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Danea Fidler ✨Open for Work✨
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Human Artist - Open for Work!

🎨Creature Designer, Illustrator, Animal Artist🎨 (She/Hers)
✦ wildlife, anatomy, nature nerd ✦ CR critter ✦

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Danea Fidler ✨Open for Work✨ @daneafidler.bsky.social · 4d
Hello #PortfolioDay !

I’m Danea, a freelance illustrator, animal artist, and creature designer currently working in board games, TTRPGs, and books. I draw and paint all kinds of animals and creatures.

✨Currently open for new work!

🎨daneafidler.com
🔗linktr.ee/daneafidler
✉️daneafidler@gmail.com
Box cover for Endangered: Australia board game by Grand Gamers Guild. Depicts mother koala in center of image, sitting in between twisting eucalyptus tree branches going up diagonally to the right and left of the mother koala. Body of mother koala is in 3/4th view with front facing towards the left and back up against the tree brand on the right. Face in facing directly forward looking at the viewer. Baby koala in in between front paws of the mother, resting on the tree brand coming up on the left, looking directly at the viewer. Koalas are surrounded with twisting branches and eucalyptus leaves that have white flowers on them, with a blue sky in the background Artwork for Endangered: Australia by Grand Gamers Guild. Piece is a digital painting of a giant barred frog in three quarter view, standing on a pile of browned leaves, sticks, and foliage. Illustration is a marker, ink, and digital fantasy painting of a snow leopard walking towards the viewer around a rock outcropping that is at an angle going from the top middle of the images down to the bottom left corner. Snow leopard has its head down, left front leg coming forward, and the right going up and back. The back half of the leopard is hidden by the rock outcropping. This image is painting in blues and pinks, with the leopard primarily being in bright teals and dark navy blues. Background has pinks and purples, and the rock outcropping in the foreground is dark navy blues. Light is coming from the back right of the snow leopard. The leopard eyes are glowing a bright blue teal with that cracks into the face. The back of the leopard is glowing a bright teal as well and fades into snow coming off its back and flowing up into the upper right corner. Paws also have blue/teal snow coming off of them and also have cracks of ice coming from them on the ground. Wuukor red moon buffalo/ bison creature concept from Critical Role. Fanart concept design sheet depicting the side-view of a bison like creature with multiple twisting horns on head, red fur, a long tail with some small spikes at the base, and six legs. Baby side-view concept is also included in the sheet to the left of the adult, which has smaller nubs for horns and lighter fur. Frontal head view to the right of the adult on the sheet shows how the horns twist around each like a twisted tree.
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Unveiling the Mystery #2

These are the two value sketches I landed on during Paul Canavan's MIR mentorship after we went through thumbnailing and concepting.

I typically skip pure line sketches and go for "shape carving" instead. My mind just works better thinking in light/shadow and shapes.
January 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Happy #AppreciateADragonDay / #DragonAppreciationDay

What makes something a dragon? 🧵
Fierce blue dragon in front of a burrow in an arid landscape. Three juvenile dragons look out from the burrow with curiosity. Fierce Japanese dragon in murky water.
January 17, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Belted Kingfisher illustration recently finished. Watercolor, colored pencil, and a bit of gouache on 6x9" cotton paper.

#sciart #birds
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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At the hill’s crest, the unicorn turned at last to face the baying hunting dogs. It’s the sound of old magic being chased from the world.⁠..
More soon from my illustrated edition of The King of Elfland’s Daughter with the @ConversationTreePress 🦄⁠
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#ConversationTreePress #TheKingOfElflandsDaughter
January 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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It's #DragonAppreciationDay it seems! Or is it #AppreciateADragonDay? I don't know which as I only found out recently lol. For those who don't know me, I paint a lot of dragons! Here's one soaking up the last rays of sun while overlooking its domain.

#watercolor #gouache #dragons #traditionalart
Watercolor and gouache painting of a dragon high up on a sunlit cliff with wings spread. Fir tree branches border the illustration. Signed Katie Croonenberghs 2022 text www.kamakru.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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Happy #AppreciateADragonDay #DragonAppreciationDay! 🐉✨
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Naptime 😴🩷

This is my smallest painting yet, at only 1.25 x 2 inches! (the scan is deceptive, hah!)

This precious little bb is available in the Changeling Artist Collective "Wingspan" auction happening now at www.facebook.com/media/set?va....
Ink and watercolor illustration of a baby brown and white goat with wings napping and sunning its wings in a field of flowers.
January 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Applying a mixture of pyrrol red and pyrrol scarlet to the goldfinch's 'mask.' The first brush is loaded with paint, the second, clean water. Watercolour on silk.

I should remember to include Customary Scale Penny when filming, too.
January 16, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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The Passing - Done for World of Sona
Really looking forward to doing more scenes like this soon!

#illustration #art #miniatures #squidmar #worldbuilding #fantasy
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Unveiling the Mystery #1

This is the start of a series of behind the scenes posts I want to do more of this year, because I think nowadays authenticity matters more than ever.

To kick things off, here's some concept sketches I made last year during Paul Canavan's MIR mentorship.
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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goldenwolf.bsky.social
New piece I finished in December that I haven't had a chance to post until now. I just wanted to do something pretty for the holiday season since 2025 was... yeah.

"Song of Solstice"
Mixed media on 8 X 10 Bristol paper.

Prints: goldenwolfart.etsy.com/listing/4439...
Artwork of two white wolves howling under the stars and a crescent moon
January 15, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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coffeeblack.bsky.social
Behold! The adorable Centrosaurus baby I got to make for
Creative Beast Studio's new Zoic trading card game this past year, I can finally reveal it to the public. Don't mess this little one!

#paleoart #sciart #tradingcardgame #zoic #zoictcg
January 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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rhondalibbey.bsky.social
The auction for the final painting for Ocelot Pride has concluded and it was exciting!

Starting today until Thursday the preliminary drawings for this piece are up for auction too! The two thumbnail pages are being sold together.

mtgart.auction/OcelotPrelims
Drawing used to plan out the final art for Ocelot Pride Set #2 of thumbnail sketches for Ocelot Pride Set #1 of thumbnails for Ocelot Pride
January 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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blindcoyote.com
Daily sketch - Jan 14
January 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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mynameistran.bsky.social
"Stoic Grove-Guide," acrylic & colored pencil on watercolor on paper, 13 x 9.5", 2025 (currently accepting offers until Wednesday, Jan. 14th for the original painting).

🃏✨ My newest Magic: The Gathering card for Lorwyn Eclipsed! AD Deborah Garcia #LorwynEclipsed #MTGLorwyn
January 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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daneafidler.bsky.social
Hello #PortfolioDay !

I’m Danea, a freelance illustrator, animal artist, and creature designer currently working in board games, TTRPGs, and books. I draw and paint all kinds of animals and creatures.

✨Currently open for new work!

🎨daneafidler.com
🔗linktr.ee/daneafidler
✉️daneafidler@gmail.com
Box cover for Endangered: Australia board game by Grand Gamers Guild. Depicts mother koala in center of image, sitting in between twisting eucalyptus tree branches going up diagonally to the right and left of the mother koala. Body of mother koala is in 3/4th view with front facing towards the left and back up against the tree brand on the right. Face in facing directly forward looking at the viewer. Baby koala in in between front paws of the mother, resting on the tree brand coming up on the left, looking directly at the viewer. Koalas are surrounded with twisting branches and eucalyptus leaves that have white flowers on them, with a blue sky in the background Artwork for Endangered: Australia by Grand Gamers Guild. Piece is a digital painting of a giant barred frog in three quarter view, standing on a pile of browned leaves, sticks, and foliage. Illustration is a marker, ink, and digital fantasy painting of a snow leopard walking towards the viewer around a rock outcropping that is at an angle going from the top middle of the images down to the bottom left corner. Snow leopard has its head down, left front leg coming forward, and the right going up and back. The back half of the leopard is hidden by the rock outcropping. This image is painting in blues and pinks, with the leopard primarily being in bright teals and dark navy blues. Background has pinks and purples, and the rock outcropping in the foreground is dark navy blues. Light is coming from the back right of the snow leopard. The leopard eyes are glowing a bright blue teal with that cracks into the face. The back of the leopard is glowing a bright teal as well and fades into snow coming off its back and flowing up into the upper right corner. Paws also have blue/teal snow coming off of them and also have cracks of ice coming from them on the ground. Wuukor red moon buffalo/ bison creature concept from Critical Role. Fanart concept design sheet depicting the side-view of a bison like creature with multiple twisting horns on head, red fur, a long tail with some small spikes at the base, and six legs. Baby side-view concept is also included in the sheet to the left of the adult, which has smaller nubs for horns and lighter fur. Frontal head view to the right of the adult on the sheet shows how the horns twist around each like a twisted tree.
January 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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beckykidus.bsky.social
It's #portfolioday? Time for a reintroduction!

I'm an animal artist from Northern Norway, usually found drawing wildlife (or pets, or animal characters) or out hiking. I also make (free) tutorials/booklets, and am working on a book on how to draw felines. Open for art questions ♥️
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Hi #portfolioday, I'm Martyn. When I'm not drawings bugs, I'm drawing other bugs.
Drawing of an eastern hercules beetle - a beige beetle with a horned thorax and spiky legs. Drawing of a bright green jungle nymph - a stick insect with a large abdomen, tiny wings and spiky legs. Drawing of a chinese tiger beetle. It has a metallic shiny surface with blue, green and red highlights. Its legs are long and slender. Oh, and it has impressively large mandibles. Drawing of a dragon flower mantis, an unusual thin insect with slender legs. It's red orange and yellow.
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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bethanybergart.bsky.social
Hello #portfolioday come hire me to draw some creatures or dragons for you
January 14, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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blindcoyote.com
Daily sketches - Jan 13
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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caitmayart.com
#PortfolioDay rises again... another hand touches the beacon...
caitmayart.com Cait✦May @caitmayart.com · Jul 8
Heyo #PortfolioDay!

I'm Cait May - character, comics, and fantasy artist :)
I've worked with Dimension 20, Dropout, Critical Role, the McElroy Fam, and Twenty-Sided Tavern!
Lit Rep: @draper-claire.bsky.social

🏵️www.caitmayart.com
🪷caitmayart@gmail
💮@caitmayart on all socials
The Junior Year Bad Kids surround a sign saying "Official Artist with: My Brother, My Brother, & Me; Dimension 20: Fantasy High Junior Year; Dungeons&Dragons the Twenty-Sided Tavern; The Adventure Zone; Dimension 20: Never Stop Blowing Up; Unlimited Realms LDT; Critical Role" Tabira City. A panoramic layout of the city square, a bustling marketplace on a walking city in the desert. It is populated by many many people, crystal and plant folk, dinosaurs, simians, and constructs. There is a food stall, military officers, shoppers, and a brontosaur carrying people to-and-fro. A fantastical city with airships in the background. The Compass Points Library, Dimension 20 Done as box art for the Ayda Aguefort figurine Sunset illuminates the domed library, revealing shelves of books and scrolls. Ayda walks along the upper floor, one hand resting on a ship's wheel.
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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Hi I'm Joey/Deb! New 2026 pinned post time :)

🌱 debleeart.com
🐳 instagram.com/jdebbiel
#portfolioday
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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trigonotarbida.bsky.social
New #portfolioday post, I'm a palaeontology student (about to start 4th year) and do various detailed illustrations of animals (both extinct and living), landscapes, and technical illustration. Contact for commissions is gencoelacanth@gmail.com
digital illustration of a Urodacus yaschenkoi species complex scorpion standing on sand in early morning light Graphite illustration of rock formations in a cave Digital illustration of a Phreatoicopsis raffae isopod on damp moss Digital illustration of two Eusthenopteron fish swimming through algae and charophytes
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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zookie-art.bsky.social
Hi #portfolioday ~!

I'm Veronica, a fantasy illustrator with a love for painting all things colourful and dramatic. You may find my work in TTRPGs, book publishing, video games, TCGs and more!

Always open to chatting about future projects

Portfolio: voneill.art
Contact: voneillart@gmail.com
An illustration depicting a tiefling standing in amongst a crowd, wearing regal clothing. He is glancing back over his shoulder with a smirk as he throws petals back towards his followers who gaze up towards him with adoration. Digital illustration depicting a scene from a classroom of magic users. One student at the centre attempts to control the unwieldy water based magic that rises up out of a book. She has an expression of shock as the magic backfires on her. Behind her is another student and a teacher who gazes on in disappointment. A purple shimmering serpent with feathery wings flies high in the sky. The sun catches from below, casting bright shadows across the curving form. Behind her are an array of clouds and coloured ribbons. Digital illustration of a woman rising up out of a river, the waves forming a beautiful dress made of water. She looks off screen with an expression of determination and holds a lotus flower in one hand. Behind her is a forest filled with glowing lights.
January 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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ashmackenzie.bsky.social
Hey #PortfolioDay, I'm a freelance illustrator who's done work for publishing, editorial, concept art and more! I've got a very busy spring ahead but I'm keeping an eye out for opportunities later this year.

All my links are here: ashmackenzie.carrd.co
A vampire stands in profile against a background of radiating red diamonds surrounded by grasping hands A golden chocobo runs through a field of dandelions and wildflowers, for MTG x Final Fantasy "Traveling Chocobo card A young Chinese woman with pinned up hair wearing a filigreed sci-fi suit stands between the wings of a screeching phoenix, cover for Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao A boy and a griffin stand aboard a ship, looking up at a girl flying overhead with her coat outspread, they are all framed by a warm sunset in the silhouette of a red dragon with spread wings, cover for Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 PM