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Artysan
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// Openly gay. If you got a problem w/ that - gtfo//
// Openly Political. My art reflects my politics. //
// Digital artist from an obscure lil' country //
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What a way to follow up the previous post. But this is an art page, so here's my latest piece! It's a party of adventurers for my first DnD campaign in almost a decade. Which one do ya reckon is mine?

#ConceptArt #FantasyArt #GroupArt #Sketch #FantasyArmor #Armor #DnD #DnDParty
A group of adventurers stand side by side. From left to right it consists of a brooding ranger clad in a greenish grey cloak and wielding a flintlock pistol. A dragonborn druid wearing a long red coat and joined by his prehistoric companion. A hooded Drow cleric, clad in armour and holding up several holy artefacts. And a halfling paladin, mounted on a dapple grey icelandic horse. A tall man stands against a white field, clad in a dark grey cloak and wielding a flintlock pistol. A longsword is showing from below his garments, signifying a life of hardship and violence. An unusual fellow stands in a void. His overall proportions are humanoid, but for his skin he has green scales. His head is that of a long forgotten dinosaur, adorned with a crown of purple feathers. On his shoulder sits a prehistoric flying beast, keeping an eye on his surroundings. His overall disposition speaks of a life lived surreptitiously. A shorter man stands, holding a handful of holy symbols in front of him. His face carries a mocking grin. He's armed with a thin longsword. There is something beneath this sneering veneer, but it will take a lot of effort to uncover it.
November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I'm happy to finally post em, here's Aloysius! A warlock orc who conjures up different beasts as his various forms!

#CharacterArt #ConceptArt #FantasyArt #MedievalFantasy #DarkAmbiance #Orc #Armor #ConjuringMagic
A threatening figure sits on a stump as if it were a throne, surrounded by rare, unnaturally dark foliage. It is an orc, clad in rich red-violet, navy blue and golden colours. His armour is massive and so is the weapon he's leaning on. But all of it pales in comparison to the figure conjured up from the smoke of his pipe. Behind him, a shadowy effemoral beast looms over the scene, staring out into the darkness of the forest. He rests. For now.
October 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Here's a little warm-up before I get back into the swing of things. Meet a literal minion, a goon serving under an enigmatic early industrialist.

#CharacterSketch #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #MedievalArt #Armour #Crossbow #DarkFantasy #Industrial
An imposing figure stands over a charred scenery. A man clad in a brigandine breastplate, pauldrons and a masked helmet is looking over the destroyed hillside. He's armed with a large crossbow, something almost bordering on a handheld ballista. The colours are washed out and drab, with brows and shades of red prevailing over the composition.
September 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Finally, this beast of a piece is finished! This face, or visor, should look familiar - it's phoenix once again! This time he's assailing the stronghold of the pantheon he is at war with!
Enjoy ^~^

#SplashArt #FantasyArt #Commission #MedievalFantasy #Armour #Knight #Battle #Siege
A golden knight clad in a torn red cloak stads firm against a hail of arrows flung down at him from the city walls. The fortifications look like fangs, biting into the sky and laughing at the man's challenge. The knight is baring his sword and readying a fire spell of some kind, his eyes literally aglow as he stares down his nemesis.
August 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Here's Clive, a stoic Ranger, also known as the 'Outrider'. So named for protecting villages on the very outskirts of a Kingdom that's abandoned them.

#ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Fantasy #HighFantasy #Swordsman #Armour #MagicWeapon #SnowStorm
A towering figure stands amidst a white-out storm, seemingly unphased by nature rampaging around him. He's wearing dark robes, trimmed with light fur. They've seen better days: some parts of it are torn to pieces. He carries two swords: one as dark as the night itself; seemingly consumingly almost consuming the light around it, and the other a polar opposite: a fine blade of bright steel, glowing a blue-ish hue. The man seems confident he can handle it all.
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Meet Amadeus! A swashbuckling warrior with secret magical abilities ^^

#ConceptArt #CharacterArt #FantasyArt #Commission #Landscape #MedievalFantasy #MedievalFantasyArmour #Rapier
A man dashes across the frame, sword in hand and a swashbuckling grin on his face. He's wearing light armour with warm orange padding. His dirty-blonde hair is swooped back in a slightly unusual, messy style. In addition to his thrust, he also seems to be preparing a spell of some kind in his left hand. As a backdrop, there's a small scrap of a landscape behind him, depicting a serene field at what seems to be early dusk. The grass is bathed in the setting sun's golden light and the sky is alight with shades of blue and yellow. A dashing young man grins smugly at the camera, as he seems to prepare a magical attack of some kind with his left hand. His right is stretched out beyond the frame. The landscape before him is of a serene field at early dusk: the grass is bathed in the setting sun's golden light and the sky is a deep mix of shades of blue and orange.
July 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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And finally, here is Maeve! A witch of immeasurable skill, with a controlling fixation on trying to protect the world she's living in. This is the final piece of the freebies, penultimate only to a group drawing I'll be doing of all of the characters I've drawn for it. Stay tuned for that ^^
An elegant woman is floating amidst a dark blue night sky. A current of stars surrounds her. She is wearing a simple black dress, a pair of ruby red slippers and a red hairband. Her gaze is transfixed on a strange globe that is floating above her hand, shielded in some protective pink bubble. There is a streak of red going down her cheak, it's uncertain what that is. Above her, there are alien constellations: One of a cat, a cauldron and a witch's hat. Maybe, it says something about the subject of this piece.
July 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Meet Sylphas, the arachnotaur! A dangerous demon that wields a staff that could very easily double as a bident to skewer his enemies with.

#FantasyArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Demon #Grimdark
An elegant, but yet repulsive figure stands before an emerald-green glowing vortex: Sylphas, the arachnotaur. A demon of the old world, it stands as an unholy fusion of a giant spider and a humanoid upper body. It wields a strange magic staff, that looks as though it can also serve to skewer its enemies just as well. The drawing is in a mix of purple shadows and vibrant green hues.
June 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Today's drawing is that of Adelinde! A cross between a centaur and a minotaur, she's blind and yearns to one day see the stars!

#ConceptArt #CharacterArt #FantasyArt #AnthroArt #Anthropomorphic #Fantasy #Landscape #Cliffside
An anthropomorphic figure kneels on the edge of a cliff, her gaze turned towards the night sky. Three stars look down upon her, bathing the figure in an unearthly light. Her head is crowned by a setting full moon and framed by a silhouette of a tree. She's wearing a grecian gown and is adorned with golden trinkets: bracelets, a tiara and a collar. Her majestic pink hair flows down her back and shields her from the moons diffused light.
June 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Meet Colton, the cowboy turned wizard that wields a wand instead of a six shooter!

Decided to go for a very obvious, but effective route with this one and made it a style study of the RDR2 poster.

#FantasyArt #WesternArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Western #Cowboy #Poncho #Magic #Wand #Sunset
A peculiar figure stands against the golden setting sun: a cowboy wielding.. a wand! He's wearing a poncho, a pair of slacks and a hat that's seen better days. His face is lit up with a mischievous smile.
June 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Another one down today, meet Phoenix - a knight with a fiery temper :}

Had lots of fun with this one, probably one of my favourite pieces I've done in a while.

#MedievalFantasy #FantasyArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Armour #Armor #Knight #Sunset
A fiery scene: with feet aflame, a golden knight approaches us. A billowing fire envelops his left hand and wrapps itself around it, bound by his will. His threatening stature is surrounded by an ethereal cape. His eye glows with determination.
June 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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And another freebie tonight, this time meet Elise! Her hands, scars and freckles have a unique trait: they are all made of 'living' silver.

#FantasyArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #FreeArt #Pottery #Redhead #Crafts
A woman sits peacefully behind a small table, her attention entirely consumed by her craft. She's carefully painting a pot. The sun glistens in her fiery hair and bounces off of a curiosity: her limbs, scars and freckles are seemingly made of pure silver!
May 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Meet Joshua, a young travelling beastkin scholar with aspiration of becoming a mage one day!

#MedievalFantasy #FantasyArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Commission #Traveller #Sunset
A young man squats in a white field, flashing a wide, happy smile at the viewer. He's wearing a large straw hat and a pair of loose blue pants. Slung over his shoulder is a shabby book, attached to a flimsy-looking leather strap. And, over it hangs a thin rondel dagger, more likely meant for fixing quills than men's attitudes. There is something unusual about the young man: big parts of his limbs are covered with thick black fur that's glistening in the evening's sun. He bares fangs and an unusual nose as well as unusually formed feet that look almost like a second send of hands! The marks of a beastman.
May 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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"All power to the Councils, Peace to all People, All factories to the workers, all land to the peasants!"

Such were their words. And they fought and died by them. I weep watching a world that doesn't live by those principles.

Peace to all People.
A harsh, contrasting piece featuring a cavalry charge by the brave fighters of the red guard cavalry corps. They ride in the harsh white light of a new day towards an uncertain future.
May 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Finished another drawing today, one of two in a set I'm working on. This one was a bit of a journey, so I'm happy to see it finally finished ^^

#DigitalArt #LandscapeArt #CharacterArt #Embroidery #Sunset
A serene scene: a person wearing black boots, a skirt and croptop sits atop an ornate stone throne in the middle of a golden meadow in the light of an evening's sun. They're holding an embroidery loop with a freshly finished slogan that humbly says: "Protect Trans Lives" Trees frame the composition and cherry-red mountains are seen in the background. This is a commission piece.
May 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
skilledartysan.bsky.social
Today, I introduce to you Eden! A posessed porcelain doll with aspirations of becoming a knight!

#DigitalArt #CharacterArt #ConceptArt #MedievalFantasy #Medieval #Gambeson #Armour
A girl sits on the floor of a chalet, patiently mending a gambeson. Her tongue is out in pure concentration. There is something strange about her, however: she appears to be entirely made of porcelain! Her joints are that of a doll. She is wearing a loose black tunic and her hair is of a pinkish, pale colour.
May 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Decided to turn it into a slightly bigger piece of a little pally admiring the moon ^^

#FantasyArt #EnvironmentalArt #NightTime #Relaxing #MedievalFantasy #MedievalArt #Armour
A chibi warrior stands in the glade at night, gazing at the moon shining above him, mesmerised. He is a mere speck in the astral field that has opened up before him, and yet he feels at home here. He's wearing a dark blue tunic, some light armour on his limbs and a helmet. His face is adorned with a fascinated smile.
May 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Haven't drawn them in a little while, so here's one of them! Meet one of my pallydens ^^

What is he looking at?

#CharacterArt #Cutesy #Armour #Fantasy
A chibi character stands in the white void, staring at something above him with a goofy smile. He is wearing a blue tunic with white trims and some metal armour. There is a tiny sword dangling on his hip.
May 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Today, meet Polaris! An anthropomorphic moth-fighter! Equipped with the cloud jumper bracers and greaves he can skip over water with great ease and elegance ^^

#FantasyArmour #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #AnthroArt #BronzeAge #Armour #MedievalFantasy
An immensely happy-looking anthropomorphic white moth is frolicking over a flooded glade, seemingly able to hop on the mirror-like surface of the water with ease. He is wearing a set of bronze armour and some peculiar bracers and greaves which are inscribed with glowing runes.
April 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Meet Valentine, a private detective and hitman watching over his hometown with an eagle eye! So many more freebies to get through, so little time..

#Art #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Detective #Americana #CityScape #TrenchCoat
April 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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While I'm working on my next piece, have a little treat: Dorcy, the Baker ^~^

#Art #FantasyArt #Sketch #Orc #Baker #Cookies
April 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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The work is never over! Meet Solebum - a wandering, shapeshifting dragon that sometimes takes on a humanoid form to 'blend in'!

#Art #FantasyArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Dragon #Dragonborn #Shapeshifter #Scars #Medieval
A strange looking young man sits in the branches of a tall tree, his blind eye looking out into the distance. His arms are covered in shimmering blue dragon scales, he sports a spiky tail of a similar colour and two pairs of horns on his head to boot. His garb is mostly plain with only the simple gilded trims that indicate a possible nobility hiding in plain sight.
March 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Another one today, here comes Dumorette! An aristocratic swordsman and entrepeneur who fashions herself as a natural leader!

#Art #FantasyArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Swordsman #Fencing #Rapier
A proud woman stands proud on a mostly white background, raising her sword to her face in a sort of military greeting of someone off-screen. She's wearing a purple double-breasted overcoat adorned with simple epaulettes that signal her high status. Her head is mostly covered by a big white beret that sports two purple feathers. She stands alone.
March 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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I continue chugging along; feeling better by the day and being able to put more time into my craft finally! Today, meet Rachel - a pyromancer, disfigured in a terrible accident in her past.

#Art #FantasyArt #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Pyromancer #Witch #FlamingSword #Horror
A pyromancer stands alert in the woods, her blade aflame and drawn to meet whoever dares to attack her. She's wearing a padded black robe that is adorned with small decorations and a red tunic underneath. Paired with that she has red gauntlets and boots to keep her warm out in the elements. Half of her face is covered by a strange mask that looks as if its contorted into a wicked smile. What does it hide? A portrait version of the same drawing. A pyromancer stands alert in the woods, her blade aflame and drawn to meet whoever dares to attack her. She's wearing a padded black robe that is adorned with small decorations and a red tunic underneath. Paired with that she has red gauntlets and boots to keep her warm out in the elements. Half of her face is covered by a strange mask that looks as if its contorted into a wicked smile. What does it hide? Portrait version without the mask. Half of her face is terribly disfigured: burnt muscle covers half-exposed bone - a sign of a terrible accident.. A pyromancer stands alert in the woods, her blade aflame and drawn to meet whoever dares to attack her. She's wearing a padded black robe that is adorned with small decorations and a red tunic underneath. Paired with that she has red gauntlets and boots to keep her warm out in the elements. Half of her face is terribly disfigured: burnt muscle covers half-exposed bone - a sign of a terrible accident..
March 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Been fighting a very unpleasant illness recently, so I've been a bit absent, but! I've managed to finish this piece today! Meet Carnaby - an escaped slave whose power is turning into a majestic bird spirit ^~^

#Art #ConceptArt #CharacterArt #Fantasy #Transformation #Tophat
Carnaby, caught in the middle of their transformation into their bird form. They hover majestically over a setting sun, their wings and tail sprouting out of their clothing. On their face is a whimsy-filled smile and a sense of freedom from the world's woes.
March 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM