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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

2.4 Hour Live Model Painting I painted this model last year, I included that painting too for comparison. I'm much happier with the result this year. This is a real person, be kind with your comments. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Live Model Gestural Painting The face was 20 minute, the rest have the time on the image. One of the best reactions from a model I've ever received. Made me feel fantastic! This is a real person, be kind with your comments. #art #digitalart #painting #model #livemodel #speedpainting #nude

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

2 Hour Live Model Painting The model, another artist, and I all agree. I absolutely nailed her right knee! To long since the last live model session and I was delighted at my progress. When commenting, keep in mind the model is a person. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

40 Minute Live Model Portrait The model said it looks like her! If she was just being kind or not, either way that's my happy place! Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… #art #digitalart #painting #model #livemodel #portrait #timelapse

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

36 Minute Speed Painting I don't think I've painted someone stretching their eye or face with their hands before. As soon as I saw this reference I knew I had to try. Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… #art […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Dolly We have several of her books in our house and have read them to our granddaughter. Several of her songs and covers of those songs have permanent space on my playlists. I'm just happy I got to live at a time where I got to experience her art as she […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Self Portrait When I get be tools or feel like I've progressed far enough in my skills I like to do a self portrait. Since I know my face better than anyone else's it's a good baseline for me. My wife took the reference picture and I think it's extra good […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

Morgan Freeman Admit it, you're reading this text in his slow, deep, sultry voice. I know I'm typing in it. Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… #art #digitalart #painting #fanart #morganfreeman #actor #legend #timelapse

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Tim Roth I love him in Rob Roy, Pulp Fiction, and many other flicks. Tried gray adjacent colors and I don't care as much for how it turned out. Thought it would add some warmth but it just looks weird to me. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Engage Back to measuring, drawing without it is exhausting like any new skill. This is slower but comfortable and more accurate. I like the monochrome with the bold colorful background so I kept. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

30 Minute Speed Painting Getting better at likeness without measuring. This one I inversed probably a dozen times before I started rendering. It helped a ton as recommended! Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

24 Minute Speed Painting This reference was fairly neutrally lite which made it hard to paint. A better likeness than the last few. Practice is helping. Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… #art #digitalart […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

30 Minute Speed Painting Of the speed paintings I'm happiest with this though without measuring its still not a good enough likeness. But until I get far enough in rendering I'm blind to the problem. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

30 Minute Speed Painting Without measurement without liquefy the subject is very misshapen. I have this crooked bias I'm not sure how to solve for. If you solved this for yourself, how did you do it? I'm struggling. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

18 Minute Speed Painting Side profile is easier for sure, 18 minutes is too long. And doing this without taking measurements is more difficult than I imagined. People who can just draw in proportions right away amaze me. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

30 minute sketch I'd like to be able to get to this fidelity in 10 minutes or so. I have a lot of work to do to get there. Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… #art #digitalart #painting #speedpainting #portrait #timelapse

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

Gestural Drawing One of my art goals is to draw a good likeness of someone live in ~10 minutes. My current workflow takes hours to get there with lots of measuring and re-measuring. This is me trying to draw on the fly with no measuring. ~15 minutes […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Mad Vampire Clearly a genre that needs more exploitation. Vampires Beyond the Thunder Dome! I love the movies and the one video game. Wanted to end the series with a bang. What do you think? Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

Vampire Bite In this vampire series I need to do at least one painting that really showcases the teeth. This is my attempt. How did I do? Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… #art #digitalart #painting #vampire […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Vampire XCX When I saw the reference photo of Charli XCX I thought to myself, now THAT'S a vampire! Plus I hadn't done one with teeth or blood yet. And now I have. Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… #art […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

Vampire Queen It wasn't her wings or teeth that gave it away. But the reflection she didn't have. When I started this piece I was planning to paint a reflection. Silly me. Looks unsettling without it which I think fits the scene. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

Vampire I'm trying for a modern Gothic look. When I look for vampire reference material the outfits are all from the Victorian era. This is my attempt to modernize that a bit. What do you think? What would a modern vampire wear? Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

Spooktober If you're thinking it's only July you'd be wrong. How do I know? My wife at I went shopping this weekend and 3 of the 4 stores were Halloween decked out. Clearly that means it's October... And I wanted you try to paint a vampire. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

That Hair I pulled a black and white photo of this young man and had to paint his hair. But I felt like it needed out of this world colors. What do you think? Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… #art #digitalart […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

[Artistic Nudity] Live model painting Hosted by bsky.app/profile/artsallianceofstfd…, our model, bsky.app/profile/ludmedinaartola.bs… was great. My favorite by far is the black and white of Ludmila's face is by far my […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

Handstand Second pose from Dilnoza Abdusalimova. I tried to convey the energy I feel watching the video and hearing the music but in a still image. Timelapse: bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky… #art #digitalart #painting #model #handstand #artistic #stylized

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

Wicked Witch of the Lay-Z-Boy Modern witches would never use a broom as transport when there is perfectly comfortably furniture! Fly in comfort ladies! And the robe, IT HAS POCKETS!! Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

Dilnoza Abdusalimova Found shorts of her on the internet where she does JoJo poses and they're FANTASTIC! I immediately needed to paint them. The first pose is very much her, we'll see what I do with the dozen or more other poses I saved. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

Water Study I received a record amount of feedback on my last attempt to paint water on skin. Thank you all! The biggest piece for me was I was trying to paint water on a waxed car on skin. Oops. How did I do this time? Timelapse […]

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Scallops @scallops.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026

Between a rock and a hard place This scene has been bouncing around my brain for a second. White gel pen on black paper. @artshare #penandink #blackandwhite

A monochromatic conceptual sketch of a badly lit corridor corner. A bearded man in bibs stands at the back end, holding a big wrench up as a bat. Opposite him, there's only a menacing shadow of an undefined creature and an outstretched human arm.

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Scallops @scallops.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026

Tentative sketches and drawing process. @artshare

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Scallops @scallops.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Broken lighthouse I've always liked to admire the ruthlessness of the sea at night. @artshare #penandink #blackandwhite

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Scallops @scallops.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Inktober52, 2026_24, beach Re-uploaded because my fediverse-fu failed me. @inktober #inktober52 #inktober2026

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

NOOOOOOO!!!! One day she'll accept the trade-off, losing a piece of her humanity. She'll look back and see this wisdom in it. But not today. Today she just wants back what she's lost. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026

Nyx Can't really have a Shadowrun / Cyberpunk series without a full conversion borg can you? I spent more time on this than anything else this year. Getting the bronze and steel metals right was critical. What do you think I should do next in this series? […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

2024 vs 2026 As you know I'm on this Shadowrun / Cyberpunk kick and I wanted to do my version of the spider robot in the 1996 Ghost in the Shell. I realized I did that once so what if I went back and just redid the original from a few years ago. Here they […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

My 5, 10, and 20 minute long pose paintings from today's live model session. #art #digitalart #painting #model #livemodel #portrait

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Ball Shaped Man @ballshapedman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

Shadowrun Occasionally there are nice sunny days in Seattle. So here is a pleasant day for a citizen that isn't being hunted or anything else tense. No glowing eyes this time, I didn't think it fit. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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