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Neil Anderson

@rmmbr.bsky.social

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Artist | Musician | Lapsed TTRPG GM| Scotland-based. Fact: I own the full evolutionary line of charmander to charizard as pairs of socks Portfolio: https://www.neiljganderson.com

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Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hello #PortfolioDay
I'm Neil - a Scottish artist who loves stories about people and places written on things and faces.

I do client work at request - previous work has been used for Edinburgh Fringe and Irish Film Institute.

I am also a Rebelle Featured Artist!

link: neiljganderson.com

Portrait of a man surprised while playing guitar. He sits on a long couch in a living room, illuminated by a free standing light and the daylight behind him

Portrait of two comedians in the style of American Gothic. A man on the left and woman on the right. Instead of a pitchfork, the main figure holds a microphone on a stand. For a poster at the Edinburgh Fringe

An illustration of a soldier in armor resting on a bridge that stretches over a creek. Light forest surrounds him. The viewer is positioned to be looking from behind a tree, just below his eye level.

A charcoal portrait of a woman with long flowing hair lit from above on toned paper.

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Asphodeum @asphodeum.bsky.social · 7d

my final piece for @paulscottcanavan.com's mentorship!!!
the prompt was a character + companion MTG style art 😎 he really pushed me to a length i have never tried going to before

my wandering rogue character (Rhozu) and his wolf-beast buddy, surveying the wasteland that was once his home.

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Jasper 🐦‍⬛ TTRPG artist @jaspermillerart.com · 2d

Recently completed my mentorship with the amazing @paulscottcanavan.com! Here's my final artwork - I'm super proud of it.

[ #jasperdraws #dndart #elfenjoyers #ocsky ]

Illustration of a drow standing in front of a large white snake with wings. The drow has long white hair and dark green clothing with copper accents. He holds a dagger above his head with blue magic arcing between the blade and his hand. They are in the Underdark, with blue spores and mushrooms surrounding them.

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Istrandar @istrandar.bsky.social · 2d

Reposting some personal works I made during the last years.
I wish I could be more ambitious with my own work but I often end up doing very safe illustrations. I really like them but I wish I had the energy to try some new subjects

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Philipp "Soma" Urlich @somartist.bsky.social · 2d

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Toby Fox @tobyfoxart.bsky.social · 2d

Stampede Summoner, my fifth piece for #Octoby2025 🐎🎠

In the tundra of the Coldgrounds, a summoner invokes the spirit of a great stampede
#octoby

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 3d

Mileships outtake

Digital painting, a flock of flying ships at sunset. Or sunrise

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Emily L'Orange 🦆🍊 @emilylorange.bsky.social · 3d

ive been working on several rather big pieces or projects and its a good problem to have but it does mean that my little pea brain is not feeling progress even when i put multiple hours a day in

so here's a quick little win for me, a study to warm up for the week #art 🦢
ref by @trueref.bsky.social

a digital painting of a woman crouched on a white box, in front of a white studio background. she is posed in such a way that she is looking at the viewer directly, though her head is tilted forward. she is wearing sporty black underwear but is otherwise nude, with light highlighting her shoulders and hair, and long, sharp, prosthetic claws on her fingers.

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Jonah Walker @ MCM London N-19 @galacticjonah.bsky.social · 4d

Show me how you draw armor! 🛡️

Scan of a painting showing a man in armor drawing his sword. the background is bright blue

digital illustration: Pictured is a knight in full armour, bar helmet. their hair is long and dark and they have curling horns on their head. They face away from the viewer, looking into a stylized nightsky with a crescent moon. The frame of the image contains thorned rose bramble, parrying daggers and an illustration in each corner: a weeping skull on the left and a armoured gauntlet holding a rose on the right.

An illustration of a knight facing to the right. They are clad in silver armour, and carry a shield with trans pride colours, which shows a unicorn and the slogan 'Resist, rejoice, remember'. Additionally there is a trans pride coloured decoration on their helmet. The image is framed with a border of dandelion and hanging pride flags.

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Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely! IMO I think they needed to make that album for the next to make sense. Their songs feel manic and fragile - like an engine where you can see all the bolts rattling out but not quite collapsing. This is the album where they let them come apart

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Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 4d

It’s got some great tunes and is a wilful mess. An album rather than a collection of singles. Gutted I missed their reunion dates this year!

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L @banalplay.bsky.social · 4d

When your custom character appears in a cut scene

The Portland frog backing down an army of jackboots

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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 4d

Tron gives an inaccurate impression of how many guys live in your computer. It makes it seem like thousands of guys are in there. In reality only about 10 guys live in your computer and less than half of them ride motorcycles

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Oisin Bourke @oisinbourkeartist.bsky.social · 5d

@bsky.art This fire of autumn #art #painting #landscape

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Jimmy Makepeace @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social · 5d

Show me how you draw armour!

A knight in late 14th early 15th century armour, on a weird horse.

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Helen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social · 5d

It's been a six-decade process, but a technological double-whammy finally enabled #anime to go global.

helenmccarthy.net/anime-going-...

Anime going global: the start of the process - Helen McCarthy

62 years ago, in 1963, 35-year-old Osamu Tezuka flew to the USA to present his hit TV series Tetsuwan Atom to the NBC network. According to Tezuka Production’s history, a preview was screened in New Y...

helenmccarthy.net

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Dan Liimatta @danliimatta.bsky.social · 5d

Show me how you draw armor! 🛡️

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Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 6d

East Cork Coast after Storm Amy. Pencil on paper.

I drew the coast after the storm. Still windy as hell and nearly blew away my sketchbook. Managed to catch some rain and ocean spray too lol

Sketch of the cork coast in rough, expressive gesture. The paper is partially sodden with rain

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Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 5d

Sketching while flying back home

Pencil block in portrait of a sleeping baby and a sketch of a baby messing around in their pram

Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 6d

East Cork Coast after Storm Amy. Pencil on paper.

I drew the coast after the storm. Still windy as hell and nearly blew away my sketchbook. Managed to catch some rain and ocean spray too lol

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GT @granitetide.bsky.social · 8d

The National reported in April this year that in a bid to help keep tree saplings alive by keeping deer out BrewDog erected a perimeter fence, but instead actually trapped the animals inside.

"This is the one thing we didn't want to happen" from Brass Eye where a they send a paedophile into space but accidentally trap a child in the capsule with him

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Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 8d

There’s two types of people in the world: Biffo or that horse

Out of Context Biffo the Bear @oocbiffo.bsky.social · 8d

Beano #1046, Aug 4, 1962

Biffo bathes in a horse trough while the horse watches.
BIFFO: You don't mind, do you? It's the only way I'll get a dip today!

Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 8d

Too approachable a hobby for my special baby. I want him to get into something properly financially ruinous like gatcha games, investment apps, or mini modelling.

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Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 9d

Sleepy Baby At Cruising Altitude
Ink on Paper

Wee one is extremely good at timing their naps and loves flying so far. I wonder what he’s dreams about. Probably milk.

Wee baby crashed out in the arms of their parent. Sketched out and lined in ink. We look at the baby from the angle of top of his head and wonder what he’s dreaming about.

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Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 9d

Just realised I should have spent more time making sure I picked up the car seat instead of posting

Neil Anderson @rmmbr.bsky.social · 9d

Sleepy Baby At Cruising Altitude
Ink on Paper

Wee one is extremely good at timing their naps and loves flying so far. I wonder what he’s dreams about. Probably milk.

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