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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

More #portrait practice. Need to practice eyes, but not my priority right now. Sometimes I like what I've drawn, other times it's like I took a step back 😮‍💨 #art

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Some practice doing portraits. It feels like it's taking me too long to do one of these. I think I'm averaging about 1.5hrs each 🫠 #art #sketch

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Egh... Faces are in my too hard / weakness basket Does it normally take 40 mins to 1hr to draw one of these? #art #portraits

3 pencil sketches of portraits. 2 men and a woman

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I went on a vacay and packed some #fabercastell watercolour pencils with me. They ended up being the perfect travel #art medium with no fussing about water, containers, or trays. I had some trouble getting some clear lines and shapes but I had fun using these for the first time!

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Another evening of paint mixing for a new piece. Hopefully I can mix this batch better than my first try where I wasted sooo much paint 🫠 #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

8 tubes of acrylic Gouche lined up on top of a blue cloth

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Trying to use up excess #acrylagouache paint from a palette I've had sitting out for a week. I was hitting pan on a couple colours so I had to improvise. Madame Frou Frou from #boxtrolls #art #illustration #laikastudios #holbein

A painting of Madame Frou Frou from The Boxtrolls

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Yesterday I took myself out on a much needed solo date. I travelled out, sat in a park and did some sketching. I didn't realise how much I needed it for myself. Here's a little #posca sketch of a crow buddy that came around close enough for me to snap a photo. #australia #art #illustration

Legs stretched out with a sketchbook and sketching it utensils with an overflowing body of water in view

A photo of a crow standing in the grass with leaf litter.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Found a subject for my paints. This cutie is the Australian Blue Banded Bee, Amegilla Cingulata www.mountainsgourmet.com/mountains-go... #australia #art #illustration #holbein #acrylagouache

An acryla gouache painting of an Australian Blue Banded Bee

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Trying to find ways to use up all this extra paint. At first I wasn't mixing enough but of course, now I've mixed too much 🥴 #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

A palette of paints with a sketchbook. In the sketchbook is the outline of a bee on deep navy background, ready to be painted.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Yep. I'll draw/paint the same thing over and over till I get it right. #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

6 pieces of paper with varying degrees of progress of the same image

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Trying to understand how the values in colour works. Even though some colours stand out and you think they're distinct, they're actually a similar value as another colour on the page (in this case the yellow and ice blue) #art #colourtheory #paint #holbein #acrylic #gouache

2 photos side by side. The left side is in full the colour, the right side is in grey scale. Both photos depict a grid of lines in different colours and values

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

How many times can you redraw the same thing? I messed up twice... But I'm also learning new things as I go. So each time I try again, I'm a little more efficient... I hope 😅 #australia #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

An image recreated 3 times, at varying levels of progress. The words 'mother lickers' visible across all 3.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Doing some colour matching. I don't expect a 1-to-1 given I don't even have some of the references colours, but I'll give it a shot 💪 #australia #art #illustration

A colour swatch card placed against another colour swatch card to find a match.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Picking out a colour scheme. Given the dessert theme I want something bright and 'sweet'. These #colorcube cards have been so handy. I no longer trawl the web for inspiration when I've got a box of references on hand. Thanks @sarahrenaeclark.bsky.social ! #australia #art #illustration

A hand holding colour swatch cards in front of a black and white illustration

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

On to the next piece. Something I've had sitting in my drafts for 2 years and finally got around to finishing the sketch. I'll be using my paints again, hopefully my mixing skills are much better this time around 😅 #australia #artist #illustrator #sketch #augustusgelatery

A drawing of two people posed in a similar walking stride while eating ice cream. The works "mother licker" and "gelatery" sit above. The image is in a retro cartoon style

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Final product! I learned a lot while making this. How to mix colours, how to use mediums with acrylic gouache, how to paint a landscape 😅 This isn't my best work, but probably some of my best learning. #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

A painting of a boy standing in a lake with mountains in the background. The boy has blue hair and is wearing a yellow shirt with a colourful pattern

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A little bit of progress on this. I stepped away for a day to see it with fresh eyes and I can feel my bother is aimed at the mountains. They're looking a little 'soft' so I'm gonna angle them up a bit #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Any #australia based artists looking for art friends? Art Dinkum is a small community of #illustrators, #writers, #photographers, modellers and crafters. We do online art hangs and run creative challenges for each other - even movie nights and DnD We dial in from all over Aus Join us! Link in bio

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Results from the overnight test! The Acrylic Flow Medium just carried the whole test on its back. It retained moisture and fluidity overnight. I'm only using the Mont Martre brand, nothing fancy - but it's doing a fab job ✨ #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Bought an 'airtight' palette to see if I can save paints overnight in a better way. The problem with water spritzing is that I keep diluting the mix every time. Test from L to R: A: w/ flow medium B: paint only C: w/ retarder D: w/ water #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

A Meeden Airtight Watercolour Palette box

A paint palette with 3 wells filled with blue paint.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Little more work on this WIP. I can see a lot of my scuffling from charcoal work transferring in my paint dabs lol #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

A painting in progress. The background is off mountains with a lake in the foreground. A figure stands in the lake

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

WIP from tonight's art hang. Paint wasn't layering the way I expected and couldn't blend the way I normally do. Resorted to convenience colours 🫠 Still not sure how I feel about mixing. I have a palette of mixes I don't have a use for :( #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

An acrylic gouache painting that is still in progress. What can be seen is a blue sky, mountains, a treeline and a lake with. Figure standing in it.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I spritzed water and wrapped the palette in a bag to leave overnight. Very happy to see the paint hadn't hardened! This will do wonders for saving paint I've mixed when I don't have convenience colours yet... And being a slow artist 🥹 #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

A palette of paint wrapped in a plastic bag

A palette of paint unwrapped from a plastic bag

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

More experiments. A mix of acrylic medium, retarder and water. This stayed wet for over an hour! I was worried about the separation but it remixed and applied nicely. I think the 3 liquids are overkill so I'm still playing with balance. #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

A well of purple paint that looks like it is seperating

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Why does this look like a medical experiment? 😆 Learning to use acrylic medium and getting the right ratio #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

A paint pallette with dabs of paint. On the pallette sit a pallette knife, medical syringe tube, tubes of pint, and a sheet of paper with paint swatches.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

So sad, the acrylic is strong in this paint and I can't draw over it in pencil. Dang, I love mixing mediums - guess this one isn't a go 🥲 #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Fartassed around all day and now 'conditions are right' for me to get started... 45 mins till my bedtime routine 🙃 #australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache

A coffee table with painting accoutrements. There is a box of Holborn Acrylic Gouche to the side.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

After much trial and error I finally got a clear transfer of my art onto the lino! Very excited and nervous to cut this out tonight... I'm 100% sure I'm going to absolutely wreck it ❤️

A photo of a lino block with an image lightly transfered onto its surface.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This year seems to be the year of printmaking for me! Learning how to transfer my digital print onto a lino block. I definitely oversaturated with water and over peeled sections. Next time I'll do a blot dampening and take my time peeling. Anyone else have any tips for transfering their image?

A digital print image transfered onto a lino block. There are sections where some of the image has peeled off, and sections where thin layers of paper remain.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I'm making some Sailormoon inspired art postcards in a minimalist style! I'm using oil pastels which are a little unwieldy and difficult to do thin lines which was apparent when I was doing Artemis' details. Took me about 3 tries to not be all butter fingers about it 🫣

Oil pastel drawing of Artemis and Luna's faces on cards. Artemis and Luna are from Sailormoon

3 oil pastel drawing of Artemis's face. 2 of the drawings are not done well

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I've been a busy little bee just doodling and noodling. Here are some portraits I worked from today. Another one of my weakest skill sets. I think one of my goals creative goals this year is to turn it into a strength

A set of portrait sketches created with white charcoal pencil. The sketches are drawn over a green acrylic wash

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Just before Xmas I put myself out there and started a little community to connect Aussie artists with each other. I love being able to talk with peeps who could understand things as mundane as the weather😂 If there are any other Australian artists looking for an online community, please reach out!

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Today is one of those days when I'm not feeling entirely human.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I did not foresee that what life had in store for me was to be constantly betrayed and thrown under the bus by a slice of pizza 😭

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Here we go again! A live post while I work on my papercut art again. Follow below 👇

A photo of a line drawing being cut out like a stencil with a craft knife

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

One of my weakest skills as a visual creative is anything animated/motion. Today I sent off a short 5sec animated design that I'm super proud of! It probably had the crappiest techniques applied but it didn't look half bad and that's all I can ask for 😭

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Last year I had a really tough time with my personal life and health. I didn't know what to do with myself and I couldn't do much about the situation. I felt pretty stuck. It was about this time that I opened the door on my art which I'd tucked away for some time and suddenly I saw a way ahead 👇

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Pheeeeeew, the retrace is done! I'll start the papercutting tomorrow night 💪

Line drawing of animals with Australian florals. The animals are 2 guinea pigs, a cat, a rabbit and 2 dogs

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Hey, why not do a live post of me working on my project? It's just going to be a lot of pics of the same thing, maybe some crying, maybe some deep and meaningfuls, probably a lot of trash 😆 Follow below 👇

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Starting on my next project. I created the lineart last week and now I'm doing the cutting. I love, love, love papercutting, an art practice that helps me slow down and just be in the moment 😌

4 sheets of paper with images printed that form a larger picture sitting side by side. An apple pen sits on top of one of the sheets.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I'm a pretty consistent person, but social media has a way of making me feel like I've dropped the ball Is a 6 day gap between posts a bad thing? I was doing a lot of artsy things in that time 🤷‍♀️

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Any hobby/slow artists out there? Just arting for funzies? Sometimes I feel like I'm in a sea of entrepreneurs and I love seeing y'all hustle but, I'm not a hustler myself so I can't always relate ¯⁠\⁠(⁠◉⁠‿⁠◉⁠)⁠/⁠¯

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Any Aussie artists interested in regular online art hangs? We're so hard to find in online communities 😭 I loooove talking to people while I work on my art. I sit down, have a chat and next thing I know - I've got a huge portion of work done! Reach out if you're interested!

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Looking for some inspo! I'm looking to build my own portfolio website and looking for some layout/nav inspo. If anyone would like to share their websites or their fav artists, that would be appreciated ❤️

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Starting the year off with a blood donation 🥰 If you are willing and able, please consider giving the gift of life ❤️

A photo of a pull up banner from the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood centre. The pull up banner features product shots of donation rewards.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

As 2024 comes to an end, I look back on my artist journey and am very proud of the love and attention I gave my practice this year. In 2024, I completed a whopping 16 projects and had my art shown in 3 shows! In comparison, last year I completed 1 project, and had never shown my work in my life.

Image of Amooyong painting on a canvas. You can see the back of her head.

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Calling artist friends! Would anyone be kind enough to take the time to give me feedback on a piece I'm currently working on? 🥰 #artistsupport

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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺) @amooyong.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Hallo, this is me ✋ I have a full-time creative job. I love being able to feed my fam and have a roof over our heads because of it. But it's still a job; I get burnout; and I stopped being creative outside of it. I've only just started doing personal work again. It's a line to be carefully tread.

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