R.S. Riekkinen

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R.S. Riekkinen

@artvaris.bsky.social

Freelance fantasy artist & illustrator inspired by stories, myths & nature | EN & FI | No A/I |✦🌿They/Them🌿✦ inquiries: [email protected] https://linktr.ee/ArtVaris
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And here are all the characters together! ✨ All of them belong to Mallory Dunlin.
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Lukanya - King of Autumn
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It often looks like she's smiling and it's so cute:
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Maikki (my cat) in what must be one of her all-time favorite poses
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Which is such a shame because looooook at her
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I need to eat vitamin supplements because I've got a vitamin D deficiency, but the ones meant for adults taste horrible so I bought these haha
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More summer pics🌿✨
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Ooof, I mean I'm doing my best here please give me a break haha
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Downloaded some more mods and adjusted Kaamos' face to appear more angular and closer to how I would draw them Also, they're now a peace bringer after saving the nice mushroom folks in the Underdark. It was such a fitting quest for a spore druid plus there was no way they would side with slavers
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Hello #PortfolioDay I’m Riikka, a Finnish freelance fantasy artist with a passion for characters.
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Some more character sketches
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Personal character sketches
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Comments like this are just baffling to me. Like, I literally just listed a bunch of completely FREE or affordable alternatives to using genA/I to create comm refs Just admit that you don't care. What's with this idea that before exploitative genA/I, people couldn't create ref sheets? What on earth
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This was the second post in the whole thread *looong sigh*
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And this was the third one. I think my communication was rather clear and straight-forward 🫠
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It's so baffling. Either they did not even bother to read what I wrote or their reading comprehension is really bad. I usually try to stay calm and kind when it comes to interaction with all kinds of folks, but man comments like this kinda make me wanna post something like this sometimes
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AI bubble bursting? I am so ready and it cannot happen fast enough oh my god
Was awesome to join @adamconover.bsky.social on the Factually show to talk about the AI bubble and the general state of the tech industry. youtu.be/T8ByoAt5gCA?... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Some character portraits for private clients 🖤 #art
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Summer rain and flowers
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As a bonus, here's another beautiful thing I saw while I was out there
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2 kofi slots are open 🌿 - Style: Side Portrait sketch - Turnaround: flexible, 2-5 weeks - Fantasy characters only (both OCs & Fanart OK) - Rate: 200 € This will be the last batch I do before I go on a long summer break
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Metsäkurjenpolvi (the wood cranesbill)✨
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More personal character sketching
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Personal sketching for practice, just going with the flow and seeing what comes out
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Oh to be a cat, sometimes I'm a bit jealous of her haha
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Bonus pic because she is so cute
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My stuff is on the explore page of Cara, what
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I was looking for references on Pinterest when I stumbled upon this fabulous picture of Princess Bond
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And again, here's the initial character design sheet✨
Alasdair ⚔️ Character design & portrait for an upcoming series written by Mallory Dunlin