ThistlePunk

No thoughts, only gnome! You can find me on BlueSky as @thistlepunk and Instagram under @thistlepunk #freelance #humanartist #nonft #noaiart #humanartist #commissionsopen #kansascity #kcmo #smalltownusa

[theshunbun]

Rococo Yam 🩵

[thistlepunk]

I needed this.

[thistlepunk]

Here is a current WIP for some SuperMan fanart

[thistlepunk]

Between these two, which is more punk rock?

Gnome

Goblin

Voting ended onMar 8, 2025

[silverfox66]

Adobe is going to spy on your projects. This is insane.

[audacityinblack]

For general graphics: use GIMP For vector graphics: use Inkscape For drawing and illustration: use Krita For print and web publishing and design: use Penpot For PDF authoring: use LibreOffice For PDF reading and form filling: use Okular

All are free, open source and cross-platform. None use AI.

[thistlepunk]

I'd like alternative names for fantasy races. If you have any alternative names, especially for Dwarves, let me know. Original my handle/screen name was gonna be Hipster Dwarf but I felt it's not PC by today's standards and I didn't feel comfortable using it. So if you have some let me know by commenting below. The only one I came up with is Fjell or mountain and Kyn for kin combo lazily into Fjellkyn. Sláinte!

[thistlepunk]

daily pose challenge from my brother @lord-nitekon, so i decided to draw our two oc's joshing around, figured they work with one another in our stories my bard would have played a prank on him and got caught and this is the end result

[thistlepunk]

daily pose challenge 2, i am behind, so i will do double this weekend; this was hard because i couldnt think of a subject matter to draw and i randomly thought of FMA and decided to draw Alphonse being dragged by Edward but in my childish cartoony style

[thistlepunk]

My brother is trying to motivate me and gave me a pose challenge, he is gonna send me a pose daily that I have to use. so today i decided to use the first pose to draw my persona Valdo Udvardy, a Gnome bard right before he casts sleep or as his broken common would say "the laying of heads for temporary death!"

[bob-belcher]

[catchymemes]

[infinitydivine]

I am not taking a risk

[darlingsstern]

Not risking it pals

[doralimasstuff]

U know what I want potato of luck

[shrewreadings]

Damn right I’m reblogging. See previous post re wrath of whatever from high atop the thing.

[caitmayart]

potato I will never ask you for anything else in my lifetime please potato for fuck's sake

[maroonracoon]

Drawing for you

[thistlepunk]

I'm looking for ideas to draw. Anyone want me to draw their art in my style?

[bookishdiplodocus]

Beat your imposter syndrome and self-doubt on your personal Hero’s Journey

You probably know the Hero’s Journey popularized by Joseph Campbell, the basic structure for many beloved stories. A hero gets called to action, enters an unknown world, faces challenges and temptations, fails, learns what they need to change, applies said new insights, et voilà: success.

I just realized you can apply this to your imposter syndrome and self-doubt. Many of you feel (or fear) you don’t have the skills to bring your big, new project to an end. I’m here to tell you: you don’t need to.

The hero at the beginning of the story doesn’t have what it takes to bring their journey to a successful end. It’s the journey itself that transforms the character into someone who has what it takes to finish it. The character at the end of the journey is not the same as the character at the beginning of the journey.

So start ambitious projects that you feel underqualified for. It’s not imposter syndrome or writer’s block. You're in the challenges and temptations phase of your journey. Don’t let them hold you back. Let them transform you. Identify the skills you need to acquire to make your journey into a success. Learn. Practise. You’re not “not good enough”—you’re on your Hero’s Journey and you’re on the threshold of your transformation phase.

(I told my husband about this idea and he played Don't stop believin' by Journey. Per-fection.)

If this helped you, you might want to take a look at the rest of my writing advice.

Now go tackle your dream!

[thistlepunk]

I needed this and I feel there are many I know that do as well 💜🫶🏻

[thistlepunk]

If you are a Black Butler fan, prepare yourselves for what's to come! I am drawing a BB inspired single page comic; my own characters; it's going to be rather interesting if I do say so myself!

[thistlepunk]

food inspired drawing! food inspired drawing! mashed potato cat! mashed potat cat! why am I like this?

[thistlepunk]

Invisible Artist

I never really wanted to make this to be a blog-blog, like write anything other than describe my art and put hashtags to the pieces. Yet, here I am, midnight, nearly 1 am; and I just couldn't wait to write this out.

I am afraid. I am lost and afraid, yet this feeling drives me more. I don't feel like an artist. Maybe it is because I never was formally trained, my skill has always been self taught mostly with guidance from other artists and my father. Maybe the lack of formal training is why I never pursued a career with my art? I have always regretted that and nearing 40, who knows if that will ever happen. This thought causes dread, depression and anxiety. I don't know if I should continue to draw, I feel lost. I am afraid to pursue my art even as a freelance, I don't take judgement well or criticism. Yet I know if I do not, I wont grow or gain more skill. I digress.

I write this because I post my art on various social medias and get nowhere. I don't know if I am doing this correctly. Should I network more? It's ok to ask for help. I see my posts get very few clicks, likes, etc. and others seem to explode with popularity. I have tried fan art, OCs, progress art, revisit old drawings. I haven't tried the DTIYS stuff, but I want to because it looks fun.

To those that read this, to the artists who feel invisible because you don't get the traffic you deserve, comment below so we see you. I will follow. It's ok to feel invisible, we all have to start somewhere. Even if you are near 40 like myself. There are so many artists out there who have been rejected or never found their style, medium etc. until later in life.

Carmen Herrera Rose Hilton Mark Rothko Phyllida Barlow Wassily Kandinsky Betty Tompkins Claude Monet Vincent Van Gogh Johannes Vermeer El Greco Paul Cezanne Georges-Pierre Seurat Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Edouard Manet Paul Gauguin Alfred Sisley

Don't give up and don't draw for the likes, the fame or the notoriety. Draw because you want to create. Create because it is worth doing. In a world of destruction, chaos, hate; we need beauty. Things that inspire, drive us, give us awe and make us feel. Keep drawing. I see you, because I am you.

[thistlepunk]

random word prompt, why am I like this? words were sexy and favorite food and I chose french fries lol