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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Feb 9

Finished piece is here! I was really excited to continue the style challenge after her and Alicia, so I plan to do a few more before moving on. Can't wait! :D

#dndoc #originalcharacter #hades #stylechallenge #characterart #digitalartist #illustration #characterartist #digitalart #seaelf #sorcerer

Blue skinned sea elf is standing in flowing, light clothes. She is holding a trident with her arm made of water. With her other arm, she is reaching out, as if offering the two fish that are swimming in the air above her hand. The Hades game's art style was a heavy inspiration.

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Sygdom @sygdom.bsky.social · Feb 9

My beloved Areel (drow paladin, oath of conquest- well, now oath of redemption), who I dread drawing again because his armor is hard-- #dnd #dndart #dungeonsanddragons #art #oc

A character reference featuring two drawings of a character and a sword in a linearted, flat colored style. The character is a drow, with purple skin and curly hair, which grows uneven in one side that is scarred. The character has multiple thorns and vines growing from that side. The fullbody illustration depicts a very ornate armor in dark purple and pink tones. He is holding a sword with a rose motif, as well as a round buckler with a rose symbol in it. The fullbody has a horned helmet.

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Feb 8

I actually challeneged myself to do some artwork in the game's artstlye, so that's great if it gives the vibes! Thank you <3

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Sygdom @sygdom.bsky.social · Feb 7

Here's a collection of 2024 and 2025 art on my end! And uh, hi, I'm Sygdom and I do a lot of fantasy-themed TTRPG digital art, with a focus on character dsign!

A digital illustration featuring a fullbody character over a plain grey background. The character is an air genasi (an air elemental of sorts), with smoking hair, dark blue skin and pink-ish crystals growing on him, as well as a purple eye with a dark sclera and half his face covered in said crystals. He is wearing a black tunic with silver and golden patterns, wielding a dagger that is sprouting a pelthora of hands, and has two wings with a nighttime-like colouration, with starts in them. He is holding a twisted, golden staff, and floating in the air.
A digital illustration featuring a fullbody character over a plain grey background. The character is an air genasi (an air elemental of sorts), with smoking hair, dark blue skin and pink-ish crystals growing on him, as well as a purple eye with a dark sclera and half his face covered in said crystals. He is wearing a black tunic with silver and golden patterns, wielding a dagger that is sprouting a pelthora of hands, and has two wings with a nighttime-like colouration, with starts in them. He is holding a twisted, golden staff, and floating in the air.

A digital illustration featuring a fullbody character over a flat grey background. The character is drawn in a painted style. They are blue-skinned, with purple off-white hair and eyes with black scleras and white irises. They have finned ears and scale shapes across their body, like a triton. They have multiple long fins in their body and head. There are two large wings made of tentacles, like that of a glaucus atlantica, as well as a tail with few tentacle-like growths. They are wearing clothes in purple, silver and gold. Thei are holding a golden staff, and wielding an eldritch-looking sphere in the other hand.

A digital illustration featuring a full body character over a plain grey background. The character is drawn in a lineart style with flat colors. The character is a drow (a dark elf), with dark, desaturated purple skin, white curly hair, and six red eyes with no eyebrows, with a scar on their face and a tattoo. They are wearing a black, red and silver outfit, with multiple patterns. Their sleeves have spiderweb-shaped patterns. They are wearing tall heels with metallic trims. They have clawed hand jewellery.

A digital illustration featuring a fullbody character, standing in an ornated background with a flat perspective with an elaborate border in the form of two columns. The character is a drow (a type of elf) with dark purple skin and white hair, and light purple eyes. She has the hair arranged in a big ponytail, with bangs and sidebangs. She is wearing a full armor in a dark metallic color, and holding a stylized sword with a small skull and teal smoke wrapping it. She is holding a patterned cloth, that wraps around her. The entire drawing is rendered in a soft style and has warm tones, with ornate details both in the character and background.

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Sygdom @sygdom.bsky.social · Feb 7

It's been a while since I had an #artshare, so here we go!

❇️ Share your art! Keep it SFW
❇️ Engage with other people's art in the thread!
❇️ Share this post for visibility
❇️ No AI of any kind!

I'll share those that follow rules <:3 #art #artsky

An image for the art share. It has text below that reads "+3k ART SHARE" in caps, with a burgundry background. It also features a digital illustration of a halfbody character in a hatching-heavy style with a grey background and a burgundry circle framing her. She is a blue-skinned character with a long mantle and nudibranch traits, like those of a sea bunny, including some sensors in black with glowing tips. Her mantle wraps around her as if it was hair. She is wearing an armor that is made of organic shapes that form a myriad of holes. She is looking at the viewer elegantly and holding an orb that is smoking.

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Feb 7

Continuing with the lineart + flat colors, struggling with the nonexistent pressure sensitivity and sweating a lot thanks to that, but worth it! So far I'm really happy with the progress!
#dndart #characterart #WIP #digitalart #digitalartist #elf #seaelf #sorcerer #illustration #characterartist #art

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Feb 4

Finally managed to put down Divinity OS2 for a sec to share another style challenge process :D Thilia was actually my first attempt in this series, and this was definitely difficult for me.

#sketch #digitalart #originalcharacter #dnd #dndart #oc #wip #artist #characterartist #digitalartist #art

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Jan 19

Finally one of the #hadesgame style challenge pieces is here 🎉 It was such a difficult experiment, but this style suits my necromancer pretty well. I just love how this one turned out💜

#artwork #digitalart #originalcharacter #characterart #illustration #necromancer #elf #oc #artist

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Sygdom @sygdom.bsky.social · Jan 17

Here's a freshly finished adopt- An aasimar/triton based on a glaucus, who belongs to Pickles now!~ This was immensely fun and I'm so pleased with the result!
#dnd #dndart #art #dungeonsanddragons #ocsky

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Jan 12

This was unspeakably difficult for me, using an untextured round brush with no pressure sensitivity... I'm grabbing that cross, because this should be the Devil itself xd But I'm happy how this looks so far💜

#wip #artchallenge #necromancer #digitalart #lineart #oc #characterart #stylechallenge #art

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Jan 8

Happy New Year!
I was so ready to start 2025, especially because 2024 wasn't fun for me, but Hades 2 was definitely fun! A spark of inspiration hit me thanks to the art, and here we are: a style challenge :D

#sketch #necromancer #wip #artwork #DigitalArtist #OC #elf #drawing #digitalartist

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Sygdom @sygdom.bsky.social · Jul 22

Sarai, a drow/vampire sorcerer, for Iron Kingdom! The #artfight grind continues 💪⚔️~ #dnd #dndart

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Eki To Jupiter @ekitojupiter.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hi people!
My commissions are always open (I don't get many, so I don't close them), so if you want - DM me or use my BMC page!
#commissionsopen #commissions #ink #illustration #traditionalart #manga #comicart

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Jul 24

If there's an afterlife or something similar, I hope my parents are safe and sound. And I hope they'll watch over me - it's difficult without their guidance.

#digitalart #digitalartist #grief #memorial #characterart #illustration #artist #digitalillustration #drawing

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Sygdom @sygdom.bsky.social · Jul 12

Another #artfight2024 attack! Ivoir, for @chitabs.bsky.social , who is a drow eldritch knight lady on a revenge mission 💖 #dndart #dnd

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Jul 12

I stepped away from this drawing for at least a month - I was unable to finish it, mainly because it felt like acknowledgement of the loss I'm going through.

#characterart #characterdesign #wip #lineart #illustrationart #illustration #digitalart #digitalartist #art #dnd #homebrew #elf

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Jackz Boone - Tiefling King - Looking for work @jackzarts.bsky.social · Jul 8

Second Art Fight attack was for @jimbledoods.bsky.social 's Eris!!

#artfight #artfightstardust #chibiart #fantasyart #pf2e

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Jul 8

Experiencing grief again gave room to explore one of my homebrew deities in hope to cope with my feelings: my version of the Moonmaiden is the goddess of the moon elves, painting souls of the dead as stars.

#sketch #dnd #artwork #characterart #DigitalArtist #art #digitalart #characterdesign #wip

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hailiiz @hailiiz.bsky.social · Jun 15

Preorders open until June 19th ~ 4 more days only! 🍭🦄

Jester Lavorre ~ what’s your favourite Jester moment?

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#jesterlavorre #criticalrole #mightynein #digitalart #chibiart #dndart #artist #procreate

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Jun 15

Finished Ireena is here, and I'm extremely happy how she turned out! Drawing her definitely helped me to flesh out her backstory a bit more, and I can't wait to draw her again ❤️

#cos #ireena #characterdesign #illustration #artwork #digitalartist #dnd #ranger #curseofstrahd #ireenakolyana #drawing

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🗡️Dorkie 🗡️ @dorkiethedork.bsky.social · Jun 13

huh well will you look at that, comms are open

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Sygdom @sygdom.bsky.social · Jun 10

Ayasha, a tiefling fiend warlock, for Salokorai! Because I love a lady that can set you on fire and IS on fire 🔥 #dnd #dndart

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Jun 10

Had to take an unwanted break, but picking it up where I left: my version of Ireena. I was debating to add her folk outfit, but I didn't touch my world's fashion yet, so left it as a classic adventurer outfit.

#cos #dnd #wip #characterartist #digitalartist #characterdesign #digitalart #art #artwork

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CheesyCaracal @cheesycaracal.bsky.social · Apr 5

My schedule became a bit busy, so here's a quick post before my 2024 yearly redraw: reflavoured Ireena Kolyana, because I've been reading Curse of Strahd a lot lately.

#cos #sketch #digitalart #dnd #ireena #characterart #wip #workinprogress

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Sygdom @sygdom.bsky.social · Apr 3

Vyxander, the local grumplord💢(a tiefling/drow sorcerer!) #dnd #dndart

A tiefling character with a dark red/purpleish skin, with flaming spikes and horns, wearing a modern outfit and looking unamused at the camera.

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