the labor of art is mostly invisible. what you don't see in a finished piece is all the hours of thought it required, all the little discoveries and surprises and tragedies of production. art IS the process. if you aren't interested in the process, then i don't really know why you want to be artist

So pretty! I wish I could buy it too, but even just looking at Inspirits copies makes me happy

Something I don't see creatives talk about so much is the crushing letdown and depression that can follow finishing up a huge project that has consumed you. Like you are suddenly cut adrift with no purpose. Got to reach for a lifeboat. That next thing...

Digital illustration of an orange cat dressed as a wizard with the text 'hocus pocus I cannot focus'

✨ Hocus Pocus, I cannot focus ✨

#cuteart #illustration #cat

To my fellow Brits, our government's push to make AI a huge part of British commerce threatens our creative livelihoods. A signature may not seem like a lot, but if enough of us stand up, it might make our government consider how they implement new AI policies.

www.aitrainingstatement.org

#PortfolioDay Hey ! I'm Mathias, i do concept art, background painting, and visdev for animation and video games

My current job is coming to an end so i'm looking for new opportunities !

#PortfolioDay

hi, im mint!! i like to draw fantasy with some horror elements. i would love to be kept in mind for any projects u might have :)

📧: spearmintaii@gmail.com

Hi, #Portfolioday
I'm a Canadian illustrator and I've done work for books and magic cards. I use both traditional and digital mediums.

Hello
#PortfolioDay !

I'm Yorgos, I mostly do work for book covers and TTRPGs (and the occasional board game), and it's stuff like this!

Hi #PortfolioDay !
I'm Jenny, a freelance concept artist and illustrator from France! 🌻
I love to work with a cartoonish and colorful style! 🌞

I'm currently available for concept art and illustration work! ✨

✉ E-mail: jennifer.mati.pro@gmail.com
🖼 Portfolio: artstation.com/jennymati

Hello #PortfolioDay 😊

I'm professional freelance illustrator, working for board/card games, TTRPGs and books, for clients like WotC and FFG 😉

Passionate for folklore, dark fantasy and Tolkien's works.

Hello #PortfolioDay :)

I'm Kooks, illustrator from Poland, you can find more of my works here:
coupleofkooks.myportfolio.com

Love <3

Motivated for once w/all the recent inft and wg art and did a quick black and white drawing from deep in the archives 🥺

#우규 #woogyu

Hello everyone! 🖤
I hope you're all doing well!
I want to open two commission slots exclusively for Bluesky to see if there are any interested people here. Feel free to contact me via DM or email if you're that person. ☺️

Reposting this guide from twitter because I COOKED here. (and still refer to this at work even now!)

‪Quick reintroduction of myself:

I'm Julia, a freelance illustrator and art teacher from Germany - who does a lot of art for Magic: The Gathering and a variety of tabletop RPGs

I think this painting has a wintery feel. What do you reckon? I've got to paint more stars and twinkly things. I'm in the mood for them ✨

A serene digital painting depicts a young woman in a light blue vintage-style dress, lying amidst dark foliage with glowing white flowers. Her eyes are closed, and her delicate hands rest gracefully near her face, evoking a dreamlike tranquility. The soft illumination of the flowers casts a magical blue light over the scene, contrasting with the deep reds and browns of the surrounding leaves. The composition creates an otherworldly atmosphere.

Little painting I did this year. I loved painting this fabric so much! ✨

This is a friendly reminder that even if you can't support an artist you love through monetary means, your retweets have a MASSIVE amount of power here on Bluesky. Since there's no algorithm, every RT you give makes a post more visible to others!

The plushie is so cute ☺️ You made it yourself, right?

A digital illustration of two young boys in a small playroom. The playroom appears to be underwater, in a kelp forest. The walls and windows are covered in childlike drawings and maps of a mermaid swimming around the outside of their house. They are both looking studiously at their maps and drawings. The mermaid swims through the kelp out a window behind them.

The boys run down a hallway. Outside the large windows, a mermaid hangs on the tail of a hammerhead shark. The colors are blue, with a pop of orange through their doorway.

The boys rave across a landing. Out the window is a pod of orcas. The mermaid swims ahead. The colors are blue.

Chasing the mermaid

A digital illustration of the bedroom of two boys. One boy sits on the top of a bunk bed and the other stands on the edge of it. Outside the windows to the side and skylight above, starry manta rays swim in the… ocean?! The colors are deep blue. The scene is surreal.

The unusual night

Sketch vs Render!
#originalart #sketch #digitalillustration

I'll add a small dose of my glitchy landscapes here too.

A second version of the image, this time with a little red fox poking its head in the window! It is night-time, the dog is awake greeting the fox, and there are fireflies outside.

Oh! You're here!

A digital illustration of a red and white Shiba Inu sleeping by a window. The dog is perched on an armchair with its head resting on a small table. Outside the window is wisteria. The colors are brown, green, yellow, and a pop of purple.

Waiting by the window

A digital painting of an orange Shiba Inu dog sitting inside a house in the forest, in front of a large glass door. The dog is nose to nose with a red fox sitting outside the glass. The two animals have a very similar appearance.

A new friend who looks like me