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Liiga Smilshkalne

@liiga.bsky.social

Artist from the mysterious and far away land of Latvia. Mostly drawing for Magic: The Gathering these days. Big on shinies and coffee. She/her Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/liiga/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/liiga_s_art

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That is such a lovely tie!

26.10.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They're all so delicate! Hard to pick a favorite. I love this color palette ๐Ÿ’–

25.10.2025 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They feel extremely cozy to me and I'm not sure what to make of that. Thank you for sharing them!!

25.10.2025 12:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Super excited to be a part of this!!

Here's the first of my three, Tamiyo in acrylics on the back of an Enduring Innocence proof.

Going to elaborate on the meaning and technique in the alt text.

24.10.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's beautiful! It's got that feeling of a captured moment that you can just sit and absorb. The teensy tiny droplets are such a perfect touch

24.10.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh a plot twist!

24.10.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was thinking further about the smaller circles and how the mid point looks to be a bit offset... Do you think it's possible that they used rope with a weight in the process? You can specify the length and keep it consistent throughout, and some slack would produce offsets.

23.10.2025 11:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right! The reason I started at the top was to divide the space evenly - those first circles wouldn't show up as such.

23.10.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a delicious palette! It makes them look so light, like they're really moving ๐Ÿ’–

23.10.2025 10:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I hope this is legible! And no, I don't aspire to know what I'm talking about; the repeating pattern of the arch marked in yellow just caught my eye.

I hope this is legible! And no, I don't aspire to know what I'm talking about; the repeating pattern of the arch marked in yellow just caught my eye.

So I was thinking, working from the top might work for this one? To copy the yellow arch one might draw one side on something, and reuse that shape like copying any sketch. It does follow the edge of a very large circle.
The position of the small circles is also defined by the arches.

23.10.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Blu-bird from Nier is one of my all time faves

22.10.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All the bioluminescence is so beautiful! The kind of scene that makes you want to look at it for a while and really absorb the atmosphere.

22.10.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I see! It's an interesting riddle. To be sure that I understand it - you're trying to figure out how the position of the bigger circles (marked in blue) is chosen, right?

22.10.2025 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is it possible that some offsetting happens because of accounting for depth (knowing that the structure will be seen from below) on purpose; or, alternatively, because of reproducing the schematics? The Alamy image, for instance, is distorted.

22.10.2025 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A woman in flowing robes stands on a mound of rock. In front of her, large ammonite fossils stack, unevenly fused together by coral. The s-shaped formation blocks vibrant blue night sky, but the ammonites are ancient and deteriorating. The woman holds a hand to her chest as she stares through the eroded spiral center to witness a bright shining star.

A woman in flowing robes stands on a mound of rock. In front of her, large ammonite fossils stack, unevenly fused together by coral. The s-shaped formation blocks vibrant blue night sky, but the ammonites are ancient and deteriorating. The woman holds a hand to her chest as she stares through the eroded spiral center to witness a bright shining star.

HOPE (1997)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 13โ€ x 10โ€

Ammonites have always been meant as a personal form of โ€œmemento moriโ€ symbols in my art. They are cautionary reminders of our impermanence. 1/3

21.10.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 768    ๐Ÿ” 174    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Those become a lot more available after Halloween, when the office decorations have been taken down.

20.10.2025 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sleepseers illustration for โ€™Pilgrims of the Murk Domeโ€™ TTRPG

20.10.2025 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1270    ๐Ÿ” 274    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

'Cause names are hard :(

18.10.2025 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So fuzzy!! It's gorgeous ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿฐ

17.10.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a good practice to store text info relevant to artwork in a document in the same folder as the artwork.
I've got lots of little snippets stored like that, sometimes just notes to self about the meaning of this or the number of moths in that. Easy to find!

16.10.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I thought this was something out of a game!

15.10.2025 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Share your couplesโ€™ art ๐Ÿ’•

Look at em, all smiling and happy

15.10.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't understand the appeal at all. If I am to sift through a pile of info that needs to be checked for accuracy and additional details, a regular search engine works fine - and in fact worked much better before the need to weed out the AI bs came about. At least I can verify the sources faster.

15.10.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Oh wow she loves her lettuce!

13.10.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's so pretty!! I love it ๐Ÿ’š

13.10.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

QRT with your skull art ๐Ÿ’€

12.10.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Instinctively reaching for a coffee ๐Ÿ’€

12.10.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A male rider dressed in leather armour rides across the sky. He's carrying a spear, and a half cape is flying out behind him. His horse have blue glows across its body, and they're flanked by two demonic canines with red glows across their body. Behind them is a eclipse and clouds.

A male rider dressed in leather armour rides across the sky. He's carrying a spear, and a half cape is flying out behind him. His horse have blue glows across its body, and they're flanked by two demonic canines with red glows across their body. Behind them is a eclipse and clouds.

Now that I've recovered from my cold and isn't sneezing my brains out, I finally managed to finish up my piece from @paulscottcanavan.com 's mentorship :D

Knew I wanted to paint a horse, so decided to draw some inspiration from the wild hunt folklore and ended up with bonus doggies.

10.10.2025 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 556    ๐Ÿ” 122    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Conker flail ๐ŸŒฐโš”๏ธ

28.01.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 274    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You were blessed by the leaf! Love your nails

07.10.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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