Wes Gardner
@artofwesgardner.bsky.social
ENNIE-Nominated Painter
🎨 Magic: The Gathering | Star Wars | Warhammer 40k | Percy Jackson | Monte Cook | Riot Games | Universal | etc.
http://wesgardner.art
Business - kamiv2@gmail.com
🎨 Magic: The Gathering | Star Wars | Warhammer 40k | Percy Jackson | Monte Cook | Riot Games | Universal | etc.
http://wesgardner.art
Business - kamiv2@gmail.com
I don't care if it's embarrassing, at 39 years old I won my first chess game (against the easiest bot on Chess.com but still). Also first game I had 0 blunders on!
Chess was a game I never learned growing up, and was always super intimidated by, so I'm hoping to learn now lol
Chess was a game I never learned growing up, and was always super intimidated by, so I'm hoping to learn now lol
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I don't care if it's embarrassing, at 39 years old I won my first chess game (against the easiest bot on Chess.com but still). Also first game I had 0 blunders on!
Chess was a game I never learned growing up, and was always super intimidated by, so I'm hoping to learn now lol
Chess was a game I never learned growing up, and was always super intimidated by, so I'm hoping to learn now lol
Oh dang it's #portfolioday !
I'm Wes, pro artist with credits including Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40k, Star Wars, Percy Jackson, and various TTRPGs, books, albums, and more.
Doing livestreams and have courses/brushes/stuff for sale too!
www.wesgardner.art
I'm Wes, pro artist with credits including Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40k, Star Wars, Percy Jackson, and various TTRPGs, books, albums, and more.
Doing livestreams and have courses/brushes/stuff for sale too!
www.wesgardner.art
October 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Oh dang it's #portfolioday !
I'm Wes, pro artist with credits including Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40k, Star Wars, Percy Jackson, and various TTRPGs, books, albums, and more.
Doing livestreams and have courses/brushes/stuff for sale too!
www.wesgardner.art
I'm Wes, pro artist with credits including Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40k, Star Wars, Percy Jackson, and various TTRPGs, books, albums, and more.
Doing livestreams and have courses/brushes/stuff for sale too!
www.wesgardner.art
More tattoos added to the gamer sleeve today! This round: StarCraft!
Planning on five or six more logos/icons, then filling it in with some cyan, purple, and blue watercolor background washes!
Planning on five or six more logos/icons, then filling it in with some cyan, purple, and blue watercolor background washes!
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
More tattoos added to the gamer sleeve today! This round: StarCraft!
Planning on five or six more logos/icons, then filling it in with some cyan, purple, and blue watercolor background washes!
Planning on five or six more logos/icons, then filling it in with some cyan, purple, and blue watercolor background washes!
Sketch from today's stream
Was a blast messing with the wet brushes and Sumi-E inks to get a better handle on that Yoji Shinkawa style
Was a blast messing with the wet brushes and Sumi-E inks to get a better handle on that Yoji Shinkawa style
September 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Sketch from today's stream
Was a blast messing with the wet brushes and Sumi-E inks to get a better handle on that Yoji Shinkawa style
Was a blast messing with the wet brushes and Sumi-E inks to get a better handle on that Yoji Shinkawa style
Sketches from today's stream, we'll be digging into more oils/smudges/studies tomorrow on another stream!
September 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Sketches from today's stream, we'll be digging into more oils/smudges/studies tomorrow on another stream!
If you got a social, I'll damn sure media it
September 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
If you got a social, I'll damn sure media it
Fun contemporary portrait we painted on stream today!
Used the awesome Rebelle 8 Pro oil brush engine for this one, always a blast!
#art #artist #digitalart #portrait #painting
Used the awesome Rebelle 8 Pro oil brush engine for this one, always a blast!
#art #artist #digitalart #portrait #painting
September 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Fun contemporary portrait we painted on stream today!
Used the awesome Rebelle 8 Pro oil brush engine for this one, always a blast!
#art #artist #digitalart #portrait #painting
Used the awesome Rebelle 8 Pro oil brush engine for this one, always a blast!
#art #artist #digitalart #portrait #painting
New personal painting, "Forest Exercise", recorded a timelapse of this one too (as well as worked on it during the past few art livestreams).
Link to the timelapse in the replies!
Always fun to use greens/yellows/purples to make moody landscapes lol
Link to the timelapse in the replies!
Always fun to use greens/yellows/purples to make moody landscapes lol
September 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
New personal painting, "Forest Exercise", recorded a timelapse of this one too (as well as worked on it during the past few art livestreams).
Link to the timelapse in the replies!
Always fun to use greens/yellows/purples to make moody landscapes lol
Link to the timelapse in the replies!
Always fun to use greens/yellows/purples to make moody landscapes lol
Well that was fast, Tier 2 duder hit two buttons on his end, and we're off to the races!
It's insane to me to see these numbers, it's like a superpower has unlocked lol
It's insane to me to see these numbers, it's like a superpower has unlocked lol
September 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Well that was fast, Tier 2 duder hit two buttons on his end, and we're off to the races!
It's insane to me to see these numbers, it's like a superpower has unlocked lol
It's insane to me to see these numbers, it's like a superpower has unlocked lol
Exciting news, I'll be getting fiber internet next week (and should be rocking the new speed with Wednesday's stream)
To prep, I went out and updated my nearly *15 year old* router. Went from WiFi 4 to WiFi 7, and even my current internet saw a substantial boost lol
To prep, I went out and updated my nearly *15 year old* router. Went from WiFi 4 to WiFi 7, and even my current internet saw a substantial boost lol
August 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Exciting news, I'll be getting fiber internet next week (and should be rocking the new speed with Wednesday's stream)
To prep, I went out and updated my nearly *15 year old* router. Went from WiFi 4 to WiFi 7, and even my current internet saw a substantial boost lol
To prep, I went out and updated my nearly *15 year old* router. Went from WiFi 4 to WiFi 7, and even my current internet saw a substantial boost lol
Post a screenshot of your first 5 Steam purchases and let Bluesky judge you
(VERY pleased that my first purchase nearly 20 years ago to kick off my 2000+ Steam game collection was Peggle)
(VERY pleased that my first purchase nearly 20 years ago to kick off my 2000+ Steam game collection was Peggle)
August 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Post a screenshot of your first 5 Steam purchases and let Bluesky judge you
(VERY pleased that my first purchase nearly 20 years ago to kick off my 2000+ Steam game collection was Peggle)
(VERY pleased that my first purchase nearly 20 years ago to kick off my 2000+ Steam game collection was Peggle)
Knee-deep in NDA work (which is a great problem to have!), but I've been meaning to start picking up the pace a bit on sketching.
I have a tendency to think everything needs to be "portfolio-ready", so hopefully some rough sketching will break that mindset
Here's a viking in Krita!
I have a tendency to think everything needs to be "portfolio-ready", so hopefully some rough sketching will break that mindset
Here's a viking in Krita!
July 28, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Knee-deep in NDA work (which is a great problem to have!), but I've been meaning to start picking up the pace a bit on sketching.
I have a tendency to think everything needs to be "portfolio-ready", so hopefully some rough sketching will break that mindset
Here's a viking in Krita!
I have a tendency to think everything needs to be "portfolio-ready", so hopefully some rough sketching will break that mindset
Here's a viking in Krita!
Thanks for being true homies and supporting the YouTube channel for all of these years!
Going to start amping up the timelapse painting videos soon, have a lot of painting skills I need to practice and improve on!
Going to start amping up the timelapse painting videos soon, have a lot of painting skills I need to practice and improve on!
July 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Thanks for being true homies and supporting the YouTube channel for all of these years!
Going to start amping up the timelapse painting videos soon, have a lot of painting skills I need to practice and improve on!
Going to start amping up the timelapse painting videos soon, have a lot of painting skills I need to practice and improve on!
Been a beta tester for Rebelle since Rebelle 5, but the newest installment coming out (Rebelle 8) is something truly special.
The new bristle brush engine is heavy, but VERY great at simulating impasto control and bristle brushes. Easily my favorite digital oil painting engine.
The new bristle brush engine is heavy, but VERY great at simulating impasto control and bristle brushes. Easily my favorite digital oil painting engine.
July 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Been a beta tester for Rebelle since Rebelle 5, but the newest installment coming out (Rebelle 8) is something truly special.
The new bristle brush engine is heavy, but VERY great at simulating impasto control and bristle brushes. Easily my favorite digital oil painting engine.
The new bristle brush engine is heavy, but VERY great at simulating impasto control and bristle brushes. Easily my favorite digital oil painting engine.
But to be fair, Ghost of Tsushima and Ghost of Yotei seemed to be made for me, directly, as an individual nerd
July 11, 2025 at 5:29 AM
But to be fair, Ghost of Tsushima and Ghost of Yotei seemed to be made for me, directly, as an individual nerd
Quick apple study painting to show off the topic of the next YouTube video: Color variety within a locked value range!
June 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Quick apple study painting to show off the topic of the next YouTube video: Color variety within a locked value range!
Photo study
(I promise I still paint! Tons of NDA stuff coming soon, currently wrapping up multiple commissions for an unannounced project!)
(I promise I still paint! Tons of NDA stuff coming soon, currently wrapping up multiple commissions for an unannounced project!)
June 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Photo study
(I promise I still paint! Tons of NDA stuff coming soon, currently wrapping up multiple commissions for an unannounced project!)
(I promise I still paint! Tons of NDA stuff coming soon, currently wrapping up multiple commissions for an unannounced project!)
My newest tutorial is OUT NOW!
"Simplifying Color Theory Vol. 2" tackles some more color theory (ranging from beginner to intermediate skill levels) including chroma, additive vs. subtractive mixing, painting over grayscale, and MORE! 3.5+ hours of video tutorials!
Link(s) in the replies!
"Simplifying Color Theory Vol. 2" tackles some more color theory (ranging from beginner to intermediate skill levels) including chroma, additive vs. subtractive mixing, painting over grayscale, and MORE! 3.5+ hours of video tutorials!
Link(s) in the replies!
June 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
My newest tutorial is OUT NOW!
"Simplifying Color Theory Vol. 2" tackles some more color theory (ranging from beginner to intermediate skill levels) including chroma, additive vs. subtractive mixing, painting over grayscale, and MORE! 3.5+ hours of video tutorials!
Link(s) in the replies!
"Simplifying Color Theory Vol. 2" tackles some more color theory (ranging from beginner to intermediate skill levels) including chroma, additive vs. subtractive mixing, painting over grayscale, and MORE! 3.5+ hours of video tutorials!
Link(s) in the replies!
GOG, you beautiful bastards you, YOU FREAKIN' DID IT!
Breath of Fire IV not only re-released, it's part of the official GOG Preservation library so it'll get updates, bug fixes, etc. Incredible day. Now bring on Breath of Fire III!
Breath of Fire IV not only re-released, it's part of the official GOG Preservation library so it'll get updates, bug fixes, etc. Incredible day. Now bring on Breath of Fire III!
April 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
GOG, you beautiful bastards you, YOU FREAKIN' DID IT!
Breath of Fire IV not only re-released, it's part of the official GOG Preservation library so it'll get updates, bug fixes, etc. Incredible day. Now bring on Breath of Fire III!
Breath of Fire IV not only re-released, it's part of the official GOG Preservation library so it'll get updates, bug fixes, etc. Incredible day. Now bring on Breath of Fire III!
Hey #PortfolioDay, I'm Wes! Illustrator with credits including Star Wars, Warhammer 40k, Riot Games, Magic: The Gathering (soon!), and a whole bunch of NDA stuff I can't talk about yet!
I also sell courses/brushes/tools for artists!
www.wesgardner.art
I also sell courses/brushes/tools for artists!
www.wesgardner.art
April 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hey #PortfolioDay, I'm Wes! Illustrator with credits including Star Wars, Warhammer 40k, Riot Games, Magic: The Gathering (soon!), and a whole bunch of NDA stuff I can't talk about yet!
I also sell courses/brushes/tools for artists!
www.wesgardner.art
I also sell courses/brushes/tools for artists!
www.wesgardner.art
Photo study for the latest YouTube vid (which I'll link in the comments!)
Sometimes it's just nice to turn your brain off and paint lol
Sometimes it's just nice to turn your brain off and paint lol
April 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Photo study for the latest YouTube vid (which I'll link in the comments!)
Sometimes it's just nice to turn your brain off and paint lol
Sometimes it's just nice to turn your brain off and paint lol
Finally left/uninstalled Twitter/X for good. Bluesky's now my main social, let's goooooo!
Little WIP of the next YouTube video (and portfolio piece, maybe?)
Little WIP of the next YouTube video (and portfolio piece, maybe?)
April 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Finally left/uninstalled Twitter/X for good. Bluesky's now my main social, let's goooooo!
Little WIP of the next YouTube video (and portfolio piece, maybe?)
Little WIP of the next YouTube video (and portfolio piece, maybe?)
Houston-bound for Texas Showdown to watch some fighting games, and more importantly, meet @marcopolo177.bsky.social for the first time in nearly 20 years! Damn we're old!
March 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Houston-bound for Texas Showdown to watch some fighting games, and more importantly, meet @marcopolo177.bsky.social for the first time in nearly 20 years! Damn we're old!
Ain't no April Fools here: Get 30% off all my digital products on ArtStation until May 1, 2025!
Use the coupon code 'SPRINGWES'. Enjoy!
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Use the coupon code 'SPRINGWES'. Enjoy!
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March 29, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Ain't no April Fools here: Get 30% off all my digital products on ArtStation until May 1, 2025!
Use the coupon code 'SPRINGWES'. Enjoy!
www.artstation.com/wesgardner/s...
Use the coupon code 'SPRINGWES'. Enjoy!
www.artstation.com/wesgardner/s...
post you from a different era
(this era had hair!)
(this era had hair!)
March 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
post you from a different era
(this era had hair!)
(this era had hair!)