@sombrepainter.bsky.social
Traditional painter & illustrator https://linktr.ee/SombrePainter
Beautiful, balanced and consistent art!
24.11.2024 18:33 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I need to work out work out what direction I'm going to take with my next devlog, but until then, is #screenshotsaturday a thing over here? Here's some more Something in the Water!
23.11.2024 23:30 โ ๐ 75 ๐ 17 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 0
Mr. Rhymes was in the business of killing time. / Ink sketch
#illustration #art #drawing #time
Lone Lady
Oil, 12.8 x 28cm
#traditionalart #illustration
I got an email by someone who played the demo of Protagoras Bleeds (by Bryce Bucher), asking how the dialogue portraits were made so I shared some insights & a few behind the scenes peeks, back from the covid years.
22.11.2024 20:34 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
For all of you who might not know I've got a couple of games out on Steam rn called Fatum Betula and Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia. Maybe peep them.
18.11.2024 02:02 โ ๐ 420 ๐ 115 ๐ฌ 18 ๐ 12QRP your sketch vs final work
Was originally going to be an issue no.1 variant
(You can grab a copy of Calavera P.I #1 by @marcofinnegan.bsky.social right now btw!)
'Konstantinos', portrait commission
Oil, 20x20cm, 2019
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Key visual for 'As Time Surrenders'
Commissioned by @merlinogames.bsky.social
Oil, 63x47cm
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The artist Robert Richter Parks (1950-1996) was the lead artist and responsible for the amazing pixel art of Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (1993).
#landsoflore #retrogaming #retrogames #DOSgames #pixelart #gameart #gameloaded
Oh, that clears things up.
07.11.2024 09:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0You can do the work. But the freedom of design choices offered by 3D does not translate necessarily to a more meaningful experience. But it's sure something that troubles the author.
06.11.2024 09:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Although you touched on the topic on X, I wouldn't rule out the possibility of you utilizing 3D as an extension to the breadth of your 2D work. Judging from MWINYD, you may be too meticulous for your own good & adding another dimension may not suit your indiosynchasies.
06.11.2024 09:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Sanctuary
Oil, 17x12.5cm, from life
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shot from my pseudo-stopmotion blame project
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black and white stylised illustration of church with smoking coming from inside
black and white stylised illustration of 'Lone Star Diner'
black and white stylised illustration of a train station
black and white stylised illustration of a car on a lonely road with smoke stacks in the background
handful of concept illustrations I did a few years back
24.10.2024 16:38 โ ๐ 61 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0
Portrait of Sam for Heartworm
Oil
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Hollowbody game screenshot, ruined street
Hollowbody game screenshot, Mica under red light
Hollowbody game screenshot, apartment with bone totems
Hollowbody game screenshot, wounded stranger in sewer environment
Some of my favourite player screenshots from my solo dev'd survival horror game Hollowbody ๐ป
22.10.2024 13:16 โ ๐ 157 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1
Heartworm key art painted for @adinolfi.bsky.social
Oil 49.5x38cm
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Cheers!
22.10.2024 14:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0To this day I consider this one of the finest 'art for art's sake' pieces in the medium coming from the US.
21.10.2024 15:09 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Watercolour practice
#traditionalart #watercolor
