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Ayla Meridian
@aylameridian.bsky.social
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Illustrator • Concept Artist • Battlemage
(She/her)

!OPEN FOR WORK & COMMISSIONS!

Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/aylameridian
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/AylaMeridian
Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/aylameridian/
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Ayla Meridian @aylameridian.bsky.social · Sep 23
Hi - I'm an Australian concept artist and illustrator. I'm open for commissions and freelance work!

Commissions: ko-fi.com/aylameridian...
Portfolio: aylameridian.myportfolio.com
Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ayla...
Support: ko-fi.com/aylameridian
A river scene in the evening, there are lots of cute flowers in the foreground and mist in the distance partly obscuring a pine forest and an ornate castle. there are huge mountains in the distance and a line of starlike things going straight up into the sky. there's a sort of art nouveau-esque border around the whole thing. A person wearing custodes-style armour from the warhammer universe, though silver rather than gold. The armour and pose is inspired by the dark souls character, artorias of the abyss. 1. Tactical Assault Chrysalis A golden chrysalis of Yarerin manufacture. When the correct words are spoken with intention, the chrysalis spawns a number of magical insect-like sprites that will attack at the command of the speaker 2. Bluestone Cluster A cluster of bluestone, can be used to empower almost any spell 3. Necklace (with secret compartments) 4. Golden Oracle Spores A lichen-like lifeform that continuously grows upon a small stone. When ingested by an Oracle it has psychedelic effects that allows the oracle perceive various times and places they have connected with… 5. White-Gold Seal The highest level of seal that is given out by the Yarerin. El-Ithaïa keeps hers wrapped in a peice of parchment that has a message written by Yare Ninetheth himself. 6. Her Father’s blade Netherin make, truly ancient. 7. Her mother’s seer’s pipe For various Oracle rituals, such as scrying and truthseeing 8. The Hand of Yare Given to El-Ithaïa by Yare Ninetheth himself. The blade is made entirely of bluestone and will therefore never require sharpening. In battle occasionally will act as if it has a mind of its own in defense of its weilder page 1 - a man walks through a desert amongst rocky mesas that feature blue striations. his face is sunburnt, he looks rather exhausted, like he's been in this desert for too long already. his fine clothes belie his lack of preparation for this desert.
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Happy November 14th to all who celebrate the second appearance of Dr Manhattan after being atomized in a lab accident. Be sure to horrify whoever you appear to, when screaming for thirty seconds before vanishing
A comic panel from the comic series watchmen. A skinless Dr Manhattan is screaming outside a fence of a military base with a horrified armed guard outside watching. Caption reads: November 14th: a partially muscled skeleton stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before vanishing
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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I am now 1/3 of the way through my lifespan pls share my art? :3
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Really bummed that Frankenstein isn't playing in any theatres near me...
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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A couple of my Elden Ring Art Deco style travel posters!

Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ayla...

#EldenRing #ArtDeco #PrintsForSale
art deco style travel poster for elden ring location, the Scadu Altus. The Scadu tree is visible in the background and there are vibrant flowers in a field in the foreground art deco style travel poster of the Erdtree Capital, Leyndell
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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little preview of some stuff in the works -
two panels of a comic, elves in a large chamber with massive statues of faces.
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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#Huevember Day 13. Well and truly in the blues now

Lord Istvan Virag.

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royal blues: a man wearing armour and a fancy cape attached with a fancy brooch. There is a decorative border and a shield crest in the bottom right corner
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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#Huevember Day 13. Well and truly in the blues now

Lord Istvan Virag.

I've written secret lore for all of these characters for Patreons and Ko-fi members! Join them:
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royal blues: a man wearing armour and a fancy cape attached with a fancy brooch. There is a decorative border and a shield crest in the bottom right corner
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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#Huevember Day 11

Queen Ophelia I of the Gates

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purple/blue: a woman wearing a golden crown styled like shells with purple flowers intertwined. her neck and shoulders are decorated with intricately tied strings and knots. she has tassels hanging from under her large black hair.
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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sketch-like digital painting made in heavypaint with lasso brush. it depicts the korok forest in mostly brown and yellow colours, highly inspired by how it looks in tloz botw. there are some korok shadows, the glowing pea plants pods decorations, glowing fireflies and a lot of greenery. there’s the master sword on its pedestal in the middle of the picture, also glowing, and link himself standing close to it, like he didn’t expect to stumble upon it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Another four days of #Huevermber!

I've written secret Lore for Patreons and Ko-fi members! Join them:
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purples. a cunning looking woman holding her ring-bedecked hand up near her chin. she has a circlet and a pearl necklace with purple gems. purples. a woman holding a sword decorated with shells and coral and mother of pearl. the sword is held high in front of her face. she has a determined look on her face, a circlet around her forehead and tiny purple flowers in her hair. purple. portrait of a woman with fancy clothing, a jeweled circlet that has dangly tassels. there are huge lilies in her hair. purple/blue: a woman wearing a golden crown styled like shells with purple flowers intertwined. her neck and shoulders are decorated with intricately tied strings and knots. she has tassels hanging from under her large black hair.
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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#Huevember Day 11

Queen Ophelia I of the Gates

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purple/blue: a woman wearing a golden crown styled like shells with purple flowers intertwined. her neck and shoulders are decorated with intricately tied strings and knots. she has tassels hanging from under her large black hair.
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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I will never buy a video game that is made with ai, how's that. I am a lifelong gamer (since age 3-4). I worked in the field for a couple of years. I love video games. I'd rather die than play a game made with generative AI lol. I'd rather never play a video game again
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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#Huevember Day 11 - Archqueen Consort Illyria

Archqueen Consort Illyria Nestrys

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purple. portrait of a woman with fancy clothing, a jeweled circlet that has dangly tassels. there are huge lilies in her hair. There is a decorative border and a shield crest in the bottom right corner
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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On Substack today, the story of how I acquired a human skull.
"It came in the mail the other day. It was wrapped in about 15 layers of packing material, which intensified the suspense. The box said on the outside, ‘FRAGILE HUMAN SKELETAL MATERIAL.'"
jamesgurney.substack.com/p/the-story-...
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Creatives need your support. If you have the means, maybe consider signing up for a Patreon. Buy a book, a game, a painting. Commission a new piece. Tell a creator what they mean to you. Signal boost their work.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Huevember Court Portraits - Day 8

Archqueen Consort Sephyr

I've written some extra lore over on my Patreon and Kofi!
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Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/aylameridian
pinky reds. a young oppoulently dressed woman with tassels in her hair and a circlet with a gem. there is a decorative border and a shield crest in the lower right. 8. Archqueen Consort Sephyr Naufagium-Isharyn Born the Year of the River 901 in the port city of Danaeum, Died 972 in the Castle in Love with the Wind, Windward. Archqueen Consort to Lorn II. The Second Illain rebellion began when House Illain of the Cymonean Vale moved against the seemingly weak Archcrown, after the ascension of Lorn II who was just five years old at the time. In an effort to solidify their tenuous alliegiance with the Western houses of the Gates, the Archprince Regent, Illyrios, negotiated a new alliance with House Naufagium-Isharyn, sealed with the betrothal of the Archking and the similarly young scion of House Naufagium-Isharyn, the Lady Sephyr. Though they were not formally married until many years later, when they were both of acceptable ages. Sephyr outlived Lorn II by many years, becoming Archqueen Mother during the reign of Illyrios I, then later Archqueen Dowager during the reign of Illyrios II. She was a matriarch of the Archroyal House during a time of contradictions: one the one hand, the Realms saw a great increase in prosperity (largely due to the discovery and importation of Bluestone from the deserts of Yarezel) but also of stagnation and decay: Illyrios I managed to loose multiple territories of strategic importance to the Realm during his rule and Illyrios II was, by many accounts, a warmongerer… Much of the prosperity gained during this period was concentrated in the nobility and by the end of Sephyr’s life, the first whispers of unrest were beginning in the general population of the Realms…
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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#Huevember Day 11 - Archqueen Consort Illyria

Archqueen Consort Illyria Nestrys

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purple. portrait of a woman with fancy clothing, a jeweled circlet that has dangly tassels. there are huge lilies in her hair. There is a decorative border and a shield crest in the bottom right corner
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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#Huevember Court Portraits - Day 10

Archqueen Consort Ophelia

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#Huevember2025 #Lore
purples. a woman holding a sword decorated with shells and coral and mother of pearl. the sword is held high in front of her face. she has a determined look on her face, a circlet around her forehead and tiny purple flowers in her hair. There is a decorative border and a shield crest in the bottom right corner 10. Archqueen Consort Ophelia Nestrys, Keeper of the Gates of Lir, Admiral of the Lirran Fleet Born in the Year of the River 614 in the Castle in Love with the Wind. Died in 686 in Midnight. Before the River Realms were unified under the rule of the Melusind Archking Lothair I, war raged throughout the realms. Largely fought between the King of the Cymonean Vale, who had declared himself High King of the Vale and withheld deliveries of grain and other produce to various other regions, and the King of the Midnight Valley, whose son, the Prince Lothair had been prophesied to unite the River Realms under one Divine rule… Long time close allies of the Midnight Valley, the Kingdom of the Gates of Lir almost immediately joined the fight on the side of the Midnight King and lent their considerable naval forces to the cause. The Princess Ophelia of the Gates had been recently elevated to the Admiral of the Fleets of the Gates and this was how she and the Prince Lothair first met. From the very start of their acquaintance they worked well together, winning many battles. Together they developed new strategies and tactics utilising both the Princess’ naval forces and the Prince’s cadre of semi-aquatic melusine Knights. Their friendship became something more over the course of the war of unification and they were married in the middle of the war.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
aylameridian.bsky.social
felt like sharing some of this really old work I did for #LegoMonkieKid.

They played some of the music from the show on ABC classicFM (which is the only radio station I listen to in the car) and it made me feel all nostalgic for it...
greyscale, cartoon background illustration of a studio apartment. its kind of messy has lots of representations of the lego monkey king character greyscale, cartoon background illustration of a flower covered cave behind a waterfall
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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ianzpotter.bsky.social
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore. It happens a lot 'round here.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Desert plants
On a black background a woody plant with blue leaves and juicy looking berries On a black background a woody plant with blue leaves and juicy looking berries
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Good morning Bluesky !
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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somartist.bsky.social
It's getting cold. #digitialart #noai
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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#Huevember Court Portraits - Day 10

Archqueen Consort Ophelia

Some of the lore for future characters will be secreted away just for members of my ko-fi and patreons. Join them!
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/AylaMerid...
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/aylameridian

#Huevember2025 #Lore
purples. a woman holding a sword decorated with shells and coral and mother of pearl. the sword is held high in front of her face. she has a determined look on her face, a circlet around her forehead and tiny purple flowers in her hair. There is a decorative border and a shield crest in the bottom right corner 10. Archqueen Consort Ophelia Nestrys, Keeper of the Gates of Lir, Admiral of the Lirran Fleet Born in the Year of the River 614 in the Castle in Love with the Wind. Died in 686 in Midnight. Before the River Realms were unified under the rule of the Melusind Archking Lothair I, war raged throughout the realms. Largely fought between the King of the Cymonean Vale, who had declared himself High King of the Vale and withheld deliveries of grain and other produce to various other regions, and the King of the Midnight Valley, whose son, the Prince Lothair had been prophesied to unite the River Realms under one Divine rule… Long time close allies of the Midnight Valley, the Kingdom of the Gates of Lir almost immediately joined the fight on the side of the Midnight King and lent their considerable naval forces to the cause. The Princess Ophelia of the Gates had been recently elevated to the Admiral of the Fleets of the Gates and this was how she and the Prince Lothair first met. From the very start of their acquaintance they worked well together, winning many battles. Together they developed new strategies and tactics utilising both the Princess’ naval forces and the Prince’s cadre of semi-aquatic melusine Knights. Their friendship became something more over the course of the war of unification and they were married in the middle of the war.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Another four days of #Huevember!

While these haven't proved to be the bangers that Swordtember's illustrations+lore were, I'm learning a LOT with these and having a lot of fun with them so expect to see MORE!!

#Huevember #Huevember2025 #CharacterIllustration #OriginalCharacter #OC
russet tones: a brown haired woman holding purple flowers. she has a simple brownish dress and a pale simple veil over the back of her hair. the same purple flowers are in her hair. Reddish hues. A man with long brown hair looks towards stage right. He is wearing steel armour with red accents. there is a decorative border and a hexagonal crest in the lower right. rosy reds: a young muscylar woman with sideburns wears a simple chemise and russet dress. she has intricately tied thin strings/ropes over her chest and a headband with an eye shaped pendant. pinky reds. a young oppoulently dressed woman with tassels in her hair and a circlet with a gem. there is a decorative border and a shield crest in the lower right.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM