Luke Ridge (Commissions open✏)

@lri.bsky.social

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37, UK based traditional media illustrator. Creature design, Dinos, monsters and creepy things. Will waffle about F1. đŸš«No AI&NFTsđŸš«. Commissions open✏: lukeridge@icloud.com Store: https://linktr.ee/lrillustrations #illustration #creaturedesign #Paleoart

A walking creature of crumbling stone. Once part of a beautiful cathedral. Now, this massive window frame is the core of a lumbering golem. Non violent unless provoked. He’s powered by a magic spell gone wrong. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper
The Spain football team celebrate winning the 2026 World Cup. Lrrr the alien overload stands with them for some reason. The embarrassment is palpable
A serious looking Dinosaur stares off at something out of shot. Jaws tightly clamped shut. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’
A DragonSnake coils and twists around itself keeping itself safe from protection foes. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper
Two novels sit on a cream coloured blanket. ‘Independence Day’ the adaptation of the film, and ‘Star Trek: The Abode of Life’.
Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #4 of 5, cover by Derrick Chew.
Kaito 84 #4 of 5, cover by Kim Hu
Hidden Springs #2, cover by Nil Vendrell
Avengers Armageddon #1, cover by Dike Ryan & Moreno Dinisio
MASK #1 wraparound cover by Pye Parr
Predator portrait. 2-4B Graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’
The Eye of Webbish Bog sits on the head of his Ogre counterpart. His spider like legs grip every side of his leathery scalp. They live a symbiotic relationship. Surrounding them, still water and chard tree trunks. A mist slowly moves past and around them. Living on the lava moon of Muatafar is not easy. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm A3 paper. Edited and coloured in ‘Photoshop’ and ‘Krita’. Prints now back in my store!
A Harvester ship fires on the White House from above with a massive beam of green energy. The building begins to blow apart. ‘Independence Day’ (ID4) 1996
A pile of human skulls in a patch of thick shrubbery. Blue ColErase pencil. A work in progress sketch
A six part image showing the process of my ‘Dragon snake’ fan piece. From ColErase line work to finished render.
The Cadillac F1 USA 250th birthday special livery to run at Silverstone this weekend
A massive ‘Dragonsnake’ sits waiting for its next meal. Jaws wide and body coiled in and around itself. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper
A 4 part image showing the process of said dinosaur illustration. From original ColErase linework to finished render.
This years McLaren M2B 1966 livery for the 2026 British GP at Silverstone.
Top: this years Williams F1 livery Bottom: the Silverstone special livery I know, I can’t see it either
Portrait of a curious, inquisitive Dino. Eyes fixated on something out of sight to us. Most likely food. Jaws clamped shut. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’
Argyle has your back
A portrait of Marge Simpson completely smudged across the right side
A Dragon portrait. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper.
No-Face begins to devour the River Spirit. His black mass slowly melds with him and flows about him. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. 2021/22.
Misty. My partner in life for the last 13 years. A black ‘Bombay’ Cat. Noisy and opinionated but always so full of love. đŸ„°
A Spinosaurus moves through a body of water. Its tail whips through the water as it turns to face something it’s spotted moving under the surface. Early line art in blue ColErase pencil.
A large, angry prehistoric bird. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’
A large prehistoric bird with a huge, razor sharp beak. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper.
‘Black Knight III’. The third iteration of this ship. A wide and flat body with large engines Sat out on arms on each side. Each side comes to a sharp edge. The cockpit sits at the front with the body pushing out slightly in front on each side. Black in colour with yellow accents. Flying through. Asteroid field in a green gas nebula. Image captured on PS5.
‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ now on Netflix
An early, ColErase sketch of the ‘Dragonsnake’ from Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu.
Iron-Man: Racing towards Doom #1 (One-Shot), cover by Kaare Andrews.
Iron Man: Racing towards Doom (Monaco Variant cover) by Greg Land
‘Should I Marry A Murderer’. A three part doc out now on Netflix.
A dragon sits in the shadows. Jaws clamped shut as he peers at something out of view. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’
F1 signs new deal to extend the Vegas GP into 2037
The PrideGoose is a multicoloured bird that honks in your general direction. He is mighty and proud đŸ„Č
Batman #9, cover by Jorge Jimenez
A statue brought to life. In human form but crumbling and ancient. He wields a sword. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper.
Progress shot of a ‘Arc Raiders’ piece. A Queen Arc walks across a mound of rubble from a raised building. 2B graphite and ColErase pencil on A3 110gsm paper
A four part image showing the progress on a recent dragon portrait. 2B pencil on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’
Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #3, cover by Derrick Chew
Kaitƍ 84 #3 of 5, cover by Jared Cullum
Hidden Springs #1, cover by Nil Vendrell
A shot of the belly of the USS Voyager as it flys over us. A title card with the text “fun will now commence” in the top left.
A Dragon looks off out of shot, an unsure and slightly annoyed look on her face. Jaws locked tightly closed, large horns follow the line of her brow and sweep off straight back behind her head. 2B graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’
A Cave-Wyvern skulks about his subterranean home. He’s evolved over time to be much slower and more docile than his Skybound relatives. With fused vertebrae due to his lesser moment in more confined conditions and almost no eye-site due to the darkness around him. 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper. Edited in ‘Photopea’
A portrait of the Star Wars character Admiral Raddus. A study in coloured pencil. Edited via Photoshop (2021/22)
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge - Echoes of the Empire #1, cover by Phil Noto
Gangsters Versus Nazis #2 and 3, covers by Andrea Schiavone
Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitƍ 84 #2 of 5, cover by Jared Cullum
Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #2, cover by Derrick Chew
Out a stairwell window I spot my first ‘Turbine’. A new flying Arc threat. Like an upside down rocket nose cone in shape. Photo by me, screen shot from PS5. Edited on IPhone 16
A side view of a Crocodile-like creatures head. A portrait, rendered with 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper.
InPrnt
A four part image showing the process for creating the Prehistoric Bird illustration. From ColErase line-art to finished render and edits.
Misty sits, her mind ticks over, the cogs spin, the brain is smooth đŸ§