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Elbot Carman

@arctides.bsky.social

Arctides (aRK-Tī-dés) - An Ohioan turned Alaskan – Graphic Designer and Author – on a permanent break from Alaska. (he/they) Gay AF🏳️‍🌈 beacons.ai/arctides

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Finally got around to doing a much-needed redesign, with the goal of a) optimizing the way the character is drawn and b) making the design more appealing. And with a new design comes a new logo. #drawing #characterdesign #LolatheBuhund

A character design reference sheet of Lola the Buhund, a white buhund with a fireball-shaped mark over her right eye. The designs show her base form, along with different collars and her super form, "Luminous Lola."

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

An attempt at trying to get more practice with different forms of digital shading. #AoStH #AoStHRobotnik #SonictheHedgehog

A digital illustration of Ivo Robotnik from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, cropped at the shoulders, smiling.

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

And, finished profile picture drawing of my new avatar is done.

A purple Eldritch horror in a maroon waistcoat, holding a cup of coffee.

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I was overdue for a new avatar, so I decided to make one. He's an unspecified, shape shifting Eldritch abomination. ... I also suppose this is probably fursona adjacent, if not being one outright. Happy Pride month!

A reference sheet of a character who's a bright violet Eldritch abomination, with four eyes and two mouths. In his default outfit, he's wearing a maroon waistcoat, pale blue dress shirt, and muted orange tie with gray slacks and black loafers. In his casual outfit, he's wearing a black hair cap, a grey t-shirt, navy gym shorts, and white socks.

Examples of different head shapes (some based on moods) are shown on the right: exhausted, enraged, "The Candle Ja—", overwhelmed, "I'm a Scythe", and uncomfortable.

Below that is an example of different hand shapes: fingers, a kitchen knife, a hammer, a bowl, and a toy shark grabber.

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

My friends and I have been playing Sonic Rumble since its launch, and doing so has brought out a comically toxic side of me. #sonicthehedgehog #sonic #sonicrumble #pvp #americandad

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

"The Master Emerald will be safe if you don't give me that card." #sonicthehedgehog #thesimpsons #knucklestheechidna #dreggman #sonicmemes #simpsonsmemes #bortposting

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Happy Halloween. #halloween #halloweencostume #cosplay #cosplayer #supermario #snifit #horrorsnifit

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 14/10/2023

Having kids is always viewed as complicated, but in reality, making another person is quite simple with a few household items.

A homemade dummy of Homer Simpson, with a bucket for a head, wooden dowel for a spine, pillows for a torso, cardboard tubes for legs, branches for arms, and rubber gloves for hands that has a tape recorder attached to its chest that is playing a recording of Homer singing "I Work Hard for the Money" (with incorrect lyrics) on a constant loop. Mr. Burns and Smithers are looking upon it with curiosity from the doorway behind Homer's workspace, but are ultimately fooled by the illusion, promoting the dummy in Homer's place to a better position at the plant.

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

The second anniversary of Lola's death is coming up in two weeks. Two years, and I'm still unable to stop feeling furious that my baby girl is gone. I still think about her every day. I miss her so damn much.

Photos of a happy Norwegian Buhund with a white coat.

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Elbot Carman @arctides.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

Roomie: I blame her. *pointing to my dog* Me: Why? Roomie: Same coloring. She made this giraffe look like this. Me: They must never meet. With their combined power, they will destroy us all.

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