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Travon Serrano
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Morning!🌈
I'm a background painter at Creative Overdose Studios and I am currently open for work.
Past: Floyd County Productions
Email: [email protected]
https://linktr.ee/TravonVon
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Travon Serrano @travonserrano.bsky.social · Jan 28
Morning! So here is the last background I painted for "Hit-Monkey" Season 2 Painting all the foilage was a bit of a challenge, but I was able to manage. I can't wait to do some foilage studies so I can get better. #backgroundpaint #Backgroundart #marvel #digitalpainting #digitalart #photoshop
A painted background of an office field with hanging vines and a lot of foliage covering the windows. There are also vines on the ground. This background is lit with yellow lighting coming in through an open door and a few windows.
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Morning! I had a ball embracing the color jitter of the palette knife brush. Anyways, this is my day 30 of #heavyjan2026 .

#heavyjan #heavypaint #illustration #art #stilllife #foodart #digitalart #painting
Digital Painting of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. Sketch of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit. Flat colors of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit. Shadow block in of two open avocados sitting on a light teal surface. the front avocado has the pit inside, while the one behind has no pit. This illustration is lit from the top right corner.
February 1, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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Morning! I was supposed to make this a super fast one, but I was having too much fun with the default oil brush with the high color jitter. Day 29 of #heavyjan2026

#heavypaint #heavyjan #illustration #stillifepainting #foodart #art #digitalpainting
Final digital painting of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. The overall feel of this painting is warm. Color flats of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. Painted shadow pass of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. The overall feel of this painting is warm. Additional lights, shadows and color variation of a red apple sitting on a desaturated surface with a warm toned background. This illustration is lit from the top right corner. The overall feel of this painting is warm.
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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Morning! Here goes my day 28 painting for #heavyjan2026

#illustration #heavypaint #heavyjan #art #digitalart #painting
January 30, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Morning! Ahhh I fell behind lol. I'll get caught up. Anyways, this is my day 27 painting of #Heavyjan2026 . I played around with the fan oil brush and decided to leave some... or a lot of the texture in the final piece.

#heavypaint #heavyjan #illustration #stilllife #art #digitalart #painting
Final digital painting of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. Half of this illustration is in shadow with the light coming from the top right corner. This painting has a warm tint to it with some accents of cool colors. This is the flat colors of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. This is the light and shadow separation phase of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. Half of this illustration is in shadow with the light coming from the top right corner. Some additional details of a beige stone vase sitting on a beige surface. Half of this illustration is in shadow with the light coming from the top right corner. This painting has a warm tint to it with some accents of cool colors.
January 29, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Morning! Here goes Day 26 of #Heavyjan2026 . I need to really attempt to keep these last 5 short. ALMOST THEREEEEE!!!

#heavypaint #heavyjan #illustration #digitalpainting #stilllife #art
Final digital painting of a pear sitting on a blue surface. The light is hitting the pear from the front, creating a long cast shadow behind it. Color flats of a pear sitting on a blue surface. Shadow pass of a pear sitting on a blue surface. The light is hitting the pear from the front, creating a long cast shadow behind it. Lighting pass added to the shadow pass of a pear sitting on a blue surface. The light is hitting the pear from the front, creating a long cast shadow behind it.
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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Morning! Here goes my painting for Day 25 of #Heavyjan2026 .
I decided to play around with a different style.

#illustration #Heavyjan #heavypaint #environmentart #apple #art #digitalart
Final digital painting of a red apple hanging from a single branch with a few leaves. Behind is a blue sky with one medium size cloud in the lower left corner. This illustration is lit by sunlight coming from the right side. Sketch of an apple hanging from a single branch with a few leaves. Behind is a sky with one medium size cloud in the lower left corner. This Color block in with some hue variation of a red apple hanging from a single branch with a few leaves. Behind is a blue sky with one medium size cloud in the lower left corner. Simple shadow block in of a red apple hanging from a single branch with a few leaves. Behind is a blue sky with one medium size cloud in the lower left corner. This illustration is lit by sunlight coming from the right side.
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Reposted by Travon Serrano
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It's time for a small sunday #artshare !

Drop your art and support each other

As I am finishing a new anomalocaris drawing this time bonus points will be for watery art !

Have fun !
An artwork showing a strange aquatic humanoid creature, with blue skin in a chitonous armor having fun riding an armored anomalocaris in similar colors. But below her a giant creature is swimming, and the head of the monster is going in her direction...
January 25, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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Morning! I had ball painting this background. I was a bit unsure how to go about rendering the tree bark, but I found it easier to add different shapes on top of the dark base, which would act as some of my cracks. Day 24 of #Heavyjan2026

#heavypaint #heavyjan #forest #environmentart #illustration
Final digital painting of a close up of three large trees showing only their bark. Some foliage is hanging from the right upper corner of the illustration and small branches are coming from the right of the lower corner. This illustration is lit from the right side. Color block in of a close up of three large trees showing only their bark. Some foliage is hanging from the right upper corner of the illustration. Additional details and light and shadow of a close up of three large trees showing only their bark. Some foliage is hanging from the right upper corner of the illustration. This illustration is lit from the right side. Second level of details of a close up of three large trees showing only their bark. Some foliage is hanging from the right upper corner of the illustration. This illustration is lit from the right side.
January 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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I'm not sure if I'm doing this right but, here we go.
your avi... let's see it!
illustration of my avatar
January 25, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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Morning! Dawww I spent a bit too long on this one, but I had a blast painting this. Day 23 of #heavyjan2026 .

#heavyJan #heavypaint #painting #illustration #foodart #digitalart
Final digital painting of a lot of green apples sitting in a wooden box lit by sunlight. The majority of the apples are in shadow. Sketch of a lot of apples sitting in a wooden box. Color block in and light and shadow pass of a lot of green apples sitting in a wooden box lit by sunlight. The majority of the apples are in shadow. Additional shadow values added to the light and shadow pass of a lot of green apples sitting in a wooden box lit by sunlight. The majority of the apples are in shadow.
January 24, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Morning! This is my day 22 art for #heavyjan2026

#heavyjan #heavypaint #illustration #foodart #stilllife #art #painting
Final Digital painting of a strawberry siting on a white table Color block in of a strawberry siting on a white table First pass of the light and shadow area of a strawberry siting on a white table Additional details of a painting of a strawberry siting on a white table
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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Morning! Alrighty I have ten more days to go.
LETS GOOOOO!!!🎉🔥🥳 Day 21 of #heavyjan2026

#heavypaint #art #illustration #digitalart #painting #stilllife
Final digital painting of mini sketchbook that says "You got this Day 21 #heavyjan." The sketch book is sitting on a white table, The overall lighting is neutral. Sketch of a mini sketchbook is sitting on a table. Color block in of mini sketchbook sitting on a white table. Additional details of a digital painting of mini sketchbook sitting on a white table. The overall lighting is neutral.
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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Morning! Here is my painting for Day 20 of #HeavyJan2026 .
I definitely can't wait to seriously do some environment studies. Anyways, gotta go.
Digital painting of a field of grass with sunlight hitting the midground. There are trees in the background and there is a blue sky with clouds. The main light source is coming from the left.
January 21, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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Morning! Here's my painting for Day 19 of #heavyjan2026 .
I decided to take this one a little slower and focus on breaking my painting process down from big shapes to small. In return, this made things faster to paint.
Photo Ref By: Daria from Unsplash
#heavyjan #heavypaint #stillife #art #painting
Final digital painting of two red onions sitting on a desaturated blue cloth with a dark background. Photo reference of two red onions sitting on a desaturated blue cloth with a dark background. Color block in of two red onions sitting on a desaturated blue cloth with a dark background. Additional light and dark values of the two red onions sitting on a desaturated blue cloth with a dark background.
January 20, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Reposted by Travon Serrano
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Unrelated, no context, detail crops

I love LOVE drawing the all the fun props in my backgrounds.
#backgroundart #propsart #backgroundpaint
January 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Morning! This is my Day 18 painting for #Heavyjan2026

Photo Ref By: Alina Bordunova from Unsplash

#Heavyjan #illustration #art #digitalpainting #stillife #heavypaint
Final Digital painting of a green bitten apple sitting on a wooden cutting board, which is on a white table. Behind is a white tiled wall. The overall lighting has an overcast feel. Photo reference of a green bitten apple sitting on a wooden cutting board, which is on a white table. Behind is a white tiled wall. Color block in of a green apple sitting on a wooden cutting board, which is on a white table. Behind is a white wall. Work in progress painting of a green bitten apple sitting on a wooden cutting board, which is on a white table. Behind is a white tiled wall. The overall lighting has an overcast feel.
January 19, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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Morning!!! Here is my painting for Day 17 of #heavyjan2026 .
It was really nice to paint something other than fruits and veggies lol.

Photo Ref By: Bianca Sbircea Constantin from Unsplash

#Art #backgroundart #backgroundartist #digitalpainting #illustration #heavyjan #heavypaint
Digital Painting of a background. The foreground shows the side of a yellow house with open shutters and a wire hanging from it to the right of the illustration. Also, there is a branch with pines hanging from the upper right corner. The majority of the yellow house is in shadow, but has a spotlight on the top right corner. The midground has trees and the background is a blue sky. Photo reference of a background. The foreground shows the side of a yellow house with open shutters and a wire hanging from it to the right of the illustration. Also, there is a branch with pines hanging from the upper right corner. The majority of the yellow house is in shadow, but has a spotlight on the top right corner. The midground has trees and the background is a blue sky. Sketch of a background. The foreground shows the side of house with open shutters and a wire hanging from it to the right of the illustration. Also, there is a branch with pines hanging from the upper right corner. The midground has trees and the background is a sky with no clouds. Color block in of a background. The foreground shows the side of a yellow house with open shutters and a wire hanging from it to the right of the illustration. Also, there is a branch with pines hanging from the upper right corner. The midground has trees and the background is a blue sky.
January 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Reposted by Travon Serrano
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You know what! Let's do a #artshare. It's Saturday and another really hard week is almost over. Let's all bask in awesome artwork ❤️❤️❤️

🌵Drop your art and introduce yourself
🌵Share each other's works and interact
🌵 Repost for visibility
🌵Tag your friends

🔪🚫No NFTs or AI-generated images 🚫🔪
A image of a stylized landscape with very pointy mountains and rocks. Whimsical morning purple and blues bask over the piece. A tagline "ARTSHARE" runs across the image in bright pink font with a white strip behind it in the middle.
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Morning! I passed out last night after work, so I ended up waking up this morning to paint my day 16 for #HeavyJan2026.

#heavyjan #art #stilllife #heavypaint #illustration #digitalpainting
Finished digital painting of a red onion on a blue background. Its framed by a shadow from the top left corner and bottom right corner. Photo reference of a red onion on a blue background. Its framed by a shadow from the top left corner and bottom right corner. Color block in of a red onion on a blue background. Its framed by a shadow from the top left corner and bottom right corner.
January 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Morning! Day 15 of HeavyJan 2026! Yassss I've reached the halfway mark. Lets GOOOOOO!!!!🎉

#Heavyjan2026 #heavyjan #heavypaint #art #illustration #painting
Digital painting of a phone sitting on a white table with a book in the foreground and vertical blinds in the background. The overall painting has a warm tint.
January 16, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Morning! Here is my day 14 of #heavjan2026

Photo Ref by: Mary Skrynnikova from Unsplash

#heavyjan #heavypaint #art #illustration #stilllife #foodart
Finished digital painting of a pear and orange sitting in front of a earth toned brown background. Photo reference of a pear and orange sitting in front of a earth toned brown background. Color block in of a pear and orange sitting in front of a earth toned brown background. WIP digital painting of a pear and orange sitting in front of a earth toned brown background.
January 15, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Morning! Okie dokie, here is my painting for Day 13 of #HeavyJan2026 .

Photo Ref By: Calgar Oskay from Unsplash

#HeavyJan #art #stilllife #painting #illustration #heavypaint
Digital painting of a green pepper sitting in front of a blue background with reflective blue lighting hitting the pepper from the right side. Photo reference of a green pepper with a grey background. The color block in separating the light and shadow of a green pepper sitting in front of a blue background. The color block in adding more values to the light dark areas of a green pepper sitting in front of a blue background.
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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Morning #PortfolioDay !
My name is Travon Serrano and I am a Background Painter based in Atlanta, GA. Also, I am currently open for work.

📧 [email protected]
🔗https://linktr.ee/TravonVon
A painted background for "Hit-Monkey" Season 2 of an office field with hanging vines and a lot of foliage covering the windows. There are also vines on the ground. This background is lit with yellow lighting coming in through an open door and a few windows. This is a digital painting of the cab area with a lot of green vines all over the walls and there is yellow lighting coming into the middle window. Also, the walls are very grungy. The overall feel is ominous. This background is from "Hit-Monkey" Season 2. This is a background painted for "Hit-Monkey" Season 2. It's a painting of one of the rooms in an underground bunker. It has a wall full of guns in the center; lit by a yellow light from above. The foreground has an old, worn steel table with several objects ( a gun, box, tools and etc.). The overall feel of this painting is Moody and dark. This is a painted background from "Hit-Monkey" Season 2. It's a painted background of an aisle in a home improvement and hardware store. The left side has 2 shelves of white jugs with yellow and orange labels. There are also boxes on the lower left shelf. The right shelves have several tanks of gas on the bottom shelf, jars on the second row and jars and boxes on the top row. There is a yellowish light coming from the top of the background. The floor has a marble like texture.
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Morning! Had to do a quick painting for my Day 12 of #Heavyjan2026 . Anyways, time to get ready for work.

#art #heavypaint #illustration #painting #heavyjan
January 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Morning! This is my painting for Day 11 of #Heavyjan2026 .
I forgot to save out pictures for my process, but here is the the timelapse video.

Photo Ref By: Siegfried Poeppe from Unsplash

#Heavyjan #heavypaint #art #flowers #illustration #digitalart #painting
January 12, 2026 at 7:32 AM