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🇨🇦🇬🇾Character designer and chicken lover! (dark-ess-ke)
No AI 🚫 sketch acc! @darkesq.sketch
✨Commissions are now re-opened!✨

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Hey guys! I’ve been struggling quite a bit trying to find employment in the animation industry as of late, but I just wanted to make this post to say that I’m available for any freelance/ full time jobs in character design, production design and 2D artist positions! I also got Toon Boom experience and 3D modelling knowledge as a plus. If you know of any leads, opportunities or someone who may know someone else, any help would be super appreciated. I got my portfolio linked in my bio and you can contact me at darkesqart@gmail.com or DM me if you wanna chat!

Thanks a ton in advance! ✨🙇‍♀️

(Ps, I’m down for any DND related projects too!)
(Pss, my commissions are also open!)

#opentowork #jobsearch #animationjobs #characterdesign #illustration #conceptart #networking #oppertunities #artistjobs #visdev #portfolio #animation by @darkesq

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a year ago

I wanted to update my commissions sheet (again again), mainly because I felt the prices I gave before was… basically me lowballing myself a little too hard 😂😅😅. I wanted it to reflect my time and effort put into the work, so here is an update.

⭐️NEW commission offer!⭐️ this time, I’m offering Pokémon sheets! Either a single pose or a sheet of 6 poses of a single Pokémon (or multiple like a team)
I can draw your DND characters, OC’s and so much more! These will all be in a cel shaded style, or can be bumped up into a high render for an additional fee.

I’m opening a few slots just to test the waters again to see who might be interested, so if you wanna see your super cool character in my style, check out the link in my bio! It will redirect you to my commissions website (Carrd) where you can find more info and the form to fill out (I have Ko FI commissions open too if you don’t like the form route).

🚨I will ONLY a take on commission requests via the Google form or Ko Fi order, no DM’s please. If you have any questions relating to the commissions, you are free to DM me, but please fill out a form for an order!🚨

🌕5/5 OPEN!🌕

I hope to be able to work with you soon! 💫
Any shares or reposts would help a ton and is certainly most welcomed!
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#commissions #commissionsopen #artcommission #digitalart #commission by @darkesq

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5 months ago

My entry for the Raid Shadow Legends Echoes of Oz art contest, featuring Pestilus from the Knights Revenant.
#EchoesOfOzArtContest
(More info in my process soon!!! Submitting this before the contest closes and I don’t have time to fully finish coloring it!! Check the slides to actually see the color concepts) by @darkesq

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a month ago

(Edit, you need the latest version of Procreate to have these new brushes!)

This is best used for blocking out gutters!!! ⭐ This method may not work for all workflows, but I found that the Ruby Rose brush in the Lettering panel helped me quickly block in my gutters for when I eventually want to edit it later on.

Note that pressure sensitivity might affect the lines so you might need to adjust it in the settings, but I found that drawing the lines slowly with drawing assist on helps keep everything equal!!

I hope this helps!!
#reel #drawingtutorial #comictutorial #comic #procreate by @darkesq

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a month ago

(Reupload cause I forgot someone 😭)
Anyways, I really loved how the linearts for my Artfight attacks came out! So here they are!
Make sure to swipe to check out the og character artists credit!
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#artfight #artfight2026 #teammystery #lineart #characterdesign

Erif for @chyzhevska._

Barry for @ppixxie

Regulus for WestriaTrain (Artfight)

Pantelone for @varia_rt

Senak for @kyuwkou

William for @_d4sh_ @drash.arts

Cyrano for Strawberrycatt0 (Tik Tok and Artfight)

Mergo for @shalomyak_2.0

Kay for @nillyfilly by @darkesq

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2 months ago

Here it is!! Finally! My Artfight attacks this year! Please swipe to see the full images and credits to the og creators of the characters! (TW: One of the characters has some body horror elements)

I literally was running out of time cause the month was so busy for me, I had to quickly rush through all my attacks. Luckily, I was able to finish every attack I planned! Many being portraits cause it was all time could allow me. I always love how Artfight allows me to have the excuse to experiment on different rendering styles and just draw some awesome new characters for a change! I really loved how each one came out! Thank you so so much to everyone who attacked me and drew my characters! Here’s to next year! Go team Mystery! 👻
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#artfight #artfight2026 #teammystery #ocart #characterart

Erif for @chyzhevska._ ! I really loved rendering her!

Barry for @ppixxie ! I love Barry sm 😭 I want him to always find happiness omgg

Regulus for WestriaTrain (Artfight) ! My dear friend ✨thank you for the throwback Luna attack!

Pantelone for @varia_rt ! I looooove her design sm! They did a beautiful portrait of Luna’s family as an attack!! 🥹

Senak for @kyuwkou ! Always thinking about his beautiful wife ✨thank you sm for the awesome Hugo attack!!

William for @_d4sh_ @drash.arts I love him sm!! Thank you for the Hugo attack too!!

Cyrano for Strawberrycatt0_ (Artfight)! I have a bit of a weakness for vampires…. Cyrano got me good 🩸🩸🩸

Mergo for @shalomyak_2.0 ! Mergo was so much fun to render, it’s no do nice trying out non human characters from time to time!

Kay for @nillyfilly ! Just a sweet lad ✨ by @darkesq

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3 months ago

I realized I didn’t have a colored version of Freya yet, so here she is finally in the flesh!! Freya is La Luna’s mother ❤️ a Tiefling Berzerker Barbarian! she will be featured in my Artfight character roster this year! I really liked how this came out! Hope you like it too!
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#procreate #characterart #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #artistsoninstagram by @darkesq

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3 months ago

Winter Hunt
A fun illustration of Aquilo! My beautiful frosty boy ❤️ swipe to see a close up, sketch, style guide and the WIP video!
This was a fun challenge for me, trying out a scene of Aquilo hunting and interacting with the environment around him. At one point, I had to force myself to make a style guide cause I was blindly rendering without knowing what I was doing with those leaves! Be sure to check out the WIP video too! I had imported the flats into a clean canvas which was why it starts off with him already colored.
I hope you like it!
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#characterart #characterillustration #illustration #oc #originalcharacter by @darkesq

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3 months ago

Another comic! I’ve been trying to work hard on finishing my comics rather than leaving them to rot away in my files 😤 A follower had asked me to post more of Hugo and Poky together, and I had remembered I sketched out a funny interaction between the two a few years back, so I dug it up and finished it! Swipe to see all panels, the full pages and the original sketch!! I also tried out a greyscale color for this, just to see how it would look than my usual one color. I’m on the fence about it, but I might experiment a little more😊 I also think I’m getting the hang of mixing hand drawn lettering with the comic bubbles too! It’s leaning closer to what I want out of my comics. What do you think? Greyscale or not? Hope you like it regardless. ✨
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#comic #oc #originalcharacter #chicken #characterdesign by @darkesq

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3 months ago

A recent commission for a wonderful return client for their character Lux! I was tasked with not only designing their character, but a full fledged background! 👀 I’m no background artist per se, but I tried my best! I’m always excited by unique designs, and Lux was so much fun to figure out! Probably one of my favourites so far! Check out the slides to see my progress!
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Oh hey, did I mention my commissions are still open? Yeah! They are! ✨if you or someone you knows are looking for a character artist for all your DND and Oc needs, I’m your gal! You can check out my bio for my commissions website and form! But if you have any questions, you can DM me for more info!
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#commission #characterart #artcommission #characterdesign #illustration by @darkesq

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4 months ago

Make sure to swipe to see the full comic!
I’ve been experimenting a bit with 4 panel comic pages as of late to see how much story I can condense in 4 panels. I’ve noticed I tend to go a bit overboard on panels so I’m trying to shorten things down in a way while still hoping the story comes across.

I managed to edit this one on Clip Studio Paint and I’m a big fan of the quality! It’s so much cleaner and less pixelated than Procreate. But I’m still going to experiment more to see what sticks.

Anyways! Funny banter between Kid Luna and his strange teacher, Anthony.
(Disclaimer, I have no idea what the answer to Anthony’s question is, so… please don’t ask if I know it LOL)
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#comic #clipstudiopaint #dnd #ocart #originalcharacter by @darkesq

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