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Ryan Van Dongen

@ryanvandongen.bsky.social

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he/him | Concept Artist | Freelance Illustrator 📍 Philadelphia 🚫 No ĀĪ 📧 [email protected] Portfolio: ryanvandongen.art

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Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Oct 18

Hello bluesky, I’m Ryan and I draw monsters and stuff

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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · Sep 10

Fountain 2

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RJ Palmer 🔜 Lightbox Expo 101 @rj-palmer.com · Sep 9

Post I quoted was deleted but its about the artist James Mulligan. You can find more on him here youtu.be/EqmvqrdHaSc

DragonCon AI "Artist" Removed by Police

YouTube video by Inkwell

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Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Jul 30

those pointy scales under the wing catching the direct light 🤌

Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Jul 11

I love twen!

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Graey Erb @sporkarena.bsky.social · Jun 20

Human artists!?

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!

Definitely gonna be this one (and the cheeky detail shots) from me for a while 🙂

A huge spectral blue centipede swirls through the air around a tall Elven woman with sharp features and windswept hair. A black cloak billows around her shoulders as she raises a hand glowing with Magenta magic to cast through an elaborate staff, her blue eyes burn from the shadow of her wide-brim hat. Spider lilies dot the base of a small shrine to a centipede god in the foreground. The ghostly apparition seems to originate from the smoke of its incense.

A close up of the previous image, showing details on the Witch.

A close up of the image showing the small shrine from which the spectral Centipede appears to be emanating. Swirling patterns are etched into the stone, with small writing warning of the Ōmukade it appeases.

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Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Jun 18

i see a lot of them that are also mass-following thousands of accounts

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Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Nov 15

Gonos - Vermin Overlord. Creature design and illustration for KryptikTCG

Giant rat-snake-centipede in a cave with a horde of rat minions

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ACLU @aclu.org · Jun 14

In Philadelphia alone, a crowd of over 100,000 hit the streets despite the rain.

🎥 @indivisiblephl.bsky.social

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · Jun 12

ah good the horror everyone predicted

Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · Jun 11

i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Jun 7

My god god have mercy on our souls

ICE went at full speed ramming the crowd

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Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · May 30

It’s a lot of fun with friends. More biomes would be cool. Also, wish there was a bit more randomization to the enemies and locations

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Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · May 17

shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · May 17

don't poke fun folks, telling yourself this lie is a necessary part of the creative process

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Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · May 9

Haha, thank you!

Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · May 8

3 years of Elden Ring, QT with your Elden Ring art 🗡️✨
#EldenRing #エルデンリング

The Pyrefly’s Gaze
Messmer watches over the tarnished at the Cerulean Coast

Ranni
Closeup of a much larger piece wip with most of the major main game characters

Radahn
Closeup of a much larger piece wip with most of the major main game characters

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𝕾𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊 𝕳𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 @strangehouse.bsky.social · Apr 29

- ROT ANGEL -

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Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Apr 11

wip

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Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thank you! I think i usually err on the side of too much detail

Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Apr 11

I thought it was Ralmer Jalmer Palmer

Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Apr 10

thank you Glossy!!!

Ryan Van Dongen @ryanvandongen.bsky.social · Apr 9

It’s still #PortfolioDay somewhere-

I’m Ryan, I am a freelance concept artist and illustrator in Philly. I like to create creatures, characters, and key art for fantasy, dark fantasy, horror, and sci-fi worlds

🌐 ryanvandongen.art
✉️ [email protected]

#darkart #fantasyart #art