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Northerly | DTIYS Pinned @rtnortherly.bsky.social · Sep 6
IT IS FINALLY HERE 🎉 I’m hosting a DTIYS featuring my OC Cricket (it/its, they/them).

- Use the hashtag #rtnorthDTIYS
- Tag me please 👀
- Ends December 7th, three months from now!
- Feel free to crop/change colours/adjust however you need.
Digital art of my OC, Cricket. They are leaning back in a chair that's pushed into a desk. The chair is tilting back, and Cricket has their legs up on the top of the desk. Cricket's head is tilted back and slightly towards the viewer and it has a lax sort of smile on its face. One arm is draped across its stomach, and the other hangs free so the fingers nearly brush the floor. Cricket is dressed in a loose, partially unbuttoned shirt, suspenders, and nondescript brown pants. It has a black stylized cricket tattoo on both forearms, and a striped neck tattoo that ends in feathers under the collarbone, and then a skull over the sternum. They appear to be in ramshackle office, and pinned to the side of their desk is a notice advertising "RTnorth's DTIYS. Join in until Dec. 7th. Use #rtnorthDTIYS". The lighting is entirely an artificial neon pink.
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thxnywy.art
heavenly ouchie
#art
a digital watercolor painting of a frog-faced fish dragon with a sword in its guts floating in the clouds between night and day
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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crittercrafterally.bsky.social
"No Tribute Necessary" will be the next original I sell on my shop! It is a 4x6 inch ballpoint pen and watercolor piece!

I'll have more details available leading up to next weekend - along with a couple other things I have planned!
Ballpoint pen and watercolor artwork of a feminine-bodied automaton with plated limbs, sitting on a ledge with indistinguishable skulls and clutching a single-eyed, muti-winged entity in her right hand.
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
rtnortherly.bsky.social
Been doing a very good job only focusing on one writing project so far this month, but holy hell are all my other projects violently rattling the door they got shoved behind.

Especially since I feel I've learned a lot about my process when it come to writing/planning/first drafts.
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
rtnortherly.bsky.social
Two weeks left for my dtiys 👉👈
rtnortherly.bsky.social Northerly | DTIYS Pinned @rtnortherly.bsky.social · Sep 6
IT IS FINALLY HERE 🎉 I’m hosting a DTIYS featuring my OC Cricket (it/its, they/them).

- Use the hashtag #rtnorthDTIYS
- Tag me please 👀
- Ends December 7th, three months from now!
- Feel free to crop/change colours/adjust however you need.
Digital art of my OC, Cricket. They are leaning back in a chair that's pushed into a desk. The chair is tilting back, and Cricket has their legs up on the top of the desk. Cricket's head is tilted back and slightly towards the viewer and it has a lax sort of smile on its face. One arm is draped across its stomach, and the other hangs free so the fingers nearly brush the floor. Cricket is dressed in a loose, partially unbuttoned shirt, suspenders, and nondescript brown pants. It has a black stylized cricket tattoo on both forearms, and a striped neck tattoo that ends in feathers under the collarbone, and then a skull over the sternum. They appear to be in ramshackle office, and pinned to the side of their desk is a notice advertising "RTnorth's DTIYS. Join in until Dec. 7th. Use #rtnorthDTIYS". The lighting is entirely an artificial neon pink.
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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rtnortherly.bsky.social
Kept this pretty rough, but I like it anyway. Probably that's because I missed them.

#myart #cyberpunk2077
Digital art of two characters in punkish attire turned as if to address the viewer, in a neon lit room. One is my cyberpunk 2077 character, V, a man with a shaved head and red target eyes. He is dressed in an orange shirt layered over a black long sleeved shirt, ripped jeans and untied combat boots. He is sitting sideways in a window, legs folded, and one hand braced against the upper part of the windowsill. There is futuristic city visible, though out of focus, behind him. Next to him stands my OC Daisy, a woman with fluorescent yellow hair, a dark blue metal plate on her bottom jaw, and blue stars decorating her skin. She has a dark baggy shirt with a blue star on it over a tight bright blue skirt. Under that she wears a black mesh shirt and leggings. One arm is folded behind her back, while the other is loose at her side. She is smiling. At the bottom image are two lines of text made to look like the subtitles from the cyberpunk game. They read as follows: Daisy: Hey! Was wonderin' where you'd gone. V: Doing alright?
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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bem.bsky.social
this was so fun xD idk why Liam would strike this pose, but he's had to do plenty of random things to deal with multi-dimensional beings. Even if violence would be quicker, if he can avoid it, he will!
#bemdraws #art #oc #ocart
a dude in low futuristic / fantasy clothes strikes a pose framing his face, referenced from a jjba pose
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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hampus.bsky.social
Unwanted Visitor, the second instalment in my series of four-page horror comics.

Enjoy! 👻

#comics, #art, #horror, #DarkArt
A black and white comic. Page 1 of 4: The first panel depicts a garden in front of a brick house. There is a metal railing outside the house, possibly blocking off some stairs leading underground. A couple of basement windows further indicate that we are looking at the outdoor entrance to a basement. A round little woman with glasses and tiny feet – the landlady – is guiding a tall, lanky male-presenting teenager with a sports bag over their shoulder across the yard. The landlady speaks: “I keep the lawn mowed, but you will shovel your own snow in winter. Bad back, you see. The stairs. Keep them clean, watch yourself.” Along the bottom of the panel, the title “Unwanted Visitor” appears. In the next couple of panels, the landlady shows the teenager into a basement apartment, with a black and white chequered floor and sparse furniture. The teenager looks unimpressed as the landlady goes on: “Kitchenette, bathroom. Keep the window open while you cook. Grease is a terrible thing. There’s a scraper in the shower – use it. Mold is also a terrible thing. No parties, no guests, no girlfriends, no noise.” The teenager begins to speak: “What about…” The landlady interrupts: “Do not use the phone jack. My sick old mother must be able to reach me when I’m at work.” In the next panel, the teenager points to the far wall of the room, where a door can be seen behind a curtain. “What’s with the door?” the teenager asks. The landlady responds from off-panel: “That leads to my part of the house. It will be kept locked. From my side, of course.” Next, landlady holds up the curtain, gesturing toward it as the teenager looks annoyed. “Doesn’t feel very private,” says the teenager. “Sure it does,” says the landlady. “There’s a curtain. I need emergency access. Fires are a terrible thing.” “What about the front door?” says the teenager. “Right,” says the landlady, handing over a set of keys, shown in closeup. “You will make no copies of this. Enjoy your studies.” Page 2 of 4: There are four similar panels in a 2x2 grid, depicting the teenager from before in closeup, apparently seen through a bathroom mirror. In the first panel, the teenager is applying mascara to their eyelashes. A hissing sound effect, represented by a slithering trail of the letter “H”, emerges from the background and carries through the next two panels. The teenager thinks: “Two months and I still can’t get used to that smell. Must be the plumbing. And that hissing sound… the pipes? Or is an animal dying in the wall?” The teenager, now wearing lipstick, roughs up their hair, making a pouty face at the mirror and looking fabulous. They wipe the lipstick off on their arm, glancing over their shoulder. The teenager thinks: “Maybe there really is a mold p…” but is interrupted by a slamming sound from off-panel. “Who’s there?” the teenager asks. In the next panel, the teenager looks out from the bathroom, appearing as a dark silhouette with the whites of their eyes showing. The next panel reveals the main room, where the curtain in front of the door is sustained on the air, as if the door had just slammed shut. The final panel depicts a keyhole, seen up close, and through it we see the foot-end of a bed, where two large, wiry feet are resting. Page 3 of 4: The teenager is standing close to the viewer, their back turned. We are outside in the garden. A garden wall separates the lawn from the street, where an old car is parked. The landlady, now wearing a coat, is making her way toward the car, away from the teenager. “Ridiculous,” she says, “I’ve told you, that door is locked.” The teenager replies: “From your side, yes. But…” The landlady interrupts: “Are you suggesting, that my poor old mother, who can barely go to the toilet by herself, is sneaking into your room?” We see a closeup of the landlady’s face, as she rolls her eyes. In the background, the teenager throws out their hands. “Well somebody is!” says the teenager. “Preposterous,” replies the landlady. The teenager goes on: “And that’s not all.” Next, we see three panels in sequence with rounded corners, suggesting a memory or flashback. In the first panel, the teenager is rummaging through a bag of toiletries. Their dialogue continues over the scene: “Some of my toiletries have gone missing.” Next, the teenager is in bed, clasping their face in apparent fear, one eye showing between the fingers. The background is a pattern of concentric circles. The dialogue continues: “I hear creaking and hissing at night.” Next, the teenager’s frowning face is seen in profile as they survey the contents of a pot of butter. The dialogue continues: “And the other day, I found traces in my butter. Like from fingers.” Back in the garden, the landlady raises a warning finger at the teenager. “I’ve heard just about all I can take,” says the landlady. The teenager tries to protest: “But…” and the landlady continues: “I’m late for my night shift. This discussion is over.” The landlady looks over her shoulder with a strangely smug expression. “There have been no unwanted visitors in that apartment,” she says. “Unless you invited them yourself. Have you been doing something you shouldn’t?” The teenager scratches their head as the car drives away. Page 4 of 4: The teenager is brushing their teeth, glancing anxiously over their shoulder at the dark room behind them. The teenager thinks: “I am not spending another school year in this place. Hopefully I can get something new after summer.” The hissing sound effect from earlier returns, slithering out of the darkness and carrying across the next several panels, as we see the teenager lying in bed, eyes pinched shut, trying to sleep, a wedge of light falling across their head and shoulders. “There’s that noise again,” the teenager thinks. “Like a hissing pipe. And that smell. What is that?” The teenager, in closeup, opens one eye, peeking to the side. In the next panel, they sit up, seen from behind, looking toward the curtain and the door behind it. The hissing sound effects slithers toward the curtain, pointing our direction there. Two long, nasty-looking feet are standing behind the curtain on the chequered floor. The teenager’s terrified eye appears in closeup, menaced by wriggling bolts on all sides. We get a closer look at the big, nasty feet behind the curtain, toes long with long, broken toenails. The comic ends here.
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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viperiumprime.com
Process is the most important part of creating! I have so much fun futzing with details

(Yeah, this is related to AI just skipping the whole act of creation. Fuck AI🖕)
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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salvaterra.bsky.social
don't hug this dragon, don't matter what they say.

#monstrosilist #ttrpg #bestiary #bwart #creaturedesign
black and white illustration of a dragon with vine wings with thorns. It has a big swirling tail, a big tongue and 4 main horns.
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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littledigits.bsky.social
Shouting out this amazing local non-profit. If you're able to spare a few bucks towards the 🏳️‍⚧️Ottawa Trans Library🏳️‍⚧️ it would be amazing. Check out how you can support them below!

#TransgenderDayOfRememberance
Donations
The Ottawa Trans Library is a nonprofit and relies on donations to maintain its operation. We appreciate anything you’re able to give! To donate, visit our PayPal page here. Patreon is a subs…
ottawatranslibrary.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
rtnortherly.bsky.social
The way a cup of tea can bring the evening back has to count as a type of sorcery.
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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aorticinkwell.bsky.social
Art Train 🎨💕
Share 4 pieces + tag 4 artists

Thank ya kindly~🖤

@marker-mistress.bsky.social
@purplishlyprosaic.bsky.social
@elegantlab.bsky.social
@crittercrafterally.bsky.social
A fiery, winged demon prince decked in fine jewelry. A unicorn horned humanoid being resting his hand on a rock with eyes carved into it as he raises a hand up with a dagger in it. A sad blue elf languishing on a snowy ground. One winged knight floating while casting a spell.
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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mindistortion.tv
Left Behind

#spooky #charcoal #darkart #traditionalart #art
Eerie charcoal drawing of a lone rag doll sitting on a ghostly chair.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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aimeecozza.com
In about 6 hours, I'll be debuting the first chapter of The Lucky Machine in audiobook format, with narration provided by @rodoesvo.com , on Twitch. It's about 10 mins long and will loop from 6 PM ET til 7 PM ET!

#Scifi #BookRead #Writer #TLM #Audiobook
Twitch
Twitch is the world
Twitch.tv
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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lyannatropes.bsky.social
Artists! Please show:

✨ the first piece you did in 2025
✨ your favourite piece of the year
✨ your most popular piece
✨ your most recent piece
On the right, Thalia leans forward Eirwen with a red flower in her hand. On the left, Eirwen reaches out, her fingers delicately brushing against the petals while her left hand brushes through Thalia's hair. Around them winter is thawing, flowers and foliage emerging still covered in a little snow. Camellia is holding Ametista in her arms as she pierces her heart with her sword. Ametista looks peaceful, her arms wrapped around Camellia's shoulders. In the background there is a scene from their past. Camellia and Ametista are kissing in the gardens, a warm light pouring over the scenery. The artwork has a golden frame with ornamental swords at the bottom. A portrait of Ipomoea resting against a bush of ipomoea flowers. Her hair is spread across the blooms and the leaves, and her left hand gently touches a flower close to the shoulder. Ipomoea is a blue tiefling with gem horns, and long, wavy white hair that sparkles in the shadow. Her eyes have a dark sclera with a white iris. Three small stars shine between the horns. Ryan is leaning forward, outside a painting frame, their lips close to brushing Rose's who is sitting over the frame, as their hand touches her chin. Ryan is wearing renaissance era clothing from her time, while Rose is donning a victorian gown. The frame is decorated with red roses and hawthorn flowers (the latter being a reference to Ryan's full current name, Ryan Hawthorne).
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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viperiumprime.com
“- and it goes on in detail about the bishop’s meticulous notes on cultivating pea pods -“

“Dimitri, I could really, truly, not care any less.”
#aasb
Illustration of two people in a library. One is an ornately dressed priest who excitedly thumbs through a book, and the other is a scruffy armored woman who looks away, disinterested, and scratches her butt.
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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minouette.bsky.social
Day 2 #folktaleWeek2025 prompt is Echo.

Seeking less well-known folklore about echoes I found this Japanese echo yōkai.

This hand-carved & hand-printed lino block print illustrates the mythical Yama orabi (山おらび) or "mountain shouter," a small, tree-dwelling, birdlike yōkai or spirit who shouts 🧵
my 8”x10” linocut shows a Yama orabi, a mythical bird like creature with an exceptionally large head and sharp pointy teeth hopping off a brown branch with green leaves in front of a grey and blue-grey mountain at sunset in a gradient of orange, yellow and green sky. The Yama orabi is yellow with an umber beak, red mouth and red plumage on its head.
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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fracticerebrum.bsky.social
At the heart of a clearing sits the Thorn-Seer, An ancient figure draped in a tattered veil, enthroned in a cradle of twisted roots that grew around her long ago.

#darkfantasy #macabreart #gothicart #occultart #darkillustration #fantasyillustration #grimart #deathart #darkartists #fracticerebrum
A skeletal robed figure sits on a throne of twisted branches, holding a cracked hand mirror. Small hooded spirits gather at its feet while moths and stars drift around its head. The illustration is done in a high-contrast linocut-style with bold carved lines on a dark background. A stylised linocut illustration of a robed skeleton seated on a throne made of gnarled branches. It holds a cracked mirror as moths hover around it. Hooded ghost-like figures kneel in a circle below, surrounded by rippling water. A detailed close-up of the robed skeleton’s skull and ribcage, showing carved linocut textures and worn bone details. The hood drapes over the skeleton’s head while small floral markings sit on the chest.
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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lesoldatmort.bsky.social
| Whispers from Beyond | 🕯️

"For him, the house was anything but dark and quiet. From where he stood, he could barely make out the bottom of the stairs, but not from lack of light. Translucent, smoke-like veils swirled around his shaking body, obscuring his vision with each step."

#darkart
Digital illustration of a man in 19th century clothing holding a candle and walking away from group of ghosts who are trying to reach to him and get his attention.
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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haruka-kanata.bsky.social
The Fatal Healing #darkart #illustration #fantasy #イラスト
Watercolor painting. Half-deer, half-human creature is holding a knight, who is unconscious. Their chest is open, their heart is floating. The creature sticks a dagger into the heart, and a tree is growing from there.
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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trapnaster.bsky.social
my latest work project 🍂🩸

#art #traditionalart #ocart #ocsky #Roadkill #bodyhorror #darkart #horror
pen and ink drawing of my oc, Legion (that/it). its mandible is split down the middle and open, its mouth gaping and full of teeth, its long thick tongue whipping out
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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gh-gorehound.bsky.social
Ragged
ᴄʜᴀʀᴄᴏᴀʟ | 6½" x 4½"

#art #artwork #drawing #charcoaldrawing #darkart #traditionalart
Two wolves standing awkwardly with unfocused eyes
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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superactionfunboy.bsky.social
Day 17 of #xenovember ! #darkart the #timelapse will be in the replies
A colorful digital illustration of an emaciated alien like creature with a lot of pipes and arteries protruding from his head and torso
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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danhawk333.bsky.social
Taking a stretch break
11x17 pen and paper
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark #SciFi
Pen drawing of an alien covered in coral looking bio-mechanical growths and a fogged visor only showing eyes with tentacle like limbs 'crab-walking' towards the left. Its companion is folded up in a corner among the curved walls that are covered in alien machinery that has organic like textures that look carved or inscribed. Behind the moving alien is a large oval window showing a star scape in deep space.
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
rtnortherly.bsky.social
Kept this pretty rough, but I like it anyway. Probably that's because I missed them.

#myart #cyberpunk2077
Digital art of two characters in punkish attire turned as if to address the viewer, in a neon lit room. One is my cyberpunk 2077 character, V, a man with a shaved head and red target eyes. He is dressed in an orange shirt layered over a black long sleeved shirt, ripped jeans and untied combat boots. He is sitting sideways in a window, legs folded, and one hand braced against the upper part of the windowsill. There is futuristic city visible, though out of focus, behind him. Next to him stands my OC Daisy, a woman with fluorescent yellow hair, a dark blue metal plate on her bottom jaw, and blue stars decorating her skin. She has a dark baggy shirt with a blue star on it over a tight bright blue skirt. Under that she wears a black mesh shirt and leggings. One arm is folded behind her back, while the other is loose at her side. She is smiling. At the bottom image are two lines of text made to look like the subtitles from the cyberpunk game. They read as follows: Daisy: Hey! Was wonderin' where you'd gone. V: Doing alright?
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM