my artblog

bad at social media *get a sketchy character or pet portrait on my kofi* I reblog art on a side blog :3

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20260430 portrait commission

oil pastels

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I'm seeing warnings about scammers trying to commission artists but the "reference sheet" for their character they want commissioned isn't an image but a .vbs file ("visual basic script"), and will run a script when you open it, probably to yoink your account(s), but I haven't seen this from anyone who's actually clicked it yet. Just be careful and never open a file like that, 'cause people suck.

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For reference (heh)

At a glance, file name checks out. But!! Do not open a .vbs file!!!

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20260119 toony capybaras

for a friend. trying out some neat impasto brushes from

https://krita-artists.org/t/memileo-impasto-brushes/92952

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20251227 fallen moon

entry for a "draw this in your style" contest, here's the reference https://www.instagram.com/p/DRkOKVCjHFn first time using arrtx pencils I got for christmas, wanted to get my hands on softer pencils for a while, they were definitelly fun to use and easier on the wrist. could've gotten more ham on contrast, payed more attention to the color nuances

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20251218 kingfisher

saw a kingfisher hunting where I found the beaver marks too

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20251216 magic pencil rainbow beavers

went on a walk by the river and saw some chewing marks on the trees, checked online if beavers moved here and indeed they did! so I wanted to draw some. I saw a wild one before but at a different river nearby

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20251210 grey partridge

wax pastelles

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20251209 finnish spitz

pentel "oil" pastelles

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20251209 icelandic sheepdog

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20251207 man who refuses to go to therapy

@doe-prince antaras!

they post the comic here now https://goldenshrike.thecomicseries.com/

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20251204 zooarpg australia

arpg illustration

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20251124 more magic pencil sketches

refs https://www.instagram.com/marielemerle/

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20251121 magic pencil sketches

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20251117 landscape study

reference

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/kermode-bear

big fan of this technique of painting mossy trees on a dark bg, need to practice it more

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20251105 rpg illustration - lemur exhibit

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20251101 zooarpg refs

I offer sketchy refs/character portraits like these on my ko-fi!

https://ko-fi.com/c/2775059d0e

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20251024 zooarpg refs

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