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Nikki Dawes
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‣ Freelance illustrator | M:tG, D&D, Critical Role, Hasbro, MCDM
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Nikki Dawes @nikkidawes.bsky.social · Oct 21
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Website: nikkidawes.com
Prints: inprnt.com/gallery/nikkidawes/
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My Monk from Legion Remix
A female orc monk from world of Warcraft in a fighting pose. She has dark green skin, a steel tiger helm, and her arms and legs are heavily wrapped.
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Ayy, got to paint best girl Karlach for D&D's new Forgotten Realms Adventure Guide. :D Painting the coronation scene was such a fun challenge as well.

AD: Emi Tanji
Hank, a blonde human clad in green leather and padded armour, kneels before a priest. He's wearing a crown, and have a blue embroidered cloak with fur collar trim. Behind him in the cathedral is some guards, and the rest of his party members. Rose petals are falling down in celebration of his coronation. Karlach, a red skinned tiefling clad in leathers, is sitting on the ground with her hand clasping the hand of her sparring partner. He's a tanned human man, dressed in a short leather jacket, and purple shirt. Karlach's wood training sword lies down in the right corner. On the level above them, Shadowheart is dropping a few gold coins in into a smirking Astarion's hand, having lost the bet on the sparring match.
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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✨Mein Sehnen ✨
New piece I've done within Cynthia Sheppard's smARTschool class, featuring Lúthien Tinúviel from Tolkien's Silmarillion.

#art #juliametzgerart
October 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Good morning! Here is the full uncropped poster that I did for @realgdt.bsky.social for Frankenstein
October 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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The skybox has me in a chokehold so I had to do a quick painting
@soulframe.com #soulframe #soulframefanart
The Envoy (player character) in Soulframe standing on a patch of long grass. Their back is turned as they gaze toward the fortress in the sky as clouds billow around it. The sparrow lands on their outstretched hand.
October 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Day 8 of Tennotober: Scholar

This one is based on Paul Gavarni's "Old Man in a White Coat"

#Tennotober #Tennotober2025
October 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Earlier this year, my friend Ben Zweifel and I did a style exercise where we imagined a pretend #BuffytheVampireSlayer game. I created the character illustrations and text box and Ben created the environment. It was a fun experiment and allowed us to work outside our usual styles.
October 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Here's day three of Tennotober: Round Table

#Tennotober #Tennotober2025
October 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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I'm a day late and will totally not be able to hit all the days with my workload, but I'm going to try to get enough in!

Here's day one of Tennotober: Concert

#Tennotober #Tennotober2025
black and white ink drawing of Flare from Warframe. They are holding Lizzie and part of them is lost in the inky shadow.
October 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Oh ho ho ho! My idea for a more humanoid version of Lace
#silksong
A humanoid version of Lace from Hollow Knight: Silksong.
September 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Something I had rolling around in my head since the KIM chats last December that I just now got around to doing. #warframefanart #tennocreate #warframe
A fake TTRPG player's handbook cover based on Fables & Frontiers mentioned in Warframe. It features all of the Hex as fantasy class versions of themselves. Amir is a rogue dual wielding daggers. Quincy is a Ranger with a longbow and Kalymos as his loyal pet. Aoi is a bard playing a lute. Arthur is a paladin in plate armor. Eleanor is a warlock wielding dark magics. Lettie is a cleric who lifts her whip aloft as it glows with holy magic. Corrupted vines twist in front of the group. Albrect Entrati looms large in the back with Entrati themed armor.
September 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Another encounter card for D&D Heroes of the Borderlands: Jacko the Spy

AD: Kate Irwin
A gnome rogue with tan skin and black hair sneaks menacingly through marshlands with cattail plants. The moon is glowing behind him and barely illuminates his inky black leather armor. His hair is slicked back and he wears eyeblack. He holds a dagger at the ready.
September 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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One of the encounter cards I did for #dnd Heroes of the Borderlands.

Thank to AD Kate Irwin for letting me include the "biguette".
An elderly woman in the shadow of an entry to medieval courtyard. She looks at the viewer with a grumpy expression and is holding a comically large baguette. She is wearing a long, dark purple skirt with a matching shawl tied around her hair and shoulders. Her shirt is light blue. Don't mess with her!
September 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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My brain every time I see “GRWM”:

George Ready With Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire.
August 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Revenant from #eldenring #nightreign

I couldn't bring myself to just draw her. She needed to have the whole gang.
Revenant from Nightreign playing the lute while standing on the giant skeletal hand of Sebastian, whose giant skull looms behind her. She is also flanked by Frederick to the left and Helen to the right. Frederick holds his giant hammer at the ready while Helen lunges forward with their rapier while balancing on Sebastian's upper arm. It is a black and white drawing. Grey is used as a third tone to place Revenant's summon in the background while she glows bright white.
June 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Here's all three of the black and white sketches I've done of #eldenring characters so far
black and white drawings of Elden Ring characters. Ser Ansbach stands proudly with his left arm behind his back and wields his scythe by his side with his right arm. Thiollier is slouched in a seated position that mimics the downward curve of the lilies in the background. Recluse is in a casting pose with both arms outstretched to her sides and her skirts fluttering around her. Each character is on a black rectangle.
June 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The Recluse from #eldenring #nightreign

Wanted to do more in the style I did Thiollier and Ser Ansbach
A black and white ink drawing of he Recluse character from Elden Ring: Nightreign. She has her arms outstretched in a casting pose as her skirts float around her.
June 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Tales of the Valiant
The Wyddcallum Curse
AD: Marc Radle
(c) Kobold Press 2025
In the middle of the image is a group of adventurers: a warrior, a mage, a druid and an archer. They fight against a lich on a skeleton horse and his skeleton minions all coming from the left, as well as a group of wild boars coming from the right. The background is inspired by the scottish Highlands, and the groups fight in front of an old castle
May 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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I am actively seeking contract work!
UI/UX Art, Card/Book Illustrations, & Concept Art.

I'm a #gamedev affected by layoffs this year. I'm so hungry to work on some really cool projects. Please spread the word if you need an agile, versatile 2D artist that crushes deadlines!
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May 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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My art was spoiled forever ago, but here are my pieces for #daggerheart

AD: Leesha Hannigan
May 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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A very self-indulgent Kleya painting in these stressful times
#starwars #andor
Loose, brushy portrait painting of the character Kleya from the Star Trek series Andor.
May 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Illustration I painted for Lore of the tides by author analeigh Sbrana you can get this artwork as an overlay when you pre-order the book (link in her page).

One of my favorite piece I did this year but also one of the most challenging.

#illustration
Couple having their last kiss as they are drowning
May 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Horizons 3 presents the Crowd Patron, a new #dnd Warlock subclass by Leon Barillaro!

Draw on the power of your crowd to influence hearts & minds, support your allies, & pull off explosive combos. Also includes GM tips for roleplaying the Crowd & new Eldritch Invocations, with art by Nikki Dawes!
A brown-skinned, femme orc warlock with long black hair descends a staircase towards a crowd of clamoring fans. From their excitement, a pool of swirling energy emerges, coalescing into a glowing source of power in the orc's outstretched arm.
May 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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I know some of you are encountering your Adoring Fan in the TES: Oblivion remake, but have you ever wondered if you could have something like that in your table top game? Perhaps even use it to draw power?

Check out The Crowd Patron Warlock and more in the newest release of Horizons below.
And orc woman with long black hair and brown skin stands at the bottom steps of a curved staircase before a throng of adoring fans. She dresses in a goth style. Magic swirls from the crowd to her upturned hand where it gathers brightly.
May 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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This issue is STACKED! Our authors are @barilleon.com, @stmannell.bsky.social, @brandesstoddard.bsky.social & @olddog.games.

There's gorgeous art from @nikkidawes.bsky.social, @katerinaladon.bsky.social, Jessica Nguyen & @tshortik.bsky.social.

AND an interview with @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social!
wildmagepress.com Wildmage Press @wildmagepress.com · Apr 25
We've been gearing up for issue 3 release, and we're thrilled to share the table of contents! Horizons 3 will be released on Wednesday, April 30, with these amazing articles. ✨

Read the notes from our editor-in-chief here: wildmagepress.com/2025/04/horizons-3-table-of-contents/
table of contents of horizons 3, showing the articles described in the linked post: the desk of many thoughts interview with Brennan lee mulligan, deals and appeals: the crowd patron, the gilded quill, and deathmatch Atlantis
April 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM