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H.B. Tyson
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Fantasy Illustrator and Texture Enthusiast 📜✍🏻 • She / Her
https://hbtyson.carrd.co/
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Reposting this from my sketchbook account because I wish I could remember how I achieved this dry brush effect...
An acrylic painting on cream paper. A quadrupedal creature rests on a blue and tan rocky clifftop. The creature’s pale body and long tail contrasts against a dark sky.
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Quick linocut practice for the fun of it
Photo of a carved linoleum block. It depicts the upper half of humanoid figure whose “head” is an abstracted, organic shape. A serpentine creature wraps into an opening of the figure’s head.
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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A WIP print for class!
Photo of a screen print on a drying rack. The design is vaguely styled like a topographic map with a water feature resembling a human figure. It’s printed on kitakata paper with deckled edges.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Art train ! 🚂🚃🚃
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Digital illustration in the style of old print. A large two-headed beast with dark fur emerges from a cave. It lifts its heads to make eye contact with a redheaded child sitting above the cave’s entrance. Digital illustration in the style of a vintage storybook. A pale humanoid figure wearing a red cape is in the middle of a dark forest. The trees surrounding her have circular patterns carved into their bark. She stands on the edge of a pit that is filled with a tangled mass of worm-like creatures. Below the illustration reads "The worms wriggled endlessly in the pit." Digital illustration in the style of a vintage storybook. A man peacefully sits in a sparse forest with his back against a tree stump. Muted red flowers grow out of his chest. Below the illustration reads “several flowers bloomed from his chest.” Digital illustration in the style of old print. It displays three plants in various states of transformation. All are growing vague animal-like bodies: one birdlike, one serpentine, and the other humanoid.
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Mild plant horror 🌱🌿
Digital illustration depicting a hooded figure. Her face is not visible, but in its place are stylized shoots protruding from the hood’s opening. Dark mountains are visible in the background. Digital illustration styled as if it were printed on an old battered card. It depicts a character whose head is replaced by black branches. Digital illustration in the style of a vintage storybook. A man peacefully sits in a sparse forest with his back against a tree stump. Muted red flowers grow out of his chest. Below the illustration reads “several flowers bloomed from his chest.” Digital illustration in the style of old print. It displays three plants in various states of transformation. All are growing vague animal-like bodies: one birdlike, one serpentine, and the other humanoid.
October 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Thanks for the art share!

My name is H.B. and I create fantasy illustrations inspired by woodcuts and vintage children's books.
A digital illustration in the style of a woodcut. It depicts the upper half of humanoid figure whose “head” is a flattened organic shape. A serpentine creature delicately wraps around the figure’s arm and into an opening in their face. The figure handles the creature gently. A digital illustration in the style of a woodcut. A humanoid figure wearing a red cloak stands next to a long, segmented creature that resembles a carrot. The creature’s body weaves in-and-out of dark bushes. A digital illustration in the style of old print. A woman standing on a hill reaches out her hand to a giant. The giant, whose body is made up of abstract shapes, reaches out its hand in return. Digital art of a serpentine creature sitting on a small patch of grass. The style is similar to a woodcut print.
October 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Overgrown
A linocut print of a girl carrying an oversized carrot on her back. It's printed on off-white paper with black and orange ink.
October 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Do I understand what I was doing here? No.
Am I obsessed with the colors and textures? Absolutely!
Top half of a scanned image of “sketches” on cream paper. It’s mostly a collection of nonrepresentational forms created using watercolor, gouache, pencil and pen. Bottom half of a scanned image of “sketches” on cream paper. It’s mostly a collection of nonrepresentational forms created using watercolor, gouache, pencil and pen.
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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On the Edge · 2021
Digital illustration in the style of a vintage storybook. A humanoid creature with long hair and a green knit capelet peacefully sits on the edge of a cliff. A dark forest is visible behind them. Below the illustration reads “On the Edge.”
October 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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From His Chest · 2021
Digital illustration in the style of a vintage storybook. A man peacefully sits in a sparse forest with his back against a tree stump. Muted red flowers grow out of his chest. Below the illustration reads “several flowers bloomed from his chest.”
September 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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It may not seem like it, but my girl Dopp motivates me in ways that I can't fully express. Love her and miss her so much. 😔💕
A digital illustration in the style of a block print. A pale humanoid figure, Doppel, wearing a reddish cape or cloak stands next to a long, segmented creature that resembles a carrot. The creature’s body weaves in-and-out of dark bushes.
September 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Finally scanned the screenprint version of Renewed Vegetation!
Scanned image of a screenprint. The design is of three plant-animal hybrids printed in black ink on Kitakata paper.
September 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Time to repurpose past designs while learning new techniques! (Hand-drawn film positive for screen printing)
Photo of a screen print on a drying rack. The design is of three plant-animal hybrids.
September 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Host 🪱
A cutout ink drawing on a panel covered in old book pages. The ink drawing, pasted on the bottom right corner, is of a vaguely human-shaped mound made of organic material. Giant worms squirm out of it.
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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🪱🖊️
Close-up photo of an unfinished ink drawing of an organic cluster.
September 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Quote with your red art ❤️
A digital illustration depicting a girl watching a giant creature looming above a shadowy tree line. Below the illustration reads "PASSING THROUGH".
August 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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📌 My name is H.B. and I'm a fantasy artist specializing in a nostalgic style. My work is inspired by woodcuts and vintage children's books.

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A digital illustration in the style of a block print. A humanoid figure wearing a red cloak stands next to a long, segmented creature that resembles a carrot. The creature’s body weaves in-and-out of dark bushes. A digital illustration in the style of old print. It displays three plants in various states of transformation. All are growing vague animal-like bodies: one birdlike, one serpentine, and the other humanoid. Digital illustration in the style of old print. A large two-headed beast with dark fur emerges from a cave. It lifts its heads to make eye contact with a redheaded child sitting above the cave’s entrance. A digital illustration in the style of a woodcut. It depicts the upper half of humanoid figure whose “head” is a flattened organic shape. A serpentine creature delicately wraps around the figure’s arm and into an opening in their face. The figure handles the creature gently.
August 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Moon Companion • 2020
Digital art in the style of old print. A humanoid character, decked with hooded ears and orange garb, stands on a green striped hill. They look over their shoulder at the full moon in a dark sky.
July 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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2019 was also the year I drew my Antlered Woman for the first time! She was supposed to be a throwaway character, but I liked her too much.

This was called "Little Stranger"
Digital art of a woman with antlers noticing the presence of a small creature indifferently. The woman’s dress and the creature’s body blend into the black grass they stand on.
July 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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I barely remember making this, but this one from 2019 would be a cute one to redo.
Digital art of a monster with her small child. The monster, covered by a blanket, is humanoid with long brown hair and a thick tail. Her child is gently holding the end of her mother’s tail.
July 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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A Friendly Face
A digital illustration in the style of a woodcut. It depicts the upper half of humanoid figure whose “head” is a flattened organic shape. A serpentine creature delicately wraps around the figure’s arm and into an opening in their face. The figure handles the creature gently.
July 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Starting some more scrap doodles
Photo of a torn piece of bristol board on a cutting mat. The board has an unfinished ink drawing of a figure standing on a patch of grass.
July 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Out of curiosity, are there any fellow artists who create art inspired by vintage print/book illustrations? Would love to follow more who share my niche.
Digital illustration in the style of old print. A large two-headed beast with dark fur emerges from a cave. It lifts its heads to make eye contact with a redheaded child sitting above the cave’s entrance. Digital illustration in the style of old print. A humanoid figure wearing a red cape stands in the foreground looking over her shoulder. Behind her is various moss-covered rocks and trees. Below the illustration reads "The woods were still and quiet.” Digital illustration in the style of a vintage storybook. A pale humanoid figure wearing a red cape is in the middle of a dark forest. The trees surrounding her have circular patterns carved into their bark. She stands on the edge of a pit that is filled with a tangled mass of worm-like creatures. Below the illustration reads "The worms wriggled endlessly in the pit." Digital illustration in the style of a vintage storybook. At the edge of a forest, a girl wearing a hooded cardigan meets a long slender creature. The girl reaches out her hand as if to touch the creature's snout.
June 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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I'm curious!
Text on a white background that says "what do you like about my art style?"
June 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Linocut prints I've shared so far (2021 - 2025)
A black and white linocut print. A person with shoulder-length hair stands in the foreground. The figure's face lacks any facial features, but instead has a cavernous hole in its place. From this hole a mass of smoke flows out. Mountains and a speckled ground are visible in the background. A patchy linocut print on white paper. The design is of a snouted critter woman wearing a hood made of abstract patterns. Photo of a linoleum block proof on light gray paper. Design is a frontal view of a medieval farmer holding plants in his arms. The farmer has a halo and is surrounded by a patterned border. Photo of a linoleum block print on a drying rack. The design is of a girl carrying an oversized carrot on her back.
June 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM