sneak peek progress of the book cover I’m illustrating 👀

Hello #PortfolioDay again! I'm Julien, a freelance italian artist who works on illustrations, concepts and book covers with an intense love for dark fantasy themes and portraits! 🖤 Open for work at: ✉️ [email protected] COMMS: yulkradnesscommissions.carrd.co Vgen: vgen.co/yulkradness

I love getting on this app and my feed being full to the brim of incredible artists :’) just makes me feel so inspired. my eyes are constantly blessed

Commission work done for lemongraceful! 💙

✨ Godslayer ✨ #ItemDesign #DnD #D&D #TTRPG #Commission

this villain I’m drawing for a commissioner is giving off sphinx cat vibes in my mind

Rusty, a one-month-break allegory.

Wandering potion seller 🪴

My assignment for Winona Nelson's SmArtschool class: Choose a favorite book and illustrate a cover for it. I picked "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller, and my goal was to capture a similar bittersweet tone as the novel has.

Some wintery tree studies using my new #arrtx acrylic markers!! I wanna do some portraits with these bad boys #arrtxacrylicmarkers #acrylic #artist #artshare #sketchbook

Here's the piece I did at @paulscottcanavan.com 's mentorship last year. It was a big leap for me and its going to be even bigger jump for my next pieces

My character for the 2nd DnD campaign! Meet Tilia🌿 Satyr Druid who owns 3 chickens and a dream🐓 He/they #OC #OCsky #art #DnD

Phthalo blue red shade, Phthalo green blue shade. . Milky Way In Two Phthalos 12”x12” oil

Abolish ICE!!! US militarism is out of control and needs to be stopped. Don’t look away, don’t stay silent, don’t comply. Keep filming ICE, report sightings, and know your rights. Your silence will not protect you; dehumanization anywhere is a threat to humanity everywhere.

I recorded my unboxing + review of the Movinkpad Pro 14 last night but I’m embarrassed of my rambling & my stutter so I’m going to redo it tonight lol. writing out a list of bullet points for myself to follow otherwise I just start yapping freely and it’s a mess

a blind vampire and her changeling companion #oc

This started out as a plein air painting from the view of my studio window, but the morning light changed to dull gray and snow. The rest was finished from memory, and I purposefully separated some of the marks to make it more mosaic-like. 10”x8” oil on wood panel Available on my website.

Luckily, I've gotten much better at this lately!

a small weapon set I designed for fun #art

Door panel, ca. 1520-40 Oak #ArtSky

Happy NYE!! I finished this weapon concept just in time to be my last piece of art for 2025! #conceptartist #digitalart #digitalillustration #digitalartist #art #illustration #clipstudiopaint #krita #artshare

:( she didn’t even get to say goodbye #criticalrole #criticalrolecampaign4 #thimble #laurabailey #sketch #digitalart #krita #clipstudiopaint #wacom #digitalsketch #illustation #artshare

sketching Critical Role campaign 4 ep 1, the funeral inside Hal’s house

work in progress snaps of my jeffxdean ship art :P sketched in Krita, brought into CSP …hopefully will finish tonight !?

my plans for upcoming posts: - compilation of the art I’ve made in 2025 - comparison of first art of 2025 to last art of 2025 - Community fanart (lots of Dean sketches) - D&D character page - Movinkpad Pro 14 unboxing + review vid - Arrtx Acrylic marker review

some crystals studies, each took approximately 30 minutes #art

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drawing new D&D character instead of working on Important™️ art

Timelapse of my lion study! Sadly my laptop crashed (which it’s been doing OFTEN lately) resulting in me losing a massing chunk of recording 😭 #photostudy #digitalart #illustration #painting #artist #artstudies #artexercise #digitalpainting #realism #drawing #krita #wacom #digitalartist

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all that celebrate! 🎁🎄 Please take care of yourselves, you have earned rest this season ❤️

Two versions of my color study from Week 2 of Paul Scott Canavan’s course, Mastering Imaginative Realism! I’ll post the speedpaint & side-by-side comparison later! These are the same drawing, but the second has a paper texture overlay (kind of my signature thing 🥴) #digitalart #realism #photostudy

"Hunting Companions" 🦎 My finished illustration from @paulscottcanavan.com Mastering Imaginative Realism mentorship. This was an incredible experience learning from Paul alongside some of the most amazing artists I've met and I am so thrilled with how this piece came out.

The Aqueduct (2025)

"The Great Hunt" Happy to share my final piece for @paulscottcanavan.com mentorship! It has been an amazing journey, I learnt so much from it, and I genuinely loved the process. 🌱 #art #illustration #mtg

Berkshires + moon + winter sun 10”x20” oil Reference 📸 by: @ariamickenberg_photo

Inaugural @bsky.app post ✨Done for @paulscottcanavan.com mentorship, semester 7 along with some concept art of the characters. 10/10, would recommend the class to any artist. #fantasyart #magicthegathering #merfolk #fishing #conceptart #digitalart #magic

well now that my art class is over…. going back to drawing Dean Pelton x Jeff Winger! #community #deanpelton #jeffwinger #fanart #illustration #krita #artist #shipart

Lee Munn (Canadian, b.1966) "Reflective Lights - On Fields of Snow," 2025 Acrylic on canvas 36 x 36 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

“The Huntress of Aeaea” This is my finished piece for Paul Scott Canavan’s 8-week course! My illustration was inspired by the myths of Circe. This class was wonderful, I truly learned so much, & I’m very excited to begin my next project! #digitalart #painting #artist #digitalartist #art #mtg

made this wonderful piece under the guidance of @paulscottcanavan.com #ttrpg #dndart #magicthegathering

the see's hound. custom character page commission.

Sketch vs. Final

the flag carrier! this one i'm tempted to keep myself.. #art ✧ #horse ✧ #painting

Covered Bridge #Photography

Finished commission for Liz! Thank you for your continued support!!

ye olde trans rights. now and forever. 🏳️‍⚧️✨ #TDOR #TransDayofRemembrance

Done. Let me know what you think? 🤔 OREGON COAST, Acrylic, 24x24”, Jim Musil, 2025

Very hungry caterpillar