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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just changed out the art wall for spooky season here! I keep coffee table portfolios of the artwork I buy from artists and switch them out every month or so. I like them and want other people to see and enjoy them too! The Castlevania one is my own original and the anime cel stays up all year.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Going to be at Fort Collins Comic Con this weekend (Aug 14 - 16) not in the artist alley but hosting a panel! Gouache: A Crash Course, is to help get you started with painting in gouache from my 20 years of experience. Panel is Sun, Aug 16 at 9:15am in The Bus room. fococomiccon.com

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Those lace details in the windows look so good! May your hand feel better soon doing all that work :)

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Fort Collins Comic Con is this weekend! Come see me and other local artists Aug 16 - 17 at the Ft. Collins Senior Center. I got my newest project, a weapons booklet styled after video game manuals. I'm really proud of it! Also, this will probably be my last con for the foreseeable future.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Working at projects still! My weapon booklet is in final proofing and some other projects are in the works. If you'd like to see them in person, I will be debuting them for Fort Collins Comic Con on Aug 16 and 17! Tickets are on sale now with guests announcements coming! fococomiccon.com/tickets/

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Been working on my weapon booklet. The scope grew a bit but has more focus now. Hope to have a good mockup by the end of the week with most of the major details worked in. Until then, have a picture of my boi Calcifer doing a long boi lay on the floor tonight.

A brown tabby cats lays on a carpet floor near a coffee table with items on it.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Making art has been really hard for me so far this year. Not sure what I'm wanting so it's been hard to do anything. I am trying to keep the bit of joy alive though I am finding in my newest art book project. Hope to have the complete version by FCCC. Weapons in a NES booklet. #wip #weapontember

Rough first draft mockup of NES instruction booklet sized manuel with my 2023 Weapontember inked weapons inside.

Rough first draft mockup of NES instruction booklet sized manuel with my 2023 Weapontember inked weapons inside.
First round of weapon layouts and stats.

Rough first draft mockup of NES instruction booklet sized manuel with my 2023 Weapontember inked weapons inside.
Second round rough draft with stat and weapon layout changes and written world building on magic system and weapon type stat blocks.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Been just treading along here. Did get good news today that I got accepted to Fort Collins Comic Con! It's a favorite show of mine, so happy to be back. Looks like I got some art planning to do for August now. I guess in the meantime, have a a peek at a recent study. :)

A purple pencil study of the eyes of a certain Pale Elf. :p

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I didn't go to Moonrise Tower until it was the last thing in the zone, cause I'm like "the big bad is there, don't go!" And everyone is very dead. :/ Will get over there sooner now!

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

This was us on our solo playthrough by accident too! Going to make up for it in our co-op playthrough!

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

As I said in previous posts, here is one colored version of the swords; Stars. It's painted on cold-press watercolor paper with Kuretake watercolors; a good change up from gouache. I like this one, but still debating about a dark background behind the star. #swordtember2024 #swordart #color #art

A colored version of the sword of stars, based on Howl's Moving Castle, movie version.
The blade and hilt are painted in yellow and oranged while the center star burst motif of the guard is painted in radiating outwards colors of white, blue, magenta/pink and orange.

A close up of the star burst guard and hilt.

A close up of the blade and the falling star trail on it.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Thanks! I really like doing this challenge every year :) Going to be posting the colored versions of a few that I've done from this particular set!

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Last sword! Day 30: Ancient. I looked up swords held in museums for this one, and for some reason I did not make notes on which sword type this blade is. I was good with my notes except on this one. Just wanted a blade that has a patina and is rusting away. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

An ancient style of sword that has a patina and is rusting away. Based on a historical sword type. The blade and hilt are one material while the guard is disenigrating and has only a few pieces.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Almost at the end! Day 29: ceremony/ritual. Another decorative sword from my story. This one is used during weddings in the Highlands. The couple wraps a ribbon each through the rings and they pull them taunt. If they don't cut, the marriage is blessed. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword that is more ceremonial than fighting worthy. It has a very long hilt with a flower on the pommel. The guard is very decorative leaves. There are three rings along the blade, two on the side and one across the blade. Two ribbons are woven in between the three rings and around the blade.

Another close up of the guard and the rings and the ribbons.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Cruising along here with day 28: royal. This is a ceremonial sword and would be useless in combat, hence the very decorative nature of it. It is from a story of mine, used in a kingdom of trees and lush places. Maybe some day I'll share more about the story. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword that is made for ceremonies and not for fighting. It is carved from wood and had elaborate details. The hilt guard is covered in a leaf motif, while the hilt is hollow with a glass pane with seeds behind it. The guard is made of furling out ferns and at the cross section is a leaf and blossom motif before descending down the wooden blade with a criss-crossing detail pattern.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

In the home stretch here for sword posts. Day 27: Floral. Always love an excuse to draw florals, so this sword is based on a bleeding heart flower. It worked out really well, as the flower is the guard and extending part of it as the blade was all I needed. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword based off the bleeding heart flower. The hilt is based off the stem, while the extra large guard is the flower itself, and the bottom part of the flower has been extended to make the length of the blade.

A close up of the hilt and guard of the bleeding heart flower.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Day 26: Ocean/water. Was thinking of making the blade of this sword in the shape of a cresting wave to lean into the ocean/water part and not focus on things in the ocean. I used my pocket brush pen for this one again to keep the lines organic/flowing feeling. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword made of ocean water in the shape of a wave. It is large and has a shape based on a saber and/or scimitar.

A close up of the hilt made of a small ocean wave and water reflections

A close up of the blade in the shape of a cresting wave.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Got busy the last few days, so here is Day 25: Jeweled. Another favorite of mine of this series. Based on a talwar sword. I looked up Fabergé eggs for this, as they are highly detailed and bejeweled, a perfect fit. Can't wait to share the colored version. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy talwar sword crafted of high detail metal work and jewels like a Fabergé egg. Has a lot of repeating patterns that are reminiscent of leaves and ferns.

A close up of the hilt and guard details of this sword.

A close up of the detail of the end of the blade of this sword.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Day 24: Sinister. This one was a head scratcher. My thoughts went to vampires and bats and decided to play in that motif. This is a magic living sword, in that the blade is grown in a material like teeth enamel, and is replaced over time. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword based off of vampires and bats. The hilt has a curvy shape set with gemstones. The guard is a pair of bat wings. The blade is made of a long tooth-like blade that has several other small versions growing to replace the longest and broken one.

A close up of the hilt and guard plus the shorter teeth-like blades in various lengths.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Day 23: Guardian. Challenged myself on this one to primarily use my brush pen, which I did, outside of the squiggle texture details. I wanted a sword that felt broad, thick, and kinda heavy. Something that is protective like a guardian. Feel like I did okay. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword with a wide blade and a wide guard and a hilt. It is one continuous piece of metal with a textured wrap on the hilt. There is a strong white and black contrast and some texture details.

A close up on the details of the guard and hilt.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Day 22: Dragonslayer. This sword is a large dragon tooth that has been sharpened into a blade. I based the tooth partially on komodo dragon teeth, as they have a natural serrated edge on their teeth. A versatile weapon with two cutting edges. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword made from a dragon's tooth. The tooth roots are the handle which has a metal guard on one side. The tooth has a natural serrated edge on one side and a sharpened blade on the other.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Glad to see that I'm not the only one excited for it!

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Making our way along to day 21: Glowing. Had a firefly in mind for this one and did pretty well I feel incorporating the firefly's body into the sword design. I really had fun with this one and like the look and the two pronged blade. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword designed from the features of a firefly. The hilt and guard are the body and the wings, while the blade is two pronged and a few gemstones are set throughout.

A close up of the hilt and guard designed from a firefly.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Continuing on with day 20: multiple or many. Did this as a challenge to myself to see how many swords I could draw and make them look similar between each other and play with different ones. Helped me appreciate the saber a bit more. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A picture of an array of swords laid out in a fan like pattern. There is a set of sabers, a set of broadswords, and a set of stiletto daggers.

A close up on the swords from picture one.

A close up of the swords from picture one

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Really love the perspective and atmosphere of this piece!

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Getting back into the saddle to finish posting these swords! Day 19: Justice Thought of the justice statue and such and combined the scales with the sword. Based it off a zweihander, a huge crowd control sword. I like the look of this one. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword based of a zweihander. It has an extra long hilt and wide guard, on which a pair of scales dangles from the end of each side of the guard. There is a blindfold wrapped around the upper hilt, to harken to the justice is blind statue.

A close up of the hilt, guard, scales, and blindfold of the sword.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Thank you everyone who stopped by my table at COAF this past weekend! I had a wonderful time again and look forward to next year! Now to have a recovery day and just a little work by paying my sales taxes.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Well, I got off the waitlist on Wednesday and tabled yesterday so I'm already set up but if you need a hand, I'm more than happy to help!

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

See you there as I got off the waitlist and am also tabling there this weekend!

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I really like the atmosphere of this one! I really feel like there is a story going on between these two :)

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Got off the wait list for Colorado Anime Fest this weekend! I'm excited to be able to table. Looking forward to seeing others there :) #coloradoanimefest2025

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Prompt for day 18 was nature inspired. I often think of natural materials like wood, so I wanted oak trees to be the inspiration. It got an oak leaf hilt and the acorn guard. I also wanted to have a bit more line texture and not just solid blacks for this one. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword carved out of wood. It has an oak leaf for the hold and an acorn top for the guard. The blade has a strong grain texture. It is sharpened on one side only.

Close up of the hilt made to look like an oak leaf and acorn cap. Has a lot of line texture.

Close up of the blade and wood texture of it.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Day 17: Fragmented. Made me think of the broken tile pieces used to make mosaics, so I styled it off an ancient Greek sword. Not sure how practical this one would be as a sword, but I like the idea and imagine this one would be pretty heavy. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword styled on an ancient Green sword with a wide pommel, wrapped handle, and u-shaped guard, sporting a blade made like a mosaic of many tiny tile bits. There are both black and hatched mosaic tiles.

A close up of the hilt and guard of this ancient Greek style sword.

A close up of the many mosaic tiles making up the blade of this sword.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Got my Etsy shop up and running again! Have a good amount of prints at a lower price that are retiring. Once they are gone, they are gone, no reprints planned.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Day 16: Magic. I did a reversal for this one versus one I did in 2021 called Summon, by having the blade runes be engraved in black instead of white with a black blade. I just wanted to have fun with the shapes and incorporating a heavy use of black ink. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword based on the khukri blade. It is covered in designs and patterns in black on the white blade of the sword. The handle is done in black with white patterns and designs.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Day 15: Wings. This is another personal favorite of mine from this series. Based around the lunar moth. I like how elegant and delicate this sword looks. I really like my design and the inking. Certainly one I'm going to take to color. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword with a rapier styled hilt and hand guard and the main guard is designed to look like a lunar moth with its wings out. The blade of the sword is long and thin like a rapier. The ink work is thin and delicate.

A close up of the lunar moth sword guard.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Will slowly continue to post these swords. Day 14: knight. Wanted a longsword/broadsword type with a fancy hilt and guard. I always think of knights as defenders, so included the shield. The shield is magic and can be removed and used as needed. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy longsword with a decorative hilt and guard whose ends are reminiscent of a crown. Across the guard is a shield with a black and white design on it. The blade is average with a dark hatch work on the point.

A close-up of the hilt, guard, and shield.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Been looking through old sketchbooks and I got to remember I've done a lot and can continue to do a lot. I have different styles and studies and I can see how past ideas formulated into something more. I explored a lot and I want to keep on doing that. Thanks past me for keeping on trying.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

It was a bit of a rough con, but we made it through!

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Day 3 of Genghis Con and just making drawings in the sketchbook to keep me occupied between activity bursts. Used the templar knight from Indiana Jones as inspiration. A knight errant of some sort who has been given a dragon egg. Maybe it's special? #sketchbook #art #drawing #dragon #knight

Blue pencil drawing of a knight errant holding a dragon egg in his right hand and his left hand is on the pommel of his sword. He is looking upwards, holding the dragon egg aloft, contemplating what to do

A close up of the knight errant's face and chest. He's wearing chain mail, a gambeson, and a cloak.

A close up of the knight errant's lower body and costume and sword.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Just drawing in my sketch book at Genghis Con day 2. Doing an old school love of dragons. He didn't end up being cute really, but I had fun giving him the scales and the folds. Been awhile since I did draw a dragon! #sketchbook #drawing #art

A small dragon done in blue and purple colored pencils. He is holding a coin in his front claws. He is chubby and has his wings extended.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Setup here for Genghis Con 2025 in Aurora at the Hyatt Aurora-Denver hotel! Have my prints, stickers, books, earrings, and original art for sale. Bit of a rough drive in due to last night's snow, but we made it! Stop by and say hi if you are here this weekend :)

Table display for a con with a variety of prints, stickers, earrings, books, and original artwork for sale.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Approaching halfway with day 13: electric. This one was interesting to ink. Trying to get a glow effect is hard, but I feel I did okay. This one is kinda a steampunk imagining for me. You could plug it in to charge it or something else if need be. #swordtber2024 #swordart #inkart #art

Fantasy sword based around electric. The blade is a double prong that is glowing and searing with electricity. The "guard" is a circular metal device housing a powerful electrical charge. The hilt is grounded and made of leather with a plug at the end, to let the sword be recharged or to charge something else by putting the plug end in contact with the device.

Close up of the twin prong blade of the sword

Close up of the "guard" device and the hilt and plug end.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Thanks everyone! I like making all of these swords, so I appreciate it!

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Day 12: Powerful. Decided to go the dragon route for this one, as I feel dragons are powerful! I like the scales in the hilt and guard and the tongue motif on the blade. I did make this sword too compact & short. I sketched out how long I imagine it should be. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

Fantasy sword based on dragons. There are dragon scales making up the hilt and guard as well as dragon teeth as decoration along the guard and overlapping on the sword blade. The blade has a wider, almost axe-like cutting blade on the end. There is a stylized dragon tongue design on the blade as well

Close up of the dragon scales hilt and guard and dragon teeth decorations.

Close up of the blade with dragon tongue motif along it.

Close up of the pencil sketch of how long this sword should actually be. Also my cat Calcifer is in the background of this picture.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Continuing on with day 11: Elegant. I had fun doing this one. I like the design. Not really sure what my inspiration was on this one other than the sort of hollow tear drop shape along the guard and hilt and keeping my lines thin. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

Fantasy sword with a blade with thin line designs running along the blade. The guard is tear drop shaped in the center and has two thin arms on either side. The center of the guard is hollow. The hilt is darker with gems and diamond designs.

Close up of the blade and the line work.

Close up of the hollow center guard and the hilt.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Day 10: Rose/Thorn. I always like doing plant based swords and had fun with this one. I really like the blade and the thorns coming off it, the way I looped the stems for the hilt and guard, and how I was able to incorporate the black on the stem hilt. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

A fantasy sword made of a rose and thorns. The hilt and guard is a black looped stem with thorns with a full rose bloom settled at the top of the guard. A long thin blade with rose thorns protruding at different points, lines the blade.

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Crystal (she/her) @fernandfoil.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Day 9: Divine Relic. Based this sword off the jeweled skeleton of Saint Hyacinth. This sword will bring great prosperity and renown to the one who wields it, but you have to pass the hand's test. I see this as a companion piece to day 8. #swordtember2024 #swordart #inkart #art

Fantasy sword with a thin white blade, a jeweled guard, and a hilt that is a mummified hand covered in metal wiring, jewels, and jewelry.

A close up of the jeweled mummy hand of the fantasy sword.

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