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Brian Valenzuela
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Fantasy and Horror illustrator ( D&D, Arkham Horror, Magic: The Gathering…), Costume illustrator (Star Trek 2009, Star Wars Ep 7, Fallout on Amazon…) , and part-time Educator.

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#DnD #art #MtG #illustration #monster #ttrpg #darkfantasy
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Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.

"I can't afford a visual artist"

So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?

Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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ellistrator.bsky.social
I invite you join me this Friday, January 30, for a nationwide general strike to protest this administration’s actions against American citizens. Each of us has a voice and we are capable of great change together. I encourage you to do what you can. More info here: nationalshutdown.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:02 PM
brianvalenzuela.bsky.social
A new lovely book of curses arrived today! I can’t wait to have nightmares.
“Vermis (3) Old Curses and Buried Horrors”
Find it through: @hollowpress.bsky.social

Artist: Plastiboo
Devious imp deciding on a different size for each book: also Plastiboo

#vermis #darkfantasyart #horror
January 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Street art memorializing Alex Pretti in Seattle. Per r/Seattle, it was painted on a building facing Swedish Hospital in the First Hill neighborhood www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
A bearded man in nurse's scrubs offers aid to Justice, wearing a blindfold and holding a sword and scales, who has fallen to her knees.
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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alexvnart.bsky.social
QRP with your Wing art!

A really old piece during Covid…
January 21, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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igorgrouper.bsky.social
Happy #portfolioday !

I'm Igor, a freelance illustrator who mostly focuses on black and white line art. I can't show what I'm working on right now but here are some of my favorites from last year.
A digital ink drawing drawing of two fantasy characters resting on the body of a minotaur they have just killed with a medieval granary burning in the background. One of the characters is a woman in armor with a huge sword. The other is a man in black leather with a knife. A digital ink drawing of a dwarf, an elf, a witch hunter, and a pyromancer being attacked by a hoard of skaven and a Nurgle chaos warrior. A digital ink drawing of Conan the Barbarian fighting off a giant snake with a woman in the background. A digital ink drawing of a T-Rex dribbling a basketball.
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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susanahgrace.bsky.social
Just reposting my last Portfolio Day post because I haven’t got anything new (that’s released yet) that I can show you.

Soon.
susanahgrace.bsky.social Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · Oct 14
Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm an illustrator working in tabletop gaming, and always open to new work!

Previous work: Call of Cthulhu, Fallout, Star Trek Adventures, The Spy Game, Cursed Captains of Cthulhu, Dune

🎨: artstation.com/susanahgrace
📧: susanahgrace@gmail.com
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#art #ttrpg #tabletop
A digital painting of a Victorian couple dancing in a dark parlour. The woman is wearing mourning clothes and is smiling with her eyes closed. The man is a ghost, his eyes are open and he is looking fondly at his still-living wife. A black and white painting of a monstrous woman with an enlarged and tumourous right arm standing on a pile of dead Cadian soldiers in a sea of blood, pus, and all manner of horrible fluids. Larger piles of corpses can be seen in the background. A blonde white woman under the influence of Spice. Two sisters of the Bene Gesserit look on from the background. A portrait of a black man from the 1920s. His clothes are dirty and crumpled, he wears an expression of anxiety and sadness.
January 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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syqkos.bsky.social
Hey #PortfolioDay🖤

I'm Andrea, freelance illustrator and concept artist who loves to paint fantasy and dark fantasy themes.🌙
I've worked in TTRPGS, TCGs, videogames and book publishing.

Would love to work for MTG and DnD one day!

✉️corasndrea@gmail.com
🎨 www.andrea-corsini.com
Illustration of a medieval inspired demon Illustration of a knight after a deadly duel Illustration of a woman stepping into a fairy ring Illustration of a knight holding a handkerchief, his horse by his side
January 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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elizabethpeiro.bsky.social
Hello #PortfolioDay!

I'm Eli, a freelance illustrator working in publishing, ttrpg and games.
I like to focus on characters and storytelling in my works.

💼 Www.elizabethpeiro.com
📨 Elizabethpeiroart@gmail.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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xabigazte.bsky.social
Hey #PortfolioDay!
I'm Xabi, freelance illustrator from the Basque Country in Spain, with a deep love for fantasy art and pirates🏴‍☠️
Currently working for MtG.

xabigaztelua.com
linktr.ee/xabigazte
💌xabigaztelua[at]gmail[dot]com
Illustration of a two headed red dragon roaring on a volcano with lava splashing below and a lightning cracking behind. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Twinflame Tyrant. Illustration of a Storm from the X-Men joyfully creating a tiny cloud to water baby Groot in his pot while he takes a shower and dances under that rain. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Regrowth. Illustration of a blue ooze in the shape of a Chordatan pirate hammershark after absorbing them, wearing their pirate jacket and skeleton inside. They are waving at the rest of the pirate crew on the deck trying to blend in with them while they look at the ooze with confused expressions. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Slick Imitator. Illustration of a blue ooze in the shape of a Chordatan pirate hammershark after absorbing them, wearing their pirate jacket and skeleton inside. They are waving at the rest of the pirate crew on the deck trying to blend in with them while they look at the ooze with confused expressions. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Slick Imitator. llustration of a April O'Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A black young woman with curly red hair and a yellow lab coat sitting at her desk working on her laptop on her science research. She's turning around to face Baxter Stockman, whose shadow we can see on the wall after he's just opened the door. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: April O'Neil, Hacktivist.
January 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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omiosures.bsky.social
Hey #PortfolioDay!

I'm Matheus from Brazil 🇧🇷. I've worked on Magic: The Gathering, D&D, Draw Steel, Age of Mythology: Retold and a buncha other games.

Currently working on my own weird fantasy RPG (first two images of this post!)

My website: www.matheusgraef.com

Contact: mentergraef@gmail.com
A sorceress astounded by her freshly sculpted homunculus. A single shaft of light illuminates her creation. Bounce lighting reflects upon the sorceress. The homunculus has a flaccid butt. The maker's hands are covered in fresh clay. They are the only body parts of the sorceress that are directly lit. Faint, residual purple smoke wisps from her fingertips: the homunculus stands in an awkward pose, that of a creature freshly adjusting to its body. The homunculus has thin limbs and a hefty torso, though it is faced against the viewer. The sorceress's workshop is littered in sculpting tools, brushes, an open tome of transmutation, ceramic bowls and a pitcher of dirty clay water in which lie a few of these tools. Clay shavings are scattered about the floor. A red, runic circle surrounds the humonculus. In the dark background it is possible to catch a few failed prototypes on a shelf. A sorceress astounded by her freshly sculpted homunculus. A single shaft of light illuminates her creation. Bounce lighting reflects upon the sorceress. The homunculus has a flaccid butt. The maker's hands are covered in fresh clay. They are the only body parts of the sorceress that are directly lit. Faint, residual purple smoke wisps from her fingertips: the homunculus stands in an awkward pose, that of a creature freshly adjusting to its body. The homunculus has thin limbs and a hefty torso, though it is faced against the viewer. The sorceress's workshop is littered in sculpting tools, brushes, an open tome of transmutation, ceramic bowls and a pitcher of dirty clay water in which lie a few of these tools. Clay shavings are scattered about the floor. A red, runic circle surrounds the humonculus. In the dark background it is possible to catch a few failed prototypes on a shelf. A giant cyclops. Slender, female. Her armor is golden bronze, made of large plates with shield-sized domes protusions, which help veer off attacks. She wears a golden diadem, golden earrings, and her single eye is bright blue. Her armor shines from the warm light that trickles into the large chamber, pouring in from an off-scene oculus. Her face partially in the dark, tall that she is, only illuminated partially by the bounce lighting of her armor. Her right arm adjusts her belt, while her left arm is lifted, underneath it; we see a shirtless servant on top of a tall staircase, tying the laces of her bracer. The staircase is built of beige stone. The bracer is almost the size of this person. By the cyclops' feet, we see two other servants donning her greaves. One of them holds the giant slab of bronze in place, while the other, behind the cyclops' calf, ties up the laces. The floor is a white marble tile, giving the entire scene a slight reflection. Did you know a single greave of this Cyclops weighs around 150 kilos? Behind the Princes Warrior, we see a 2 story tall greataxe. It is brightly illuminated by the single shaft of light that brightens the entire room. In fact, the entire scene is illuminated either by the natural light, or the bounce lighting of the cyclops' armor, giving the entire painting a warm look. A night-time, rainy alleyway: stealthy obscura spies clad in overcoats and leather, using blue magic to stick to walls, stalk a rival mobster below. Two Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor.
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Hey #PortfolioDay!

Looking for gig for mid-Feb and beyond~ I draw great mages if thats your thing or just some pretty fantasy illustrations~! #illustration #fantasy #characterdesign #ttrpgart

kstramat.com
kim.stramat@gmail.com
www.patreon.com/c/kstramat
A lineup of drawings of three elaborated outfitted mages An illustration of a mage hovering above a rocky desert outcrop as magic swirls around them Ornate mage hat designs A tiefling encounters a large spider in their lair and are surrounded by spider eggs.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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morlevart.bsky.social
Howdy #PortfolioDay ! My name is M.E. Morgan & I'm a freelance artist working on illustrations for book covers & ttrpgs. I’m a fan of fantasy, horror, folklore, & romance. Please feel free to view my portfolio & get in touch below.
➡️ morlevart.com
➡️ mmorlevart@gmail(.)com
A digital illustration of a horned character rising from the ground inside a circular stone building in high-angle perspective. They are surrounded by and imbued with green fire-like magic. Human skulls swirl around them. A digital illustration featuring two fairy characters standing together as a flock of pale teal moths swirl around them. One character has with pale blue-green skin, dark eye makeup and long orange-red hair, in blood-red and black helm and armor resembling the carapace of a Japanese rhinoceros beetle. They hold the second character, who has pale pink skin, soft features, and fluffy short pink hair, in a pink and green outfit reminiscent of a pink rose. The full-wrap book cover illustration for the novel VOW OF ETERNAL NIGHT by Lily Crozier. It features a brunette woman and dark-haired man in both in 1700s inspired clothing in shades of red and crimson, standing in front of a full moon. A digital illustration of a pale-skinned, horned woman with long black hair, black eyes, white paint on the top half of her face, and dried blood down her neck. She is dressed in ragged black robes with bone, metal, and rope accessories. A black wolf made of smoke with red glowing eyes stands behind her. They both stand upon bloodied snow, and the northern lights flare in the sky.
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
brianvalenzuela.bsky.social
I hope you are having a great #portfolioday and getting some well deserved applause! My name is Brian and I work in mostly fantasy, horror, and costumes for film etc.
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
brianvalenzuela.bsky.social
Some have mentioned that art school is not needed, it’s the portfolio that counts. True.
BUT ALSO
“Personality” not that only charming people are hired (I’m far from that), but being professional, easy-going, empathetic, and determined are important when working with others (ADs)
galileogb.bsky.social 🦎Galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 21d
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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How we all doin’? Are we feeling this yet?

(for Fantasy Flight Games)
#horror #arkhamhoror
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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syqkos.bsky.social
"Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?"

An illustration inspired by medieval depictions of demons🖤
Illustration of a demon stepping out of the shadows in what looks like a peasant's house. A bowl of soup that has been dropped can be seen on the ground
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
brianvalenzuela.bsky.social
QRP to introduce yourself!

I’m Brian and I work as an illustrator in a few fields mostly fantasy focused, but also horror and character/costume design. I want to be a better artist.

Down with the cyborg
Long live the creative mind
December 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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QRP to introduce yourself!

Hey there! I'm Marco, a freelance artist doing mostly fantasy art for TTRPG, TCG and books. I enjoy learning about art, mythology and history, and abhor genAI, fascism and imperalism.

animadeprived.carrd.co
marcogonzalezart.com
mgonpixelart.carrd.co
A large, reddish figure whose body is predominantly made of rows of bones and exposed flesh, sits on a huge stone throne. They hold a long staff with its tip spreading out into smaller branches, which emit a warm light. Above their head, a pale-yellow halo glows in multiple spikes. To the left of the canvas, a smaller, mannequin-like character stands before them on top of a hand shaped stone platform. A horned and almost entirely covered creature stands in the middle of the picture. Frayed layers flow around its body, kind of disintegrating as they move. A dark face with bright eyes is barely visible. Behind it, we see a stony and almost organic setting in mostly blue and greenish colours. A huge monster with (at least) four arms, two considerably larger than the others, several horns and a blood-looking substance dripping from its open mouth, is coming out of a misty portal in a round, stone altar surrounded by tall walls with sculptures/engravings. We see several human characters in red robes lying dead on the floor. A ghostly white head with long hair and a circlet is trapped in a glass jar with a metal, spiky lid tied with chains. The head is screaming with its mouth open wide, while a purple ooze flows from it. The jar is on top of an altar of sorts with runic inscriptions on the steps leading to it. Behind it, a huge, dark creature with long extremities looms over the scene, with its hands surrounding the jar.
December 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
brianvalenzuela.bsky.social
Maybe us fantasy illustrators avoid drawing feet, BUT we draw nekkid metal warriors, demon frogs and googly eyes ok?!
December 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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annabookwriter.bsky.social
I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”

And

I hate to say it

But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas

Quit.
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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igorgrouper.bsky.social
Some Trench Crusade fanart.

#art #fanart #trenchcrusade
A drawing of a Shrine Anchorite being attacked by a hoard of Grail Thralls with a Plague Knight in the foreground.
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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phantomarine.bsky.social
"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-"

wrong

I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI

get good
Concept art of Rosalind Lutece's wardrobe and outfit construction from Bioshock Infinite, drawn by Claire Hummel
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
brianvalenzuela.bsky.social
Let this be true.
Down with cyborgs.
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · Dec 3
An anonymous Japanese game studio is making applicants draw in front of them during interviews to prove they don't use generative AI 🎮

“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
December 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Blood for the Blood God! 🩸 🩸 🩸
Bloodthirster of Khorne raises a double headed axe to the sky as fire burns all around. Rivers of blood flow from the perch which the Daemon extols its legions to shed blood in the name of Khorne.
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM