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Matheus Graef
@omiosures.bsky.social
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🇧🇷 Fantasy Illustrator & Concept Artist @ Wizards of the Coast, MCDM Productions, Ghostfire Gaming, CaptureAge, Conceptopolis

Contact: mentergraef@gmail.com

http://www.matheusgraef.com/
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omiosures.bsky.social
kicking 2026 off with some work on my cosmic horror game EXTRAPLANAR

#gamedev #extraplanar
screenshot of a work in progress, low poly, dimly lit sci fi mess hall
January 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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artybel.bsky.social
Show me what you can do with a pen 🖋️

This is from a few years ago 😊
A fairy lays in a bed of leaves looking over her right shoulder as she pulls up a leaf like it's a blanket.
December 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
Artista e arte
photo of me. cooking in an unlit kitchen during sunset. sun pours in directly onto me and bounce lighting illuminates the rest of the kitchen. white man, smiling, squinting due to the sun. A sorceress astounded by her freshly sculpted homunculus. A single shaft of light illuminates her creation. Bounce lighting reflects upon the sorceress. The homunculus has a flaccid butt. The maker's hands are covered in fresh clay. They are the only body parts of the sorceress that are directly lit. Faint, residual purple smoke wisps from her fingertips: the homunculus stands in an awkward pose, that of a creature freshly adjusting to its body. The homunculus has thin limbs and a hefty torso, though it is faced against the viewer. The sorceress's workshop is littered in sculpting tools, brushes, an open tome of transmutation, ceramic bowls and a pitcher of dirty clay water in which lie a few of these tools. Clay shavings are scattered about the floor. A red, runic circle surrounds the humonculus. In the dark background it is possible to catch a few failed prototypes on a shelf.
December 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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omiosures.bsky.social
Like brother, like sister
Two Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor.
April 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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omiosures.bsky.social
"Birth of the Homunculus"

A sorceress astounded by her creation.

This painting has been floating around in my head for months now, and I only found the right time to bring it to fruition yesterday!

(see thread for details + process shot-by-shot)
A sorceress astounded by her freshly sculpted homunculus. A single shaft of light illuminates her creation. Bounce lighting reflects upon the sorceress. The homunculus has a flaccid butt. The maker's hands are covered in fresh clay. They are the only body parts of the sorceress that are directly lit. Faint, residual purple smoke wisps from her fingertips: the homunculus stands in an awkward pose, that of a creature freshly adjusting to its body. The homunculus has thin limbs and a hefty torso, though it is faced against the viewer. The sorceress's workshop is littered in sculpting tools, brushes, an open tome of transmutation, ceramic bowls and a pitcher of dirty clay water in which lie a few of these tools. Clay shavings are scattered about the floor. A red, runic circle surrounds the humonculus. In the dark background it is possible to catch a few failed prototypes on a shelf.
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
Oh hey, I gave an interview talking about painting for TTRPGs! Something to listen to on a lazy Christmas sunday. :)
jondenor.com Jon de Nor @jondenor.com · 7d
I'm joined by @omiosures.bsky.social. He's in everything from MCDM in the past 5 years: the mimic backpack retainer, the yumgrubs, radenwights, and more. He talks about being a TTRPG illustrator, his process and how it is to work with MCDM as an artist.

GoblinPoints.com/2526
#drawsteel
Matheus Graef: Drawing Steel and Monsters for MCDM | Interview - Goblin Points
News and interviews about Draw Steel and MCDM. New episodes thrice a month. Hosted by Jon de Nor.
goblinpoints.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone here. I'm very excited for 2026 and I hope it's a good, kind year to all of you.
December 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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smirt.bsky.social
These two finally get to exist side by side, I finished her at last!

#art #artsky #angel #artist
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
omiosures.bsky.social
choose your armor
Freelander Gambeson (a padded armor with a winter-styled hat, vaguely cone-like with fur lining) Xumaican Brigandine: fully horizontal, imponent pauldrons that taper down to a curve. boiled leather sleeveless overcoat lined with various interlinked metal plates. features a cylindrical helmet (covers the forehead completely) with leather drapings lined with interlinked metal plates. helmet has a point. Trinitari Lamellar: heavy armor made of interlinked plates forming various rows: these rows overlap in a vaguely insect-like look. features an insectoid helmet, a large circular torso plate and a coif with two holes for the eyes
December 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
In the midst of all the AI vomitodramum, here's a two page spread I made for my #ttrpg book which I'm particularly proud of. :')

Text, art and layout by yours truly; never have used, never shall use genAI.
a two page spread of OMIOS URES - my tabletop RPG. on the left, a drawing of a gnome in a wizardly outfit, holding a lit candle - the gnome is half colored, half sketched. The gnome has blue nails, pointy shoes and an art nouveau walking stick. above him is in the text "GNOMOS" in an orange, art nouveau font. to the right bottom corner is the gnome from the OP here. the text on the page reads: Athousand years ago, a flying citadel soared over the continents, peering curiously at the ancient realms below. The city was a perfect utopia, home of no evil nor ill; the motherland of all gnomes. Great knowledge was bestowed upon what cultures dotted the land, but it did not take long until the surfacers found better use for their magical gifts. Appalled by all the violence and death following their patronage, the Citadel signaled all of those still aground to return at once. But not all gnomes heeded the call – and ever since its departure, the Motherland’s whereabouts remain a mystery. Old Spirit Gnomes are tiny humanoids, always elderly in appearance because all living gnomes are well over a hundred years old. Men usually sport facial hair; mustaches or full beards; oftentimes kept as long as their own bodies. A Ward for Delirium While their utopic homeland was exempt of malady, years of exposure to the earthen realms saw countless Gnomes slowly and inevitably succumbing to a disease once thought extinct – Goblinism – mutating into pustulent, rabid and ungovernable versions of themselves. In order to prevent the “turn”, Gnomes have since developed runic headwear; warding talismans that keep the disease at bay indefinitely, as long as the hat is worn by its owner. (...) All must contain a lengthy sequence of runes within their liner, often resulting in a hat as tall as its wearer.
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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omiosures.bsky.social
Since some folks requested this, she's now available as a print on my print shop! 👁️👄👁️ 🕺

www.inprnt.com/gallery/math...
December 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
Omios Ures wip

I'm having a lot of fun sketching these down. I always pictured the arsenal page spread almost as if the weapons are hanging from a weapon rack. I think seeing all the weapons laid out eases the reader into browsing through these big tables.
two page spread from omios ures, featuring tables of weapon types & stats and a bunch of weapons sketched out in black and white.
December 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
pourin' a cold one
an androgynous half-cyclops pouring a lizard patron some thick syrup-y liquor. the lizard wears a cool, organic-shaped outfit, like a mixture of bronze age and retro sci fi. the lizard stands bipedal, awaits eagerly for its drink
December 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
Since some folks requested this, she's now available as a print on my print shop! 👁️👄👁️ 🕺

www.inprnt.com/gallery/math...
December 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Reposted by Matheus Graef
paintkatt.bsky.social
Some winter trees for your winter morning 🌲
A drawing of a pine tree with snow A drawing of a snow covered tree Another drawing of a tree covered in snow
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
"Outfitting of the Princess Warrior"

I'm really happy that folks here enjoyed the homunculus painting! Here's my cyclops painting which also sprouted from the same weird mind garden, it's still a personal favorite of mine.
A giant cyclops. Slender, female. Her armor is golden bronze, made of large plates with shield-sized domes protusions, which help veer off attacks. She wears a golden diadem, golden earrings, and her single eye is bright blue. Her armor shines from the warm light that trickles into the large chamber, pouring in from an off-scene oculus. Her face partially in the dark, tall that she is, only illuminated partially by the bounce lighting of her armor. Her right arm adjusts her belt, while her left arm is lifted, underneath it; we see a shirtless servant on top of a tall staircase, tying the laces of her bracer. The staircase is built of beige stone. The bracer is almost the size of this person. By the cyclops' feet, we see two other servants donning her greaves. One of them holds the giant slab of bronze in place, while the other, behind the cyclops' calf, ties up the laces. The floor is a white marble tile, giving the entire scene a slight reflection. Did you know a single greave of this Cyclops weighs around 150 kilos? Behind the Princes Warrior, we see a 2 story tall greataxe. It is brightly illuminated by the single shaft of light that brightens the entire room. In fact, the entire scene is illuminated either by the natural light, or the bounce lighting of the cyclops' armor, giving the entire painting a warm look. The chamber is large and tall, made of stone, to accomodate the Princess Warrior. A small brazier burns incense, permeating the room with a pleasant odor of cloves. Behind the Cyclops and her servants, three noble folk overlook her befitting from a balcony. The balcony sits at the height of the Cyclops' head. One woman smokes, the man in the middle lifts a goblet with a grin, and the leftmost woman looks simply bored. There's a glass pitcher hewn with gold half-filled with wine next to them. In the background, if we pay attention, a strange robed man, perhaps a sorcerer, watches the scene with an eerie expression; mouth and eyes wide open, scowling.
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
"Birth of the Homunculus"

A sorceress astounded by her creation.

This painting has been floating around in my head for months now, and I only found the right time to bring it to fruition yesterday!

(see thread for details + process shot-by-shot)
A sorceress astounded by her freshly sculpted homunculus. A single shaft of light illuminates her creation. Bounce lighting reflects upon the sorceress. The homunculus has a flaccid butt. The maker's hands are covered in fresh clay. They are the only body parts of the sorceress that are directly lit. Faint, residual purple smoke wisps from her fingertips: the homunculus stands in an awkward pose, that of a creature freshly adjusting to its body. The homunculus has thin limbs and a hefty torso, though it is faced against the viewer. The sorceress's workshop is littered in sculpting tools, brushes, an open tome of transmutation, ceramic bowls and a pitcher of dirty clay water in which lie a few of these tools. Clay shavings are scattered about the floor. A red, runic circle surrounds the humonculus. In the dark background it is possible to catch a few failed prototypes on a shelf.
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Reposted by Matheus Graef
omiosures.bsky.social
"In a world that hates adventurers, you adventure anyway."

Omios Ures press release for @rascal.news!

When thinking of a term/genre that encapsulates Omios Ures, "post-heroic" fits like a glove.

www.rascal.news/omios-ures-p...
Omios Ures: Post-Heroic, Weird Fantasy
In a world that hates adventurers, you adventure anyway.
www.rascal.news
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
good thing about slow work month is that you get spare time for your personal work.

just finished the homunculus painting. gonna wait til tomorrow to post it though. happy I finally got to it, since it's been in my mind for months.
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
wip

had this idea for the longest time, a sorceress astounded at her freshly sculpted homunculus. will use this in the omios ures book
work in progress painting of a sorceress astounded at her freshly sculpted homunculus
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
"In a world that hates adventurers, you adventure anyway."

Omios Ures press release for @rascal.news!

When thinking of a term/genre that encapsulates Omios Ures, "post-heroic" fits like a glove.

www.rascal.news/omios-ures-p...
Omios Ures: Post-Heroic, Weird Fantasy
In a world that hates adventurers, you adventure anyway.
www.rascal.news
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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astrokatie.com
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
omiosures.bsky.social
the perfect werewolf story doesn't yet exist. but in it, the werewolf is not a man.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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omiosures.bsky.social
MY FIRST MAGIC THE GATHERING CARD WAS REVEALED!

"Obscura Alleylurkers"

AD: Sam Padilla
A night-time, rainy alleyway: stealthy obscura spies clad in overcoats and leather, using blue magic to stick to walls, stalk a rival mobster below.
September 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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omiosures.bsky.social
Ogres have a mutualistic relationship with their big sticks – aptly named Persuaders – malevolent mimics that instigate their wielders into raiding settlements for food.. in exchange for plunder.

"A boy of your girth, still foraging for berries? Pfft! Brandish me – I shall introduce you to salami."
a CHUNKY ogre with tiny protuding horns, arms longer than legs, pitch black eyes. brandishing a strange wooden club: the club has a mouth and three paranoid eyes.
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM