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An illustration of the characters Dante and Vergil from the game series Devil May Cry. Vergil is on the left, with his back to his brother and seen from the side, holding a sword that is resting on his shoulder. Dante is on the right, seen from the front and with his back to his brother, having his arms crossed while holding a katana on one of his hands. The great sword on Vergil's shoulder is Dante's sword Rebellion, while the katana on Dante's hand is Vergil's sword Yamato. They are wearing their usual clothes except their long coats - Vergil with his vest, Dante with his 3/4 sleeve shirt. The lighting is very dramatic, being purple, with bright red coming from the right and pale blue coming from the left (it looks like a neon rave party, honestly). There are some debris of the same color on the foreground around them, while the background is reminiscent of the game's concepts of Hell - being very dark and only with a few glowing things here and there, quite abstract. There's also some faint words written above their head, very difficult to read: "black night, dark sky, the devils cry". It's part of the lyrics to the theme from the game Devil May Cry 3 (I added because I really like it).

A half-body illustration of two original cyberpunk style characters of mine, Alastor and Nyx. Alastor is standing behind Nyx, on the left. He is taller and is holding a silver gun, while wearing red clothes (pants and jacket) and a dark blue shirt written "burn it down" in red, as well as leather, spiked gloves. He has a barcode tattoo on his right forearm. His hair is on his shoulders, bright purple, while his eyes are golden. Nyx is standing in front of him, on the right. She is smaller and paler, with the left side of her body covered in burn scars (from her face down to her waist and her whole arm), also having a prosthesis on her left hand. She is wearing a black turtleneck, sleeveless cropped top with pool blue neon details and black pants, as well as leather gloves. She has two katanas strapped to her back and carries a gun on her left hand, while reaching for the sword with the other. She has a tattoo written "Huntress" on her belly, and has pool blue short hair and bright purple eyes. On the left side of her head, she has a chrome plaque instead of hair. The background is a simple black and neon one, with things written as graffiti along the lines of "no gods".

An illustration of two of my original dark fantasy characters, Mihai and Kathleen. They can be seen on profile, leaning on their swords in front of them during a sunrise/sunset. Mihai is further on the back while Kathleen is on the foreground. He is taller, with tanner skin covered in scars, longer brown hair with braids and his clothes are casual - brown pants and linen beige shirt. His sword is silver with a brown leather grip, and a simple, straight forward, practical design. Kathleen is very pale, also covered in scars, especially on her neck. Her hair is pale blond tied on a messy bun, and she wears dark black makeup around green eyes. Her clothes are also casual: black pants and black linen shirt, embellished with embroidery on her arms. Her sword is silver, with an intricate, graceful design resembling roses. In their story, they are both vampire hunters and Mihai is Kathleen's Mentor.

A half body illustration I worked on as an attack for Art Fight, on Cyanorat's original character, Ophelia Pendragon. She is a witch queen of Avalon, wearing a light iridescent dress that contrasts with her deep, dark skin. She is wielding water, her magical element, while the background is deep blue with many shimmering stars.

Thanks a lot for tagging!!

I'm a bit late for the party, but here's some of my work! I'm Polaris, working a lot with dark fantasy/cyberpunk/music themed stuff and some fanart too. I also got comms open, details on the link below 😉

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Here's for starters!!
Sage speaking ~
I'm a full-time freelance illustrator and character designer!. I love ocs, vampires/supernatural,fantasy and nature related art!!. Would be super happy if you checked my comms ♡
(I do fanart too!)
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• vgen.co/Sagecinders

It's Work #Artshare time!
•Share your links/art!!
•💜🔀💬
•NO A"I nor eneftees!
•Sfw mainly(artistic nudity is ok)
•🔖some pals!

⭐️Our highlighted artist of the day is... @klqdraws.bsky.social ⭐️

Ooh such a fun and colorful style!!, the lineart is a 10/10☆
If you'd like to treat yourself, ya know 👀✨️

They are all nice! I do enjoy traditional art a lot tough, I used to do it a lot ^^
Really liked seeing yours 🖤

Thank you 🖤🖤 hopefully it'll turn out nice 🤣
(currently going over the curse of picking up a project that might be beyond my skill level hahaha)

Still doing my very best to power through the ugly phase and not give up 🫠😅

(that's what happens when you got a ref for the face but not for *everything else*)

#wip #sketch #devilmaycry #dmc #dante #artsky

Hahaha and I doooo understand that, I'm also a huge Capcom fan - they got me at DMC years ago 😅
I've been going through all DMC games again recently (on a mission of completing bloody palaces/DMD runs), and I'm planning on going over RE after that too. I've been caught on RE9 propaganda 🤣

Hahahaha sounds like an amazing time, but I do find all capoeira fighters a menace in Tekken (from the bottom of my 🇧🇷heart 🤣)
It's so nice you played with your brother, though! I used to play mostly PS1 games with my sister, I understand cherishing the memories even if chaotic hahaha

If you see this, post your black and white art 🖤

If you see this, post your black and white art 🖤
#arttrain #artsky

They are all so good!! But I gotta say, the animals won my heart, don't know which one I find more adorable 😊🖤
Are all of them traditional art? It's really great!

🖤 post your black & white art 🖤
i rarely do full b&w nowadays, so here are some variously older ones

If you see this, post your black and white art 🖤

(I used to have more B&W stuff, nowadays I'm trying to get better at my coloring 'cause I really struggle with it "^^)

#arttrain #artsky

If you see this, post your black and white art

#Art #Azra #DarkArt

Something from the brown sketchbook 👻

#darkart #horrorart #bodyhorror #cosmichorror #horror #art

A’Lemansra map A map of a single continent with a large desert in its center. It's done on toned paper with a few islands around it. The coastline has a large number of mountains around it with the civilizations situated along that same coast and in a few of the mountains as well with the interior very empty save for one large city situated at the confluence of two rivers before you reach the desert.

Ha-Nahn Map A map of a large continent that is shaped roughly like a curving letter T. The continent is roughly divided into thirds with a lush rainforest bordered by mountains to the north, an inland savannah in the middle and an arid desert surrounded by mountains that makes up most of the bottom third of the continent. Rivers and lakes dot the north and middle with only a single large river flowing outward toward the south in the desert region.

Emoris Map A map of Emoris, a fictional continent for my DnD setting. It has a large mountain range in the north west another in the south east and a desert just beyond it. The continent also has a huge inland sea.

I also do maps

A half body illustration of the character Loki from the Marvel universe, but in his frost giant (Jotun) form. He has a few braids on a shoulder length hair, with his classic horned helmet being more of a headband. He wears a large fur cape around his shoulders, as well as a large neck/chest piece with a knotwork pattern - the same pattern is repeated on his staff. He has a few marks on his face and chest, the ones he would have as a frost giant. He is also wearing gold and black pants, as well as golden bracers with fur. The background is dark blue on top and light blue below, as if it's snowing. His looks is very much inspired by his Marvel Rivals design, but I wanted to work on a more Norse God looking version of it - still as if it was one of his skins in game. That's why I chose the braided hair, lots of fur and detailed knotwork on the golden patches. The fur is also more on the gray side, as a little nod to Fenrir and a sort of "wolf in sheep's clothing" kind of thing.

A half body illustration I worked on as an attack for Art Fight, on Cyanorat's original character, Ophelia Pendragon. She is a witch queen of Avalon, wearing a light iridescent dress that contrasts with her deep, dark skin. She is wielding water, her magical element, while the background is deep blue with many shimmering stars.

A portrait illustration of Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars movies. He is smiling under a night light, and the background is just a simple colored purpleish blue fading from lighter to darker, littered with yellow stars. It's supposed to be a more realistic style of art.

An illustration of the characters Dante and Vergil from the game series Devil May Cry. Vergil is on the left, with his back to his brother and seen from the side, holding a sword that is resting on his shoulder. Dante is on the right, seen from the front and with his back to his brother, having his arms crossed while holding a katana on one of his hands. The great sword on Vergil's shoulder is Dante's sword Rebellion, while the katana on Dante's hand is Vergil's sword Yamato. They are wearing their usual clothes except their long coats - Vergil with his vest, Dante with his 3/4 sleeve shirt. The lighting is very dramatic, being purple, with bright red coming from the right and pale blue coming from the left (it looks like a neon rave party, honestly). There are some debris of the same color on the foreground around them, while the background is reminiscent of the game's concepts of Hell - being very dark and only with a few glowing things here and there, quite abstract. There's also some faint words written above their head, very difficult to read: "black night, dark sky, the devils cry". It's part of the lyrics to the theme from the game Devil May Cry 3 (I added because I really like it).

Thank you for the share! We really do need more art in the world right now 😓

I'm Polaris, usually working on my cyberpunk/dark fantasy/music themed OCs and fanarts I enjoy! Also have comms open 😉

Hey there!! Thanks for the #artshare !!

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“Misty Woods”, an 18”x24” oil painting of a dark, closed-in forest with breaks of sunlight and fog. Streaks of light shine through the dense canopy as a small, hidden feline watches the surroundings from a safe enclosure.

Work in progress of a Skyrim-themed 18”x24” oil painting showing a snowy mountain landscape

Oil painting of old graveyard at sunset in autumn, on 18-inch by 24-inch canvas. Orange and red sky, with bare trees, green grass, headstones, and some spooky elements in blue and green.

“Obsidian Peaks”, an 18”x24” oil painting showing a dark foreboding sky and black-blue mountains. A brief opening in the clouds shows the blue sky above, shining down on a valley teeming with forests.

Thanks for sharing! I make oil paintings of natural & fantasy landscapes #art #tradart #oilpainting

perceptivepumpkin.com/gallery/
shiftypumpkin.etsy.com
ko-fi.com/shiftypumpkin
twitch.tv/shiftypumpkin

Linocut of two robed figures in a temple with a black goat doing a ceremony

Linocut of a rat in a bathtub dangling a crown off his tail while surrounded by candles and drinking wine

Linocut of a deer skull entity with two robed figures in a wooded clearing with candles and apples under a full moon

Linocut of a grumpy rabbit with a human skull and a medieval shield, ax, and flags

Thank you for the share! I do mainly linocuts with a Gothic vibe:

Ayrmael, God of Creation A digital illustration of a massive divine dragon with purple and gold coloration. The massive beast flies over a mountain city with floating islands all around. As it turns in the sky its wings trail through clouds. The creature has a thick almost gorilla like body and stripes like a tiger but made of something like gold that seems to flow beneath its skin.

Spiritual Matters A Black man in African inspired clothing and short dreads holds a book glowing between his hands in a dark forest. A spirit with a face like a west African mask and glowing blue eyes looms menacingly above him. The man has a book holster under his arms indicating he is a mage scholar from his setting and he looks forward confidently. Glowing symbols, representing story magic come from the book and wrap around his hand and arm.

An image of a giant seen from the waist up. He’s holding a spear and illuminated by a harsh desert sun. A rocky outcropping with memorial stones placed into them surrounds a small figure in the foreground that shields his eyes from the radiance. The image is done in yellows, oranges and browns.

Mwindaji, Remnant Leader Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie yellow orange night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists.

As custom I'll kick us off. I'm Aaron and I make fantasy art focused on non-Eurocentric stories and I seem to just really love painting things that'd be absolutely gargantuan.

Thank you for tagging! Also, I'll always say how much I loved the 2nd one hahaha but that 1st one too! The background!! It's so good!

An illustration man of medium complexion with slicked back hair and an aquiline nose wearing thick furs and with a sword slung over his back is seen from a low angle in what appears to be a cave. He has a lit torch in his right hand illuminating the space, orange and red light bouncing around a greenish tinted background. He seems uncertain as he looks around. In the background a spirit looms over him, threatening him. It’s a strange hulking creature with a massive back hump, a circular head that seems to have no face, just a sphere of energy and horns jutting from it. One arm is a reaching the fingered claw; the other is a writhing mass of tentacles. The figure hasn’t seen the entity stalking him but seems to be looking around as if he suspects something is there but isn’t sure as to what. He doesn’t seem scared, but he should be. White text with ART SHARE is at the bottom.

It's been ages and the world feels very grim. Let's do an art share! The rules as usual
✅No A/I or N/F/Ts
✅Alt text please!
✅Introduce yourself and interact. Tag some other folks if you wish. Don't drop and run.
✅If you show NSFW work please tag!

I'll share throughout the day

A print from my workspace in the drawing/painting software Krita. On the right, you can see the color palette, brushes and layers. On the left you can see the working canvas. It's a closeup on the face of the character - Dante, from the Devil May Cry game series. On the canvas, there's a reference on the left, a photo from the DMC 5 game taken by Drusoona, while on the right there's a sketch of what I'm working on, featuring a few changes - mostly on hair and adding a smirk, while he is looking to his side. So far, there's only a basic coloring of his face, mouth and eyes, no hair, eyebrows or beard. You can see very lightly, the sketch over which I'm working on to paint the whole illustration.

Currently powering through the ugly phase ✊😞

forever thankful to @drusoona.bsky.social for the amazing photos 🖤

(yes, that's 5 Dante with 4 hair/clothes Dante, hence the weird hair 🫠)

#wip #sketch #devilmaycry #dmc #dante #artsky

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Oh I can just imagine! First time I ever got good quality colored pencils, the tips were sooo soft I was in awe hahaha my mom constantly steals them to paint xD
I never thought of that downside of keep sharpening though. I hope you can find another replacement soon, since it's your fave!!

Paddington in The Secret Agent (2025)

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1817

THE PAPER UNDER THE HAND I only started using a few years ago, it's a life saver HAHAHA it does get everywhere 🤣
Oh I didn't know there was a 14B!! That really looks like charcoal! The tip must be super soft too, I remember disliking H ones cause they kinda feel sandy 😖
(mine's a Faber Castell too!)

I was already screaming with DMC, then RE, SH, Hades... But my biggest double take was Tekken hahaha that's such a good game!!

MAN I have *no clue* which B I use, every time someone asks I'm like "gimme something in the middleeee 🫠"
but honestly, 4B and up? You're amazing!! Hahaha I think mine is 2B and whenever I'm done there are stains everywhere, can't imagine how it must be with the darker ones xD