Spikulec

Spikulec

@spikulec.bsky.social

Artist | Lizard Keeper | DM (5e+) | noAI They/them I write 5e book called Feylights of Gaol I like bugs :V www.spikulec.com

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Sketch for a character commission. The client came to me asking me to draw their cool bug <3 I'm always super excited to draw bugs! This sketch was confirmed for rendering #sketch #wipart

Here's another bug elf design! This is a Queen of Sluagh, aka the Wasps/Hornets/Bees elves for my dnd book. They are based on the order Hymenoptera minus the ants, I want to do ants separate. This particular Queen was inspired by a carpener bee <3 Hope you like her ๐Ÿ #art #characterdesign #dnd

It's October and it means there will be no bugs outside for months. I'm gonna miss butterflies, beetles and caterpillars and especially the ants. I like watching ants a lot. Even my own personal lizards are going into brumation ,_, I'm gonna paint bugs for myself over the weekend to cheer up

I have to paint a DM screen for Feylights book, so I started yesterday. This look like 40-50 hours of work for now but I'm happy to do it <3 It will feature 3 of the fara elves (moths) I'm also slowly staring to plan two remaining cover arts. I need to pick some elves for that too #art #wipart

Ok, this will be very silly and I'm so sorry for that :''> But I found a brush that does very even little dots and for some reason it makes me feel so so happy and comfortable. I don't know why :'>

I'm the warming-up type of artist and I start every work from drawing a few things. These are often random ideas, concepts, my OC's, whatever I have in my mind at a given time. #sketch #art #wipart

The resulting sketches are not, you know, perfect in any way, and they don't look 'presentable' to the wider audience. And yet, I would really like to share them and post them, just to reference ideas and keep inspiration for future illustrations/projects

I hope you will like at least one of those, and you don't mind this messy artdump ^^' Anyway, have a nice October, and I'll be back with more serious art stuff in the future

This is a Mantis Elf, called the Banshee in-book. Banshees have those long, semi-transparent veils that they use to cover their monstrous faces. When they are angered, they unfold.. I have painted the folded version as well, and she's patiently waiting for her turn in posting. #art #dnd #sketch

Hi! Today I bring you a re-paint and a collection of artworks I did featuring one of the NPCs from my D&D book, Feylights of Gaol. This fella here is an ogre (meaning a giant). He's an antagonist (tho, obviousely, he may be portrayed as an ally), and I like him very much :3 #art #fantasy #dnd

Sluagh, the wasp elf, from the bug elf collection. An illustraton for Feylights of Gaol. It's a D&D 5e book I'm writing and illustrating. I hope you will like it once it comes out. For now, have yourself a wasp :3 #characterdesign #art #fantasy #dnd #sketch

The Citadel in Dis, an illustration for the Feylights of Gaol book . I'm not like, the best enviro artist in the world (in truth, I suck a bit), but for my book, I have to learn. And so I painted one of the book's location as illustration for the project #art

It's still unfinished but I'm slowly getting close to making second cover for Feylights of Gaol (my book). It takes over 5 days, which is very slow for me, but I want to make sure it looks crisp in print I hope you will like it when it's done <3 #wipart #art #illustration

Comm posting time! Here are some portraits I painted for different groups and clients over the period of late summer/early autumn. Sketch portraits are the simplest comms I offer. They are very rough around the edges, but some people enjoy that effect <3 #sketch #dnd

Shortly before midnight, my brain decided NOW is the time to paint the Banshee Mantis elf. She's the last one from the main elven set, and she's been giving me issues #sketch #wipart #art

Here's a new bugelf I painted. His name is the Necromancer and he's based on a death's-head hawkmoth. All bug elves are painted for my upcoming D&D 5e book called the Feylights of Gaol, and they are playable species #art #dnd #characterdesign

Xaedra the Goddess of the Feywild is a character design I made for a client. I'm very honoured that I got to work with such a creative and vibrant concept! Not gonna lie, the palette reminds me a bit of one of Avicii's albums cover. #art #characterart #characterdesign

Here's a quick sketch painting I've done for a private client and their project called the remnants. The client had a very concrete vision I got to realise and this is the result #sketch

This is another concept art showing Weeshee, aka glowworm bug elf. This one is named Edgar. Edgar is not feeling so good. He is, hmm, departing, bleeding quite a lot of Feylight. All of the bugelves need this substance to survive. This is what their souls are made from #sketch #dnd #conceptart #art

I had some troubles designing the Banshee this year, so I decided to go back to the drawing board and give them one more shot. So here is the new banshee design sketch They are the only ones I lack until I have 10 bugelves completed #sketch #wipart

Here's a quick sketch I made some time ago of a bee queen for my bugelf series. I made some wonky hexagonal patterns too. At first I wanted to do honey hexes by hand but no. That was a very bad idea, why did I even. She is based on a carpenter bee btw #sketch #wipart

Hi! I wanted to share some more bugelves with you. This is Beatrice, a Sluagh drone, based on a bee. Bea here was painted in 2025 but I had to re-paint her a bit. Sluagh in general are based on order Hymenoptera. In-game they come in three types: drone, warrior and queen #art #dnd #sketch #fantasy

This time I had to re-paint a character not because there was something wrong with the size, but because the characters came a bit wonky ^^' I also added a bit of watercolour texture and better saturation. And a new pose. So the re-post is not cheap

Here's a sketch I made to portray the Powrie, Squirrel Gnomes from the Feylights of Gaol D&D book. In the setting elves are bugs, gnomes are small forest animals, and dwarves are simply horrifying. I really wanted to do Redcaps, and picked the squirrels to represent them #sketch #characterart #dnd

It's not even an artwork per se, I'm just thinking out loud. Current Banshees (B) have a LOT of limbs and I'm not totally sold on that idea. I'm leaning to (C) but I need some second hand opinions. Thoughts?

Here is a very old artwork I repainted to fit Feylights demo bok. This art shows a goblin. In my setting goblins are based on bats, so they have to cover their eyes when they walk outside in daylight #illustration #goblin #dnd #fantasy #art

I'm painting another moth elf. I feel like I can allow myself to paint one more moth, especially after recent hard work It's one of my favourites! #wipart #sketch

Hi! Here's some more Weeshee (glowworm elf). You seem to really like them to I decided to post one more ๐Ÿ’š I'm still thinking about the name for this fella. If you have any ideas I would be grateful! #sketch #art #dnd #fantasy #ocart

Here's a sketch of a Weeshee elf! Weeshees are glowworms elves, filled with a mysterious, magical light that keeps them alive and well.They are from my series of Bugelves I'm painting for my book :3 I painted this one before, but I decided to add a side view #sketch #dnd #fantasy #art #characterart

This is a Star Wars commission I painted for an anonymous client! I love doing star wars painting. Long time ago I used to be a big fan, and it sometimes comes through in my own writing :3 I hope you will like her! #starwars #starwarsart #illustration #art #digitalart

Here's a WIP of a Star Wars commission! This Sith Lord (Lady?) is called Raj and comes from the planet Dathomir I hope you will like the final work #wip #art #starwars #sketch