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The Tower Under the Hill
@towerunderthehill.bsky.social
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An #art and #concept dump for a #fantasy setting focusing on a society of #dwarves living in and around a tower under the hill. There may be #dragons.
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
King of the Hill "Is this the next dungeon?" "Dungeon? No, we're a small village plagued by--" "Yeah this is it."
November 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Artists! Quote with your fanart
Crawley and Aziraphale from Omen Seasons 2 recoil from one another following a stressful exchange of emotions. The words "I forgive you" fills the space between them, but their expressions and body posture are anything but forgiving. Venom from Marvel Comics, in profile against a full moon. Chrono Cross. A fisherman relaxes back with a black cat on his knee. Lynx from Chrono Cross emerges from a tangle of pipes and cables all emblazoned with the word FATE in different fonts. A black biomechanical figure looms in the background, its massive hand finding purchase on the tangle of pipework.
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
towerunderthehill.bsky.social
Adrian Pasdar carries every scene he's in. I spoilered myself and I guess they did his character dirty in later seasons. Oh well, Nathan is my favorite part of season 1.
A scene from the TV show Heroes. Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar) stares intensely at his brother Peter. They are standing together in a hospital waiting room. Nathan looks very beat up. The subtitles read, "If I agree to take the DA's case," ...
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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One more for the weekend. The Old King and the Unwanted Third-son.
#fantasy #dwarf #tradart #inksketch #b&wart #art #lineart #oc #worldbuilding #noai
Pen sketch of an old dwarf king hunched over, grasping a scepter with both hands as if for support. He has many braids and a crown over his head. He wears off-the-shoulder robes. Next to him, waist-height, is a younger dwarf boy who looks up at him with a broad smile. The dwarf boy is carrying a mess of books and scrolls under his left arm.
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Three brothers. An heir, a spare, and one mother's prayer. In this realm, yes, dwarves can be born with beards.

My ink pen betrayed me (smears), so I spent a lot of time correcting this image in #csp and #inkscape. I felt like their personalities came out in this one. #lineart #tradart #fantasy
Black and white line art of three young dwarf princes. Prince Rekhart Secondson stands with his hands on his hips. He wears a short jacket and spiked boots; a diadem rests on his straight, shoulder-length hair. He has a wispy straight mustache and short beard. He looks down on a much smaller, younger dwarf. This is Gorek Thirdson as a child. He is smiling as he looks up, arms splayed; he has curly shoulder-length hair and already sports a bushy beard. Behind him stands the eldest, Crown Prince Gardrek Firstson. He wears a long jacket with a furry ruff over a button-down shirt worn untucked. A simple crown pushes his straight hair back from his face. His beard is woven in a short, tight braid. He looks down at the youngest dwarf with an expression of consternation.
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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QRP with your dark art 🖤
A devil woman kneels behind some rocks, allowing a bald man in monk robes rest his head in her lap. Their backs are to the viewer. They are looking at some craggy mountains and clouds silhouetted against a night sky. Lynx from Chrono Cross emerges from a tangle of pipes and cables all emblazoned with the word FATE in different fonts. A black biomechanical figure looms in the background, its massive hand finding purchase on the tangle of pipework. A soldier stands with her back turned toward the viewer, her top ripped away. She holds bloody daggers in her hands. Human skulls are piled to her left. Cracked pipes drain ichor from the right.
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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This is a fun little thing. I know bluesky isn't anywhere close to perfect, but I enjoy you people.
An arrangement of bluesky profile avatars circling around my main profile.avatar, suggesting a relationship amongst them all. The background is lavender. The handle "@skircle.bsky.social" is written in the bottom right-hand corner. "skircle.me" is in the upper left -hand corner.
October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Quote your art with fire on 🔥
A mysterious gnome in tattered clothes and ornate jewelry. She stands barefoot. Her black hair is swept back from her face in a jeweled band. Fiery energy swirls around her left hand.
October 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Experimented with markers. Kinda meh on the end result, but color is always a struggle and I like that his intensity came out.
#tradart #fantasyart #noai
Simple pen and marker portrait of an angry dwarf. He appears young with only a suggestion of facial hair. The rest of his hair is dirty blonde, shaggy and straight, shoulder length, except for curls over his big ears. He wears a high collar and a simple diadem, both in shades of blue. The background is a scribbled pink. This is Prince Rekhart Secondson, somewhere between lad and adult.
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
towerunderthehill.bsky.social
Nobody likes Mondays, much less Rekhart.
#b&wart #tradart #fantasyart #grumpydwarf #pen #marker #ocsky #noai
Simple pen and marker portrait of an angry dwarf. He appears young with only a suggestion of facial hair. The rest of his hair is shaggy and straight, shoulder length, except for curls over his big ears. He wears a high collar and a simple diadem. This is Prince Rekhart Secondson, somewhere between lad and adult.
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
towerunderthehill.bsky.social
Hi! I'm stuck in an art rut due to Life Happenings, but I draw mostly in b&w with emphasis on dwarves and other fantasy things. Once my life settles down, I'll present a web comic to that effect.
Prince Rekhart Secondson, a dwarf youth. He stands with his back to the viewer, partially turned so that his face is in profile. He wags an admonishing finger at his snake, Secret, who considers whatever she's being told with some skepticism. A digital sketch of a female soldier with brown hair wearing a kevlar helmet. Regora Firstdaughter, Minister of Battles, rests on some rocks after a long day. She is a female dwarf warrior, partially in armor (groin protector, boots, and forearm guards, but no torso piece or helmet). She holds an ornate mace loosely in her left hand. She looks up to her right pensively. A lady gnome props up an unconscious male dwarf. A snake hisses in the background.
October 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Sketch of #Marvel Comics' Feral (Maria Callasantos) for #fanartfriday. She'll always be my favorite Liefield creation, lol. Pose by @trueref.bsky.social

Still trying to knock the dust off and keep drawing at least on the weekends.
#tradart #art #pencils #sketch #fanart
A pencil sketch of Marvel Comics' Feral crouching. A mechanical pencil and white eraser are also in the frame. Pose by TrueRef
October 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Happy #caturday, bluesky. I hope we can all take a nappy nap.
Tortoiseshell cat curled up for a nap on white sheets
October 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
towerunderthehill.bsky.social
Politico has some A+ political cartoons on display. This one just makes me incredibly sad though.
www.politico.com/gallery/2025...
A peace dove stands in the door of an open cage, looking across the stage at another cage labeled "lasting peace." Two figures of death stand on either side holding rifles pointed up toward the dove's flight path. The ground is strewn with dead doves. A sign in the background states, "The history of the Middle East in a nutshell."
October 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Happy birthday!!!
Quote repost with HOW YOU DRAW DWARFS!
Skeptical old dwarf blows smoke as he looks up from some very not-important paperwork. Regora First daughter chills on some rocks, half in and half out of her battle armor, her wicked mace held loosely in her left hand. Pose by TrueRef An assortment of three female dwarf soldiers in armor Three dwarf brothers of royal heritage, from left to right: 1) Gorek Thirdson, also known as Meadbeard. He wears a stocking cap and looks kind of like Santa Claus. 2) King Gardrek, eldest of the three, wearing a stone crown. His beard and mustache are nearly braided. 3) Rekhart Secondson, Minister of Battles. He has a straight beard and mustache, and wears a simple diadem. He doesn't look happy to be posing for a picture.
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
towerunderthehill.bsky.social
Without downloading anything where are you mentally right now.
Black text on white background: I accidentally became important at work and it's ruining my life.
October 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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A moody Rekhart confides in Secret.

#fantasyart #b&wart #tradart #noai #art #inksketch #ocsky

Seventeen and fully armed
Swear you swore I'd see no harm
Swear I swore you'd see no harm
I did not create this mess
Yet I live with no address
I have only known the fear
But you won't find cowards here
A young dwarf named Rekhart stands with his back to the viewer. His bangs obscure his eyes. He wags a disapproving figure to a baffled snake he holds in the opposite hand.
October 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
towerunderthehill.bsky.social
Four RPGs to get to know me. ✨

What about you?
The original Playstation cover art to Squaresoft's Chrono Cross The cover art to Shin Megami Tensei / Digital Devil Saga Cover art to Baldurs Gate 3, which I am fairly obsessed with still. Cover art to Squaresoft's Xenogears for Playstation
October 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Show me how you draw armor!
October 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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if you see this post a random picture from your device without explaining it
A sign shows a cartoon boxer (dog) pooping and states, "No dogs on sports fields." The sign is planted in green grass in front of a white box atop a concrete slab.
October 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
towerunderthehill.bsky.social
München
#photography
Interior of the Augustiner rent at Oktoberfest 2025, Munich, filled with a bajillion drunk people, many of which dresser in traditional German garb. A statue of a woman in armor with her arm upraised and a lion at her side. Spires of the Munich new town hall against a vibrantly blue sky. A copper green statue of an armored figure against a vibrantly blue sky.
October 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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The primary fantasy "races" that the story will feature are #dwarves (obviously), humans, and #gnomes. The gnomes will play the smallest role, but still very important.

I donno why I drew them all looking up -- I guess because they're short.
#tradart #worldbuilding #b&wart #inksketch #fantasyart
three headshots of gnomes, in clockwise order: top: a pensive looking lady gnome with wild black hair and hooped earrings; she wears a simple diadem. middle-right: a confused-looking mister gnome wearing a bowler hat with a feather and a high-collared jacket; "bard" is written next to his face middle-left: a skeptical-looking lady gnome, elderly, wearing a witch hat with feathers and grass poking out of its decorative belt buckle. "wizard" is written next to her face.
September 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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First attempt at #art in a few weeks, just trying to shake off cobwebs. Average #dwarf peasant, worrying about something. Whoever he is, he's got a lot goin' on.

Pose reference from @trueref.bsky.social, minor adjustments in @inkscape.org

#fantasyart #b&wart #tradart #ocsky #noai
Black-and-white sketch of a dwarf in robes and toe-boots. He wears a black feathered cap with winged edges. He looks up toward the ceiling with a concerned look on his face.
September 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Show off your snake #art! 🐍
Rekhart Secondson, a male dwarf with a long, straight beard, has collapsed in the arms of a female gnome. She props his head up while gazing worriedly into the distance. A snake hisses in the background.
September 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I scavanged old #art off of old social media to share with you.
1) an old OC, I don't even remember her back story anymore, but I love the look of her.
2) does anyone else remember Digital Devil Saga? #fanart
3) a logo design for a karate school, 'cause every good logo needs a dragon.
Pencil sketch of a middle-aged Black woman in portrait. She wears hoop earrings and her hair is swept back beneath a scarf. A black-and-white pencil sketch of Gale from Digital Devil Saga in monster form. He/it is crouching with a single word bubble emitting to the right: "?" A clenched fist holds a serpentine, wingless dragon. The dragon has prominent whiskers and horns. Fire sprouts form its tail. The clenched fist is superimposed over a triangle from whence three swirling black blades emerge. The symbology is a deliberate mixture of common sigils for Okinawan Shorin-Ryu and Korean Tang Soo Do.
September 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM