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Si F Sweetman

@sifsweetman.bsky.social

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Professional Artist. Looking for work. Inquiries to: [email protected] https://sifsweetman.carrd.co/

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hey, #PortfolioDay, I'm Si Sweetman. I'm an illustrator and character designer, I vacillate aesthetically between sci-fi, dark fantasy and funky little guys. I'm looking for work, as usual.

Relevant Links: sifsweetman.carrd.co
Inquiries go to: [email protected]

An illustration of the dawn over a wintery halfling town, its twee architecture dwarfed by a massive temple of Samothes. In the midground a crowd gathers around a windswept execution platform. In the foreground Fero Feritas walks away, with regret, from the encaged Gnoll, Mother Glory, awaiting her execution. Did you try to save her?

A kneeling armoured figure cups their hands together to catch blood poured from the wrist of a witch standing above them. Blood is spattered over their face and armour. The witch wears a massive headgear from which an umbilical of bloody tubes attach her to an abstract blob of blood, fraying into hexagonal strands and baby faces.

Three little reptilian guys careen through the air with urban detritus. A car, a bin, a power line to which one clings desperately. Behind them in the clouds a colossal serpent whips through the sky, it's fleshy triangular mouth opens, eyelessly, towards them.

A Sleeper from Citizen Sleeper hunched in a fetal position in zero g, clutches an open terrarium growing plants and mushrooms. Their tools float around them in in the air, along with droplets of water spilling from their irrigation tank. The sleeper is clad in overalls and a mylar cloak to keep their electronic components dry.

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Crim Reaper @crimreaper.bsky.social · 9h

Angeltober 2022 Illustrations
Day 9: Mask "Concordia"

Harmiel, Virtue of Music and Sound

A four winged angel with music motifs, holding a theatre mask that looks like a woman's face, and resembles a skull upside down

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SAPRO @saproartist.bsky.social · 1d

Hello! My partner and I are moving soon so I’m looking to set up some gigs with any interested parties in the coming months as I wrap up my current projects. Please contact me if interested (email below). Or if you happen to have any leads to artsy jobs in Seattle I’d be much obliged for the info☀️✌️

SAPRO @saproartist.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hi! I’m Sapro. I like to draw fantasy & horror stuff! #portfolioday please reach out if interested in any future projects ✌️ saproartist(at)gmail

Illustration of a fairy with butterfly wings for hair and a gown made of flowers

Ff14 commission of a character with a shiny sword and shield

Wedding invitation with lots of colorful flowers, birds and lemons.

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks Lucas! 🤙🏻

Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · 14h

Are any of my artist mutuals going to Lightbox Expo and can I send you money to get me this?

Ami Thompson @amithompson.bsky.social · 14h

My Limited Edition OC Book is finally here! It will be available at LightBox Expo, Patreon, and Gallery Nucleus at a later date.

This book is for mature eyes only ⚢🫦

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · Nov 15

Two kinds of dragons.

Rough colour sketches of 2 kinds of dragons. 1 is bipedal, and therapod-like, with a big miner's pick-like beak on the end of its nose, and a puffed up neck and throat. The other is long, low to the ground and quadrupedal, resembling a nudibranch. It has long head tendrils that extend behind it, and its wings look like floppy versions of bug wings in vibrant yellow, contrasting the dragon's blue colouration.

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · Apr 16

Some comfort zone dragon head sketches.

4 digital pencil sketches of dragon heads with various anatomical inspirations.

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · Jun 6

Here are some lizard guys.

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · Aug 24

Blue Blast - Winning the Rainbow.

A towering Cumulonimbus cloud fills the canvas. Distant dragons fly in a sparse flock. A manta-ray-shaped orange plane flies in the foreground.

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · 16h

Dang, Wandering Son, though... Rootin' for these kids.

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 1d

No 4. Antique... Ball gown? It's all I could come up with and it has, by far, the largest teeth I've ever put on a robot.

#Mechatober2025

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · 1d

Having trouble getting past Efta and Zolfta at the Beachminton tournament. Their phase 2 attack is absolutely horseshit. I'd give up but Brontë's ultimate weapon is locked behind getting through S rank in every minigame.

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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 3d

Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters.
We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster)
#EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 2d

Classic CBC. "Bill could lead to law enforcement acting more freely in Canada"

How does a US bill lead to this, without Canada actively allowing this? Can we use the active voice? Can we actually use words the way that journalists are supposedly able to?

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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Laurel @laurelfynes.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible 🩵 “Toronto’s multibillion-dollar effort to re-naturalize a major river and the surrounding lands, was advertised as one of the “largest waterfront revitalization projects” in the world. … the discoveries have underscored the resilience of ecosystems in the face of human-led destruction.”

Lisa Noble @nobleknits2.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

@laurelfynes.bsky.social

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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Moss @soothemoss.bsky.social · 2d

running out of food rn, need help with the groceries

Moss @soothemoss.bsky.social · 4d

we were given a cat that was rescued to shelter for the time being and we need to get him checked which adds even more expenses + 300cad for the room + expenses for food for the month. please help if you are able #MutualAid #TransCrowdFund paypal.me/soothingmoss

Pay SootheMoss using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/soothingmoss and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

paypal.me

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 3d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 3d

"Can we sell black characters in this political climate?" That is what Ubisoft asked itself and then answered, "No." Which is a skill issue and bigotry on THEIR part because black entertainers are out here selling their wares EVERY DAMN DAY, antiblackness be damned. Our culture MOVES NUMBERS.

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𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙠 @winterk.bsky.social · 2d

if you can't find the hidden objects you're basically a piece of shit

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Silly 👑 COMMS OPEN @sillychaotic.bsky.social · 2d

I am so late but happy #InternationalLesbianDay 💖💖

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · 4d

Conference. Personal work, 2023.

In a sea of darkness, underlit by eerie green, a greencloaked figure kneels in the ripples. They offer a long sheperd's crook and glowling ball of greenish liquid to the lilac hands in front of them. The hands are cupped together. They dwarf the figure. Their forearms show odd veiny structure that opens up into nothingness, their flesh become a lattice, with nothing but void behind it.

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Rapid Onset Gooner Dysphoria @melancholytheclown.bsky.social · 4d

So an anime girl with prosthetics was labeled "explicit sexual content", & then we learn that prosthetics are commonly labeled this way, & then we learn that automod has been outsourced to this ai company, & THEN we learn that the ai company might be using all our images to train ai & mods go silent

Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team · 4d

thehive.ai evaluates all images posted to the site. We don't actually provide any input.

AI to Understand, Search, and Generate Content | Hive

Hive's APIs enable developers to integrate pre-trained AI models that address technically challenging content understanding needs into their applications.

thehive.ai

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George Outhwaite @georgeouthwaite.bsky.social · 4d

noticed it was up on the website so here is my full spread for Jacob Geller's new book
www.lostincult.co.uk/overthinking
Acryla gouache on haunted paper

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BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW 🤖 @team.trinketstudios.com · 4d

BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW‼️

Adventure through the stars with the found family of the Zephyr and uncover the secrets of the mysterious Relic suits. Play the Battle Chef Brigade team’s new heartfelt, dynamic card-battling narrative RPG NOW on PC, PS5 and Switch!
store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/...

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · 4d

Conference. Personal work, 2023.

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ahmed-hosam.bsky.social @ahmed-hosam.bsky.social · Sep 11

Please help me share my story of treating my sick son, donate and share, everyone! ‼️‼️‼️‼️🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉.
www.gofundme.com/f/dd6vn-dona...

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