Right now the world is full of people who want to code and write and paint and film stuff and people who want to play and read and look at and watch stuff and nobody is allowed to do any of that because some unrelated third guy isn't making enough money off the deal

The funny thing is that Ive been a storyboard artist for 30 years and Im well far off sitting on millions here. We are the cheapest you’ll make your film before it’s shot. We have ideas and experience and cost less than the rental of a lighting rig for a few weeks on our entire run on a show

Siren I, painted in Clip Studio Paint using Wes Gardner's brushes. Finally got around to finishing this one today! #art, #CastleRat, #fanart

My favorite part of the Unreal Engine 6 demo and the LLM and AI stuff, is in the showcase video, the LLM literally got a request wrong, the NARRATOR SAID IT, DID AN UNDO, AND THEN IT GOT IT WRONG AGAIN. This was the SHOWCASE VIDEO. The "selling this to investors" thing. The NOT-CUT footage.

Artist! Quote with your fanart!

So sad to hear of the passing of John Blanche. I remember seeing his work in White Dwarf growing up, and always wanted to work on Warhammer as a result. Thankfully I was able to, and I can safely say that Blanche's work was a blueprint of learning and one of my key illustration inspirations.

I like Scorcese fine But I do find a sweet justice in the fact that the one film that actually won him a Best Director and Best Picture were a remake of a better film (Infernal Affairs) So he's used to piggybacking on better artist's labor already, this move checks out. He can sod off.

BIG sale happening on ArtStation right now, get all my stuff (including tutorials, brushes, assets like gradient maps and textures, etc) for 20% off, and the more you buy, the steeper the discount! Up to 70% off! This also includes the new 2026 brush pack, too! www.artstation.com/wesgardner/s...

30 minute Quick sketch (literally thought about naming this "proof of life" because I haven't posted online in foreverrrrr lol) Breaking in some new toys that I'll be recording about! Big things coming VERY soon!

I made a video game ! Carnholt is a Roguelike deckbuilder I created by myself using my illustrations. Venture into the depths of the oldest forest and kill a god that refused to die I hope you will enjoy it.

Happy Star Wars Day! Throwback to when I got to paint the Boba Fett set for the Star Wars Villainous: Scum and Villainy set! I did nearly 40 paintings for the project, everything from characters to landscapes, it was a dream come true!

Union strong, baby 🙏

Wanted to do some crazy brushwork with my 2026 brush pack, and it had been a minute since I did a Master Study, so here's a Nicolai Fechin study! I did the main painting (literally all of it) in black and white to nail down texture, then just Color Overlay. I prefer the greyscale lol

Hey there #PortfolioDay! I'm Sam, freelancer and illustrator on various Warhammer roleplaying games. Looks like my commissions will open up again over the summer, and I keep a waitlist, so if you're interested in working with me, just hit me up! Here's a tiny slice of what I do:

Guess what? 👀 THE 2026 BRUSH PACK IS HEREEEEEE! 30+ new brushes with native Photoshop, CLIP Studio, AND Procreate support! Lovely "tra-digital" goodness, painterly filberts, canvas effects, and MORE! Here's my site link, other store links in the replies: www.wesgardner.art/shop/p/brush...

Gothic IV, painted in Clip Studio Paint using Wes Gardner's '22 brushes. Full process breakdown in replies! Get the print here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/flin... #art, #gothic, #pulp, #horror, #bookcover

Here's an overcast landscape, basically an excuse to finalize my upcoming 2026 Brush Pack! It's my first personal piece of 2026 (whew!), been slammed with NDA stuff. I promise I still paint!

Hey all, save 50% on EVERYTHING for the next 48 hours as part of FlippedNormal's "swan-song" sale! It's the biggest discount ever on every single tutorial and brushpack I've ever made! Get them while they're hot! flippednormals.com/creator/kami...

It's gonna be rad as hell when the NDAs lift, because I'll go from having no new art to show, to no less than 20+ paintings lol Good news though, my new brush pack SHOULD be out next week! Every software had major updates so I'm doing final testing across Photoshops/CLIP/Procreate/Krita/etc

okay so AI is absolutely cratering imminently and I need all of you to PROMISE me you won't take the high road, and will laugh and rub it in their faces as much as possible. I need you to laugh and go 'WE TOLD YOU SO, BITCH" at every opportunity, PLEASE be extremely mean and ruthless

when companies come crawling back from the ai bubble burst and need Premium Grade Artist Labor again

My rule has always been "anything older than last generation is retro", so this tracks. Once PS6 and...uhhh, whatever Xbox might do next? comes out, PS4 and XBox One will fit the retro bill, etc.

30 years ago tonight:

Took the oldest to see TMNT 2 in theaters, the same way I did so many years ago! Gotta raise my children correctly, after all 🙏🙏

Basically, take the amount of money you think your favorite author gets, halve it, and then halve it again, and you have a number that's probably a lot closer to their actual earnings from writing. "But I don't think they make that much!" Halve that. Halve it again.

Ohhhhhhh my goodness. I don't talk about it a lot, but I'm a bit of a .hack superfan, and getting a NEW GAME IS CRAZZZYYYYYYYY WORK www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcjZ...

If you need an art print to spruce up your walls or office, my print shop is currently 30% off EVERYTHING! Art Gallery-quality work at super affordable prices! www.inprnt.com/gallery/wesg...

Prepped for February 5th! This'll be the third time I play through Dragon Quest VII, and this version seems suppperrrr quick compared to the PS1 and 3DS releases (especially the PS1, gaht dang what a long game)

Sorry about the stint of no posting, gang! I'm neck-deep in NDA work (which will be rad to show!), and other life stuff like deleting TikTok (lol) and turning the big 40! I'll have some art to post, and the 2026 brushpack soon too! Y'all keep being rad to each other, and on that note: fuck ICE 🙏

A David Lynch quote for every creative person who may need it today. It resonated with me when I came across it reading it in Lynch on Lynch.

Pear study, doing the final edits and selections for the 2026 brush pack and this was a perfect way to test a bunch of brushes at once lol

The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Hey gangsters, GFUEL is currently doing a Buy 1 Get 1 Free sale, so it's a PERFECT time to stock up before holidays! #gfuel www.gfuel.com/WESG

Get 30% off all my digital products on ArtStation until Dec 31, 2025! Use the coupon code HOLIDAYWES at checkout, and save big off of EVERYTHING! Brushes, tutorials, courses, assets, textures, and MORE! Enjoy! www.artstation.com/wesgardner/s...

Big news in the digital art field, Affinity is now FREE! .....and I absolutely, positively, don't trust it at all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V1r...

I don't care if it's embarrassing, at 39 years old I won my first chess game (against the easiest bot on Chess.com but still). Also first game I had 0 blunders on! Chess was a game I never learned growing up, and was always super intimidated by, so I'm hoping to learn now lol

Welp, seeing the Affinity news, now's a great time to uninstall it all to save some hard drive space!

We're live! Working on an orc painting for the portfolio as part of the Orc-Tober event on my Discord! Come chill and whatnot! www.twitch.tv/wesgardner

Saw TRON: Ares tonight, and immediately came home and bought the soundtrack. Freakin' unbelievable music, and one song in particular could fit on Downward Spiral or The Fragile, which might be the highest praise I can give ANY song? A 2 hour NIN music video, not a bad way to spend an evening!

It's Friday, you know what that means..... FRIDAY FUNDAY! We'll be playing some Helldivers 2 with friends from Discord, then jumping into lord knows what lol Come chill and have fun, we'd love to see you! www.twitch.tv/wesgardner

Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).

We're LIVE working on some art, get in here you sexy beast and hang out Also live on the YouTube channel (and GASP, TikTok?!) www.twitch.tv/wesgardner

Oh dang it's #portfolioday ! I'm Wes, pro artist with credits including Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40k, Star Wars, Percy Jackson, and various TTRPGs, books, albums, and more. Doing livestreams and have courses/brushes/stuff for sale too! www.wesgardner.art

Farewell to the legend, Drew Struzan 🖤

RIP the legendary Drew Struzan (1947-2025) 😩 Even though we were expecting the news any day now, it makes me very sad. What an artist.

In the latest YouTube video, I had the chance to break in the Ugee UT3 Trio Pad, a pretty fantastic 14.25'' android art tablet with three distinct screen modes. Let's take a look at this bad boy together! youtu.be/CbEKFJ2Zcb0

Holy crap, Homeworld Remastered Collection is less than $3? If you're into strategy or sci-fi games AT ALL, this is an absolute must-play classic. www.humblebundle.com/store/homewo...

It's Friday, you know what that means....the first FRIDAY FUNDAY stream is upon us! Let's play some Tenchu: Stealth Assassin's on PS1, then see if either Assassin's Creed Shadows or Ghost of Tsushima hits the feel of the Tenchu series better! www.twitch.tv/wesgardner