Syd Mills

thank you thank you!!!! 😭♥️

A person is running to the right with an arm outreached. Visible on their back is a crisscrossed array of blue tattoos. They are facing a galloping horse. In the background: two fire-engulfed hands coming down from the top of the page, with strings wound around the fingers. Behind the hands is a large pale rock; behind the pale rock is a dark burgundy landscape. The night sky is a deep blue.

The final transformation, the last judgement of souls and objects

Ahhh thank you!!

this is beautiful and evocative

THANK U RJ ‼️

I was working on this thing for months but suuuper sporadically lmao, I checked my logs & it totaled about 14 hours of actual work 😭

A person is running to the right with an arm outreached. Visible on their back is a crisscrossed array of blue tattoos. They are facing a galloping horse. In the background: two fire-engulfed hands coming down from the top of the page, with strings wound around the fingers. Behind the hands is a large pale rock; behind the pale rock is a dark burgundy landscape. The night sky is a deep blue.

The final transformation, the last judgement of souls and objects

a close-up of a panel of a field of grain, vines on a wall, and stylized gut-like pattern

close-up of a panel of a mountain's reflection in water, with a twisting rope and a maple seed overlaid

close-up of a panel with a stylized comet, a pattern of red dots & lines, and a cracked goblet over flames

close-up of a panel with a rotting peach, and a moon pattern over tree branches

some close-ups...

ever look at an old piece of yours and think "honestly? i ate"

There will be blood alt poster - 2016

Digital painting of two characters, both white haired and pale skinned. The man is partially embracing the woman, leaning into her side and curling his arm around her hips. His legs are metal prosthetics, and he is shirtless. The woman gazes over & away from him, and her hair billows like a fire. Fabric drapes like a tent over her raised hand. In the background are collapsing pillars, a multi-limbed bony wing, and ornate clockwork decorations. The piece is cast in a warm golden glow.

This life is but a bridge—commission of @ Celestialfang’s characters Lumia & Sol 🕯️

Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Syd and I’m a freelance illustrator. I love painting details and using intense colors/light ♥️♥️

Illustration for the Castlevania Piano Collection vinyl

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#MagicTheGathering

like are you kidding me? immediately TBRd this book and then saw the author also has a book cover illustrated by rude beetle too ARE YOU KIDDING ME its all too beautiful

Two women falling and reaching out for each other. One has billowing fiery red-orange hair. A chess board has been tipped over and its pieces are flying into the air. The background is a lush Irish forest; there is a castle in the far distance.

Cover illustration I did for Allison Saft’s upcoming book, Immortal Game! Chess sapphics, Irish folklore fantasy setting 🫶🫶

Two women falling and reaching out for each other. One has billowing fiery red-orange hair. A chess board has been tipped over and its pieces are flying into the air. The background is a lush Irish forest; there is a castle in the far distance.

Cover illustration I did for Allison Saft’s upcoming book, Immortal Game! Chess sapphics, Irish folklore fantasy setting 🫶🫶

Forget everything. Open the windows. Clear the room. The wind blows through it. You see only its emptiness, you search in every corner and don't find yourself.

Yep I’ll turn them on every once in a while if I’m trying to push colors/values! Mostly paint on just normal though :)

Two Capricorns, one purple with green fins and the other green with purple fins, swimming around each other in a circular motion

Cascade

half a painting of apple flowers
gouache

Thank you!!

Rubbing hands together .. thank u ….

putting this in my artwork that re-instills the fear of god in me collection

AHHH 😭😭 this is so kind, thank u so so much!! 🫶🫶♥️

😭😭 thank you !!

I'm about to lose my fucking mind

Forget everything. Open the windows. Clear the room. The wind blows through it. You see only its emptiness, you search in every corner and don't find yourself.

Once more some mammoths

some of my most recent comms this session altogether

w i p

commission in process.