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she/her | nyc | fantasy & romance artist ✨ https://artbysmashley.com/stickers ✨ https://patreon.com/artbysmashley ✨ https://twitch.tv/artbysmashley ✨ [email protected]

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 5h

hi #PortfolioDay 💫 i’m ashley, a fantasy & romance artist in nyc who loves working with authors to bring their characters to life. if you’re looking for character art, covers, or end pages please don’t hesitate to reach out!

✨ artbysmashley.com
✨ [email protected]
✨ patreon.com/artbysmashley

Painting of a girl in a white dress with orange-red hair flowing in waves behind her. She looks strong as she wields an obsidian sword with an amethyst gem at its hilt, the blade crossing over top of her head. A moon hangs behind her, and stone archways encase her composition. Water flows behind her in a mystical pool.

Digital painting of an elven-eared woman with flowing auburn curls. She is surrounded by autumnal floral and leaves, and almost blends into her surroundings as if she IS the arriving autumn. A hazy sun hangs behind her. "The herald of autumn."

A digital painting of two characters kissing in front of a pinky-yellow background. The man has curly brown hair and tan skin. He wears an ivory, tie-front historical-esque shirt. The woman has pale skin and long, flowing red hair that curls and fans out behind her, filling the composition. She wears a Renaissance-style gown in forest green with gold detailing and billowing, see-thru cream sleeves. A swirl of orange petals surround them.

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

so much depth to your work!!!

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sophie_exhausted_finalFINAL_03.psd @netizenses.bsky.social · 8h

Hello again #portfolioday!

I'm Sophie, an artist working in games & illustration. I love creating vibrant & beautifully rendered artworks 🌈✨

I'm open to illustration, concept, and cover work

sesmithfreelance.wixsite.com/illustration
www.artstation.com/sophiellensm...
[email protected]

Head study of a black woman, painted in krita

Concept design for mini explorable planets, each exploiting a different game mechanic or mission objective

An illustration for Neurocracy 3.0, of the Young Volcanoes, rocking out

A painted fantasy portrait of a lightforged draenei; an adaptation of Bernini's Apollo and Daphne for Classics but Make it Gay volume 1; a fantasy portrait of a sinister, powerful woman

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

absolutely incredible work!! you are truly so inspiring 🥹🫶🏼

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Morgane Magloire illustration @morganemgl.bsky.social · 4h

Hi it's #portfolioday !

I'm Morgane a freelance artist who loves to illustrate deep emotions,I do book covers, interior art, and recently started to do card illustrations for MTG🥹

Woman with a big pink dress looking behind her back

A couple exchanging their last kiss underwater

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

oh my gosh - beyond gorgeous work! dreamy is the absolute right word for what you do 🥹

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Linish 🍁 [comms open] @linish.bsky.social · 6h

Hiya #PortfolioDay!
I'm Lini, an artist who specializes in emotional character work with a surreal, dreamy aesthetic
I put my heart and soul into every piece of work I do

🔗 linish.carrd.co
✉️ DM's open

An elven woman with short blonde hair lies peacefully in dark foliage, eyes closed as if asleep. She wears silver and black armor, and a sword rests beside her, glowing faintly in the dim light

Digital painting showing a woman with dark hair in a ponytail, wearing a white dress with gold and green accents, standing in a shallow pool of water with lily pads. She is holding a staff topped with a miniature tree and looking over her shoulder at the viewer. The background is a fantasy landscape with purple and pink misty lighting, suggesting a hidden grotto or lagoon

Stylized illustration depicting a dark-haired girl wearing a witch's hat sitting against a full moon. She is looking at the viewer, leaning on her arm, her long hair fluttering in the wind. She wears a large pointed hat adorned with crescent moons, a fur-trimmed cloak, and a black and white outfit with a ruffled bowtie. The background is a deep night sky with stars, enhancing the magical atmosphere

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

amazing!! your textures are so stunning.

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scherville @scherville.com · 5h

Hello, #PortfolioDay!

I’m Iga and I’m an artist based in Scotland. I specialise in character artwork and love to play with texture.

Open for commissions and freelance work! Feel free to reach out directly, as I’m in the process of updating my website.

🔸 [email protected]
🔸 scherville.com

A selection of nine portraits - mostly commissioned by various clients as well as two personal pieces. They’re all done digitally in painterly style with visible brushstrokes and deep colours. There are vampires, vieras, elves, lizards, dragons and other humanoid but ethereal creatures.

Two painted book cover illustrations side by side, both showing a pale blond man and a brown-haired woman. The one on the left shows the figures lying down on the dark ground as they gaze longingly at one another. The one on the right has the man holding the woman in a dramatic pose as she awakens to her vampiric powers. Illustrations commissioned by Cat Rector for her novels: Coal Gets In Your Veins and Learning to Bleed.

Two watercolour portraits displaying loose brushwork. On the left - Maelle from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a young girl with red hair in a ponytail. On the right - a woman with dark hair and flushed cheeks.

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

i adore your work so much!!!

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korraiko | waitlist open @korraiko.bsky.social · 6h

Hi #PortfolioDay !
I'm Korraiko, I love to draw dark and creepy

Email: [email protected]
Portfolio: korraiko.carrd.co

#art #fantasy #darkart

The digital illustration showing a woman in a dark dress holding a scythe. The cathedral and red sky are in the background

The digital illustration shows a woman with dark long hair, gathered in a messy bun, she is wearing a dark blue dress, in her left hand she is holding an axe. Behind the woman is a stone staircase, which she is climbing. In the upper right corner are large windows, behind the woman's head is a large portrait of a couple, in the upper left corner are stairs leading up

Cover Illustration for Rocio Carranza's FLAME IN THE SILVER STORM (2025)
The illustration depicts a young woman with wavy hair, wearing a red dress, holding a flame in her hands. Blackthorns are twined around the woman. The background behind the woman is a seascape during a storm, with a ship in the background, followed by eerie hands.

The digital illustration shows a woman in a wedding dress, her mouth and neck covered in blood

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

you’re so kind, thank you!!! 🥹🫶🏼

ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

omg i just realized this is portfolio day: redhead edition LOL. i promise i draw more than just red hair!!! 🫣 (full portfolio on my website!!)

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Inoa 🩸 @inoaart.bsky.social · 4h

#PortfolioDay HAS ARRIVED!!
Hiiii im Inoa, i love drawing fantasy, TTRPG related things and my fav OCs! 🌹

My cm waitinglist is open monthly on Vgen!

❤️ vgen.co/inoaart

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

your style is so unique and lovely!!!

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Dan English 🔜 IX 2025 @danenglish.bsky.social · 6h

Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Dan, an artist and illustrator working in fantasy and sci-fi! 🎨 I'll be on the hunt for more work at the end of this month, so any leads in #TTRPGs, #cardgames, #boardgames, etc. would mean the world!

🖥️ danenglish.art
✉️ [email protected]

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

really amazing work!!

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🍎 hindasavra @hindasavra.bsky.social · 7h

Happy #PortfolioDay 🌱

I’m Hin, a character artist who’s in love with fantasy. I find huge inspiration in capturing a piece of individuality in every character I work with and breathe life into them through my style!

📎: hindasavra.carrd.co
#fantasyart #digitalpainting #art

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

the way you illustrate faces is so beyond beautiful. i’m always in awe 🥹🫶🏼

ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

thank you!! that means a lot 🥹🫶🏼

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HEllhyana🏳️‍🌈 -Commissions open 2/3- @elhyana.bsky.social · 7h

#PortfolioDay
I'm Elhyana, french fantasy illustrator, available for work

I also work on my little book project "Tales of the Knights" on my free time
Portfolio: elhyana.carrd.co
E-mail: [email protected]

My main character injured and very angry, facing some kind of undead creature

My main character being jumped on by an assassin, but she's ready to face her

In tavern, you can see my main character kicking a table up on two king's guard, food and plates flying

In a crowded market in a little town, Arthur is looking at a merchant's product, oblivious to what Elhyana is doing walking past him and stealing one of his map in a very slick way

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

such incredible scene work!!!

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

AMAZINGGGG 😍😍😍

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Jasper 🐦‍⬛ TTRPG artist @jaspermillerart.com · 7h

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Jasper, a fantasy illustrator working in TTRPG/TCG/publishing.

My work pendulums between dynamic and vivid; soft and intimate.

I'd love to work on more book covers and TCG, so don't hesitate to reach out.

📨 [email protected]
📷 jaspermillerart.com

Illustration of a drow standing in front of a large white snake with wings. The drow has long white hair and dark green clothing with copper accents. He holds a dagger above his head with blue magic arcing between the blade and his hand. They are in the Underdark, with blue spores and mushrooms surrounding them.

Illustration of the fellowship from the Fourth Age actual play. They are at a high altitude looking down into a valley with a river. From left: Theodas (bald elf, many scars, dark beard, golden interlocking armor, dull blue cape); Iairen (elf, medium brown skin, kinky brown hair with undercut and half up style, blue robes, holding a blue palantir); Mistiel (elf with dark brown skin, copper cape, long white box braids half up, golden armour); Eona (human, dark brown long hair with golden scales woven through, leathers and cape, holding a sword); Chicory (hobbit-elfish, lilac dress, pale skin, brown hair in loose waves, holding a wooden staff that crooks over and holds a glowing white stone); Aerlind (elf, dark hair, blue fine outfit, tanned skin, east asian features, holds an astrolabe in one hand).

Illustration from first person view, showing a hand holding up an opalescent stone with a hole in the center. The stone has brass filigree, and through the hole is a view of a mountain sheep. The background is a mountainous landscape. There are slight magical effects showing that the view through the stone is a zoomed in view of the background.

An alabaster gargoyle and a feminine figure dressed in black robes with their faces shadowed by hoods. The pair are within a gothic styled church, standing before an altar on a dais, preaching to spectators behind the POV. Candles cast plenty of light in the room despite the flames being purple, and all the decorations and the architecture is gothic in design. They look as though they are in the middle of performing a sermon in unison

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 4h

so good 😍😍😍