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Daniel Lieske
@daniellieske.com
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Digital Artist & Graphic Novel Author from Warendorf, Germany

https://daniellieske.com
https://wormworldsaga.com
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Quote your art with fire! 🔥
An illustration of a huge burning fire giant. In the foreground, a young boy is kneeling on a rock, overlooking the spectacle.
October 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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It's my birthday today and if you'd like to make me a little gift, you could share the link to the Wormworld Saga website at wormworldsaga.com. What you'll find there is an epic fantasy adventure that's free for everyone to read on a handcrafted website without third party advertising. #indiecomics
A screenshot of the Wormworld Saga website that features an array of chapter cover icons beneath a detailed header illustration.
September 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Got a couple of pictures from my latest artwork for you. While working on the "Ring of the Nibelung" piece, I realized that the style would work perfectly on one of my favorite comic characters - Hellboy by @mikemignola.bsky.social. So, it's a fan art for a change! #blender #eevee #hellboy
An iconic composition of the comic book character Hellboy, standing on a rock. In the background, ominous tentacles are writhing. The same scene, a bit closer to the figure. The same scene, a bit more closer to the figure. The same scene, this time a portrait shot of the figure.
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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New version of "Tremble in Terror". I just needed more dark energy in this one. #Blender #eevee
A stylized 3D rendering showing a scene from Richard Wagner's opera "Rheingold". Alberich, the self-proclaimed leader of the Nibelung people, yields his almighty ring and forces his subjects to search for gold and piling up a treasure for him. Below him, on the right side, we see his brother Mime who was forced by Alberich to create him a magic helmet that makes him invisible and lets him assume any form he wishes. In the center of the image, the ring is floating in the air, radiating with evil energy.
August 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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This is the first illustration that I created 100% in Blender. Titled "Zitt're und Zage!" ("Tremble in Terror!"), it depicts a scene from "Rheingold" an opera by Richard Wagner which I recently discovered to be a huge source of inspiration. More info in the Alt text. #Blender #eevee
A stylized 3D rendering showing a scene from Richard Wagner's opera "Rheingold". Alberich, the self-proclaimed leader of the Nibelung people, yields his almighty ring and forces his subjects to search for gold and pilling up a treasure for him. Below him, on the right side, we see his brother Mime who was forced by Alberich to create him a magic helmet that makes him invisible and lets him assume any form he wishes. In the center of the image, the ring is floating in the air.
July 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Expanding my cast of Niblung folks. What fun is an almighty ring without subjects after all? Putting some more details into the ALT text #blender
July 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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I'm evolving my Alberich scene. Today I modeled a new head and played around with some additional post effects.
A heavily post-processed 3D illustration of Alberich the Nibelung. He's standing on a rock, the ring is floating in front of him. A close-up of Alberich. Another close-up of Alberich.
July 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Kind of a thing now that people ask me to create key artworks for their indie games. I deeply enjoy the wild mix of genres and styles. The artworks have a horrible aspect ratio to present them on social media. Unless... you stack them! Find close ups and WIPs at www.artstation.com/daniellieske...
A collection of key artworks for different indie computer games, all showing a main character in his game world. Shown here are the artworks for "Bloodmoon Survivors", "Super Dungeon Maker" and "Whiskers & Wizardry". A collection of key artworks for different indie computer games, all showing a main character in his game world. Shown here are the artworks for "Astroloot", "Blossom - The Seed of Life" and "Stratogun". A collection of key artworks for different indie computer games, all showing a main character in his game world. Shown here are the artworks for "Up With Doznik", "Earthborne" and "Boomerang Jack".
July 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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And some movies for the kids.
July 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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More work on the Alberich scene. I discovered a couple more tricks in Blender's compositor and I'm very happy that I arrived at this result without a single pixel added in Photoshop. #Blender3D
A stylized 3D rendering of Alberich the Nibelung. He's standing on top of a rock in ecstasy over the creation of the almighty ring which is floating below him in the foreground.
July 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Trying to do in Blender what I would normally do with a rough painting. Not caring about anything a traditional 3D artist would care about. Well, and I've got a "Ring des Nibelungen" thing going on. Can't get my head out of that world. Haven't seen enough interesting interpretations of the chars.
A roughly modeled and rendered 3D image of Alberich, the creator of the ring from Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen". Alberich is dark and mysterious, standing on a rock. The light of the ring is reflected in his eyes. In the lower part of the image, a roughly drawn golden ring and the text "Alberich" are added to the composition.
June 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Some moving images from those latest experiments.
June 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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And this one BTW was a total accident when I moved the camera through the beam of a spotlight. I used to PAINT my abstract paintings. Stumbling upon them in a 3D scene is an interesting new option!
A 3D-rendering with heavy post-processing that looks like an abstract painting.
June 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Viewport compositing in Blender has become wild. I used to create images like these with a whole lot of post-processing in Photoshop, always being locked in to a specific shot chosen. These however are all directly from Blender. No 2D retouch whatsoever. Fully editable in real-time. #blender #eevee
A post-processed 3D forest landscape rendering. A post-processed 3D forest landscape rendering. A small character is sitting on a rock at a lake. A post-processed 3D forest landscape rendering. A semi-abstract post-processed 3D forest landscape rendering.
June 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Blue Herb Software just released their retro jump 'n' run "Bones Beneath" for which I had the pleasure to create a key artwork and a full set of steam capsules. You can check out the game on Steam here: store.steampowered.com/app/2874550/...

WIPs on Artstation: www.artstation.com/artwork/BXrW3D
Digital painting of a jump 'n' run character with a Fedora hat and a whip, jumping through a dangerous parkour, being attacked by floating skulls.
April 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Random panel artwork from the Wormworld Saga. This time from Chapter 5.

Jonas and Raya travel on the River of Life towards an uncertain fate.

Read almost 500 pages for free at wormworldsaga.com

#webcomic #comic #indiecomic #humanartist
A digital painting of a fantasy landscape. A river is running through a landscape in which huge tilted rock formations lay scattered around. In the sky, planets of different sizes are visible.
March 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Random panel artwork from the Wormworld Saga. This time from Chapter 8.

We've already seen the East Gate of Kingspeak a couple of posts ago. This is how it looks from the outside.

Catch more glimpses of the epic architecture of the Wormworld at wormworldsaga.com

#comic #webcomic #indiecomic
A painting of a medival city gate. Ox wagons can be seen rolling through it.
March 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Random panel artwork of the Wormworld Saga. This time from Chapter 11.

In order to rescue Princess Raya, Jonas and Otomo have to sneak into the underground hidout of the Scrat bandits.

See how that turns out at wormworldsaga.com. It's free!

#webcomic #comic #indiecomic
A digital painting of an underground settlement. Haphazardly constructed wooden sheds fill the crevices between giant rocks.
March 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Random panel artwork from the Wormworld Saga. This time from Chapter 1.

At this point, Jonas has no idea yet what great adventure lies ahead.

Join him on his discovery at wormworldsaga.com. 100% free.

#webcomic #comic #indiecomic
Painted artwork showing a young boy kneeling in front of an old trunk in an attic. He's holding up a wooden sword that glows in the beam of his flashlight.
March 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Random panel artwork from the Wormworld Saga. This time from Chapter 8.

The ore wagons leave the city of Kingspeak through the eastern gate. Where do they travel to? Find out at wormworldsaga.com

#comic #webcomic #indiecomic
A digital painting of a fantasy city scene. Large wagons roll towards a fortified city gate. The houses along the street are colorful and palm trees grow on some of the roofs.
March 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Nosferatu (1922) might be a factor. Although it's more of a temporal pose rather than walking with stretched arms all the times it definitely propagates the idea that sleepwalkers are longing for something in their dreams and reach out to it. Imitations might have degenerated the pose over time.
A stll from the 1922 horror movie "Nosferatu". A woman is sleepwalking and stretches her arms out to reach some illusional object of desire.
March 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Random panel artwork from the Wormworld Saga. This time from Chapter 10.

Discover the exotic locations and mysterious creatures of the Wormworld at wormworldsaga.com

#webcomic #comic #indiecomics
A digital painting of a rocky landscape overgrown by giant mushrooms. In the foreground, dark figures approach what looks like the entry to an underground shelter. A pool of sunlight is illuminating the center of the scene.
March 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Yeah, I'm doing some pretty weird experiments in 3D Coat lately. Feels a bit like some unholy marriage of Fimo and 3D pen. There surely must come out something interesting from it. At some point. In the future.
Screenshots of some coloful abstract 3D sculpting. Screenshots of some coloful abstract 3D sculpting.
March 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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In case you didn't realize, you have an online book shelve with almost 500 pages of a spectacularly illustrated fantasy graphic novel that is all yours to enjoy anytime you need something that gives you a pause from the world. No external brands or algorithms will molest you there. wormworldsaga.com
A screenshot of the Wormworld Saga website. Under a lushly illustrated header you find what looks like a bookstand on which all the chapters are arranged, five in a row.
March 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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I've fallen into the German expressionism rabbit hole. It's deep and dark and very dramatically lit. My top 3 so far: "Faust" (1926), "Die Nibelungen" (1924) and, of course, "Metropolis" (1927). I knew they were there but only now my mind has truely opened up to them. Total fascination.
A still from the German movie "Faust" (1926). The devil looms over a small town. A still from the German movie "Faust" (1926). Faust encounters Mephisto at the crossroads. A still from the German movie "Faust" (1926). Faust is standing over the deadly injured Valentin who was killed by Mephisto.
February 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM