so many things to draw but not enough time to draw them all

The key to realistically paint materials is to understand the "Specularity Spectrum" (term made up by me). Once you understand how reflective or not something is, you can roughly deduce how much you need to emphasize form shadows vs reflections (highlights), or whether to combine both.

Book cover I painted recently for the delightful @kuliashawrites and @orbitbooks_us ✨ You can find a behind-the-scenes post on my Patreon if you're curious about how this one came together (link in bio). 🧑‍🎨 Making Bigfoot dangerous and sexy was quite the challenge 😂 #fantasyart #fantasybookcover

Trying a new sketching style?!

My take on Thranduil for the MTG x The Hobbit set. It was a delight to create this piece. Thank you to art director Cassie Murphy! Source : MagicCon Vegas #mtg

<and the collectively held breath is at last released>

I'm wide open for work right now, if anyone's looking! I have lots of experience in gaming (card/ttrpg) spaces and I'm trying to work my way into book covers. More in my portfolio at kimsokol.com, signal boosts appreciated!

Hello #portfolioday! I'm Sophie, an artist working in games & illustration. I would absolutely LOVE to do covers & illustrations in the ttrpg, tcg, & publishing spaces! Looking for additional contract work from July onwards ✨ [email protected] sesmithfreelance.wixsite.com/illustration

I could paint Silverquill characters all day <3 That's a wrap for Silverquill characters I painted. Next: Quandrix! Melancholic Poet MtG: Secrets of Strixhaven AD: Sam Padilla

Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Kafis and I’m Associate Art Director at Techland and illustrator for Magic: The Gathering and D&D. I’m posting my art here but would love to see your work in the comments as I’ll be searching for artists to hire in the future! All kinds of game art are welcome! ✨

hi #portfolioday i'm an always-curious concept artist, art director, 3d artist, pixel artist, game dev w 15yrs in the industry. always on the lookout for projects that need versatile artists focused on "making the game". helped ship 2.5d search-action game Possessor(s) last year artbydannymoll.com

Hi! I'm Aitor Sebastián, concept artist/illustrator based in Madrid! I like DnD, tarot aaaand tabletop games really. Oh and I got into musical theater lately too! I just do stuff #PortfolioDay

Hey #portfolioday, I'm a Canadian freelance illustrator who loves bold shapes, rich colours, and whimsy. Most of my recent work is for Magic: the Gathering, but I try to fit in a bit of personal work here and there. serenamalyon.com

Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m an illustrator with a focus on fantasy, history & narrative illustration. I want to illustrate more book covers with beautiful badass characters 🙏 🌎 www.kristinagehrmann.com 📩 [email protected]

Hi #portfolioday ! I'm Liiga and I do freelance illustration. My focus is on dreamlike imagery and spells, though I'm no stranger to characters and the occasional scenery. I've done work for Magic: The Gathering, Android:Netrunner, Bella Sara etc. 🎨 liiga.artstation.com ✉️ [email protected]

Hi #portfolioday ! I'm Liiga and I do freelance illustration digitally or with acrylics. I'm enjoy the surreal, the shiny, the cute and the eerie. I've done work for Magic: The Gathering, D&D, Android:Netrunner, etc. Timely inquiries appreciated. 🎨 liiga.artstation.com ✉️ [email protected]

Hey hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Elif, I'm a freelance illustrator from Germany working on games and books in the fantasy realm and teaching students. I love everything dark and try to always include some interesting storytelling in my work! 🌎 elifsiebenpfeiffer.de ✉️ [email protected]

Hi #portfolioday! I'm a fantasy illustrator working freelance and also doing original and fan works, I love classic fantasy and dark horror themes 🖥️ caiosantosart.com 🖌️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/caio... 🎨 www.patreon.com/c/caiosantos 📧 [email protected]

Hi #portfolioday I'm Zara, a Canadian artist working mainly on Magic: The gathering and painting for myself in my free time 🖤

Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm Nathan and I'm a freelance artist based in the UK. I love to paint epic fantasy scenes and characters for games, book covers and TTRPGs. Enquiries 📩 [email protected] More of my work can be found here 🌐 www.nathanbirchall.art <3

#PortfolioDay Hey hey! I'm Nate and I'm a freelance artist from the UK. I love to paint grounded fantasy scenes and big environment pieces. Enquiries 📩 [email protected] More work here 🌐 www.nathanbirchall.art

Hello #PortfolioDay ✨ I'm Jeleynai, a freelance artist with a special love for all things fantasy, sci-fi and darker themes! I also have a Patreon, if you're interested in behind the scenes content (.❛ ᴗ ❛.) patreon.com/Jeleynai All my links are here: linktr.ee/Jeleynai 🖤 📧: [email protected]

It's #PortfolioDay again! Hi! I'm Eli, a freelance illustrator working in publishing, ttrpg and games. I would love to work on more book illustration and covers in the future. You can check my portfolio or contact me at: 💼 elizabethpeiro.com 📨 [email protected]

Triumph of the Hordes 🪾 #MTG Secrets of Strixhaven AD: Tom Jenkot © Wizards of the Coast LLC

Harmonized trio MtG: Secrets of Strixhaven AD: Ovidio Cartagena I was so happy to paint a singing merfolk lady and her bandmates, thank you so much for trusting me with them! 🐟🎶

It got previewed! "Ceaseless Conflict" for Secrets of Strixhaven Lorehold commander deck AD: Ovidio Cartagena This one was super interesting, I had fun looking at historical weapons and armors, and posing with a broomstick for reference. :D

The only thing artists must not do is trace or paint over each other's art for personal or professional pieces. The caveats being for feedback purposes where permission has been obtained in advance, and if an artist explicitly allows for others to modify or make interpretations on their work.

Commander's Insight - my second painting for Secrets of Strixhaven to accompany the commander face card :D Thanks again to AD Deborah Garcia

I love this little guy so much ;-; Procrastinate M:tG - Secrets of Strixhaven AD: Deborah Garcia

Less future, more spring. (2017)

Well since the career change didn't pan out, I have to go back to making art as a living so here we go opening comms for March and April! Please reach out through e-mail only: [email protected] Here's the price sheet (and some example of past pieces in the next post) RTs are always helpful!

Fantasy cover artist looking for work! :) Email: [email protected]

Melinoë

I went to art school... I had no clue this is what people meant by "warm ups". Like, a whole routine? Each part specific and functional? Dang. Probably would have less "forgot how to draw" days if I did these every time. I'm gonna try it.

Finished my mentorship with @paulscottcanavan.com !! That was so fun and I'm so proud of his this piece turned out! Paul is such a great teacher. Time to use the infinite wisdom I gained from MIR for my next pieces

Artist! Quote with your horn art!

If you want my art on your wall, now is a great time to grab some as INPRNT currently have a sale on for art prints www.inprnt.com/gallery/nath... If you have limited space on the walls (or a picky landlord), you can pickup cool mini art cards too! @inprnt.com

If you want my art on your wall, now is a great time to grab some as INPRNT currently have a sale on for art prints www.inprnt.com/gallery/nath... If you have limited space on the walls (or a picky landlord), you can pickup cool mini art cards too! @inprnt.com

*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*

Now I've finally shaken off the Christmas break lethargy, I've got a new internal drive to study and improve my current skills. In that end, here's today's value study of a painting by Richard Schmid

Now I've finally shaken off the Christmas break lethargy, I've got a new internal drive to study and improve my current skills. In that end, here's today's value study of a painting by Richard Schmid

Hello! I now have a new commission option for your pets! Any kind of frend: dogs, cats, reptiles, fish, etc! I also want to donate part of my commissions to organizations helping with the massive fires in my country, please share! (Info in thread 👇). Google form 🔗 forms.gle/MzkvphHsq22P...

Mistborn

The War General of Valkina Second of my artworks painted for Cynthia Sheppard's mentorship

oh i had this realization once

PORTFOLIO TIPS FOR ILLUSTRATORS I am an art director who has probably seen close to 1000 portfolios, many great, but many...not 😔 This is a doc I wrote featuring tips and tricks for how to make a better art portfolio site. Feel free to share with anyone who may find this useful <3 #art

Really happy to share my #artvsartist 2025 as this was the year I returned to freelancing after being made redundant from my games job - and what a year it was! ✨ Thank you so much to the clients who supported me - I feel like my work grew a lot through challenges faced <3 Let's go, 2026! 💪

The dangers of magic 💙 (MTG inspired personal piece)

Hey, I’m Kat - I’ve worked as a visdev artist on the Spiderverse films, KPop Demon Hunters, The Legend of Aang, and more! It’s nice to meet you, welcome!