Francesca Resta
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Francesca Resta
@niji707.bsky.social
(She/her)
Artist - London, UK

I love portraits and SFF illustrations
❤️ Oil and digital
My first Magic card was released! Yay! 🤘

When I’m not at home painting or reading, you’ll probably find me listening to live music or at the theatre 💚

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Hey #portfolioday!! 👋

I’m Francesca, Italian artist based in London. I paint digital SFF illustrations and oil portraits, hopefully these two things will converge at some point! 😂

I’m an artist for MtG, I love SFF books and I would love to paint more cards and more covers in the future ❤️🤞
Artists who do life drawing regularly, do you stick with the same medium and pose length every time or do you vary?

I’ve been doing short and long poses, portraits and nudes, with charcoal, oils, digital, pencil, acrylics… it’s so fun, dunno if it’s the best way to improve but who cares? 😂
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Resharing this painting to let you guys know that the original is still on sale 🖤 among other stuff that I'll post in the next days!
December 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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🍂La Belle Dame sans Merci🍂
Another new piece I've done within Cynthia Sheppard's smARTschool class 😊 Inspired by John Keats' ballad.
#art #juliametzgerart
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Still so excited for everyone who showed up to this yesterday! It was stunning to see a sea of creatives overwhelm that tiny hearing. We had an overflow room of artists and the line for 30 second public commentary literally had to be cut off!

You made a huge difference
yesterday.

Thank you!
Actors and artists pack Stanford hearing to demand new AI transparency law
SAG-AFTRA and other groups say the measure offers basic transparency for performers whose work is being scraped without consent.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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#artvsartist
It's ain't much but it's honest work i guess🫠✌️
December 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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I can't stop thinking about him

#expedition33
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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D&D Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
AD: Emi Tanji
(c) Wizards of the Coast 2025
#art #juliametzgerart
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Life drawing is such a good reminder to enjoy art regardless of the result!

Yesterday I went back to a life drawing session after a long break, I was tired but I promised a friend I would be there so I went. I wasn’t able to focus, my hand just wanted to scribble around… and guess what? still fun!
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Sketches to painting to book cover 💙
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Ciri and Kelpie 🤍🖤
#TheWitcher
August 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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This one almost broke me!
It's the most complex illustration I've done so far, but I needed to have a cover art in my portfolio, so I took it upon myself. Thanks to @fabioleone.bsky.social for his help with type and layout!
Let me know what you think 👍

#illustration #noai #fantasyart
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Maelle
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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New painting I finished a few weeks ago.
I took several months off from art in general over summer after dozens of failed job applications and failed art test for a major IP.
Decided to do something for myself and came up with this mtg-esque zombie hydra.

Oils on panel- 16x20"
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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La Corte della Sfinge

A personal practice piece in-between work projects 🖤
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Little Cleric, daughter of the grave 👁

ꕤ [ #art#dndart#ttrpgart#ocsky#dndoc#KuroArt ]
October 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Anna-Jane and the Endless Summer
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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I'm old.

If you're not, listen to this.

Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.

Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.

It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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✨ NOW BOOKING CLIENTS FOR 2026! ✨

I'm starting to fill my schedule for the end of year and all of 2026! I have experience painting fantasy and sci-fi illustrations and covers for a variety of clients.

✉️: [email protected]
🖥️: danenglish.art
Or message me in a DM or Discord (danenglish)
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Hey all, do I have any UK based concept artists following me (or who knows anyone) who would be up for a long term 22 month contract working on Dragonwilds at Jagex? Remote with a very occasional day in office in Cambridge. Development experience and fantasy genre work is a must. Mid level role.
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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QRP with some #vampires 🦇
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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The people have spoken! Here it is!
Look at her!
I needed something lighthearted after the bad news from this morning, hope you like it!
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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I’m really excited to share that I won the Frank R. Paul Award for Best Magazine Cover Art! My painting Stasis, a self-portrait about invisible illness, was featured on the cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 58 🖤

#art #painting #portrait #illustration
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I’m working on some mtg cards I’m so excited about but that I will not be able to share for probably a couple of years at least 💀😭 it’s torture, but happiness too 😂😂😂
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Cover illustration for The Broken Binding special edition of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM by Ken Liu

acrylics on watercolor paper
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM