DirePengin
@direpengin.bsky.social
Illustrator & Anomalous Spacefowl
Nonbinary (he/she/they)
https://www.youtube.com/@direpengin
www.direpengin.io
Nonbinary (he/she/they)
https://www.youtube.com/@direpengin
www.direpengin.io
“To attempt an understanding of Muad’Dib without understanding his mortal enemies, the Harkonnens, is to attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. [...] It cannot be.”
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#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans
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#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans
Baron Harkonnen: The Science of Discontent
Few villains possess the raw presence of Baron Harkonnen. He is the consolidation of wealth, the lopsided nature of capitalism, endless stratification that only serves the elites. Extreme inevitability.
An analysis of Baron Harkonnen and those he uses as an extension of his will to power and excess
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January 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM
“To attempt an understanding of Muad’Dib without understanding his mortal enemies, the Harkonnens, is to attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. [...] It cannot be.”
youtu.be/bzmu-vAVLiQ...
#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans
youtu.be/bzmu-vAVLiQ...
#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans
Cry out, o Voices of the Void,
for the Audient Collective hath come!
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#art #illustration #lancerrpg #ttrpg #characterdesign #madebyhumans
for the Audient Collective hath come!
(details in alt text)
#art #illustration #lancerrpg #ttrpg #characterdesign #madebyhumans
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Cry out, o Voices of the Void,
for the Audient Collective hath come!
(details in alt text)
#art #illustration #lancerrpg #ttrpg #characterdesign #madebyhumans
for the Audient Collective hath come!
(details in alt text)
#art #illustration #lancerrpg #ttrpg #characterdesign #madebyhumans
A message must reach the citadel as quickly as possible, many lives are at stake! Only you know the way, but it'll take you through the wilderness and deep behind enemy lines.
Which magical weapon do you take to even the odds?
#art #illustration #ttrpg #weapondesign #madebyhumans #noAI
Which magical weapon do you take to even the odds?
#art #illustration #ttrpg #weapondesign #madebyhumans #noAI
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A message must reach the citadel as quickly as possible, many lives are at stake! Only you know the way, but it'll take you through the wilderness and deep behind enemy lines.
Which magical weapon do you take to even the odds?
#art #illustration #ttrpg #weapondesign #madebyhumans #noAI
Which magical weapon do you take to even the odds?
#art #illustration #ttrpg #weapondesign #madebyhumans #noAI
January 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I was gonna post another sketch this morning, but as I was signing it I hit the wrong button and managed to delete it without saving 🙃
So yeah, I'm going to bed now
#fml #deleteyourart
So yeah, I'm going to bed now
#fml #deleteyourart
January 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I was gonna post another sketch this morning, but as I was signing it I hit the wrong button and managed to delete it without saving 🙃
So yeah, I'm going to bed now
#fml #deleteyourart
So yeah, I'm going to bed now
#fml #deleteyourart
Just a few minutes after posting this my sister called so I could say goodbye to Jaxon, our family shih-tzu buddy. 🥺 Hug your fur babies and tell them you love them, everyone.
The only thing keeping me moving forward at all right now is my artwork, I can't imagine how lost I would be without something to keep me centered. Just knowing I'm not alone in that is really reassuring while the world and my personal life are in constant shambles.
Dancing as the world burns.
Between my personal loss and the state of the world right now, it feels wrong to spend my time making art. I should be doing more somehow. But it also feels like the only thing I can do with all these feelings.
Monoprint. Acrylic on paper.
#figurativeart #printmaking
Between my personal loss and the state of the world right now, it feels wrong to spend my time making art. I should be doing more somehow. But it also feels like the only thing I can do with all these feelings.
Monoprint. Acrylic on paper.
#figurativeart #printmaking
January 16, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Just a few minutes after posting this my sister called so I could say goodbye to Jaxon, our family shih-tzu buddy. 🥺 Hug your fur babies and tell them you love them, everyone.
The only thing keeping me moving forward at all right now is my artwork, I can't imagine how lost I would be without something to keep me centered. Just knowing I'm not alone in that is really reassuring while the world and my personal life are in constant shambles.
Dancing as the world burns.
Between my personal loss and the state of the world right now, it feels wrong to spend my time making art. I should be doing more somehow. But it also feels like the only thing I can do with all these feelings.
Monoprint. Acrylic on paper.
#figurativeart #printmaking
Between my personal loss and the state of the world right now, it feels wrong to spend my time making art. I should be doing more somehow. But it also feels like the only thing I can do with all these feelings.
Monoprint. Acrylic on paper.
#figurativeart #printmaking
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The only thing keeping me moving forward at all right now is my artwork, I can't imagine how lost I would be without something to keep me centered. Just knowing I'm not alone in that is really reassuring while the world and my personal life are in constant shambles.
"'I must mask my feelings,' he thought. 'For the boy's sake. [...] I may think of Arrakis as a hell I've reached before death, but he must find here that which will inspire him. There must be something.'
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#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans #noAI
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#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans #noAI
Duke Leto Atreides: The Art of Ruling
Influence, propaganda, loyalty ... bravura.
An evolving portrait of the Duke Leto Atreides, father of Paul-Muad'Dib.
"'I must mask my feelings,' he thought. 'For the boy's sake. If ever he's to have a home, this must be it. I may think of Arrakis as a hell I've reached before death, but he must fin
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January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
"'I must mask my feelings,' he thought. 'For the boy's sake. [...] I may think of Arrakis as a hell I've reached before death, but he must find here that which will inspire him. There must be something.'
youtu.be/_xbnRpvSi4E...
#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans #noAI
youtu.be/_xbnRpvSi4E...
#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans #noAI
Turns out it's #PortfolioDay
I'm DirePengin (no "u," that's me)
Fantasy/SciFi Illustrator, DM, anomalous spacefowl
Lately I've been hyperfocused on analyzing, illustrating, and dramatizing the Dune series on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#art #illustration #duneart #noAI #madebyhumans
I'm DirePengin (no "u," that's me)
Fantasy/SciFi Illustrator, DM, anomalous spacefowl
Lately I've been hyperfocused on analyzing, illustrating, and dramatizing the Dune series on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#art #illustration #duneart #noAI #madebyhumans
January 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Turns out it's #PortfolioDay
I'm DirePengin (no "u," that's me)
Fantasy/SciFi Illustrator, DM, anomalous spacefowl
Lately I've been hyperfocused on analyzing, illustrating, and dramatizing the Dune series on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#art #illustration #duneart #noAI #madebyhumans
I'm DirePengin (no "u," that's me)
Fantasy/SciFi Illustrator, DM, anomalous spacefowl
Lately I've been hyperfocused on analyzing, illustrating, and dramatizing the Dune series on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#art #illustration #duneart #noAI #madebyhumans
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Concept > Sketch > Final
Heavily forested biodome above, sprawling metropolis below
(fully automated gay space communism all throughout, of course)
Which side would you spend the most time in?
#art #illustration #spaceship #madebyhumans #noAI
Heavily forested biodome above, sprawling metropolis below
(fully automated gay space communism all throughout, of course)
Which side would you spend the most time in?
#art #illustration #spaceship #madebyhumans #noAI
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Concept > Sketch > Final
Heavily forested biodome above, sprawling metropolis below
(fully automated gay space communism all throughout, of course)
Which side would you spend the most time in?
#art #illustration #spaceship #madebyhumans #noAI
Heavily forested biodome above, sprawling metropolis below
(fully automated gay space communism all throughout, of course)
Which side would you spend the most time in?
#art #illustration #spaceship #madebyhumans #noAI
After week, the labyrinth's exit looms ahead, guarded by a sphinx who stumps you with its riddle. The magical book in your pack can grant you knowledge of the answer, but it will claim a random assortment of your memories in return.
Do you risk it?
#art #illustration #ttrpg #madebyhumans #noAI
Do you risk it?
#art #illustration #ttrpg #madebyhumans #noAI
January 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM
After week, the labyrinth's exit looms ahead, guarded by a sphinx who stumps you with its riddle. The magical book in your pack can grant you knowledge of the answer, but it will claim a random assortment of your memories in return.
Do you risk it?
#art #illustration #ttrpg #madebyhumans #noAI
Do you risk it?
#art #illustration #ttrpg #madebyhumans #noAI
"Elaborate euphemisms may conceal your intent to kill, but behind any use of power over another the ultimate assumption remains: 'I feed on your energy.'"
Dune Messiah, Ch. 18, by Frank Herbert
#booksky #dune #dunemessiah #frankherbert #fuckICE
Dune Messiah, Ch. 18, by Frank Herbert
#booksky #dune #dunemessiah #frankherbert #fuckICE
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"Elaborate euphemisms may conceal your intent to kill, but behind any use of power over another the ultimate assumption remains: 'I feed on your energy.'"
Dune Messiah, Ch. 18, by Frank Herbert
#booksky #dune #dunemessiah #frankherbert #fuckICE
Dune Messiah, Ch. 18, by Frank Herbert
#booksky #dune #dunemessiah #frankherbert #fuckICE
Throwback to the start of Illustrations of Dune!
(🚫NO AI used🚫)
Go watch me make doodles and talk about literary devices
youtu.be/31_hdS4emM8...
#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans #noAI
(🚫NO AI used🚫)
Go watch me make doodles and talk about literary devices
youtu.be/31_hdS4emM8...
#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans #noAI
Prologue: Paul is You
Establishing a basis of understanding so we can attempt to avoid "missing the point" of Dune by Frank Herbert.
"Paul looked down at the hand that had known pain, then up to the Reverend Mother. The sound of her voice had contained a difference then from any other voice in his experience. The words
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January 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Throwback to the start of Illustrations of Dune!
(🚫NO AI used🚫)
Go watch me make doodles and talk about literary devices
youtu.be/31_hdS4emM8...
#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans #noAI
(🚫NO AI used🚫)
Go watch me make doodles and talk about literary devices
youtu.be/31_hdS4emM8...
#dune #frankherbert #illustrationsofdune #duneart #madebyhumans #noAI
Practicing some fun poses during breaks from processing my voiceover audio for the next video.
I just needed to stop listening to my own voice for a while 😒
#art #sketch #dancers #madebyhumans
I just needed to stop listening to my own voice for a while 😒
#art #sketch #dancers #madebyhumans
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Practicing some fun poses during breaks from processing my voiceover audio for the next video.
I just needed to stop listening to my own voice for a while 😒
#art #sketch #dancers #madebyhumans
I just needed to stop listening to my own voice for a while 😒
#art #sketch #dancers #madebyhumans
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Harsh sunlight leaps out from behind the branches as you enter the clearing. Your opponent emerges from the other side, they meet your gaze with malice.
Between you are two weapons. Which do you choose, knowing your opponent will get the other?
#art #illustration #magicalweapons #weapondesign
Between you are two weapons. Which do you choose, knowing your opponent will get the other?
#art #illustration #magicalweapons #weapondesign
January 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Harsh sunlight leaps out from behind the branches as you enter the clearing. Your opponent emerges from the other side, they meet your gaze with malice.
Between you are two weapons. Which do you choose, knowing your opponent will get the other?
#art #illustration #magicalweapons #weapondesign
Between you are two weapons. Which do you choose, knowing your opponent will get the other?
#art #illustration #magicalweapons #weapondesign
Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl
#bookquote #viktorfrankl #manssearchformeaning
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#bookquote #viktorfrankl #manssearchformeaning
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January 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl
#bookquote #viktorfrankl #manssearchformeaning
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#bookquote #viktorfrankl #manssearchformeaning
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First sketch of 2026!
I did the whole thing with a black background but I think it looks better with white now that I'm done.
Agree?
Ref: Seceda Mountains in Italy by Daniela Kokina
#art #sketch #greyscale
I did the whole thing with a black background but I think it looks better with white now that I'm done.
Agree?
Ref: Seceda Mountains in Italy by Daniela Kokina
#art #sketch #greyscale
January 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
First sketch of 2026!
I did the whole thing with a black background but I think it looks better with white now that I'm done.
Agree?
Ref: Seceda Mountains in Italy by Daniela Kokina
#art #sketch #greyscale
I did the whole thing with a black background but I think it looks better with white now that I'm done.
Agree?
Ref: Seceda Mountains in Italy by Daniela Kokina
#art #sketch #greyscale
January 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
My producers, inspecting the new recording closet. Originally the plan was to post my next Dune video this month but 2025 do just keep on going (hence the new recording closet).
Context: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Context: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
December 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
My producers, inspecting the new recording closet. Originally the plan was to post my next Dune video this month but 2025 do just keep on going (hence the new recording closet).
Context: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Context: youtube.com/playlist?lis...