Oliver 💙

@oliverniko

♿🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | He/Him, Artist and Writer Dreamy, ethereal light and softness 💙 Severely disabled Original pieces and fandom: Fire Emblem, Tales Of, JRPGs etc Sometimes 🔞

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Oliver 💙@oliverniko· 26d

This week's warm up/cool down practice is all about capturing depth and luminescence efficiently. Can't wait to share the set, here's a 15 minute example. 💙

A charcoal sketch with chalk highlights of a fat woman with large breasts and short hair. She poses with her hands crossed behind her head, lifting up her chin.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Jul 5

Are you participating in Art Fight and have OCs that use mobility and/or disability aids? Feel free to reply to this with them! Other folks, have a look and challenge yourself to broaden your horizons in your art! Let's get more disabled art out there this Disability Pride Month. 💙

Omorfia is a slim Black woman with light abs and thick thighs. She sits on the arm of a red armchair with one leg over the other, a black cane resting against the chair. She wears red lingerie and holds one hand up into her long, black and red braids that are partially down, partially in a high bun. She has a stoma bag.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Jun 26

I finished up my sketch for @taplingzines.bsky.social's trans joy project, 'Moments of Euphoria' with my OC Omorfia 🏳️‍⚧️💙 Ready for rendering. It's also my first time making a traditional piece for a zine!

A zoom in of a larger soft pastel piece, showing a Black woman with red and black hair tied into multiple buns wearing flowery red lingerie.

A pencil sketch of the same woman before colour.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Jun 8

'Dreamlike Embrace' Pastels on sienna pastel card, A3 #PrideMonth #QueerArt pose ref by @adorkastock.com, thoughts behind the piece below 💙

Two Black men with medium brown skin in a high chroma soft pastel piece, with bright reds, blues and purples in the shadows surrounded by bright browns. One stands behind the other, holding a hand on his torso and on his hip. The other man leans back holding his partner's knee. The piece is purposefully refined around their hands and left looser elsewhere.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Jun 5

'Fire Ignited in the Heart' Happy Birthday Sylvain! Perfect time to share tender Sylvix and bondage. Here is my painting for @nsfwsylvixzine.bsky.social ❤️💙 With an accompanying poem: archiveofourown.org/works/84736976 And free zine you can download here: fearlesswindy.ink/zines/insati...

A digital oil-like painting of Sylvain and Felix from Fire Emblem Three Houses. Sylvain, muscular with some stubble, holds onto Felix's arms whilst standing behind, one hand reaching down between his legs. Felix turns to him with closed eyes. He is bound in a red rope harness attached to his forearms and around his chest adorning top surgery scars, as well as gagged by the rope with his legs tied. They are painted with ethereal blue highlights and warm shadows.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Jun 2

Finished up with the smaller details before more resting 💙 It looks a little better in person (this video doesn't want to capture the midtones 😂) so let's hope photographing it tomorrow to post goes well—I love it and looking forward to sharing.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· May 27

Coming along with a slow session on it today after getting more sleep. Really think this one is turning into something special!

A zoom in of a soft pastel piece in progress. Two Black men with light-medium brown skin embrace, one behind the other. They are both shirtless. They're painted with saturated reds, blues and purples in the shadows.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· May 25

Timelapse for this piece 💙 Real time: Exactly 12 hours

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· May 24

Here is a preview of my painting and a stanza from the accompanying poem for @nsfwsylvixzine.bsky.social; some tender Sylvix shibari! Look forward to the zine on Sylvain's birthday. 💙

A crop of a larger digital painting, showing Sylvain, a man with spiky red hair, leaning down to kiss the lips of Felix, implied to be in front of him. Felix is bound in red ropes across his chest and lips. They are painted with ethereal blue tones and warm shadows.

Text reads: There are times where Sylvain hates to leave sleep's embrace
Inadequacy a plague in his mind
And his mistakes try to drown him
But here he is, lover in possession
Capable and in control
Pulled from the waters by the love of Felix's submission

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· May 23

The loose beginning is down on my Pride Month piece 💙 I'm feeling refreshed mentally and glad I got to work on it before the worst of the heatwave. Really has been a joy so far. #WIP

A loose soft pastel illustration in process, showing part of two brown-skinned figures in an embrace. One man stands behind and holds the other man's torso, the latter holds onto his partner's knee.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· May 9

I am loving the natural form references from @trueref.bsky.social! 💙

Two purple fineliner sketches of a slim, nude feminine Black person with an afro. The left is a standing pose with a hand lifted to the chin. The right is a sitting pose, legs spread with one bent up, hand resting on the floor.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· May 6

I loved refining this one today. Will be posting it around Friday after I've checked it over. 💙

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· May 5

Figure sketches from today 💙 With the lovely @/claudialifemodel on Instagram. Soft pastels on light mint and beige pastel paper.

Claudia, a voluptuous, light skinned woman with short dark red hair, in two side by side pastel sketches. The first is a vertical pose with her sitting, arms raised up and behind her head, coloured with red shadows and blue highlights. In the second sits with one arm by her face, the other resting on a thigh, coloured in high chroma oranges with purple shadows.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 27

New soft pastel #WIP 💙 Finally back at it now my fever and pain have gone down a fair bit!

A wooden board with a long vertical piece of paper stuck down, with numerous pan pastels in a plastic palette tray. A sunrise sky of purples, pinks and peach is behind a loose sketch of a pigeon perched on a branch.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 24

'Luna's 12th Birthday' Pastels on dark green pastel paper 12 years! 🥺 #AnimalArt #SciArt

A softly painted pastel piece featuring a sitting tabby cat. She is hit with a golden glowing light from above and behind, with purple midtones and cool toned green shadows. She has an ethereal feel to her.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 23

3 of my figure drawings from today 💙 My first time using fineliners for them. Pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it!

A nude slim, feminine figure drawn delicately in purple fineliner. They sit on a chair draped in fabric and look down at crochet needles. They have shoulder length curly hair, and rest feet on a stool.

The figure kneels from behind on the chair.

The figure stands, bending forward from behind.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 22

As of a week ago, I'm 2 years post top surgery. So here's the self portraits I did a couple months after, then a year on. I should make another soon! #TransArt

A digital oil style painting of Oliver, a young white man with brown hair, facial hair and round glasses. He holds one arm above his head and his other by his chest. He closes his eyes, looking peaceful. He is shirtless and has top surgery scars. He is hit with bright, warm light which casts blue shadows.

A digital oil style painting of Oliver, a slim young white man, coloured in blue shadows and pink highlights. He has shoulder length fluffy dark hair and a dark mask. He wears a matching lingerie dress which exposes the chest and part of his abdomen, with ties over his hip and a lacy midsection between his thighs. The right side of his body and part of his left arm (our perspective) are hit with bright light.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 19

I haven't abandoned this one haha. I've had to work on it very intermittently, now with a couple of deadlines out of the way it's seeing some good progress. 💙 #WIP

A screenshot of Procreate. Raven, a muscular young man, holds a sword above his head, illuminated above him by a dramatic light.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 18

I was able to carefully do some art today around rest, now my body is more stable. I finished Luna's birthday piece—I don't have a choice, this pastel paper is unusual and won't let me apply more, nor can be sealed. 😂 I'll post it next Friday. Here's a sneak peek. 💙

A close up of a soft pastel painting, showing a tabby cat painted in black and green shadows, with purple transitioning to a bright orange light scattering off her back. One eye looks fo the camera.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 15

The violent jump from 2019 to 2026

Sorey and Mikleo from Tales of Zestiria, digitally drawn. Mikleo, left, is depicted as a human with long wavy brown hair. He is slender, wearing red Christmas themed lingerie. He holds onto the back of Sorey's head. Sorey is implied to be nude, lightly muscular and holding onto Mikleo. A night sky can be seen in a window behind them, and there is a Christmas tree and wreath in the background.

A digital painting with oil like brushes featuring Niko, a light-skinned feminine elven man with long navy hair, lilac eyes and round glasses. He wears a transparent tulle dress that wraps around his body. He is gagged with a red ball gag, his arms and wrists tied to a transparent blue cane. His left arm is darkened by magical scarring. Warm highlights and midtones blend into blue toned shadows.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 14

Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm Oliver, a queer and disabled artist based in Wales. I love to paint dreamy light, primarily in digital and pastels. I'm professional part time with projects, periodic commissions and selling some originals; if you're interested, get in touch! ✉️ olivernikoluna@gmail.com

A digital semi realism painting with oil like brushes, showcasing Sothis from Fire Emblem Three Houses,, a youthful goddess with light skin and long, wavy emerald green hair in thick ponytails. She wears a blue purple dress with a black leather chest piece and golden details down her torso and on a thick circlet. She holds her hands over Garreg Mach, a castle in mountains surrounded by dramatically shaped clouds that swirl around her. Behind her are more natural clouds hit with sunlight. This casts Sothis in a golden glow from the side and beneath her, casting highlights on the lower half of her face.

A traditional soft pastel painting of a light-skinned muscular man, depicted as a white centaur with a unicorn horn and white wings. He has long pale blue, pink and white hair pulled into a volumised ponytail and a blue beard. He holds a glowing staff, with gold leaf used as top surgery scars, two wrist cuffs and a rectangular earring. The shadows are a blue-purple colour.

A loose soft pastel drawing of a long haired grey cat. It looks upwards, its face hit with a warm light that streams upwards, with long white whiskers. Golden light illuminates the chin.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 13

'Embracing Joy and Hope' Here is my full piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social's queer history zine! Late pledges can still be made until April 16th. 💙 #WelshArt #QueerArt

A digital, softly painted piece of two Welsh lesbians dressed in traditional attire relax together in a field of daffodils. One reads a book as she lays a limb difference on her adoring partner looking up at her, laid in her lap. The laid down woman strokes a Calico kitten's head. The two are hit with soft, warm sunlight.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 12

I informed them the blocking they're complaining about is likely because of the usage of a slur before I block too, and they really came out and said this. Warnings on your account for what? Being a whiny ass dick using slurs?

User Darkroigh: I'll be fair. If me using one wrong word is enough for you to block me, then you probably shouldn't be interacting with my account anyway. I know it may come off as aggressive so I'll say outright: No hard feelings from me, but yeah, I put warnings everywhere on my account for a reason

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 12

Larger blocks of colour are down 🐈 #WIP

A soft pastel piece in progress of a sitting tabby cat painted with green shadows, purple midtones and orange highlights.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 11

My health is letting me draw again today, so here's an underdrawing of Luna's birthday painting ready to continue later! Going to opt for a tri secondary colour palette for this one. #WIP

A white pencil sketch of a tabby cat on a dark green paper. She sits down, tail around her front paws.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 11

See a couple, post a couple 💙

Shulk and A posed in a dramatic fashion. Shulk, right, has long blond hair and a prosthetic arm, with light skin and a muscular build. He holds a hand up to his head. A is smaller, with tanned skin and light hair reflecting surrounding colours, holding onto Shulk's right arm. They are surrounded by floating purple fabric, Shulk red, and sit on a wall surrounded by plants and boulders. Behind them is in game scenery and plants in a sunset setting.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 9

I'm finishing up a couple of WIPs this week, including my piece for @nsfwsylvixzine.bsky.social ❤️💙 Nearly done. Felix in Sylvain's shibari, with an accompanying poem from the latter's POV. Aiming for something steamy yet tender and romantic!

A crop of a loose digital painting of a muscular figure embracing a toned, more slender one from behind. A hand holds onto arms bound in red ropes. The same ropes bind the chest and across the torso. Top surgery scars are on the bound man's chest. It's painted with ethereal blue highlights and warmer shadows.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 8

I was more used to this cheap graphite during today's online life drawing haha. I do have a nicer restock all the way but I hope this shows there is no excuse to go start learning art with what you have!

An athletic male nude figure, posing in a seated position with knees bent, one arm resting against a surface behind him.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 7

My final study using Jess from @trueref.bsky.social 💙 Can't wait to try out the new fine art ones. I whipped out unused, very cheap graphite I was gifted when I was still a minor. You can practice with anything!

A graphite sketch of a crouching chubby woman holding a sword, fabric draping over her.

Oliver 💙@oliverniko· Apr 5

Tolerance went quite well 🎉 My tongue does burn a bit, and in general I'll need to wait some days before another careful portion to not have a histamine build up, but it's all minor and I've had much worse from much less! So tasty too, Chococo I love you.