Steve Airola (slyhands)

Artist at heart

[Steve Airola (slyhands) @steve_airola]

My painting of Gandalf in the style of J. C. Leyendecker. Slowly coming along. #art #leyendecker #fantasyart #tolkien #procreateart #digitalpainting #slyhands #airola

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A quick sketch tribute to the legend George Wendt 🍺Most knew him as Norm from Cheers, but my first intro was watching him as Harold in the cult classic horror film ‘House’.
#GeorgeWendt #Cheers #Norm #CultClassic #80sHorror #TributeArt #Art #Sketch #Drawing #80sMovies #airola

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Flipping through my sketchbook. Charcoal and graphite from a few years ago. #art #drawing #middleearth #lotr #slyhands #airola

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Some sketches of The Hobbit a few years ago. #bilbo #baggins #balin #smaug #drawing #fantasyart #tolkien #procreateart #slyhands #airola #dragon #artwork

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Val Kilmer (1959-2025) My tribute drawing to the late amazing actor, Val Kilmer. RIP Val! #valkilmer #docholliday #topgun #iceman #madmartigan #willow #tombstone #rip #procreateart #tribute #airola #slyhands

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My sketch of Gollum a few years back. #gollum #procreateart #lotr #digitaldrawing #ipadart #slyhands #airola

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My Spidey sketches from a couple of years ago. These were fun to do! #procreate #spiderman #art #drawing #digitalart #slyhands #airola

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A little sketching practice this evening in Procreate. #boromir #tolkien #lotr #fanart #sketch #airola #art #fantasyart

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Bringing Gimli, son of Glóin, to life with my latest drawing! A fearless dwarf warrior from Tolkien’s Middle-earth. #LordOfTheRings #DwarfPride #Art #FantasyArt #SlyHands #Airola

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Sketching practice of House of the Dragon. Drawn in Procreate. #alicent #daemontargaryen #dragon #houseofthedragon #castle #art #digitalsketch #airola #slyhands

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Hail King Elessar!
Aragon embracing his destiny as King Elissar. Hopefully we can all find the courage to step into the rolls that we were destined for! #lotr #fanart #returnoftheking #procreateart #viggomortenson

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Recent sketching (before I dove into the madness of Inktober! ) #illustration #art #sketchbook #fantasyart #procreateapp #ipadart #airola #slyhands

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Inktober Days 30-31 "Violin" & "Landmark" 🎻🍂
This drawing represents my final Inktober tribute to Middle-earth! A hobbit’s tune drifts through the beloved landmark, The Green Dragon, as he pours his soul into his violin. 🍻✨

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Triple Prompt for #Inktober Days 27-29: “Road”, “Jumbo”, and “Navigator”! 🛣️🐘🧭

I drew a scene of a brave Haradrim navigator guiding a colossal Oliphaunt (Mûmakil) down the Harad Road in Middle-earth. Combining all three prompts into one epic journey!

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Inktober 2024 "Expedition" + "Scarecrow" + “camera”
we can see an artist capturing a moment of Sam and Frodo walking past a scarecrow during the expedition that will change the course of Middle-earth.
#Inktober2024 #FrodoAndSam #Scarecrow #Expedition #MiddleEarth #Illustration

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Inktober Days 21-23: “Rhinoceros,” “Camp,” “Rust”

Triple prompt! A Dwarf riding a rhino in rusty armor charging through an Orc camp! 🦏

Not Tolkien canon, but Middle-earth is vast! Had fun imagining this scene!

#Inktober2024 #TolkienArt #FantasyArt #Dwarves #LOTR

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Inktober 2024: Days 18, 19, and 20 – “Drive,” “Ridge,” and “Uncharted”

This time, I’ve illustrated Fingolfin driving the Noldor Elves to forward across the uncharted, icy ridges of the Helcaraxë.

#Inktober2024 #Tolkien #Silmarillion #Fingolfin #procreate

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Inktober 2024: Days 15, 16, and 17 - “guidebook”, “grunge”, and “journal”. The Book of Mazarbul serves as the focus of our grungy guidebook/journal, which chronicles the final day of Balin’s company after an unsuccessful attempt to reclaim Moria. #fantasyart #lotr #drawing

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Inktober 2024 Days 13 & 14 “Roam” and “Horizon”. After losing the One Ring, Gollum roams Middle-earth in search of his precious, with those hunting him ever on the horizon. #inktober2024 #day13 #day14 #gollum #mirkwood #roam #fantasyart #drawing #slyhands #airola

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Inktober 2024 Day 11 + 12 “Remote” and “Snacks”. Smaug is out for a little second breakfast. #inktober #day11 #day12 #dragon #smaug #lotr #fantasyart #slyhands #airola