Erion Makuo
@erionmakuo.bsky.social
Senior Artist at Failbetter Games. Freelance fantasy illustrator. I make art for Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. 🚫 No AI. No NFTs.
🏹 Cover illustration for THE BIRD AND THE BELL by Sarah K. L. Wilson AD: Stephanie Hess #romantasy #illustration
"how were people writing 10 page papers before AI???" we were smarter than you. you could've been smart, too. but you sold your brain for nothing
Hi #portfolioday I'm Lizbeth and lately have gotten sort of a rhythm of regular updates again. At the moment I'm focused on my original graphic novel series, "The Anaether." globalcomix.com/a/vapourwraith
#portfolioday I'm Ripley, an illustrator & comic artist in NYC who often loves dark themes mixed with delicate & dreamlike imagery. I've done illustration work, including covers, for TTRPGs, horror movies, independent magazines & more 💕 💌skullingway.biz@gmail.com www.skullingway.com
If you're coming to @londongamesfest.bsky.social New Game Plus tomorrow or Friday, you'll find us in the Official Selection area. Here's a taste of what to expect in Mandrake!
Curses and Consequences || Mandrake Rural Life Sim
YouTube video by Failbetter Games
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Invest in the lore skill. Visit the pub made out of the impaled skull of a murdered god. Get a pint. Go to magic school and learn about neuron stars. No not neutron, neuron. You gotta play Dread Delusion.
DreadXP@dreadxp.bsky.social · 5mo agoDread Delusion is out now on consoles! Explore a decaying kingdom filled with dangerous creatures and strange gods as you hunt down Vela Callose and discover what her plans are for the Oneiric Isles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=khzh...
Endpaper illustrations for 'We Who Have No Gods' by Liza Anderson, FairyLoot, and Bantam Books. Thank you for letting me paint these two badass characters! #romantasy #art #digitalart #illustration
A wistful #WishlistWednesday. Mandrake is a rural life sim, and our first game to feature actual weather.
I was lucky to paint the cover for this one!
Danie Ware@danacea.bsky.social · 6mo agoI have a book out today! Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith is loosed upon the world! Gorgeous, Limited Edition spredge hardcover, and some of my absolute most favouritest world-building ever. Plus Thurga herself, her Tapestry and a proper, scenery-chewing Nasty. www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/a...
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words. But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
Samuel Horti@samuelhorti.bsky.social · 8mo agoI had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
Cover for SOUL OBSESSION by Kalista Neith and Fae Crate Thank you for having me! I also did the page end design for this edition -- very happy with how those turned out (it's more starry snakes). I think the cover ended up being one of my favourite pieces this year.
Cover for THE TRIDENT AND THE PEARL -- upcoming romantasy book by Sarah K. L. Wilson. Really proud of this one, especially of all the water caustics. And it's always a joy to work with Sarah! #romantasy #illustration
Delilah Briarwood for Critical Role and Everything Dice. She's on the box for the new dice set! AD: Luke Ge & Yves Eyang
Final Fantasy IX scene for Magic: The Gathering and FINAL FANTASY collaboration AD: Matt Cavotta
We're making Mandrake, a rural life sim set in a beguiling new world inspired by British history and folklore. Now we're not in the Fallen London universe (Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies), we had the opportunity to add sunshine! And trees! 😮 🧵 #wishlistwednesday
That's the art I did for Mandrake! Thank you very much!
Raj Patel@rajio.bsky.social · 11mo agoWe're not at the end of the year yet so there is still time for some surprises but here are four of the best game key arts unveiled so far in 2025. We'll vote for a winner in December so if you see any good new ones let me know! Not judging the games, but specifically the key art.
Was very lucky to do a cover for a reprint of GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Arcadia Books 💚
I got interviewed by Chris, our Narrative Director and an overall fantastic human being. Working with him has been nothing short of amazing -- I really enjoy playing a part in developing these characters and the places they live in.
Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam!@failbettergames.com · last yr.Where would they put their shoes? @erionmakuo.bsky.social and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social peer in through the windows of a family home from Mandrake, and talk about how our art tells stories.
![A picture of a copy of PC Gamer mag, attractively draped over a fluffy golden cushion, open on a little preview of Mandrake. It reads: "Mandrake: Even Stranger Horticulture. Release TBA, Developer Failbetter Games, Publisher Failbetter Games, [and then a Steam link]. Failbetter Games does Stardew Valley is an irresistible pitch. The Fallen London dev has revealed a new game in which you plant seeds and harvest the results, explore the world, befriend a river, and take tea with a god. There are mines in which there's sometimes stone, villagers with important skills, a home to decorate, and lots of other life sim staples with a mythological twist. Don't go out after dark." There's a lovely screenshot of the Yolf in the tree outside your house accompanying the words. He's a big fluffy catlike bearlike creature.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e5dal24eadftpysgjeesqhsa/bafkreifyqcnhxlfcm3zeb6gunk6ikchxlcjeuyxve6rcai3hzzhkrs4coq)
New artist announcement for my Q4 2025 #MTG signings! Everyone please welcome @erionmakuo.bsky.social to the MountainMage family! 🧙♂️ Get cards signed by them and 200+ other artists: MountainMageSigs.com or DM me for more info! #MagicTheGathering
Announcing: Mandrake! You play the last of the Mandrakes, a sorcerous line of gardeners. Horticulture is a cursed practice... except to you. Your family line is steeped in the green and growing arts, so you’re able to grow such marvels as: runner beans! Cherry trees! The humble turnip! 🌳
Mandrake || PC Gaming Show 2025 Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Failbetter Games
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Nidhogg's Eye for Magic: The Gathering and FINAL FANTASY collaboration AD: Merideth Mulroney Like many, I grew up playing FF, so it still feels surreal that I was so lucky as to paint for it.
✴ A tip-in illustration of Zoya and Juris for King of Scars, written by Leigh Bardugo and published by LitJoy crate ✴ Thank you for having me! The scales were a lot of fun to paint ❤️
Illustration for an omnibus hardcover of BLUEBEARD'S SECRET by Sarah K.L. Wilson The winter landscape was a nice change of pace to design ⛄
Cover art for PRINCESS OF BLOOD, the second book in dark and sensual Fae romantasy series from Sarah Hawley and Ace Books Publishing (coming September 30th, 2025) AD: Katie Anderson Very thankful for the opportunity to keep painting these covers, the borders are very fun to arrange ♥️
It's back! The PC Gaming Show returns on Sunday June 8 ⏰ 12pm PDT / 3pm EDT / 8pm BST / 9pm CEST / 3am CST ⭐️ First partners announced Ubisoft, Failbetter Games, Astra Logical, Devolver Digital 📺 Join us on X, Twitch, YouTube and Steam ⁉️ Hosts and lots more still to be announced pcgamingshow.com
