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not all those who wander etc. etc.
A digital painting of a snowy landscape with tall orange outcrops with deep blue shadows. Through the landscape wanders an elephant-like creature with fur on its body. One of the barren trees is starting to show blossoms.
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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m'josie

#DragonAge #JosephineMontilyet
A waist-up digital painting of Josephine Montilyet from Dragon Age, seen en-profile in greyscale. A small but elegant sun is painted where an earring should go.
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Brushing up on my anatomy...
Pencil drawings of four hands done in purple pencil. Pencil drawings of three hands done in dark blue pencil. Pencil drawings of six feet from various angles done in orange pencil. Pencil drawings of five feet from various angles done in purple pencil.
October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The Canyon
A digital painting of a Black woman with a long wavy ponytail carrying a thin wooden staff with a magic light on top, wandering through a desert canyon underneath a blue sky in awe yet on her guard.
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Moss Wizard
A digital painting of a toned white man dressed only in purple drapery that falls loosely around his shoulders and a strangle, trunk-like crown covering his eyes and head, holding a wooden staff in his left and and a round flask with a purple concoction in his outstretched right arm. He's standing in front of a waterfall, moss growing all around him.
October 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Hey, thanks for the art share! I'm Sandal and I love painting fictional landscapes.
A digital painting of a jagged, icy landscape in which an elf, clad in green with a drawn bow, walks through a gate on the other side of which spreads a lush green forest. We look from above. The elf looks lost in the icy landscape, ready for anything. A digital painting of a gun-shaped spaceship with miniscule people in the cockpit flying towards an orange, glowy entrance in a brutalist building atop a snowy cliff in the middle of a snow storm. A digital painting of a ruin atop a winding with green grass that grows yellow where it's lit by the sun, steep cliff with a deep blue see in the background. A digital drawing of an outpost on an asteroid with purple-orange rocks. Outstretched beyond the asteroid lies a belt of similar-colored asteroids and a large green planet. The outpost has a large orb, the bottom half of which reflects the star in the star system. Vehicle tracks lead the eye through the painting, from the front plane to the entrance of the outpost.
October 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Happy #PortfolioDay everyone! I'm Sandal, and I'm on a journey to tell magical stories through my environments.
A digital painting of a jagged, icy landscape in which an elf, clad in green with a drawn bow, walks through a gate on the other side of which spreads a lush green forest. We look from above. The elf looks lost in the icy landscape, ready for anything. A digital painting of a ruin atop a winding with green grass that grows yellow where it's lit by the sun, steep cliff with a deep blue see in the background. A digital painting of a moss-covered tree curling around in a circle until the canopy recedes into the fog, where more gigantic trees are visible. A row of red triangular flags is decorating the path leading up to the tree. A digital painting of a gun-shaped spaceship with miniscule people in the cockpit flying towards an orange, glowy entrance in a brutalist building atop a snowy cliff in the middle of a snow storm.
October 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Asteroid belt outpost
A digital drawing of an outpost on an asteroid with purple-orange rocks. Outstretched beyond the asteroid lies a belt of similar-colored asteroids and a large green planet. The outpost has a large orb, the bottom half of which reflects the star in the star system. Vehicle tracks lead the eye through the painting, from the front plane to the entrance of the outpost.
October 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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her Trouble

#DragonAgeTheVeilguard #NeveGallus #NeveRook
A greyscale drawing of Neve Gallus kissing Sandal's OC Lucia Mercar, Neve holding Lucia's face, both their eyes closed and smiling into the kiss.
October 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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I should draw more portraitssssss
A greyscale portrait of a bald person with a full bear and large ears, naked from the waist up, smiling gently at the viewer.
October 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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one moomin character is called Stinky and all of his merch is labeled like this:
A picture of dark chocolate pieces atop a wrapped chocolate bar with the Moomin character Stinky, a hairy black blob with a red nose, on the print.
October 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Decided to go back to some 'simpler' stuff and I'm finally happy with how a painting turned out for the first time in like two months 😭
A digital painting of a ruin atop a winding, steep cliff with a deep blue see in the background.
October 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Trying to ease back into portraits...
A digital painting of a Black elf with short cropped hair, seen from below, wearing a short green cardigan with gold details on the trim, standing in a barren field with a single leafless tree against a blue sky.
September 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Hey hey, congrats on the 500! I'm Sandal and I love telling stories through landscapes!
A digital painting of a mountainous landscape with a gigantic mushroom-shaped rock in the distance, lit from the top through gaps in the cloud deck. A digital painting of a moss-covered tree curling around in a circle until the canopy recedes into the fog, where more gigantic trees are visible. A row of red triangular flags is decorating the path leading up to the tree. A digital painting of an arid desert landscape with a gigantic orange-red rock in the distance. A small figure with a walking stick stands in the foreground, silhouetted. A digital painting of a gun-shaped spaceship with miniscule people in the cockpit flying towards an orange, glowy entrance in a brutalist building atop a snowy cliff in the middle of a snow storm.
September 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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untimed study. reference picture by fatphotoref.com // @fugitiverabbit.com
Two iterations of the same digital figure drawing of a model with short cropped hair and their hands lifted in front of their chest seen from the right side, lineart on the left, greyscale render on the right on a grey background.
September 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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The Lighthouse
A digital painting of a dark narrow shape, supposedly a lighthouse with a bright blue flame at the tip, atop a winding cliff with purple clouds in the background.
September 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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a piece I did for the Black Emporium rare pair exchange!!

this ship is so hot tbh I'm having Thoughts™️

#DragonAgeTheVeilguard #Davrin #NeveGallus
A digital drawing of Davrin and Neve Gallus embracing flirtily, with Davrin's hand on Neve's waist and Neve holding a glass of red wine in her left hand, with a more transparent version of them kissing overlayed in the background.
September 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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the original art from 2017!! if anything my redraw tells you I still despise coloring lineart fjdkfjdlfd nothing much changed in that regard.
A digital drawing of Cassandra Pentaghast, wearing a blue short-sleeved blouse, smooching Josephine Montilyet on the cheek, wearing a short-sleeved, bright yellow top from behind, arm coming around Josephine's shoulder. They look very happy and in love, blushing a little. The background is green with lineart of simple flowers floating around them.
September 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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redrew some ancient cass/josie art!! your honor I love them still!!
A digital drawing of Cassandra Pentaghast, wearing a blue short-sleeved blouse, embracing Josephine Montilyet, wearing a short-sleeved, bright yellow top from behind, arm coming around Josephine's shoulder. They look very happy and in love, blushing a little. The background is green with lineart of simple flowers floating around them.
September 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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A preview for my piece for the @dragonageannual.art !! It's been such an honor to work on this project -- everyone has been so creative and supportive!
A digital drawing of Neve Gallus seen from the side, holding up her staff on a green background. There's a purple frame around it with "DAA - 2026 Contributor Preview" on it.
September 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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rocks... in spaaaace
A digital painting of dark elongated blue rocks floating in space with a bright pink orb lighting the rocks from the center of the image.
August 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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2007 vs 2025

Talent isn't real. Practice and a willingness to learn is!

Artists!!! Let's see your oldest vs your newest work!!!
A digital drawing of a white woman in a long black dress with a green top and long black hair in a bright green field. She's facing the camera, holding a red light in her left hand. A digital painting of a jagged, icy landscape in which an elf, clad in green with a drawn bow, walks through a gate on the other side of which spreads a lush green forest. We look from above. The elf looks lost in the icy landscape, ready for anything.
August 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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The Royal Butterfly

(a fantasy portrait by sandal that isn't an elf? shock horror!)
A digital painting of a Black woman with short cropped hair wearing a blue faux-medieval dress with white puffy sleeves halfway down her arm. She's standing in front of two narrow arched windows, arm lifted and bent to accommodate the white-yellow butterfly on her finger. She's staring at it in awe, mouth slightly open.
August 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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like 90% of my most recent Dragon Age art is under NDA 😭so here, have some oldies.
A digital drawing of Josephine Montilyet holding a bouquet and kissing a blushing Cassandra Pentaghast on the cheek. A digital bust drawing of Josephine Montilyet on a purple background. A digital painting of Neve Gallus looking over her shoulder with wisps on a blue background. A monochrome digital painting of Neve Gallus leaning against a wall in a black dress smoking a cigarette. One of the straps of her dress falls down her shoulder.
August 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The Arrival
A digital painting of a stormy dark sea with giant square pillars rising above the tall waves. A small rowboat with three people in it approaches the entrance in the most central pillar.
August 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM