Cover illustration for 'The Immortal Creations of Aurelie Blake' by Mara Rutherford, book 2 of The Broken Veil duology, that I painted for HarperCollins 🍊
Julie Dillon
@juliedillon.bsky.social
Artist in the PNW. She/Her. Previous clients: WotC, Simon & Schuster, Tor.com, Macmillan Publishers, Llewellyn Worldwide, Dark Horse Comics jdillon82@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/juliedillonart
NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about A TASTE OF HONEY by Kai Ashante Wilson. An achingly tender story of love and duty, the end made all the hair on my arms stand up. Queer, lovely, immensely powerful. This is a truly VITAL novella. Our drink is Olorum.
This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot
These 4 new Tokens will be at the next @facetofacegames.bsky.social show in Toronto !!! Can't wait to see you there !!
I literally had an annoying dream last night about trying to get out of an art assignment that I really didn't want to do, lol 🫣
friend: what's the difference between entertainment art folks and illustrators? me: entertainment artists will draw a minion without complaint. illustrators will complain about having to draw a minion
It’s #GenCon week! I won't be there, but in the run up to the show I'll be sharing board-game art from my portfolio. Final day today! Here we have my cover for Nature Climate by @northstargames.bsky.social #illustration #boardgames
It's started! It's officially our 2nd birthday. 🎉 ⦿ 35% off EVERYTHING all through August ⦿ A new pose pack every week ⦿ Weekly freebies in the mailing list ⦿ A secret fourth thing Look: trueref.io TrueRef: Just the reference you were looking for
Sneak peak at one of FOUR upcoming packs! We're doing one new pack each week of August to celebrate our birthday! It's leo season, ya'll. ❤️🔥 TrueRef: Just the reference you were looking for
I've listed a set of 11x15" watercolors for auction, if botanical art is your thing: www.ebay.com/itm/15814396...
Threads finally got its first good post
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
Artists: Have y'all seen this armor reference photo pack by Satine Zillah? 👀 It has lots of great poses and angles, plus poses that show some of the various layers beneath the outer armor. 👌I highly recommend it! www.artstation.com/marketplace/...
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not my dumb ass trying to figure out why my giclee prints kept turning out light and splotchy, only to realize I'd been loading the fancy matte photo paper wrong-side up 🙃🙃💀
Poseidon's Wrath, illustration for the endpapers/endsheets of @wraithmarked.bsky.social 's special edition of 'The Odyssey' by Homer 🌊
Remembered I drew a realistic warrior woman at one point
bloody cheesecake
Don Frue vs Yoshihiro Takayama (2002) #critterposting
new cat tree is going well
The past few years I've been trying to challenge myself in small ways on things I always thought I couldn't do because I was "too stupid" or "just couldn't get it." I thought I wasn't good at learning new things. But learning new things is a skill in itself that one can practice.
Bury my Heart (Galehaut Laid to Rest) "And Lancelot himself lay his companion to rest inside the tomb. After he had laid Galehaut down, he kissed him three times on the mouth in such agony that his heart nearly leapt out of his chest." Lancelot Part IV (Lancelot-Grail /Vulgate Cycle) #Arthuriana
I used a lot more acrylic inks on this one, letting the inks pour and run across the paper and then painting over the top of them once they dried. I really like the effect! "All That Will Grow" Watercolor, acrylic ink, gouache, and color pencils.
Working on a new piece; thinking about star thistles, how in the western US they are an invasive and noxious weed that readily takes over land that has been disturbed and degraded. or something.
I used a lot more acrylic inks on this one, letting the inks pour and run across the paper and then painting over the top of them once they dried. I really like the effect! "All That Will Grow" Watercolor, acrylic ink, gouache, and color pencils.
Working on a new piece; thinking about star thistles, how in the western US they are an invasive and noxious weed that readily takes over land that has been disturbed and degraded. or something.
My d&d paladin gal is starting fresh in a new campaign so I redesigned her armor and it makes me very happy 😊