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Arania: Creature Feature

@araniaart.bsky.social

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Full-time artist, part-time zombie & general geek. Co-Created & Illustrated the Island of Dr. Moreau TTRPG TTRPGs, Baldur's Gate 3, Stranger Things, IWTV fan. 🔞|💖💜💙| Pronouns flexible (any/all) Born in Ye Olde Nineteen Hundreds araniaart.carrd.co

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Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hey #PortfolioDay!

I'm Arania, an illustrator originally from Texas. I love painting monsters, transformations, horror and fantasy.

Would love to do more work in the #ttrpg industry - and working for MTG or D&D is the dream.

🌐 araniaart.carrd.co
✉️ [email protected]

Stedd - a half elven wizard/rogue rides astride Piper, his peryton-cursed companion through a creepy misty forest in Barovia, surrounded by ravens - the way lit by his glowing sword.

A woman with vitiligo is transforming into a werebat in a belfry - done in an inked style - with bats flying around her.

Barret - a fiendish spellcaster flies above a fire and casts a firebolt/fireball towards the viewer.

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Interview With The Vampire Fanpage @iwtvupdates.bsky.social · 1d

Full teaser for #TheVampireLestat, featuring never-before-seen footage!

#InterviewWithTheVampire
#NYCC #NYCC2025 #iwtv

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Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 1d

And the official version of the S3 trailer dropped!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr0q...

Extended First Look at The Vampire Lestat ft. Sam Reid | Premieres 2026 | AMC+

YouTube video by amc+

www.youtube.com

Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 3d

sooooo flipping cool! Love the attention to detail - those awesome teeth and badass snarl - I want one in my gaming room!

Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much Paul! That means so much to me!

Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 4d

Aaaaaaa I see what you did there 😆

Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 4d

"Mermaid's Touch" - a deceptive beauty in a koi pond reaches towards you invitingly...
Been wanting to do another piece using some of the techniques I learned from @paulscottcanavan.com 's mentorship (Which I 1000% recommend!).

A mermaid in a murky koi pond reaches towards the viewer, with a cryptic expression on her face.

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 5d

if I'm not mistaken, this is the first UBI scheme where they aren't in some stupid endless "study" and finally have enough data to just simply DO it, and of course like all the studies showed, the result is a huge boost for the economy

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 5d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Steinntroll artdolls @steinntroll.bsky.social · Jan 26

Hi

My latest art doll Darius.
A character I made for AbzJHarding, which is from their comicbook Parliament of Rooks.
Doll is 75cm full length from the tip of beak to the tip of tail, fully poseable with wire skeleton inside. Green parts glow in UV light.

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Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 9d

I almost took a pic the other night of a dozen of these little stinky assholes crowding the window trying to get in.

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Kit Baltoro @kitbaltoro.bsky.social · 9d

*First cold spell of the year happens*

These little stupid assholes showing up in your house en masse:

"Allow us to introduce ourselves"

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Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 9d

Oh how awesome! Same, I used to get these out of the library every time I visited. I made a point a couple years ago to track down a copy of Cerberus to own :3

Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 11d

btw, I spoke a little with Duck, chat with him - he might have a solutuion for you wrt shipping :)

Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 11d

there's also digital copies through itch :3
usducktape.itch.io/iodm

The Island of Dr. Moreau TTRPG by usducktape, Arania

Horror, romance, and transformation on a mad scientist's island

usducktape.itch.io

Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 11d

You can get a physical copy here: www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/The-Is...
( Or through gaming stores that work with IPR) - there's a list of stores in the top banner - at least a half dozen in the UK, IDK if any are close to you).

The Island of Dr. Moreau :: Game Books :: IPR

Indie Press Revolution (IPR) is a direct sales network of quality independent publishers, dedicated to bringing you the best of small press tabletop roleplaying and storytelling games.

www.indiepressrevolution.com

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Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 11d

Oh man I was going to ask if you nabbed a copy! And I know what you mean - while Ambrose and Sabin had versions before IoDM, they're some of my CORE characters. Pyroth was definitely a fave of mine <3. Yeah, Duck worked really closely with us to make the book a perfect tribute/update!

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Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 11d

And last but not least!
If you are interested in a commission from me in November, I have full details posted in the news section of my website:
http:arania.kamiki.net ( just scroll down)

Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 11d

Here's some of the individual images separated out

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Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you! It's been so nostalgic dipping my toes back into this world.

Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 11d

Happy #TFTuesday ! Have a completed 5-part opera singer to beaver transformation done in the style of our Island of Dr. Moreau TTRPG book! ^.^ This was a client commission! I'll be opening up slots again Nov 14!

A five-part transformation sequence of a blonde opera singer (Titus) dressed in blue and white, transforming into an anthro beaver!

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Arania: Creature Feature @araniaart.bsky.social · 12d

I love being able to throw on some good working music - and hate how AI slop has taken over YT. Does anyone have any good playlists that specifically don't use AI imagery/music? I've been using the critical role one, but would love to have more options.

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Zé Burnay @zeburnay.bsky.social · 13d

Had the pleasure of drawing this for @jacobgeller.com's new book "You’re Not Overthinking It", published by @lostincult.co.uk

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Krasgar @krasgar.com · 12d

MTG fanart of Ajani and Arahbo 😼🦁
Big thanks to @spectacledlion.bsky.social for making it possible 💖

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 12d

today I learned that @surasshu.com has this massive blocklist for youtube channels that hock bullshit AI generated music, if you're like me and enjoy vapourwave you know it's a fuckin minefield out there so this helps TREMENDOUSLY

surasshu.com/blocklist-fo...

blocklist for AI music on youtube – surasshu

surasshu.com

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zmeess ☂️ commissions open @zmeess.bsky.social · 13d

commission for @werewren.bsky.social, their high elf divination wizard Lilith with her familiar Faust! thank you for commissioning me 💜
#art

a hips-up digital portrait of a seated elf with a pet snake on her shoulders.
she is young-looking and slender, has light skin, long and wavy dark rose-colored hair, and long pointed ears. she is wearing a white shirt with billowing sleeves and a sleeveless dark blue tunic with gold embroidery, which is caught at the waist with a wide vivid blue sash. on the crown of her head, there is a golden chain with hanging teardrop-shaped pendants, and three sparkling gems against her forehead. she is wearing silver ring splints on most of her fingers. she is writing in a book placed on her lap with a fountain pen, which is decorated with a long black-and-white feather. the snake curled on her shoulders looks somewhat like a small blue and white iridescent python, and is watching her write with curiosity.

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✧ Yuks ✧ @yuksiiis.bsky.social · 12d

oc | Leona

The Secret Garden ☀️

A character named Leona sits on a rock and looks at the water. Pink eyes, brown hair, a white dress, surrounded by a forest.

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