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Marie Baumgarten

@mariebaumgarten.bsky.social

(She/Her/🌈) (🚫 AI sucks ) 🌙 Concept Artist & Illustrator from Germany ✨ Portfolio & Contact: https://linktr.ee/saphitstrue ☔ Happily obsessed with all things slightly dark and sad but beautiful! 🔮 personal project: #oraculus

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Kaiko🦜@kaikonyan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Me when I saw the designs for the new euro banknotes. Vote for the birds! surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/neweuro/

Christina Kraus @elbenherzart.bsky.social · 2w ago

🌙 Elrond, Moon - Reader 🌙 Painted for Magic: The Gathering - Universes Beyond - The Hobbit AD: Cassie Murphy Very excited to show my take on Elrond for the Mtg Hobbit Set! Back when I was a teenager Elrond was my favorite character of the books and getting to officially paint him, was a huge joy! 😍

Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things. Here’s a blurb on what I mean:

Some thoughts:
When using GenAi as a mood board you don't get sources. This means you deprive yourself from knowledge.
You generated a location? You deprived yourself of knowing more about the interesting parts of the world and why things came to be.
Generate an armor or costume? You deprived yourself on real world techniques, function, form and history.
You generated art inspirations? You deprive yourself of learning about artists from history or lock out living ones from potentially being hired.
Ethical issues of using GenAi models aside, one ends up making visuals mood boards devoid of reality and history. With it one deprives themselves from learning about our world and who is living in it, inadvertently making your work weaker, because of how detached it is from our shared human reality and history.

iga | scherville | commissions open @scherville.com · 2w ago

not feeling extremely creative today, but here's another timelapse! (I'm not saying that you should commission me to draw your cool characters and effectively cure my mental art block, but maybe that's something to consider 🌹)

𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖒 @teradiamart.bsky.social · 3w ago

Seeing fellow artists from the industry using AI (many do not say it ofc, but professionals will always notice...) feels like a fucking punch in the guts ngl, I am so sick of this. Even worse when you know the client they work for does not accept AI assisted art

Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 3w ago

We'll keep on pointing at this comic by @skutchdraws.bsky.social and @hbomberguy.bsky.social until it's embarrassing for tech bros to call you a luddite for hating AI! More of Failure to Launch in the link bsky.app/profile/iron...

"Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" A simpleton looking peasant yells as they smash the wooden machine.

The standard narrative goes that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. (But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed.)

Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight.

And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts

nico @nicodelort.bsky.social · last mo.

Oxford at sunset, the Royal Institute of Translation looms over the city. First illustration for R. F. Kuang's Babel - illustrated edition 40x30cm ink on claybord

a black and white scratch board drawing depicting an aerial view of the city of Oxford in the mid 1800s. A large tower looms over the city in the distance. On the left side of the illustration, a curved road with horse drawn carriages.

Doruk Golcu @dorukgolcu.bsky.social · 3w ago

My balloon day is the day after portfolio day this year, apparently! I still humbly request the traditional share!

nico @nicodelort.bsky.social · 3w ago

Robin and Ramy witness Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation, in all its foreboding majesty second illustration for R. F. Kuang's Babel - illustrated edition, out now from Harper Voyager 40x30cm ink on claybord

a black and white scratchboard drawing. In the background a very large tower looms over Gothic buildings overlooking a vast paved plaza. In the foreground, two characters wearing black Oxford robes walk towards the tower.

sophie_exhausted_finalFINAL_03.psd @netizenses.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hello #portfolioday! ❤️✨I'm Sophie, from rural Bedfordshire in the UK, predominantly working in #gameart. Currently looking for more contract work from September onwards - would love to work in #ttrpg, #tcg, and #bookcovers. I also take personal commissions :) www.sophieellensmith.com

Patricia Moj 🎨 || freelance illustrator / concept artist @pbmoj.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hi #PortfolioDay ! 💕 I'm Patricia, a freelance illustrator and concept artist from Germany. I especially love doing character-centric illustrations and do work for books, tabletop, board + video games, and other projects! 😊 ✨ patriciamoj.com ✨ pbmoj.art@gmail.com

digital painting of an elf holding a magically glowing cup, leaves floating around

digital Painting, a happy cockatiel signaling their human friend about a blue glowing magic crystal

digital painting of a koala wearing a belt with a sachet full of leaves and a green glowing potion. The koala reaches out to some leaves in the foreground.

digital painting, a mage wielding water magic

Rod Mendez | 🔅 I'm on Patreon! 🔅@rodmendez.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hello #Portfolioday ! I'm Rod, illustrator and concept artist. I work mostly with fantasy but love other genres as well. Here are some environments focused illustrations.

🌺 Giulia Valentini | Artbook PDF on KoFi!!@kurocyou.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's #PortfolioDay! 💗 I'm Giulia, a queer Art Director in videgames and fantasy art lover. One day I'll get back to my true love: book covers and illustrations. 📧giul.valentini@gmail.com Portfolio | Links | Art Zine | Prints #illustration #ttrpgart

On the Left: fullbody portrait of a elf woman in a layered red outfit with various satchels containing instruments like brushes and scalpels, and holding various scrolls. She stands proudly in a dusty, sandy environment, a cheeky smile on her face.
On the Right: painting of two feminine figures, Fley (a green skinned tiefling with long dark hair, wearing a tight black dress) and Darania (a pale half-elf, blonde hair pulled up in a crown braid, wearing a white robe with red spider lily embroidery). Darania stands behind Fley, clutching the other's face in her hands, red polished nails pressing in her skin, and looks at the viewer with a predatory smirk. Fley stares ahead with wide eyes.

A scene set in what looks to be a temple, dominated by a huge circular stained glass window. The sun is setting behind it, illuminating the room in gold and pink light. At the center of it, a tiefling priest is giving their sermon, their pose solemn but not detached from the audience, wearing a sun symbol on their chest and belt and flowing fabric. Behind them there are four hooded priests. In the foreground, the audience (consisting of people from different races, species and ages) listen closely from the shadowed areas.

illustration, painted in warm grays and reds, of Sheireen (OC - a drow woman of undefined age, with rot exposing the flesh of the left side of her face and hand) wrapped in a dark shawl blown by the wind. In the background, a barren land with a tower crumbling in the air against the backdrop of a red moon.

Illustration of Fley [OC], a tiefling with light green skin, long black hair and golden eyes. They wear a robe with flowing white sleeves. They're staring ahead at the viewer with a determined expression and snarling a spell out, their hand outstretched in a command. Green and pink magic swirls around them in a wave reminiscent of water and northern lights.

Anna Podedworna @akreon.bsky.social · 4w ago

Here is the cover I had the pleasure of illustrating for the Polish edition of "The Husky and His White Cat Shizun" Published by Wydawnictwo Czarna Owca

Kim Sokol (Open for Commissions/Freelance!)@kimsokol.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is also why I care so much about younger and newer artists, why I always try to answer if someone comes to me for advice - I can’t reach back in time and give the person I was a hand, but I can do the next best thing

Lauren Walsh Art@laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 4w ago

It’s hard to not get emotional when you realize your younger self would probably look up to you as an artist.

Mach @sfaccountant.bsky.social · last mo.

A post saying "People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think of they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art"

HolBolDoArt🏳️‍🌈@holboldoart.bsky.social · last mo.

The Churchyard's Watchful Protector

In a snow-covered churchyard in front of a large gothic church, a large black dog with glowing eyes sits among the graves. The graves are weathered and covered in lichens, and capped with snow. Behind them stands a grand gothic stone church with many large indicate windows separated by buttresses (each topped by a pinnacle), with a tall central bell tower. Around it to the right are tall but bare trees. All are set against a smooth blanket-like cloudscape.

HolBolDoArt🏳️‍🌈@holboldoart.bsky.social · last mo.

One Cold Night

In a dimly lit snowy scene, a woman with red hair wearing a dark cloak stands in a field covered by white snow. Around her are many sheep with black and white faces and golden wool flaked with fallen snow.

I'm the background, beyond a wall, is a large stone house with large sash windows. Bright orange light invisible in the windows, and shadows of people and things inside can be seen. On either side of the house are tall bare trees.

Helena N.@koalalaurelin.bsky.social · last mo.

Hi!) Today is my birthday!😁 And by tradition, I will be very happy with your retweets - this is the best gift for an artist)

Chris.M🌙@boredguitarfish.bsky.social · last mo.

Half way through artfight and I sit here sweating cuz I didn’t make a proper character sheet for Aumraun 🙂‍↕️ But here he is, his concept sheet at long last. I need him to serve 👌👌👌

looceyloo @looceyloo.bsky.social · last mo.

Opening some skeb-ish comm slots in this experimental style! Each slot is $80 and will be completed throughout the next 2-3 weeks, between other commission slots. Please email me at looceyloo@gmail.com if you're interested! More details below~

Digital art of a dark-skinned man with long flowing black hair, pointed eras, and golden eyes. He is dressed entirely in black with his chest exposed, and wears an crown of branches/antlers. He poses with a black long sword and a cocky smirk

digital art of Yves, a purple teifling with long blue hair. he is draped in a large purple with gold embroidery shawl, and wears loose pants. his chest is bare, revealing lots of tattoos. Yves gives a sly smirk and lazily scratches his tum

digital art of a voluptuous purple skinned tiefling with long black hair and twin black horns. She poses seductively in a sparkly blue-black dres

Adrian Campos @friendadev.bsky.social · last mo.

The game industry is so fucking back

Dave Guertin @daveguertin.com · last mo.

My absolute FAVORITE toolset for working digitally is on sale. The absolute BEST ellipse tool and perspective system money can buy. The dev builds with care in support of the creative community: for humans by a human.

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Replica004 | Sara Zeno Camponeschi @replica004.bsky.social · last mo.

Whittaker, my Ghast OC 💀🖤 #dnd

Full Body digital painting of my original D&D character Whittaker, a Ghast and Rogue. On the top left corner, a close up portrait of him.
Whitty is an undead humanoid with pale veiny skin, long gangly limbs with talons on his hands and feet. He has a skeletal face with pointy teeth and a long purple tongue, partially hidden under a rusted chainmail. His right eye is covered and his left one glows red. He carries a rusted bastard sword while crouching.

Lauri @4yvle1.bsky.social · last yr.

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Noirsnow @noirsnow.bsky.social · last mo.

Banshee

Kane @kanexan.bsky.social · last mo.

Do. Not. Use. Fucking. Sticker. Mule.

Aleksandra Vaca@transiticsnews.com · last mo.

1. On Tuesday and with Trump's backing, Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino won a competitive New York House primary—and likely a seat in Congress—after running on "aggressively detransitioning America." His extreme rhetoric must be a warning to us all.

Robin Thorne @whatrobindoes.bsky.social · last mo.

CALL FOR PORTFOLIOS: Hi team, I'm seeking artists who specialise in small animals, ideally in a traditional style (though digital execution is fine). I'm after experienced artists who are used to delivering to deadlines for clients. Drop me a link to your portfolios!

B A R S U K @barssuk.bsky.social · last mo.

Today is my birthday!! Thank you so much for a wonderful year!!❤❤❤ ..a wonderful gift will be a repost of the works 🥺👉👈