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"Winter Travel", new personal piece for the portfolio. Having some fun with more extreme color keys while painting, it's a fun way to lock in mood quickly!

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New YouTube video is out, and it's by far the most difficult video I've ever had to make. How's business going for a professional freelance illustrator in 2025? Only one way to find out.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H2C...

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14th time's the charm, I guess?

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The big takeaway here is that Reuters won this case against the AI company on grounds they violated fair use—the judge found the AI company was guilty because, in using copyrighted works to generate its output, it “meant to compete... by developing a market substitute.” Huge.

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Is there such a thing as using....too many painting programs? (Spoiler: Probably yes, and I'm guilty as charged) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT3P...

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Holy moly guys, it's about to happen 👀 Road to 10k is almost complete! www.youtube.com/channel/UChh...

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Working on my next YouTube video about my updated process and working more from "foundational imagination" with a new-ish workflow ....then the video after that may end up killing my entire career. 🫡🙃 WHEEEEEEEE

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Let's take a look at Trent Kaniuga and Aquatic Moon's "Twilight Monk" early build, and use it to discuss the idea of breaking free of your creative "comfort zone" to chase your dream project! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlR8...

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Oh mannn, the road to finally hit 10k subscribers is reallllllll 👀 www.youtube.com/@ArtofWesGar...

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New video is OUT! 4 digital art MISTAKES (and more importantly, how to avoid them): www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqDN...

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Trying to sketch a bit more, and studying some of the greats in comics to get more confident in linework and sketch style. Here's a @gerardozaffino.bsky.social study sketch (his work on Conan the Barbarian is unbelievable, as is everyone involved)

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

New YouTube vid is OUT! Join me in leveling up your art skills and techniques in 2025....all with one simple word. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJAO...

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Feels like I lost a super hero today. Love you Papa, see you on the other side.

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

Working on some stuffffff 👀👀 Painted this one for the upcoming YouTube video, and doing some curveballs in regards to method (which will be an ongoing trend for all of 2025 lol)

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

2025's gonna be a buck-wild year, y'all Playing with some concept ideas for a graphic short story/novella, really trying to step up my "dynamic composition" game with it while honing storytelling chops

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

New post is up on Patreon, with a full PSD file of the latest Dredd piece! Not a Patron? No problem, it's only $1 a month and gets you brushes, coupons, WIPs, full PSD files, and exclusive events! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Wes! Freelance illustrator and painter, alongside doing YouTube and art instruction courses on the side. I've worked on Star Wars, Warhammer 40k, Riot Games, WB, Universal, and many (many) more! Looking for cover/spot illustration gigs!

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Ol' Stony Face himself, Judge Dredd Wanted to do something fun for the upcoming color theory class I'm finalizing at the moment

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@artofwesgardner.bsky.social absolutely knocked it out of the park with his work on The Hermit 🎉🧙🏻‍♂️ Follow him!!! Grab a copy and check out his incredible art for yourself: trolllord.com/product/worl...

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🚨New product alert! Here's my 'Wes Gardner's Canvas Texture Collection Vol. 1', featuring over 25 traditional, organic canvas textures, for ANY painting software! Impasto, thick strokes, subtle, stretched canvas, you name it, it's there! www.wesgardner.art/shop/p/canva...

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this wip is my call to everyone to buy @artofwesgardner.bsky.social brushes cause they are amazing. They work fantastic in csp! So if anyone is looking for amazing Clip Studio Paint brushes, get them, they are just so good. www.wesgardner.art/shop/p/wes-g...

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

New video is up! We take a look at Krita's MUST-HAVE "memileo" brushes, which I've loved for quite a while now. They're PERFECT for digital oil painting! Full breakdown, tips'n'tricks on using them, and the Sorolla study timelapse all included here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0zS...

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First painting of 2025! Did this hour-long Sorolla study for the upcoming YouTube video (which should be online tomorrow night) Throwing caution to the wind is the professional goal for this year

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Here's a few of my favorites from working with @trolllordgames.bsky.social on Gary Gygax's "The Hermit"! Leveled up a LOT with these and working closely with TLG was an absolute treat! Full write-up and showcase is up on my portfolio site: www.wesgardner.art/portfolio/ga...

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

AMAZING DAY! It's the release of The Hermit, which features my art (and cover!), alongside more stunning artwork by the legends Peter Bradley and Grzegorz Pedrycz! I'll post up a HUGE art drop later tonight!

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The Adventure Begins! 🧙‍♂️ Do you have the courage to seek the sage? The Hermit, last seen in 2008, is a journey through the wild imagination of the father of TTRPGs. 👉 Get your copy now: trolllord.com/product-cate... #GaryGyax #CastlesandCrusades #TTRPGAdventure

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treated myself to a bunch of @artofwesgardner.bsky.social tutorials for the holidays and finished the color one last night and ???? it was so engaging! I spent at least half the time shouting answers at the screen like I was watching Blue’s Clues (grey!! add grey!!)

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Nosferatu painting study, finished this one up on tonight's livestream Gorgeous movie, wanted to capture (and exaggerate) the mood a bit (with a Craig Mullins and Lixin Yin flair, to be fair!)

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About to go live on YouTube, painting a study from Nosferatu! Last stream of 2024, let's gooooo! www.youtube.com/@ArtofWesGar...

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Okay revised the starter pack description to make it clearer. If u r a designer or illustrator please boost this to help me find other hiring directors. If u r an art, design, or creative director who hires designers and/or illustrators, raise your hand—I’ll add u. go.bsky.app/Hxoz9KX

submitted 83 days ago • 36 comments

Wife and I had a feel-good, light-hearted, post-Christmas movie date!

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...and here's the attached timelapse video! About 1 hour 40 minutes sped up by about 300%. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=he3M...

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Happy Holidays, all! Here was a fun Santa painting in Krita, made for the latest YouTube video timelapse session!

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

Newest YouTube video is up, talking about the craziness of 2024 and a few things to expect for the channel (and art in general) for 2025.....Let's do this!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoGs...

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Hell of a year for the YouTube channel! 2025 already has some big things scheduled/planned, so hop on board for some art techniques, discussions, program overviews, tutorials, and more! www.youtube.com/@ArtOfWesGar...

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

Not a bad year, even with ArtStation doing a bit of....silly goosery, to put it lightly. Still made the 'Top 100 Marketplace Sellers' list though, feels good!

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#ocsky, #artadventcalendar day 16. Portrait of Keir done using @artofwesgardner.bsky.social's brushes. Every year I set art resolutions on a Discord server I'm on and then I wind up ignoring most of them to work on other things, but I've been happy with what I end up doing so I guess it's working??

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

A gentle breeze rocks the house of cards.

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