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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 7h

Contact sheet of outfits for Bramble I did for ArtFight prep. . Bramble uses she/her . #furryart #fursona #refsheet #fashion #mouse #digitalart

Two drawings of the same character in different poses on a grey background wearing different pastel outfits.

The character is a light brown house mouse anthro with a cream chin, cheeks, and underbelly and dark brown feet and nose. She has large pink ears with swirls inside, a pink hairless tail, and pink pads on her fingers and mouse feet. She has large white whiskers, and her hair is dark brown and cut choppy to about her shoulders.

In the left image she is wearing a pale purple turtleneck sweater, a pair of bright patchwork capris in mainly yellow, as well as green, orange, light purple, and blue with daisy patterns, and a green plaid bandana on her head. She has a large pencil tucked behind one ear and an oversized wire bound sketchbook in her arms.

In the right image she wears an off-white tshirt with pale purple trim and a large light purple and yellow daisy graphic, which is tucked into a pair of light wash jeans shorts with colorful embroidered trim around the hems, pockets, and belt loops. She is holding an oversized black hardcover sketchbook with posts its sticking out, and colorful drawings of flowers on the front.

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Akai Riot @akairiot.com · 07/10/2026

bomb!

A stylized illustration of Reze from Chainsaw Man. She's nude, her whole body forming a graceful arc from her thrown back head to her curved and twisting waist, looking over her shoulder at the viewer and stretching out a hand towards them. Her other hand pulls the grenade pin at her neck, and a riot of warm colors erupt in spiky brush strokes from that point, along with concentric white circles implying a sort of shockwave. The shadows on her body are deep purple and blue, the highlights on her skin pure white. Rake brushes and a small crunchy pen brush are exclusively used to render everything.

There's no other version of this, but if you wanna support me on Patreon so I can keep making cool art (and check out the hundreds of other posts I have on there), please consider pledging at www.patreon.com/akairiot. Thank you!!

Reze is such a cool character...

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CRITTER 🍀🏝️ @fourleafisland.art · 26/07/2026

attack on confettiusagi for #artfight!!!!

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Monte Smith 🌸🌴🪩 @montesmith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

70s couple 🖤 Inspired by Grease (1978)

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PUNKI (PERPETUALLY POST DEBUT) @pun-ki.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You should be asking why Rockstar gets to do this and doesn't run into any issues with payment processors, while the rest of anyone drawing or writing "explicit content" on any platform have so much trouble getting paid

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Ridaine 🩷🤍🧡 @ridaine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Being an artist will have you saving 45 pictures of horses "for later" and then never opening that folder again

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Max C. @ LFF @maxisherealso.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Among the most daunting things about the Ellisons’ lust for power is that they don’t even label the assets they buy as Skydance ‘companies’. Nothing you see here is a ‘company’ anymore. It is a Skydance CORPORATION.

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zombiebass ➡️ on con break! @zombiebass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

doing a little space crew height chart thing while comparing their color palettes to see if i even like the way i'm coloring things now lmao. i think it looks pretty good! but i need to draw & add xander so bad. especially to break up all the green 😭

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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 · 01/10/2026

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 · 01/10/2026

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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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It had too much live action to qualify for the Animation category, if I remember what I read correctly.

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Sam Connor @artbysconnor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ray Gunn is a Netflix Original film but it wasn't produced by Netflix in-house, it was by Skydance Animation, similarly to how KPDH was by Sony.

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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

either way, stay alert for this stuff, and let the broader DnD community to be on watch for it, too.

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

not sure if other artists have had experience with this too, but I'd be wary that this might happen to your work, and that if you see it you should try to find as many of the artists effected. they're also posting on threads and Facebook which is why I think it's one person - it's a weird choice.

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

I've vowed to become their worst enemy but the accounts have gone from art thefts > art theft with slight AI > mostly heavily AI modified (to the point where I can't reverse search the originals to contact the artists) and it feels like something attention the DnD art community needs to be aware of.

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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

My mom has told me she literally taught herself to write in blocky, typewriter-like text so it would be easier to read. My own handwriting has not changed since I has 10 or 11 and is an absolute mess to look at

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

oop yes haha - I wanted to wait until the morning to post anything else since it was super late but it's up now here: bsky.app/profile/artb...

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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

I was correct, they deleted it after 10 minutes unprompted 😂 not sure why I even tried. At least the Broncos subreddit like their horse girl Denver Broncos better.

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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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