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Brian Valenzuela
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Fantasy and Horror freelance illustrator ( D&D, Arkham Horror, MtG…), Costume illustrator (Star Trek 2009, Star Wars Ep 7, Fallout on Amazon+others) , and part-time Educator.

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#DnD #art #MtG #illustration #monster #ttrpg #darkfantasy
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For the recent #forgottenrealms books. AD: Emi Tanji
A scene on Blackfeather bridge. The brief asked for a focus on some sneaky cultists, but I didn’t want to lean on that too heavily. I tried to spread the focus, give each area a bit of interest without everyone being a loud caricature.
#dnd
A crowded scene on a black stone bridge at dusk. Medieval fantasy villagers cross on foot and on wagons.
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Show me how YOU draw armor pweeeeezzz.
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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QRP with your wings art!
The illustration shows a couple, on the left stands a man in dark blue robes, he is trying to kiss an angel in armor, the angel is on the right of the man, they are both flying in the air. The background depicts a city in a medieval setting
February 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Me trying to make art that looks doesn’t look like rubbish…

Or maybe it’s Lethchauntos forging, enchanting and binding the spirits in the Ettin axe. From the recent Forgotten Realms adventures book from #dungeonsandragons

#dnd #dndart #orc
An evil orc wizard using wild magic the create a demonic two headed axe
November 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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One of my favorite quotes to use as a starting point for designing the indescribable. Nice work! @slimyswampghost.bsky.social
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"A mountain walked or stumbled."

Wanted to finally do an interpretation of Cthulhu from H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu!
a mountainous thing, with long wing-like sheets of flesh drifting up and out of frame. its bulk is rotten, wrinkled, decomposing. its head appears to be a ball of feelers, but its so large its mostly off page. amongst strange pillars, a man is silhouetted in the foreground. he is very small.
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Inking progress today #art
#とんがり帽子のアトリ絵 #witchhatatelier
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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More from The Forgotten Realms. Lethchauntos alone with his memories in his library. I was thinking of sounds as I made these. rustling paper and a soft clunk as a leather book is set in place. The next image of him is definitely a different sound.

AD: Emi Tanji
#dnd #dndart
An orc wizard dressed in black alone in a magical library
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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From the new Forgotten Realms Adventures in Faerun book. I got to illustrate the wizard Lethchauntos in several mood driven illustrations.
I’m not sure how things came across in the book but I designed him as a wolf without a pack. Noble and cunning but not whole without his family. #dnd
An orc wizard studies a spell book
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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⚡🦋Let's go #monday🦋⚡
⚡💥 #selfpromo 💥⚡
💣 #artshare 💣
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👽Tag your friends👽
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Spicy birb, repost another birb.
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Reposting because I misspelled Deity (embarrassing).

Some symbol spots done for the new Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms books.

AD: Emi Tanji

Each symbol was done in oils on 12 x 16 in. Arches oil paper
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Today’s the release of Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms setting . I was lucky enough to have a smart part in that book. Thank you to my AD Emi Tanji for the opportunity and starting my career within WotC. Was a life changing moment for me and I’m forever grateful. #dnd #forgottenrealms
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Dark art, I has it. 🖤
Vampire knight Lauka Vai, roosts on some decrepit ruins, her monstrous body in full display. She holds a rapier in one hand and a glowing amulet in the other. Gothic ruins loom in the background as a full moon frames them in half shadow. Scores of bats fly throughout the scene.
November 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Circle magic!
I saw this illustration of mine from the one of the new Forgotten Realms books up on dnd beyond recently. Time to call lightning…all of it!

#dnd #dndart #fantasyart
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Happy Halloween ya little monsters.

(Practice sketch from awhile back)

#golem #halloween #monster #fantasyart #horror #frankenstein #creaturedesign
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Post a bloodsucker, that isn’t Dracula? Ok 🩸
Female vampire bares her fangs at us right after feeding on some unfortunate person. She’s holding the hair of the person in her right hand and hovers her left hand menacingly over the victim’s face.
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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QRP your dark art🖤

(all for Fantasy Flight Games) #arkhamhorror #darkart
October 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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quote your art with fire on 🔥
October 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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How we all doin’? Are we feeling this yet?

(for Fantasy Flight Games)
#horror #arkhamhoror
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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I think Ian is still working, but could we please sometimes make fantasy art like this? So much mood and not a rim-light in sight.
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Quote with a vampire
…sort of.

done ages ago for Arkham Horror (fantasy flight games)
October 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Hello #Portfolioday

My name is Jimmy Makepeace and I am an illustrator and sometimes animator based in Bristol UK.
A woman rides on the back of a dragon with a bow and arrow over a blasted landscape. A barbarian stands surrounded by skeletons in a throneroom backlit in red A sleep paralysis demon sits atop a burned out tank against a crimson sky Elric of Melnibone is gently pushed forward into the future by an unseen breeze, he's stood atop a boat surrounded by candles
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Hey #Portfolioday! I'm Marco González, freelance artist and art instructor working on TCG, TTRPG, videogames and book publishing, among others. I love creating worlds and bringing fantasy to life.

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A ghostly white head with long hair and a circlet is trapped in a glass jar with a metal, spiky lid tied with chains. The head is screaming with its mouth open wide, while a purple ooze flows from it. The jar is on top of an altar of sorts with runic inscriptions on the steps leading to it. Behind it, a huge, dark creature with long extremities looms over the scene, with its hands surrounding the jar. A red-haired dwarf with an eye patch, a mohawk and a manica and a Huge, muscular, long-haired character at a bar share a table, some drinks while playing and/or gambling. The dwarf has just leapt onto the table holding a massive axe and threatening to severe his opponent's hand, while the other begs him not to. In the background, a lively crowd cheers and laughs while watching the scene. The focus of the illustration is massive cocoon-like formation made of gnarled branching shapes with a warm, eye-shaped light in the centre. In the foreground, a thick “branch” where a character is standing goes towards the background. The atmosphere is mostly blue and hazy, with some warm light particles floating around. A horned and almost entirely covered creature stands in the middle of the picture. Frayed layers flow around its body, kind of disintegrating as they move. A dark face with bright eyes is barely visible. Behind it, we see a stony and almost organic setting in mostly cool colours. In the bottom of the frame, we see a small character looking at the giant creature, standing on an organic-looking pathway.
October 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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ajinak.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Alena, a freelance illustrator who loves painting things with character, capturing little story moments. Working mainly - but not only - in card/board games & book covers.

Take a look at what I do at www.ajinak.cz 🎨
A collage of digital paintings: A sneaky red dragon above a forest stream, examining a little garnet. Two trios of bookmark illustrations, one centering around scenes (viking/valkyrie/valhalla, dwarf and swords, innkeeper and his rat inside a tavern), the other around female characters (vampire ball, steampunk, dark fantasy and magic). A cat warlock with glowing dual-bladed sword in a dusk scene. Arthas as a puppet paladin held by a boy, with red rose petals swirling around. An albino murloc pirate strolling a sunny beach, grinning, holding a sabre and a bamboozled fish.
October 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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New stuff eventually. Here are some old favorites for now #PortfolioDay !
I am a fantasy, sci-fi, and horror illustrator for card and role playing games, creature and character designer, costume illustrator for film and part time teacher. xoxo
October 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM