It’s for him
#cat #vetbills

an illustration of a scene in a dimly lit dungeon corridor. From the back, we see Celani—a woman with blue hair done up and wearing a purple gown—who has fallen as she cowers away from a phantom-like creature prowling toward her. The creature has a face like a pure white mask but is otherwise shrouded in black and wispy shadows.

Book cover for The Prince with Six Faces by Anna Holmes depicts the face of a male elf, eyes closed, face drawn down. The background looks like green cracked glass. Arrayed around him are five other faces with matching facial expression and similar features, except the other faces are: 1. a gray-purple skinned woman, small, with white hair done up in a bun; 2. a burly red-skinned man with horns and long gray hair; 3. a blue-skinned man with gills and fin-like ears; 4. a glowing blonde woman with an undercut with long hair on one side, sporting some small wings; and 5. a plain woman with wavy red hair and freckles.

A digital illustration of five characters. At left, a slender, pallid devil impeccably dressed in a blue suit and tailored breeches. This is Gideon, and he is gossiping hard with the very tall butch brunette to his right. She has biceps bigger than Gideon’s face at the viewer and a sharp short haircut and daring orange sheath dress with blue belt. That’s Jules, standing next to her tiny blonde wife Ellorin. El’s cutting loose in a light blue dress with plenty of décolletage. Her sensible golden curls are slicked back and eyes blissful behind her serious spectacles as she hoists a glass. To her right, a moody fairy with dark bobbed hair, iridescent green wings, small branching black antlers, and a rust red halter dress. Thalia leans her forearm on the shoulder of an enormous bearded man, seated because otherwise his head would be out of frame. He smiles softly, probably a little drunk, and leans on an axe in front of his seat. Bjorn, token straight guy and effusive warrior of Joranhelm, looks directly at the viewer instead of the shadowed clasped hands in the foreground. It’s a warm picture, and it’s clear from the relaxed poses these friends are family.

grayscale sketch of a small, fat, round toad in a glass enclosure with some tufts of grass. A tent card with the letter "A" sits in front of the toad, which has a blank expression. The toad has spots and cute little toes.

Happy #portfolioday! I do fantasy art and book covers ~ plus, check out exclusive stuff at patreon.com/cluelessluca

My lovely wife wrote some lovely things about a piece I did for her as a Valentine’s Day gift ♥️

an illustration of a scene in a dimly lit dungeon corridor. From the back, we see Celani—a woman with blue hair done up and wearing a purple gown—who has fallen as she cowers away from a phantom-like creature prowling toward her. The creature has a face like a pure white mask but is otherwise shrouded in black and wispy shadows.

A Dance of Dusklight is nearly release-ready, but you can get a sneak peek on Patreon! Here's the full illustration I did for chapter one, link to Patreon below.

#fantasy #fantasyart #novel #release #preview #sapphic #yuri

an illustration of a scene in a dimly lit dungeon corridor. From the back, we see Celani—a woman with blue hair done up and wearing a purple gown—who has fallen as she cowers away from a phantom-like creature prowling toward her. The creature has a face like a pure white mask but is otherwise shrouded in black and wispy shadows.

A Dance of Dusklight is nearly release-ready, but you can get a sneak peek on Patreon! Here's the full illustration I did for chapter one, link to Patreon below.

#fantasy #fantasyart #novel #release #preview #sapphic #yuri

🤦🏻 do they . . . know what the words mean?

Ellarian, a tattooed woman with a curly blonde bob haircut, sits awkwardly on a chair, arms behind her back, legs at weird angles. She's wearing a teal top with sleeve slits, a purple flower-pattern skirt, gray leggings, and green flats. It begs the question, does this count as sitting bisexually?

I've sat bisexually a lot of different ways, but this one is out there. Does it count?

This is Ellarian btw, and I don't know for certain what all her tattoos are and where, so they're not going to be consistent in my artwork of her.

#bisexual #sittingbisexually #OC #gesturedrawing #nerd

omg thank you~! ❤️ 🥹

Once

Spindle’s OC Asimov, half-elf with white hair, sits cross legged and does a twisty stretch.

Did this a while back and forgot! Asimov before haircut.
#spindleclub

Celani Doesn't Like Working Out
(part 2)

and she's trying to flirt with Zari until she's allowed to stop.
#oc #yuri #noAI #comic

Don't have anything new to post today. Did an art yesterday, but it's for chapter 7.

comic panel 1 depicts a young woman on the heavy side, long blue hair, adjusting a sports bra-type top in front of the mirror. Her thoughts say, "Hm. Hm. Hmm. Just a little bit of exercise. Just a little workout." A pause. "With Zari. Could be fun, right?"

comic panel 2 depicts the woman from the first panel, Celani, tying her hair up while looking in the mirror. Her thoughts say, "Hair. Up."

comic panel 3 is split in two. The first part depicts Celani confidently walking toward her workout with Zari, thinking, "Could be fun. Could be nice, even. Could be . . ." and her thought is cut off by the second panel, which shows Celani shocked at the intense heat. She sweats, and her skin shines red. In the top corner, the word "Hot" is in bold red letters, with a bright red dripping effect.

comic panel 4 is also split in two. The first depicts Celani, slumped while trudging forward, defeated by the heat. She thinks, "Ugh. WHY did I think THIS would be FUN?" Even her thought bubbles drip sweat. In the second panel, we see Zari, a young, fit woman with brown skin and a floppy undercut. She faces away, stretching her arm over her head, and she wears a small green top and red shorts. She sparkles in Celani's vision. Celani's thoughts continue on this panel as, "Oh. Right. Zari." (there's a little chibi Celani face in this thought bubble, smiling) "Maybe this could be . . . ."

Celani Doesn't Like Working Out
(part 1)

but she's doing it anyway because she likes Zari.
#OC #wlw #yuri

The looooops

anybody else just tired of bullshit? -__-

Three paperback advance reading copies of Enchanting the Fae Queen are piled in a cardboard box. The illustrated cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war.

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#creatives4sudan

I think every artist knows that feeling. There are people here who look at you and feel inadequate, and others who look at them and feel the same, and on and on. It can be hard to remember the good behind that admiration.

I've been feeling similarly, and it helps to know I'm not alone.

digital art of a scene in a warm-looking, enclosed courtyard with original characters Celani—a pale-pinker plus-size woman with long wavy blue hair—and Zari—a woman with brown skin, an undercut, and multiple piercings. Celani dances, closer to the viewer, twirling. She's wearing a loose red halter top and a big red skirt, both fanning out as she spins. Zari sits off to the side and a little farther back, and she watches Celani with a sly smirk. At this point in the story, there are sparks between them, but they are not in a relationship (yet).

Courtyard Dance

Just a little joy. I was inspired by @aidenr0.bsky.social 's scenes that are peaceful and romantic, and I tweaked my style just a little.

#OC #fantasy #yuri #lesbians #sexualtension #romance #sapphic #wlw #gl #dancing

digital illustration of Figment, a figure clad in all black with a hood over a white mask resembling a face with generic features and solid yellow eyes. The figure stands, head tilted and looking down at the viewer, very eerie, with hands behind their back. They are in a dark room, lit from behind by a small flame and an open window out on a dark sky.

Taking a break to draw a villain.

Lore: This is Figment. The mask he wears is no mask at all—it's his face, which doesn't move but always looks like it does out of the corner of your eye. He can glean everything from other people's facial expressions. #oc #fantasy #villain #novel

Author Michael Merriam standing at the Queen of Swords Press table.

#Booksky We’re back at Fables & Flames today at Booth 35 with great deals, badge ribbons and more! Come see us! fablesandflames.com

drawing of Sage, an original character sort of like a gnome from Dungeons & Dragons. She has dark hair pulled back in a bun, big, long ears, and wears a dress with a blue top and white skirt. She dances barefoot while humming, eyes closed, and animated water swirls in the air around her.

Number 6 is Sage! She's the oldest at the Tree, very sweet and indoorsy, small (think gnome/halfling/goblin size) and introverted, yet with a huge curiosity. She has an endless repertoire of little songs that she uses to make water dance. #OC #fantasy #lineup #gnome #goblin

DAN! #himbo love

A stylized drawing of an incredibly muscular woman with a long mohawk tied into a loose braid, she is shaded bronze and is thrusting a spear in the viewer's direction. Her expression is focused but calm, with almost a little smirk.

illustration of a girl with palpable attitude, dressed in black with black hair half hanging over her face, arms crossed, leaning against a wall with one leg kicked up. She is thin and pale, with a pretty face and prominent clavicle. Her name, Anja, is in the corner in a punkish style.

An illustration of a warrior woman with black skin with a marbled look, with glowing red rivulets running through it. She is wearing a gray top shaped to her body and a purple skirt. Her hair floats as if underwater and emits a candle-like glow. Her name "Saskia" is written in bold red in the corner.

drawing of a girl standing, leaning over toward the viewer with her hands braced on her knees, with a disgusted look on her face. She has dark hair in a ponytail draped across her shoulder and wears a pale pink sweater and brown pants. There are vertical effect lines across her and a blur in the background that resembles her with similar effect lines, implying that she has just teleported closer to the viewer. Her name, Kira, is drawn and circled in the corner with a heart over the letter i.

Repost of characters 1 to 4—Atheya, Anja, Saskia, and Kira. I promise only 1 of the others has a name ending in "a".

Digital illustration of original character Dan, a strapping blonde man with a golden sheen to his skin. Pose: one hand on his hip, the other on his forehead, fingers in his hair as he laughs. He wears a blue and purple kind of dress suit with puffy sleeves and a broad open chest.

Hoo boy, it’s been a while. Posting is hard! 😭

Here’s no. 5 in my series of OCs from the Dusklight Tree. The first book is coming soon, I promise.

Dandras (AKA Dan) is an affable, lighthearted, somewhat simple himbo. Everyone is his friend and he takes that seriously. #oc #Fantasy #himbo #tokenguy

Book cover for The Prince with Six Faces by Anna Holmes depicts the face of a male elf, eyes closed, face drawn down. The background looks like green cracked glass. Arrayed around him are five other faces with matching facial expression and similar features, except the other faces are: 1. a gray-purple skinned woman, small, with white hair done up in a bun; 2. a burly red-skinned man with horns and long gray hair; 3. a blue-skinned man with gills and fin-like ears; 4. a glowing blonde woman with an undercut with long hair on one side, sporting some small wings; and 5. a plain woman with wavy red hair and freckles.

Digital illustration depicts J.E. Holmes character Celani, a pretty young woman with a plus-size body and long blue hair. She wears a purple dress that flares out as she whirls, wisps of green magical energy trailing behind her fingertips. She has a serious expression, focused on something out of frame.

A square comic panel split in half. The top half shows a petite dark-skinned woman with glasses and a long swinging braid named Flora, hand on her chin and head cocked in thought as she says, "Hmm. That's interesting. That to me suggests that the hormone isn't present in your body—any of your bodies. You say there are six—is there one for each lineage?" Just the top of the head of a horned man peeks out, eyeing the bottom portion of the comic, and he says, "You are correct." His name is Max. What he's eyeing is an infographic, depicting each of the six lineages Flora mentions, with small drawn faces of Max in each of the six forms. 1. Elf: sharp features, pointy ears; 2. Underkin: soft features, attuned to the dark; 3. Fiend: horns, tail, and hooves; has innate magic; 4. Fey: varied as the natural terrain; has innate magic; 5. Celestial: angelic, wings, glows; has innate magic; 6. human: come in all shapes and sizes and colors. There is an asterisk and a footnote that reads: "Humans are assumed the original form of all people prior to Solasthalas's divergence—everyone used to be human until long, long ago, Solasthalas messed everything up by altering reality and reorganizing people into six lineages. Without anyone's consent.

Digital illustration shows a Dungeons & Dragons party gathered around a table at a tavern. On the table, a bottle spews fog, which seems to be filling up the whole place, and the party at the table are having a variety of reactions. From left to right: Ezra, a blue-skinned tiefling in a wheelchair, slender and wearing a fine purple robe, reaches forward with trepidation, clearly hesitant about the situation. Val, a pale human woman in a dark red sleeveless under-tunic, open-collared, with a handsome swoop of black hair with a red highlight, leans back on an elbow, assessing the situation. Theryn, a burly gnome with a trim beard and a tight braid, has jumped up onto his chair and leans over the table, clearly excited. Granny Goodberry, an elderly silver dragonborn wearing a shawl and a simple brown dress, works on her knitting while everything else goes on around her.

A weird power outage on #portfolioday kept me away, and an annoying cold has been incapacitating me since! I'm naturally disinclined to use social media, so it has been hard to get back on this horse, as they say.

I am an author and illustrator, book cover maker, doing fantasy art. Comms open!

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drawing of a girl standing, leaning over toward the viewer with her hands braced on her knees, with a disgusted look on her face. She has dark hair in a ponytail draped across her shoulder and wears a pale pink sweater and brown pants. There are vertical effect lines across her and a blur in the background that resembles her with similar effect lines, implying that she has just teleported closer to the viewer. Her name, Kira, is drawn and circled in the corner with a heart over the letter i.

No. 4 in my OC lineup is Kira. She's easily disgusted but also morbidly drawn to gross things, so I tried to capture that expression. Her magic can teleport her to any point she can see, which can be very dangerous! She's also only 16, so no creeping!

#oc #fantasy #characterdesign #sketch #teen

4th coming up!