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Nozomi M @nozomimats.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It's my birthday today! ☺️ If you could spare a repost, it would be much appreciated!

A woman with pale skin, white hair in two braids, and delicate gold tattoo on her face floats in the night sky with a full moon and starry sky behind her. She is wearing a thigh length purple dress with long sweeping sleeves. There are glowing blue lines etched on the fabric of the dress, and two ribbons of light with geometric patterns are trailing behind her. A ring of magic with glowing orbs is circling around her as she floats.

Commission work done for YeetMaur

A dark skinned man with dark brown hair and a beard framing his jaw, dressed in a white robe and dark brown pants crouches with one hand on the ground as he swings at demons with his katana. The enemy demons are dressed in red rusting armor that looks worn and damaged. The scene is set in a bamboo forest with a path cutting through it, red banners on either side of the road. It appears to be in the afternoon, with a rich orange glow streaming in between the bamboo.

A man sits in his study, contemplating a dark, box shaped artifact, while a dark spirit looms behind him.

This was a commission work done for JacenLandry

Andrea Corsini :•)@syqkos.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Endpaper done for the special Mystic Box edition of Master of Salt and Bones by author Keri Lake 🖤 #art #darkfantasy #bookillustration

Illustration of a indoor abandoned greenhouse. Light rays shine on an old dusty piano.

Aglaia 📚🍿🐾💻@aglaia000.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Despite not being a gamer, I couldn’t resist the Stormlight & Mistborn world guides from @brotherwisegames.bsky.social because of the art & lore they have. #booksky #gaming #cosmere #BrandonSanderson

Julia Metzger @juliametzgerart.bsky.social · 10mo ago

✨Mein Sehnen ✨ New piece I've done within Cynthia Sheppard's smARTschool class, featuring Lúthien Tinúviel from Tolkien's Silmarillion. #art #juliametzgerart

Martin Mottet @martinuche.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Cover illlustration for @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social 's edition of "The Tower of the Tyrant"

A few characters are hiking up a hill, with a large city visible fare behind them. At the forefront is Fola, a powerfull sorceress, and her bird.

Shanks__91 @shanks91.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hi everyone! Today I’m excited to share another illustration board for the upcoming card game by Luminous Games LLC. Check out here their website! @luminouscardgame.bsky.social #cards #fantasy #illustration #luminouscards #boardgames #darkfantasy #art #artwork #digitalart

Melissa Reddraws Spandri @melissared.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Silgar from @luminouscardgame.bsky.social <3 take a look and preorder it <3 luminouscardgame.shop/products/pre...

Zamisam @zamisam.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Here's a card illustration I did recently for the @luminouscardgame.bsky.social for their upcoming game. AD: Collin Couey You can find more info about the game at: luminouscardgame.com www.instagram.com/luminouscardgame

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · last yr.

'Creative Black Magic' ✨ by Jordi Koalitic with Xiaomi Global takes these moments to the next level. Such innovative photography techniques creating the enchanted. #beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #photography #darkart #surrealphotos #photoinspo #art

Tisha Mark @tishamark.com · last yr.

For #BlueSkyArtShow #Gratitude I'm grateful for the opportunity to paint almost every day, to create moments of light to share with you. Tisha Mark ©2025, Lighting the Dark, oil on linen, 20"x20" Original is available on my website: tishamark.com/product/ligh... #painting #art #bsnm #ArtYear

Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Lighting the Dark" 20"x20" oil on linen (2025). This moody, abstract-leaning seascape painting has a textured, orange-toned, atmospheric sky with textured colors of light on the horizon. Light from the sky reflects in the water below as it meets a dark, rocky, tree-lined coast.

Zamisam @zamisam.bsky.social · last yr.

Another OC illustration for a returning client. #character #illustration #portrait #oc

Young woman standing at the record store. She has different colored eyes and wears a multicolored blazer with a belt.

Randy Vargas @vargasni.bsky.social · last yr.

Dalinar's Past for #CosmereRPG The only painting I had the chance to do for the game (too much work at the time!), but really glad it was this one. Especially after finishing Wind and Truth... How crazy is that a game this awesome exists in the world now?!

Bruce Brenneise 🔜DragonCon Art Show @brucedraws.bsky.social · last yr.

Another piece I finally get to reveal! Behold, "Roshar", for the Cosmere RPG for @brotherwisegames.bsky.social based on Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series. Yet another thing I have to pinch myself to believe I got to paint for! 😃

Nozomi M @nozomimats.bsky.social · last yr.

Bridge four and the spren! An illustration done last year for the Stormlight World Guide by @brotherwisegames.bsky.social ADs: Katie Payne and Johnny O'Neal

An illustration of the members of Bridge four(from the Stormlight Archive series) enjoying some stew. The sky is a bright blue with fluffy clouds. Many spren can be seen around the scene as well.

The characters from left to right: Shen, Moash, Skar, Teft, Rock, Peet, Lopen, Sigzil, and Kaladin.

Spren count: Windspren in the sky, along with Sylphrena, Laughterspren around Moash, Skar, and Teft, Solemnity spren around Shen, Joyspren around Rock, Hunger spren around Lopen and Peet, Music spren where Sigzil is playing the flute, anxienty spren around Kaladin, Lifespren around the rockbuds, and flamespren around the fire.

Britzilla 🇬🇧 Commissions Open @britzilla.bsky.social · last yr.

First batch of a huge commission for vehicle designs based on old Gundam cartoons, they wanted the vehicles done in my style. Got about 120+ more to do.

Zamisam @zamisam.bsky.social · last yr.

Rest in peace, legend Ozzy. My biggest musical hero. Thank you for everything.

Zamisam @zamisam.bsky.social · last yr.

A sketch of an early spring moon over the castle ruins. I want to push this a little further at some point. Have a great week everyone!

Zamisam @zamisam.bsky.social · last yr.

A sketch for my next illustration. I've had a version of this idea in my head for a while, but I haven't come up with a right way to illustrate it until now. Apart from the composition I think there will be some changes, at least for the characters. #sketch #blackandwhite #medieval #fantasy #knight

Black and white sketch. The figure in the foreground holds his sword high. A dark figure awaits him in the shadow of a tree. There is a castle in the background.

Zamisam @zamisam.bsky.social · last yr.

A sketch for my next illustration. I've had a version of this idea in my head for a while, but I haven't come up with a right way to illustrate it until now. Apart from the composition I think there will be some changes, at least for the characters. #sketch #blackandwhite #medieval #fantasy #knight

Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · last yr.

Forest Patrol, or: Frogbert's first hunting expedition. 😆 (Personal work)

The setting is a misty forest with birch trees. We see a female rider on a red horse, in a Mongolian steppe inspired outfit, holding her gloved hand out for a falcon-like bird to settle on. Next to her is a little frog character riding a chicken, who's similarly having a sparrow fly to him. In the distance, another rider with a hunting falcon.

Andrea Corsini :•)@syqkos.bsky.social · last yr.

Coiling steel, illustration for MCDM's upcoming fantasy RPG Draw Steel 🖤 #MCDM #DrawSteel #fantasy #art

Illustration of a blacksmith hammering an incandescent coiling steel rod.

Hampus Flink 🐷💢@hampus.bsky.social · last yr.

Vampire Queen, painted in CSP using the DAUB Pigmento Brushes back in September '21. I remember I was reeling from the first COVID vaccine for some of it, but it's a fairly straightforward painting from a Jessica Truscott reference photo, very close to the reference. #art, #vampires, #DarkArt

A digital painting of a vampire queen in a red dress with a black crown. She is baring her teeth at the viewer.

Zamisam @zamisam.bsky.social · last yr.

Here's another VoD themed portrait. I've been enjoying painting in this slightly more painterly style for a while now. I started to feel that focusing too much on details was starting to tire me out. Maybe it was a bit of perfectionism on my part. How has your style changed over time?

A red-haired vampire woman looks back over her shoulder.

Christine Code @christinecode.bsky.social · last yr.

“Pure Gold” oil painting 20” x 20” #oilpainting #sunset #landscapepainting #skypainting #painting #canadianart

Djamila Knopf @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · last yr.

It's hydrangea season. medium: Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper

a painting of a girl walking through the rain, holding a white umbrella

yulkradness🌹TTRPG||Comms open!@yulkradness.bsky.social · last yr.

Portrait sketch commission for @inkychimera.bsky.social 🖤 #art #illustration #darkfantasy

Portrait sketch commission of a character owned by client. He has become a vampire and he looks chronically exhausted and almost depressed. He has pale skin with accentuated eyebags that contrast with the pitch black of his hair that have white locks that follow through his low ponytail. He has yellow eyes and wears a victorian blouse with a blue bib and a dark blue coat on his shoulder.

Zamisam @zamisam.bsky.social · last yr.

Here's another VoD themed portrait. I've been enjoying painting in this slightly more painterly style for a while now. I started to feel that focusing too much on details was starting to tire me out. Maybe it was a bit of perfectionism on my part. How has your style changed over time?

Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · last yr.

CROWN OF SHADOWS (1995) Acrylic on Panel - 28" x 22" There's something in the complexity of an anti-hero that grabs the attention of readers. Such rich characters naturally provide an illustrator with opportunity to revel in the shadows. 1/4

An elegant man with shoulder length blonde hair and eyes glinting gold strides between a pair of trees barren of leaves but colored by alien lichen creeping up the trunk. He holds aloft a black sword drenched in purple flame. The edge rides a sinuous curve peaking high then retreating to upturned quillons and a curved grip tapering thin in the middle. The modest flames stand in contrast to shaded greens that tint the mountains behind him. His bearing is regal; his clothes made of fine black leather with gold trim and filigree. A purple sash runs beneath his long jacket, which sways trailing his motion. Behind him ephemeral spirits rise—the most prominent female with one arm and one knee raised. A volcano dominates the background, billowing smoke as it roils with electric green flame.

Waltjan @waltjan9.bsky.social · last yr.

Dark Canyon

KarrahE @karrahe.bsky.social · last yr.

Finally caught up with #WheelofTime S3 and sad they cancelled it now :( goodbye best boys

Painterly bust of Lan backlit by torchlight