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Nora V./Northssketchbook - Illustrator & Graphic Designer
@northsketches.bsky.social
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Worldbuilding-character design-ttrpg-nature enthusiast:3
Portfolio: noravesztergom.com
t: northssketchbook.tumblr.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/northvenari
Work inquiries -> noravillustration(at)gmail.com
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TTRPG Character Arts - I used some dice tables from my forays into solo rpg campaigns to roll for the character traits and looks. It was a lot of fun for sure^^
#characterdesign #ttrpgart #fantasyart #fantasy #artistsonbsky #illustration #art #dnd #ttrpg #drow #triton #eladrin #tiefling
A lineup of ttrpg characters - a human fighter with a greatsword on their back, dressed in light armor. A Drow Medic, dressed in medical robes and looking at a piece of parchment. A Triton assassin, a blade in his hand, looking focused. An elderly Eladrin with a cheery demeanor. And a Tiefling bard with a mysterious vibe and fashionable dress. End ID.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Some sketchbook sketches - with many Lunas! Pencil sketches colored digitally.
#artistsonbsky #characterart #sketchbook #mixedmedia #miqote #witch #pencilsketch (Hmm, what else do I tag this as...eh should be enough)
A sketchbook page of a feline figure with glowing tattoos and soot covered fingers, her eyes glow. There is also sketches of the same character in human form, a lavender colors outfit, and many black belts with boots. She has a tarot card in one hand, and silver moon and star adornments on a chain around her waist. There's also a doodle of a little potion bottle. A feline character poses in a fancy outfit. Her eyes shine mysteriously, and the outfit is adorned with moons and stars. A sketchbook page of a feline figure with glowing tattoos and soot covered fingers, her eyes glow. There is also sketches of the same character in human form, a lavender colors outfit, and many black belts with boots. She has a tarot card in one hand, and silver moon and star adornments on a chain around her waist. There's also a doodle of a little potion bottle. A feline character poses in a fancy outfit. Her eyes shine mysteriously, and the outfit is adorned with moons and stars.
October 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Getting slowly back a bit into digital art. A portrait of Lunarae a number of years in the future. Also on Patreon (with s small process walkthough) and tumblr!
#ffxiv #miqote #digitalart #illustration #artistsonbsky #humanartists #conceptart #characterart #characterdesign
A portrait of a feline figure with long tufted ears, blue hair and greyish blue skin. One eye is silver, and the other gold. Her hair is tied with leather cords, and feathers, as well as small shiny beads that evoke the image of stars in the night sky. She is slightly smilling, with knowing look. She's Lunarae Starseeker, my (the artist's) character! A series of process images of the previous piece. The first image is a loose sketch with lowered opacity, the second is the finished lineart, and the third is the flat colors is progress.
October 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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‪GW2 [VS] October - Art Party sketches! Organized on tumblr <3
#vsartparty #gw2
An ink page of sketches of various characters from gw2. A gargoyle shaped norn, sylvari at the top left, then a charr elementalist with flame-like hair, a human on a broomstick in the bottom left, and finally a sylvari necromancer in the middle. An ink page of colored watercolor sketches of various characters from gw2. A gargoyle shaped norn, sylvari at the top left, then a charr elementalist with flame-like hair, a human on a broomstick in the bottom left, and finally a sylvari necromancer in the middle.
October 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 27-28-29-30. Spring-Summer-Autumn-Winter
#swordtember2025 #swordtember #watercolor #penandink #fantasyillustration #ttrpgillustration #illustration #artistsonsbky

Thank you so much everyone for following this year's Swordtember! <3 Inks and watercolor was so good to do again!^v^
An illustration of four figures around a stone table, overgrown with moss. The base of the table is a tree trunk, and there's all kinds of muchrooms and plants near the base. The four figures each represent one of the seasons. From left to right: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter.
October 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 26. Harpy
#swordtember2025 #swordtember #watercolor #penandink #fantasyillustration #ttrpgart #ttrpgillustration #illustration #artistsonsbky #harpy
A winged harpy holding two crossed swords above her head. Behind her are broken ancient Greek pillars, a landscape, trees, an orange-red sky, and black clouds. The medium is pen and ink. End ID.
September 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 24-25. Venom & Bubble
#swordtember2025 #swordtember #watercolor #penandink #venom #fantasyillustration #ttrpgart #ttrpgillustration #illustration #artistsonsbky
A watercolor, pen and ink illustration of a dark, robed figure holding a poisoned, fang-like blade. Behind them are poison bubbles, and a snake coilling around them. End ID.
September 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 22-23. Swan & Owl
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #fantasyart #sword #masquerade
An illustration two figures wearing outfits based on birds. One os a black swan, and the other figure, her sister, is a snowy owl. The piece is frames so that certain parts are mirrored, just in the opposite way. End ID. Also I just loooove how this piece turned out^^ The rythm, the colors, just everything clicked.
September 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 20-21. Vapor & Ring
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #fantasyart #sword
A feline figure summoning water and vapor, a bone sword in their hands. End ID.
September 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Swordtember 2025 Colored Version! - 17-18. Gem & Beetle
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #fantasyart #sword #gem #beetle #bastet
A painted version of my ink illustration depicting Bastet. To go off on a bit of a tangent here - since this is my equivalent of chatting in the tags on tumblr - though not as useful for actual alt text purposes, but I digress. Ahh this art though!!^^ My beloved magnum opus<333 The colors were so much fun to put together as I was painting, and pulling from my knowledge and ancient Egypt nerderdy from when I was a kid felt so nice! It all came full circle for sure.
September 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 17-18. Gem & Beetle
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #fantasyart #sword #gem #beetle #bastet

I'll be back with a painted version of this tomorrow instead of the prompt!
A black and white, pen an ink illustration incpired by the goddess Bastet and ancient Egypt. The figure holds a khopesh blade, with a gem scarab beetle below the handle. End ID.
September 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 15-16. Lace & Carved
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #fantasyart #sword #sculpture
An illustration of a sculpture being carved by a sculptur, and being decorated with lace my another artist. Also, before you think "this is an odd one", yeah I guess it's right *but* for one I wasn thinking about textile, and here lace's relation to sculpture, and also Degas' Little Dancer of Fourteen Years (as it is in english) sculpture. Also I did have a lot of fun inking it and painting it, so y'know ^v^ End ID.
September 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 13-14. Bloom & Rot
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #fantasyart #sword #dryad #druid
A watercolor and ink illustration of a plant figure half in bloom, and half in rot. They are holding a sickle-like sword in their rotten hand, and they are holding up their arm in bloom, magic flowing around their hand. They are kind of like a dryad or druid. End ID.
September 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 11-12. Reliquary & Concealed
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #fantasyart #sword
A sword's reliquary sits in a pedestal upon a crumbled ruin of yellowing rock, covered with roots, moss, and concealed by leaves. It is made in pen and ink, with watercolor. End ID.
September 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 09-10. Feline & Rodent
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #cozyfantasy #cozyfantasyart #tea #sword
A pen, ink and watercolor illustration of a feline and rodent character is sitting at a table, enjoying cups of tea in front of a window with a cozy light. The feline character is a bard, and the rodent character is a mage. End ID.
September 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Swordtember 2025 - 08. Canine
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #botanicalart #sword
A small person is running across a giant vine, accombanied by a tiny owl. In the background there are many wild roses and vines, and the equally massive skull and skeleton of a canine. Vines run through the skeletal figure.
September 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 07. Clock
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #fashionart #sword
A female figure in a dress stands before a black ink background. She is holding a pocket watch in one hand, and a rapier with a clock on it in the other. Her hair is flowing dramatically around her.
September 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Swordtember 2025 - 06. Fossil
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #archeologists #sword
Two archeologists stand above a dig site, suprised expressions. The elf is holding a jawbone looking "blade", and the horned figure beside them has their notepad beside them.
September 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 05. Bell
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #fairy #sword
A winged fairy-like figure amongst lily of the valley flowers, admiring their bell-shaped flowers. The background in maintly sap-green, with many leaves, grass, and a butterfly.
September 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 04. Scale
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart #dragon #sword
September 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 03. Automaton
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration #ttrpgart
A blacksmith's shop with a humanois smith in the foreground, and a bradd sutomaton in the background, a swordblade in it's hand. The other arm is a hammer. The color palette is a sepia tone, with a light glaze of colors on top. End ID.
September 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 02. Moss
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasyart #illustration
A swordtember illustration of a feline hooded figure gazing upon a moss covered stone statue and sword. The are waterfalls and stone pillars in the background. End ID.
September 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 01. Shell (Alt. original version with lower contrast!)
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasy
A swordtember illustration of a merfolk made in watercolor and ink. The are holding a shell sword and shield. Around them is water, seaweed, and tiny fish. This is an alternate version of the piece I posted before, just with lower contrast. End ID.
September 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Swordtember 2025 - 01. Shell
#swordtember #swordtember2025 #watercolor #penandink #artistsonbsky #fantasy
A swordtember illustration of a merfolk made in watercolor and ink. The are holding a shell sword and shield. Around them is water, seaweed, and tiny fish.
September 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Festival of the Four Winds - Lynlia Nightshade

Getting back into the swing of things by coloring a mechanical pencil sketch - my Mesmer's current outfit for running around during the festival^^ #gw2 #guildwars2 #sylvari #mesmer #artistsonbsky #illustration
A pink, red and purple sylvari (from guild wars 2) with green eyes against a pink background. She is wearing a dress, and is surrounded by butterflies. As a Mesmer, she is holding a pink magic dagger.
August 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM