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Alice Parsons

@owlstation.bsky.social

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Traditional Illustrator, Games and Interactive Designer 🦉 She/Her • www.linktr.ee/Owlstation

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · Apr 19

Here’s a look at one of the main environments I created for ‘Lost & Bound’. I’ve always been fascinated by cemeteries, graves and tombs so had a lot of fun doing the initial research for this one. Check out our game on Itch 🐇 🪦 🖤 owlstation.itch.io/lost-and-bound

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 2d

For the next few experiments, I wanted to try moving into more of a 16:9 format so I could really imagine them as backgrounds for a mobile game or an animation. 👀 I enjoyed working on the water and reflections in this one! 🌊

Oil pastel sketch of a pool seen from a grotto

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 4d

V&A East Storehouses, London E20

Wooden table base with carved perspective image of a interior gallery space.

#reference #propreference #martialreference

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 4d

Wow, that's beautiful!

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Party In The Front - Comms Closed @partyinthefront.bsky.social · 4d

Look at him!

A 3d print of the bug in the quoted post

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 4d

So satisfying! I want one for my desk 🪲

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 5d

The structures dotted around the beautiful gardens at Quinta Da Regaleira in Sintra are so magical and inspiring 😍🧚For this oil pastel experiment, I just wanted to have some fun and get lost in the drawing. I really like how the trees at the top turned out.

Oil pastel sketch of a folly in a forest

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 6d

Loving @toadlett.bsky.social Objectober sketches. THESE KEYS! 🔑🖤

a toad buried under the earth @toadlett.bsky.social · 7d

#Objectober 2: Key! I have drawn several keys today.

pencil sketches of several figuines with attached keys. one, labelled 3, is a very tall figure with no arms, a long neck and small head, covered in nails with keys hung on them, and loops of rope with keys attached. the other figures are smaller figurines, each not much larger than the key they hold. they are labells 4a-4f.
3. A plague-marker from the streets of the Charnel Quarter, Iull City.
These ominous figures, some standing over a storey tall, were set to guard
areas of the city which had been struck by plague. Charnel-coroners would
take the keys to houses struck by the plague, after locking the building up
securely, and fix them to the plague-marker. The house woud then be
regarded as a tomb, and could not be disturbed or entered.
Look up at the tall plague-marker and its hundreds of keys. Could it fit
through your front door?

4. Various key-guardians associated with burial hoards of the Vellum Age.
These small figurines all have keys attached to them, and were beleived to
act as protectors of the treasures interred with the body. Though several of
the keys fit kists or reliquaries found nearby in the tomb, some have no
evident lock, and are beleived to have a more symbolic purpose, protecting
the riches buried alongside the deceased, as well as more generally protecting
the soul of the deceased themself. They were usually situated very close to the
body, often clasped in the hand.
What precious thing do you think these creatures are guarding? What
would you lock away?

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 6d

Ooh, these are awesome! 🔑 I love your style! Will look forward to seeing more of your Objectober! 🖤

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 6d

Beautiful illustration and stunning perspective by @alariko.bsky.social. Very inspiring!

Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · 20d

Valley view.

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 6d

This is so beautiful! I love the perspective 💚

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 9d

Here, I wanted to play with the amount of detail to include in the Palace in the background. I was trying to imagine a game character running across the scene from the foreground to the back, and therefore didn't want the background to be overly detailed.🏰
Not my finest, but a fun experiment! 🧪😄

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 9d

Hey there #kidlitartpostcard! 🍂

I'm Victoria, an Argentinian illustrator based in France, and I love autumn and painting nature and animals. Looking for new projects (PB, MG, covers & +)!

🖥️ victoriamaderna.com
✉️ [email protected]

Painting of a boar in a sweater with a mushroom basket, holding and smelling a mushroom. Text underneath says: Victoria Maderna - hi@victoriamaderna.com - victoriamaderna.com

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 9d

Ooh this is such a beautiful illustration! 🖤

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Deb JJ Lee 🔜 Lightbox 112 @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 9d

[*nktober day 2] ma'am you can't bring that in here

ink drawing of a giant hellish greyhound thing on a leash and saddle being led by a tiny woman

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 9d

Gorgeous! 🖤

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 11d

Ooh exciting! I’ll look forward to hearing more 😁

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you Peter! 😄🌳🌲✨

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations Peter, that’s great news! 🥳 and happy birthday to your son! 🎂

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 11d

These first few oil pastel images that I'm sharing were the initial tests that I carried out for the project. 🧪 Though I've used oil pastel in the past, I hadn't used it like this for a while, so I wanted to loosen up and get back into it. I really love oil pastels as a medium.🎨

Oil pastel sketch of moss covered arches

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you! ❤️ yes there’s definitely some stuff brewing for the Autumn 🍁🍂 how about you?

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you ☺️

I know! So Autumnal 🍂though I’m quite enjoying the cosy vibes now I’ll admit! I hope all’s well with you 🍁

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 15d

🧚How do? I hope everybody enjoyed their Summer 🌞 🌊 After a little hiatus, I thought I'd get back to sharing again! 🎨 A while back, I had an awesome day at the very magical Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal. I've since made a series of oil pastel explorations inspired by my visit 😄

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Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 15d

This looks gorgeous, will look forward to seeing more on 'Brewess' from @fairergames.bsky.social 👀🍻

Fairer Games @fairergames.bsky.social · Jan 18

Hello Bluesky! We’re a small indie team working on our upcoming game Brewess, a little cosy game about crafting ales and building friendships. ✨

We’re building it in #godot and working with artists who are new to game creation ☺️ we look forward to sharing more with you!

#indiegame #gamedev

An illustration in a tudor/medieval style depicting a woman standing in a doorway holding a tankard of ale. Light from inside the building illuminates the scene. A black cat circles around her feet and she is wearing Tudor-style clothing. Around the edge of the piece is an illustrated border which includes shield-style ‘sigils’ and barley framing the bottom corners of the image. At the bottom of the image is the hand-drawn title of the game; BREWESS.

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 15d

The art style looks absolutely stunning! Looking forward to seeing more! 🍻

Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social · 16d

I love this! Such a gorgeous illustration. I miss Summer already 😢🌞💐