John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator
@johnlattaart.bsky.social
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Website: www.johnlattaart.com
DTRPG stock art: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/15661/John-Latta-Art
Roll20 tokens: https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/publisher/1958/john-latta-art
Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/johnlattaart
Website: www.johnlattaart.com
DTRPG stock art: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/15661/John-Latta-Art
Roll20 tokens: https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/publisher/1958/john-latta-art
Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/johnlattaart
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New Pin Post! I'm John, a freelance #illustrator for #TTRPG players and publishers. I do private and published comms, sell commercial stock art and create fan-crossover works.
Stock art: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
Teepublic (fan art on merch) www.teepublic.com/user/johnlat...
Stock art: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
Teepublic (fan art on merch) www.teepublic.com/user/johnlat...
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Honestly there's gonna be a change for today's #TTRPGQuestion #ttrpg
I'd like to ask yall to show me some makers on bluesky who deserve a shout out. Be they character artists, mini makers, prop designers, dice makers etc.
This is for artists, no Gen ai or I swear hand you to the list
Plz share
I'd like to ask yall to show me some makers on bluesky who deserve a shout out. Be they character artists, mini makers, prop designers, dice makers etc.
This is for artists, no Gen ai or I swear hand you to the list
Plz share
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Honestly there's gonna be a change for today's #TTRPGQuestion #ttrpg
I'd like to ask yall to show me some makers on bluesky who deserve a shout out. Be they character artists, mini makers, prop designers, dice makers etc.
This is for artists, no Gen ai or I swear hand you to the list
Plz share
I'd like to ask yall to show me some makers on bluesky who deserve a shout out. Be they character artists, mini makers, prop designers, dice makers etc.
This is for artists, no Gen ai or I swear hand you to the list
Plz share
Reminder if you know a fantasy TTRPG and/or Muppets fan, I'm here for you this gift-giving season. Or, any season. Or, gift them to yourself!
Check my shop for other designs - also prints on pillowcases, hoodies, mugs, stickers, notebooks, sheets, posters, pins. www.teepublic.com/user/johnlat...
Check my shop for other designs - also prints on pillowcases, hoodies, mugs, stickers, notebooks, sheets, posters, pins. www.teepublic.com/user/johnlat...
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reminder if you know a fantasy TTRPG and/or Muppets fan, I'm here for you this gift-giving season. Or, any season. Or, gift them to yourself!
Check my shop for other designs - also prints on pillowcases, hoodies, mugs, stickers, notebooks, sheets, posters, pins. www.teepublic.com/user/johnlat...
Check my shop for other designs - also prints on pillowcases, hoodies, mugs, stickers, notebooks, sheets, posters, pins. www.teepublic.com/user/johnlat...
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It was this time last year that I was wholly distracted from pressing project deadlines by making this ragtag troupe. Currently resisting the pull to add new recruites...
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It was this time last year that I was wholly distracted from pressing project deadlines by making this ragtag troupe. Currently resisting the pull to add new recruites...
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Reparations and land back now. Not tomorrow. Not in ten years. Not some means tested bullshit. I do mean we need full complete back payment to every single colonized people on the planet. we need to pay reparations for slavery and genocide and with interest. we cannot survive as a species otherwise.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Reparations and land back now. Not tomorrow. Not in ten years. Not some means tested bullshit. I do mean we need full complete back payment to every single colonized people on the planet. we need to pay reparations for slavery and genocide and with interest. we cannot survive as a species otherwise.
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I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
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patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
Finally started a sketch during my last game session to flesh out a concept I've had since I took the Living Vessel dedication for my Pathfinder character, Anowah--it's activated twice in game now and I've enjoyed how well it meshed with Anowah's themes and plot points.
#characterart #PF2e #ttrpg
#characterart #PF2e #ttrpg
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Finally started a sketch during my last game session to flesh out a concept I've had since I took the Living Vessel dedication for my Pathfinder character, Anowah--it's activated twice in game now and I've enjoyed how well it meshed with Anowah's themes and plot points.
#characterart #PF2e #ttrpg
#characterart #PF2e #ttrpg
Reading more about the Coca Cola genAI Holliday's ad requiring 100 people to work on it, 5 of them prompters regurgitating over 70000 video clips to make a completely forgettable 3mins, yet spending comparably to their non-gAI ads makes me seriously want to see fund allocation to previous hiring.
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reading more about the Coca Cola genAI Holliday's ad requiring 100 people to work on it, 5 of them prompters regurgitating over 70000 video clips to make a completely forgettable 3mins, yet spending comparably to their non-gAI ads makes me seriously want to see fund allocation to previous hiring.
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I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
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Reskeeting with alt text cause everyone deserves to see this murder
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Reskeeting with alt text cause everyone deserves to see this murder
I think the recent GoT art collection has a lot of genAI tells; inconsistent high gloss airbrushing on disconnected parts of the same subject matter that defocus for no reason, saturated skin tones inconsistent with surrounding light sources, unfocused eye paths, some weird hand/finger placements–
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I think the recent GoT art collection has a lot of genAI tells; inconsistent high gloss airbrushing on disconnected parts of the same subject matter that defocus for no reason, saturated skin tones inconsistent with surrounding light sources, unfocused eye paths, some weird hand/finger placements–
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This was such a cool project and I'm really proud to have art in this incredible book with so much amazing art and writing! Was amazed when Brian told me that my pictish byrehouse illustration would be one of less than five detailed depictions in existence!
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This was such a cool project and I'm really proud to have art in this incredible book with so much amazing art and writing! Was amazed when Brian told me that my pictish byrehouse illustration would be one of less than five detailed depictions in existence!
Charge more for what you already do so you can have time to draw for yourself. That's quite literally what an artist's Research & Development is in terms of running an illustration business. Make the case for charging on behalf of your own development.
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Charge more for what you already do so you can have time to draw for yourself. That's quite literally what an artist's Research & Development is in terms of running an illustration business. Make the case for charging on behalf of your own development.
Wild. I know I learned phonetically at school here in Ontario back in the late 80s and at home (I really hope we're not doing three cueing now), but I relate hard to the whole word approach maybe just from proximity to books from that time, which is probably why I'm good at word jumbles.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Wild. I know I learned phonetically at school here in Ontario back in the late 80s and at home (I really hope we're not doing three cueing now), but I relate hard to the whole word approach maybe just from proximity to books from that time, which is probably why I'm good at word jumbles.
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Reshare: Beyond the Pale deals with a complex situation around land, people, and persecution that's handled with enough care to render it both simple enough to understand and complex enough to give pause. Like the parables that inspired it.
www.rascal.news/beyond-the-p...
www.rascal.news/beyond-the-p...
Beyond the Pale is a fantastic moral adventure
Fantastic as in great and also as in magical.
www.rascal.news
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Reshare: Beyond the Pale deals with a complex situation around land, people, and persecution that's handled with enough care to render it both simple enough to understand and complex enough to give pause. Like the parables that inspired it.
www.rascal.news/beyond-the-p...
www.rascal.news/beyond-the-p...
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OK! Starting an official "let's get through December and then as long as we can" drive. I'm asking for a starting goal of $2K, which will cover my rent, utilities, a portion of meds, and a cushion for a bit. If you can help, I need and welcome the help. Tipjar can be found here: ko-fi.com/jazzelves
Buy JazzElves a Coffee
Become a supporter of JazzElves today!
ko-fi.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
OK! Starting an official "let's get through December and then as long as we can" drive. I'm asking for a starting goal of $2K, which will cover my rent, utilities, a portion of meds, and a cushion for a bit. If you can help, I need and welcome the help. Tipjar can be found here: ko-fi.com/jazzelves
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No one took me up on it last time but the offer remains open; if you give money to Mara, tell me about it, and you can claim a free copy of any of my games, supplements, or unhinged WIPs.
OK! Starting an official "let's get through December and then as long as we can" drive. I'm asking for a starting goal of $2K, which will cover my rent, utilities, a portion of meds, and a cushion for a bit. If you can help, I need and welcome the help. Tipjar can be found here: ko-fi.com/jazzelves
Buy JazzElves a Coffee
Become a supporter of JazzElves today!
ko-fi.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
No one took me up on it last time but the offer remains open; if you give money to Mara, tell me about it, and you can claim a free copy of any of my games, supplements, or unhinged WIPs.
Pathfinder 2e tonight - Tonight, on Quest for The Frozen Flame, we're trying to locate and return the head of a dullahan, no biggie. Maybe, we make a new friend. 😅
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Pathfinder 2e tonight - Tonight, on Quest for The Frozen Flame, we're trying to locate and return the head of a dullahan, no biggie. Maybe, we make a new friend. 😅
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I Cannot Unsee the Photos of the Tortured Palestinian Hostages Returned by Israel
@dianabuttu.bsky.social asks: Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com/p/israel-ret...
@dianabuttu.bsky.social asks: Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com/p/israel-ret...
Crushed Legs. Gunshot Wounds to the Head. Shackled: Israel Returns Mutilated Palestinian Bodies
Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies, with crushed legs and gunshot wounds to the head, that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I Cannot Unsee the Photos of the Tortured Palestinian Hostages Returned by Israel
@dianabuttu.bsky.social asks: Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com/p/israel-ret...
@dianabuttu.bsky.social asks: Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com/p/israel-ret...
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not one, but two rope bridges with a deadly drop below? what are we waiting for?
Aventurina map fragment.
🗺️ www.patreon.com/posts/hexmap...
#ttrpg #hexcrawl #cartography #fantasyart
Aventurina map fragment.
🗺️ www.patreon.com/posts/hexmap...
#ttrpg #hexcrawl #cartography #fantasyart
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
not one, but two rope bridges with a deadly drop below? what are we waiting for?
Aventurina map fragment.
🗺️ www.patreon.com/posts/hexmap...
#ttrpg #hexcrawl #cartography #fantasyart
Aventurina map fragment.
🗺️ www.patreon.com/posts/hexmap...
#ttrpg #hexcrawl #cartography #fantasyart
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All using AI content as a "placeholder" does is show to me that you're willing to use AI at all. Which makes me wonder where else in your product you'll use it because "paying an artist wasn't affordable".
What trust do I have you'll stop at promo pictures?
What trust do I have you'll stop at promo pictures?
No, using AI generated stuff as a "placeholder" on your crowdfunding campaign is not OK either.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
All using AI content as a "placeholder" does is show to me that you're willing to use AI at all. Which makes me wonder where else in your product you'll use it because "paying an artist wasn't affordable".
What trust do I have you'll stop at promo pictures?
What trust do I have you'll stop at promo pictures?
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Reshare: Zephyr is a labor of love, bursting with full-spread illustrations by Federico Sohns. As per their estimate, Sohns would've spent potentially a thousand hours just on the art for the book.
www.rascal.news/zephyrs-swee...
www.rascal.news/zephyrs-swee...
Zephyr’s sweeping art brings an alien world to life
How Federico Sohns went from learning to paint to illustrating a whole book.
www.rascal.news
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reshare: Zephyr is a labor of love, bursting with full-spread illustrations by Federico Sohns. As per their estimate, Sohns would've spent potentially a thousand hours just on the art for the book.
www.rascal.news/zephyrs-swee...
www.rascal.news/zephyrs-swee...
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The myth that "if I find it on the internet, it belings to nobody" needs to die a painful death.
Here's the book's store page.
As I said in my quoted thread, if you've done a Garfield parody strip/image that went any way viral, there's a fair chance your work may be in this book too.
There's a contact link at the top of the page.
libritosjenkins.bigcartel.com/product/garf...
As I said in my quoted thread, if you've done a Garfield parody strip/image that went any way viral, there's a fair chance your work may be in this book too.
There's a contact link at the top of the page.
libritosjenkins.bigcartel.com/product/garf...
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The myth that "if I find it on the internet, it belings to nobody" needs to die a painful death.
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No, using AI generated stuff as a "placeholder" on your crowdfunding campaign is not OK either.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
No, using AI generated stuff as a "placeholder" on your crowdfunding campaign is not OK either.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
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the progress so far :-)
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
the progress so far :-)