Fxpose

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THE PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

Yekta Ömer Akyol

Yekta grew up on early 90s tabletop RPG books, point and click games, and sci-fi novels. Obsessed with painting from an early age, his work also draws on Medieval history.

1SEWERS EXPLORATION

“For me, the perfect illustration tells an interesting story with just one panel. I often struggle to achieve this, but in a funny way.”

2CLEAN CUT

“In this one I pushed myself to create a dynamic scene that was full of action, with an emphasis on a comic book style.”

3AMBUSHED CLERIC

“Most of the time my main source of inspiration are the tabletop RPGs I play with my friends.”

4THE CURSE

“Another big source of inspiration for me are Middle Eastern tales. I think I came up with this one after reading a children’s story book.”

5DRAGON SLAYER

“Here I think I wanted to paint a stylised piece of chain mail and a dragon. The rest just painted itself.”

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Alana Tedmon

Alana is a freelance fantasy illustrator who studied in the online mentorship programmes of Visual Arts Passage. Here she discovered her deep passion for creating creature illustrations and working in the world of publication.

1THE SUN’S BEHIND THE CLOUDS

“A sweet dumbo rat enjoys a stroll out in the rain during spring. She can enjoy the bad weather because she knows the sun is still there. It’s just behind the clouds.”

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2 COMFORT FOOD

“Rats are my comfort subject when it comes to art and I imagine their comfort is sugary food. My pet rats adore dark chocolate as a treat when learning tricks.”

3 THE GRIFFINFLY RIDERS

“Griffinflies were the largest insect to inhabit prehistoric Earth. This advanced dwarfrace of island-dwelling rats have learned to domesticate the griffinflies and scout out any invasive species that might threaten to destroy their fragile ecosystem.”

4 SNAP

“A little daredevil shows off in front of his family by outsmarting kitchen traps and collecting their welldeserved cheese tax.”

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Khoa Viet Tran

Khoa has a strong interest in creating characters and developing unique settings for worldbuilding. His art style draws inspiration from different cultures and mythology, as well as animated series and games.

1RINGTAIL GIRL

“Deep in the heart of the forest, there resides a skilled archer known as the Ringtail Girl. Renowned for her nimble movement, this gifted archer’s attire and tattoos take their inspiration from African cultures.”

2 MARKETPLACE

“This piece is set in a post-apocalyptic world where people live in hot air balloons and use them as their primary mode of transpo