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Nickie V

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Freelance Illustrator https://www.nickievanmeter.com/ vanmeternicole@gmail.com she/her

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Chapter 02 - Page 24 โ€” CUT FLOWERS Itโ€™s a bitch though, ainโ€™t it?

The 24th and final page of Chapter 2 is up!

Thank you for reading so far ๐Ÿฅฐ Thoughts/feelings? I wanna hear all about it!

I will be on a break for a while before Chapter 3 starts going up. Tips would be lovely if you feel I've earned it ๐Ÿ’•

#comics #webcomics #ocs #ocsky #punkrock #horror #romcom

04.08.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hi! I'm Nickie, an illustrator in California.
I love painting scenes with a little bit of humor.

You can find my full portfolio at www.nickievanmeter.com

17.07.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm A2504 ๐Ÿ˜„

30.06.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll be in the artist alley too! Hopefully I'll get a chance to say hi

30.06.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An image showing the colors for a comic panel painted loosely on transparent plastic film.

An image showing the colors for a comic panel painted loosely on transparent plastic film.

Lifting the transparent plastic film to show a printout of the black and white panel underneath.

Lifting the transparent plastic film to show a printout of the black and white panel underneath.

For this whole dream sequence I did the colors in acrylic paint on transparent Duralar. I wanted imperfection and texture and this method turned out to be a ton of fun!!! ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿผ

23.06.2025 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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i almost never like my art on release but.... I'm really proud of this one!!!!! Hope everyone enjoys Lorwyn, it's one of my favorite planes. I got to work on it from concept stage to final art ^^ <3

23.06.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1809    ๐Ÿ” 301    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Popping my head up to prove I still exist โค๏ธ

I've been working with pastels lately and still feel self-conscious posting my work. Something about traditional art feels more personal to me I guess

Anyway here's Medusa

23.06.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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posting both because i still like the lines better. Caelius and the Blue Queen.

23.06.2025 00:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Portfolio Review with Lauren A. Brown & Inkwell By submitting to this form you agree for your work to be shown publicly on YouTube, along with anything recorded in this form. All skill levels are welcome. We hope for this to be a constructive exper...

Just gonna put this here

Portfolio Review on YouTube with Lauren A. Brown & Inkwell
submission form

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All skill levels are welcome. The goal of the video will be to help prepare artists who are seeking to break in to commercial/entertainment industries.

15.05.2025 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A hastily made clay figurine made during DB2024's Askmaster segment. I think it was supposed to be the Venus deMilo?

A hastily made clay figurine made during DB2024's Askmaster segment. I think it was supposed to be the Venus deMilo?

Are you an acrylic artisan, proficient with paper, unmatched in upcycling, or creatively skilled in any number of alliterative ways?

GREAT NEWS: The #DB2025 Craft-Along is accepting applications for potential prizes for this year's run!

desertbus.org/2025/partici...

05.05.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 139    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Spellcasting
April 2025
Glaze has eaten a bit of the background texture, but I reckon that's worth the sacrifice.

22.04.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 155    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Queen of the Bees

17.04.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lazy Nezumi is hands down one of the best bits of software I've spent money on.
I absolutely would not have been able to get through the urban 3 point perspective piece I've just finished anywhere nearly as easily or as speedily as I did without it.
It is such a powerful tool - don't hesitate!

27.03.2025 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today it's my birthday ! โœจ๏ธ๐Ÿฅณ

So let me just share my favorite illustrations because i don't have new work to share.

may I ask you to repost this, it would mean a lot ๐Ÿ˜Š

05.03.2025 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 804    ๐Ÿ” 322    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Happy birthday, Christina! ๐Ÿฅณ

14.02.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today is my birthday and marks 37 years on this beautiful rock in space! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฐ
Hopefully to many more. ๐Ÿ’š

May I ask for reposts of my art? It would mean a lot to me!

14.02.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2101    ๐Ÿ” 674    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 146    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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Hello Bluesky! As I learn this new platform, please enjoy this little sampling of my work from this last year ๐Ÿ˜„ #artist #artvsartist #fantasyart #originalart #paintings #drawings

06.02.2025 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 91    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another old painting of a chonky boy. I just love painting cats

03.02.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good news: the Imaginative Realism Foundation has (2) scholarships to the Illustrative Intensive for 2025

It's a full ride of tuition, food, transportation to attend for an underserved artist in fantasy/sci-fi

Big thanks to @deveric.net and Nathan Weber for making this all work! More news soon!

31.01.2025 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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I'll be in the main show at IlluXcon in October!
To anyone who will be there, are there any particular paintings you would like to see me bring? I've got...a lot, and I'm overwhelmed by choice. ๐Ÿ˜…

October 22-26, 2025
at the Goggleworks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA

28.01.2025 03:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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System Update ๐Ÿค–

18.01.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 348    ๐Ÿ” 100    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Hello friends, Iโ€™m going to make a go of it here at Bluesky.

11.01.2025 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 166    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Chapter 01 - Page 15 โ€” CUT FLOWERS What is it, karma?

Woohoo, new Cut Flowers page is live! Read page 15 here -

#comic #webcomic #art
cutflowerscomic.com/chapter-01/c...

16.12.2024 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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PALE TIDES: A Game of Folk Horror and Witchcraft A new horror roleplaying game by Paul Scott Canavan. A pale moon rises. Forgotten horrors stir. Gather your coven and prepare to hunt.

๐Ÿ”ฅJust 72 hours to go on my Kickstarter!๐Ÿ”ฅ

Please have a look and give it a share!!

It's an original roleplaying game where you play as witches fighting back against the church and hunting horrific monsters from Scottish folklore. Help me spread the word ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...

27.11.2024 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

And this illustration is finished! I designed this as a book cover, and may get round to doing some typography for it at some point!

Forced to seek shelter from a storm, a fisherwoman meets an unexpected friend. What thrilling adventures await them upon the briny deep? ๐Ÿ‰โ›ต

#art #writing

21.11.2024 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A sepia toned watercolor of a Mesolithic blind woman walking with a staff and owl familiar on her shoulder. The pink accents are pressed flowers.

A sepia toned watercolor of a Mesolithic blind woman walking with a staff and owl familiar on her shoulder. The pink accents are pressed flowers.

This particular painting doesnโ€™t look like anything else in my portfolio but I think gets to heart of many of my interests, history, animals, nature. Thanks for the art share!

21.11.2024 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 338    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Getting close to finishing this - Chapter 2 cover is watercolor and beadwork โ˜บ๏ธ
... It takes a long time ๐Ÿฅฒ But it's so pretty

20.11.2024 01:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Post your most popular art from Twitter

Still this fellow here. ๐Ÿฅฐ

He went viral on Twitter ( I refuse to call that site X), a few years ago and nothing else I painted ever came close. Not that numbers matter anything.

He also got licensed by Humblewood and is a official Humblewood charcter now!

19.11.2024 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1415    ๐Ÿ” 202    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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Hi everyone, I'm bean, former teacher, now freelance illustrator & cartoonist probably best known for my rat art & for my Rattober art prompt lists. I raised rats for 4 years pre-pandemic and became passionate about education & de-mystifying these misunderstood pets.

15.11.2024 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 438    ๐Ÿ” 124    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Some art of mine.

15.11.2024 23:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 313    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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