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Julie Dillon
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Artist in the PNW. She/Her. Previous clients: WotC, Simon & Schuster, Tor.com, Macmillan Publishers, Llewellyn Worldwide, Dark Horse Comics
jdillon82@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/juliedillonart
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Julie Dillon @juliedillon.bsky.social · Oct 17
Hello BlueSky! :) My name is Julie Dillon,and I'm a freelance fantasy artist living in Portland, OR. I like making character focused illustrations that touch on mythological and fantasy themes.
Instagram: @juliedillonart
website: www.juliedillonart.com
email: jdillon82@gmail.com
A minotaur with a sword sunk in his chest and several cuts on his body, but from each cut flowers and flower petals flow instead of blood. His face looks sad and pleading, and he raises a hand as if to fend off an attacker. A king and his knight steal a quiet moment away together in a hidden alcove. The king leans in for a kiss and the knight subtly draws him close. The yearning is palpable, haha. Medusa stands proud and regal atop the stone statues of many soldiers that she's petrified. A sad selkie woman floats below the water, tenderly embracing one of the seals that swim around her.
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foldablehuman.bsky.social
The Pitt got greenlit for a season 3, out next February, and the announcement has very funny comment from HBO chairman Casey Bloys that’s like “yeah, turns out if you just make a TV show like how we used to make TV shows you can have a 15+ episode season every year 🤷‍♂️”
February 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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jameelawahlgren.bsky.social
Repost from last year but I still quite like this piece I did after reading Deerskin by Robin McKinley.

Books are my main inspiration for the art I make.
An illustration of a young woman with a white dog covering half her face
February 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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ianmcque.bsky.social
Burgh again
Pencil drawing, Edinburgh old town inspired architecture, chimneys, turrets etc
February 1, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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nicterhorst.com
Celestial dragon ✨
A tattoo of a black dragon filled with stars on an inner thigh. It is flying in front of a sun.
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
-Book 1: Special Edition of Someone You Can Build a Nest in by John Wiswell! Our edition comes with a redesigned dust jacket illustrated by @juliedillon.bsky.social , illustrated endpapers (same front & back) by @juliedillon.bsky.social
Close up of the front cover of Someone You Can Build a Nest In and the spoiler card. Underneath them sit yellow, orange and black flowers. Everything lies on a white brick background. Close up of the back cover of Someone You Can Build a Nest In and the spoiler card. Underneath them sit yellow, orange and black flowers. Everything lies on a white brick background. Close up of the front endpapers which is an illustration of two women facing away from each other, framed by a bear trap. The endpapers are open on top of the dust jacket. Everything sits on a white brick background.
January 31, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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princejvstin.com
The Hidden Cost of AI Art
Brandon Sanderson says "We are the Art"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb3u...
We Are The Art | Brandon Sanderson’s Keynote Speech
YouTube video by Brandon Sanderson
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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helveticablanc.bsky.social
Goblin Week 2026
IV — The Emperor
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#goblinweek
#goblinweek2026
The tarot card for The Emperor, showing a black throne empty, save for the skull of a long-dead king, his crown, an orb, and a scepter. The throne is decorated with ram-like sculptures, and the phrase 'no masters' has been scrawled on it in Wormrōte.
January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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adlewis.bsky.social
I am reading @tessfowler.bsky.social's graphic memoir TAKE THE FALL -- and it is extraordinary. Keep in mind, I am a #GraphicMedicine scholar and researcher on cancer narratives in #comics...and this is so much more than solely that.

Reading it ASAP. tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com/product/digi...
Digital- Take the Fall -Graphic Novel
Take the Fall is an autobiographical watercolor adventure deep into the psyche of anxious career comic book artist Tess Fowler Gutierrez after she...
tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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jameelawahlgren.bsky.social
Reedpop, a company tied to multi-million dollar ICE contracts produces NYCC, Emerald City Comic Con, PAX East, PAX unplugged and more

Fascism has no place in the game community and I won't be attending or supporting any of these cons unless they sever ties with Reedpop
January 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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rejectedmuse.bsky.social
PAX, Magic Con, and Emerald City Comic Con are also produced by ReedPop.
January 26, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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retquits.art
so don't get too comfortable.

#art
A digital painting of an ice cube, followed by several hands closed over each other with water pouring from them. Bold text on the art reads: "ICE MELTS".
January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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asbillustration.bsky.social
Friendly reminder, so friendly, in fact, that it features a cute wizard otter.
January 21, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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older.bsky.social
everyone tell your friends and relatives about digital library loans!
suzannf.bsky.social suzannf.bsky.social @suzannf.bsky.social · 11d
I did recently tell my 80-yr-old father (who *never* used to read when I was growing up) about digital library loans and he is over the moon about them. He texts me regular updates on how many books he’s read since then; the most recent number was 20. 🥹
January 22, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
like this a lot, just adding alt for accessibility, text search and such
handwritten text says the things we do do things to us. in the middle of the picture shows a person painting on an easel, as the person is being painted that painted figure on the easel is reaching out and painting a heart onto the painter. the image is mostly black and white lines except for the red heart as a highlight, and the painted figure is in gold with little sparkles around it, plus there's a few colors on the paint palette. the style is whimsical and the characters are both smiling.
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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acorviart.bsky.social
more lascaux honse worry stones, just in time for the year of the horse (honse)

reopening shop on jan 24, 2pm CT #ceramics
15 ceramic worry stones painted with lascaux horses
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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natasailincic.bsky.social
January's Patreon postcard 🌿
If you'd like to get one in the mail join before the end of the month! 💌
www.patreon.com/natasailincic
January 20, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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juliedillon.bsky.social
I scanned the sketch, tinted it to sepia tones in photoshop, printed it out on watercolor paper at a slightly larger size (12x16), and got the initial washes of color down. I did color tests in photoshop so I knew how to approach the tones. This is about an hour's worth of painting so far, I think?
A watercolor painting in progress, taped to a masonite easel. In it, a satyr embraces a young man from behind, gently peeling apart the man's flesh on his chest. Birds emerge from the opening in the man's chest. The man reaches one hand to back to caress the satyr's face, the other presses the satyr's hand to his chest. There's some circular celtic knotwork designs on the borders. The overall colors are warm golds and browns.
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
juliedillon.bsky.social
I scanned the sketch, tinted it to sepia tones in photoshop, printed it out on watercolor paper at a slightly larger size (12x16), and got the initial washes of color down. I did color tests in photoshop so I knew how to approach the tones. This is about an hour's worth of painting so far, I think?
A watercolor painting in progress, taped to a masonite easel. In it, a satyr embraces a young man from behind, gently peeling apart the man's flesh on his chest. Birds emerge from the opening in the man's chest. The man reaches one hand to back to caress the satyr's face, the other presses the satyr's hand to his chest. There's some circular celtic knotwork designs on the borders. The overall colors are warm golds and browns.
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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james.sh
Stay a while
January 17, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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birdmofu.bsky.social
🎠🐟
January 17, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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syqkos.bsky.social
Today is my birthday!
As always, one of the best gifts for artists is sharing their art🖤

Thank you for all the support throughout the years!
Illustration of a skeleton riding a black horse through a battlefield as he's holding a magical pen and parchment paper Illustration of a vampire woman luring the viewer closer Illustration of a knight holding a handkerchief with a somber expression, his horse by him Portrait of a fae creature with a crown of sticks against a background of fallen leaves
January 17, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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fonscordi.bsky.social
You know what? 2026 is the year I'm not playing nice anymore.

If copyright means so little to use A / I for playing around, here's one of his book for free:

Color and Light James Gurney [English] : Free Download, Internet Archive share.google/qjDjFS6QhhZJ...
January 16, 2026 at 3:57 AM
juliedillon.bsky.social
Not only is this a cool homebrew subclass, but I drew the cover art! 😁
inkthatbinds.bsky.social Pun @inkthatbinds.bsky.social · 17d
Do you want to help decide which subclasses I will work on next? Perhaps join my Patreon to support future releases as well as help decide what subclass should be made next!
Get it here:
tinyurl.com/InkPatreon
Or here:
tinyurl.com/InkDrive
#dnd5e #ttrpg #homebrew #subclass #dnd
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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inkthatbinds.bsky.social
Where does the Glass Knight start? With Shard Armor take upon a small covering of some fragile substance across the body, allow it to shatter to deal damage, and compromise to do more harm.
Get it here:
tinyurl.com/InkPatreon
Or here:
tinyurl.com/InkDrive
#dnd5e #ttrpg #homebrew #subclass #dnd
January 15, 2026 at 11:46 PM