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Liiga Smilshkalne

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Artist from the mysterious and far away land of Latvia. Mostly drawing for Magic: The Gathering these days. Big on shinies and coffee. She/her Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/liiga/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/liiga_s_art

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#pixelart

06.03.2026 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1210 ๐Ÿ” 327 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A photo of "Brainsurge", a Magic: The Gathering card illustrated by yours truly that has been freshly embellished with a very shiny signature.

A photo of "Brainsurge", a Magic: The Gathering card illustrated by yours truly that has been freshly embellished with a very shiny signature.

New glitter development: we have achieved double plus sparkles! โœจโœจ
There's something mesmerizing about fishing for the biggest and prettiest flakes and placing them in nice spots.

06.03.2026 21:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of a MTG Swamp card from the Edge of Eternities set (illustrated by yours truly), embellished with a very shiny signature and surrounded by the tools involved in its making (it's a little time consuming). Not pictured are a couple of tubes of paint and gloves because they were throwing shadows and ruining the a e s t h e t i c.

A photo of a MTG Swamp card from the Edge of Eternities set (illustrated by yours truly), embellished with a very shiny signature and surrounded by the tools involved in its making (it's a little time consuming). Not pictured are a couple of tubes of paint and gloves because they were throwing shadows and ruining the a e s t h e t i c.

Shiny signatures for shiny cards - working on this year's signing through @mountainmagesigs.com . This one's a glitter signature!

404 cards total, so I feel very fortunate for this kind of support *and* the fact that the postal system didn't immediately lose the package. ๐Ÿ˜œ

05.03.2026 18:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I came *this* close to sticking it into my coffee last week

04.03.2026 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today's accomplishment: dipped the wrong end of the brush into the water.

04.03.2026 19:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi! I do artist proof sales every summer through my agent, the great and powerful @mountainmagesigs.com .

04.03.2026 19:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sir Bors the Younger, he should have way more fame! He, Galahad and Perceval went on the Grail Quest; the other two died, only Bors returned. He ruled Camelot after Arthur's death!

Dude don't get enough respect.

04.03.2026 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 721 ๐Ÿ” 168 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scarlet Grove

Finally had time to finish a personal piece again! c:

04.03.2026 09:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1356 ๐Ÿ” 432 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very clever of them to rip off an illustration from a small indie card game Magic: The Gathering. Nobody will ever know.

03.03.2026 19:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy to be a part of it! Netrunner is something very special so I try to make time for it when I can.

03.03.2026 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hahaha pretty much yeah!

03.03.2026 15:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! It might be a bit tricky to get to playmat aspect ratio unless it was printed sideways

02.03.2026 19:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Surprisingly, they don't come up very often! ๐Ÿ˜

02.03.2026 19:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The "Lionsmane" card for Android:Netrunner, featuring the same jellyfish. The flavor text reads: "Step closer," you dream you hear. "Feel my embrace."

The "Lionsmane" card for Android:Netrunner, featuring the same jellyfish. The flavor text reads: "Step closer," you dream you hear. "Feel my embrace."

Here's the associated card. See? Hugs.

02.03.2026 17:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A digital painting in an assortment of reds, depicting a stylized lion's mane jellyfish. The tendrils are super whooshy and split into colorful wave patterns as they get closer to the viewer. There's a bright, ominous glow coming from the 'head' of the jellyfish.

A digital painting in an assortment of reds, depicting a stylized lion's mane jellyfish. The tendrils are super whooshy and split into colorful wave patterns as they get closer to the viewer. There's a bright, ominous glow coming from the 'head' of the jellyfish.

Aaand it's out! A lion's mane cyberspace jellyfish for @netrunner.nullsignal.games ! It's giving out hugs in the freshly released #VantagePoint expansion for #Netrunner.

02.03.2026 17:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 69 ๐Ÿ” 22 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think it would be neat! A lot of work, but I could see people enjoying such a resource

02.03.2026 01:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have you tried not too dark but colorful? I've been using sepia powder followed by colorful mechanical pencil for sketch transfer and I love the control that gives.

01.03.2026 20:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hehehe thanks!

01.03.2026 20:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Show your range ! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘พ

01.03.2026 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations, so well deserved!

...I should also re-pot the houseplants.

28.02.2026 19:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well put! Their blatant attempt to invoke FOMO sounds desperate.

28.02.2026 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have you considered a hammer instead?

23.02.2026 16:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks, Rayne!

16.02.2026 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! ๐Ÿ’–

16.02.2026 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A very colorful digital painting showing a scene where a relatively small black hole is causing an awful lot of problems at a settlement. The potholes alone are going to be disastrous.
Also the first time I had to draw a spaceship! Since I'm a lot more familiar with explosions, I put a bunch of those over the biggest ship and immediately felt much better.

A very colorful digital painting showing a scene where a relatively small black hole is causing an awful lot of problems at a settlement. The potholes alone are going to be disastrous. Also the first time I had to draw a spaceship! Since I'm a lot more familiar with explosions, I put a bunch of those over the biggest ship and immediately felt much better.

Singularity Rupture for Magic: The Gathering's Edge of Eternities set
AD: Taylor Ingvarsson

I'd intended to post this one quite a while ago, but the black hole ate that thought. Whoops!

16.02.2026 16:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 60 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's the multiversal mandatory friendship tree! I like the inclusions of the pink wispy lighting along the train, it's a great contrast to the black and white.

15.02.2026 16:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A digital illustration of a woman in a dress hurtling to the earth, a look of complete despair on her face. She's being embraced by a skeleton with a spiked crown or halo. Another skeleton falls with them, their jaw is missing.

A digital illustration of a woman in a dress hurtling to the earth, a look of complete despair on her face. She's being embraced by a skeleton with a spiked crown or halo. Another skeleton falls with them, their jaw is missing.

Everything I Know

#2026sketches Day 7
#art #illustration #darkart

13.02.2026 01:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 434 ๐Ÿ” 120 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Playmat tiiiime! โœจI've started a very exciting collaboration with TCG Bling, and we're doing a giveaway! ๐Ÿฒ

09.02.2026 16:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is the coolest thing ever

11.02.2026 18:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Playmat tiiiime! โœจI've started a very exciting collaboration with TCG Bling, and we're doing a giveaway! ๐Ÿฒ

09.02.2026 16:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0