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Caraid
@caraid.bsky.social
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AKA Ilse Gort. Professional illustrator & cat lady, 35, she/her.

WotC / Hi-Rez / MacMillan / Penguin Random House
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augustanna.bsky.social
The Nap || 20x21cm || coloured pencils

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#art #fox #fantasy #dragon
A coloured pencil illustration of a fox dragon with bird wings, who's napping on the forest floor. Its tongue sticks out, it's crossing its legs so you can't say which is where (front paws in back, back paws in front) and it's sleeping so soundly that several (4) sparrows are hanging out around it unbothered. One of them is even pulling fur from its mane!
January 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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wispychipmunk.bsky.social
Beanie baby commission from August for @caraid.bsky.social of her gorgeous lynx character of the same name! I had so much fun bringing the lovely gal to life, she has the prettiest design. 🥰
January 17, 2026 at 10:25 PM
caraid.bsky.social
My four Lorwyn Eclipsed paintings (because it's fun to see them together like this)!
A photo showing the painting of Ashling, Rekindled on a stand in front of a bookshelf. A photo showing the painting of Ashling, Rimebound (as it is, before the digital edits) on a stand in front of a bookshelf. A photo showing the painting of Subterfuge on a stand in front of a bookshelf. A photo showing the painting of Flock Impostor, which was painted on gessoboard, on a stand in front of a bookshelf.
January 7, 2026 at 12:38 PM
caraid.bsky.social
And finally "Subterfuge", the fourth card I did for the Lorwyn Eclipsed set!
A traditional illustration featuring a Lorwyn elemental. Lorwyn elementals are hybrids made up of all kinds of different animals and shapes, in this case the head of a dolphin, forearms of an iguana, body of a dolphin, body and wings of a dragonfly, body and wings of a bird and the tail of a dolphin. We see the creature partially under and partially out of the water as it breaches the surface.
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM
caraid.bsky.social
"Flock Impostor" for the Lorwyn Eclipsed set!
A traditional illustration featuring a changeling, a shapeshifter creature in the world of Lorwyn. In the image, the changeling has taken the rough shape of a bird, poorly mimicking the birds that surround it as it has kept its distinctive Changeling face with huge forward facing yellow eyes, and its entire body is blue. The changeling is looking directly at the viewer with an uncanny smile as the birds around it look either mildly confused or pretend not to notice the obvious impostor.
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
caraid.bsky.social
Ashling, Rekindled and Rimebound, for the Lorwyn Eclipsed set!
Traditional illustration featuring Ashling, a humanoid fire elemental dancing on a rock in a forest creek in Lorwyn. In the background we see small waterfalls and a lush forest. A magical rock floats just above the water behind her. The Magic: the Gathering card featuring Ashling, Rekindled. A legendary creature that transforms into Ashling, Rimebound. A traditional illustration with digital edits, featuring Ashling in her Rimebound form. She is in Shadowmoor, where her physical form is twisted and her fire turns blue. The Magic: the Gathering card featuring Ashling, Rimebound. A legendary creature that transforms into Ashling, Rekindled.
January 7, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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whiteraven90.bsky.social
"The Shapeshifter's Demise" - 2019, mechanical pencil, 11×17. Commissioned by GinaTheHyena, the characters belong to them
A grayscale mechanical pencil drawing of an anthro hyena battling a shapeshifter in the shape of an owlbear. Roots spring up from the ground to strike the owlbear. In the distance, beyond the dense forest canopy, ancient ruins can be seen.
January 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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marawilson.bsky.social
Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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megugu.bsky.social
I love magpies ♥
Done with black ink Waterman
#traditionalart #ink
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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nkimillustrate.bsky.social
Happy Halloween! 🎃
Pumpkin Witch and Cat Witch in their Hanboks. Cat Witch is also holding a broom in one hand. Two crows flying on both sides of the illustration.
October 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost

your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
joshuaholland.bsky.social Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · Dec 25
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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c3rmen.bsky.social
#art #ink #doodle
Sketch page of various creatures
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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michaelwhelan.bsky.social
HOPE (1997)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 13” x 10”

Ammonites have always been meant as a personal form of “memento mori” symbols in my art. They are cautionary reminders of our impermanence. 1/3
A woman in flowing robes stands on a mound of rock. In front of her, large ammonite fossils stack, unevenly fused together by coral. The s-shaped formation blocks vibrant blue night sky, but the ammonites are ancient and deteriorating. The woman holds a hand to her chest as she stares through the eroded spiral center to witness a bright shining star.
October 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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sleepimali.bsky.social
Reposting with alt text since this is going around again!
Two panel comic in black and white. In the first panel, a bunny sits in the grass, surrounded by sparkles and flowers, on a white background. The second panel zooms in on the bunny's face and the background is black, with white text handwritten in all caps on it: "TOUCHING GRASS ISN'T ENOUGH, I NEED MONEY" Signature: SLEEPIMALI (and the year the comic was made, 2023)
June 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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joabaldwin.com
Here is the full illustration! This wraps around the Feral Flame dust jackets. Incredible work by @caraid.bsky.social.

Also, how come so many people haven’t noticed the wolf in the painting?

#NossSaga #BookSky
A one-horned buffalo holds her hands forward to control a green flame shaped like a running wolf. Her brown fur is draped with long white fabrics that flow in the wind and blend into the pink mist behind her. Her horn is decorated with golden caps and rings, her nose and ears pierced. Her green eyes stare directly at the viewer. Around her are terraced hot springs and erupting geysers, creating placid pools in which five bovid figures are bathing. A white-capped volcano looms in the distance.
October 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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joabaldwin.com
🐮🔥 COVER REVEAL TIME 💚🐺
Another amazing illustration by @caraid.bsky.social. Look at those colors! The buffalo's name is Lune, and you'll meet her VERY SOON, because Feral Flame will release NOVEMBER 11!
#NossSaga #BookSky 🌈📚
Cover for Feral Flame - Book Four of the Noss Saga, by Joaquín Baldwin. A one-horned buffalo holds her hands forward to control a green flame shaped like a running wolf. Her brown fur is draped with long white fabrics that flow in the wind and blend into the pink mist behind her. Her horn is decorated with golden caps and rings, her nose and ears pierced. Her green eyes stare directly at the viewer.
October 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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andrefmsimoes.bsky.social
I have some slots open!

#CommissionsOpen
September 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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danliimatta.bsky.social
it's #portfolioday!

I'm Dan, I'm a concept artist/illustrator that often posts dailies, but I also do environments, character concepts, and commissions.

& I'm available for work, email or DM me if you're interested!

✉️ dan.liimatta@gmail.com
Level art for a 2d metrovania Commission work Illustration of a bunch of cool dogs Environment concept
October 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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sleepingfox.bsky.social
Heya #PortfolioDay!

I'm a freelance illustrator with a love for fantasy themes. I enjoy painting ttrpg characters, creatures, and animals!

🎨 sleepingfoxart.com
✉️ sleepingfoxart.com/contact

#fantasyart #dndart
A muscular gray and white werewolf, Rev, crouches near a stream in a forest, looking down in wonder at his reflection. He feels his mane with a glowing paw, the other holding onto a scarf on the verge of being blown away. 3 spell scrolls whip around him, their runes still glowing - one of them depicts a simply drawn wolf with a d20 rune underneath. Faint blue magic trails off of Rev's body and from the scrolls. A gigantic green eastern dragon winds around a sunlit mountain. The dragon's horns and fur along its back integrate trees, which meld into the mountain's base. Other mountains are strewn in mist in the background. A lithe, serpentine dragon taur perches with his two front legs on one of the branches protruding from the massive tree in the background. One of his back legs dangles in the air as he holds onto a hanging branch with the other talon, his long tail looped loosely around it as well. The humanoid half of his body is a light teal compared to the rest of his dark blue body. He looks up at a hanging crystal egg, gently holding out his hands as if about to touch it. A mysterious black rabbit in a long coat with metallic trim sits on an old tree stump, playing a flute that emits a ghostly trail. He has a large collar of white fur, and limbs that seem half metal and doll-like. He sits in a misty, spooky forest, a light in the distance framing his form. There are spectral rats that heed the flute's call throughout the painting.
October 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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danliimatta.bsky.social
#daily 39: Mermaids | Horror
Horrific mermaids
October 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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aclu.org
The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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metalweavegames.com
"Tales from Myriad is exquisitely done. It could easily stand alone as an art book. Even the rats in the margins have their own personalities. Well done to the creator!"

The reviews for Tales From Myriad speak for themselves, have you checked it out yet?

#TalesFromMyriad #TabletopGaming #TTRPG
September 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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gwillow.me
I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.
marmel.bsky.social Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · Sep 29
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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vanessagillings.bsky.social
Inside the magical wood a fox appears! 🦊

My second piece for my solo show at Gallery Nucleus. Both the original painting and sketch for this piece have sold — thank you!! 💕❤️💕 But many originals are still left as well as prints

#kidlitart
#illustration
#gouache
#watercolor
watercolor and gouache painting of a fox holding a stick in its mouth standing on a rock in an overgrown forest
September 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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dragonlady.bsky.social
Finished this one finally. Arro emerges from the brush to step into the late afternoon light, something ahead has caught his attention. Did some 3D to help with this, will post the wips next.
#art #dragon #fantasy
September 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM