Paul Scott Canavan
LightNews LightNews
banner
paulscottcanavan.com
Paul Scott Canavan
@paulscottcanavan.com
20K followers 2.8K following 2.1K posts
🌙 Creator of Pale Tides, the witch TTRPG
⚔️ Art for MTG, DND, Silent Hill: Townfall, Destiny 2, GW2, Warhammer, Daggerheart, A Highland Song etc
💀 BACK MY GAME! https://bit.ly/paletides

https://linktr.ee/PaulScottCanavan
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
paulscottcanavan.com
Paul Scott Canavan @paulscottcanavan.com · Oct 31
✨ PALE TIDES IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! ✨

🔸A brand new folk horror & witchcraft TTRPG.
🔸Become Hexen. War witches.
🔸Hunt monsters.
🔸Fight back against the Church.
🔸An original game system that uses dice & tarot.

Get 10% off for the next 24 hours!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...
#PaleTides
PALE TIDES: A Game of Folk Horror and Witchcraft
A new horror roleplaying game by Paul Scott Canavan. A pale moon rises. Forgotten horrors stir. Gather your coven and prepare to hunt.
www.kickstarter.com
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
coreybrickley.bsky.social
Art Vs. Artist 2025

I used to be a fuckboi but i gave up my wicked ways for my craft (fucking and being a boy)
8 pieces of art ranging from folk horror to memes to YA book covers to fan art and a picture of me looking down at the camera
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
paulscottcanavan.com
I painted one of my favourite little freaks for my dear friend @cjpt.bsky.social 👁️👄👁️
An oil painting of Minilla, Godzilla's adopted son. He's a freaky guy, standing there awkwardly, trees in the background.
December 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
rj-palmer.com
Hey new folks, here's a collection of top tier artists you can follow.

Concept Artists: go.bsky.app/TyNJQ99
Creature Designers: go.bsky.app/SBCxqoa
Pro Illustrators 1: go.bsky.app/79aS32C
Pro Illustrators 2: go.bsky.app/D3T5kF
Good Paleoartists: go.bsky.app/RYwJUEK
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
paulscottcanavan.com
Merry Christmas everyone. 2025 fucking sucked, for the most part, but there were great moments too. Here’s an unfinished painting of my girl.

Love you all, hope you have a great day xxx
A photo of an unfinished oil painting. It’s Brandy, aka Beanie, my greatest love.
December 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
paulscottcanavan.com
I painted one of my favourite little freaks for my dear friend @cjpt.bsky.social 👁️👄👁️
An oil painting of Minilla, Godzilla's adopted son. He's a freaky guy, standing there awkwardly, trees in the background.
December 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
hoots.bsky.social
"After Titanic" is still collecting late pledges until January 1! If you can help, please back this project that I'll be starting in the New Year!
hoots.bsky.social hoots @hoots.bsky.social · Oct 25
I'm making a documentary podcast about what happened after the Titanic sank. Please help back the campaign to fund it and pay real artists to work on it!
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
opensketchbook.bsky.social
Scrungaloids is coming out in 12 days, and the STLs will come with a version 1 of the skirmish game of the same name Lexie and I wrote this year. I'm incredibly proud of it mechanically and I want to talk about why.
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
ianmcque.bsky.social
Bring your dog to work day
Digital painting, a flying ship with a dog on it
December 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
paulscottcanavan.com
Merry Christmas
December 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
belgianboolean.bsky.social
Daydreams of May Vol. 1

belgianbooleancg.com/projects/4br...
December 18, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
paulscottcanavan.com
Was very happy to contribute some thoughts to this excellent article 🙏
thisweekinvideogames.com This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 7d
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.

Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.

thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
paulscottcanavan.com
Was very happy to contribute some thoughts to this excellent article 🙏
thisweekinvideogames.com This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 7d
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.

Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.

thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
paulscottcanavan.com
Fleeting visit to Amsterdam - what should I see?? Cool MTG shops?? Best foods?
December 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
danenglish.bsky.social
"Hunting Companions" 🦎

My finished illustration from @paulscottcanavan.com Mastering Imaginative Realism mentorship. This was an incredible experience learning from Paul alongside some of the most amazing artists I've met and I am so thrilled with how this piece came out.
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
edmondtran.bsky.social
I'm looking for concept artists or illustrators working in gamedev who would like to share thoughts or comments (anonymous or attributed) regarding the use of GenAI as a reference tool in their process.

If that's you, DM or email me! Details in bio.
December 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
rj-palmer.com
The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out.

This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
Swen Vincke @LarAtLarian Holy fuck guys we’re not "pushing hard" for or replacing concept artists with AI. We have a team of 72 artists of which 23 are concept artists and we are hiring more. The art they create is original and I’m very proud of what they do. I was asked explicitly about concept art and our use of Gen AI. I answered that we use it to explore things. I didn’t say we use it to develop concept art. The artists do that. And they are indeed world class artists. We use AI tools to explore references, just like we use google and art books. At the very early ideation stages we use it as a rough outline for composition which we replace with original concept art. There is no comparison. I talked about how we use ML here if you would like to know more: https://gamespot.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-dev-embraces-machine-learning-for-tasks-that-nobody-wants-to-do/1100-6531123/ We've hired creatives for their talent, not for their ability to do what a machine suggests, but they can experiment with these tools to make their lives easier.
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
yulkradness.bsky.social
"The Great Hunt"

Happy to share my final piece for @paulscottcanavan.com mentorship! It has been an amazing journey, I learnt so much from it, and I genuinely loved the process. 🌱

#art #illustration #mtg
"The great hunt". Illustration piece I did for Paul Scott Canavan's mentorship. It represents an haunt scene, the hunter is mounting a big white tiger with piercing white eyes -sign that she's blind- which is roaring as she's sprinting through the action. The hunter has heavy clothing on, inspired by the Mongolian and Slavic clothing. He has long black hair moved by the wind, and he's holding a sword in his hand, ready to defend his wood. The environment is a snowy wood, old trees and branches all around the scene, as the white snow covers them. The sun is setting, and the overall atmosphere looks pinkish, lightened by the lights of the time of the day. Pink, yellow and blue shading on the sky, as the clouds move, forming interesting shapes.
December 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
paulscottcanavan.com
I haven’t used a Wacom Cintiq in years. Curious to try out the 27” Pro model - anyone using this?
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
paulscottcanavan.com
9 slots gone already! Come learn with me :)
paulscottcanavan.com Paul Scott Canavan @paulscottcanavan.com · 15d
I was planning on announcing the first 2026 art mentorship in a couple of weeks, but vet & cremation bills hit pretty hard so I'm going to open signups now.

Semester 9 begins in February - if you'd like to sign up or learn more, here's the website:

masteringimaginativerealism.com
MASTERING IMAGINATIVE REALISM
Learn how to create compelling art and level up your storytelling
masteringimaginativerealism.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
bookerdraws.bsky.social
Inaugural @bsky.app post ✨Done for @paulscottcanavan.com mentorship, semester 7 along with some concept art of the characters. 10/10, would recommend the class to any artist.

#fantasyart #magicthegathering #merfolk #fishing #conceptart #digitalart #magic
A merfolk fishing with their otter/fish/dog companion. They are about to catch a fish in a kelp forest. merfolk concept art including thumbnails merfolk companion concept art
December 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
ramiismail.com
Absolutely incredible
bai.dev James Baicoianu @bai.dev · 15d
Every year another Doom birthday rolls by and reminds me of the same thing:

I never actually launched the project I started five years ago with @textfiles.com

Today, I finally fix that.
December 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
zoebadini.bsky.social
I'm levelling up yet again today, and, as is tradition, I'd ask for some sharing of my art. :)

Photos of your pets in comments are also very welcome!
Evithorir, painted for Critical Role by Zoe Badini. Evithorir is described as an elven figure perpetually shrouded in shadows. Its face is pale gray, its skin is pulled tight against bone. Its teeth are crooked and elongated and its eyes glow. In this scene it stands in front of a large glowing green crystal pillar, surrounded by black and greenish flames. Its body flows and disappears into the shadows. Its hands are lifted at its sides, casting more dark shadows. Hidden and trapped inside its chest we can glimpse a reddish emaciated figure. We’re in a pleasant forest setting, with lots of greenery and the sun peeking through the canopy. We see tree houses made of natural materials on the trees. A young, dark skinned elf is running madly towards the camera, laughing. He’s holding a chicken under one arm and a rope strung with strange berries in the other hand. A whole flock of chickens is following him, apparently crazy about the berries. The chaotic scene is being watched by two shocked bystanders. A ladybug clad in an armor made of leaves and flower petals stands on a large white flower. They’re wielding magic wands, a spellbook and a shield made out of a seed husk. White war paint adorns their face and shield. They are casting fire spells against a horde of wasps. Destiny, painted for the 2024 Upper Deck Fleer Ultra Matriarchs of Marvel set. Portrait view of a figure wearing a mysterious golden mask. She’s wearing a hooded black cloak. In front of her there’s an open book with glowing writing, she’s extending a hand gloved in black fabric towards it and the viewer, as if to read the words. Pages covered in glowing symbols float away from the book around her.
December 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
rionhurd.bsky.social
“The Huntress of Aeaea”

This is my finished piece for Paul Scott Canavan’s 8-week course!
My illustration was inspired by the myths of Circe.

This class was wonderful, I truly learned so much, & I’m very excited to begin my next project! #digitalart #painting #artist #digitalartist #art #mtg
A female huntress in an ancient Greek dress, accompanied by her lionnness familiar as they stalk through the jungle.
December 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
aftermath.site
Doom studio id Software unionizes to secure AI protections, benefits: "We see the direction the industry is headed"
aftermath.site/id-software-un...
Doom
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by Paul Scott Canavan
meghna.bsky.social
this person should be on a ban list. it's outrageous to let a known and prolific harasser into a ticketed industry event
airbagged.bsky.social kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 14d
LOL hey everyone in the industry who is at the Game Awards, the guy who has made countless videos harassing you is there!
December 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM