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Play These 24 Indie Video Games From Developers of Color Now Indie games bring innovation and artistry to the video game industry, and people of color bring diversity and perspective to indie games. These PoC-developed indie titles should be on your radar.

Freshly updated for Black History Month is our list of new indie games to play made by developers of color. RELOOTED! DROPSHOT! SANTACORPS! www.pcmag.com/picks/indie-...

27.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œPlease enjoy the museum”:

Relooted is OUT NOW!

Please share!

10.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 4515 πŸ” 2459 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 275
A collage of 6 vertical photos of a desert. All photos were taken in TΓΌmpisa (Death Valley National Park, USA). 2 photos are general views of the desert (one cloudy and one at sunset), 3 photos are closeup of rock formations and one photo is a sandy dune.

A collage of 6 vertical photos of a desert. All photos were taken in TΓΌmpisa (Death Valley National Park, USA). 2 photos are general views of the desert (one cloudy and one at sunset), 3 photos are closeup of rock formations and one photo is a sandy dune.

A collage of 6 photos of a temperate rainforest. The photos were taken in the Olypic Peninsula (Northwest USA). They show a lush forest with evergreen trees covered in moss. The ground is covered in old logs also covered in moss and ferns. 3 Photos also show small streams goind through this forest.

A collage of 6 photos of a temperate rainforest. The photos were taken in the Olypic Peninsula (Northwest USA). They show a lush forest with evergreen trees covered in moss. The ground is covered in old logs also covered in moss and ferns. 3 Photos also show small streams goind through this forest.

Some nice contrast in the next reference packs I'm working on.

27.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo taken in New Orleans. In the foreground is an older red brick building with white details along the roof. In the background, taken up the whole image and dwarfing the old building is a huge modern building of glass

A photo taken in New Orleans. In the foreground is an older red brick building with white details along the roof. In the background, taken up the whole image and dwarfing the old building is a huge modern building of glass

a photo taken in New Orleans, at a street intersection, of an old industrial warehouse. It's a building of dark brown bricks with 2 rows of tall windows (first and second floors). The warehouse seems to be taking up the whole block. On the flat roof is a white water tower with "cotton mill" printed in black ink.

a photo taken in New Orleans, at a street intersection, of an old industrial warehouse. It's a building of dark brown bricks with 2 rows of tall windows (first and second floors). The warehouse seems to be taking up the whole block. On the flat roof is a white water tower with "cotton mill" printed in black ink.

A photo of New Orleans' French Quarter at dusk. It's a street intersection with old red brick buildings with wraparound balconies on the second flood. The sky is pink and light blue. There are people milling about and neon signs lit up all along the buildings.

A photo of New Orleans' French Quarter at dusk. It's a street intersection with old red brick buildings with wraparound balconies on the second flood. The sky is pink and light blue. There are people milling about and neon signs lit up all along the buildings.

A photo taken in the Garden Quarter of New Orleans. It's an old, big, white house at night, lit up by yellow lights. Christmas decorations are lit up in the garden and there is the silhouette of a car in the foreground

A photo taken in the Garden Quarter of New Orleans. It's an old, big, white house at night, lit up by yellow lights. Christmas decorations are lit up in the garden and there is the silhouette of a car in the foreground

27.02.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A collage of several vertical photos of the city of New Orleans, including the brick facade of an industrial warehouse, a wrought iron balcony post, 2 red brick facade close-ups with wraparound balconies with wrought iron details, a white church at night, and a white house facade with twisting tree branches in the foreground

A collage of several vertical photos of the city of New Orleans, including the brick facade of an industrial warehouse, a wrought iron balcony post, 2 red brick facade close-ups with wraparound balconies with wrought iron details, a white church at night, and a white house facade with twisting tree branches in the foreground

The New Orleans pack is a free reference pack for artists of 300 photos that can be used for personal and commercial projects. Available here: www.vesperalkite.io/downloads/ne...

27.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
An unfinished digital drawing of the dial of a marine chronometer. The dial is formed of several circles of blue and white, with brass pips for the hours and minutes, braille symbols for each hour and 3 raised arrows, each on a different brass circle, pointing to the hour, minute and second.

An unfinished digital drawing of the dial of a marine chronometer. The dial is formed of several circles of blue and white, with brass pips for the hours and minutes, braille symbols for each hour and 3 raised arrows, each on a different brass circle, pointing to the hour, minute and second.

Sketching ideas for a blind-friendly marine chronometer. Worldbuilding for the starlight comic project.

16.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
4 bookmarks painted in watercolor with scenes inspired by the video game series The Banner Saga. Bookmark one is a vertical painting of a man standing on top of a huge grey rock against a light blue background and holding a red banner flowing down the rock. The man is wearing a red cape. Bookmark two is a vertical painting of a red banned with golden trim draped over a rock carved in the shape of a stylized human figure. Bookmark three is a horizontal painting of a row of people holding shields standing on top of a snowy cliff overlooking the sea. One of them is holding a very long and narrow red banner in the wind. Bookmark four is a horizontal painting of again people with shields following a cart on the edge of a forest. Once again there is a narrow and long red banner floating in their wake.

4 bookmarks painted in watercolor with scenes inspired by the video game series The Banner Saga. Bookmark one is a vertical painting of a man standing on top of a huge grey rock against a light blue background and holding a red banner flowing down the rock. The man is wearing a red cape. Bookmark two is a vertical painting of a red banned with golden trim draped over a rock carved in the shape of a stylized human figure. Bookmark three is a horizontal painting of a row of people holding shields standing on top of a snowy cliff overlooking the sea. One of them is holding a very long and narrow red banner in the wind. Bookmark four is a horizontal painting of again people with shields following a cart on the edge of a forest. Once again there is a narrow and long red banner floating in their wake.

Some old Banner Saga bookmarks that I still love.

15.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The Talking Cloth’ by Frances Featherstone is a masterclass in painting textiles and fabric! I’m just obsessed with how wonderfully cozy this looks!
#art #beautifulbizarre #francesfeatherstone #realism #contemporaryart #figurativeart

10.02.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 295 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Illustration of the back of an common kingfisher

Illustration of the back of an common kingfisher

The flowing blue🩡

#animal #animalart #birdart #bird #illustration #digitalart #originalart #kingfisher

15.11.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 902 πŸ” 256 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: β†’

15.01.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 10081 πŸ” 3404 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 73
A photo of an art nouveau buildings facade corner. The building is built with red bricks with green and cream decoration, including tiles, arches and a balcony. The camera is looking up at a massive sculpture on the corner of the building. The sculpture includes a soldier holding a flag standing above a woman in a dress and surrounded by various other people.

A photo of an art nouveau buildings facade corner. The building is built with red bricks with green and cream decoration, including tiles, arches and a balcony. The camera is looking up at a massive sculpture on the corner of the building. The sculpture includes a soldier holding a flag standing above a woman in a dress and surrounded by various other people.

An aerial view of Barcelona. White and brick red houses take up most of the shot. A church under construction is visible in the distance, as well as low green hills. The sky is blue and grey and it is sunset.

An aerial view of Barcelona. White and brick red houses take up most of the shot. A church under construction is visible in the distance, as well as low green hills. The sky is blue and grey and it is sunset.

PHoto of a house in Barcelona built in an art nouveau style. The wall and roof tiles are pastel colored in blue, green and purple. The cream baconies look like they have big eyes, and there is a small tower with a 3D cross on top of it

PHoto of a house in Barcelona built in an art nouveau style. The wall and roof tiles are pastel colored in blue, green and purple. The cream baconies look like they have big eyes, and there is a small tower with a 3D cross on top of it

Photo of windows of a building in Barcelona. The tall windows take up most of the space, stacked up over 3 floors. The green foliage of 2 trees frame up the photo on both sides. The building is white

Photo of windows of a building in Barcelona. The tall windows take up most of the space, stacked up over 3 floors. The green foliage of 2 trees frame up the photo on both sides. The building is white

16.01.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A montage of various photos of Barcelona, a city in Spain, including a cathedral entrance, a lon street with another catheral in the background, an art nouveau house facade, a courtyard, a view of the city from above, and a museum

A montage of various photos of Barcelona, a city in Spain, including a cathedral entrance, a lon street with another catheral in the background, an art nouveau house facade, a courtyard, a view of the city from above, and a museum

The Barcelona pack is a free reference pack for artists of 115 photos that can be used for personal and commercial projects. Available here: www.vesperalkite.io/downloads/ba...

16.01.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a view of the left side of the building with green and blue stained glass windows. The colors of the stained glass pop out against a black wall (caused by the photo's exposure, the wall is actually white). The shapes in th stained glass are abstract and look as if they've been painted in watercolor.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a view of the left side of the building with green and blue stained glass windows. The colors of the stained glass pop out against a black wall (caused by the photo's exposure, the wall is actually white). The shapes in th stained glass are abstract and look as if they've been painted in watercolor.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a view of the right side of the building with red, orange and green stained glass windows. The colors of the stained glass pop out against a dark wall (caused by the photo's exposure, the wall is actually white). The shapes in th stained glass are abstract and look as if they've been painted in watercolor.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a view of the right side of the building with red, orange and green stained glass windows. The colors of the stained glass pop out against a dark wall (caused by the photo's exposure, the wall is actually white). The shapes in th stained glass are abstract and look as if they've been painted in watercolor.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a photo of the right side of the building. The ceiling closest to the stained glass in the wall on the right is lit up in orange, yellow and green colors. On the left side of the photo we can see the main part of the building and the stained glass on the left side, with columns hiding most of the space.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a photo of the right side of the building. The ceiling closest to the stained glass in the wall on the right is lit up in orange, yellow and green colors. On the left side of the photo we can see the main part of the building and the stained glass on the left side, with columns hiding most of the space.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a photo of the left side of the building. The white walls are inset with blue, yellow and orange stained glass windows and branching columns that look like trees are supporting the a balcony.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a photo of the left side of the building. The white walls are inset with blue, yellow and orange stained glass windows and branching columns that look like trees are supporting the a balcony.

07.12.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the ceiling of the Sagrada Familia Basilica, taken from the center of the buildings. White columns that branch out like trees reach a beige ceiling dotted with bright yellow lights.

Photo of the ceiling of the Sagrada Familia Basilica, taken from the center of the buildings. White columns that branch out like trees reach a beige ceiling dotted with bright yellow lights.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a view of the left side of the building with green and blue stained glass windows on the ground floor and columns that branch out like trees reaching the ceiling. Light comes from the stained glass windows, clear windows on the top floor and yellow artifical lights in the ceiling.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a view of the left side of the building with green and blue stained glass windows on the ground floor and columns that branch out like trees reaching the ceiling. Light comes from the stained glass windows, clear windows on the top floor and yellow artifical lights in the ceiling.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a close up with a row of stained glass windows on the left side lighting up the ceiling in blue and green tones, and a row of columns on the right side.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a close up with a row of stained glass windows on the left side lighting up the ceiling in blue and green tones, and a row of columns on the right side.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a view of the right side of the building with yellow and orange stained glass windows on the ground floor and columns that branch out like trees reaching the ceiling. Light comes from the stained glass windows, clear windows on the top floor and yellow artifical lights in the ceiling. The columns, walls and ceiling are white.

Photo of the inside of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. It's a view of the right side of the building with yellow and orange stained glass windows on the ground floor and columns that branch out like trees reaching the ceiling. Light comes from the stained glass windows, clear windows on the top floor and yellow artifical lights in the ceiling. The columns, walls and ceiling are white.

The sunlit forest

Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada FamΓ­lia, Barcelona (Spain).

Designed by Antoni GaudΓ­ and an example of Catalan Modernism, construction started in 1882 and is still ongoing today.

07.12.2025 21:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Autumn leaf 1
Watercolour, approximately 75 Γ— 130 mm.

Suggested musical accompaniment:
youtu.be/htnXgyBbiyg?....

13.11.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 540 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7
Four small silhouette drawings in black ink, each about the size of a business card, of a hen encountering another small animal in each one: a dragonfly, a frog, a wren, and a squirrel.

Four small silhouette drawings in black ink, each about the size of a business card, of a hen encountering another small animal in each one: a dragonfly, a frog, a wren, and a squirrel.

Some recent hens. They do look good together like this. πŸ”

Friendly reminder that I have a Ko-fi by way of a tip jar, if you enjoy my work and would like to send a little material support. Thank you so much to everyone who contributes. ☺️πŸ₯²πŸ™πŸ’™

Link also in profile.
ko-fi.com/himmapaan

20.10.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 1193 πŸ” 340 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5
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First look at "Wildwood" new stop-motion feature film by Laika studios.
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HQ-...

26.10.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 874 πŸ” 265 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 28
The artwork is made up of many different petroglyph-inspired animal figures. The animals are all moving to the left. In the foreground you see three wolves and four ravens chasing after two bull elk and one doe in fairly dark lines. In the background are similar style elk that use smaller artwork and lighter lines to represent being further away. All the foreground animals have gold foil circles into their design around their heart's location and airway location. The entire piece has been given a distressed treatment.

The artwork is made up of many different petroglyph-inspired animal figures. The animals are all moving to the left. In the foreground you see three wolves and four ravens chasing after two bull elk and one doe in fairly dark lines. In the background are similar style elk that use smaller artwork and lighter lines to represent being further away. All the foreground animals have gold foil circles into their design around their heart's location and airway location. The entire piece has been given a distressed treatment.

This is probably the largest art I've made in a long time; it's 16x48 inches at 300dpi. All of the animals are inspired by petroglyphs and cave art from around the world on top of the shapes found within the animals themselves. #art #caveart #petroglyph #deer #wolves #ravens #raven #wolf #elk

23.10.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 1622 πŸ” 503 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 7

Every year, the ShortBox collection grows

24.10.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spiky drake

16.10.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 730 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Beautiful!
Speaking of cave paintings, I saw the work of this sculptor at our local potters' market and immediately thought of you: www.instagram.com/betty.vergna...

05.10.2025 21:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

01.10.2025 07:00 πŸ‘ 1353 πŸ” 1050 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 141
watercolor and gouache painting of a fox holding a stick in its mouth standing on a rock in an overgrown forest

watercolor and gouache painting of a fox holding a stick in its mouth standing on a rock in an overgrown forest

Inside the magical wood a fox appears! 🦊

My second piece for my solo show at Gallery Nucleus. Both the original painting and sketch for this piece have sold β€” thank you!! πŸ’•β€οΈπŸ’• But many originals are still left as well as prints

#kidlitart
#illustration
#gouache
#watercolor

28.09.2025 16:45 πŸ‘ 1842 πŸ” 460 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3
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What up Blue Sky!?

✨PAINT MORE FAT FOLKSπŸ“·

FatPhotoRef is a free, volunteer-submitted resource meant to inspire the inclusion and non-fetishized depiction of fat people in art. Request access at fatphotoref.com

Responses may take a few days! (It's just me running things.)

27.06.2023 20:12 πŸ‘ 519 πŸ” 311 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Charlene, visual development artist on WoW at Blizzard by day, and working on my visual encyclopedia Raizh by night! I love cartoony stuff and juicy colors!

09.07.2025 00:48 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for reminding me that I live quite close to so many amazing caves that I've never visited. I need to make a list with all the spots you talked about to go check them out!

26.09.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a village fountain. Water if coming from three metal spigots coming from a central stone columns. The water in the basin is drak green with spots of light green algae coming to the surface. The stone if old and weathered.

Photo of a village fountain. Water if coming from three metal spigots coming from a central stone columns. The water in the basin is drak green with spots of light green algae coming to the surface. The stone if old and weathered.

A small fountain on a mountain trail. The fountain is made of stacked flat stones covered in moss and leaning against a grass and wildflowers-covered hill. The water is collected in a tree trunk that has been dug out.

A small fountain on a mountain trail. The fountain is made of stacked flat stones covered in moss and leaning against a grass and wildflowers-covered hill. The water is collected in a tree trunk that has been dug out.

Close-up photo of a fountain. The water is coming from a stone fish head surrounded by fins. The sculpture is set into a tall, semi-circular stone wall. Orange lichen and green moss cover the base of the wall.

Close-up photo of a fountain. The water is coming from a stone fish head surrounded by fins. The sculpture is set into a tall, semi-circular stone wall. Orange lichen and green moss cover the base of the wall.

Photo of a fountain and wash house in the countryside. We see the back of a stone wall and several rectangular pools of water. There is a trail, a hedge and trees surrounding the wash house.

Photo of a fountain and wash house in the countryside. We see the back of a stone wall and several rectangular pools of water. There is a trail, a hedge and trees surrounding the wash house.

26.09.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A collage of various photos: a village fountain with a lion head sculpture and pink flower petals floating on the water, a stone well in a village street, a fountain in a garden, a roofed wash house, a horse sculpture with water spewing from its nose, and a monster head sculpture with a spigot coming out of its mouth

A collage of various photos: a village fountain with a lion head sculpture and pink flower petals floating on the water, a stone well in a village street, a fountain in a garden, a roofed wash house, a horse sculpture with water spewing from its nose, and a monster head sculpture with a spigot coming out of its mouth

The fountain, well and wash house pack is a free reference pack for artists of 200 photos that can be used for personal and commercial projects. Available here: www.vesperalkite.io/downloads/fo...

26.09.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of space shuttle Endeavour. It's a close-up of the cockpit windows with the name Endeavour written in the side of the cockpit.

Photo of space shuttle Endeavour. It's a close-up of the cockpit windows with the name Endeavour written in the side of the cockpit.

A close-up photo of space shuttle Endeavour. It's a photo of the rear of the shuttle, with one of the smaller engines (that looks like a grey cylinder) and side thrusters visible.

A close-up photo of space shuttle Endeavour. It's a photo of the rear of the shuttle, with one of the smaller engines (that looks like a grey cylinder) and side thrusters visible.

A close-up photo of the side thrusters along the nose of space shuttle Endeavour

A close-up photo of the side thrusters along the nose of space shuttle Endeavour

Close-up photo of the main body of space shuttle Endeavour. two-thirds of the image is white with the black wing edge visible at the bottom of the image. Technical writing that says "F/C purge port / to remain clear and open at all times" is written on the hull against a yellow background

Close-up photo of the main body of space shuttle Endeavour. two-thirds of the image is white with the black wing edge visible at the bottom of the image. Technical writing that says "F/C purge port / to remain clear and open at all times" is written on the hull against a yellow background

Some close-ups of space shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center.

26.09.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a black fossil of a saber-toothed cat. It's a close-up of the skull facing the photographer with its mouth wide open, displaying two massive saber teeth.

Photo of a black fossil of a saber-toothed cat. It's a close-up of the skull facing the photographer with its mouth wide open, displaying two massive saber teeth.

Close-up photo of a bear fossil. The fossil is a dark brown and looks oily. The bear is facing away, with its skull and spine visible in the frame.

Close-up photo of a bear fossil. The fossil is a dark brown and looks oily. The bear is facing away, with its skull and spine visible in the frame.

Photo of a bison fossil. It's a close-up of the spine, shoulder blade and a horn. The bones are black and oily.

Photo of a bison fossil. It's a close-up of the spine, shoulder blade and a horn. The bones are black and oily.

Close-up photo of a bear skull fossil. The skull is facing to the side. The bones are dark brown and oily.

Close-up photo of a bear skull fossil. The skull is facing to the side. The bones are dark brown and oily.

The black fossils of the La Brea Tar Pits

15.09.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0