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Luke Ridge (Commissions open✏️)
@lri.bsky.social
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36, UK based traditional media illustrator. Creature design, Dinos, monsters and creepy things. Will waffle about F1.
🚫No AI&NFTs🚫.

Commissions open✏️:
[email protected]

Store:
https://linktr.ee/lrillustrations

#illustration #creaturedesign #Paleoart
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Luke Ridge (Commissions open✏️) @lri.bsky.social · 25d
It’s #portfolioday!

Hi folks, I’m Luke. I specialise in traditional graphite illustration within the Sci-fi and fantasy genres. Specifically creature work. 😊

Prints: lukeridgeillustrations.bigcartel.com

#illustration #creatureart #pencilart #handmade #graphiteart #sciart #Paleoart #Dinosaurs ✏️
A twisted, humanoid creature skulks out of the dark. His limbs unusually long and spidery. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper My interpretation of ‘Gengar’ the ghost Pokemon. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper Six Dinosaur portraits from the past few years. Including Stegosaurus, T-Rex and Triceratops. All 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper A Star Wars personal piece. Celebrating the anniversary of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’. Portraits of the movies bounty hunters plus Lord Vader. All hand illustrated in graphite. Edited together in Photoshop. (2020/21)
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SHE’S FINISHED! My 5-foot-long Enterprise D oil painting is complete after nearly 100 hours of work!

I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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I’ve had this playing all night. It’s been absolutely what I’ve needed to get well and truly immersed in my work. Best OST I’ve heard in ages. Big, brutal, grand and full of atmosphere. Amazing 🤩 #Menace #ScottBuckley

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MENACE | Official Game Soundtrack | Full Album
YouTube video by Scott Buckley
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February 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Speed has a new name and registry. Built for fast response, scout and courier duty. In combat she flies in a squadron of 3. Armed with 4 torpedo launchers, 8 phaser banks and 4 point defense pulse cannons, she packs a punch in a small frame. #startrek #startrekart #conceptart #blender #3dart
February 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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Yay!, Artshare!

Hi Davis, hi everyone. I’m Luke, a traditional media illustrator from the Uk. I specialise in SciFi and fantasy illustration and design. Commissions are open, prints are available via my bio.

Thanks! ✏️

#illustration #creaturedesign #handmade #pencilart #fanart #Sciart
A Ronin stands in a thicket of bamboo contemplating his next movie. His wide rim hat covers his eyes from view. He clutches his sword close to his chest. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. A Predator watches you from a distance. Through the shadows, his form is masked by the speckled light. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. The Witch-King of Angmar. 2-4B graphite and printer ink portrait on 110gsm paper. Prints available in my bio Part of an ongoing personal project. A man made of crumbled stone. A once dormant statue brought to life by a mysterious magical event. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper.
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Ha, Mr Kermode watches and reviews the decades worst film so none of us have to. Doing gods work 🙏🙏

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Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
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February 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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latest on Speed #startrek #startrekart #spaceshipart #conceptart #blender #3dart
February 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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Character Designs for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace by Iain McCaig

Darth Maul / Padmé Amidala

#conceptart
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
lri.bsky.social
That #WinterOlympic “animation” was almost certainly GenAI. Another organisation corrupted by the evil slush. Ironic, an event built on human endeavour, being advertised by an evil machine. Pointless.
February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Lovely, Vance got booed ☺️
#Olympics #WinterOlympics 🇮🇹
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Who let Vance in! #Olympics #WinterOlympics 🇮🇹
a man in a striped shirt is yawning in a bathroom .
ALT: a man in a striped shirt is yawning in a bathroom .
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February 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Hey Davis. Grazie n This time is really needed^^ thank you for the host♥️
February 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Well, I can’t wait to see how MAGA try to explain away this.

You know what I’m talking about, I’m not sharing it.

Trump is a Racist. #Impeach 🇺🇸
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Thanks Davis! I'm Carly A-F, freelance illustrator of books, games, posters and more!
tapestry style cover art witchking fights eowyn a woman in a glowing mushroom forest Perseus versus Medusa
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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I’m Élle - illustrator and surface pattern designer based out of Toronto. Work focuses on mythology, occult historical practices and horror folklore.

COMMISSIONS OPEN: [email protected]
PRINTS : ko-fi.com/babeandoak/s...
Corvus & Crater - Black and white depicting the myth of Corvus and Crater. The entire background is black with grain shading and a star map showing the constellations Corvus and Crater in the southern sky. In the top left is an outline of a sun representing Apollo with a glowing black water serpent winding in and around it. In the middle sweeping down from the top right is a large crow in profile. In the middle in a double handle crater with Apollo’s laurel leaf on it. In the bottom right is a black lyre and in the bottom left is a large fig tree with one fig cut in half. Behind in the bottom half are swirling white lines representing water. 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. Night Magic - Black and white ink illustration of a magic filled Victorian house with an ominous surrounding. of a shrub framing the left side and bottom of the page. In the middle is a Victorian revival house with a spire to the right and a porch. Over the porch is a bison skull and the windows are celestial stain glass. The roof is black with cosmic looking weather vanes. 5 Crows are flying overheard from the back to the front of the house and the sky is The sky is textured with swirling pattern of lines and with black dot stars 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.
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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davis.social
ARTISTS! Let’s do an art share!

Life is heavy, but we need to also make room for joy and beauty.

Let’s share, support, and find each other!

Spread the post to reach the most! 💙
a digital illustration with a traditional appearance on yellowed paper, of a reimagined banjo-kazooie. kazooie has a speech bubble saying "art share!"
February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
lri.bsky.social
‘a woo woo woo’ is something we should all strive to each day. I’m all for more noises at press conferences 🙂‍↕️
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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I get my news from a reliable source 🗞️
You’re lying in a news grave!
February 6, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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Daydreaming Dilophosaurus.
#SciArt
A black and white digital portrait of Dilophosaurus - dinosaur with a large double-crest on its head, made famous by the Jurassic Park movies.
February 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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I’ve watched this maybe 20 times today.

It’s dignified, elegant, eloquent, powerful and engrossing. Everyone should watch and listen to the words. Bless Sir Ian and Colbert for standing strong for the good and just.
lalahaenzy.com Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.com · 2d
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Done, and easily the best thing I’ve drawn this year. ‘Predator’, portrait in 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper.

#illustration #Handmade #pencilart #monsters #creatureart #Creaturedesign #pencilart #graphiteart #Predator #Alien #sciart #drawing
A predator states back at you, his mandibles twitch as he snarls. One eye is milky and scared from a previous conflict. His dreads flow down his shoulders. Black and white.
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Art Train!!! 🚂
(Thank you, Andy 🙏)

Tagging:

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#illustration #creaturedesign #pencilart #drawing #coverart #printdesign #graphite #Sciart #arttrain ✏️
Ronin. Original character design. He stands in a thicket of Bamboo, his Katana held close to his chest. Calmly ready for any and all approaching foes. 2-4B graphite on A3 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’. Predator. Character based on the iconic sci-fi creature. Portrait, 2-4B graphite on A4 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’. A once mighty warrior, now just bones and the roots that have taken up home amongst his rusting armour. Portrait, 2-4B graphite on 110gsm A4 paper. Nomad Vader. A battered and broken Vader, he’s rebuilt his armoire from parts of the ship that was carrying him. He’s cloaked and even more agitated. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm A3 paper. Edited in ‘Photoshop’
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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STICKER STICKERS AND STICKERS!!!!!
Available over on my online store
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February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Flying machines collection
How about yours?

2026 will be my year to draw more machines. For now, here are some doodles. ✏️

#illustration #vehicledesign #shipdesign #starship #spaceship #pencilart #Drawing #sketchbook #space
Starship concept, doodled on printer paper in HB pencil. A quick idea. Starship idea, sketched on 110gsm paper in 2B. A quick sketch A quick idea of a living vessel, asymmetrical and unusual in its shape. 2B graphite on paper Federation start ship idea, doodles on printer paper in HB. Long engines with a wider saucer section. This is a design I’d like to flesh out in 2026
December 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Coming soon: Dan Dare (Graphic Novel)
An all-new reimagining of the classic British adventure strip Dan Dare written by Alex de Campi with art by Marc Laming.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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I’m a week late!, but I thought I’d have a go at my version of Marie Enger’s brilliant DIYOS challenge. This was a great opportunity to do a bit my digital colouring. A happy belated birthday to Marie 🥳

#illustration #handmade #characterdesign #monsters #creatureart #fantasyart #pencilart #skulls 💀
A lone, monsterous warrior stands with swords in hand. One pinned innit the ground as standing support, the other dripping with the blood of a now dead wizard king. His black armour is worn and grubby from battle, his ice blue eyes show only endless madness. A blue crown sits on the ground, a remnant of the victim just slain. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper, coloured and edited in ‘Photopea’
February 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM