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Reiko Murakami

@reikomurakami.bsky.social

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フリーランスで絵を描いています。Fantasy illustrator based in the U.S. I post lots of art inspirations and some of my works. Clients include Boom!, DC, Tor, WotC etc. She/her https://www.reikomurakami.com/

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Reiko Murakami @reikomurakami.bsky.social · Oct 9

Preparing for my solo show next month at @keepcontemporaryofficial …! More soon

#darkart #inspiration #darkartists

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Hope Doe @flyapples.bsky.social · 13h

#inktober day 12 shredded

murderer
殺猫

#inktober2025 #inktoberday12 #shredded

A watercolor and sumi painting of a cat shredding a portrait of Dorian Gray before he became a murdering asshat

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大の @5n0r9.bsky.social · 17h

本日10月12日は今敏監督(名字と名前の間にはスペース)のお誕生日とのことで、先月撮ったもののあげるタイミングを完全に見失っていた千年女優とミニストップの無自覚コラボの画像をもってお祝いのメッセージとさせていただきます。

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Hope Doe @flyapples.bsky.social · 1d

#inktober day 11 sting

I mourn your sacrifice
あなたの犠牲を悼みます

#inktober2025 #inktoberday11 #sting

A watercolor and sumi painting of black eye Susan flowers crying over the death of an honey bee. Two ghost bees flying above

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 1d

I'm going to be having a big flash sale in my shop! It will start on the 1st of November and I will be putting all art (except art from this year) on sale for 25% off. Time to make room for new art! Here are some of the pieces that will be available. Keep the date in your diary! 1/2 #artsale

watercolour painting of a pile of red dragons sleeping on a pile of gold

a green dragon with black eyes and a pink nose with lots of bony branch-like growths around its head and down its neck

close up of a painting of two selkies in the kelp forest. GLowing white eyes and half seal bodied.

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大の @5n0r9.bsky.social · 3d

この２週間ずっとこれ
(時勢的に模写すらあげづらいプレッシャーを感じつつ、とはいえ模写でも描かないと本当に何も描かないので…)

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大の @5n0r9.bsky.social · 3d

今日解禁の最新情報です…
(明日発売の赤ちゃんコレクションのではないです)

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Reiko Murakami @reikomurakami.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you

Reiko Murakami @reikomurakami.bsky.social · 2d

Progress shots

Ominous V online show is running until 10/31.

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wyliebeckert.bsky.social @wyliebeckert.bsky.social · 3d

Sketch for the latest print run; final art soon. #illustration #pencildrawing #sketchbook

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Gus! 🌱🔜 LIghtBox Expo 2025 @friedbaens.bsky.social · 3d

#dungeonmeshi

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Hope Doe @flyapples.bsky.social · 3d

#inktober day 9 heavy

The weight of our decisions are always with us
決断の重さのは永遠についてある

#inktober2025 #inktoberday9 #heavy

A painting of three shadow cats weighing heavily on a women’s back while sleeping. The cats might be waiting for food

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Donato @donatoarts.bsky.social · 4d

Red Sonya
29" x 21" Oil on Panel 2007
Collection of Cathy and Arnie Fenner

Began the drawing for this on a flight to San Diego Comic-Con back in 2006. The image was so powerful, the Fenners commissioned to turn it into a painting.
Thank you for giving me the chance to shine you two!

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Julie Dillon @juliedillon.bsky.social · 5d

I've been working in sketchbooks more as part of a class assignment; here are some of my recent sketches 👉👈 I've been trying to draw what comes to me in the moment, and not worry too much about the output or making everything perfect, but also put time into each to make it feel 'done' as a sketch.

Graphite and white charcoal sketch on toned paper of a woman with stylized hair

Graphite and white charcoal sketch on toned paper of a figure with a stylized owl headdress. The wings of the headdress cover the figure's eyes.

A graphite sketch of a a face surrounded by a sphere of churning, splashing water

A graphite sketch of a beared man with a sword plunging through his forehead and out his chin (in a stylized, non gory way).

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Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · 5d

My killed cover for The Wolf King, a dark romantasy book for Penguin Random House.

Thanks to my lovely AD Lydia Blagden 🐺

Illustrated cover for the dark YA romance The Wolf King with the title

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Enerjax✦ 🔜 Magfest, FF @enerjax.bsky.social · 4d

Wanderer🗡️
Fantasy warrior OC, but don't forget a dash of Vigo the Carpathian?
'Tis the season~
Painted in two days, whew💦

Just completed painting a Warrior clad in dark black and brown armor, long tresses of her hair flowing to the corner. It was really difficult! Video of my process coming to Patreon on Friday 🤎

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Harkalé Linaï @harkale-linai.bsky.social · 4d

Are we turning this into a trend? Please, let's turn this into a trend!

Share your couples art ❤️ ❤️

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Larry MacDougall @larry-macdougall.bsky.social · 4d

A faerie painting from a few years ago. Watercolour. I enjoy painting Gwelf but I also like painting faeries. More soon.

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Rhonda Libbey @rhondalibbey.bsky.social · 4d

I’ll be in Main Show October 22 -26 at IX Arts in Reading PA. I’ll have lots of prints, playmats, original paintings and more. Seeing my work in person is a different experience than seeing it online. Hope to see you there!