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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 5h

Was playing DnD when the DM described a "fuzzy mosshog piglet" and well. I just had to sketch up the little guy on the spot. . #sketchbook #dnd #fantasyart #creaturedesign

A side view sketch of what is described as a "fuzzy mosshog piglet". The drawing system UI is visible to the sides and top of the artwork.

The creature resembles the body shape of a wild hog with the pale pink skin of a domestic potbelly pig. It has an upturned snout, small tusks, large shiny eyes, fuzzy ears, a large round stomach, cloven hooves, and a cute curly tail. The entire top part of it's back, head, and shoulders is covered with a carpet of thick green moss dotted with springy yellow flowers, which continues in patches down its sides, flanks, and cheeks. The tip of it's curly tail and it's four legs are also covered in layers of this thick shaggy green moss.

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Gracu ✨🌈 @prismagic.bsky.social · 18h

Fruit Outfit 01 is now available on Ko-Fi & VGEN ! ✨🏬 #art #adoptable

A pay to use outfit. The outfit is an off the shoulder blouse with a laced up bodice and a skirt with a pie crust pattern on it. It comes in three colour palettes; Honeycrisp in red and orange, Golden in yellow, and Smith in green and yellow.

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kaz. (comms open) @oodellay.bsky.social · 21h

my abysslings who i love to torture #dnd #planetoftheabyss

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Been keeping up with the Dallas Cowboys this year and made some more memes to cope. . #nfl #dallascowboys #cowboysnation #football #meme

A parody of the "Shinji in a Chair" meme - A character representing the Dallas Cowboys is sitting on a folding chair on a marbled pink floor. She is lit from the top down and is bent over her knees with her head in her hands with guilt or grief.

The character is fair skinned with light grey pigtails tipped in white and dark blue. She is wearing a long sleeve blue top with white fringe on the sleeves and blue cuffs, a white vest with a star on the back, a pair of fringed blue jean shorts with a white belt, a pair of white cowboy boots with stars on the sides and toes, and a white cowboy hat with a dark blue band.

A small silvery-grey fluffy hamster with grey freckles on a light grey background. She is wearing a white cowboy hat and a pair of white cowboy boots on each set of feet, and is looking up at the camera with big dark blue eyes with grey eyelashes and a teeny-tiny ":3" smile. There's text above her head that reads "I'm just a girl"

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and forgive me but I feel like the only people who are even allowed to be idea guys are men haha which tells you something about the landscape

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✦ GLOSSOLALIA ✦ @glossolalia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

More character sketches ! #furry #art #deer

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vicky 🌻 @crowwkui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

weren't we all born to love someone? #goodbyelara similar comp but i wanted to try a different approach ><

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✶ inoa @inoaart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another cropped bust cm! Absolutely love this character ❤️ [ #commission #art #ocsky ]

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🍊 tsu @tsurudraws.art · 29/06/2026

do y'all wanna see some insane before and afters of one of my slides ignore the page count

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Gracu ✨🌈 @prismagic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🍑 Peach Dryad is now up on Ko-Fi! ✨🏬 #art #adoptable

A full body design of a pink haired dryad with pink swirls all over her skin. She wears an elegant dress with gold filigree and leaf accessories.

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Reference sheet for my Witcher OC, Saria, who woefully needed an update prior to this year's ArtFight . Saria uses she/they pronouns . #characterdesign #refsheet #costumedesign #fantasyart #witcher

Three images of a pale-skinned, blonde haired figure on a grey background. The left and middle figure are wearing the same outfit, showing the front and back view of armor and combat gear, while the right figure shows a casual day-to-day alternate outfit. Her hair is choppy and messy, with short choppy front bangs and the rest of the hair pulled into an uneven short braid in the back. Her eyes are amber.

The left and center figured are wearing a heavy black leather brigandine chestplate with pauldrons over a loose dark grey shirt and pants. She has a chain mail gorget, a pair of fingerless black gloves wrapped with bandages up the forearms, and a pair of heavy black leather knee-high boots with bandages on her left leg. She also has a torn-up grey-purple skirt, a black belt, and a Witcher amulet of the Cat School.

The right figure wears a dark grey-purple tunic with thick woven purple trim over a warm grey high neck blouse with buttons at the neck and cuffs and loose tan pants. She is wearing the same dark black boots with the bandage wrap on her left leg, and a thick tan fabric around her waist with a purple woven belt tied on top.

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Some art celebrating @bearthewitchvtuber.bsky.social's debut and subathon! #bearprints . #fanart #vtuber

An image of the Vtuber Bear The Witch in the middle of jumping, holding her paintbrush staff and smiling at the camera. She has fair skin, blonde hair, and is dressed in a blue dress, dark blue witch hat, white thigh highs, and off the shoulder cape with a red lining. She is surrounded by splotches of colorful paint in the background, one of which is bursting at her feet, and her staff is creating a large streak of red paint that sweeps across the camera.

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

there's been a weird uptick on instagram of art theft accounts taking people's DnD characters or fantasy character commissions, running them through AI, and then posting them with AI generated character bios. There were at least three accounts I've found - I'm not sure if they're all by one person?

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MAF @velnna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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Gracu ✨🌈 @prismagic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Wisteria Fox is now up on my Ko-Fi shop! ✨🏬 #art #adoptable

A full body design of a fox kemonomimi with blonde hair and grey eyes. She wears a purple kimono and has a lattice parasol with wisteria growing off of it.

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sometimes I just want to wrap my brain up in a fluffy robe and give her some hot chocolate to see if that would fix me . #sketchbook #anxiety

A traditional pen sketch on white paper. It shows a calm, relaxed-looking figure sitting with her knees to her chest. She has big glasses and floppy ear-like hair tufts, and has closed eyes with a blissful, happy expression on her face. She is wrapped up in a fluffy bathrobe and is wearing a fluffy headband and leg warmers, and is holding a big mug of hot cocoa with whipped cream. She is surrounded by sparkles, and the text to her upper left says "CALM BRAIN" in handwritten text.

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Helixel @helixel-illustrations.com · 16/09/2026

Some more commissions from @vgen.co - for _shugo and Nexus_118 #VGenCommission / #HelixelArt / #EnokiDemon / #AnthroArt

Monochrome bust sketch of an anthro character, their long snout is lined with exposed teeth and their eyes are blindfolded. They have long white hair decorated with black flowers around their crown. They wear a delicate white top with a frilly brooch adorning their chest. For _Shugo by Helixel

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Ani ✨ @vevianart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Last night I could see Saturn with the telescope for the first time. I was tired, my partner was a sleep, and I couldn't take any pic. There was something magical in being alone at night, seeing something with your own eyes and not being able to share It with anyone. A secret between the two of us.

Sketch of Saturn, made with color pens, with Titan, one of Saturn's moons.

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Masha Zhdanova'S WEBCOMIC IS ONLINE NOW!!! @mashazart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

my article about artist's alley is up at @fansplaining.bsky.social today! thank you to everyone who talked to me about their AA experiences for this piece and let me use their photos fansplaining.com/the-death-of...

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The Death of the Artist Alley?

For smaller artists, increased costs and outsized merchandise expectations are putting convention-selling out of reach.

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @office-anomaly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Lara, abandon all doubts." 🗡️ #GoodbyeLara #さよならララ

(laramari) illustration of lara holding mari close to her while the dagger pierced through mark with a flash of light. flowers and petals are scattered around them

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🌼🇻🇪 Kibu @ adapting in new home!! @pxkibu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

remember to kiss your huge vampire situationship goodnight #ocsky #art

Mawyl's OC Alderan and my OC Gisvardr, in a stylized style, smoochin'

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dallas Cowboys when I ask her where the defense was last night . Defense really went “ah, eto… bleh!” huh . #dallascowboys #cowboysnation #nfl #football #meme

A character representing the Dallas Cowboys doing a silly pose with her hands on her head and her tongue sticking out. The pose and expression are the same as the "Ah, eto... bleh!" anime meme.

The character has fair skin and freckles, silver hair with bangs worn in two ponytails, and a silly expression. She is wearing a white cowboy hat with a blue band and silver star-shaped accent, long sleeved blue shirt with white fringe under the arms, a white vest with blue trim, and a red and white striped top.

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Chloe Brailsford @comixbychloe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My cover for CATWOMAN #93, out in November from @dcoffical.bsky.social. If you can’t already tell, this is maybe my favorite cover I have ever done; to get to portray Selina in the most Chloe way imaginable was a total DREAM, and I am so lucky it was allowed 🥹🥹🥹 @garbagedracula.bsky.social ROCKS!

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

unfortunately i dont think the Dallas Cowboys subreddit will appreciate my humanized anime girl version of the Dallas Cowboys doing the 'eto... bleh' anime meme. alas.

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Gracu ✨🌈 @prismagic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Psst I have some adopts up tonight on Ko-Fi for my subscribers Peach Dryad 🍑 Peach Tiefling ✨🏬 #art #dnd #adoptable #oc

A full body design of a yellow skinned tiefling with pink hair. She wears a white bodice and shorts with frilly sleeves and a leaf shawl.

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Reference sheet I made of my Vtuber sona for ArtFight this year . #characterdesign #referencesheet #vtuber #fairy #digitalart

A reference sheet of a front 3/4 and back 3/4 view of the same character, standing in an A-pose on a grey background.

The character is slim, with fair skin that has cherry blossom tattoos on their right shoulder and left thigh, large brown eyes, and a friendly open mouthed expression. Their hair is decorated in a cherry blossom crown and made of two separated layers - the shorter top layer is silver with a gradient to green, with bangs that sweep over their right eye, and the longer bottom layer is a dark black-green that goes to just past their shoulders. They also have a pair of transparent white bug-like wings on their back, which go down to about their knees.

For clothing, they wear a wrap front sleeveless top with a mandarin collar cropped to show their midriff. It is light green with an asymmetrical cherry blossom print, dark green trim, and a cherry blossom accent at the collar. Their shorts are baggy and brown, in a paper bag waist style with a pair of pleats on each leg, tied with a light green belt and a cherry blossom accent at the knot.

On their left arm they wear a light green sleeve with an asymmetrical cherry blossom pattern, dark green trim and a tie with a cherry blossom accent, and a fingerless fitted brown glove. On their right arm they wear a loose wrist-length fingerless brown glove with a light green tie and cherry blossom accent over top of a pale green forearm sleeve. On their left leg they wear a loose ankle-length open toed sock with a light green tie over top of a pale green knee high sock. On their right leg they wear an open toed knee-high light green leg warmer with an asymmetrical cherry blossom pattern, dark green trim, and a cherry blossom accent.

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Silly 👑 ART CLASS UP @sillychaotic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Due to some issues I need help for my bills and rent this month so IF YOU WANT A COOL BANNER LIKE THIS CHECK OUT MY VGEN!!🔥

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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 09/11/2024

My Samus redesign with the Giger slider cranked waaay up.

Closeup of Samus in her Zero Suit which is fused to her skin.

Samus with her Varia Suit, Zero Suit, and transparent Varia Suit to showcase details of how it fits her. Also yes she has a missing hand because I think that both fits into a cannon better and is just cooler.

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emma @vasira96.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

i had to do a lil study of this shot💚✨

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Mary 🌙 🇻🇪 Comms open @mawyl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Askr, my witch oc Another practice with different brushes because someday I will attain enlightenment #ocsky #originalcharacter #art

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生田目和剛(Nabatame Kazutaka) @nabatamekazutaka.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"Warm Light on the Yamanote Line" (2024)

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

To weigh in on some of the commentary going around about commissions... I think too many artists forget when you take commissions, you are doing a job. You need to be professional, you have to expect to provide customer service, and you need to deliver things on clear timelines with communication.

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KID ♦️🔞 COMM CLOSED @kidwma.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

FR doe It's a scam if you took ppl money and dont finish your comms 😭

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lumi🐍 @llovecat.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

ArtFight attack on my friend @felidre.bsky.social and her OC, Takiri! 💙 One of my favorite pieces I've made for ArtFight this year. [ #artfight #artfight2026 #art #illustration #oc ]

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✶ 𝐈𝐍𝐊 ✶ @inkviral.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I have 2 more Character Pin-Up slots open for this season, and have opened Full Body Character Art comms indefinitely for now! Grab one via DM or V-Gen: vgen.co/Inkviral If you’re looking for affordable character art, consider commissioning me 🙏✨ Any shares are greatly appreciated 💜

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em 𓅓 ⏾ @gatorparade.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

normal guy, not ominous

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Ref sheet for my Uma Musume-ified version of Triple Crown winnter American Pharoah . #characterdesign #umamusume #umamusumeprettyderby #digitalart #umamusumeoc

The character is a Black girl who has medium-dark brown skin, yellow eyes with blue highlights, dark brown hair with a small off-white streak in the front and a pair of matching horse ears and tail. Her hair is worn in braids in a long half-up, half-down style, with the front braids shaped to resemble the bangs of a hime haircut. The very front braids around her face have round yellow beads on the ends. In each drawing, she is wearing a small ring shaped like a gold crown with three purple gemstones on her right ear, and a large golden diadem-like headband with a snake on the front with three yellow and blue striped ribbons on either side. She has a dark blue bandaid on her nose.

In the first image she is wearing the Tracen Academy school uniform, which consists of a light purple blouse with dark purple and white panels and a white sailor collar, a white pleated skirt with dark purple stripes at the hem, a pair of thigh high white socks, and a pair of brown loafers.

In the second image she is wearing her Egyptian inspired racing uniform, which consists of a pleated halter-style white dress with a high-low skirt, a pair of pleated white arm sleeves with blue/cyan panels on the upper arm trimmed in gold, and a pair of gold knee-high strap sandals with three light blue gems on the front and a paneled blue/cyan toe cap. She also has a wide necklace with blue/cyan panels and three round yellow gemstones trimmed in gold. Her wide belt has blue/cyan panels and gold trim that fastens in the front with three yellow gemstones, and a panel on the front that is cyan with three yellow circles. On the back she has two yellow/cyan striped ribbons.

In the third image, she wears the Tracen Academy training uniform with long pants, which is made up of a dark red tracksuit jacket with a white front panel, collar, and stripes on the sleeves, a pair of solid red tracksuit pants, and a pair of white running shoes with red soles and stripe details. One shoe is clumsily unlaced.

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

this takes an incredible amount of character, not just to give it up, but to admit all of this. This guy has more guts than any AI fuck by a mile, and maybe more than us too. People who've managed to escape AI usage are invaluable towards convincing others to do the same.

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