That's a high bar. I met Bob at IlluxCon back in 2017. Is he still active?
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
That's a high bar. I met Bob at IlluxCon back in 2017. Is he still active?
Just discovered that one guy who showed up at Illuxcon and tried really hard to network with us is apparently a big Trump supporter/conservative and I'm completely validated for finding him creepy
January 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Just discovered that one guy who showed up at Illuxcon and tried really hard to network with us is apparently a big Trump supporter/conservative and I'm completely validated for finding him creepy
...I haven't been to @ixarts.bsky.social Illuxcon in a few years, and I miss a lot of those folks ❤️ So I'm promising myself to go back this year. Hoping I can get a spot in the Showcase too...
January 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
...I haven't been to @ixarts.bsky.social Illuxcon in a few years, and I miss a lot of those folks ❤️ So I'm promising myself to go back this year. Hoping I can get a spot in the Showcase too...
Yep I managed to sit in on Sarah's live demo at Illuxcon a couple years ago which is what convinced me to try them out based on her recommendation haha. It's so fascinating the way she uses them, and I saw her original of that long tapestry MtG card, and whoa the layering she does is phenomenal.
December 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Yep I managed to sit in on Sarah's live demo at Illuxcon a couple years ago which is what convinced me to try them out based on her recommendation haha. It's so fascinating the way she uses them, and I saw her original of that long tapestry MtG card, and whoa the layering she does is phenomenal.
This was available at Commander Sealed but I didn't pull the trigger, but when I saw it again at Illuxcon, I told @markzug.bsky.social it was a sign and snapped it off.
Now I can't ever lose the game and there's nothing you can do about it! Nyeh!
#MTG #MagicTheGathering
Now I can't ever lose the game and there's nothing you can do about it! Nyeh!
#MTG #MagicTheGathering
December 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This was available at Commander Sealed but I didn't pull the trigger, but when I saw it again at Illuxcon, I told @markzug.bsky.social it was a sign and snapped it off.
Now I can't ever lose the game and there's nothing you can do about it! Nyeh!
#MTG #MagicTheGathering
Now I can't ever lose the game and there's nothing you can do about it! Nyeh!
#MTG #MagicTheGathering
Happy that I’m in the showcase for illuxcon. I’ve been wanting a redemption arc for that con for a while now. The only problem is the two day drive to and from the con by myself.
December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Happy that I’m in the showcase for illuxcon. I’ve been wanting a redemption arc for that con for a while now. The only problem is the two day drive to and from the con by myself.
There’s a tiny convention he’s almost always at called illuxcon or IX. It’s only traditional painters, and loads of mtg artists go. It’s in PA and I think you’d have a blast there!
December 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
There’s a tiny convention he’s almost always at called illuxcon or IX. It’s only traditional painters, and loads of mtg artists go. It’s in PA and I think you’d have a blast there!
This was the first year I didn’t feel too insecure of myself and my work to submit my work to Illuxcon. We’ll see what happens, if anything. But just being able tot take that step feels pretty good 😊
Damn shame I couldn’t submit my favorite recent illustration, though.
Damn shame I couldn’t submit my favorite recent illustration, though.
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This was the first year I didn’t feel too insecure of myself and my work to submit my work to Illuxcon. We’ll see what happens, if anything. But just being able tot take that step feels pretty good 😊
Damn shame I couldn’t submit my favorite recent illustration, though.
Damn shame I couldn’t submit my favorite recent illustration, though.
This book is closely tied into the Illuxcon art show that happens in the Fall over in PA that is a huge collector show. The main show is juried with all traditional works, the showcase is unjuried, traditional and digital artists allowed (but still NO genai slop).
imaginativerealism.com
imaginativerealism.com
IX Art Show
The IX Art Show is the world's largest exhibition of contemporary imaginative realism, featuring fantasy and science fiction artists from around the world.
imaginativerealism.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This book is closely tied into the Illuxcon art show that happens in the Fall over in PA that is a huge collector show. The main show is juried with all traditional works, the showcase is unjuried, traditional and digital artists allowed (but still NO genai slop).
imaginativerealism.com
imaginativerealism.com
my cousins and uncles were heavy equipment operators and hardworking macho men whose rigs were littered with vallejo's art.
i was a fantasy geek.
ren and i met him at IlluxCon several years ago. i told him he was the only bridge between me and my blue-collar family. he looked genuinely touched.
i was a fantasy geek.
ren and i met him at IlluxCon several years ago. i told him he was the only bridge between me and my blue-collar family. he looked genuinely touched.
I really enjoy fantasy settings with wizards and magic and shit and I am extremely resentful that HP has kind of taken over that space in peoples' minds. I want that late 70s prog rock, airbrushed van, lightning unicorn, Dragon Magazine, Boris Vallejo shit with sweaty men and chainmail bikini babes
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
my cousins and uncles were heavy equipment operators and hardworking macho men whose rigs were littered with vallejo's art.
i was a fantasy geek.
ren and i met him at IlluxCon several years ago. i told him he was the only bridge between me and my blue-collar family. he looked genuinely touched.
i was a fantasy geek.
ren and i met him at IlluxCon several years ago. i told him he was the only bridge between me and my blue-collar family. he looked genuinely touched.
Illuxcon portfolio submission time. I’ve got a lot of soul searching and self review to get these 6 images together.
I don’t like expect to get into the main show, but I‘ll still do the showcase if possible.
I don’t like expect to get into the main show, but I‘ll still do the showcase if possible.
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Illuxcon portfolio submission time. I’ve got a lot of soul searching and self review to get these 6 images together.
I don’t like expect to get into the main show, but I‘ll still do the showcase if possible.
I don’t like expect to get into the main show, but I‘ll still do the showcase if possible.
Although I did buy a sweet proof from @josiahcameron.bsky.social at Illuxcon that is getting a nice coat of varnish currently!
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Although I did buy a sweet proof from @josiahcameron.bsky.social at Illuxcon that is getting a nice coat of varnish currently!
Hey fam, what about #illuxcon #illuxcon2025 this year? I’m still coming down off of the high of meeting my Brodents for the first time in person. I love these guys.
October 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hey fam, what about #illuxcon #illuxcon2025 this year? I’m still coming down off of the high of meeting my Brodents for the first time in person. I love these guys.
Doubletree late night rave party! J/k, there's water pouring out from the lights? A weird end to #Illuxcon. Thankfully I was just shooting the breeze in the lobby and just got back to my hotel.
October 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Doubletree late night rave party! J/k, there's water pouring out from the lights? A weird end to #Illuxcon. Thankfully I was just shooting the breeze in the lobby and just got back to my hotel.
Illuxcon always delivers.
a black and white photo of a woman with the words `` happy sigh '' written on it .
Alt: a black and white photo of a woman with the words `` happy sigh '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Illuxcon always delivers.
@stillman-steve.bsky.social i done goofed.
I should’ve set up a time today to visit yall and Chop. Just getting into town after Illuxcon. Ughhhhh
I should’ve set up a time today to visit yall and Chop. Just getting into town after Illuxcon. Ughhhhh
October 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
@stillman-steve.bsky.social i done goofed.
I should’ve set up a time today to visit yall and Chop. Just getting into town after Illuxcon. Ughhhhh
I should’ve set up a time today to visit yall and Chop. Just getting into town after Illuxcon. Ughhhhh
The Illuxcon FOMO is getting to me.
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The Illuxcon FOMO is getting to me.
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Got a gift for @pighway.bsky.social from @hookieduke.bsky.social at Illuxcon
October 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Got a gift for @pighway.bsky.social from @hookieduke.bsky.social at Illuxcon
Amazing AP work by @alexstoneart.bsky.social for @setharar.bsky.social at Illuxcon
October 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Amazing AP work by @alexstoneart.bsky.social for @setharar.bsky.social at Illuxcon
Notes and jokes on sketches are always great
At Illuxcon
At Illuxcon
October 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Notes and jokes on sketches are always great
At Illuxcon
At Illuxcon
Coming up in 30 minutes at Illuxcon
(Lights are bright, Cripes)
(Lights are bright, Cripes)
October 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Coming up in 30 minutes at Illuxcon
(Lights are bright, Cripes)
(Lights are bright, Cripes)
Speaking today at 1:00pm in the Boscov Theater at Illuxcon
October 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Speaking today at 1:00pm in the Boscov Theater at Illuxcon
