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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

MY COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN! I need emergency money for a surgery + meds to my felv+ cat Maju. She's a rescue baby that has been living with me for a couple years now, and this caught me out of nowhere. Please share this post if you cannot buy anything right now. More details & options below! 1/3

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Random horse sketch, real honse moments Supplies from @uniballbrasil (brush pens) @brw.escolar.escritorio (brush pen in the middle) @tilibra_oficial (neon kori notebook) (@s from instagram) #dailysketch #dailyart #horse #cavalo #monochrome #reducedpalette #animals #traditionalart

Traditional art portraying the front half of a horse drawn with black and gray brush pens over a yellow sheet. The horse is running vigorously and it's front legs are in the air. Shadows cover big part of it's face, legs, chest and belly. It is drawn in a minimalistic way to maximize the effect of the contrast between the colors using, focusing in separating the shading graduation by blocks of ink and color, as well as negative space.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Yesterday's theme was #green Dieffenbachia Seguine, known also by comigo-ninguém-pode and aningapara, is a plant of the Araceae family highly appreciated as an indoor ornamental, given its tolerance to low humidity. Theme list by chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #dailyart #plants

Traditional art portraying a houseplant known as Comigo-ninguem-pode. It has multiple big fronds in green splotches with the center of the leaf usually being lighter in color. The pot where the plant is planted is white and has details in metallic green, while the background is composed of a rectangle made of blue wiggly lines.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Today's theme is #wizard Did you know the "you as a baby" meme character is a toy inherited by a Brazilian artist? Learn more about the artist behind this Wizard in the comments below. Theme list by chloe.fluff.studios at IG #mestreensinador #toy #dailyart #traditionalart

Traditional art portraying the toy mostly known by the "it's you when you were a baby" meme. A little wizard with a pointy green hat, a white flowy coat and the face of a happy and mischievous little gnome.
"Mestre Ensinador", which is his name, is manipulating some magic in this artwork, drawn as multiple stars of various shapes in gold and silver ink. The magic is casting a strong and dramatic white light over the character as the background is a pitch black rectangle with wiggly borders.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Yesterday's theme was #raccoon Did you know #Brazil has one named Mão-pelada (or "naked hands") which is the crab-eater raccoon? Context for this art in the comment below! 😂 🚬🦝💬🦀 Theme list by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #dailyart #traditionalart #fourtwenty #crab #psychodelic

Traditional art portraying a Crab-eater Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) wearing Juliet glasses and "visibly thinking about crab" (there is a thinking balloon from comics and a crab inside it). The raccoon is relaxed and even sporting a little smile, while sitting and looking up to an out-of-scene sky. Its fur is composed of gray and brown patches, a dark underbelly, snout, around the eyes and extremity of limbs, and a stripped tail just like an american raccoon. Its hands doesn't have fur, from where comes their name in Brazil, "Mão-pelada", or "naked-hands". The background is a psychodelic pattern in pink and yellow, possibly indicating the raccoon is hallucinating either by use of illicit substances or by the absurd heatwave that has been happening in Brazil as this image is posted.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Today's theme is #spring "Handroanthus albus", or as we lovingly, jokingly call it here... A Couscous tree 😂 They don't usually flower in spring, but they're filled with flowers! Theme list by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #dailyart #brazil #ipeamarelo

Traditional art portraying a tree of "Handroanthus albus" or "Ipe amarelo". The tree consists in a brown trunk and many yellow flowers in the place of the leaves. There are some fallen flowers on the grassy floor, and a blue sky on the background.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Yesterday's theme was #frog, and I've chosen to draw the Flea Frog, Brachycephalus dacnis. The second smaller vertebrate in the world, this little fella is smaller than a 50 cent (BRL) coin! Theme list by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #amphibian #toad #fleafrog #dailyart

Traditional art portraying a flea frog, the second smallest vertebrate in the world.
On the top of the sheet, a side view of the frog that sports a little smile of sorts, while on the bottom of the sheet, the frog is seen with its mouth wide-open and facing the viewer.
The frog skin is an orange-ish brown, with the belly and feet being a dark brown, and white is used to depict the light on its wet skin. Its eyes are composed of four circles disposed one inside the other, in gray, golden, gray and black respectively. The inside of its mouth is gray.
The background of the piece is composed of a purple rectangle with four irregular-shaped stars, and several, smaller, white sparkles.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Today's theme is #coffee Nothing much special to see here, just a cup of coffee. I know whose brand is. I'm not naming it but feel free to @ them in the comments if you really want to 😉 Theme list by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #hotdrink #cappuccino #dailyart #dailysketch

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Yesterday's theme was #bookshop so instead of drawing a big one, I've chosen to draw the small ones you see here in parks and neighborhoods with free books for ppl Theme list by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #book #littlehouse #neighbourhood #companionship

Traditional art portraying a small wood house filled with books. It is a common practice in some cities of Brazil to have one of those on neighborhoods, parks and bus stops where people can get books for free or leave their unused books to someone else to read for free.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Today's theme is #tulip! So here's some tulips in a tulip cup! There's not much on this one beside a wordplay, sorry it sounded more clever in my head 😅 Theme list by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #dailysketch #dailyart #acrylicmarkers #experimentation #molin

Traditional art portraying a tulip cup, normally used to drink beer, but here its being used as a vase filled with water and four tulips. The tulips have petals in yellow and orange. The background is a teal rectangle with wiggly borders, and there are six yellow five-point stars complementing the composition.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Today's theme is #fluffy ! Here's a drawing of a Callithrix jacchus, known in my country as Sagui-de-tufo-branco. This little #primate sport a dense fluff over the area of their ears! Theme list created by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #unipin #alcoholmarkers #dailyart #sagui #cute

Traditional art portraying a small primate known as Sagui-de-tufo-branco (Callithrix jacchus) holding on a branch. The background is consisted of stylized leaves drawn and juxtaposed over a green rectangle. The fur of the animal is drawn using crosshatching and a fine brush pen.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Yesterday's theme was #love ! I've drawn Tecco, which was one of my best companions ever, and that I miss a lot. She was a Fischer's #lovebird full of personality and sass. Theme list by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #alcoholmarkers #bird #colorful #agapornis

Traditional art portraying a Fischer's Lovebird perched on a hand in almost of an "ok" motion. The bird is facing foward, and has feathers in brown, red, yellow, orange and green. Its beak is bright red, its feet are blueish gray, and the eyes are black with a bold white contour to them.
The background is a black square with curved, wiggly edges, and there is a post-it shaped like a speech balloon placed as the bird is "speaking". Inside the speech balloon there is a single stylized musical note.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Today's theme is #bug! My favorite bug of all times are undoubtedly in the Membracidae family: those known as "soldadinhos", "napoleão" or "viuvinha" in my homeland are cousins of the cicada! Theme list created by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #acrylicmarkers #molin #brasil #nordeste

Traditional art portraying a set of four bugs from the Membracidae family. Cousins of the cicada, those bugs are shaped like Napoleon's hat, which is the cause for one of many names they have. They're commonly found in black and white colors, being the white present in stripes or big spots over their back, but some specimens may also be green, red, orange and yellow.
The background is composed by a yellow rectangle with brown decorations on its borders and a brown star in the middle of the rectangle, behind the bugs.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Yesterday's theme was #clown , and I did a giant #poodle dressed as one. Something about their fluffy hair and the haircuts people do on them makes me remind me of the friendly clowns. Theme list was created by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #acrylicmarkers

Traditional art portraying a semirealistic giant poodle colored like a clown. Its hair is colored in rainbow tones and it sports a frilled collar in tones of silver and copper. Its nose is red, and there are white patches of makeup around its eyes and muzzle. Its mouth is open and it has a calm and amicable expression, with its pink tongue out of its mouth.
The background is composed by a pitch black rectangle paired with multicolored stars of varied sizes and amount of points.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Yesterday's theme was " #clutter " I found a bit of trouble to decide "a clutter of what" I would do, but ended up choosing many #washitape I own Theme list done by @chloe.fluff.studios at instagram #traditionalart #acrylicmarkers #metallicmarkers

Traditional art portraying a holographic pencil case containing several rolls of washi tape, of diverse colors and stamps. The background is composed of a pitch black color and geometric patterns in yellow, purple, blue, pink, green and silver.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Today's theme is " #pink "! I'm sorry to everyone whose fav color is pink but I'm not the biggest fan 😅 so I drew a type of 🥭 known as "pink mango" (Manga Rosa) here in my country, for I do love mangoes! Theme list was done by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG! #traditionalart #acrylicmarkers #dailyart

Traditional art of a "pink mango" (Manga Rosa, Mangifera indica L.) done in a semirealistic style. The mango has a slice cut off and placed right before it, laying on a Caramel Plate (typical plate from Brazil) and a serrated knife lays at the border of the plate, stained in the mango's juice. A lettering text reading "Manga Rosa" is written at the top of the composition in neon yellow and neon pink, with a thin purple outline.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A bit of allergy crisis has slowed me down... Yesterday's theme was " #sweet " so here's a #bee and its #honeycombs! Theme list was made by @chloe.fluff.studios at IG #traditionalart #acrylicmarkers #alcoholmarkers #dailyart #dailysketches

Traditional art portraying a bee over 9 honeycombs. The bee is painted in a sort-of impressionist style by using brush strokes of acrylic brush pens. The line around the honeycombs and framing the bee like a sticker is done in a glittery blue color.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Today's sketch is on the theme " #moon ". I did a Potoo, known in Brazil as #Urutau or #Mãe-da-lua (mother of the moon). This nocturnal #bird has many telltales about its surreal appearance and voice. The theme list was done by @chloe.fluff.studios @ IG #traditionalart #nanquin #ballpointpen

Traditional art portraying a Potoo bird drawn in a semi realistic way, over a pitch black night sky and a full moon. The eye of the bird is painted with gold ink, its body is on a sepia tone (done with markers), the moon is painted with silver ink while the background was done with indian ink.
The play of this piece is on the fact the Potoo is known in Brazil by the name of Mãe-da-lua (or, "mother of the moon").

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Keeping up with the #dailysketch, today's theme is " #sunshine " on @chloe.fluff.studios (ig) list! I did another experimental piece with acrylic markers of the Morro do Careca, a turistic spot from #NatalRN #Brazil #morrodocareca #traditionalart #acrylicmarkers

Traditional art portraying a turistic spot known as Morro do Careca, located in the city of Natal RN Brazil. The art is done in an impressionist style using acrylic markers. The beach waters are on the front of the piece, the hill on the middle and the sky at the back of the hill in light blue and light yellow.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Yesterday's #dailysketch theme was of " #fairy ". My cat bit my hand so I couldn't draw on time to post 😭 The theme comes from the @chloe.fluff.studios (IG) prompt list! I did a fairy inspired by the bathroom fly (Psychoda cinerea) on a toothbrush! #traditionalart #alcoholmarkers #ballpointpen

Traditional art portraying a fairy inspired by the Bathroom Fly (Psychoda cinerea) holding on to a blue toothbrush with white, blue and green strands. The background is a colorful square and four white stars of various points and shapes.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Today's sketch is on the " #mushroom " theme, following the prompt list form @chloe.fluff.studios at instagram It was a more experimental art where I used only my acrylic markers to draw this art! #traditionalart #acrylicmarkers #dailysketch #fungi

Traditional art portraying a trio of generic mushrooms. The background is composed of a dark square in purple, and branches with leaves and grass in lilac tones. The mushrooms are in the first plane, done in warm tones such as yellow, orange and brown, as well as pastel yellow.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

For today's prompt, " #home ", the sketch is of the #caatinga #parakeet, also known as Caatinga #jenday/ #conure, comfortably resting on a tree hole. The prompt list is from @chloe.fluff.studio at IG! #traditionalart #dailysketch #bird #psitacidae #ballpointpen #alcoholmarkers

Traditional art portraying a Caatinga Parakeet, also known as caatinga jenday or green cheek conure, that goes by the scientific name of Eupsittula cactorum. The art is done with a ballpoint pen in purple ink, and colored using alcohol markers. The bird has a curved beak, feathers in green, beige, gray, forest green, yellow and blue, and is resting inside a tree hole. The sky behind the tree is cartoony and pitch black, with doodly stars and a crescent moon.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Following the prompt list from @chloe.fluff.studios at IG, today's prompt is " #lucky ", so i did a #Saruê (brazilian's #possum variant) holding a few four-leaf clovers on its mouth #traditionalart #dailysketch #ballpointpen #markers #alcoholmarkers

Traditional art portraying a brazilian variant of opossum (Didelphis aurita) with its butt turned to the viewer and staring back as it holds three four-leaf clovers on its mouth. The background is composed of enormous four-leaf clovers juxtaposed over themselves and with a black rectangle as the base background.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Today's sketch is following the prompt list from @chloe.fluff.studio at IG The theme is " #star " so here's a #dove flying among stars! #traditionalart #ballpointpen #alcoholmarkers #dailyart #dailysketch

Traditional art portraying a gray dove (or "Columbina picui") flying on a black sky filled with pink stars. Each star has a ressonance effect in a darker pink than the core glow of each star.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Today's sketch is of a #comfortfood of mine. Whenever I need a moral boost I get a chicken #strogonoff in a specific local restaurant and it saves my day. The prompt is #food and the prompt list was made by @nisttica.bsky.social !

Traditional art portraying a plate seen in top view. Inside the plate there is a portion of rice cooked with broccoli, potato puree in a 3-ball portion with a lettuce leaf under it, and a portion of the brazilian recipe for strogonoff. The background is a irregular pattern of stars, dots and little lines in red, with two rounded-tip squares also in red, under the plate, located oppositely.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Today's prompt, "object", is a moka! Hard to know a brazilian who doesn't like a scalding hot coffee 😅 The prompt list was created by @nisttica.bsky.social ! #moka #cafeteiraitaliana #object #traditionalart #rainbowpencil

Traditional art of a italian coffeemaker (Moka), made in purple ballpoint pen, and colored with rainbow colored pencil. It has a wiggly frame with little sparkles at the corners, also made with the rainbow colored pencil.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Following today's prompt from @nisttica.bsky.social (animal), today's sketch is of a local #fish known as " #Ginga ", " #manjubinha " or " #pititinga ". They are comercialized as a local dish and delicacy named "ginga com tapioca"! #traditionalart #ballpoint #sketch #gingacomtapioca #markers

Traditional art portraying a pair of little fishes known by the names of "ginga", "pititinga" or "manjubinha". They have a slender body in tones of silver, lemon yellow, bright green and pink/salmon, tiny bright green fins and white eyes. Between the two fishes there is the word "ginga" written on a graphic high case font, and for a background, small sparkles in the same tone of green as the fish's fins, and the contour of a square in the same salmon color as the one present in the body of the fishes.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Still on the prompt list from @nisttica.bsky.social , today's sketch is a very experimental #sunset. I wasn't too inspired so i went for a comfort zone 😅 #landscape #traditionalart #promptlist #brushpen #pastels

A small simplified scene containing the depiction of a sunset. The shadows of coconut trees are made in pitch black on the foreground, while the sky behind them contains blobs of colors in yellow, orange, reds and pinks.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Today's sketch was inspired by a small prompt list from @nisttica.bsky.social . The prompt is flower! Xanana (Turnera subulata) is the flower symbol of the city of #Natal - RN - #Brazil, also an edible plant with antiinflammatory properties! #traditionalart #ballpointpen #markers #flower #xanana

Traditional art portraying the name of this flower separated in syllables and two units of the flower Xanana (Turnera subulata). Chosen as the representative flower for the city of Natal, RN Brazil, the Xanana has usually five white petals with the core having a fading tone to yellow and brown, as well as vivid green serrated leaves.
A light brown background speckled with silvery glitter completes this artwork.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Today's sketch is of a Carcara! A bird of prey common in the Northeast region of Brazil, they're a symbol of resilience and strenght for the people. #sketch #traditionalart #carcara #caracara #ballpointpen #multicolor

A traditional art consisting of a portrait of the Caracara, bird of prey common in Brazil's Northeast region. The linework was done in purple ballpoint pen, and the piece has accents of orange, bright green and yellow on the background and on the bird's signature colored area of its face. The same colors are used as highlights on its feathers. The background is done in a way to create a negative area shaped like a star, crowning the bird.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I plan to start posting here since the other social medias are currently unsustainable :/ Uncoming project of daily art: Follow to support my journey for consistency! #rabbit #hare #sketch #traditionalart #lagomorphs #ballpointpen #markers

Sketch done in purple ballpoint pen and highlighters of rabbits and hares. On the top left a rabbit head, followed by a whole rabbit sitting on top right. At the bottom left of the sheet there is a hare sitting, followed by the head of a hare. The rabbits have a cute and neutral expression, while the hare have their typical thousand-yard stare. The background is composed of irregular squares in yellow, red, orange and pink.

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Akira Ran (artist) @akiraran-artist.bsky.social · 30/05/2024

Where you may find me: - @akiraran.bsky.social : my cosplayer & main profile, will use to reshare stuff from my artist friends. - cara.app/akiraranartist - toyhou.se/AkiraRan - artfight.net/~AkiraRan

The main character of this artist, a red-haired humanoid woman with golden yellow eyes and brown skin. She has a pair of black wolf ears and a tail, as well as sharp black nails, and is wearing an outfit that resembles a kimono of sorts. Said clothings are black and yellow in color.
The woman is resting her left hand on her waist and showing a serious expression towards the viewer while holding a wolf-like mask on her right hand. The background is composed of a box of checkered pattern in grey and bright yellow, with a solid black colored frame.

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