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Joe Watson

@jwillustration.bsky.social

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✍️ Freelance Artist based in Scotland (He/Him) 🎨 Art! 🎮 Indie games 📷 Street/Nature Photography 🐶 Father to 1 hairy baby & 1 human baby My work - https://www.joewatsonillustration.com/ No AI/NFT art 🛑

www.joewatsonillustration.com

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · 9d

Oops only just seen this, maybe next time!

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skutch @skutchdraws.bsky.social · 9d

A Great and Terrible Wrath, Title Page

A young girl floats ominously, illuminated by peculiar lights. She glances upward, her skirt flows gently in the wind

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · 11d

Hey Matheus, I'd be interested in this one you can see examples of my work at www.joewatsonillustration.com

Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · 12d

Gratz Jameela!

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Marissa 🌙🌱 @marissasketch.bsky.social · 24d

Post a mage! 🔮

Digital illustration of a duckling wearing pinkish-purple wizard robes, a red knitted scarf, and an orange nasturtium flower as a wizard hat against a black background. The duckling holds a wooden staff, with small leaves and a glowing pink orb at its center, that is also reminiscent of a duck.

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Gaby Wilde @surfwilde.bsky.social · 24d

Guys!! Media Molecule is hiring a stylised environment artist! Come work with me!

www.mediamolecule.com/jobs/senior-...

Media Molecule | Creators of Award-Winning Games

Our magnificent team of Molecules are the creators behind the multi-award winning LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, Tearaway, Tearaway Unfolded and our most recent title, and BAFTA award winning, Dr...

www.mediamolecule.com

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · 29d

Yeeeessssss 🐐🤝🐐

Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Sep 10

I did Paul's course now I'm more powerful than ever before

Paul Scott Canavan @paulscottcanavan.com · Sep 10

My mentorship class for October filled up super fast so I'm opening up applications for the December class now!

An 8 week course with live reviews and a chill class setting. I'll help you get better at illustration and you'll have FUN.

Details & examples here:
www.masteringimaginativerealism.com

MASTERING IMAGINATIVE REALISM

Learn how to create compelling art and level up your storytelling

www.masteringimaginativerealism.com

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Crow & Crown 👑 MCM LDN 2R20 @crowcrownstudio.bsky.social · Sep 9

✨Paid art job!✨ We’re writing a new adventure and looking for an artist with experience drawing weird and magical buildings. Must be available in the next 4 weeks! Leave a comment with a link to your work please 🏯

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Gravity Well @gravitywell.games · Sep 9

New Opportunity Alert! 🚨

We're looking for an Environment Artist to help us craft an exciting game world! Come join our team and bring our vision to life. 🎮 ✨

Check out the role and apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...

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Nova & Mali @novamali.bsky.social · Sep 5

APPLICATIONS OPEN SEPT 5-8: we’re looking for up to 40 artists for “Villainess,” an artbook run by Dames Prod [ @damesprod.bsky.social ] and Nova&Mali, filled to the brim with hot evil ladies. If you’re interested in creating a digital illustration and/or merch, please fill out the application!

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Montford Tales: Asher's Ridge LIVE on Kickstarter @montfordtales.com · Sep 2

Now LIVE on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

Asher's Ridge is a GM-less, zero-prep #TTRPG for one to four players, inspired by Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Stranger Things.

Connect threads of letter tiles and experience the unexplainable in the (dark?) heart of the Lake District.

A copy of Asher's Ridge sits among photos and a map. Letter tiles spell out "Back it now on Kickstarter"

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'll be bouncing round #TTS2025 this Friday, excited to see what people have been cooking up!

Tabletop Scotland @tabletopscot.bsky.social · Sep 2

The convention is this Friday.
All the information you could ever want to know, and more, about the next few days is in this Final Countdown newsletter.
Read it here: mailchi.mp/b26b64b32...
See you all on Friday, if not before!
#TTS2025 #BoardGames #RPG #TTRPG

Image shows a screen shot of the Countdown TV Show letter game.
The letters in the image spell out #TTS2025, with the caption "Final Countdown"

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · Aug 28

Only a few days left...

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · Aug 1

⚔️ ✍️ SHORT STORY SUBMISSIONS FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY's 2026 ISSUES ARE NOW OPEN ✍️⚔️

Details here: newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions

Weird giant ants, some with human riders holding on for dear life, charge over castle walls to face a pair of mages, one holding a suspiciously normal rat in front of him as if it will do something to defeat all those giant ants! The caption reads: Submissions are open....until 8am EST, Sept 1st. https://newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · Aug 25

Another artist JOB ALERT! 📣 This time for a Game Artist Generalist. (must be based in Ireland).

My friends at Biscuit Factory Games are looking for someone who can do a bit of concept work & 3D test-models to try & validate an art direction too.

Send portfolio to [email protected]

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Aug 24

Hey Kat, you can find my stuff here! www.joewatsonillustration.com

Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hey Jason, you can see my stuff here!- joewatsonillustration.com

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Zoe Badini @zoebadini.bsky.social · Aug 19

Evithorir, painted for Critical Role. :)
I love painting darker scenes, so I had a lot of fun doing this one!

Evithorir, painted for Critical Role by Zoe Badini.

Evithorir is described as an elven figure perpetually shrouded in shadows. Its face is pale gray, its skin is pulled tight against bone. Its teeth are crooked and elongated and its eyes glow.

In this scene it stands in front of a large glowing green crystal pillar, surrounded by black and greenish flames. Its body flows and disappears into the shadows. Its hands are lifted at its sides, casting more dark shadows.
Hidden and trapped inside its chest we can glimpse a reddish emaciated figure.

Close up of Evithorir, painted for Critical Role by Zoe Badini.

Evithorir is described as an elven figure perpetually shrouded in shadows. Its face is pale gray, its skin is pulled tight against bone. Its teeth are crooked and elongated and its eyes glow.

In this scene it stands in front of a large glowing green crystal pillar, surrounded by black and greenish flames. Its body flows and disappears into the shadows. Its hands are lifted at its sides, casting more dark shadows.
Hidden and trapped inside its chest we can glimpse a reddish emaciated figure.

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Aug 12

🤝🥲

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Paul Scott Canavan @paulscottcanavan.com · Jul 27

I'll be adding all the finished work from my mentorships to the MIR website over the next few days. Here are the completed pieces from the first 4 semesters! Quite a few are still in progress so I'll be adding them later.

Incredible stuff from everyone ❤️

A bunch of art thumbnails - fantasy illustrations from my Mastering Imaginative Realism mentorship.

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Jul 26

It's crazy how much of a difference it makes - I went from 8hrs+ a day to about 5 and I get so much more done, the work is better AND I feel like I'm improving faster

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Jul 25

🤝 I started playing November last year now I've made like 16 commander decks woops

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Jul 7

Roasted brocc best brocc

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Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Jun 26

Next you'll be buying card sleeves...

Joe Watson @jwillustration.bsky.social · Jun 26

Aaaa I wanna do this but what card to pick...

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