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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · 7h

Sometimes I try to do a winter art challenge where I draw monsters for winter. Thinking I might try it again this year once November hits.

Trying a slightly different format, this time instead of a list it's a map to travel across over the weeks, hitting whichever prompts you want along the way.

Art of a map that acts as a prompt list for an art challenge. At the top it says "Creatures of the Longest Night, a slow-paced art challenge for winter". The map is done in an old sepia ink style and divided into weeks like a calendar, covering November, December, and January. Each week has one or two prompts listed with dotted lines marking multiple possible routes between prompts. There are 19 prompts total, the list of prompts is as follows:

November: Dusk, Sled, Blue, Weave, Howl, Steam.
December: Chill, Lost, Storm, Shelter, Fog, Lights, Avalanche.
January: Eclipse, Song, Sprout, Drink, Thaw, Dawn.

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · 12d

That lil' pigeon has so much personality! I love how the armour is also reminiscent of feathers in a way.

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Sep 11

Oof, that shipping to Canada. But these are so cool, and that wrist sundial delights me. I think I gotta pick a couple things up, will see if some friends want some too so we can bundle them together :D

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Sep 7

If you see this, post a vampire!

Art of a kobold that is also a vampire. They are wearing a ripped and tattered suit and cape, and have red eyes and blood on their teeth. Text on the image reads: "Noseforatchoo! the vampire kobold"

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Aug 1

Any plans to post the sketch so we can see the scale flow? Or was that all painted, not sketched in?

Also out of curiosity, why no photobashing? Was that a requirement, or was it just the way you wanted to tackle these pieces?

Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jun 19

The truth is out there!

Some old-ish Scarlet Hollow fanart. If the game's events thus far have taught me anything it's that if Stella's skeptical of it, it exists! #ScarletHollow

Fanart of the game Scarlet Hollow in a comic-like format. It has some spoilers for the game up to Episode 3. Text reads "In ep1 of Scarlet Hollow Stella expresses skepticism of FOUR THINGS..." A drawing of an excited Stella lists: "Ghosts, Werewolves, Demons, Mountain Lions". The text continues: "Of these four, 2 have been encountered and 1 has arguably been implied". A drawing of Charlie's ghost face says "What're ya gonna do with those years anyways? I mean really?". A mountain lion with angel wings and a halo proudly presents a Ditchling while saying "My child survives me". And a drawing Wayne waving his hands surrounded by Sin Stones says "COLLECT THEM ALL!! (or maybe STAY HOME!)"

Fanart of the game Scarlet Hollow in a comic-like format. This image continues from the previous one. It has some minor spoilers for the game up to Episode 3. Text reads "That leaves WEREWOLVES suspiciously absent. And leading theory of resident wolfman is THIS SICKLY WAIF". There is an arrow pointing to a drawing of Reese saying "who, me?". More arrows point towards him listing facts: "Mysterious Illness?" "His Mother Fears him?" "Dog doesn't trust him?" "Paints lots of BITE themed art?" "Constantly itchy under his skin?". The text continues "BAH! NICE TRY! CLEAR MISDIRECTION!! It's obvious who the REAL WEREWOLF is!"

Fanart of the game Scarlet Hollow in a comic-like format. This image continues from the previous one. There are no spoilers for the game in this image. There are 4 drawings of Tabitha as an enormous hulking werewolf, still in her regular dress and brown coat. She speaks in garbled, broken text. In image 1 she says "Stay at estate". In image 2 she is driving while squeezed into her car, saying "Eyes on road. No talking". Image 3 shows her messily devouring some Banana Chocolate Chunk ice cream. Stella stands next to her saying "uh... Tabby, Chocolate's actually really bad for-". Image 4 continues from Image 3 and shows Tabitha loudly snarling, sending ice cream flying. Stella looks alarmed and says "Right! Nevermind! Enjoy your ice cream!"

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jun 19

And more art of Pokemon with various pigmentation conditions/mutations. Ignoring the fact that if a critter is bright blue or purple it wouldn't be melanin giving them their colours for the sake of having fun :D #pokemon #pokepigments

Pokemon Fanart of various Pokemon with real world mutations. An amelanistic Blitzle, a psuedomelanistc Blitzle and a psuedomelanistic Zebstrika. A psuedomelanistic Raikou, and a leucistic Raikou.

Pokemon Fanart of various Pokemon with real world mutations. A Flareon, Umbreon, and Espeon with point colouration (partial albinism caused by melanin not being produced at body temperature, so only the coolest parts of the body get colour). A melanistic Liepard. A pseudomelanistic Litten, a Erythristic Litten, and a Litten with point colouration.

Pokemon Fanart of various Pokemon with real world mutations. A Bulbasaur with a double bud, a variegated Chikorita, a Chikorita with a conjoined leaf, and a Meganium with a Sport Mutation causing one of the flower petals to be white.

Pokemon Fanart of various Pokemon with real world mutations. A leucistic Murkrow. An Eldegoss, Bellossom, and Skiploom with fasciated flowers. A female pyroar with a small mane resembling a male Pyroar's, and an Ekans with axial bifurcation causing it to have 2 heads.

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jun 19

Some old art of Pokemon with various pigmentation conditions/mutations. #pokemon #pokepigments

Fanart of Pikachus with different colour mutations. One is albino, one is melanistic, one is amelanistic, one is a Shiny Pikachu with vitiligo, one is a piebald, and one is erythristic.

Fanart of Ponytas with different colour mutations. One is albino, one is melanistic, and one is a chimera with mixed shiny and non-shiny colouration.

Fanart of multiple Pokemon with colour mutations. A erythristic Arcanine, a psuedomelanistic Arcanine, and a leucistic Arcanine. A Growlithe with vitiligo and a Growlithe with a somatic mutation causing some small patches of black on its orange coat. A piebald Absol, and a partially melanistic Vulpix.

Fanart of multiple Pokemon with colour mutations. A Politoed, Kecleon, Turtwig and Chatot that are axanthistic. A chimera Meowth that is partially Kantonian and partially Alolan. An Unfezant with bilateral gynandromorphy, and an albino Oddish.

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jun 15

Ylfa Snorgellson from the #Dimension20 series #Neverafter. She was a delight of a character.

Fanart of Ylfa Snorgelsson from the Dimension 20 series "Neverafter". She is a version of Little Red Riding Hood who has become a werewolf.

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jun 15

Awesome! :D

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jun 15

Are these purely for personal use, or are you planning to sell images like these? Because they look like they'd be great to use as borders/frames, or make great landing pages for campaigns using VTT stuff like Foundry, or for art techniques like photobashing (quick, cool looking table clutter)

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jun 15

Those look so cool! I especially like the second one! I love environmental images that tell a story with all the little things and details in them. These feel really... tactile? I wanna reach in and play with all the props. I love the spilled coins and the ice daggers are really neat!

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jun 2

zombiiieeee

Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jun 2

you gotta post the one where it looks like a zombie crow

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · May 16

A buddy. A pal. Lookit that friendly lil' face.

Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Jan 28

That's cool, I like its face. I assume it's the one petrifying the creatures in the first place?

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Dec 6

That is a very cool name.

Why do I doubt them being a normal human?

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Dec 5

Ghost/Fairy Teddiursa & Ursaring regional variant Fakemon. It's said they fell from the sky in the icy north, their long bushy tails burning ragged as they fell.

Tell me what you see with your rave eyes.

#pokemon #fakemon

Art of a Fakemon regional variant of Teddiursa and Ursaring. Their fur is a dark purple, almost black, and is fluffier around the head, neck and ears, similar to a sloth bear Their tails are longer and fluffier, fading to a pale purple at the tip. Their claws, teeth, and tongue are a pale icy blue. Their eyes are bright green, with bright purple smoke or fire trailing off of them. Ursaring doesn't have its ring marking on its chest, instead it has a half moon marking and scars on its fur that resemble stars.

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Dec 5

Dark/flying bearded vulture Fakemon.

Vlachick wail shrilly. If you hear the wind whistling in still air, this pokemon is nearby.

Vulgore hides its face in its cowl of feathers & chuckles to itself.

Some say Ossferatu's feathers are bloodstained. In truth it bathes in red dust.

#Pokemon #Fakemon

Art of a fakemon. It's 3 stages. The first stage is a small, scraggly, white baby vulture called Vlachick (the shiny is a more pale white). The second stage is a hunched over black and white vulture whose face is covered by feathers called Vulgore (the shiny has the white feathers more pale and the black feathers darker) and a regal, vampiric looking vulture with black and orange feathers and a white face and red and gold eyes called Ossferatu (the shiny has the white face more pale, the black feathers darker, and the orange feathers are blood red)

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Nov 26

Some older art of Mandibuzz as a Monster Hunter monster for an art challenge on Discord, I'm still proud of how it turned out. #Pokemon #MonsterHunter #PokeMonsterHunter

Art of Mandibuzz from Pokemon as a Monster Hunter Monster. It is more draconic or wyvernlike and is wearing large bones as armour.

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Nov 23

If you see this, post a monster

Art of Paddington Bear as a monster done in a Soulsborne artstyle. He looks similar to the Cleric Beast from Bloodborne, with one arm larger than the other and covered in yellow boils. His coat and hat are tattered. Instead of his suitcase he holds a folded blade similar to Bloodborne's Saw Cleaver in his smaller hand.

Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Nov 23

Froghemoth and Toadhemoth are always there for each other-- just as best friends should be. #DnD #D&D

Art parodying the children's book "Frog and Toad are Friends". The title says "Froghemoth and Toadhemoth are Friends". It depicts 2 Froghemoths from Dungeons and Dragons dressed like Frog and Toad reading from a scroll and casually defeating a group of adventurers.

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Nov 23

I was about to ask what technique you used for the scales on this since I know you've gone through a few techniques over the years, but by hand? Dang, really impressive.

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Luvian Blue @luvianblue.bsky.social · Nov 23

That is such a cool way to do a 2 headed dragon! Now I wanna do a hydra design using this concept.

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