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John Swartwout

@jawnswart.bsky.social

3D artist, digital sculptor open for work I make distorted creatures https://bio.site/jswartwout?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZH9yrPMHFV9fluIHaZEnhJhj0vBVn7lzn81VwlZbf0vAexZ1I6xvNEJvY_aem_cuUzFN4FnvZO5zGFDf_-dw

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Sketching is an integral part of my process.

04.11.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me + My art

03.11.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Halloween! Stay safe out there.

31.10.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Noctbag

31.10.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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002_Metamorph_I

23.10.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#portfolioday , i’ve forgotten to participate in this for years but here are some of my recent works (: (acrylic paints, air dry clay and oil pastels)

14.10.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I feel so lucky to win one of these!

14.10.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Line art illustration, fan art from Dredge. A small fishing boat sits on monster infested water

Line art illustration, fan art from Dredge. A small fishing boat sits on monster infested water

Digital original painting, a dolls head suspended by fishing wire, cracked and bleeding. Brain tissue is revealed to be inside. Horror art. Dark art

Digital original painting, a dolls head suspended by fishing wire, cracked and bleeding. Brain tissue is revealed to be inside. Horror art. Dark art

Cover art digital illustration for a ttrpg book. A man sits upon a Gothic throne, a druid woman at his side with an antler headpiece, and a small magpie humanoid sits at the top

Cover art digital illustration for a ttrpg book. A man sits upon a Gothic throne, a druid woman at his side with an antler headpiece, and a small magpie humanoid sits at the top

Digital painting of a giant crustacean, guarding her clutch of eggs.

Digital painting of a giant crustacean, guarding her clutch of eggs.

Hey ho it's #portfolioday again!
I'm Tam, a Canadian freelance artist, always looking for work.
I specialize in creature and character artwork in both digital and traditional mediums. No AI 🚫
Here's a bit of my art! And my portfolio site πŸ’šπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
tamvmat.myportfolio.com/work

14.10.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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abstraction

10.10.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 567    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Give your support to Franck! He's one of the best

07.10.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much Mick!! I don't think I've ever won anything before so this is amazing

06.10.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks haha!

06.10.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! Please give Mick a follow. He makes amazing stuff out of wood :)

01.10.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of two red wooden boxes with lids carved with the human skin faces reminiscent of the Necronomicon Book of Dead featured in the Evil Dead Movies. One box is open with a pack of cards in it. The other, on the top of the image is closed. Text at the top reads "Necronomicon Playing Cards Box"  - at the bottom the text reads "Giveaway" - this image is a promotional image by Mick Storm who is going to give away one of these boxes to one of his followers - winner will be selected randomly on Monday Oct 6th, from a list of people who follow him, liked and and re-posted this post. The playing cards featured in the image are not included. Shipping will also be covered, but this unfortunately will be limited to the US - if you are from another country, winning will be dependent on if I can ship there from the US, and you providing the cost of shipping. Their are others available if you don't win, and the cost is $100 +  shipping.  These are made of 100% wood, 100% by me!

A picture of two red wooden boxes with lids carved with the human skin faces reminiscent of the Necronomicon Book of Dead featured in the Evil Dead Movies. One box is open with a pack of cards in it. The other, on the top of the image is closed. Text at the top reads "Necronomicon Playing Cards Box" - at the bottom the text reads "Giveaway" - this image is a promotional image by Mick Storm who is going to give away one of these boxes to one of his followers - winner will be selected randomly on Monday Oct 6th, from a list of people who follow him, liked and and re-posted this post. The playing cards featured in the image are not included. Shipping will also be covered, but this unfortunately will be limited to the US - if you are from another country, winning will be dependent on if I can ship there from the US, and you providing the cost of shipping. Their are others available if you don't win, and the cost is $100 + shipping. These are made of 100% wood, 100% by me!

πŸŽ‰ GIVEAWAY πŸŽ‰

I'm giving away ONE of my Evil Dead inspired 100% wood playing card boxes to one of my followers.

I'll pick a random person on Mon 10/6 who:
Follows me
Likes the post
Re-posts this.

I will pay for shipping in the US, but please see the alt text for details #giveaway #woodworking

01.10.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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Been a little quiet on here, but here is something new to haunt your dreams. Work done for HSC monthly challenge.

#horror #darkart #creatureart #nightmare #hell #demon #monster

02.09.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Childhood Nightmares
Our 8th monthly Discord challenge.
Congrats to all participants, fantastic series!

September topic is:
Terror of the household objects

Our Discord is open to anyone interested in horror, dark art, and creatures: πŸ‘‰ discord.gg/rBkFbYbbMz

01.09.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tartarean Machines
Our 7th monthly Discord challenge.
Winners: @franckbesancon.bsky.social & @tamvmat.bsky.social πŸ‘
Congrats to all participants!
August topic is: Childhood Nightmares !

Wanna take part? Join us on Discord!
πŸ‘‰http://discord.gg/rBkFbYbbMz

02.08.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
watercolour painting of a young fantasy goth boy with a stern face, a black cloak & a sword

watercolour painting of a young fantasy goth boy with a stern face, a black cloak & a sword

yesterday's severian, colourised

09.07.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1501    πŸ” 308    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 8
A large mushroom-warped woman stands holding the hand of her sword. Skeletons sit below her, and a broken moon bleeds onto them.

A large mushroom-warped woman stands holding the hand of her sword. Skeletons sit below her, and a broken moon bleeds onto them.

Character Design - various monsters based on mushrooms

Character Design - various monsters based on mushrooms

fullbody color commission. A character with white hair wears a cloak secured by a bird pin, blue tunic, and strapped boots. They hold a spear dripping blood into the rainwater at their feet. they appear contemplative as a red droplet falls into their hand.

fullbody color commission. A character with white hair wears a cloak secured by a bird pin, blue tunic, and strapped boots. They hold a spear dripping blood into the rainwater at their feet. they appear contemplative as a red droplet falls into their hand.

Character lineup - a squad of odd masked mercenaries

Character lineup - a squad of odd masked mercenaries

Chris here, a freelance illustrator and character designer that loves dark fantasy, monsters, and folklore πŸ„πŸŒ™

Publishing, games, TTRPGs - for any project that needs a funky organic touch, I'm available for work πŸ‘οΈ

πŸ•ΈοΈ sutexii.art
βœ‰οΈ chrisutexii@gmail.com

✦ #portfolioday #art

08.07.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 781    πŸ” 200    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hello #portfolioday! ✨

I am Ana, character concept artist working for games. Clients include Blizzard Entertainment, Critical Role, Gunfire Games, Sharkmob and Bioware.

Currently living as a freelancer, but my dream is to join a big game studio making RPG/action games one day πŸ˜„

✨ linktr.ee/anafi

08.07.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 415    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #PortfolioDay

I'm John. I'm a 3D artist that specializes in dark characters and creatures.

08.07.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A massive, hissing pale snake adorned in gaudy golden jewelry on its tail and head. Red feathers decorate its neck

A massive, hissing pale snake adorned in gaudy golden jewelry on its tail and head. Red feathers decorate its neck

Reimagined concepts of the Wizard of Oz characters. Five characters are shown. In the middle is a young girl wearing a white button-up and a blue suspender skirt, holding a gun in one hand and a basket of ammo in the other. Next to her is a Cane Corso dog with a collar that says "Toto." To the left is a tall, knife-wielding man dressed in a ragged, bullet-worn suit and fedora, a crow with a knife in its beak sitting on his shoulder. To the right is a man dressed smartly in a vest and mask, with prosthetic arms and one prosthetic leg, an axe on his belt and a can of gasoline beside him. In the back is a huge male brute in a vest with a bearded face and top-knot, wearing knuckle rings on his fists.

Reimagined concepts of the Wizard of Oz characters. Five characters are shown. In the middle is a young girl wearing a white button-up and a blue suspender skirt, holding a gun in one hand and a basket of ammo in the other. Next to her is a Cane Corso dog with a collar that says "Toto." To the left is a tall, knife-wielding man dressed in a ragged, bullet-worn suit and fedora, a crow with a knife in its beak sitting on his shoulder. To the right is a man dressed smartly in a vest and mask, with prosthetic arms and one prosthetic leg, an axe on his belt and a can of gasoline beside him. In the back is a huge male brute in a vest with a bearded face and top-knot, wearing knuckle rings on his fists.

A fantastical creature that appears to be a mix of a walrus and parakeet. Three are depicted: one large male, one female and one infant. The male and female have blue and white feathered, walrus-like bodies. Other sketches showing details of the creature are also depicted.

A fantastical creature that appears to be a mix of a walrus and parakeet. Three are depicted: one large male, one female and one infant. The male and female have blue and white feathered, walrus-like bodies. Other sketches showing details of the creature are also depicted.

A boy with a purple mohawk and punk clothes holds a small bat decorated with thumbtacks. He sits on top of a big pig, who also has a mohawk, a spiked collar and a painted skull brand on its leg. On the collar is a stick on which an apple hangs in front of the pig's nose.

A boy with a purple mohawk and punk clothes holds a small bat decorated with thumbtacks. He sits on top of a big pig, who also has a mohawk, a spiked collar and a painted skull brand on its leg. On the collar is a stick on which an apple hangs in front of the pig's nose.

Hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm Aromie, a concept artist who specializes in creature and characters. I love experimenting in style and genre.

I'm open for work opportunities any time!

πŸ“§: aromie.kim@gmail.com
🎨: aromiekim.artstation.com
Comms: aromiekimart.carrd.co
Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/arom...

08.07.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
Drawing of a girl whose eyes are covered with fire. Graphite mixed media

Drawing of a girl whose eyes are covered with fire. Graphite mixed media

Cover art for Joe Hill’s The Black Phone. A ghostly silhouette of a boy carried to the sky by the black balloons. Graphite mixed media.

Cover art for Joe Hill’s The Black Phone. A ghostly silhouette of a boy carried to the sky by the black balloons. Graphite mixed media.

Cover art for Brian Evenson’s Good Night, Sleep Tight. A robot covered by vines that morphs into organic branches and vines. Graphite mixed media.

Cover art for Brian Evenson’s Good Night, Sleep Tight. A robot covered by vines that morphs into organic branches and vines. Graphite mixed media.

Drawing of a figure being held by a pair of hands by her neck, three pairs of hands are shown in front of her, all in different gestures. Graphite mixed media.

Drawing of a figure being held by a pair of hands by her neck, three pairs of hands are shown in front of her, all in different gestures. Graphite mixed media.

Hi #portfolioday!

I do books covers and comic covers!

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hey #portfolioday
I'm Lillo, 3d/concept artist in progress focused on dark/horror/grimdark topics

my main goal is to grow as an artist, to share ideas and to keep on creating weird creatures

hope you enjoy my work and thanks for your support!

artstation: www.artstation.com/art_lillo

08.07.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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At A Glance

Digital

04.07.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Work in progress pen drawing of a large mechanical headed humanoid that flows into technoorganic structures

Work in progress pen drawing of a large mechanical headed humanoid that flows into technoorganic structures

Some detailing to take care of tomorrow and that'll finalize this one
11x17 pen and paper
#surreal #macabre #wip #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #B&Wart #GrimDark

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😭πŸ₯²

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This is why I go to the gym all the time 😭

04.07.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just ate an entire packet of cookies. Wtf is wrong with me lol.

04.07.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another color variation of my Zombie sculpt
#darkart
#zbrush

03.07.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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