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Specialist Sam
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🏳️‍⚧️ (he/they) | Artist, Gaymer, Nerd, Cat Dad 🐱💜
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Congrats on 2k!!! Beautiful art!!

Purple is my fave color 💜 So here are some of my purple peeps! :>

#Art #OC
A pale skinned young man faces the viewer. He has equally pale hair, held mostly in a high ponytail, though some strands fall around his face. He wears a skin-tight black body suit with straps and armor pieces on extremities, including a half mask obscuring his lower face. He also sports a black cape that reaches to the back of his knees. One hand rests lazily on the handle of a katana that is hanging form his right hip. His shadow becomes the shape of a wolf, with faint stars and celestial shapes vaguely mapping the wolf's basic skeleton. A young androgynous figure with dark skin. They are wearing shiny metallic-chrome purple armor and a cape made of wysteria. In their left hand (raised) they hold their helmet/mask that has a digital pixelated smile featured on it. In their lowered right hand they hold onto the haft of a spear. The blade is glowing purple and crystaline, the point appears to shatter reality like broken glass in a small sphere around it. A young man with pale skin and choppy red hair crouches in the foreground. He has a bone dagger in each hand, black painted nails, and many rings on his fingers. He wears all black, including a long trench coat with a hood draped around his shoulders, and combat boots. A humanoid construct of wood and metal looms behind him, wearing a tattered poncho. It has a deer skull for a head. A young androgynous figure with pale hair and red hair sits on a wall blowing bubble gum. They are wearing dark clothes including a corset, short shorts, fishnets, striped thigh-highs and platform boots. They also wear an oversized witch's hat with a drooping point, and hold a skull in one hand thoughtfully. Behind the wall and leaning over to view is a tall golem like figure masked by a tattered coat, with a jack-o-lantern for a head and a sickle for a hand. In the background is a full moon, and the text 'Happy Halloween!'
November 7, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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...and a silly derp doodle of his doggy form...
#art #OCart
A chibi style drawing of a big black wolf with a skull for a face. It has a green glow surrounding it and glowing eye sockets.
November 7, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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Quick drawing of an OC for a MASKS game, named Liam, aka Hell Hound.
#art #ttrpgart #OC #OCart
A young blond man with green eyes, crouched low in a combat ready position as though waiting to pounce. He has black trousers and sneakers with green strap accents, a dark turtleneck and an army green short sleeved baggy coat over top. He grins toothily at the viewer, and wears an upside down cross earring dangling from one ear.
November 7, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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The Champion, The Idol, and The Mystic, Genmon trainers!
#ttrpg #ttrpgart #art #monsterstail
A Genmon Trainer, an androgynous person with messy brown hair beneath a rusty colored bandana and goggles. They have hazel eyes and have a bandaid over their nose, and a large grin. They wear athletic streetwear style clothes in mostly black, grey, and red. Holding up a peace-sign with their left hand, they hold a capture device in their right. A Genmon Trainer with messy blonde hair pulled back in a bun, with many strands still framing her face. She has blue eyes, a large smile, and lightning bolt earings. She wears a simple blue dress with clouds on it, and a yellow cardigan. Her socks have cloud-like poofy cuffs and her wingtip shoes are white and blue with lightning bolt patterns in the blue sections. She is floating with the aid of an umbrella that has different rainbow colors for each panel. A Genmon trainer with voluminous natural hair that is very green. She has darker skin, a peaceful smile, and wears a mixture of nature themed jewelry. She is dressed in various green and earth tone layers that are more fantasy in design, including a leaf-themed satchel over one shoulder. She has Aro and Ace pride pins on the band of the satchel.
November 7, 2024 at 1:43 AM
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The Professor, The Doctor, and The Transfer, Genmon trainers!
#ttrpg #ttrpgart #art #monsterstail
A Genmon trainer, tall and lanky with messy light brown hair pulled back in a short pony tail. He wears glasses and is reading a book he is holding in one hand. He has several books and papers stuffed under his other arm. He wears business casual, with a lab coat over top. A Genmon Trainer with dirty blonde hair in a bob and grey eyes smiling at the viewer. she wears a short tan trenchcoat, brown boots and gloves, and has a burgundy scarf and newsboy cap. She has a satchel with a medic symbol over one shoulder. A Genmon Trainer who is androgynous in nature; they wear a fox mask that hides their face, and a hood with ears over their head. They have a red cape with fur around the shoulders, and a curved wooden staff over their shoulder. They wear a mix of earthy colors and patterns underneath, and have short leather boots with fur on top.
November 7, 2024 at 1:37 AM
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The Ranger, The Invigorated, The Captain, and The Smith, Genmon trainers!
#ttrpg #monsterstail #ttrpgart
A Genmon trainer with long wild ginger hair. She has hazel eyes, freckles, and a smile. She's wearing a green jean jacket and green overalls, dirty white sneakers, and a knee brace on her left knee. A Genmon trainer with fiery red hair pulled back in a messy ponytail and vivid green eyes. She has a long black jacket, white gloves, and tall boots with green spats. She holds a violin and bow in her hands and smirks at the viewer. A Genmon trainer leaning against a wall, side profile full body view. He has messy black hair and a baseball cap and looks at a Genmon capture device he's tossing in the air. He has an orange and grey jacket over a light grey hoodie, and has dark athletic pants and white and orange sneakers. A Genmon trainer with blond hair, blue eyes, and a smarmy smile. He is taking a broad stride and giving a thumbs up to the viewer, with a briefcase in his other hand. He wears business casual attire, with a woodworker's apron over the top and a luggage trunk worn as a backpack.
November 7, 2024 at 1:32 AM
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Last month I had to say goodbye to this wonderful creature. Peaches was the most gentle cat I have ever met. Though never a lap cat, she was the sweetest, and wouldn't do a thing to hurt you. She loved hydrating, chasing hairties, and LADIES. It's been hard without her. Hug your fur babies tight! 💜😿
A blurry photo of a plump orange cat laying on her back and batting at a ribbon. She's licking her lips and has a crazed look. A photo of an orange cat curled up in a bed at the top of a cat tree. She looks at the camera, her eyes partially closed in sleepy contentment. One hind foot sticks out, close to the camera, showing off her perfect pink toe beans. A collage of four pictures featuring a slightly plump orange cat. The top picture features her on her back, legs in the air, one reaching towards the camera gently, her face sleepy and content. The middle left is a close up of her face in profile, looking left, backlit by soft white light. The middle right is a photo of her face, mouth open in a meow. The bottom photo is her laying on her side, head up, back legs sticking out far and her tail curled in a sassy way.
May 14, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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💜🤩
Two female figures stand back to back, the left figure facing the camera while the secondary figure is facing slightly away but peeking over her shoulder and holding a finger to her lips. The left/foremost figure is of Japanese descent, with a sharp cropped bob of black hair. She wears a mixture of athleisure and motorcycle gear, her right arm reaching across her body for a katana that is held at her left hip. The right figure is dressed in 'ninja' gear, with a thick and long red scarf that wraps around her body and divides the two. She has a katana on her right hip, the two blades forming an 'X' in the center of the image. A portrait of a cyberpunk-esque young man lit by neon teal and pink light. He has a short and messy purple mohawk and a numerous dark silver piercings in his ears and face. He has a sly grin and gold eyes, the pupils are reflective. A thick jacket collar reaches his jaw. Two figures are shown walking against a rainy backdrop. A dark sky and sci-fi cityscape dominates the background, with a dark metal bridge stretching into the foreground, the surface reflective from the rain. The two figures are walking on the left side of the bridge, and are dressed in dark clothes; the figure on the left has a futuristic helmet hiding their face, and they are holding a glowing blue holographic umbrella to shelter them both. The figure on the right is slightly taller, has blue skin, and a long purple scarf that whips in the wind behind them. A young man with pale skin and choppy red hair crouches in the foreground. He has a bone dagger in each hand, black painted nails, and many rings on his fingers. He wears all black, including a long trench coat with a hood draped around his shoulders, and combat boots. A humanoid construct of wood and metal looms behind him, wearing a tattered poncho. It has a deer skull for a head.
March 22, 2024 at 12:16 AM
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Congrats on 1k!! 🎉 Well deserved! 💜

I like free art! 👁️👄👁️

My witchy boy Milo!!
The bust of a young man wearing a black leather jacket with studs on the shoulder yoke. He has an undercut and his hair is vibrant red. He has blue eyes, black eyeliner and lipstick, and many piercings in his ears. He gazes left with a scowl, his arms folded across his chest. The bust of a young man wearing a black leather jacket with studs on the shoulder yoke. He has an undercut and his hair is vibrant red. He has blue eyes, and many piercings in his ears. He gazes left with a scowl, his arms folded across his chest. A young man with pale skin and choppy red hair crouches in the foreground. He has a bone dagger in each hand, black painted nails, and many rings on his fingers. He wears all black, including a long trench coat with a hood draped around his shoulders, and combat boots. A humanoid construct of wood and metal looms behind him, wearing a tattered poncho. It has a deer skull for a head.
March 21, 2024 at 5:36 AM
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It is the final day (16 hours!!) for A Monster's Tail, our Monster Catching TTRPG. We're fully funded funded, we have a few extra NPC tiers to go and we're pushing to our next big stretch goal. Help us get it before the campaign ends! Link below. #ttrpgart #ttrpg #pokemon
A pomeranian and thunder storm inspired Genmon (think pokemon) and their trainer, a young woman with blond hair dressed in predominantly yellow and blue weather themed clothes, both sing enthusiastically into microphones. "It's the final countdown!"
March 21, 2024 at 1:12 AM
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A portrait of a cyberpunk-esque young man lit by neon teal and pink light. He has a short and messy purple mohawk and a numerous dark silver piercings in his ears and face. He has a sly grin and gold eyes, the pupils are reflective. A thick jacket collar reaches his jaw. A young woman stands hovering just above the ground, her left leg slightly raised and bent at the knee, her right foot pointed towards the ground; her expression is strained and slightly fearful. Her arms are raised in a somewhat defensive position, but her core and face are exposed. She wears a simple outfit of slacks, sneakers, a formal shirt, dark vest, and a loose blue tie. She has tattoos of Samoan design along her arms that glow brightly with golden light, their designs mimicked in larger glowing shapes that surround her body. Turbulent and violent energy in sunset colors swirls around her and illuminates her against the dark gray background. Two figures are shown walking against a rainy backdrop. A dark sky and sci-fi cityscape dominates the background, with a dark metal bridge stretching into the foreground, the surface reflective from the rain. The two figures are walking on the left side of the bridge, and are dressed in dark clothes; the figure on the left has a futuristic helmet hiding their face, and they are holding a glowing blue holographic umbrella to shelter them both. The figure on the right is slightly taller, has blue skin, and a long purple scarf that whips in the wind behind them. Three young redheads pose in front of a graffitied brick wall. On the left is a young woman wearing a school girl uniform; she leans on a large black sword, and her right arm is missing below the elbow, replaced with a large shadowy demonic arm instead. Crouched in the center and in front of the other two is an effeminate young man with a dark trench coat and a bone dagger in each hand. On the right, facing slightly away, is a slightly taller young man with his hair pulled back in a long ponytail; he wears streetwear evoking urban samurai, and has a katana strapped to his back and a bow in one hand. He also wears a half-face oni mask on the lower half of his face.
March 18, 2024 at 1:44 AM
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Wanted to design a new avatar... :>
#art #cyberpunk
A portrait of a cyberpunk-esque young man lit by neon teal and pink light. He has a short and messy purple mohawk and a numerous dark silver piercings in his ears and face. He has a sly grin and gold eyes, the pupils are reflective. A thick jacket collar reaches his jaw.
March 15, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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Love me some white-haired OCs...

This is "Lori" across various universes. A sly scoundrel generally at risk of being slightly unhinged.
#art
A pale skinned young man faces the viewer. He has equally pale hair, held mostly in a high ponytail, though some strands fall around his face. He wears a skin-tight black body suit with straps and armor pieces on extremities, also including a black cape that reaches to the back of his knees. One hand rests lazily on the handle of a katana that is hanging form his right hip. A pale skinned elf man faces the viewer. He has equally pale hair that is left to fall freely around his shoulders, half covering his face. He has glowing yellow eyes and a smirk on his face. He wears a tight black trench coat with a red sash around his waist, and several thick leather belts. One hand rests lazily on the handle of a katana that is hanging form his right hip. The background is black, becoming red towards the center, with bright red cracks. A side profile view bust of a man, his chin tilted upwards. He has pale skin and equally pale hair, which is very long and held back in a high ponytail. He has sickly dark liquid trickling from his mouth, and dark veins spidering across the skin surrounding his eyes. The glowing beam of a purple lightsaber is in front of his face, illuminating it.
March 15, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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Hi I'm Sam! I love fantasy and sci-fi! I tend to focus on character design, but I also like doing illustrations sometimes, capturing a specific moment of a story! :)

Thank you for the share fellow human, your work is lovely!!
Two figures are shown walking against a rainy backdrop. A dark sky and sci-fi cityscape dominates the background, with a dark metal bridge stretching into the foreground, the surface reflective from the rain. The two figures are walking on the left side of the bridge, and are dressed in dark clothes; the figure on the left has a futuristic helmet hiding their face, and they are holding a glowing blue holographic umbrella to shelter them both. The figure on the right is slightly taller, has blue skin, and a long purple scarf that whips in the wind behind them. Two female figures stand back to back, the left figure facing the camera while the secondary figure is facing slightly away but peeking over her shoulder and holding a finger to her lips. The left/foremost figure is of Japanese descent, with a sharp cropped bob of black hair. She wears a mixture of athleisure and motorcycle gear, her right arm reaching across her body for a katana that is held at her left hip. The right figure is dressed in 'ninja' gear, with a thick and long red scarf that wraps around her body and divides the two. She has a katana on her right hip, the two blades forming an 'X' in the center of the image. An effeminate young man with darker skin and long back hair appears to stand floating in the center of the image. He wears a long white tunic with asymmetrical gold embellishment along the shoulders and seams. He also wears a white capelet that is vaguely shaped like wings, the inner lining made up of sparkling gold feather shapes. He has gold arm cuffs and jewelry. His left hand his raised, the shape of a crown made out of glowing light hovering above it. A young woman stands hovering just above the ground, her left leg slightly raised and bent at the knee, her right foot pointed towards the ground; her expression is strained and slightly fearful. Her arms are raised in a somewhat defensive position, but her core and face are exposed. She wears a simple outfit of slacks, sneakers, a formal shirt, dark vest, and a loose blue tie. She has tattoos of Samoan design along her arms that glow brightly with golden light, their designs mimicked in larger glowing shapes that surround her body. Turbulent and violent energy in sunset colors swirls around her and illuminates her against the dark gray background.
March 14, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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How about creating your own Genmon that will be illustrated and added to the book? There are currently 2 slots still up for grabs! 😗
#ttrpgart #ttrpg #kickstarter #pokemon
A banner showing the rewards for a kickstarter tier, called 'Gotta Catch'em All' for $200. It shows a physical book copy of A Monster's Tail, a PDF copy, and a PDF copy of Blasting Off Again! which is a team rocket inspired spin-off. Stretch goals are included. A Genmon is shown as well, the left half a sketch, the right half the finished design.
March 14, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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Want to Be the Very Best and create a Genmon Trainer that will go in the book? With a bust of them drawn by yours truly? There are still 4 slots left!!
#ttrpgart #ttrpg #kickstarter
A banner showing the rewards for a Kickstarter tier, saying Be The Very Best for $100. It shows a physical copy of A Monster's Tail book, a PDF copy, and a PDF copy of Blasting Off Again! a team rocket inspired TTRPG spin off. Stretch goals included, and there is the image of a Trainer, one half showing a sketch, and the right half showing the final design.
March 14, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Pretty men? Great prompt! 😃
A young man with pale skin and choppy red hair crouches in the foreground. He has a bone dagger in each hand, black painted nails, and many rings on his fingers. He wears all black, including a long trench coat with a hood draped around his shoulders, and combat boots. A humanoid construct of wood and metal looms behind him, wearing a tattered poncho. It has a deer skull for a head. A young man with tan skin stands facing away from the viewer but looking over his shoulder at them. He has red hair held in a high, long ponytail, the sides of his head are cropped short. He wears streetwear, evoking urban samurai; he has a katana strapped to his back as well as a quiver of arrows hanging lower, a long bow held in one hand. He wears a teal, half-face oni mask. A pale skinned young man faces the viewer. He has equally pale hair, held mostly in a high ponytail, though some strands fall around his face. He wears a skin-tight black body suit with straps and armor pieces on extremities, also including a black cape that reaches to the back of his knees. One hand rests lazily on the handle of a katana that is hanging form his right hip. A pale skinned elf man faces the viewer. He has equally pale hair that is left to fall freely around his shoulders, half covering his face. He has glowing yellow eyes and a smirk on his face. He wears a tight black trench coat with a red sash around his waist, and several thick leather belts. One hand rests lazily on the handle of a katana that is hanging form his right hip. The background is black, becoming red towards the center, with bright red cracks.
March 13, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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Congratulations on 700!! Well deserved, your stuff is awesome!!

Here are some pieces I am proud of... last one is my OC, Milo Hayes... a spicy magic boy :)
A white haired man in a dark red tunic with gold embellishment stands against a night sky, the image is cropped from waist up. He smirks, holding a sword towards the viewer with his right hand. His left hand is held up away from the viewer, covered in a long gold glove, and he has a flame conjured around that hand. A dreary, rainy, sci fi cityscape makes up the background. A long rain soaked and reflective bridge extends from the background to the foreground. Two dark clothed figures walk along the left side. The figure on the right has blue skin and wears a long purple scarf that whips in the wind. The figure on the left wears a futuristic helmet, and holds a blue-glowing holographic umbrella to shelter them both. A young woman dresses in a black and red dress, including a red bolero jacket with ruffles. She has sugar skull makeup on her face, and skeleton makeup on her exposed arms and cleavage area. She wears a wide brimmed hat with skull shaped lace around the brim. Magic glows around her hands and she is surrounded by floating candles and marigold petals. A short red-headed effeminate young man crouches in the foreground. He has a bone dagger in each hand and wears a long dark trenchcoat with a hood resting around his shoulders. A vaguely humanoid construct of wood, and metal stands behind him, draped with a tattered poncho. It's head is a deer skull, with glowing purple dots in the eye sockets.
March 13, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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She picking out a pumpkin for Halloween... silly Peach, it's way too early!

...I might be going slightly insane, send help.
A photoshopped image of a pale orange cat in an orange dress and a bonnet hat, peering inquisitively at piles of pumpkins.
March 13, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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If you see this, post undead! 💀
#art
Two sketched portraits side by side of the same man; on the left is him in undeath, on the right he is still alive. He has center-parted, nearly chin length hair. On the left he has hollow, glowing purple eyes and a metal lower jaw. On the right, he has tired blue eyes and a slight smirk.
March 13, 2024 at 2:34 AM
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Someone said she looked like she was wearing a dress... so I did a silly thing! 🎃😹
March 13, 2024 at 2:21 AM
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Been a while since I did any FFXIV, but here are some commissions I worked on in the past! :) Always enjoy doing MMO characters. I love doing fantasy and sci&fi stuff!
March 12, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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Show me ya wizards! 🧙✨
#art #characterart #ttrpgart
March 11, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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Dr. Ourania Smith, a portrait done as a backer reward from The Worst Generation!

#art #ttrpgart #ttrpg
March 11, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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Congratulations on the milestone!! 🥳
March 10, 2024 at 6:21 PM