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Star Ace Arts
@starace.bsky.social
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art nerd || she/they || 30+
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commission info: https://ko-fi.com/starace
portfolio: https://staracearts.gallery/
email: star.ace.arts@gmail.com
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Drawing my friend’s #D&D character again because I think he’s neat
Digital painting of a Dungeons & Dragons character. A middle-aged man with long gray hair, scowling as he holds his shotgun over his shoulder. He stands on a patch of dark cobblestone, overgrown with sprouts of grass.
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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QRP with your dark art! 🖤
Digital painting of Ellen Ripley from the movie Alien. A pale woman looking at something from the corner of her eye, her face covered in sweat. Digital painting of Kid Kavalier with the T. Ocellus taking over his eye. A pale man looking up, a grotesque eyeball rooting itself in his eye socket and infecting the skin around it. Digital painting of The Recruiter from Squid Games. A Korean man looks at the viewer, half his face illuminated by dim red lighting, the other half spattered with blood.
November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Happy Halloween! I decided to celebrate by drawing Lt. Ellen Ripley from my favorite movie of all time, Alien ❤️
Digital painting of Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley from the film Alien (1979). A pale woman looks at something out of frame from the corner of her eye. Her face is covered in sweat, her expression fearful.
October 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Art vs Artist!
Digital painting of The Recruiter from Squid Game. A Korean man looks at the viewer with a dark expression, one side of his face illuminated in red while the other has spatters of blood. Picture of a really pale person at a Pride parade.
October 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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October drawing challenge interrupted by getting sick, so I’ll just draw my friends’ D&D characters 🥲
Digital painting of a middle-aged man with a scar over his eye. He has long, gray hair, a beard, and a serious expression.
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Artists, what’s your favorite part to draw?

I love treating painting like sculpting. I love making shapes, hardening edges while softening others, and adding pops of color!
Digital painting hand study. The top left hand is outstretched, fingers flexed, while the bottom right hand is relaxed and palm-up. Digital painting of a dark-skinned person whose vitiligo has been colored gold to mimic the Japanese art of kintsugi. They have short hair and are wearing a black top. The background is a simple yellow rectangle. Digital painting of a study from the movie Alien. Lt. Ellen Ripley is in a white space suit, looking forward in horror. The background is the cockpit of a futuristic ship. Digital painting of Thanos from Squid Game. A Korean man with short purple hair is flipping off the viewer while scowling. He is wearing a turquoise jumpsuit, nail polish, and some rings.
October 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Happy #PortfolioDay !!

I’m Ace, and I love to paint portraits. ❤️

website: staracearts.gallery
ko-fi: ko-fi.com/starace
Digital painting of a person with dark skin whose vitiligo has been colored gold, like the Japanese art of kintsugi. They have short hair and are wearing a black top, with a simple yellow square in the background. Digital painting of The Recruiter from Squid Game. A Korean man with a dark facial expression in a black suit. His face is lit on one side by dim red lighting, while the other side of his face has splatters of blood.
October 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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A speedpaint for Inktober days 3 and 4! I was channeling “creepy bog creature queen”
Digital landscape painting of a golden harvest moon rising over a swamp. Barely visible in the big is a figure with glowing red eyes wearing a crown.
October 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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A portrait commission of @jaekoyanagi.com , who was an absolute joy to work with!
Digital painting of a woman with flowing auburn hair and glasses in a green shirt. She has a quiet, but kind smile. The background is plain with a pattern of orange-colored squares.
October 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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QRP with your red art! ❤️

… I actually like these two side-by-side
Digital painting of The Recruiter from Squid Game. A well-dressed Korean man is looking at the viewer. His expression is dark, lit on one side by a dim red light, the other side splattered with blood. A digital painting of a person with slicked-back hair. The lighting on them is a mixture of bright red and a darker blue, with a bright blue backlight behind them.
October 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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This year, I’m combining Inktober prompts for a little extra zest! Day 1 (mustache) + day 2 (weave) = dwarf metal head

#Inktober #art
Digital painting of a red-haired person with a braided mustache. They have a scar over their eye and are wearing a black t-shirt.
October 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Manifesting this for season two of #AlienEarth !
Warning for gore
Digital painting of the character Boy Kavalier from Alien: Earth. A young man looking up, with a grotesque eyeball creature with tentacles replacing his eye.
October 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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If you see this, show off them mouths
Closeup of a digital painting. A green person is smiling, their elongated bottom teeth protruding. A scar is visible on their chin, and they have a golden nose ring. Closeup of a digital painting. A pair of lips caught mid-thought, as though the speaker was about to say something Closeup of a digital painting. A person scowling, their green jumper slightly visible. Closeup of a digital painting. A pair of lips, the person’s dark skin dotted with gold.
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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2025’s self portrait, featuring bi lighting 💕 #art
Digital painting of a person in pink, purple, and blue lighting on a dark purple background. A dotted line is drawn across the neck. They stare ahead, perhaps dissociating.
September 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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It feels like a lifetime ago. So much has happened in such a short time. I hope I’ve grown; I’ve certainly tried!
Black text on a white background reads “Art at beginning of COVID” Digital painting of a Frankenstein’s-Monster-style person with sewn patchwork skin. They have piercings on their lower lip and ear, and short hair that’s colored black and white. A faint runic symbol is on their forehead. The background is a solid plum color. Black text on a white background reads “Vs. Now!” Digital painting of Seven of Nine from Star Trek: Voyager. A blond woman with short hair looks over her shoulder, a mechanical device above her eyebrow. In the background is the faint glow of a computer screen.
September 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Quote with your pink art 🌸
Digital painting of Thanos from Squid Game. A man in a green jumpsuit, flipping off the camera. He has tattoos, rings, painted nails, and purple hair.
September 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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You can stand under #SexyWatto ‘s umbrella (ella ella)
A digital painting of Watto from Star Wars. He’s dressed in the outfit worn by Tom Holland when he performed Umbrella by Rhianna: A leather one piece with fishnet stockings, white cuffs, and black heels.His eyes are closed as he basks in the spotlight, holding his umbrella, rain falling around him.
September 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Artists! Show an old piece you still love!
A digital sketch of a D&D cleric with a large metal hammer draped over her shoulders. She has goat-like facial features and horns, but the rest of her is humanoid. She wears a simple tunic with shoulder pads, a pendant, and something strapped to her back.
September 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Quote with your red art! ❤️
Digital painting of The Recruiter from Squid Game. A Korean man looking at the viewer with a dark, mischievous expression. The left side of his face is in red lighting, and the right side is dotted with blood spatter.
August 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Color wheel!
A sample of my artworks arranged in a circle, cycling through a range of colors.
August 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The reference:
A white statue of an elderly gentleman with a flowing beard, made by Francois Duquesnoy.
August 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Value study! I got the idea from Proko on Youtube. This was so satisfying to work on after going so far out of my comfort zone on my last piece
Digital painting, just a blob of color. I slapped down some mid tones in the vague shape of the reference. Digital painting of a statue, starting to take shape. Just me blocking in the shadows Digital painting of a statue, mostly done. Lighter shadows, establishing more shapes. Digital painting of a statue, all done! The head of an elderly gentleman with a flowing beard, lovingly rendered.
August 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Y’shtola might be getting us into trouble…

#FFXIV #art
Digital painting of Y’shtola and a hrothgar Warrior of Light leaving the Studium in the game Final Fantasy XIV. A white-haired woman with cat ears holds up a small blue crystal, her expression devious. Her other hand holds the arm of a taller woman with feline features and pink hair. The latter is holding an umbrella to shield them both from the rain as they walk down the steps leaving the building.
August 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Congrats on the 3k, and thank you for tagging me! Keep up the great work, Victor ❤️

My name is Ace, and I love to paint!
Digital painting of Seven of Nine from Star Trek: Voyager. A blond woman with short hair and a metallic implant above her eye, looking back over her shoulder. A blue computer screen glows behind her in the background. Digital painting of a dark-skinned person with short hair whose vitiligo has been colored gold reminiscent of the Japanese art of kintsugi. They are wearing a black top that flows off the shoulder. The background is a simple yellow square behind them. A digital painting study of two hands. The top hand is stretched outward, fingers flexed. The bottom right hand is loosely clenched, with the thumb and forefinger touching. A small color palette I used is in the corner. Digital painting of The Recruiter from Squid Game. A Korean man stares into the camera, his expression dark but mischievous. A bright red light illuminates the left half of his face, and a blood spatter dots the right half.
August 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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The violent jump from 2020 to 2025

Some things I did well, some things I do better
Digital painting of The Martian Manhunter. A green-skinned alien with a bulbous head and red eyes. Color splotches used line the right side of the image. Newer digital painting of The Martian Manhunter. An alien man with green skin, red eyes, and a blue cloak in front of a red X over a plain background.
August 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM