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Mark Boardman
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Illustrator, heavy metal listener
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Mark Boardman @markboardman.bsky.social · 29d
hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm Mark, a commercial illustrator mainly working in advertising and editorial but looking to move into publishing. I like to make images with a focus on light and atmosphere.

🔗 www.mark-boardman.com
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If you see this post your bird art!

had to go a slightly terrifying amount of time back through my archive to find these
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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spooky
October 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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I'm having a lot of fun coming up with book cover ideas for a new portfolio direction - there's definitely something cooking up between these characters... 🔥🏹
October 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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another portrait study, building some soft edges into my process
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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spooky
October 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Human artists!?

Use one piece to convince people to follow you !
October 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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summer in the bay
Illustration of a yacht at sunset with three people relaxing on board. One of them is about to dive off the boat.
July 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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a portrait study from last week
October 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm Mark, a commercial illustrator mainly working in advertising and editorial but looking to move into publishing. I like to make images with a focus on light and atmosphere.

🔗 www.mark-boardman.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Yay it's #portfolioday !

I'm open for illustration commissions, I work mostly on book covers in the Dark Fantasy, YA, Romance, and Romantasy genres!

You can see more of my work at www.jwahlgren.com
A dark illustration of a wolf surrounded by botanicals and a chain A Black woman in a white gown holding a dagger behind her back A person surrounded by flowers reaching out to bird thats feeding them A curvy ballerina with very long hair dancing in front of glowing eyes
October 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Hi #PortfolioDay

Im Bruce, an illustrator, creative director & printmaker based in Cape Town, RSA. Big fan of old goofy SFF covers & forced perspective and experimentation. Nice to meet you :)

ILLO: www.instagram.com/bad_manifesto
FA: www.instagram.com/oombruce
Digital illustration of an old village lane. Choppy shapes and overlapping oranges and blues. Digital illustration of a guy in a "modern apartment full of art and plans. he's liking out the floor-to-ceiling window at the sunrise and eating cake off a plate. This was an old style test for MUTI. Choppy shapes of overlapping yellow, blue and pink. Digital illustration of a hazy sepia toned kitchen with a silhouetted being sitting at the table next to some dead flowers. This was an old style test for MUTI. Digital illustration of a The Lord OF The Rings cover. A Nazgûl sits astride its horse between 2 red trees that make a circle. Int he background is Weathertop, the Misty Mountains and Orodruin. Overlapping risk colours - red, teal and yellow. Some mushrooms in the foreground.
October 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm Mark, a commercial illustrator mainly working in advertising and editorial but looking to move into publishing. I like to make images with a focus on light and atmosphere.

🔗 www.mark-boardman.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Delving the furnace depths 🔦🔥
October 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Delving the furnace depths 🔦🔥
October 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Continuing work on a new book cover portfolio ✨🐲
October 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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🎂 It's my special cake and candles day you all have to be nice to me because it's been QUITE the year 🎂

So share some of my paintings??
In the pew-lined interior of a dim medieval church lit by rows of candles on tall staffs and pale sunlight coming through a window, a tall humanoid crow figure with flowing black robes and a glowing yellow eye stands beneath an ornately carved semicircular arch in Norman Romanesque style. On the wall surrounding the arch are many colourful murals depicting more humanoid crow figures with halos, carrying various items including swords, spears, harps, and chalices. A painting set in a cosy shady woodland clearing on a sunny summer's day. In the centre of the frame, two figures sit on a fallen log mostly hidden by vegetation. The figure on the right has wavy blonde hair down past her shoulders, and wears a flowing white floor-length dress with long sleeves, with delicate lacework around the cuffs and neckline. She looks into the distance with a contemplative, sad expression. On her lap rests a small green book, covered by both of her hands. The figure on the left sits leaning with her head against shoulder of the other figure. She wears a similar dress but simpler, and in a dark slate grey. Her hair is dark and straight, and flows down her tilted face, and she looks off towards a nightingale bird perched on a nearby branch. She raises a hand towards the other figure as if to get her attention. Both figures are surrounded by various flowers. On the left of the frame are many spires of foxglove flowers in vivid pink and white, interspersed among green stinging nettles. On the right are the purple flowers of monkshood/wolfsbane. Wrapping around the figures is a clear stream flowing from a distant pond that descends in a series of steps. Around the stream are many small mossy rocks, and shoots of dark green dog's mercury. Above and behind the figures and flowers are two trees; on the left is a weeping willow with dangling dark green leaves. On the right are the branches of an old ash tree. A snowy scene in which a humanoid figure in long black robes with the head of a rook stands in a churchyard holding a long spear. By its feet is a red fox. Both are flecked with fallen snow. Around them are many weathered snow-covered graves. In the background is a medieval church of warm coloured stone with large rectangular windows and a battlemented parapet topped with pinnacles. Behind the main body of the church is the tower with clock face and belfry. Behind the church are tall but bare trees dusted with snow. More snow falls in the air. A snowy scene in which a humanoid figure in long black robes with the head of a rook stands in a churchyard holding a long spear. By its feet is a red fox. Both are flecked with fallen snow. Around them are many weathered snow-covered graves. In the background is a medieval church of warm coloured stone with large rectangular windows and a battlemented parapet topped with pinnacles. Behind the main body of the church is the tower with clock face and belfry. Behind the church are tall but bare trees dusted with snow. More snow falls in the air.
October 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Continuing work on a new book cover portfolio ✨🐲
October 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Stargazer
Illustration of a woman with a telescope pointed at the night sky with the Milky Way visible.
September 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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creatures at the waterfall
Illustration of a waterfall in an alpine setting. A bear looks over the waterfall, a heron stands on a rock beneath it and a squirrel climbs a branch in the foreground.
September 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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another portrait study, building some soft edges into my process
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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a portrait study from last week
October 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Floating Paradise

ultra crunchy textures on this one, but i rly like the balance i found of grounded but still fun colors!!
A lady stands atop a rock, looking at a floating island with waterfalls. Gold birds soar through the sky nearby.
October 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Hello #KidLitArtPostcard 👋

My name is Gordy and I'm a Scotland based illustrator painting my illustrations in gouache, acrylic and inks 🎨

🌐 gordywright.com
📚 Rep’d by The Bright Agency

#childrensbooks #kidlitart #illustration
Illustration of Addax, Xeric and Oryx travelling across the sand dunes of the Sahara desert
October 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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I'm having a lot of fun coming up with book cover ideas for a new portfolio direction - there's definitely something cooking up between these characters... 🔥🏹
October 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers 📚

#BookCovers

I haven't had any book cover commissions yet but I'm hoping to change that!
Illustration of a fantasy western europe themed medieval scene. A young man looks down over a bearded man wielding a sword while flaming arrows fall around him. In the foreground two people are whispering in a castle window. Illustration of a high fantasy scene. A woman bearing a sword and wearing a cloak filled with stars stands with a dragon soaring across a city behind her. In the foreground there is an older man and a girl with a young dragon on her arm.
September 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM