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Gideon Knight

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Specializes in writing Fantastical Fiction. NOT AN ARTIST WIP: The Crypt (comic), The Sword Of Monsters (short story/comic) PFP: Davrick Bene by @kimstramat.bsky.social‬ Banner: Ser Auspus by @dragonroilz.space‬ https://linktr.ee/glknight

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Gideon Knight @glknightwrites.bsky.social · Aug 22

I think I'm reaching an inflection point where I have to decide on *one project* I should focus on from here on out.

And it's between the projects I've worked the longest on:

TWILIGHT'S DAUGHTER, an original Epic Fantasy Horror

OR

AXIOM, my own superhero universe

I can't afford to pursue both.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 1h

Me every time someone is like "Studio Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki so cutesie ootsy cozy wozy cottagecore"

First image: the little kid from Twilight Zone: The Movie, Joe Dante segment "It's a Good Life" saying "I'm wishing you into Cartoon Land"
Second image: the cursed boar god Nago from Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke, screaming in pain and fury as worms writhe from his flesh before he resumes trying to eviscerate every human he sees. This is one of the victim characters of the movie.

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michiums @ deadlines @michiums.bsky.social · 1d

hello #PortfolioDay !!! on the lookout for wfh comic and illustration work 🫡

michiums @ deadlines @michiums.bsky.social · 10d

hello I’m MICHIUMS, freelance comic artist, merch designer and digital producer! currently full time freelancing as I lost my day job in Oct 2024 + open for WFH 💫

🎨portfolio: michiums.carbonmade.com
🛍️ michiums.bigcartel.com
☕️ ko-fi.com/michiums
☘️ www.patreon.com/michiums
💌 michiumsart @ gmail!

illustration of yaga and their skeleton lantern heads with a rainbow colored sky

Achilles and Patroclus in a field of flowers

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Mark @markwwc.bsky.social · 2d

I started writing the next one of these in an informal sequence. Water and earth here, and the next one coming is fire.

Haven't finished writing and won't for a minute, but I'll need some money to secure a collaborator.

So anything I sell in my shop is for that: weekendwarriorcomics.com/shop

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🌿viktor aleksander🌿 @ commissions open! @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 1d

good morning #PortfolioDay !

i'm viktor, a trans gay illustrator, looking for work in books, ttrpgs, and comics. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 historical fiction, fashion, and fantasy is my cup of tea ✨🌿🌸🍵 would love to work with more queer authors and fantasy book boxes!

🖼️ www.nooska-art.com
✉️ [email protected]

A digital illustration of a scene from AV Wilkes' 'All the White Spaces'. Jonathan, a trans man and the protagonist, stands in the centre, facing the viewer. He stares ahead in horror, his right hand clutching his throat. From his left eye, strands of bleeding red aurora stretch outwards. These auroras show visions of Jonathan's brothers on the Western Front of the First World War:
- A moustached officer smokes a cigarette in a trench, looking away.
- A soldier is twisted in the remains of barbed wire.
- Three soldiers wear gas masks, emerging from clouds of mustard gas.
- No Man's Land exploded to all hell. A tank is submerged in a shell hole in the distance.
- A skull pressed into the earth.
- A soldier holds a rifle and makes his way across the strait of No Man's Land.

Two portrait aligned digital illustrations of book covers.
Left: An illustration of Afaeran and King Galdor from the webcomic Wundor. They stand in the centre, facing each other. They are bordered by Ancient Greek inspired white columns and an arch above them. The columns are covered with grapevines, vine leaves, and hanging purple grapes. Afaerun is an oche skinned elf with flowing light pink-white hair, and wears a curved silver and ruby tiara, he smiles as he looks at King Galdor. King Galdor is a purple skinned monarch with a single white horn growing from his head. He has flowing dark purple hair, and wears a red leaf laurel. He holds Afaerun's cheek in a romantic embrace.
Right: Two male characters stand in front of each other, staring at the other. One is shorter, and wears a mustard yellow jumper, looking annoyed. The other is taller, with frizzy blonde hair, a purple hoodie, and looks smug. A border of cat toys surrounds them. A cat lies down, arching over the two men, and has a smile on his face.

2 different portrait illustrations side by side.
Left: Alder is a green skinned eladrin elf paladin. He stands nude in a forest. He wears a gold crown of laurels on his head. He looks down at the ground. He holds a sword in one hand, and a sprig of alder branch in the other, he has a shield attached to one arm. He is surrounded by green trees and yellow flowers.
Right: A digital illustration inspired by the pairing Hansry (Hans Capon and Henry of Skalitz from the game series Kingdom Come Deliverance). The illustration is influenced by a scene in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice. It is separated into 3 panels.
Panel 1: Hans Capon looks behind him in quiet shock at his bodyguard Henry.
Panel 2: Henry has touched Hans' ungloved hand with his gauntleted one in a gentle hold. The panel is surrounded by blooming flowers: herbs and plants that Henry can forage on his journey. Marigold, St John's Wort, Valerian, Sage, Chamomile, and Dandelion.
Panel 3: Henry meets Hans' eyes with an unreadable expression. He quietly yearns beneath it.

A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles."
The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."
A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles."
The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."

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Bodybag Jones @daydreamcomix.com · 1d

It’s #portfolioday! I’m Frankee White & I’m a comics writer/editor. I love horror & naturalistic dialogue. Always looking for writing gigs & the opportunity to pitch. Previous work include WHO KILLED SARAH SHAW, EMFDMB, 20 FISTS, & more. Samples on request!

Contact: [email protected]

A single page comic called Three Is Company featured Batman and Two-Face.

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Gideon Knight @glknightwrites.bsky.social · 13h

That's why the titular character of my Fantasy Horror WIP is *definitely* not DnD height regulation.

If I want my Demigoddess Berserker to be 7 feet tall and jacked enough to make most Barbarians to ask "What's the Elven Princess routine?" Then I'm gonna make Thea Leh Rühk 7 ft. tall, by the gods!

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Carolina Álvarez @ AH JW Valencia @kaiselka.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday I'm Carolina, an illustrator and comic artist from Spain. Love drawing fantasy and my OC's ❤️

Links: linktr.ee/kaiselka

#VoxMachina #OC #DungeonMeshi

My OC Jocelyn from my webcomic Forgotten Sons.

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Replica004 | Sara Zeno Camponeschi @replica004.bsky.social · 1d

It's #portfolioday again! 👀

I'm Zeno, Italian freelance artist working in book publishing and private projects. I mainly do character designs and book covers lately, and I'd love to work for TTRPGs, TCGs, and games!

✨ replica004.carrd.co
📨 [email protected]

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 22h

it's #portfolioday and I thought I'd post some things in case you've, say, for example.... got an indie game coming out and want someone to draw some promo fanart or something for it 🤠hit me up eh?
#artpost

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Jacqui Davis @logicfairy.bsky.social · 1d

It's #PortfolioDay! ✨🔆

I'm an illustrator working in board games, would love to get into ttrpgs and book covers - www.jacquidavis.com

For fun I write and illustrate about a fantasy world with @kovah.bsky.social

Cover for Sul: From Gold to Iron and Rust - a green statue of a man rises from the sea against a yellow background

Painting of a vampire descending a staircase from a hanging castle

Iolo portrait: painting of a boy holding a wooden horse against a bright yellow background

Cover for Sul: Golden Hour, a statue rises from the desert at dawn

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay

I’m Élle • Freelance illustrator & surface pattern designer

Specializing in detail heavy B&W work & passionate about occult history, horror & symbolism

Open for work in publishing, book covers, TTRPGs, private & commercial commissions

✉️ [email protected]
🎨 babeandoak.carrd.co

Altar prayer card for the goddess Diana. A rectangular card has a black border with parts of the Orphic hymn for Diana surrounding it as a border in white text. In the bottom right are twin arrows over a crescent moon representing her and Apollo. In the bottom left and top right are white outlined 8 point stars. Inside the border is a marble shockwave black and grey pattern with white outlining that forms an arch at the top with lining to look like columns on both sides. In the middle is a stag skull with painted antlers of a diamond and star pattern. Behind the skull are smaller 8 point stars and cloud ripples. Above the skull is a scraggly branch of queen Anne’s lace with small dots above. In the top corners are two constellations for Sirius as her hunting dogs and Roman numerals for 13 and 8 for the date of the Nemoralia festival.

Victorian Ward - Black and white illustration of a Victorian wall with a scarab ward framed. The border of the whole piece is a torn paper. Inside is Victorian black and white striped wallpaper with damask type filigree in the black and smaller stripes and speckles in the white with small vertical black stripes on either side. In the damask pattern are slightly abstract symbols of infinity, an hourglass and other resurrection symbols. In the middle is an ornate rectangular frame framing a large scarab beetle with its wings out. On its wings are celestial symbols like Jupiter, stars and the moon. Around the scarab are peony flowers and branches of a tree branching towards the top left with a vine white line swooping in an out and around the frame in the same direction. The scarabs body is engraved like metal with filigree. Behind the scarab in the frame is grain shading grey over black.

Dark Vibrations - Inktober 2022 black and white ink illustration. Plain rolling hills lead to the door of a building with a large central spire and a small covered porch. To the left side of the building is a three facet bay windows and the other windows have ornate stained glass. On top of the central spire is a lighting conductor in the shape of a 5 point star. In the highest window of the spire is stain glass in the shape of an eye. Converging at the start is a large vortex spiraling and expanding through the whole sky. The vortex is pulling party’s of the building up towards it and cracking parts of the wood and foundation. The vortex is casting light and highlights on the building and the tress behind it. Converging towards the building is a circle of 12 white bird silhouettes.

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Hampus Viklander @spookystirfry.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay
I'm Hampus, I do concept art for video games and illustrations for ttrpg thingys.
I am not looking for work at the moment but hope I can borrow you to look at my personal piece "Divine Pandemonium"

Check it out in full hampusviklander.com/divine-pandemonium-k6bd-homage

Coloured digital drawing of a packed cityscape, filled with odd creatures ranging from red flying skulls, witches flying on brooms and demons bartering with small gnomes. In its centre is a large worm like figure clad in several golden masks, adorned with purple eyes peers down at the cityscape below

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2ghosts @2ghosts.bsky.social · 1d

hello #PortfolioDay
im an illustrator based in the uk. i love to draw things inspired by fantasy themes, fairy tales and ornamental design.
please take a look 🌿

✉️: [email protected]
🛒: www.etsy.com/shop/2ghosts...
🌲 : linktr.ee/2ghosts

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Vincenzo Pratticò @vincenzoprattico.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #portfolioday!

I'm Vincenzo, freelance artist since 2016.

I love monsters and creating epic badass scenes.
As a cinema lover, I always try to give a cinematic aspect to my works.

My happiness lies in bringing other people's ideas to life!

For questions ask in the comments or via DM!🤟

A great battle between the army of the Blades of Khorne and the Lumineth.
The Aelves seem to be in trouble in this furious assault by Chaos!

The army of the Flesh Eater Courts breaches the Reclusians' fortress to free those they believe to be prisoners.

The Orruk army defends its territory by attacking the Citizens of Sigmar with fury.

The Idoneth army lands impetuously on the beach dominated by Chaos.

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Gordy Wright @gordywright.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday!

My name is Gordy and I'm an illustrator based in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈
I paint make my illustrations in gouache, inks and acrylic.

🌐 gordywright.com
✉️ [email protected]

#kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration

Aerial view of a small plane flying over the Nazca lines

Folktale illustration of the story 'The white hare of Inaba'

Illustration of a Kitsune fox jumping over a Torii gate

Illustration of a badger family in a graveyard at night

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noxlotl @noxlotl.bsky.social · 14h

Finished commissions \o/

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Maksim Strelkov @zethkeeper.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm a comicbook colorist AND a musician, so I figured I'd do something different this time [1/3].

Here are a few of my music samples:
soundcloud.com/zethkeeper/i...
soundcloud.com/zethkeeper/s...
youtu.be/NeVzce_jIdQ
youtu.be/mtDas2lW8x4
youtu.be/UFB4aO7VA2Y
youtu.be/JYgq9bifAA

Idea 21

Messing around with instruments while sick with covid.

soundcloud.com

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Zakhele Art • COMMISSIONS OPEN @zakheleart.bsky.social · 15h

Another annoying reminder that I have comms pen for October and November. You are welcome to DM or email for enquiries.

📩Email: [email protected]
🌱Info: zakhele.carrd.co
🦜Artistree: artistree.io/request/zakh...
Ⓥ Vgen: vgen.co/zakheleart

#artcommissions #opencommissions

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Sonata @sonatacreates.bsky.social · 20d

My schedule cleared up and my commissions are open for October & beyond. If you have a character you've been wanting to see brought to life, I'm the gal for the job! www.sonatacreates.com

We all need to ask for help sometimes, so if you could repost this to spread around, it would mean the world <3

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Sonata @sonatacreates.bsky.social · 16d

I'm also offering a more affordable approach to commissions on my kofi page :)

ko-fi.com/sonatacreates_

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Gideon Knight @glknightwrites.bsky.social · 14h

And I have to say something else - The Heckler is a street level character who rage baits bad guys into messing up.

The Heckler was also created by Keith Giffen as a powerless take on Bugs Bunny.

And Screenrant pisses on the concept by complaining "he has no powers".

A DC COMICS CHARACTER...

Iconic picture of Batman standing watch over Gotham City, the Batsignal in the clouds across the background.

Batman - a superhero famous for having no superpowers...

A famously non-powered superhero from *DC Comics*...

DC Comics, the home of THE HECKLER, another non-powered DC character hero...

What the hell was that Screenrant writer smoking when they put up that slop magnet article?

Gideon Knight @glknightwrites.bsky.social · 14h

PROTIP - EXCEPT FOR THE TRULY OFFENSIVE ONES, THERE ARE NO BAD CHARACTERS. JUST POORLY WRITTEN ONES.

Screenrant is, once again, proving why they are nothing but slop producing hacks who know jack all about comics.

Also, screw them for calling Danny bad. It's clear that writer doesn't READ comics.

Calamity Jon Morris @calamityjon.bsky.social · 14h

This goddamn fallen world of fools.

Article titled 10 Worst DC Comics Characters That Debuted in the 90s from Screenrant

Danny the Fuckin' Street is another if you can adam and eve it.

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Dave Cook @ Thought Bubble (Comixology B15) @davecook.bsky.social · 14h

Hi #portfolioday 👋 I’m Dave Cook, Ringo-nominated writer of comics from Scotland.

I’m always open to pitch for new anthos, collabs and WFH projects.

I’m the creator of Killtopia (Titan Comics) + I’ve worked on 2x Hello Darkness issues for Boom! Studios

Portfolio + contact: www.dave-cook.com

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Álvaro Jiménez @alvarojimenez.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my! You know what? It’s #PortfolioDay !!

Hey, I’ve been a bit busy lately but here I am: I’m Álvaro, full time illustrator. I work mainly on Warhammer IPs, Sideshow and in game industry.

It’s a pity I can’t show you my latest arts, but here is a bit of my stuff!

#illustration #art

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🔥 eldritch smite 🔥COMMISSIONS OPEN - LOOKING FOR WORK! @eldritchsmite.bsky.social · 15h

Hi #PortfolioDay! 🦍

I’m Kev; I’m a non-binary artist from Indonesia.

Currently open for commissions, and work doing character art, creatures as well as illustrations!

📩 [email protected]
🎨 eldritchsmite.carrd.co

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