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Aethira

@aethira.bsky.social

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They/them, artist, 29. I mostly draw D&D characters and fantasy art, but sometimes fan art for various fandoms like Apex Legends or Warhammer. Comms open ✨

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 8d

I'm changing the way my commission prices work a bit. Take a look if you're interested in me drawing something for you! ✨

I'm a fantasy/sci-fi character artist. I'll draw both OCs and fan art!
aethiracomms.carrd.co

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 2d

40K AU for Aidina/Alethia :3

digital painting of two women. One is kneeling, and is wearing Adepta Sororitas armor. The other is standing over her, in red psyker robes and wearing an amulet with the chaos star.

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!! One thing I enjoy about painting Sisters is that it’s hard to go wrong with their main colors, so it’s fun to play around with the relative proportions of the colors.

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 6d

Aw thank you! 💖

Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 6d

The Triumph of Saint Katherine, for my Warhammer 40K Adepta Sororitas army ✨

This was a really fun mini to paint :D I love that it has basically a diorama base built in.

#miniaturepainting

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 8d

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 9d

Autumn’s my favorite season tbh 🍁

I haven’t drawn Aidina in a while but I associate her with this time of year and I miss her. This is also a bit of a color experiment, still painted but more stylized.

#dndart

Digital punting of a tiefling character looking up through orange leaves of a tree above her

Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 13d

Commission for a friend, of her VTM OC Liz ✨

Digital painting of a vampire OC. She’s sitting in an ornate chair in front of a stained glass window with a pattern based on a roulette wheel. She’s leaning forward on a desk, looking at the viewer. She’s wearing an asymmetrical red and black dress, and the desk has various books and tomes as well as a ledger and a wine glass of blood. The overall lighting is mostly red and comes from the window.

Alternate version of previous image, without the desk. The character is sitting taller with her hands in her lap and you can see more of her dress.

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 13d

I’ve been watching a lot of Star Wars lately and then I found out about Dark Disciple and read that and now I have even more feelings about Ventress

digital painting of Asajj Ventress from Star Wars, using her more recent design from Tales of the Underworld. She’s holding her gold lightsaber.

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 27d

Commission for a friend of her OC Raine ✨

Digital painting of a character launching herself into the air and coming down toward the camera. She has long blue hair and glowing blue tattoos on her arms, and is wearing yellow and blue monk robes.

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 29d

Oh neat there ended up being one from then with similar vibes to something I just finished (I’ll post the new drawing on its own soonish; my bluesky is a bit behind my tumblr on uploads lol)

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Sygdom @sygdom.bsky.social · 29d

So ummm it's my birthday, and I heard you can ask for shares on your art during it, so >:3 behold, some 2025 art I'm pretty proud of!!

#dnd #dndart #dungeonsanddragons #art

A digital illustration featuring a fullbody character over an ornate background. The illustration is made in linearted style. The colors span from warm oranges, to reds, purples, blues and teals. There are multiple swirls framing the picture. The character is a blue-skinned, pointy-eared, purple-eyed genasi. He has crystals growing on his body, and has a mane made of smoke. He is wearing an ornate tunic that fades into swirls. He's holding a swirling orange heart that turns red on the edges.

This is a digital illustration depicting a fullbody character. They are an earth / air genasi, with bright blue skin with pinkish iridiscence, opalescent crystals across their limbs, horns, and smoky colorful hair. One of their arms and horn is made of iridescent black metal. They are wearing an iridescent dress, with a fluffy chal with tassels all over the place. They have a mantle wrapped around their arms, which cascades towards the floor.

A digital illustration featuring a thri-keen character (based on a spiny mantis) over a decorated scene. The character has the head of a bug and a humanoid bodytype, with four arms, with purple chitin and a fancy outfit in greens and browns. She is holding a bouquet of flowers with lilacs, zinnias, rhodo-somethings and orange lilies, amidst others. She is holding lavender in one arm, and lavender-filled teacups in two other arms. She has four large bug wings. The tea is being poured, generating misty shapes. The palette is warm, with mostly greens, oranges and purples.

A digital illustration featuring a fullbody character, standing in an ornated background with a flat perspective with an elaborate border in the form of two columns. The character is a drow (a type of elf) with dark purple skin and white hair, and light purple eyes. She has the hair arranged in a big ponytail, with bangs and sidebangs. She is wearing a full armor in a dark metallic color, and holding a stylized sword with a small skull and teal smoke wrapping it. She is holding a patterned cloth, that wraps around her. The entire drawing is rendered in a soft style and has warm tones, with ornate details both in the character and background.

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · 29d

I’m offering portrait icon art commissions discounted as a special thing until the end of September! You can get your OCs, fandom characters, VTT tokens, anything. Normal comms are also still open ✨
If you’re interested, DM me here or email me at [email protected] ✨

Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks! :D

Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Sep 9

Had the thought of ‘kintsugi necrons’ and had to draw a sketch of a design

Digital colored sketch design of a Necron from Warhammer 40K. Her body is made of a white material with gold metal accents and gold cracks throughout. The glowing areas and phaseblade on her staff are bright blue

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CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just realised I never shared the full LGBT sisters of Battle series on reddit. That's corrected.

www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer4...

From the Warhammer40k community on Reddit: Full series of LGBT themed Sisters of Battle

Explore this post and more from the Warhammer40k community

www.reddit.com

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Lyanna 🌙 comms open @lyannatropes.bsky.social · Sep 9

Ren ⚔️ Art nouveau inspired commission for @wailingwisteria.bsky.social

#art #dnd

Ren is lifting her longsword, surrounded by a wintery scenery at sunset. The frame is decorated with two swords on each side, and a dragon with open wings at the bottom.

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Sep 9

Okay so in the actual session the fire wasn’t blue but it *would* have been blue if we put our blood in it as we found out later. Anyway I just really wanted to draw this

#dndart

Digital painting of a pathfinder ttrpg tiefling character, Nepenthe. She is holding a metallic bowl full of blue fire, which is the only light source in the image

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Sep 9

I have a whole bunch of mini painting photos to post and Bluesky only allows 4 images per post so uh… sorry in advance. I’m gonna catch up on posting other art and then go into those over the course of a week or so, probably starting tomorrow

Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Sep 9

Commission for @tarakharro.bsky.social ✨

Digital painted portrait of a Thousand Sons Scarab Occult Terminator from Warhammer 40K. His helmet is off and he’s looking at an open book. His armor colors are green and black. His skin and hair are very pale and he has red eyes.

Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Sep 9

// we travel round the sun
// but only the gods know where we run

#dndart

digital painting of a pathfinder ttrpg tiefling character, Nepenthe, floating sort of in space. She is wearing leather armor with white cloth, has long blond hair, and pink/purple horns and tail. She’s looking toward a nebulous figure and away from an amulet held in her hands, which is disintegrating. An elf woman, also in leather armor, is reaching toward her and also disintegrating, and her face is obscured with starry magic. The overall colors of the art is pink and purple.

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Aug 27

I wanted to join in with this :3
#the_color_wheel

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Aug 27

also i reeeaaally need to catch up on posting stuff here sorry, ive only been active on tumblr oof

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CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · Aug 8

Trans pride Emperor Daughter in video format !

#warhammercommunity

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Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Aug 5

Miniature painting commission for a friend ✨
I have my own Greyfax mini also but I think this one turned out better XD 💚 Also it was super fun to finally do a snow/ice base

photo (front view) of a painted Warhammer 40K miniature, Inquisitor Greyfax

photo (back view) of a painted Warhammer 40K miniature, Inquisitor Greyfax

Aethira @aethira.bsky.social · Jul 29

Commission for @tarakharro.bsky.social ✨

digitally painted reference of a Thousand Sons Scarab Occult Terminator from Warhammer 40. His colorscheme is black armor with green trim and ivory/red details. A front view, back view, side views, and various accessories are shown.