I was planning on announcing the first 2026 art mentorship in a couple of weeks, but vet & cremation bills hit pretty hard so I'm going to open signups now.
Semester 9 begins in February - if you'd like to sign up or learn more, here's the website:
masteringimaginativerealism.com
Posts by Nickie V
Love art and The Sims?
Check out our current silent auction, the stunning Bella Goth Portrait done in soft pastels.
It could be yours if the price is right!
#DB2025
Live auction, next Saturday!
#DesertBus #DB2025 #DBCraftalong
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Donations for #DB2025 are live and the prize schedules are up! I am so honoured to be part of this community and able to contribute to such an great cause. Check out all the other phenomenal items. Make sure to flag the one's you like so you know when to enter to win!
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Only a few more days till Desert Bus for Hope 2025 and the brilliant craft along prizes have be announced. Make sure to take a look at everyone's amazing work. Here's my first crafty contribution to a great cause.
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#DesertBus #DB2025 #DBCraftalong
Desertbus 2025 starts next Friday! π₯³ So I'm sharing the prize I made for the #DBcraftalong
My homage to The Sims and Sargent will be up for silent auction on Wednesday Nov 19th. Please consider donating to a great cause!
desertbus.org/2025/prize/G...
#DB2025
Desertbus 2025 starts next Friday! π₯³ So I'm sharing the prize I made for the #DBcraftalong
My homage to The Sims and Sargent will be up for silent auction on Wednesday Nov 19th. Please consider donating to a great cause!
desertbus.org/2025/prize/G...
#DB2025
I am really excited to announce this Kickstarter for my first art book, ESSENCE is going live 10/10/2025!
Make sure you are signed up to the mailing list on my website and keep an eye out for updates and please SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!
192 page, full-color, hardcover
The 24th and final page of Chapter 2 is up!
Thank you for reading so far π₯° Thoughts/feelings? I wanna hear all about it!
I will be on a break for a while before Chapter 3 starts going up. Tips would be lovely if you feel I've earned it π
#comics #webcomics #ocs #ocsky #punkrock #horror #romcom
Hi! I'm Nickie, an illustrator in California.
I love painting scenes with a little bit of humor.
You can find my full portfolio at www.nickievanmeter.com
I'm A2504 π
I'll be in the artist alley too! Hopefully I'll get a chance to say hi
An image showing the colors for a comic panel painted loosely on transparent plastic film.
Lifting the transparent plastic film to show a printout of the black and white panel underneath.
For this whole dream sequence I did the colors in acrylic paint on transparent Duralar. I wanted imperfection and texture and this method turned out to be a ton of fun!!! π€πΌ
i almost never like my art on release but.... I'm really proud of this one!!!!! Hope everyone enjoys Lorwyn, it's one of my favorite planes. I got to work on it from concept stage to final art ^^ <3
Popping my head up to prove I still exist β€οΈ
I've been working with pastels lately and still feel self-conscious posting my work. Something about traditional art feels more personal to me I guess
Anyway here's Medusa
posting both because i still like the lines better. Caelius and the Blue Queen.
Just gonna put this here
Portfolio Review on YouTube with Lauren A. Brown & Inkwell
submission form
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All skill levels are welcome. The goal of the video will be to help prepare artists who are seeking to break in to commercial/entertainment industries.
A hastily made clay figurine made during DB2024's Askmaster segment. I think it was supposed to be the Venus deMilo?
Are you an acrylic artisan, proficient with paper, unmatched in upcycling, or creatively skilled in any number of alliterative ways?
GREAT NEWS: The #DB2025 Craft-Along is accepting applications for potential prizes for this year's run!
desertbus.org/2025/partici...
Spellcasting
April 2025
Glaze has eaten a bit of the background texture, but I reckon that's worth the sacrifice.
Queen of the Bees
Lazy Nezumi is hands down one of the best bits of software I've spent money on.
I absolutely would not have been able to get through the urban 3 point perspective piece I've just finished anywhere nearly as easily or as speedily as I did without it.
It is such a powerful tool - don't hesitate!
Today it's my birthday ! β¨οΈπ₯³
So let me just share my favorite illustrations because i don't have new work to share.
may I ask you to repost this, it would mean a lot π
Happy birthday, Christina! π₯³
Today is my birthday and marks 37 years on this beautiful rock in space! π₯°π°
Hopefully to many more. π
May I ask for reposts of my art? It would mean a lot to me!
Hello Bluesky! As I learn this new platform, please enjoy this little sampling of my work from this last year π #artist #artvsartist #fantasyart #originalart #paintings #drawings
Another old painting of a chonky boy. I just love painting cats
Good news: the Imaginative Realism Foundation has (2) scholarships to the Illustrative Intensive for 2025
It's a full ride of tuition, food, transportation to attend for an underserved artist in fantasy/sci-fi
Big thanks to @deveric.net and Nathan Weber for making this all work! More news soon!
I'll be in the main show at IlluXcon in October!
To anyone who will be there, are there any particular paintings you would like to see me bring? I've got...a lot, and I'm overwhelmed by choice. π
October 22-26, 2025
at the Goggleworks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA
System Update π€
Hello friends, Iβm going to make a go of it here at Bluesky.