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IllusionOfMana

@illusionofmana.bsky.social

2D/3D General Artist, Animator, and Programmer. Working @ Eden Industries. Personal Project: Witch Of Arcadia Get To Know Me-> https://www.illusionofmana.art/LinkMe.html Big Hearts @applefries Originator of the term "Mixels" for non standard pixel art

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Head shot of a girl with short messy white hair and an angry expression showing sharp teeth, red eyes, scars on her shoulders and cheek, and blood running down her cheeks. The backdrop is a lightning bolt spanning horizontally across the image.

Head shot of a girl with short messy white hair and an angry expression showing sharp teeth, red eyes, scars on her shoulders and cheek, and blood running down her cheeks. The backdrop is a lightning bolt spanning horizontally across the image.

My face when RockAuto doesn't give me my $250 magnet with my free car part.

#art #pixelart #anime

06.12.2025 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ty ty!

06.12.2025 01:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Idk maybe 2 or 3 hours.

06.12.2025 01:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Head shot of a girl with short messy white hair and an angry expression showing sharp teeth, red eyes, scars on her shoulders and cheek, and blood running down her cheeks. The backdrop is a lightning bolt spanning horizontally across the image.

Head shot of a girl with short messy white hair and an angry expression showing sharp teeth, red eyes, scars on her shoulders and cheek, and blood running down her cheeks. The backdrop is a lightning bolt spanning horizontally across the image.

My face when RockAuto doesn't give me my $250 magnet with my free car part.

#art #pixelart #anime

06.12.2025 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hereโ€™s the design sheet I drew up for Cassie! Iโ€™ll post some of the progress pics in the replies!

#Cassie #RetroAnime #OC #art #characterdesign

02.12.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œI never felt more like singing the bluesโ€

#anime #retroanime #everton #football #cassie

25.11.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Had the pleasure of whipping up a nice lil character select portrait for @shrike4mevt.bsky.social in VTuber Versus!

To stay up to date on the project, please consider following @aphexarcade.bsky.social

#VTVersus #Vtuber #ShrikeArt

20.11.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a work in progress shot of a low poly robot. Shown is a split view with a UV texture map on the left and a 3D model on the right. The texture shows a dark checker grid with blue mechanical shapes making up the 3D robots texture. On the right, the robots limbs and head are flat light blue while its torso displays the texture shown on the left, on its polygons.

a work in progress shot of a low poly robot. Shown is a split view with a UV texture map on the left and a 3D model on the right. The texture shows a dark checker grid with blue mechanical shapes making up the 3D robots texture. On the right, the robots limbs and head are flat light blue while its torso displays the texture shown on the left, on its polygons.

Low Poly Comm WIP!
I think what I love the most about robot designs is adding details that I know will be hidden most of the time but are still likely to be seen depending on the pose and angle.

#lowpoly #pixelart #art

19.11.2025 04:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
a work in progress shot of a low poly robot. Shown is a split view with a UV texture map on the left and a 3D model on the right. The texture shows a dark checker grid with blue mechanical shapes making up the 3D robots texture. On the right, the robots limbs and head are flat light blue while its torso displays the texture shown on the left, on its polygons.

a work in progress shot of a low poly robot. Shown is a split view with a UV texture map on the left and a 3D model on the right. The texture shows a dark checker grid with blue mechanical shapes making up the 3D robots texture. On the right, the robots limbs and head are flat light blue while its torso displays the texture shown on the left, on its polygons.

Low Poly Comm WIP!
I think what I love the most about robot designs is adding details that I know will be hidden most of the time but are still likely to be seen depending on the pose and angle.

#lowpoly #pixelart #art

19.11.2025 04:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โ€œWhen i grow up, I want to be living on marsโ€

#Cassie #art #retroanime #anime #vhs

18.11.2025 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 128    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heyo its been forever. Today is my bday!
...But I dont have any recent art I can show... I have however been sitting on some new sprites for my side project though ๐Ÿ‘€
#pixelart #retro #gamedev #anime

14.11.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 134    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This unusual little Japanese instrument is such a vibe โœจ

Designed in 1980s Ikebukuro, originally intended to teach koto scales and soundtrack poetry readings

14.11.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 151    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Big thanks big thanks! So far so good! The weekend is when i'll fully be celebrating though!

14.11.2025 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!

14.11.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Big thanks!

14.11.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ty ty!

14.11.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Big thanks man!

14.11.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Big thanks big thanks Geno!

14.11.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the only way to celebrate is with this vid.

14.11.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Huge big thanks Natsu!

14.11.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heyo its been forever. Today is my bday!
...But I dont have any recent art I can show... I have however been sitting on some new sprites for my side project though ๐Ÿ‘€
#pixelart #retro #gamedev #anime

14.11.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 134    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So for a little while now Iโ€™ve been redesigning Cassie and im pretty happy with where sheโ€™s at!

#OC #Anime #Art #Cassie #AnimeArt

10.11.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 171    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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making game hurttss ๐Ÿ›two months of off and on work just for this -- also just a poor work ethic ehehe #pixelart #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต #gamedev

06.11.2025 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ah, its blender. I have the theme set to match Maya, which is what I was trained it and still use for rigging.

06.11.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

?

06.11.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A flat shaded 3D model of a robot. The robots design is angular with subtle hints art armor like design on the chest, shoulders, and calves similar to Gundam or Warhammer's Space Marines. The robot also has two long objects jutting from behind it.

A flat shaded 3D model of a robot. The robots design is angular with subtle hints art armor like design on the chest, shoulders, and calves similar to Gundam or Warhammer's Space Marines. The robot also has two long objects jutting from behind it.

another wip started from my 4 low poly's. Now that I am feeling well enough, been trying to get back to sculpting these bad dudes out!
#lowpoly #retro #pixelart

06.11.2025 03:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Finally feeling better! Hopefully November will be better (given it's also my birth month)

04.11.2025 03:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Look alive sunshine

#OC #anime #retroanime #Y2K

02.11.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Halloween!
That haunted house is just for jokes, right?

#art #retro #lowpoly #pixelart #halloween

31.10.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 235    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Big thanks

31.10.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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