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shmaba.bsky.social
Shaun
@shmaba.bsky.social
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he/him || Art Guy || no nft & anti-ai
Opinions are mine, yada yada, you get it

Art Director for Daggerheart Hope&Fear
Set Design/Character Art/Illustration for Critical Role

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X salvage continued, had to save this banger from @molleindustria.org
A motivational poster with a woman spreading her arms wide while standing in a cornfield. The motivational text says "When I don't post about current affairs it's only because I don't have anything legal to say."
January 10, 2026 at 1:49 AM
shmaba.bsky.social
2025 recap:
👶Had a baby!!!!!! Now I am Daddy

🌞Daggerheart released! Lead concept artist

🌚Daggerheart: Hope & Fear announced! First time being an Art Director

🎲Critical Role campaign 4! Set concept design

🗺️Critical Role world tour! Set concept designs

⛲️Fountains board game! Illustration game art
December 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
shmaba.bsky.social
Oh I should take the time I do have to redo my website with new art
December 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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glassbottommeg.bsky.social
Just gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question:

Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.

Make. Friends.
tobiasbuckell.bsky.social Tobias S. Buckell @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social · 14d
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
kateheartfield.com Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 14d
They have come to the convention hoping to "break in" and then find themselves -- shocker! -- a "nobody in the book world." Yeah no shit! We all are! I have gently told guys like this a million times that it takes most of us *years* of hard work but they do not believe that could be true for them. +
December 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
shmaba.bsky.social
One day I’ll make art of my idea for Legend of Zelda as a ballet…
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
shmaba.bsky.social
Going through old files and art I did for the Tales of Xadia ttrpg back in 2021. Here's some pieces that I still kinda like

1/3
A white dragon swoops out from clouds as we look down from up high in the sky over the colorful landscape of Xadia from the show The Dragon Prince
December 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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shmaba.bsky.social
✨🚂Art Train🚂✨
Thanks @kezrek.bsky.social!

Here's a few of things that I made for Daggerheart Core

Share four pieces, tag four artists!
These artists also worked on Daggerheart 😏
@hijennyt.bsky.social
@reikomurakami.bsky.social
@matwilma.com
@lauragalliart.bsky.social
Daggerheart artwork by Shaun Ellis. Illustration of a group of individuals walking through a rubble covered mountainous foreground. They are staring off into the distance where a tall metal tower stands surrounded by a large wall and green fields. Cables are connected to the tower's top that spread out like a web to other smaller towers that dot the landscape. The group of individuals are a human with a robotic sabertooth tiger companion, a Katari (cat person) carrying a backpack, and a Ribbet (frog person) using a long bow like a walking stick as they climb through rocks. Daggerheart artwork by Shaun Ellis. Artwork of a large humanoid colossus creature dragging a long crystal club for an arm along the ground as they lumber towards a mountain in the distance. The mountain has a beam of light shooting upwards into the sky. Dust and debris are thrown around the colossus creature as a small group of people are riding horses trying to chase it down in an attempt to stop the creature from reaching the mountain in the distance. Daggerheart artwork by Shaun Ellis. A single soldier slumped over with arrows in their back holding onto a tall pole with a burning banner. Four more banners are seen burning in the background as signs of a large battle having recently taken place outside a fortress. Daggerheart artwork by Shaun Ellis. In a mist covered forest with strange plants a large creature climbs up onto a thick twisting trunk and looking down towards a single human standing in its shadow.
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
shmaba.bsky.social
✨🚂Art Train🚂✨
Thanks @kezrek.bsky.social!

Here's a few of things that I made for Daggerheart Core

Share four pieces, tag four artists!
These artists also worked on Daggerheart 😏
@hijennyt.bsky.social
@reikomurakami.bsky.social
@matwilma.com
@lauragalliart.bsky.social
Daggerheart artwork by Shaun Ellis. Illustration of a group of individuals walking through a rubble covered mountainous foreground. They are staring off into the distance where a tall metal tower stands surrounded by a large wall and green fields. Cables are connected to the tower's top that spread out like a web to other smaller towers that dot the landscape. The group of individuals are a human with a robotic sabertooth tiger companion, a Katari (cat person) carrying a backpack, and a Ribbet (frog person) using a long bow like a walking stick as they climb through rocks. Daggerheart artwork by Shaun Ellis. Artwork of a large humanoid colossus creature dragging a long crystal club for an arm along the ground as they lumber towards a mountain in the distance. The mountain has a beam of light shooting upwards into the sky. Dust and debris are thrown around the colossus creature as a small group of people are riding horses trying to chase it down in an attempt to stop the creature from reaching the mountain in the distance. Daggerheart artwork by Shaun Ellis. A single soldier slumped over with arrows in their back holding onto a tall pole with a burning banner. Four more banners are seen burning in the background as signs of a large battle having recently taken place outside a fortress. Daggerheart artwork by Shaun Ellis. In a mist covered forest with strange plants a large creature climbs up onto a thick twisting trunk and looking down towards a single human standing in its shadow.
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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joewintergreen.com
the big difference between procgen and "ai" is that procgen is straightforwardly a creative/authoring process like any other, whereas "ai" by its nature precludes both things. but even with procgen you can approach it from a cynical direction and fuck yourself

www.joewintergreen.com/an-insult-to...
December 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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heyraguio.bsky.social
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out

pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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hijennyt.bsky.social
I got to paint all my favourite things for “With Love and Magic”, Daggerheart’s upcoming romantasy campaign frame (inspired by Tusk Love) which was presented earlier this year at Gen Con.
-Manifesting cool APs.
-Also on insta: www.instagram.com/hijennyt/p/D...

#daggerheart #ladyknight #digitalart
Splash promo illustration for upcoming "With love and magic" from daggerheart. Illustration includes a lady knight in gold armor with big fairy wings being embraced by a blue infernis and katari in a white dress. The pose is inspired by the Twelfth Night (2009) photoshoot with Audra Mcdonald, Raul Esparza & Anne Hathaway.
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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nohr.se
I said this about making art before and I stand by it.
Important when making art: 1. Composition and balance. The sum matters more than the individual parts. 2. Silhouettes. You must be able to read the image from a distance. 3. Color palette. Few key colors. Forget: 1. Correct anatomy 2. Perfect line work 3. Realism or some shit
December 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
shmaba.bsky.social
GenAI tools? No thanks, I prefer my slop homemade instead of that overly processed stuff
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
shmaba.bsky.social
The headline is clearly written for rage clicks, but after reading the article the points they bring up are also dog shit! Terrible job!
vox.com Vox @vox.com · 25d
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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toughtink.bsky.social
fiiiiine 🙄
photo of a lady in a showgirl-esque reindeer cosplay.
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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trungles.com
I must once again reiterate how badly I want a bastardized American history Dynasty Warriors-style musou game where I can play as inexplicably stacked Betsy Ross mowing down redcoats by whipping around a flag and also there is Bishounen John Adams
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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avantris.bsky.social
Back Down! 🍄🤣

#daggerheart #ttrpg #dnd
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
shmaba.bsky.social
I may have done a lot of things this year…
November 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM
shmaba.bsky.social
Also! I did the art for a tile placement game called Fountains from @theop.games
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
shmaba.bsky.social
Carlos wrote some cool as hell stuff for Daggerheart Core and this supplement of his is no different in quality. Great stuff in here to add to any home game! Highly recommend getting this!
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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mrtylercrook.bsky.social
I just became aware of this incredibly relatable drawing by John Singer Sargent.
A pencil drawing of a woman reclining in bed, but her hands look kind of fucked up, and her face has been scribbled out, apparently in frustration by the artist
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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toughtink.bsky.social
bby’s first photoshoot! 🍂🍄🌻
photo of a baby’s hand holding a flower.
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
shmaba.bsky.social
Also I guess I should mention I've been designing the looks for their live show sets!

Fabrication teams varied for each location but they all did a great job making silly concept art look good in real life
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Now that episode 1 is live I can say I did the concept designs for the Age of Umbra set :)
May 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
shmaba.bsky.social
Oh I just realized I never mentioned that I designed the look of Critical Role's Campaign 4 set!
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM