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emeliagarcia1122.bsky.social

@emeliagarcia1122.bsky.social

Power in her eyes fire in her soul
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#digitalarts #fantasyart #darkart #characterdesign #illustration_daily #digitalillustration #artoftheday #strongwomen #darkbeauty #fierceart #conceptartist #creativejourney #fantasyvibes #artlovers #artcommunity #powerfulwomen #magicart #artisticvision

November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM

RitzyTritzy (he/him)

@ritzytritzy.bsky.social

A walk around the castle at night helps to calm the nerves.

There's going to be a big announcement tomorrow morning, stay tuned!
#ocsky #fantasy #magicart #manga

Milla, a woman with light brown skin and bushy blue hair, walks down a castle hallway. She is illuminated by the bright window behind her.

November 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM

Isabelle Wallace

@isabellewallace.bsky.social

Inktober Day 25 - Inferno #Inktober #Inktober2025 #InktoberDay25 #DigitalArt #DigitalInk #DigitalInktober #Inferno #Magic #MagicArt #Volcano #Ink #Inkdrawing

October 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM

Michael

@mdstamper.bsky.social

“The Magic Circle” by John William Waterhouse (British) – Oil on canvas / 1886 – Tate Britain (London, UK) #WomenInArt #TateBritain #art #artText #artwork #WitchArt #MagicArt #Blueskyart
#Pre-Raphaelitism #BritishArtist #Orientalism #TateMuseum #Waterhouse #JohnWilliamWaterhouse #Pre-Raphaelite

A barefoot woman with light-olive skin and voluminous black curls stands on barren ground beneath a darkening sky. Her turquoise dress, embroidered with Persian or Greek warriors and tied with a dark-rose sash, ripples faintly in the warm air. Around her neck twines a small brownish-green snake like living jewelry. Holding a long wand in her right hand, she traces a ring of flame in the sand, enclosing herself and a cauldron that blazes with yellow-white fire. In her left hand, she lifts a crescent-shaped sickle. Smoke rises in a straight, glowing column, undisturbed by wind. Beyond the circle’s light, large black birds and a toad gather as symbols of witchcraft and corruption while inside, white flowers lie scattered beside her bare feet. The rocky desert and dim shapes of distant cliffs intensify her isolation allowing the circle’s glow to define both her boundary and her command.

British artist John William Waterhouse’s fascination with miracles, magic, and prophecy converges here in the figure of an enchantress poised between mystery and mastery. Drawing from Victorian interest in the occult and “Orientalist” imagery, he portrays the beautiful woman not as victim but as autonomous priestess, creating her own sanctified space. The costume’s eclectic mix, from Anglo-Saxon hair to Near Eastern embroidery, reflects the painter’s attraction to imagined exoticism rather than lived travel. The sickle links her to Hecate and lunar cycles while the circle becomes a symbol of protection and creative power. Outside lies a barren world of superstition; within, the woman and her flowers embody beauty and agency.

When first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886, “The Magic Circle” captivated audiences with its “original conception and pictorial result.” It remains among Waterhouse’s earliest triumphs, marking the beginning of his lifelong exploration of women as bearers of vision, transformation, and the unknowable.

October 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM

Inkyung Lee

@tareru.bsky.social

Inktober Day15 RAGGED

#inktober #inkdrawing #fantasyart #fairytale #penart #illustration #fantasyworld #magicart #sketchbook #arttwitter #잉크드로잉 #판타지아트 #フェアリーテイル

October 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM

ChouquetteBelle

@chouquettebelle.bsky.social

Another character I made. 🌹
#DigitalArt #FanArt #AnimeArt #VideoGameFanArt #AnimeGirl #MagicalGirl #OC #OriginalCharacter #DigitalPainting #AnimeDrawing #AnimeFanArt #CuteKawaii #CharacterDesign #MagicArt #KimonoStyle #AdorableArt #CuteArt #HealerCharacter #MoonTheme #SailorStyle

October 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM

AquarelleWolf

@aquarellewolf.bsky.social

🦋 Cast a butterfly spell 🦋

#aquarellewolf #furryartist #furryart #art #artist #fantasyart #magicart #magic #oc #художник #магия #ориджинал

September 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM

Ancestral Games

@ancestralgames.bsky.social

🎨 El arte de la semana: Imposter Syndrome por Tehani Farr. Inquietante, elegante, inolvidable. 🖼️✨

#AncestralGames #MTGArt #MagicArt #MTGÑ

September 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM

William Toenjes, Alpine Houndmaster 🔜 Shoebox.gg

@toomuchdew.bsky.social

It's me. I'm the Vorthos.
Another great "Snack Time on the Stack" from @donnycaltrider.bsky.social with links worth bookmarking

September 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Blue Moon Alchemy

@aurynlieb.bsky.social

Tiny Home in the Woods
#magicart #midjourney

January 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM

Marco Ortiz Walters

@ortizwalters.bsky.social

Old school wizard for practice. #wizard #wizardart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #ose #dungeons #osr #oldschoolart #magicart #dragon #dragonart #illustration #wizarddrawing #sorcererart #ttrpg #inkart #ortizwalters #oldschoolescentials

June 29, 2025 at 5:51 AM

P.M Savard

@pmsavard.bsky.social

Croquis
Crayons graphites sur papier
#fantasy
#sketch #characterdesign #conceptart #illustration #drawing #artwork #sketchbook #artistsoninstagram #drawoftheday #pencildrawing
#fantasyart #wizardart #witchart #magicart #storybookart #fairytaleart #darkfantasyart #fantasyillustration #whimsicalar

October 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM

whiskerspixel.bsky.social

@whiskerspixel.bsky.social

Dancer

January 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM

Fergal

@fergalart.bsky.social

An in progress rat riding faerie creature! 🐀 ✨⚔️

#watercolourillustration #watercolor #faerieart #irishart #illustration #magicart #fairy #faerie #watercolorpainting #drawing #fantasyart

March 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM

whiskerspixel.bsky.social

@whiskerspixel.bsky.social

Ballet Dancer

#aiart
#aiartist
#aiartwork
#aidigitalart
#aidigitalcreator
#aiworld
#aicommunity
#aiartgallery
#aichess
#chesspiece
#chess
#ballet
#chesspiecedesign
#balletart
#balletdancer
#magicart
#magical

February 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Neteyron

@neteyron.bsky.social

Some of my recent Hextober arts for 9-12 October.
Themes:
9. Twisted
10. The lovers
11. Interrupted
12. Kiss

#hextober #inktober #witch #wizard #magicart #art

Multi-winged blonde man holds 2 dragon snakes

Two people hold hands. One has a bracelet with shells, pearls, flowers and golden leaves

Long eared human holds a crystal in hand and looks back

Girl in shiny pink dress kisses dark silhouette of long eared humanoid

October 13, 2023 at 11:18 AM

Ghost🦋COMMS OPEN $1 ALL + ADOPTS

@pollutedghost.bsky.social

just necromancy things! don't worry about it. tagged for mild gore & blood.
#art #digitalart #goreart #undead #oc #originalcharacterart #ocart #fantasyart #magicart #digitalartist #ocartist #pollutedghostart #pollutedghost

February 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM

watermelelon.bsky.social

@watermelelon.bsky.social

Water magic at your fingertips! 💧 Draw, create, erase, repeat. Get your set now! #WaterErasable #MagicArt

April 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM

Madland

@madlandart.bsky.social

Cosmic Sorceress
She weaves galaxies into spells and stars into secrets

#aiart #aiartcommunity #fantasy #digitalart #surrealart #art #Fantasyart #conceptart #conceptdesign #surrealism #magic #magicart #neon #neonart #sorceress

April 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM

AᚱᛏᛖᛊᛊGOAT

@artessgoat.bsky.social

4 Seasons for Witchtober , which one is your fav?
1⃣ #SpringWitch 💐
2⃣ #SummerWitch☀️
3⃣ #AutumnWitch🍂
4⃣ #WinterWitch ❄️

#springart #summerart #winterart #autumnart
#Witchseasons #Artseasons #Witchtober #WitchArt #Artchallange #magicart

May 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM

Mitch Grosofsky (MG Alters)

@mgalters.bsky.social

Icy Chaos Orb

I've been wanting to paint a full art Chaos Orb for a while, so I was immediately on board when I was asked to do so. To add to the project, it's in a wintery theme.

#mtg #mtgoldschool #mtgalters #mtgcommander #magicthegathering #magicart #wotc #painting #mtglegacy #vintagemagic