Day 30, 1 hour color practice. Can't believe I'm done with this particular challenge, it was a fun stress free way to practice rendering skin.

This year I want to do again an exercise l've done in 2023 : Repostober The principle is simple: repost some (old) work each day of October! Even if my art evolved a lot during the last year, and I am proud of how much I progressed, it's important to give some love to these older works too ! 1/3

I can't take on any big comms through the end of October, but I am available for sketch pieces and you can line up a slot for holiday gifts as well! vgen.co/CoveofMadness And if you enjoy seeing my art and would like to toss a coin, I have a tip jar on ko-fi! ko-fi.com/coveofmadness

companion pieces

Day 29, 1 hour color practice.

profiles

Day 28, 1 hour color study.

Day 27 1 hour color practice. The great, Shelly Duvall ✨

Day 26, 1 hour color practice.

Pencil in moleskine sketchbook #moleskine #art #leepace

Day 25 that I just forgot to post, 1 hour color practice. I'm finding that some faces ask for more time to really capture a likeness.

I had the honour to contribute some works to this. Let me tell you, this book is straight up stunning!!!!! Not to mention the absolute well of knowledge it contains. If you are interested in TTRPGs, history, life of humans long before us and art, this is FOR YOU!

Day 24, 1 hour color study.

Still open and looking for work or to take on private commissions! Would love to create some amazing art of your OCs and TTRPG PCs! #commissions #commissionsopen #freelanceartist #artsky #vgen #ko-fi #ttrpgart #ocart #ocsky #ttrpg-ocs

Day 23, 1 hour color practice.

Day 22, 1 hour color studies.

Sif Sarvara, the Silver Wolf. 🎨 [#dnd #art #oc #ocsky ]

Day 21. 1 Hour color practice.

Day 20, 1 hour color studies.

Day 19. 1 hr color study.

Erstwhile, my hexblade warlock 💜 after a few years on the road.

Day 18. 1 hour color study, with overcast lighting which was tough to do in an hour.

Day 17, 1 hour color study but playing saturation.

What? You expect me to see a pose with great sword and NOT draw Eunice in it? #TrueRefDT008 #ocsky #ocart #artsky #ttrpg-ocs #ttrpgart #dndcharacter

Quote how you paint dark skin!

Quote how you paint dark skin!

Day 16. 1 Hour color study.

Day 15. 1 Hour color studies.

I was thinking about this little sketchy painting, I think I should do more of these fast little pieces for fun. 👻

Day 14, Color study and portrait practice. Those first color selections are as fun as they are scary.

I'm receiving my last full unemployment payment this week. I would really love to line up some work! Open for Spot Illustrations, Portraits, Covers, Designs, and so much more! Personal use and commercial! Please get in contact if you've got a project! Thanks! www.coveofmadness.com

Day 13, 1 hr color study. I loved the softness in the expression here.

Crunched in another study today to make up for missing the one from yesterday. 1 hr Color Practice.

Day 11 of color studies.

Mass Heal - A tribute to the Nightstone Expedition's final battle, where they truly came into their secondary moniker: Annam's Assassins. More context in reply... #illustration #artsky #ttrpgart #fantasyart #ocart #ttrpg-ocs #art #digitalpainting #dnd #dndart #dndcharacters

So ummm it's my birthday, and I heard you can ask for shares on your art during it, so >:3 behold, some 2025 art I'm pretty proud of!! #dnd #dndart #dungeonsanddragons #art

Day 10 of color studies, 1 hr focus on soft color variations. I used a soft brush to lay down some gradients before rendering.

Day 9 of color studies, 1 hr portrait practice.

Returning to oil painting after a break with a self portrait on linen approx 15x15 inches. I wanted to capture a moment and a feeling that is special to me right now! Can’t decide whether to hang it so the figures are sitting or lying! #art #oil #portrait #figurative #painting

8th day of 1 hr color studies. I'm loving the bright pink base for these, but I might need to play around with other hues.

Share 4 years of your art 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2025

MY FIRST MAGIC THE GATHERING CARD WAS REVEALED! "Obscura Alleylurkers" AD: Sam Padilla

Day 7 of color studies for skin and portraits. 1 hr, with focus in color variation that feels more natural than in day 6.

Bit of a miss today, but a very fun face to paint in this little one hour study.

⚔️✨CoveOfMadness 1k DTIYS✨⚔️ Thank you folks for bein' here and supporting me! Celebrating with a DTIYS. Deadline is November 1st - 12 PM, Pacific. Afterwards, I will choose three favorites to win free Half Body Painted Sketches! Full rules in reply! #Cove1kDTIYS #artsky #ocsky #kiriban #DTIYS

Hi folks! My commissions for SEP-OCT are now OPEN! There's a big mix of tiers available, so have a look at the thread below for more detailed information and links 🔽

Portrait Practice, day 5 of these one hour studies. Next time I'll try some more playful brushstrokes.

1 hour portrait practice, but I painted on the wrong layer there at the end. I'm still using a saturated color as a base, this time I was mindful of following the volume of the face with my brushstrokes.

Another little 1 hour skin color study but trying some bolder colors as a base.