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Illustrator // Designer // He, Him // I'm predominantly a poster artist, cover artist & I'll take any reason to draw some clouds // royalstondesign.com

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Just finished reading Absolute Superman Vol.1, first superman comic I've ever read (always read Marvel). Daaaaamn it's good! It's also really quite scary how close the fall of Krypton feels to our current situation. Was actually quite moving

05.03.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you see this post a knight

02.03.2026 09:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Yeah, it's so intrinsically linked now to being cheap. I've heard kids say "that's so AI" as slang for something that's obviously bs. How can you ever recover from that association?

24.02.2026 20:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ

22.02.2026 11:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿป

20.02.2026 00:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Monochrome sketch of the rough composition. Cowboy in foreground, mountains in midground, clouds in background

Monochrome sketch of the rough composition. Cowboy in foreground, mountains in midground, clouds in background

Final composition after a few small tweaks and the colour palette: red, orange, yellow sunset

Final composition after a few small tweaks and the colour palette: red, orange, yellow sunset

Final detailed rendered artwork

Final detailed rendered artwork

Initial rough > final rough > final art

19.02.2026 21:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Countries that do not use Fritos as currency could be "left behind," says Frito-Lay CEO Ken Biddleman

18.02.2026 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 5470 ๐Ÿ” 1096 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 140 ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

What can I say, I like clouds

18.02.2026 23:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cloudy sunset with a cowboy standing by a grave in the foreground. Inspired by RDR2, the ending this game destroyed me

Cloudy sunset with a cowboy standing by a grave in the foreground. Inspired by RDR2, the ending this game destroyed me

So excited to have work in this show. Opens this Saturday at Spoke Art in NYC!

18.02.2026 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What an album cover

15.02.2026 21:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh this is so cool

14.02.2026 12:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Put it in the Louvre

14.02.2026 07:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1415 ๐Ÿ” 205 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Show us your vampire art! ๐Ÿฉธ

11.02.2026 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Little mouse lady writing while lying on a toadstool. Illustration by Willy Petersen

Little mouse lady writing while lying on a toadstool. Illustration by Willy Petersen

A scared owl in bed, from Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel

A scared owl in bed, from Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel

Writing my little Remembering
hopeful to-do lists I didn't to-did
in the morning any of it

11.02.2026 04:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 63 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Post image

Now I'm for real stuck

10.02.2026 14:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Black cat lying on the sofa

Black cat lying on the sofa

Stopped for lunch but how the hell am I meant to start again?

10.02.2026 14:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pikachu day you say?

Here's something I made a few years ago. Pikathor / Thorachu

05.02.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, I love an intermission. If you're around the 3 hour mark an intermission should be mandatory. Make Intermissions Great Again

05.02.2026 13:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cold take. Just saw The Sound Of Music and it's an absolute banger! It's got everything you want from a film. Julie Andrews, brilliant songs, Julie Andrews, beautifully shot, Julie Andrews, funny, Julie Andrews, excellent puppeteering, Julie Andrews, nuns beating Huns and Julie Andrews

05.02.2026 13:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Still from 90s show Xena: Warrior Princess meeting Helen of Troy, played by a black woman.

Still from 90s show Xena: Warrior Princess meeting Helen of Troy, played by a black woman.

FYI this is Xena meeting...Helen of Troy in the 90s

03.02.2026 22:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 249 ๐Ÿ” 48 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

That's great to know, thanks! Looks like pro's the one I'm after

03.02.2026 22:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for the advice, yeah looks like I'm better off with pro until I want to upgrade to ex

03.02.2026 20:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like the idea of ex as I want to make a comic (at some point), but I'll probably get pro, then upgrade to ex when I finally get round to committing to my comic idea

03.02.2026 20:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazing, thanks for that! Think I'll wait then and keep an eye out for those deals. So even if you buy it outright, you still have to pay for the upgrades? How much are they usually?

03.02.2026 20:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do you use CSP pro or ex? Thinking of making the jump

03.02.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My partner used to do taxidermy and actually made one of these.

03.02.2026 09:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Track: HEALTH - ORDINARY LOSS

A Viera garbed in black raiments stands in amongst snowy cobbled brick, dappled in harsh sunlight, snow falling as edges of the frame are cloaked in shadow. Black can be seen sprouting from their back.

Track: HEALTH - ORDINARY LOSS A Viera garbed in black raiments stands in amongst snowy cobbled brick, dappled in harsh sunlight, snow falling as edges of the frame are cloaked in shadow. Black can be seen sprouting from their back.

ใ€Œi know that i'm nothing.ใ€

[ #๐Ÿชฆ , #FFXIV ]

01.02.2026 06:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 161 ๐Ÿ” 58 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really making me want to head back up there for a wee trip

01.02.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pencil drawing, Edinburgh old town inspired architecture, chimneys, turrets etc

Pencil drawing, Edinburgh old town inspired architecture, chimneys, turrets etc

Burgh again

01.02.2026 12:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1889 ๐Ÿ” 266 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

If you see this, show your dark/nighttime art

01.02.2026 13:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2