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Luis Roding
@luisroding.bsky.social
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I specialize in inked illustrations and monochromatic works, though I have a few great projects in color. I am the creator of the TRIAD Drawing Method, a system that enables anyone to draw, regardless of talent or skill level.
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This jumping spider was originally conceived back in 2022, but I never managed to finish it until now. And yes, you're seeing correctly, it's a boxer's boot, on his head.
#jumpingspider #originalcharacter #characterdesign #conceptart #spiders #boxer #boxing
A jumping spider with boxing gloves, a boxing helmet and a boxing boot on his head.
July 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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I drew this in July, guided by something deeper than thought or fanservice.
Strength. Nurturing. Blood.
Still not sure where it came from, but it had to be drawn.
#greek #goddess #nursing #nurturing #breastfeeding #monsters #slayer
An ancient Greek-like goddess beheading a demon with a sword while nursing two babies. The bodies of slain monsters lay behind.
July 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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In my first short story ever, "Little Paper Man," one of the characters, a mysterious one, had a wooden vault with the following drawing engraved on its lid. The main protagonists of that story barely saw what was inside.
#siren #seacreatures #underseaillustration #crownedsiren #mermaid
A crowned siren holding a rod, is surrounded by sea creatures who swim around her (a turtle, a fish, an octopus, a star fish, a fiddler crab, a dolphin, a scallop and a seahorse)
June 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Here's the full illustration for that short story I shared earlier.
Check the intial sketches and evvolution of it in my blog:
luisroding.com/2025/05/14/g...
#shortstory #fantasy #floatingcastle #groundedthings #conceptart #inkdrawing
May 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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And the #IrresistiblePromptWord of the weekend has been TREASURE GOBLIN! My daughter convinced me we both should do a quick doodle for the word. Come on! Can you share your own for #TreasureGoblin in this thread?
#conceptart #drawingpractice #drawing #drawing
A small yellow gobling holding a treasure chest A gobling lord with a fancy robe standing before a giant treasure chest
April 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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My TRIAD drawing method applied to last week's illustration.

#triaddrawingmethod #drawingmethod #artisticmethod #conceptart #sketches #knowledgestone #inkdrawing #inkillustration
April 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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This illustration is very special. It depicts how I feel when reading one of Veronika Bond's newsletter essays (Substack), where she combines deep knowledge about language, the origin of the words, and their meaning throughout life.
#knowledge #ancientstone #traveller #restingplace #conceptart
A traveller rests before an ancient stone with rune inscriptions while being surrounded by plants and insects.
April 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Don’t take feedback as a personal attack. Instead, try to understand where the feedback is pointing at and find a solution yourself. A rule applies here: always listen when someone says something isn’t working, but don’t expect them to fix it for you—that’s your job. #artisticmethod #creativelife
March 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Original character designs made back in 2022 for #Inktober. That year, I picked just a few of the 31 prompt words and decided to create a group of original characters for a hypothetical fighting video game. Would you like to see them in a real game?

#characterdesign #fightingvideogame #conceptart
Seven original creature characters for a hypothetical video game
March 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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You don't need inspiration, you just need to doodle your drawing idea in a thumbnail. You can make it grow from there into a polished drawing. Unblock yourself now with these three simple steps: roding.substack.com/p/draw-anyth...
#drawingmethod #artisticmethod #drawinghack #artistblock
Three drawings depicting the evolution of an illustration. The illustration is about four misfits defending their hotdogs
March 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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When designing a character, don't hesitate to repeat. Start sketching with the idea that you will redraw it as many times as necessary to reach your goal.
More on: wordpress.com/view/luisrod...
#artisticmethod #drawingmethod #drawing #characterdesign #inkdrawing #armadillo
Multiple versions of the same character design, as it evolves from the first sketch and reaches its final form.
March 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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From a basic doodle to a full illustration. My iterative drawing method allows me to tackle any drawing, regardless of complexity or lack of inspiration: Explore -> Add & Fix -> Polish.
#inkdrawing #artisticmethod #creativemethod #triaddrawingmethod #villager #bonfire
March 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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When I was younger, I hated repeating a drawing cause I felt I had failed. Now, repetition is the key of my creative method.
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#drawingmethod #inkdrawing #creativemethod #roses #rosebouquet #monster #characterdesign
A sequence of multiple sketches depicting the character design evolution of a rose bouquet monster.
March 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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This is the illustration I made for my book review of Tom Cox's "VILLAGER." You can check the initial sketches and process here in my blog: luisroding.com/2025/03/09/g...
#inkdrawing #artwork #lineart #bonfire #guitar #hippies #tomcox #villager #conceptart
A group of people gathered around a bonfire at night in the outdoors, listening to a man play his guitar.
March 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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"The Destruction of the False Hero"
Process and more at luisroding.com/2025/03/03/t...
#greektemple #fallenhero #demons #greekheroes #ruins #inkdrawing #concepart
A group of unknown heroes destroy the ancient statue of a false hero, while some demons lurk in a corner, angry, and the sky clears on the horizon.
March 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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I think this could be the last piece from the archive I share before posting new work. My own take on a faun/satyr, but without the goat horns.
#satyr #faun #flute #forest #forestmyths #myths
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A satyr (mythic character half goat, half human) with tree branches instead of horns. He's playing a flute.
January 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Still digging in the archives. This is a very special one, when my brother was a little kid, he had an overall with a tiger badge (which was torn out when I inherited it). I loved tigers since then, it was my favorite animal.
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#tiger #child #overall #childrensbook #conceptart
A toddler wearing an overall with a tiger badge stands next to a tiger, which seems to be protecting him.
January 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Sharing another ink sketch from the archive. I like frogs as a symbol; there’s something mysterious about them.
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#swamp #frog #buda #rosary #beads #peace
A frog meditating over a rock in a swamp.
January 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Searching through my archive, I found one of the most hilarious pieces I made back in 2020. I think it deserves a remake with color. What do you think?
luisroding.com/2020/10/11/i...
#sketchbook #cafe #coffeeshop #breakfast #animals #blacksheep #coffee
January 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The year is ending, and looking back, It seems I opted for monochromatic pieces, but I am particularly glad I tackled the more challenging work I wanted to do and had been avoiding.

#artvsartist #ArtVsArtist2024 #ArtCommunity #InkDrawing #MeetTheArtist #MyArtMyStyle #SupportArtists #DiscoverArt
A collage made of eight different illustrations artist Luis Roding made in 2024, and, in the center, a picture of him.
December 26, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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From the archives, 2022. What a whole squash means for the tiny people wandering our gardens.
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#conceptart #squash #tinypeople #garden #stealthily
Two tiny people, a boy, and a girl, walking stealthily towards a squash in a garden.
December 22, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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Here's another from the archive. This is way back from 2020. What would Dhalsim do if he wore shoes (or if he had his own line of shoes)?
#streetfighter #dhalsim #fire #yogafire #shoes #inkdrawing #fanart
Street fighter's Dhalsim, doing a swept foot wearing sport shoes and leaving a trace of a fire.
December 20, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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I'm revisiting my old sketches archive. This idea started as a joke in one of my previous jobs. In the end, I translated it into this cartoon. Enjoy your coffee today!
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#sketcharchive #cats #coffee #fishcoffee #starbucks #cartoon #sketchbook
A lady cat buys a coffee with a fish in it at the nearest Fish Coffee shop. Fish Cofee logo. Freshly brewed, freshly fished.
December 19, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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Here’s my final illustration for my original short story, “The Bravery of Joe Ice.” This illustration had more explorations and work sketches than I expected, but sometimes, it is important to iterate to find the right tone for the scene.
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#graveyard #tombstone #gravedigger #folktale
A man with a hat and cape is profaning a tomb in a graveyard, while a father and son hide behind a tombstone nearby at night.
December 9, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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If you see this, post something monochromatic 🖤🤍
A treasure hunter stands before two gates at some ancient ruins. Both have a snake's head sculpted on top, but one has the colors of the Crimson King snake and the other one of the mortal Coral. Which is which?
December 6, 2024 at 2:44 PM