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Babe&Oak
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Toronto based Illustrator & Surface Pattern Designer. Mythology, folklore, occult history & lover of all things spooky

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · Oct 14
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. Swatch pattern card on top of matching pattern background. Swatch card is a large white rectangle with a square swatch of the NESS magazine brand pattern I designed in the 2025 summer issue colour-way. Swatch card has font at the bottom corner that read “BABE&OAK endpage repeat pattern summer 2025 client: NESS magazine” and the stamp for Babe&Oak in the bottom right corner.
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paulinekahnum.bsky.social
NEW ART!!

Hi everyone! I can finally show my Path of Exile art contest entry!
Here's Aelith and The Dreamer from the last league, Keepers of the Light

#digitalart #fanart #pathofexile #poe
An illustration / fanart for the path of exile art contest. The dreamer, an eldritch being from deep within the Flame Keep, with dozens of twisted and warped arms, chains hanging between them, a giant grotesque bud of purple scales and cysts, menacingly reaching with its countless hands, looming over Aelith - the Keeper of the Flame, wearing a desert-like clothing with a lot of loose, crimson fabric, adorned with wilted golden, engraved armor and jewelry, - suspending her in the air, devouring her soul, as the ground beneath her crashes into rubble, sending it flying.
February 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
babeandoak.bsky.social
Amazing new cover 👏
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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aimeecozza.com
Just finished this guy. idk felt like going at it with the watercolors and my 2 remaining watercolor pages

#Art #Azra #OC #Angel #DarkArt
A watercolor painting of a man, draped in an iridescent multicolored see through cloth, with massive black and white wings coming out of his back. The cloth goes over his head. He is standing in front of a orange/yellow moon. A wintery forest is in the background, snow drifting in front of him. Constellations of stars are in the darkest parts of the midnight blue of his wings.
February 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
babeandoak.bsky.social
#horror #movie #filmsky #film #nosferatu #roberteggers #study #illustration #illustrator #vampire #canartist #canada #art #artist #supportartists #fantasy #painting #gouache #digitalart #gothic #gothicart #horror #buycanada #buycanadian #floral #darkart #procreate #procreateartist #fanart #winter
February 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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💕
February 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
babeandoak.bsky.social
It’s all in my finger it’s so useless lol
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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babeandoak.bsky.social
“You are a villain to speak so”
“I am an appetite, nothing more.”

Nosferatu 2024 : Study 🎨
Painted illustration study of a scene of the 2024 film Nosferatu directed by Robert Eggers. Scene studied is of Ellen played by Lily-Rose DEPP standing in a blue teal tonal Victorian era German sitting room. On the left is an armchair small table and shelf with photos and a small striped ottoman. On the right is a curved cabinet and two striped chairs with a bright lit window with sheer curtains tied up. The room is framed in decorative wallpaper trim. In the middle Ellen is standing in front of an open door in an off should large balloon sleeve that turns to tight sleeves in a lightly striped floral blue on blue fabric. She holds a large bouquet of lilacs. Painted digitally with gouache brushes in loose study style. Done on Procreate Pocket for IPhone 14
March 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
babeandoak.bsky.social
Haha honestly all it means is my muscle memory for sketching IRL is awful
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
This one broke my heart
February 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
🖤🙂🖤🙂
February 11, 2026 at 2:11 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
It’s so magical and warm I love it
February 11, 2026 at 2:11 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
You’re way too sweet 💕 thank you
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
This is GORGEOUS
February 11, 2026 at 2:06 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
The colouring of the first one is so lovely
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
#horror #movie #filmsky #film #nosferatu #roberteggers #study #illustration #illustrator #vampire #canartist #canada #art #artist #supportartists #fantasy #painting #gouache #digitalart #gothic #gothicart #timelapse #speedpaint #video #darkart #procreate #procreateartist #fanart 🎥 #digitalartist
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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babeandoak.bsky.social
Speed-Paint Timelapse - NOSFERATU Study 🎨

Done on Procreate Pocket for iPhone14
June 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
babeandoak.bsky.social
Like how all dogs are boys
February 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
🙂
February 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
Looks stellar
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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slimyswampghost.bsky.social
updated the ol' website

www.trevorhenderson.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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babeandoak.bsky.social
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. Swatch pattern card on top of matching pattern background. Swatch card is a large white rectangle with a square swatch of the NESS magazine brand pattern I designed in the 2025 summer issue colour-way. Swatch card has font at the bottom corner that read “BABE&OAK endpage repeat pattern summer 2025 client: NESS magazine” and the stamp for Babe&Oak in the bottom right corner.
October 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
🖤👻🖤
February 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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💛🙂
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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nerdvolutionkurisu.bsky.social
Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
babeandoak.bsky.social
Ah thank you! I love doing negative white space with silhouettes
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM